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\/iri/»a ^ genus of ornamental, free flowering greenhouse peren- 



▼ inca nials, blooming the first season; glossy, green foliage and 



handsome flowers. If sown early under glass and transplanted in 



a warm, sheltered situation will bloom in summer and autumn and 



may be potted for the house before frost. About fifteen inches high. ,. 



Pure white. Beautiful pure white, circular flowers Pkt. 5c. '>'' 



Rosea alba. White with crimson eye *• 5c. 



Rosea. Rose with crimson eye ** 5c. 



T/* 1 i The violets commonly grown by florists are propagated 



V lOie t from cuttings. The flowers grown from seed are smaller 

 and more delicately colored, but quite as fragrant as the named 

 sorts. As a rule violets do well in any good, well enriched soil. The 

 best results, however, are obtained from soil prepared from sod 

 taken from a rather heavy, sandy loam that is well drained. ^^ ^,, 



Single, Svk'eet Scented Pkt.lOc. %,^Mn^ 



VIOLA TRICOLOR— (See Pansy). 



VIRGINIA CREEPER— (See Ampelopsis) . l^P' 



\/» • • Qf/volr (Cheiranthus maritimus). The plants 'Ww- 



V irginiall OlOCK. are covered with a dense mass of beau- Wl^i 

 tiful blossoms and are very useful for border or edging. A continual 

 succession of blossoms may be kept up the whole season by sowing 

 at intervals through spring and summer. Hardy annual; about 

 nine inches high. 



Red and White, mixed Pkt. 5c. 



MICH. 



Wallflower 



(Cheiranthus Cheiri). An old favorite 

 garden flower. The large, massive 

 spikes of the Wallflower are very con- 

 spicuous in beds and borders and are very useful in making bou- 

 quets. Sow the seed early in hotbeds and while the plants are small, 

 prick them out into pots and sink the pots in the earth. 

 On approach of cold weather remove the pots to the house 

 and the plants will bloom all winter. Although a woody per- 

 ennial it is best to i*enew the plants from seed, for they 

 begin to fail after having bloomed one or two years. Tender 

 perennial; one and one-half feet high. 



Early Brown. Brownish-red, fragrant flowers; large, thick 

 spikes; early. Tender biennial Pkt.5c. 



Golden Tom Thumb. Free flowering, of dwarf and compact 

 habit Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed Double " 10c. 



\A/Viiflnvia Grandiflora. 

 WniUaVia somefollaa-e 



A plant with delicate, hand- 

 some foliage, producing a constant succession 

 of beautiful violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers about half an inch 

 long and borne in drooping clusters. In heavy, wet soils it 

 does not succeed well but in light, sandy loam few flowers 

 give more satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border, early in 

 spring. Hardy annual; one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



WicTAnrlin Pararacana ^^^^ ornamental plants 



W Iganuia ^^aracasana ^th immense, handsome 

 shaped leaves, the veins and the stems being covered with 

 crimson hair. It grows rapidly and should be formed into a 

 bush. Its large leaves and clusters of lilac flowers which con- 

 tinue to open in succession for a long time give the plant a 

 tropical aspect and make it valuable for garden and lawn .... 

 decoration. Seeds if sown early in spring in hotbed will pro- 

 duce large plants by the middle of summer Pkt. 10c. 



Wicfavia PViintf:kneie ^^^ °^ *^^ "^^^* beautiful and rapid growing of 

 ▼Vidiaita v^iiiiiciisia hardy climbers. Frequently blooms both in spring 

 and fall. The flowers are pale blue, pea-shaped and are 'borne in long, drooping 

 clusters, often over a foot in length. Seeds should be sown in mellow loam early in 

 the spring, or in greenhouse or hotbed in winter and when plants are one foot high 

 transplant into situations where they are to remain Pkt. 30c. 



'\'<^i*£in'i'liomi'ffm ^ ^^^^ flowering everlasting plant of compact habit and 

 -^"*^"" ■'■'-'•"■■•"**"* of the easiest cultivation. The leaves are covered with a 



silvery down and the single or double flowers are pure white, deep purple or yellow. 



K gathered before fully opened and dried in the shade, will retain their beauty for 



years. Hardy annual; one foot high. Mixed Varieties Pkt. 5c. 



(Striped Japanese Corn). Zea Japonica fol. variegatis. A 

 variety of corn with ornamental foliage; leaves striped green 

 and white. Half hardy annual; six feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Very showy plants with large, double, imbricated flowers 



which, when fully expanded might easily be mistaken for dwarf 



dahlias. There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias, for 

 when nearly every other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still in full bloom. Few flowers are more easily 

 grown or bloom more abundantly throughout the season. Sow the seed early in spring, in open ground and transplant 

 to one and one-half feet apart in good, rich soil. Half hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. 



1^^ The Zinnias shown on the cover of this annual are successful reproductions of flowers grown on our trial 

 grounds last summer. 

 Double, yellow Pkt. 5c. Double, magenta Pkt. 5c. Double, black purple Pkt. 5c. 



Zea Maize 



ZINNIA 



ZINNIA 



'* scarlet " 5c. " orange '* 5c. " dark crimson 



" deep red " 5c. " white " 5c. " striped, or zebra.... 



" choice mixed, including the above colors, very fine 



Lilliput, double mixed. This strain grows about one foot high and bears a profusion of comparatively small, 



very double, globular flowers about one inch in diameter, very brilliant in color 



Pompon, double mixed. The globular flowers are fully as varied and brilliant in color as the ordinary Zinnia 



and about half its size 



Haageana, double. Dwarf variety with double flowers of a deep orange color, about one and a quarter inches 

 in diameter; fine for cut flowers; height one foot 



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