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Til* The four dwarf 



a|%a||m (Erinus) sorts are 



I -i l 8 1 It"? I mfl charming plants, well 

 — ^ ^*-w «m<«~ adapted for bedding, 

 pots or rockeries. They make a neat edging for 

 beds of white flowers and are very effective 

 in masses, being covered with flowers a long 

 time. The flowers are usually blue with lighter 

 center and are borne in neat clusters, each 

 irregularly lobed flower being about five- 

 eighths inch across. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger 

 of frost is over; or start the plants in pots in 

 greenhouse or hotbed, early in spring and 

 transplant in May to place outdoors. Half 

 hardy annual; usually about six inches high. 



True Blue. A very fine, erect and compact 

 variety with clear intensely blue flowers. 

 Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 10c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very 

 dwarf, with many pure white flowers; useful 

 for borders Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace {Speciosa) An exceptionally 

 graceful sort having bright deep blue flow- 

 ers; very dark green foliage Pkt. 10c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with 

 small white centers, fine for baskets and 

 vases, trailing gracefully and blooming pro- 

 fusely. The plants are slender, six inches 

 high. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



I^OVP-in-a-Ml^f (Mdella) Also 

 J^UVC-Ill-Ci-lVll5L known as Lady- 

 in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because 

 the blossoms are partly concealed by the 

 finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped 

 flowers are surrounded by a very dense fringe 

 or wreath of mossy fibres. Both plant and 

 flower are handsome and require but little 

 care. Sow seed in spring in any good garden 

 soil, or may be sown in fall. Hardy annual. 

 Damascena, fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one 

 and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c.Pkt.lOc. 



Lupi 



n.a. very attractive free-flowering 

 plant with long graceful terminal 

 spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms. 

 Blooms early in the season and is desirable for 

 cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin 

 to one and one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; 

 about three feet high. 



Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with 

 yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



LOVE-IN-A-MlST 



Marigold 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brilliant 

 displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 

 foliage. The African (Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 

 and are well adapted for' large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French (Tagetes 

 patula) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut 

 foliage, while the Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rather hairy stems. 



For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when danger from frost is over, but good blooms 

 of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. 

 Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch 

 of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro- 

 fuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 

 class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 

 Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 10c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals. 

 The flowers are showy, bloom very early and are vised for 



cutting. The plants are rather dwarf, growing about fifteen 

 inches high Pkt. 10c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

 diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim- 

 rose, orange and gold. The plants are about two to three feet 

 high. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 

 beds. About two feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel- 

 low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 

 high Pkt. 10c. 



French Legion of Honor (Little Brownie) This is a single, 

 dwarf, bushy variety and is very desirable for borders. The 

 plants bear in profusion rich golden yellow flowers with 

 garnet blotches in the ^center of each petal and are about 

 one foot high. Oz. 30c . Pkt. 10c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 

 bright orange-yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass- 

 ing. About twelve inches high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



Prince of Orange (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis- 

 tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 

 petals usually striped or shaded dark orange; produced in 

 great abundance. Height of plant about one and one-half 

 feet. Oz. 25c ..... Pkt. 10c 



Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully im- 

 bricated, double flowers; petals yellow, striped or edged 

 with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. 

 One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c 3 Pkt. 10c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O'Clock) 

 MATH IOLA— (See Stock) 



Ma f *»ir»a fi a Eximia Grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double Feverfew) 

 dllltdOd Beautiful small white button-like double 

 flower-heads. Plants of bushy growth, with very finely cut 

 dark green foliage; desirable for bedding. 



Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; trans- 

 plant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving 

 each seedling two to three inches of space and set out in the 

 open ground after danger of frost is over. Where climate 

 -permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy 

 perennial, about two feet high. Pkt. 10c. 



MaufamrJia Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy- 

 lvAa.lira.OUla. shaped leaves. It produces an abundance 

 of showy irregular trumpet-shaped flowers, one and one-half 

 inches long, usually purplish blue, white or rose colored with 

 lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging baskets 

 in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a 

 small trellis is given as support. 



Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young 

 plants set out in open border after danger of frost is over. 

 Tender perennial, blooming the first season; six to ten feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



