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COLK'S NOVELTIES VS 



Howard's New Star 

 Petunia 



The Floral Novelty of 1902 



The introducer says: "For a period of over 20 

 years «e have made it a study to improve the single 

 flowered petunias. By a long course of selection and 

 bncdinp, our efforts have been successful in de- 

 yeloping ii strain of petunias that for richness of 

 color, beautiful markings, pleasing form of the 

 flowti-s, have won the distinction from expert judges 

 of being the most beautiful petunias in the world." 



Their ground color is a dark crimson maroon, with 

 a rich velvety texture, justly pronounced equal to 

 that of the pansy. From the center starts the points 

 of a five rayed star, as shown in the illustration. 

 This star is a very light bluish pink, some almost 

 white, which deepens in color as it reaches the mar- 

 gin and finally blends with the maroon ground color. 



The plants are free growers, of medium size, 

 branching freely, and ^.'e remarkable prolific bloom- 

 ers, single plants often having 100 or more fully 

 expanded flowers at a time, size of flowers about 

 V)i inches in diameter. Price per pkt. 10 cts., 2 

 pkts. 16 cts. 



Kochia Scoparia, Summer Cypress 



A very ornamental annual plant of rapid growth, which makes a beautiful specimen plant, or grown 

 in hedge form is most attractive, and may be trimmed to any shape or form. Grows from 2 to 3 ft. 

 in height, having a cypress like appearance. The leaves are slender and of a light pea-green color un- 

 til September, when they change to carmine and blood red. Its bright autumn coloring makes the 

 bushy plants resemble balls of fire and has given it also the names of "Mexican Fire Plant" or "Burn- 

 ing Bush." Seeds germinate readily in the open ground, and maj- be sown about the first of May. 

 Plants do best in a sunny exposure, and set about two feet apart. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts. 



COSMOS — New Early Flowering 



COSMOS are unquestionably very handsome flow- 

 ers, an dhave become general favorites. They have 

 been appropriately called "ITie Glory of Autumn." 

 There has been one objection to their giving gen- 

 eral satisfaction, and that is their late flowering 

 habit and sometimes an early severe frost catches 

 them before they are in full bloom. This objection 

 has been overcome in this new strain of EARLY 

 FLOWERING COSMOS. This is catalogued under 

 different names as "Early Summer Flowering" and 

 "Early Dawn Cosmos." But they are all one and 

 the same variety. Seed sown in our garden the 

 beginning of May commenced to show a few flow- 

 ers in the ueginning of Julj'' and during August and 

 during August and September were covered with 

 flowers. The plants are dwarfer than the late 

 flowering Cosmos, forming bushes from 4 to 5 feet 

 high. The plants have fine, feathery, light green 

 foliage, flowers are produced on long stems, and 

 are very handsome for cut flowers and boquets, as 

 they will last a week after cutting. The colors 

 are white, crimson and rose or pink. Price per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



