BEAN. 



SCARLET RUNNER. 

 A Favorite Old' Fashioned Climber. 

 One of the very few beans that are both ornamental and use- 

 ful. It grows rapidly to a height of 10 to 12 feet, and is 

 covered from July until heavy frost with clusters of 

 beautiful scarlet flowers. 



PkL, 12 seeds, 5 cts.; pL, 20 cts.; qL, 30 cts. 



Balsam Apple. 



A beautiful climbing plant with apple-shaped fruit, 

 which, if preserved in alcohol, make a most useful 

 liniment. Pkt, 25 seeds, 5 cts. 



Bear in mind August is the best month for 

 starting your Perennials and a few of them are 

 always an addition to your garden. 



Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Feb. 29, 1908. 

 Miss C. H, Lippincott, 



Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Dear Madam. 



I am sending for a small order of seeds so thought 

 I would enclose a line to let you know how the 

 seeds matured that I sentjor a yf.ar ago. The Ger- 

 aniums grew splendidly. I have seven beautiful 

 plants. The Pansies grew and blossomed profusely 

 all summer. With the Fuchsia seeds it was the 

 reverse. I was unable to get the seeds to grow. Am 

 going to try again this year as I am very anxious 

 to secure some seed specimens. 



Wishing you success, I am. 

 Respectfully yours, Mrs. M. W. S. Townsend. 



Bachelor's Button 



Bachelor's Button, Double. 



It has been so perfected that fully 80 per 

 cent of the flowers are double and semi- 

 doable; are also increased in size and pre- 

 sent many bright colors and distinct mark- 

 ings which have hitherto been unknown in 

 this old-fashioned favorite 

 flower. PkL, 75 seeds, 5 cts. 



Bird of Paradise, 

 Poinciana Gillesi. 



The color of the flower is a 

 golden yellow, measuring two 

 and a half inches across, with 

 shape as shown in illustration, 

 and it is produced in very large 

 trusses. The most beautiful 

 part of the flower is the large 

 pistils which are spread out in 

 fan-like form, and are of bright 

 crimson color. The foliage is 

 also highly decorative, remind- 

 ing one of a very delicate 

 Acacii.. If the seed is started 

 early, it will produce blooms in 

 great profusion the first year. 

 PkL, 15 seeds, 8 cts. 



