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Sweet William (Oianthvis Barbatus) 



A well-known attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, producing 

 a splendid efiect in beds and borders with their rich and varied flowers. 

 It is much better to raise new, \'igoious, young plants from seed every 

 season than to divide the old plants. 



PER PKT. 



4282 Newport Pink. A distinct new color which originated in 

 one of the far-famed gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is 

 what florists call watermelon-pink or salmony-rose. Strik- 

 ingly- brilliant and beautiful; the flowers are borne in massive 

 heads on stems 18 inches high. For mid-season mass 

 bedding it has no equal. It is also ver3' effective for'cutting. 

 2 pkts., 25 cts SO 15 



4281 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective, rich, deep scariet 



varietj-. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



4291 Holborn Glory. This strain is a large-flowered selection 

 of the auricula-eyed section, the most beautiful and admired 

 of aU Sweet WilUams. The individual flowers and trusses 

 are of extraordinarj' size, w'hile the range of color, all 

 showing a clear, white e5-e is truly superb. } oz., 25 cts. . . 10 



4286 Single Velvety Maroon 10 



Sweet \Vil!.ia:,i 



4288 Single Pure White 



4290 Single Mixed. All colors. \ oz., 20 cts 



4297 Double Mixed. AU colors. J oz., 30 cts 



4296 Giant Double. A decided improvement. The plants are 

 of robust, bushy habit, producing numerous stems, sur- 

 mounted by immense umbels of full, double flowers, many 

 of the individual flowers measuring over one inch in diameter. 

 The colors are e.xtremely varied. J oz., 50 cts.. 



Cut-and-Come-Again Stocks 



Splendid perpetual-blooming class; they throw out numerous 

 side branches, all bearing very double, fragrant flowers. 



PER PKT. 



4031 Princess Alice. White SO 15 



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4032 La France. Rose 



4033 Brilliant. Blood-red 



4034 Sappbire. Dark blue 



4035 Creole. Creamy -yellow 



4036 May Queen. Delicate lilac 



4039 Collection of a packet each of the 6 colors. 



4040 Finest Mixed. AU colors. | oz., 75 cts.. . 



Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) 



4304 Adiantifolium. A beautiful hardy perennial; with 

 fohage like the ^laiden-hair Fern and miniature white 

 flowers in June and July 



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Mammoth Flowering Beauty Stocks 



A magnificent strain of early-flowering Winter or Brompton 

 Stocks, forming much-branched plants about 2 feet high and 

 ha\'ing numerous spikes of verj- large, double, deUghtfully fragrant 

 flowers, they are of special value as pot plants for greenhouse 

 decoration and for cutting during the dull winter months; for 

 this purpose seed should be sown from Jxily to September. 



4043 Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh-pink SO 15 



4044 Crimson King. Rich blood-crimson 15 



4045 Mont Blanc. Purest white 15 



4046 Monte Carlo. Canary-yellow -. . . 15 



4047 Queen Alexandra. Soft rosy-lilac 15 



4048 Summer Night. Rich deep blue 15 



4049 Collection of 6 colors 60 



4050 Choicest Mixed. All colors. | oz., 60 cts 10 



Stokesia (Comflower Aster) 



4051 Cyanea. This is not new, but is a rare and beautiful 

 hardy perennial. The plant grows about 24 inches 

 high, each bearing from 20 to 30 handsome lavender- 

 blue cornflower-like blossoms; in bloom from July till 

 frost. One of the choicest subjects for the hardy- 

 border and indispensable for cutting, i oz., 40 cts.. . 10 



4060 Cyanea Mixed. Containing manj- new- colors, ioz., 



50 cts 15 



Sweet Rocket (Hesperfs) 



4280 Old-fashioned garden plants; also known as Dame's 

 Rocket and Dame's Violet; grows from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 and bears spikes of showy white, lilac and purple 

 fragrant flowers. Excellent for naturalizing among 

 shrubbery or for planting in a permanent border; 

 mixed colors. Oz., 50 cts 5 



Tritoma 



(Red-Hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily) 



4330 Hybrida. The introduction of new, continuous 

 flowering Tritomas has given them a prominent place 

 among hardy bedding plants. The seed we offer has 

 been saved from a fine collection. 2 pkts., 25 cts. ... 15 



Tunica 



4335 Saxifraga. A neat, tufted hardy perennial plant, 

 growing but a few inches high, and bearing throughout 

 the entire season numerous elegant pink flowers. Will 

 thrive anywhere, but is especially adapted for the 

 rockery or the margin of the hardy border 10 



Valeriana (Vaierian) 



4340 Rubra, Mixed. Sho-u-y% hardy border plants; pro- 

 duciiig large corymbs of red or white flowers; fine for 

 bouquets; mixed, 2 feet. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



Veronica (Speedweii) 



4374 Maritima. A very pretty Speedwell growing about 

 2 feet high and producing long spikes of blue flowers 

 from July to September 10 



4376 Spicata. An elegant hardy border plant, growing 

 about IJ feet high, producing long spikes of bright 

 blue flowers in June and July 10 



Wallflower 



Well-known deliciously fragrant half hardy perennials, blooming 

 early in the spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. In the north 

 they should be protected by a cold frame in the winter and 

 planted out in April. 



4414 Goliath. A splendid single variety; flow-ers of a rich, 



shining red, -n-ith a black velvety sheen 10 



4420 Single Mixed. All colors, i oz., 20 cts 5 



4430 Double-flowering Finest Mixed. 2 pkts., 25 cts. 15 



4419 Collection of Single Wallflower; 6 colors 40 



