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General List of Dingee Superb Flower Seeds 



AOEKATl'M (Floss Floner) — One of the best bedding plants, be- 

 ing liteially a sheet of bloom from early summer till frost. Vn- 

 like many bedding plants, their flowers are not liable to be 

 spoiled by rain, nor do the colors fade out. The various blue 

 varieties are without doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants 

 of this color for our trying climate. 



Mexicanuni — I^avender blue: height one and one-half feet. 

 .■Mexicanum albitloniin — White; plants grow two feet. 

 Imperial I>\varf Blue — Clear blue; eight inches. 

 Imperial Dwarf White — S inches. 

 SWEET .\EYSSr>I, Eittle Gem — Very dwarf and spreading; grows 

 only 3 to 1 inches high, soon becoming one mass of white. Beau- 

 tiful spikes of fragrant flowers. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 25«: oz., 4«c. 

 Old-Fashioned White — Oz.. 35c. 

 CHOICEST BALSAM (Burpee's Defiance) — Camellia-like flowers. 

 I'kt.. 10c. 



»w A^niite Defiance — Finest white. Pkt., 10c. 



Camellia Flowered — Produces a wonderful profusion of Camellia- 

 like flowers. A variety of colors. Pkt., 10c. 

 C.\RX.\TIOXS (Xew Dwarf Double Marguerite) — Equaling the 

 j flnest Carnations. I'n full bloom twelve weeks after sowing. 



Pkt., 10c: 14 oz., 40c. 

 I CANDYTrFT (Dwarf Hybrids) — Large clusters of vari-colored 

 i flowers. Perfectly hardy. Pkt., 10c. 



' CHRYSANTHEMUMS (North Star) — White, with black disc. Pkt., 

 i 10c. 



I'ine Mixed — All varieties. Pkt., 5c: oz.. 50c. 

 Inodorum Pleuissimuni — Pure white. l>kt., 5c. 

 CONVOLVrLrS (Momlng Glory) Major Mixed — 10 to 15 feet. Pkt., 

 5i' : oz., 10c. 

 Slinor — Fine for edging. Oz., 15c. 

 Japanese — Large, vigorous plants. Pkt., 15c. 

 fXALLIOPSlS or COREOPSIS, Gollden Wave or Drunimondi — New. 

 ' double, finest mixed, 



CASTOR OIE BE.\N (Ricinus Zanzibariensis) — Oz., 20c: i/i tb., G(tc. 

 L, .Splendid Mixed — Oz., 20c, 



r J30( KSCOMB, Giant Empress — Mammoth bright purple combs, lus- 

 tnju.s bronze foliage. Pkt., 10c. 

 I>warf Varieties — .VI 1 colors. 



Glasgow Prize — Immense, showy, dark crimson combs. Pkt.. 10c. 

 CELOSI.A, JIagniflcent — Compact growth, 18 to 24 inches in height. 

 Colors orange, pink, scarlet and crimgon. Pkt., 10c. 

 Dwarf Feathered — Mixed, brilliant shades. Pkt.. 5c. 

 Triumph of the Exposition — Branching habit. 2 feet m height. 

 I3rilliant red. 

 CYPRESS ATXE, Scarlet and White Mixed — Oz., 25c, 



Scarlet, Ivy-leaved — Oz.. 35c. 

 COB.VE.A scandens — Large, bell-shaped, violet flowers. 

 CINER-ARI.A hybrida — Flowers blue, purple, crimson, maroon. 15<'. 

 COLEFS new' .SrCCESS — Kverv variation, color and markings is 



included in the •■.Success Coleus." Pkt., 15c: 3 pkts., 25c. 

 COSMOS (FaH Blooming) — New Mammoth, ((Jiants of California) 

 in separate colors. White, Pink, Crimson and Fmest Mixed, 

 per pkt,, 10c. , . ,„ 



New Early Bloominff Cosmos — All colors. Pkt., 10c. 

 CENT.Al'RE.\ (ComJlowers) Imperialis — The plants grow 3 feet in 

 height, with numerous large flowers borne on long stems, in 

 shades of color ranging through white, lilac, rose, pink and 

 purple. Pkt., 10c. ^^ 



Americana — A magnificent annual, growing 3 feet high. The 

 grand large thlstle-Iike flowers are uniquely formed, of a 

 beautiful light lilac color and quite desirable for cutting. 

 Pkt., 10c. 

 D.AISY (Bellis), Fine German, Double Mixed — White to deep car- 

 mine. 

 DI.4NTHrs (Pinks), Purity — Double pure white. Pkt., 10c. 

 FireHv — Clnuing scarlet. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 2.5c. 

 Dwarf Fireball — Showy double flowers. Pkt., 10c. 

 Dwarf Snowball — Pare white. Pkt., 10c. 

 Chinensis — Double mixed colors; magniflcent. 

 Imperialis H. pi. — Double; fine pink; bright colors, 

 Diantbus Mixed Seed for Bedding — Careful mixture of the above 

 varieties. '/^ oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 

 D.AIILI.AS FROM SEED — Dahlia seeds germinate and grow very 

 readily. Start the seeds indoors early. 

 Choice Siixed Pompon — Beautiful flowers. 

 Double Large Flowered — Choice Mixed. 

 Superb Single Jlixed — Pkt., 10c. 

 ESCIISCHOLTZIA (California Poppy), Mandaria — Brilliant .scarlet. 

 (iolden AVcst — Briglit orange-yellow flowers. 

 Fine Mixed .Seeds— All colors. Oz.. 30c. 



PORGET-ME-NOTS (Myosotis) — These charming Utile favorites 

 L Kucceed best in dam'p. shady situations, liut will thrive in al- 

 I most any soil. The .Alpestris varieties also bloom well as pot- 

 ' plants during winter if kept in a cool room. Seed should be 

 sown thinly in shallow ilrills early 1" spring in open ground, 

 and when well starteel thinned out or transplanted to stand six 

 to eight inches apart. Planted in a single row around llie 

 flower bed thev make a beautiful border. 

 .\lpestris — Blue. <lwarf. free fl.)werlnK. Pkt., 5c. 

 Alpestris Alba— White. Pkt., 5c, 

 Eli/a i'onrobert — Skv-blue; yellow eye. Pkt., 10<', 



with ma.ssive spikes 

 Oz., 10c. 



GOFRDS. Spoons — Oz.. 3.V. 



aiixed Varieties — All sorts. Oz., 35c. 

 GYPSOPHILA (Baby's Breath) — The flowers are small, star-like, 

 and borne in feathery sprays which are highly esteemed for 

 cut flowers, as thev lend a most graceful eltect when com- 

 bined in bouquets with Sweet Peas. Successive plantings of 

 seed should be made a few weeks apart to furnish continuous 

 supply of flowers. 

 Elegans — White and rose mixed. 

 Covent Garden — Sprays of white flowers. 

 HELIOTROPE (Lemoine's Giant H.vbrid) — Immense trusses of 

 fragrant flowers, ranging in color from white to dark purple 

 and violet red. Pkt., 15c. 

 Choice Mixed —A mixture of many varieties. Pkt.. 10c. 

 The Black Wing — Dark purple, nearly black. Pkt., 10c. 

 Lady in «liite — Spotless white. Pkt., 10c. 

 HOLLYHOCKS (New Annual. Hard.v Perennial) — Flowers double 

 and semi-double, of every shade. Pkt., lOe. 

 Double Allegheny — Finely fringed. Pkt., lOc. 



Charter's Superb Double — Camellia-like flowers. Large and 

 double, of the brightest colors. Pkt., lOc, 

 I^RKSITR, Double Dwarf Rocket — Finest Mixed. 



Tall Rocket — Dwarf Mixed. 

 LOBELLA, White Gem— Pkt., lOc. 



.M.ARIGOLDS (Lemon Ball) — ^Ball-like flowers of lemon-yellow. 

 Orange Ball — Double fiowers: deep orange. Pkt.. lOc. 

 Eldorado — Yellow shades, imbricated double flowers. 

 3IIGNONETTE (Pure Machet) — Flowers of exquisite fragrance. 

 We offer absolutely pure seed. % oz., 20c. 

 Victoria Red — Fine spikes of bright red. A most useful and 



desirable variety. Pkt., 10c. 

 Golden Machet — Distinct variety of Machet, 



of golden-yellow blossoms. Pkt.. 10c. 

 Sweet Mignonette — The old-fashioned kind. 

 Giant White Spiral — 2 to 3 feet high; snow white. 

 Fine Mixed Seed for General Sowing — % oz., 25c, 

 PETUNIAS (New Double Petunia "Marvelous") — Flowers measur- 

 ing 5 inches across, frilled and ruffled, comprising wide range 

 of colors. Pkt.. 20c. 

 Our New Fancy Ilowering Strain — Distinct varieties, all colors, 



double and fringed. Pkt,, 20c: 3 pkt.. 50c. 

 Giants of California — Flowers '> inches in diameter, of every con- 

 ceivable shade. Pkt., 15e: 2 pkt.. 25<-. 

 Enchantress — Large fiowers on compact plantss. Pkt.. 1(K-; 3 

 for 25c. 

 PHLOX DRIT-m:moNDI (.\lba Grandiflora) — Pure white. 

 l.jirge Blood Red — The darkest colors of Phlox. 

 Coccinia — Bright scarlet. 



I^rge Yellow — T^arge flowers of straw yellow. 



New Dwarf Phlox. Large Flowering Cecily — Plants fi to S inches 

 high. All colored petals with w^hite eye. lltt.. 10c. 

 BEST POPPIES (Snowdrift) — Snowy white. 

 Fair.v Blush — Delicate blush color, 



(iolden <iate — L;irge flowers of every form and color. 

 New Cardinal — Cardin.aNscarlet flowers. Pkt.. 10c. 

 Shirley >lixed — All colors. Oz., 50c. 



Improved Double Carnation Mixed — Exceedingly double with 

 lieautiful fringed petrils. Oz.. 20c. 



One Packet each of the (i Poppies for 20c. 

 PORTUL.VC.A, Finest Single Mixed — I-arge, showy. 



Grandiflora, Rose-flowered, .Mixed — Double flowers. Pkt.. lOc; 

 Vi oz.. 65c. 

 S.ALAI.X (Scarlet Sage) Fireball— Forms bushy plant covered with 

 Hery red spikes. Earliest of all. 18 inches high. Pkt., !«<■. 

 Splen'dens — The old original Scarlet Sage. 2i4 feet high. Pkt., 



10c: V4 oz.. 40c. 

 Farinacea — Rich bright foliage. Long spikes of beautiful blue 

 flowers. Pkt.. 10c. 

 STOCKS (Ten Weeks) — All varieties are desirable as pot plants as 

 in the open garden. They are greatly prized for cutting on 

 account of fragrance and colors. 

 Tjirge Flowering Dwarf — Choice mixed. 

 Large Flowering tilobe Pjraniidal — All colors mixed. 

 SUNFLOWERS CManimolh Russian) — Largest of all. 



Stella — New single star or miniature. 

 VERBKX.VS. S«irlet IH'flance — Brilliant scarlet. Pkt.. tOc. 

 Sea Foam Cautlidisslnia — Beautiful pure white Pkt.. 10«'. 

 ■Mavtlower — .\ sweet-scented Verbena. I*kl.. 10c. 

 Hliie Shades — Pkl.. lOc. 

 Hybrida .Mixed — >■:. oz., 40c; 01., "Sc. 

 W.XLLFLOWERS, Fine German Sllxed — Pkt., lOc. 

 ZINNI.VS — ICasily grown; bloom continuously 

 i>ouble Giant Scarlet — I'kl.. lOc. 

 Double <;iiint (Joldcii Yellow — I'kt.. 10c. 

 Doubli- lull I iiiesi Mivod— Pkt.. 10c. 



Double liill Ouccu Mcforiii -Purest while. Pkt.. ItH'. 

 New Double IJlliput— Ibe most vivid scarlet and deep shInliiK 

 rnins..n. the purest white, deep golden yellow and .-ialmou- 

 piiik with luaiiv intormedliite shades. Pkt.. lOe. 

 Best Double Mixed - A special collection of sidendld colors; flow- 

 ers beuutifully formed. t>«.. 4t)c. 



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