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Calliopsis or Coreopsis £-'''bedSS|^^"or 



borders, producing in great profusion for a long time tlowers 



wliicli are bright yellow and rich brown, self colored or with 



these colors and red contrasted. 



Sow outdoors early in spring where plants are wanted to 



bloom, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to two feet apart. 



For earlier bloom sow indoors and transplant. 



Coreopsis tinctoria. A very hardy and easily grown annual, pro- 

 ducing an abundance of brilliantly colored single ray tlowers 

 with dark center. The flowers, which are about one' and one- 

 half inches across, vary from clear yellow to deep rich brown, 

 the two colors often being beautifully contrasted in the same 

 blossom. Long, graceful stems and very desirable for deco- 

 rative purposes. The tall, slender habit of growth makes neat 

 staking desirable for best results. Height of plants, two to 

 three feet. Fine 3Iixed. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Golden Ray. This dwarf variety forms compact plants covered 

 with singularly attractive flowers of rich maroon edged with 

 golden yellow. The petals are rather narrow and are often 



• twisted, giving the flowers a star-like appearance. Hardy annual, 

 six to eight inches high, well adapted for edgings Pkt. 10c. 



Lanceolata greindiflora. A very hardj' perennial, blooming the 

 first year and producing on long stems a succession of rich 

 bright yellow flowers two to three inches across. Very valu- 

 able for cutting. Seed may also be sown In fall outdoors. 

 About two feet high Pkt. 10c. 



CAMPANULA— (See Canterbury Bell) 



Pariai-v Rirrl Flr»iA7**f (Tropceolum peregrinum or 

 canary Dira r lower Canariense) a beautiful 

 climber with small, curiously shaped, canary colored blossoms 

 and attractive palmate leaves. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, preferably in light, moderately 

 rich soil by the side of an arbor or trellis. Will bloom freely 

 from July' until killed by frost. Tender annual; height, ten t'o 

 twenty feet. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



(Iberis) Showy, branching 



plants twelve to fifteen inches 



high and bearing in profusion 



terminal clusters of beautiful 

 single cruciform flowers in a wide range of colors. Considered 

 indispensable for cutting and very effective in beds, masses or Candytuft 



rockeries. 



If sown In spring in rich, mellow soil the plants will usually bloom from Jxtly to September or if in the fall will be likel5' to 

 blossom from the last of 3Iay to July. Make rows about one foot apart and cover the seeds with about one-fourth inch of 

 fine soil firmly pressed down. When two inches high thin to four inches apart in the row. Larger flowers are obtained if some 

 of the branches are removed, and an abundance of water is desirable. Hardy annual. 



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Rocket {Giant Emjyress) Extra large white trusses; much 



better than the common white variety. Oz. 40c Pkt. 5c. 



Fragrant. Flowers white, fragrant; foliage finely cut. 



Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Purple. A rich dark shade. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Rose Carmine. Compact habit. Oz. 60c " 10c. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. 20c; Lb. $1.25 " 5c. 



C^ ^YiYtSi Stately, very ornamental plants of semi- 

 V/aiilia tropical appearance, verj^ desirable for 

 groups and in masses. Plants branching from the roots, with 

 very large, broad leaves, producing clusters of large flowers 

 of varied and brilliant colors from August until cut down 

 by frost. 



Sow seed indoors in February in light, sandy soil, first 

 cutting a small notch through tlie hard outer coat with a 

 knife or file, care being taken not to cut into the germ. 

 Cover with one-half inch of fine soil. Keep the soil moist 

 and the temperattire averaging 60° F. Transplant outdoors 

 after danger of frost is over, preferably in very rich soil, 

 giving each plant two feet of room. Tender annual in the 

 open ground, or tender perennial in the greenhouse. 

 Finest Large Flowering Mixed. Plants comparatively 

 dwarf, about three feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



{Campanula me- 

 dium) Handsome, 

 easily grown her- 

 baceous plants of stately branching growth' and profuse 

 bloom for beds and backgrounds. They produce long 

 racemes of strikingly eff'eetive beU-shaped or saucer- 

 shaped flowers of rich color. Leaves sessile, lanceolate. 

 Usually grown as a hardy biennial, but if seed is sown 

 very e'arly indoors it maybe treated as a tender annual. 

 Sow seed outdoors early in spring in rows about two 

 feet apart covering with about one-fourth inch of fine soil 

 firmlj' pressed down. The plants succeed best in light, rich 

 soil with good drainage and in the fall should be trans- 

 planted or thinned to eighteen inches or two feet apart and 

 given some protection in severe winter weather. Height of 

 plants, from two to four feet. 



Double White Pkt. 10c. 



" Blue. Shades of blue and purple " 10c. 



" Mixed. Oz. 75c " 5c. 



Single Mixed. Colors white, and various shades of violet, 



rose, lilac and blue. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Calycanthema Mixed. Large single flowers, white, lilac, 

 rose and purple. Kno^mas "Cup and Saucer"' plant, the 

 calyx forming a cup round the base of the bell. . .Pkt. 10c. 

 CARPET OF SNOW— (5ee Alyssura) 



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