PORTULACA (Annual) 



-(.See Color Plates, Page 60.) 



For low beds and masses of color, from spring until 

 frost, they are indispensable; colors range through 

 innumerable shades of red, yellow, / pink striped, 

 white, etc. (See illustration.) 



3500 Double. Mixed Colors. The flowers are 



like little roses.. .Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



3505 Parana. Immense single blossoms, averaging 



2 inches; color, bright ruby-red Pkt. 10c 



3510 Single. Mixed Colors. 



Per M oz., SOc; per 1,000 seeds, 25c; pkt. 10c 



3501 Imported Collection of Double Port- 

 ulaca. 8 varieties 75c 



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POTENTILLA ROXANA {Perennial) 



3514 The flower stems, which rise a foot or more 

 ^ above the foliage, carry flowers resembling a 



■F double calliopsis, salmon-pink in color. Pkt. 25c 



PRIMULA (Primrose) (.Perennial) 



Giant Fringed Chinese. (Primula Sinensis 

 Grandiflora Fimbriata.) These are among our finest 

 winter blooming pot plants; of healthy, sturdy 

 growth, 8 to 12 inches high, producing large trusses of 

 flowers. 



3520 Giant, Double. Mixed Colors Pkt. SOc 



3540 Giant, Single. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



3530 Giant Star. (Primula Stellata Hybrida 

 Gigantea.) The flowers are much larger than 

 the old type Stellata and of greater substance. 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



3525 Obconica Gigantea. These "Ever-flowering 



Primroses" are favorite pot plants for the house, 



producing flowers measuring 1% inches across. 



.Several colors in mixture; white, crimson, 



rose, violet, lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc. (See 



illtislralion.) Pkt. 25c 



3528 Glory of Aalsmeer. (Obconica Grandiflora.) 

 A much deeper shade of bright rose color, 

 and a noticeable improvement in the size of the 



flowers is to be noted Pkt. 50c 



3542 Acaulis or Hardy Blue Prinnrose. A beauti- 

 fTil, blue-flowered type, hardy, and splendid 

 for naturalizing among shrubs in turf or the 



herbaceous border Pkt. 25c 



3545 Japonica Hybrids. These are perfectly 

 hardy, stately plants that carry trusses of bloom 

 standing 3 feet above the ground. The colors 

 range from pure white through shades of pink 



to deep crimson Pkt. 25c 



3547 Primula Kewensis. This beautiful, free- 

 flowering variety has large yellow flowers. It 

 is particularly useful for indoor decoration 

 in the winter. The flowers are delightfully 

 fragrant; height, J8 inches Pkt. 2Sc 



PYRETHRUM (Perennial) ^'"^s'^AnnZl!)" 



3552 Aureum or Yellow-Leafed Golden Feather. 

 Dwarf plants about 8 inches high, used for 

 ribbon and carpet bedding; foliage of bright 

 yellow Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; pkt. 10c 



PYRETHRUM or Painted Daisy 

 (Perennial) 



Hardy, herbaceous plants, with large single or 

 double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, flesh, 

 pink, white lavender, crimson, etc., with yellow 

 center; freely borne on stems about 2 feet high. 

 They remain in bloom for a long time. They are 

 now very popular as cut flowers. (See illustration.) 

 3555 Hybridum, Double, Large-flowering. Mixed 



Colors Pkt. 25c 



3560 Hybridum, Single, Large-flowering. Mixed 



Colors Pkt. ISc 



RHODANTHE or Straw-Flower 

 (Annual) 



Elegant garden annuals, 9 to 12 inches in height. 

 They flower early and continue for a long time, and 

 are also used as pot plants. As an "Everlasting" for 

 dried winter bouquets they are indispensable. 



3563 Rose Pkt. 10c 



3565 White Pkt. 10c 



PRIMULA OBCONICA 



RICINUS or Castor Oil Plant 

 (Annual) 



3571 Crimson Spire. Bronze foliage and crim- 

 son seed pods; height, 6 feet. 



Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3572 Borboniensis. Immense green foliage; 

 15 feet Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3573 Cambodgiensis. Maroon foliage, black 

 stems Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3574 Panormitanus. Upright habit; forms a 

 huge, symmetrical bush. Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3580 Mixed Varieties Per oz., 15c; pkt. 10c 



3585 Zanzibariensis (Mixed). Leaves, green, 

 brown or purplish Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



RUDBECKIA Kelvedon Star (>4nnao;) 

 3592 This is a rampant grower, reaching 3 feet in 

 height. Sowings should be made indoors in 

 February and seedlings planted out during 

 second week of May; by July it will fill in 

 the bed and flower till cut down by frost. 

 The flowers have brown central discs, with 

 mahogany zone on petals of deep golden 

 yellow, (See illuslralton) Pkt. 25c 



SALPIGLOSSIS, En^peror 



(Annual) (See Color Plate, Page 84.) 



The immense. Petunia-like flowers are borne on 

 sturdy, branching plants, 24 inches in height. 

 The colors are intricately netted, penciled and 

 veined with golden-yellow or other colors and flower 

 profusely during the summer. 



3602 Light Blue. Veined gold Pkt. 10c 



3603 Bright Crimson Pkt. 10c 



3604 Golden- Yellow Pkt. 10c 



3606 Lilac. Veined gold Pkt. 10c 



3607 Pink Pkt. lOc 



3608 Purple-Violet. Veined gold Pkt. 10c 



3610 Mixed Colors. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



3611 Collection of the above, 6 separate 

 colors , SOc 



SALVIA or Scarlet Sage 



(Perennial)— (but grown as Annual) 



They are easily raised from seeds sown in Feb- 

 ruary or March in the greenhouse or hotbed, the 

 seedlings being transferred to the open garden 

 about the end of May. They bloom profusely 

 from July until frost. 



3621 Bouquet Rose. A beautiful variety, 

 having rose-colored spikes; height, 2}^ feet. 



Pkt. 2Sc 



3622 Bonfire. Very compact, oval bushes, 2J^ feet 

 high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The spikes 

 stand out stiff and erect; over 200 to a plant 

 is not unusual and they bear from 20 to 30 

 flowers each. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 60c; per M oz., $1.00; pkt. 10c 



3623 Harbinger. Plants raised from seed sown 

 at the end of February commence to produce 

 spikes of dazzUng scarlet flowers early in 

 June and until frost Pkt. 2Sc 



3624 Scarlet Dragoon. The flowers are nearly 

 double the size of the old Salvias. Fully 

 grown plants in bloom form compact bushes 



3 feet across by 3 feet high, and bloom from 

 ground to summit. (See illustration.) 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; per M oz., $1.25; pkt. ISc 



3626 Splendens. The old favorite bedding variety 



producing during the summer and fall dazzling 



scarlet flowers in profusion. Height, 2 feet. 



Per 1,000 seeds, SOc; per H oz., 7Sc; pkt. 10c 



3628 Tom-Thumb Zurich. Of dwarf, compact 



growth, forming oval bushes 15 to 18 inches 



high, thickly studded with fine spikes of 



scarlet flowers. Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; pkt. ISc 



3631 Farinacea Blue. Xhe plants grow from 



4 to 5 feet tall, having long spikes of light 

 blue flowers. Seed sown indoors in February 

 will bloom in August. This is quite distinct 

 from Salvin .Solendens Pkt. 15c 



RUDBECKIA' KELVEDON STAR 



SALPIGLOSSIS EMPEROR 



