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f S|tl1'£|H£| T^^® plants form small shrubs, producing 

 l^ia&lLClIlCX. in i;^te summer and autumn heliotrope- 

 like clusters of single, fragrant tlowers tliat change color. 

 Succeeded by green berries tliat turn to a deep blue. Start 

 under glass and transplant when danger of frost is over. Jlay 

 also be grown in pots. Tender perennial; about two feet high. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



{Scarlet Flax) An at- 

 ig bedding plant with 



L|M|«|<%^ Grandiflorum Rubrum 

 ******** tractive free-doweriii£^ 

 slender foliage and bearing on delicate stems 'clusters of 

 glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, witli black 

 center. If sow^n in hotbed and transplanted into good, rich 

 soil, one foot apait, the period of flowering will be much 

 advanced but the seed can be sown in the open ground after 

 the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one- 

 half feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



w « ^9 The four dwarf (Erinus) sorts are 



■ ^VrHjkiOiBV^ charming plants, well adapted for 



H .a lflJgTHitfiL bedding, pots or rockeries. They make 



■i._in^>*' ■*■»■ ^ j^g^^ edging for beds of white 



flow^ers and are very effective in masses, being covered with 

 flowers a long time. The flowers ;ire usually blue with lighter 

 center and are borne in neat clusters, each irregularly 

 lobed flower being about five-eighths inch across. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over; 

 or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in 

 spring and ti-ansplant in May to place outdoors. Half hardy 

 annual; usually about six inches high. 



Emperor William. A very fine, erect and compact variety 



with clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many 



s pure white flowers; useful for borders Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace (Speciosa) An exceptionally graceful sort 



and one of the best in color, having bright deep blue flowers; 



very dark green foliage Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue wnth small white 



centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 



blooming profusely. Plants slender, six inches high . Pkt. 5c. 



Tenuior (Ramosa) Intensely blue flowers, decidedly larger than the other sorts and with unusually long stems. This is 

 desirable for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants upright growing, about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



f f|\rpk«iii_o_lVllQf' (^^'gellct) Also known as Lady-in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are partly 

 ^^'^"^ '■'■'■ ^ IVAlol. concealed by the finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped flowers are surrounded by a very 

 dense fringe or wreath of mossy fibres. Both plant and flower are handsome and require but little care. Sow seed in spring 

 in any good garden soil, or may be sown in fall. Hardy annual. 

 Damascena, fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



I iinin A very attractive free-flowering plant with long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms. 

 M^^A^'-'-M- Blooms early in the season and is desirable for cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin to one and one-half 

 feet apart. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 

 Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brifliant 

 displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dw^arf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 

 fohage. The African (Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 



and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French (Tagetes 



patula) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut 

 foliage, while the Pot Marigold {Calendula officinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rather hairy stems. 



For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when danger from frost is over, but good blooms 

 of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. 

 Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch 

 of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



(Little 



Marigold, Meteor 



Marigold 



Very early and a pro- 

 One of the best of this 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. 



fuse bloomer of very compact habit. 



class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 



Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 5c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals. 

 The flowers are showy, bloom very early and are used for 

 cutting. The plants are rather dwarf, growing about fifteen 

 inches high — Pkt. 5c, 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

 diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim- 

 rose, orange and gold. The plants are about two to three feet 

 high. Oz. 40c. (See colored plate, page 5) Pkt. 5c. 



African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 

 beds. About two feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel- 

 low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 

 high Pkt. 5c. 



French Legion of Honor (Little Broivnie) This is a single, 

 dwarf, bushy variety and is very desirable for borders. The 

 plants bear in profusion rich golden yellow floAvers with 

 garnet blotches in the center of each petal and are about 

 one foot high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 

 bright orange-yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass- 

 ing. About twelve inches high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Prince of Orange (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis- 

 tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 

 , petals usually striped or shaded dark orange; produced In 

 great abundance. Height of plant about one and one-half 

 feet. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully im- 

 bricated, double flowers; petals yellow, striped or edged 

 wdth orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. 

 One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four CClock) 

 MATH lOLA— (See Stock) 



\Ji o f «*iir> ia *•! •» Eximia Grandiflora, f 1. pi. (Double Feverfew) 



iVld-triCdria. Beautiful small white button-like double 

 flower-heads. Plants of bushy growth, with very finely cut 

 dark green foliage; desirable for bedding. 



Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; trans- 

 plant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving 

 each seedling two to three inches of space and set out in the 

 open ground after danger of frost is over. Where climate 

 permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy 

 perennial, about two feet high ; Pkt. 5c. 



IX^Aiiranrlia Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy- 

 iVla.ura.ilUia. shaped leaves. It produces an abundance 

 of showy irregular trumpet -shaped flowers, one and one-half 

 inches long, usually purplish blue, white or rose colored with 

 lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging baskets 

 in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a 

 small trellis is given as support. 



Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young 

 plants set out in open border after danger of frost is over. 

 Tender perennial, blooming the first season; six to ten feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



