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r^fW/'fy f /^\ T C {Digitalis). Grows to the height of three or four feet, 



|Hl|\li| llyr^ afCorcling dense spikes of brilliantly colored flowers 



*• V/y m.vai-/V-r T a^ which are terminal and half as long as height of plant. 



Colors white, lavender and rose. A valuable floAver in every perennial garden; 



does not usuallj' blossom until the second year. Hardy biennials or perennials. 



Ivery 's Spotted, a fine variety of colors; robust and hardy Pkt. acts 



Splendid mixed ". " octs 



Cf^nr'H HnriP'VCIir'Hf* (Hedysay^um). Verv handsome, free flo~wer- 

 rrClldl 1 HJllt;^' 2»l4^ivi^ ing plants, produciiig racemes of beautiful 



pea-shaped flowers: well adapted for borders or rock work. Hardy perennial; 



four feet high. Coronarium, scarlet Pkt. Sets 



Coronarium, album, white " octs 



Plir'hci^ There are a great many exceedingly beautiful 



* Llvllald varieties propagated by cuttings, but the plants 



are easih' grown from seed and one can depend upon getting 



fine flowers, some of which are as beautiful as the expensive 



named sorts. Tender perennial. 



Double, finest mixed « i,; ^•!^^..-. Pkt. Socts 



QAILLARDIA 



Showy plants, flowering the fii'st 

 year and among the gayest or- 

 naments of the garden. ^ 

 Picta, one foot high: flowers crimson and yellow. Hardy annu- 

 al: with root protection in Avinter is a perennial. . .Pkt. Sets 

 Picta Lorenziana. For general decorative purposes, as well 



as for bouquets, this is 



invaluable. The gay col 

 ored flowers are abun- 

 dantly'produced from July 

 even "^until hard freezing 

 weather. Hardy annual ; 

 one foot high: Vith root 

 protection in winter be- 

 comes a perennial. Sul- 

 phur, orange, claret and amar- 

 anth, mixed Pkt. octs 



Grandiflora. The largest flowers 

 of the species: blossoms scarlet and 

 orange: excellent for cutting. Hardy 

 perennial Pkt. octs 



Qamolepis Tagetes ^tJerill 



plant of great value for beds and bor- 

 ders. The leaves are fern-like and the 

 numerous brighf yellow, daisy-like flower 

 produced on long stems which Vise in a mass well 

 above the foliage. Half hardy annual: about eight 

 inches high. Will flower in 'June and July from 

 seed sown early in spring Pkt. Sets 



(Pelargonium.) The constant 



succession of bloom till frost 



comes, the brilliant colors of 



the flowers and the exquisite markings of the leaves of 



the varieties, render the Geranium very desirable for 



and bedding. Half hardy perennial. 



Propagation hi/ seed is the only way to obtain ne 



Zonale, white leaved varieties 



' ' golden and bronze leaved 



" green leaved, large flowered sorts, all 



colors mixed 



" double flowered sorts, all colors mixed... 

 Scented, very fragrant leaves 



GERANIUM 



LARDIA. 



Gladiolus 



Apple Scented, very fragrant leaves •' 25cts 



Diadematum, splendid variety with dark flowers Pkt. 2 Sets 



Odier, five blotched... .Pkt. 2octs Fancy, splendid mixed, all shades " 25cts 

 The last three varieties are commonly kno"wn as Lady Washington geraniums. 



Oillfl Tficoloi* -^ "^ery ^^rac^ful plant which will thrive in almost any sit- 

 ^^***** •* * l^UHJl nation, producing a cloud of gracefully poised blue flow- 

 ers with yellow and purple centers. Hardy annual; one foot' high Pkt. 5cts 



The varieties of this magniflcent plant are now numbered 

 almost by himdreds; each year brings forth new and choice 

 selections which have been produced from seed. This is the only method of 

 obtaining new varieties. Half hardy perennial. Seed from the finest named 

 sorts mixed Pkt. 15cLs For Gladiolus bidbs see page 95. 



Cl\f\V\f^ A m 51 1*51 n "f h (Gomphrena'). A desirable everlasting valued 

 VJIUUC rvilldl dllLll fQj. j^-g handsome, globular heads of flowers 



which if cut when well matured, will retain theu' beauty through the winter. 



Tender annual: twelve to eighteen inches hiffh. 

 Purple. .Pkt. Sets Striped. .Pkt. Sets White. .Pkt. Sets Mixed. .Pkt. Sets 



Greenhouse perennial plants, producing rich and beauti- 

 fully colored flowers. They are delicate and not easily 

 gro\\Ti. but the flowers are' of such superb beauty as to 

 amplr repay one for the trouble of a trial. Hy brida, mixed Pkt. 2octs 



Qnaphalium Leontopodium t'^etS'touS'^i^Sfi^I 



and highly esteemed by travelers in Switzerland. Flowers star-shaped, pure 

 white and 'downy in texture. If plucked when on the point of opening and dried in 

 the shade, will retain their beauty for years. Perennial: one foot high. .Pkt. 10c 



Beautiful garden plants, having large, delicately shaded 

 blossoms. Easily cultivated in any good garden soil. 

 Hardy annual: about one foot high. 

 Rubicunda Splendens. A showj^ variety. Rosy lilac flowers, with purple stain 



in the center Pkt. Sets 



Rosea Alba {Torn Tliumb). Delicately blotched blossoms, white at the outer 



portion, rose at base of petals. Pkt. Sets 



Duchess of Albany. A magnificent sort producing a profusion of large, rich, 



satinv -white flowers, measuring about four inches across Pkt. Sets 



Lady Albermarle. Carmine crimson; compact habit; very beautiful. . " Sets 



Gloxinia 



Qodetia 



