COSMOS (Annual) 



MIDSUMMER Large Early Flowering 

 (See Color Plate, page 2 of Cover) 



The flowers average 3 inches across; the plants 

 forming compact bushes only 4 feet high. Blooms 

 from June to frost. 



2002 Crimson. 2006 Rose. 2008 White. 



2010 Mixed Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



DOUBLE CRESTED EARLY 

 FLOWERING 



(See illustration.) 



A distinct type, having double centers, with a row 

 of guard petals around the base. It is a highly 

 decorative garden and cut flower. 



2011 Crested Crimson King : . . Pkt. 15c 



2012 Crested Pink Beauty Pkt. 15c 



2013 Crested White Queen Pkt. 15c 



2019 Mixed Per 500 seeds, $1.00; Pkt. 15c. 



GIANT 



The plants, 5 to 6 feet high, are of symmetrical, 

 pyramidal form. 



2020 Giant-flowering. Mixed colors. 



Per 500 seeds. 40c; Pkt. 10c 

 2022 Giant Crimson.. Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 

 2026 Lady Lenox, Pink. Lovely shell-pink. 



Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



2028 Lady Lenox, White. A fine, pure white selec- 

 tion Per 500 seeds. 50c; Pkt. 10c 



ORANGE FLARE, Early Klondyke 

 (See Color Plate, page 59) 



2029 The color is the same vivid orange of the or- 

 dinary Klondyke, but it flowers in less than 4 

 months from seed. (See Illustration) . .Pkt. 10c 



COWSLIP (Perennial) 



2030 This beautiful spring-flowering dwarf, hardy 

 perennial bears clusters of fragrant flowers of 

 various colors; 6 inches high Pkt. 15c 



CYCLAMEN, GIANT PERSIAN 



(Tender Perennial) 



The seed is generally sown in greenhouse or con- 

 servatory in April or September and flowers in from 

 15 to 18 months. (See complete description page 54.) 



2034 Butterfly, Papilio or Victoria Pkt. 50c 



2039 "Mrs. Buckstone" Fkt. 50c 



2042 Pink Pearl Pkt. 50c 



2043 Salmon King. Pkt. 50c 



2044 Vulcan Pkt. 50c 



2045 White Swan Pkt. 50c 



2050 Giant Persian. Mixed colors Pkt. 25c 



CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT 

 (Cynoglossum amabile) (Annual) 



2051 Amabile Blue. A fine border plant, growing 

 18 inches high, producing sprays of bright blue 

 flowers which bloom all summer Pkt. lOe 



2051-A Amabile Pink Pkt. 15c 



DAHLIAS from Seeds (Annual) 



Dahlias may be grown and flowered in late sum- 

 mer and autumn if the seed is sown indoor sor in a 

 hotbed in February or March. 

 2065 Cactus-flowered, Double, Mixed Colors. 



Saved from choicest varieties Pkt. 25c 



2068 Orchid Flowered Mixed. The petals are at- 

 tractively twisted and curled Pkt. 25c 



2070 Coltness Hybrids. Very distinct plants 18 

 inches high, covered with charming single 

 flowers. (See illustration.) Mixed Colors. 



Pkt. 25c 



2072 Collarette, Mixed Colors. Flowers of various 



colors, adorned with a collar of small petals 



around the center Pkt. 25c 



2074 Colossal. Vari-colored flowers that attain 8 



inches in diameter. They are composed of 

 whorls of wide over-lapping petals.. .Pkt. 25c 



2075 New Double Giant-flowering Decorative. 



Flowers often 7 to 8 inches in diameter, 



Pkt 25c 



2076 Miniature Hybrids. The plants average 2% 

 feet high and the flowers about 3 inches in 

 diameter. Our hybrids will produce various 

 interesting types, semi-double, double, cactus, 

 etc. Seed started indoors, or in a frame during 

 February and March, will produce flowering 

 plants the same season. 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



2080 Single Giant Perfection, Mixed. Immense 

 single flowers of various colors, including 

 many striped and spotted sorts Pkt. 15c 



DELPHINIUM 



Hardy Larkspur (Perennial) 



These varieties are indispensable in the hardy 

 border. The immense flower-stalks are garnished to 

 the tip with large blossoms, showing wonderful com- 

 binations of color. 



Chinensis Cambridge Blue 



2083 This Blue Annual or Chinensis. Delphinium far 

 surpasses Belladonna in brilliancy. It is a rich 

 clear Blue. Habit of growth about two to three 

 feet high, fine for cut flowers Pkt. 25c 



Chinensis, Blue Butterfly 



2084 A beautiful blue variety of compact growth. 

 This is a perennial but blooms the first year if 

 seed is sown early. Height 18 inches. .Pkt. 15c 



Belladonna Fanny Stormonth 



2085 A greatly improved variety of the "Belladonna" 

 Larkspur; it retains the early blooming habit 

 and the light, azure blue Color, but the flowers 

 are much larger, and the stems are from 5 to 

 7 feet high; the upper 2 to 3 feet form a huge 

 branching raceme of fine, well-placed flowers. 



Pkt. 15c 

 Iceberg 



2086 The plant grows about four feet high and the 

 spikes are thickly clothed with large white 

 flowers, during July and August. It is not until 

 its second year that it attains perfection. 



Pkt. 25c 

 Formosum 



2087 This popular variety produces long, spur-shaped 

 flowers, on loose spikes about a foot long. The 

 color is deep blue with a white center. The 

 branching plants grow from 2 to 3 feet high. 

 Excellent for the perennial border and fine for 

 cutting Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 15c 



Lemon Gem 



2088 A very hardy dwarf-growing type of the peren- 

 nial larkspur. The plant grows from 1 to 1 'A 

 feet high, and it bears spikes of clear yellow 

 flowers. This is by far the best yellow intro- 

 duced Pkt. 25c 



Summer Cloud 



2089 A fine perennial pure white sort, having flower 

 spikes about 12 inches long, very desirable. 



Pkt. 25c 

 Giant Single and Double Hybrids 



2090 A splendid race of these popular hardy, garden 

 plants. The blossoms are of immense size, 

 single and double, borne on towering spikes for 

 from 2 to 5 feet of their length. The colors are 

 white, lavender, blue, azure, indigo and purple, 

 several shades being blended in some of the 

 varieties. The plants grow from 4 to 6 feet in 

 height. 

 Mixed Colors. .Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00; Pkt. 25c 



New Double Flowering 



2091A Blue Bird. Deep blue, semi-double. 



2092A Folk Dance. Pale delicate mauve, touched 

 sky blue, cream eye, semi-double. 



2093A Glory of the Garden. Purple with gentian 

 blue, with large white-eye, semi-double. 



2094A Genius. Lavender blue, black eye, semi- 

 double. 



2095A Mrs. Philip Runciman. Ruddy purple, 

 edged and backed deep blue, semi-double. 

 Price of above varieties per pkt. 25c. 



2097 Collection of above five named varieties 



$1.00 



Single, Fine Mixed Colors 



2100 Per 1,000 seeds. 50c; Pkt. 10c 



Wrexham Hybrids 



2102 These are the greatest advance in Delphiniums. 

 Their graceful spire-shaped spikes are rapidly 

 bringing them to the front as the most popular 

 flower for cutting or the garden. The mixture 

 contains all the colors in Delphiniums. 



Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00; Pkt. 25c 



