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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



Golden Wedding*. — Nothing finer among 

 yellows; shines like burnished gold. 



Col. Appleton. — Golden yellow, produced 

 on stiff stems; fine foliage; a fine variety. 



Golden Chadwick. — For a late yellow 

 variety it has no equal. Price, 25 cents. 



Major Bonnaffon. — This splendid yellow 

 is grown in large quantities by some 

 growers. 



Edg-ar Sanders. — A beautiful bronze, of 

 large size. Price, 25 cents. 



Golden Eag-le (New). — This variety has 

 taken first ranl< among the late golden 

 yellows. A dwarf grower of easy manage- 

 ment. Price, ^5 cents. 



Golden Ag'e. — Bright yellow, slightly re- 

 flexed; a monster fiower and of easy 

 growth; ranks with the best. 



Buff Globe. — Buff, shaded orange; large 

 blossoms. 



H. Cannell. — A good early variety of a 

 clear yellow. 



BBD. 



. Geo. W. Childs. — The best known of the 



red and gold varieties. Easily injured by 



over-feeding. Also good for bush plants. 



Black Hawk. — Dark crimson scarlet; 

 style of V. Morel. Long strap petals, ir- 

 regularly arranged. Best from terminal 

 bud. An extra fine red for all purposes. 



Intensity. — Refiexed bright crimson, very 

 free. 



Bed Duckham. — Like Wm. Duckham, ex- 

 cept in color. 



We also handle many of the well-known 

 older varieties, not listed here, and are 

 prepared to fill all orders for same. 



POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Silver Thimble. — Single flowering, white, 

 resembling a large Marguerite Daisy. 



Baby Marg-aret. — White. 



Lula. — White. 



Jitsu-Jetui. — Frizzly, white. 



Alma. — Pink. 



Iiadysmith. — Single, pink. 



Baby. — Yellow. 



Klondike. — Yellow. 



Quite hardy ana very decorative class of 

 Chrysanthemums, many people prefer them 

 to the large flowering kinds. 



All the above, except where otherwise 

 noted, 10c. each; $1.00 per dozen until July 

 1st; after that date 25c. to 50c. each. 



Cannas. 



Hung-ary (New). — The ideal pink bedder, 

 flowers large in good trusses; color not 

 unlike that of the Paul Neyron rose; one 

 of the best of the new introductions. 3 to 

 3V2 feet, 50c. each. 



Mont Blanc Improved. — Very large, 

 creamy white flowers, very free flowering; 

 31/2 feet. 



King- Hnmbert. — In this grand new 

 Italian Canna we have a combination of 

 the highest type of flower with the finest 

 bronze foliage. Its flowers, which, under 

 ordinary cultivation, will measure six 

 inches in diameter, and which are pro- 

 duced in heavy trusses of gigantic size, are 

 of a brilliant orange-scarlet with bright 

 red markings; while the foliage is broad 

 and massive and of a rich coppery bronze 

 with brownish green markings, bold and 

 effective; 5 feet. 



Mrs. Kate Gray. — The most robust grow- 

 ing Canna in our collection, with broad and 

 massive foliage of a bright glossy green, 

 and forming a beautiful foil to the gigan- 

 tic trusses of flowers, which are of a rich 

 shade of orange-scarlet overlaid with gold, 

 and measures from 6 to 7 inches across. 



j Mile. Berat. — This is a pink variety of 

 French origin. Entirely distinct from any 

 other sort. It is much the darkest of all 

 the Cannas, being dark carmine-red. 

 Heads of bloom are held very erect and 

 well above the foliage. A showy, effective 

 bedder. One of the finest introductions. 



President McKinley. — Color, fiery crim- 

 son-scarlet. An early, constant and pro- 

 fuse blomer. Dwarf habit, stools freely, 

 making a valuable bedder; height, 2% feet. 



Queen Charlotte. — Rich crimson, with a 

 broad margin of yellow. Although old, it 

 is still considered one of the best of Its 

 color. 



Alphonse Bouvier. — Bright crimson flow- 

 i ers in large, full spikes; height, 5 feet. 

 One of the best crimson bedders. 



Black Beauty. — The darkest and most 

 handsome colored foliage of any Canna. 

 Unequaled for center of groups; 5 to 7 

 feet high. 



Mme. Crozy. — Scarlfet bordered with 

 golden yellow. Height, 214 feet. One of 

 the most popular varieties. 



Pennsylvania.— rOne of the best of the 

 Italian hybrids with flowers 6V2 inches in 

 diameter, produced with remarkable free- 

 dom in many branched panicles and of an 

 i intense vermillion scarlet overlaid with an 

 orange-scarlet sheen. Rich, massive, deep 

 - green foliage, 6 to 7 feet. 



Florence Vaug-han. — Rich golden yellow, 

 thickly spotted with red. One of the 

 , finest variegated varieties. 

 I All the above Cannas 25c. each, $2.00 per 

 dozen. 



COIiEUS. — Fancy varieties, 10c. each; 

 75c. per dozen; $4.00 per 100. Standard 

 varieties, 5c. each; 50c. per dozen; $3.00 per 

 ' 100. 



COZiEUS — Christmas Gem (New). — Has 

 broad leaves that often measure 8 inches 

 across, beautifully marked with yellow 

 and bright crimson, . 10c. each. Specimens, 

 25c. and 50c. each. 



CACTUS — Crab Claw. — A beautiful red 



' flowering variety, usually grafted on the 



Snake Cactus. Makes pretty specimens in 



a short while with ordinary care. 50c., 



75c. and $1.00 each. 



We also have a number of other varie- 

 ties of Cactus, from 25c. up. 



CARNATIONS. — There is no sweeter 

 flower than the Carnation, and they are 

 without question the best of all plants for 

 Winter blooming. We have a good collec- 

 tion of the very choicest kinds in various 

 shades of red, pink and white, and know 

 j you will not be disappointed in getting 

 these varieties. They are large plants, 

 ready to begin blooming at once. Many of 

 them' will be in bud when we send them 

 to you. 25c. each, $2.50 per dozen. Young 

 plants, ready from February 1st, 15c. each] 

 $1.50 per dozen. 



Crimson King- — Hardy Everblooming 

 Pink. — Color, rich glowing crimson; always 

 in bloom. Can be grown either outdoors 

 or in pots. Will not fail to please. 15c. 

 and 25c. each. 



Marguerite. — Seedlings, 10c. each; $1.00 

 per dozen. Ready from December 1st. 



CALADIUM, FANCY- YEAVED.— Es- 

 pecially desirable for green-house or win- 

 dow culture or for out of doors decorative 

 effect. Easily grown, thriving in pot or 

 box or in shady situation in garden or 

 lawn. The root should be set in fairly 

 enriched sandy loam. If grown in open 

 air the bulb should be dried off in Octo- 

 ber and kept warm and dry during Winter. 

 There is a wide range of Color and mark- 

 ings, the handsome leaves being spotted 

 and variegated with white, pink, scarlet, 



We strong-ly advise shipping- by Express whenever practicable; this will enable ns to 



send much stronger plants and guarantee safer delivery. If ordered by 



mail add 20 per cent, of the value of plants to cover postage. 



