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



BIGNONIA TWEEDIANA.— A very well- 

 known vine producing- yellow flowers; will 

 make a good specimen plant in a largre pot. 

 Try it. 25c. and 50c. each. 



BIGITONIA IiAURIFOIiIA. — Evergreen 

 g-lossy foliage, lavender flowers finest vine 

 for the veranda, not subject to insect 

 pests. 25c., 50c. and 75c. 



PINE HARD'S- CLEMATIS.— Those who 

 have seen the magnificent masses of ex- 

 quisite flowers produced by Jackmanii and 

 other choice varieties of English Clematis, 

 do not need to be told that these Clematis 

 are undoubtedly the most beautiful of all 

 flowering vines. The flowers are grandly 

 beautiful and of very large size, often 

 measuring from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, 

 and are borne in gorgeous wreaths and 

 clusters of bloom that hang in graceful 

 festoons from the vine during July and 

 August. We offer strong 3 year old plants 

 of their own roots. Superior to grafted 

 plants. 



Jackmanii. — Rubra red flowering. 

 Jackmanii. — Purple, immense flowers. 

 Henryii. — Immense pure white flowers. 

 The Gem. — Deep lavender, very striking, 

 $1.00 each. 



Faniculata. — One of the most beautiful 

 of our hardy flowering vines. The flowers 

 are pure white and are borne in great 

 panicles or clusters of the bloom, fairly 

 covering the plants so that it is a mass or 

 sheet of fleecy white. Strong field-grown 

 plants, flowering size, 50c. and 75c. each; 

 young plants, 25c. each. 



IFOMEA FANDURATA. — Flower rose 

 pink, deepening to purple in the throat; 

 will grow anywhere. The plant is beauti- 

 ful when in flower. 25c. and 50c. each. 



IFOMEA MAXIMA (Moonflower). — 

 Flowering evening glory, a great grower 

 of wonderfully immense white flowers 

 measuring 5 to 6 inches in diameter. 

 Price, 15c. and 25c. each. 



IFOMEA Z.AERI (The Blue Moonflower). 

 This distinct and charming novelty is 

 valuable on account of being in beau- 

 tiful and striking contrast with the true 

 White Moonflower (described above); habit 

 of growth and flowering the same. The 

 color is exquisite clear satiny blue, with 

 well-defined crimson bars; very distinct. 

 We recommend planting the Blue Moon- 

 flower with the White one (Ipomea Max- 

 ima), as the effect will be novel spring and 

 summer; leaves beautifully marked and 

 variegated. 15c. and 25c. each. 



IVY (Hardy English). — An evergreen 

 vine suitable for covering unsightly ob- 

 jects. 25c. and 50c. each. 



IiOITICERA (Scarlet Trumpet or Coral 

 Honeysuckle). — The most beautiful and 

 brilliant of all the Honeysuckles; tubular 

 scarlet flowers; bluish green foliage, scar- 

 let berries. 25c. and 50c. each. 



Belg*ica. — Pink flowers; very sweet, pro- 

 fuse, and an almost perpetual bloomer. 

 Can also be trained as a bush. Small 

 plants ready in March. Strong plants, 35c. 

 and 50c. each. 



Chinese Sweet Scented Honey-Suckle. — A 

 fine variety of vigorous growth, white and 

 yellow flowers; a very fragrant and con- 

 stant bloomer. 25c. and 50c. each. 



MADEIRA VINE.— A half hardy, well 

 adaptable climber in our Southern garden, 

 wonderfully proliflc in blooming qualities, 



flowers very fragrant. White, foliage olive 

 green. One plant will cover 20 cubic feet 

 of space in early season. Dormant bulbs. 

 10c. each. Postage 5c. 



MANETTIA BICOI.OR. — One of the most 

 handsome and desirable of all climbing 

 vines, either for house or garden. A free 

 and continuous bloomer, completely filled 

 at all times with small tubular flowers of 

 brilliant scarlet, shading into yellow at the 

 tips. Especially desirable for baskets, 

 vases or trellises. 15c. to 25c. each. 



M A N E T T lA CORDIFOIiIA. — Rapid 

 growing vigorous vine, 'producing masses of 

 bright red tubular flowers along the whole 

 length of the vines throughout the Sum- 

 mer. It is quite hardy, being dormant in 

 Winter. Do not fail to try this plant. 15c. 

 and 25c. each. 



SOLANUM SEAPORTHIANUM. — Blue 

 Solanum. — An excellent climbing plant, 

 one that can be used to good effect as a 

 pot plant in the house or for summer 

 planting in the garden. The flowers are 

 bright lilac blue, produced in large pendu- 

 lous clusters. 15c., 25c. and 50c. each. 



SOI.ANUM JASMINOIDES. — A hardy 

 vine producing white flowers with yellow 

 stamens a strong growing variety. 15c., 

 25c. and 50c. each. 



SOIiANUM ■WENDTIiANDn. — Immense 

 panicles of lilac flowers produced in great 

 abundance it is a very desirable vine. 25c. 

 and 50c. each. 



TRADESCANTIA. — Wandering- Jew. — 



Fine for hanging baskets. 10c. each; 75c. 

 per dozen. 



VINCA MAJOR VARIEGATA. — Varie- 

 gated Feriwinkle. — Can b^ trained either as 

 a climber, trailer or hanging vine. A rapid 

 grower; leaves glossy green, marked with 

 white. Combination beautiful. 15c. and 

 25c. each. 



"WISTARIAS. — For training over build- 

 ings, piazzas, verandas or trellises, the 

 Wistaria is of superior excellence, and 

 decorative features which their long, 

 graceful blossoms afford, make a particu- 

 larly pleasing effect. They are entirely 

 hardy, rapid growers and easy of cultiva- 

 tion. They may be trained to a shrub form 

 of habit by paying attention to pruning, 

 hy cutting away the new growth for several 

 seasons. 



Chinese Blue. — One of the most beautiful 

 of all TVistarias a vigorous, strong grow- 

 ing vine, producing in early summer a 

 great profusion of large clusters of lovely 

 rich, violet blue flowers, deliciously sweet 

 and exceedinly handsome. 



Iiig-ht Blue. — Very fast grower; blooms 

 several times during the season. 



First size, 35c. larger, 50c. Extra heavy 

 plants, 75c. each. 



Chinese White. — Same as Chinese Blue, 

 only difference being in color. 50c. to 

 $1.00 each. 



I have received the Palm Seed and cer- 

 tainly thank you for your most appropriate 

 gift. I sincerely trust that all of my 

 friends will become customers of Steckler's, 

 and if they knew, as I do, the value one 

 gets when ordering seed or plants from 

 you, I am satisfied they would not buy 

 elsewhere. 



MRS. ED. J. HOUSTON. 



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