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TIIC DSCT CI fllilCD Ten 5c. Papers mailed for 25 cts., 



S H E, SEd 1 FLU if EH 9EEU9 or Four 10c. Papers for 25 cts. 



PETUNIAS (ANNUALS) 



Sow seed 

 early in 

 spring, scat- 

 ter thinly on 

 an even sur- 

 f ace an d 

 jarely cover 

 the seed with 

 sand. If in- 

 tended for 

 the open 

 g r o u n d , 

 prick out in- 

 to a frame 

 to be kept 

 till planting- 

 out time. If 

 for pots, pot 

 singly into 

 small pots in 

 strong rich 

 soil mixed 

 with sand 

 and shift as the plants grow 

 larger. 



PETUNIA. — Favorite, half- 

 hardy, succeeding well in 

 any rich soil. For the 

 brilliancy and variety of 

 the colors and the long duration of 

 their blooming period, they are in- 

 dispensable in any garden. Packet, 

 5c. 



166. ' SINGLE-FRINGED MIXED PE- 

 TUNIA. — Large flowers, four to five 

 inches across, of every hue, each 

 flower being beautifully fringed. 

 Pticlcct 25c 



167. DOUBLE PETUNIA. — About 30,' per cent, will produce 

 double flowers. Packet, 25c. 



168. PETUNIA — Double-Fringed Mixed. — The flowers of this 

 sort being double, together with being fringed, are very beau- 

 tiful. Packet, 25c. 



PHLOX DRUM MOND 



175. PHLOX DRUMMONDII 

 (A). — A most brilliant and beau- 

 tiful hardy annual, about one 

 foot high, well adapted for bed- 

 ding, making a dazzling 

 show through the whole 

 season. It succeeds 

 well on almost any 

 soil. Packet, 5c. 



176. PHLOX DRUM- 

 MONDII — (Nana 

 Compacta) (A). — 

 Very fine mixed. 

 This new strain is 

 of dwarf, compact |, 

 habit, and makes 

 desirable pot 

 plants; also excel- 

 lent for ribbon 

 lines and massin 

 Packet, 10c. 



PINKS (Dianthus) 



Seed may be sown in the 

 open ground in spring 

 after danger of frost is 

 past in the place where 

 the plants are wanted 

 to bloom. Use weli- 

 pulverized soil, prefer- 

 ably sandy loam. Make 

 the rows one foot to 15 

 inches apart and cover 



the seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil, firmly pressc 

 down. When 2 inches high, thin 6 to S inches apart 



180. PINK CARNATION, or PICOTEE. (Choicest Double 

 Mixed Dianthus Caryophylus). — Carnation and Picotee Pinks 

 are generally favorites for their delicious fragrance, rich- 

 ness of colors and profuse bloom. Perennial. Packet, 10c. 



181. PINK CARNATION (Riviera Market, or Gillaud). — A 

 magnificent variety of colors and shades, which will thrive 

 either in open ground or pots. Packet, 25c. 



182. PINK CARNATION (Marguerite) (P). — Profuse bloom- 

 ers, producing very double flowers of all shades. Will 

 bloom all summer until frost, or indoors in winter in pots. 

 Packet, 10c. 



185. PINK — CHINA (Dianthus Chinensis) (P). — Free bloom- 

 ers, and a general favorite for bouquets; also a useful bed- 

 ding plant. Packet, 5c. 



188. PINK— HEDDEWIGH (P).— Beautiful double flowers in 

 a great variety of colors, with fringed white edges. Packet, 5c. 



POPPY (PAPAVER) 



This well-known hardy annual flowers in great profusion 

 throughout the summer. As early in spring as ground can 

 be worked sow the seed where flowers are to bloom, as the 

 annual varieties do not bear transplanting. Pulverized soil, 

 preferably light sandy loam, should be used. Make the rows 

 15 inches apart and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine 

 soil, firmly pressed down. When 2 inches high, thin from 6 

 inches to one foot. To insure continuous bloom during a 

 long season the flowers should be cut regularly and no seed 

 pods allowed to form. 



200. POPPY-CARNATION (Papaver) (A). — A showy and 

 easily cultivated hardy annual, witli large brilliant colored 

 flowers, growing freely in any garden soil. Packet, 5c. 



201. POPPY — PEONY FLOWERED (A). — A magnificent 

 species, large, showy, double globule flowers, resembling 

 Peonies in shape. Packet, 5c. 



202. SHIRLEY POPPY (A). — These beautiful Poppies are 

 generally single or semi-double. The colors, extending 

 from one extreme to the other, are so varied that scarcely 

 two are alike, while many are striped and blotched. The 

 blooms, if cut when young, will stand for two or three days. 

 Packet, 5c. 



203. TULIP POPPY (A). — A magnificent species. The plants 

 attain a height of 14 to 16 inches, and produce from about 



50 to 60 flowers of the brightest scarlet. Packet, 5c. 



204. ICELAND POPPIES, MIXED (A). — Although hardy 

 perennials, these Poppies bloom the first season from spring- 

 sown seed. The fragrant, elegant, crushed satin-like flowers 

 are produced in never-ceasing succession from the beginning 

 of June to October. Packet, 5c. 



205. POPPY — IRRESISTIBLE (A). — A rare and beautiful 

 Poppy, with immense flowers. Color, an exquisite rose. 



195. PORTULACA (Mexican Rose) (A). — One of the finest 

 hardy annual plants, of easy culture, thriving best in rather 

 rich, light loam or sandy soil; the single-flowering varieties 

 are large and brilliant, of the richest shades of color, and 

 produced throughout the summer in great profusion; fine for 

 massing in beds or edgings of rock work. Packet, 5c. 



196. DOUBLE PORTULACA (A). Packet, 10c. 



210. ENGLISH PRIMROSE (Primula Vulgaris) (P). — No col- 

 lection of spring flowers is complete without a few of these 

 charming little plants. A little covering in the late fall will 

 protect them from the severe weather of winter, and the 

 great number of flowers produced will more than repay you 

 the extra trouble. They are not as generally grown as they 

 shouiltl fc)G Fciclcctj XOc 



211. CHINESE PRIMROSE (Primula Fringed) (A). — This 

 variety is much prettier than the English, being fringed 

 and of the most beautiful colors. They differ from each 

 other like the double and single Petunias. Packet, 25c. 



212. RICINUS, CAMBOGIENSIS (A). — Ornamental plants of 

 stately growth and picturesque foliage; fine for lawns, 

 massing or center plants for ribbon beds; half-hardy an- 

 nuals. Packet, 5c. 



212%. RICINUS ZANZIBARIENSIS, MIXED (A). — Their im- 

 mense leaves and gigantic plants exceed all other varieties. 

 Packet, 5c. 



215. SCARLET 

 SAGE (Salvia 

 Splendens) (A). 



Tall, erect, green 

 foliage. A fav- 

 orite greenhouse 

 and bedding 

 plant, bearing 

 long spikes of 

 flowers in great 

 profusion from 

 July to October; 

 half-hardy per- 

 ennial, blooming 

 the first year 

 from seed. Three 

 feet. Packet, 5c. 

 Oz., 45c. 



216. SCARLET 

 SAGE — CLARA 

 BEDMAN (Bon- 

 fire) (A). — 



Dwarf, green fo- 

 liage, flowers 

 close to the 

 ground. The 

 finest Salvia ever 

 introduced. Pkt., 

 5c. V4 Oz., 65c. Salvia Splena6n9i 



213. SCABIOSA— GRANDIFLORA (P). — An old-fashioned. 



but most attractive flower. Its great abundance and long 

 succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long 

 stems make it one of the most useful decorative plants of 

 the garden. Seed may be sown in place as soon as ground 

 can be worked; or, for earlier blooming, sow in hotbed early 

 in spring and transplant one and one-half feet apart. Hardy 

 annual; 12 to IS inches high. Packet, 10c. 



