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FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 



THE AFRICAN 



PIPE GOURD 



A luxuriant, rapid-growing annual 

 climber, adaptable to all purposes for 

 which climbing plants are used; and 

 besides, it produces the ornamental gourds 

 from which are made the African Cala- 

 bash pipes now so popular on account of 

 their lightness, grace and meerschaum 

 coloring qualities. 



When grown for the production of pipe 

 gourds, the vines are usually allowed to 

 grow on the ground like cucumbers, 

 pumpkins, etc., so that the fruits in place 

 of hanging down and growing straight, 

 will take their natural pipe curve. 



Directions for growing, curing and how 

 to make pipes from these gourds are sent 

 with every package of seed (See cut.) 



Pkt. 2Sc. 



GLOBE 

 AMARANTH 



These beautiful garden annuals are sup- 

 posed to be the Amaranth of the poets, 

 which from the durability of their flowers 

 were considered the emblem of immortality. 

 They form bushy plants, about 2 feet high, 

 which, when well grown, will often carry 

 several hundred of these lasting flowers, thus 

 making an effective display. The flow- 

 ers are also useful for dried winter bouquets. 

 If cut before they are fully ripe, and al- 

 lowed to dry in a dark, airy room, they 

 will retain their colors the whole season. 



Mixed Colors. Purple, white, striped. 



etc Pkt. Sc. 



NANA Compacta, Mixed, l^ foot high, 5c. 



HELICHRYSUM 

 MONSTROSUM 



These improved double "Strawflowers" 

 produce much larger flowers and more 

 double than the old varieties. They are 

 showy garden annuals, of free growth, pro- 

 ducing abundantly during the summer their 

 large flowers, full and double, valuable 

 "everlasting" for winter bouquets. 1 to 

 2 feet. 



Silver Ball. White 



Fireball. Scadet 



Golden Ball. Rich yellow 

 Rose Queen. Carmine-rose 

 Salmon Queen. Salmon-pink 



Violet Queen. Violet 



Collection of 6 varieties, 1 pkt. each 



Helichrysum Monstrosum, Mixed Colors 10c 



GIANT^FLOWERING 

 HELIOTROPE 



The heads of blossoms of this new type often meas- 

 ure a foot across; the plants 18 inches high, are 

 healthy, bushy and compact; the leaves are large and 

 luxuriant. Seed sown in the spring produces full- 

 grown, profuse-flowering plants by July, which 

 flower in the garden until cut down by frost or are 

 grown in pots for winter flowers. (See cut.) 



Lemoine's Giant Blue. Deep blue Pkl. 15c. 



" " WTiite. Pearly-white ISc. 



" " Hybrid, Mixed Colors 10c. 



Matilda Cremieux. A magnificent new German 

 variety, growing about 2 feet high, very branch- 

 ing, having immense leaves and enormous heads of 

 dark violet flowers. The largest and finest Helio- 

 trope we ever saw Pkt, 2Sc. 



Frau Lederle. This is a counterpart of the above va- 

 riety, excepting the color is light heliotrope. Pkt. 25c. 



JULIUS' 



"KNOB KERRIE" 



GOURD 



The ornamental gourds are favorite annual 

 climbers, being of rapid growth, having luxuriant 

 foliage and being immune from insect pests. 

 This new variety, "Julius' Knob Kerrie" pro- 

 duces on each vine a number of fruits or gourds 

 of fantastic shape. To the ball-like base — 3 to 

 4 inches in diameter — is attached a slender 

 handle or stem, two and often three feet in 

 length. While developing they are deep green 

 in color, changing as they mature to a richly 

 mottled yellow. (See cut.) Pkl. ISc. 



GYPSOPHILA 



"PARIS MAKKET" 



An improved large-flowering variety of G. 

 paniculata this forms branching plants about 

 2 feet high, fairly smothered all summer long 

 with graceful clusters of snow-white flowers 

 half an inch across. A pretty garden annual 

 and of great value for bouquets, vases, etc. 

 (.See cut.) Pkt. 10c. 



It is not enough to know that Seeds grow, ^i^^Tow.The vital point is, what will they produce ?f^rl"tr°"sVpVrt"pr^:cT 



