R THE : GARD£H = Flowes' Seeds 



CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS or Imperial Sweet Sultan 



These beautiful giant-flowering "Sultans" produce long-stemmed, exquisitely 

 fringed blossoms 3 to 4 inches across, of graceful effect and are delightfully 

 fragrant. The colors vary, some having centers of a different color, as violel 

 with white center, etc. For bouquets and vases they are exceptionally beauti- 

 ful. If cut scarcely opened they will last for ten days in water. The plants 

 are of the easiest culture, flowering freely in the garden the first summer frorr. 

 seed sown in the spring. They are of strong, bushy form, 2 to 3 feet high. 



1838 Chamaeleon. Brigl.t J ellow flowers Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt., 10c 



1842 Favorite. Brilliant rose-colored flowers Per 1 ,000 seeds, 25c. ; Pkt., 10c 



1844 Graziosa. Deep lilac Per 1,000 seeds, 25c. ; Pkt., 10c 



1846 Margaritee. Satinv-whitc flowers Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt., 10c 



1848 Splendens. Rich dark purple Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt., 10c 



1850 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt., 10c 



1851 Collection of the above 5 separate varieties 40o 



Customer's Selection of Imperial Sultans, any three 10c. pkts. for 25c. 



CENTAUREA Flowering Varieties 



Cyanus. (Ragged Sailor, or Cornflower.) A very old favorite garden annual 

 flowering freely in almost any situation, height 2 to 3 feet; largely used for cu 

 flowers. 

 1812 American Hallii. Bushy annual, 30 inches high; large flowers 6 inches across, 



lavender-blue; fragrant Pkt., 10c 



1815 Blue Per % oz., 25c; Pkt., 5c 



1820 Mixed Colors Per V 2 oz., 20c; Pkt., 5c 



1825 Double Blue Per *A oz., 30c; Pkt., 5c 



1830 Double, Mixed Colors. Produces large, globular heads of flowers filled 



up to the center with florets Per Yi oz., 30c. ; Pkt., 5c 



White-Leaved CENTAUREAS 



(Dicsty Miller) 

 Extensively used for ribbon beds, edgings, vases, etc.; the foliage is silvery 

 gray. 



1832 Candidissima. Compact plants, silvery leaves. 1 foot. Per 500 seeds, 75c; Pkt., 10c 

 1834 Gymnocarpa. Graceful arching silver-gray leaves. 114 feet. 



Per 500 seeds, 50c. ; Pkt., 10< 



CERASTIUM (SNOW IN SUMMER) 



1858 Tomentosum. A procumbent hardy perennial, having white foliage and a 



profusion of small white flowers. Very pretty as an edging plant Pkt. 15< 



ORIENTAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS FROM SEED 



1900 This Seed will produce Blooming Plants the first season. The regal beauty of thes 

 Royal flowers of the Orient is well known. There are many people, however, who do nc 

 realize how easily they may be grown from seed, and that all of the magnificent nei 

 varieties were raised from hybridized seed, similar to that we are now offering. 

 Mixed Types and Colors, in- 

 cluding the Chinese or in- 

 curved — the Japanese long- 

 twisted-petallcd kinds, the os- 

 trich-plumed or feather-pet- 

 alled, early-flowering, etc. 

 Pkt. 15c. 



ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



These improved varieties form bushy, compact, oval plants about 18 inches high, are 

 of easy cultivation, and flower most abundantly during the summer; very showy garden 

 annuals and fine for cutting. 



Double-Flowering Varieties 



1862 Golden Queen. Double golden Pkt- 10c 



1864 Inodorum Snowball. A great advance in this useful type; large, densely-double flowers 



of pures white, borne freely; fern-like foliage; fine cut flower Pkt. 10c. 



1866 White Pearl. Double white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



1S70 Mixed Double Annual Varieties Pkt. 5c 



1880 Lorenz's Double Fringed, Mixed Pkt. 10c 



Single-Flowering Varieties 



1882 Evening Star. Sheeted with large, single golden-yellow flowers Pkt. 10o. 



1884 Morning Star. Large, cream-yellow flowers ; profuse Pkt. 10c. 



1886 North Star. Single giant flowers of white, with a soft yellow zone contrasting effectively 



agains against the bold black disk Pkt. 10c. 



1S90 Mixed Single Annual Varieties Pkt. 5c 



Customer's Selection of Chrysanthemum Seeds, and three 10c. pkts. selected for 25c. 



SINGLE HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



("Shasta" and "Moon-Penny" Daisies) 

 The large-flowering single white hardy Daisy — Chrysanthemum leucanthemum maxi- 

 mum — has long been considered one of our finest hardy perennials for permanent garden 

 decoration. The following new types are great improvements. 



1892 King Edward. This "Moon-Penny Daisy" forms a bushy, compact plant 18 inches high, pro- 

 ducing in abundance during late summer and fall magnificent, large white flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. 

 They are of splendid substance and, having long stems, are highly prized for cutting, lasting in water 

 fully a week. It flowers the first season from spring-sown seed, and comes up every summer in the same 



beauty for many years Pkt. 10c. 



1894 Little Gem. A beautiful new dwarf variety, only 15 to 18 inches high, of even, bushy growth; 

 blooming very ->arly, and very freely — making a splendid effect — large, pure white flowers on long 



stems. Splendid for herbaceous borders and for cut flowers Pkt. 25c. 



1896 Shasta Daisy. This great white California Daisy — a creation of Mr. Luther Burbank — pro- 

 duces, when well grown, magnificent pure white flowers 4 inches or more across, on stems 1 1 4 to 2 feet 

 in length. The plants, 2 to 21^ feet in height, are hardy, and flower in profusion Pkt. 15c. 



When Ordering Flower Seeds, Please Order by the Number Prefixed to Each Variety 



