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FLOWER SEEDS THAT GROW. 



Ten sc. Papers Mailed for 25c. 

 or Four loc. Papers for 25c. 



S20. SENSITIVE 

 PLANT (Mimosa) 



Curious and inter- 

 esting plants, with 

 pinkish-white flow- 

 ers: the leaves 

 close in and droop 

 when touched or 

 shaken; tender an- 

 nual.. Packet, 5c. 

 SNAP DRAGON. 

 (See Antirrhinum.) 

 Packet, 5c. 

 330. 

 TEN WEEKS 

 STOCKS 

 (Gilliflower). 

 A world-wide fa- 

 vorite, brilliant and 

 varied in color, 

 equally well adapt- 

 ed for massing, 

 bedding, edging or 

 pot culture. Very 

 profuse bloomers. 



Should be grown 

 in rich soil. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Packet, 5c. 



231. STOCKS — SNOWFLiAKE IMPROVED. — A beautiful 

 dwarf-growing variety; very large, double, snow-white flowers. 

 Our seed of this variety is grown by a specialist, and will pro- 

 duce a large perceij.tage of double flowers. Packet, 10c. 



235. SUNFLOWER (HelinntUns) (A).— Remarkable for the 

 stately growth, size and brilliancy of their flowers, making a 

 very good effect among shrubbery and for screens. The seed is 

 also good for feeding poultry. Packet, 5c. 



237. SWEKT ROCKET (HeSperis) (A).— Very pleasing, early 

 spring flowering, profuse blooming plants, with fragrant flowers, 

 growing freely in any light, rich soil. Packet, 5c. 



240. SWEET WILLIAM (Diantlias Barl>atus) (P).— A well- 

 known, free-flowering popular favorite; the great improvements 

 upon the old varieties made within the last few years have ren- 

 dered it still more desirable. Hardy perennials. Packet, 5c. 



243. SWEET VIOLET (A).— Deservedly much in demand, be- 

 cause of their profusion of bloom and delicate, sweet odor. 

 Packet, 10c. 



244. TORENIA (A"*.— Charming plants for pot-culture, vases 

 or hanging baskets. They succeed well also in the open ground 

 in summer, and axe very attractive in beds or masses. Packet, 5c. 



245. — MASIMOTH VERBENA (.\).— One of the most popular 

 and useful bedding plants. Verbenas delight in sunny situation, 

 rich soil and thorough cultivation. Packet, 5c. Ounce, $1.00. 



247. VINCA (AV— Small, bushy plants, producing in quanti- 

 ties round single flowers the first season, if sown early. They 

 may be potted and kept all winter. 



250. VINCA ROSA (A).— Rose with dark eye. Packet, 5c. 



251. A^INCA ALBA (A).— White, with crimson eye. Pkt., 5c. 

 255. WALLFLOWER, DOUBLE (A».-Well known, deliciously 



fragrant plants, with large spikes of double flowers, similar to 

 the Gilli. lower. Succeed in light, rich soil, in a moist atmosphere. 

 Perennials. Packet, 10c. 



258. ZINNIA El.EGANS (Youtli and Old Age) (A).— This is 

 one of the most brilliant of annuals, and has long been a general 

 favorite. The flowers aiejlarge^ finely formed, in great variety 

 of colors, and continue to bloom the entire season. HaJf-hardy 

 annuals. Packet, 5c. 



250. ZINNIAS CURLED AND CRESTED (A).— New, odd and 

 superb. Petals twisted, curled and creste^ into fantastic contor- 

 tions and graceful forms.- A magnificent Variety of colorg. 

 Packet, 6c. > 



260. ZINNIA — DOTTRLE POMPON (A).— Long cone-shaped 

 flowers, very fine. Packet, 5c. 



261. ZINNIA— ZEBRA FLOWERED (A).— Packet, 5c. 



GENERAL LIST OF CLIMBERS. 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII also can be furnished as a plant. 



(See Nursery pages.) 



270. BALSAM, APPLE (Momordica) (A). -Very curious trail- 

 ing vines, with' oi'namental foliage; fruit golden yellow; when 

 ripe, opens, showing the seeds and its brilliant carmine interior. 

 Packet, 5c. Ouno^, fl.OO. 



272. BAiLOON VINE (LotC in a PnflE) (A).— A rapid grow- 

 ing plant; BHciceeds,be9t in light soil and warm situation; flowers 

 white; hsilf-hardy- annual. Packet, 5c. 



275. CANARY BIRD FLOWER (Peregrinam) (A).— With 



yellow, canary-like flowers; very ornamental and beautiful fol- 

 iage; half-hardy annual. Packet, 5c. 



276. COBEA SCANDENS (P).— A beautiful, rapid-growing 

 climber, with handsome foliage and large bell-shaped flowers; 

 blue; half-hardy perennial; grows twenty to tnirty feet high. 

 Packet, lOc. Ounce, 40c. 



278. CYPRESS VINE, RED (I|>omea aaamoclit) (A).— One 



of our most popular vines, with very delicate, fern-like foliage, 

 and masses of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Sow last of 

 May; fifteen feet. Packet, 5c. 



279. CYPRESS VINE, AVHITE (A).— Usually grown with the 

 red, making a handsome effect. Packet, 5c. 



282. MALRANDIA (Enrelajniia) (A). — These charming 

 climbers cannot be too highly praised for their beautiful flowers 

 and foliage. They are admirably adapted for hanging baskets, 

 vases or trellis work. Packet, 5c. 



285. MIXED GOURD (Cnonrbita) (A).— Rapid growing, in- 

 teresting plants, with ornamental foliage and varieties of singu- 

 lar shaped fruit; annual. Packet, 5c. 



286. NEST EGG GOURD (A).— White fruit, shaped like an 

 egg. Used as a substitute for nest eggs. Packet, 6c. 



287. DISH CLOTH GOURD (A).— Packet, 5c. 



288. DIPPER GOURD (A).— Packet, 5c. 



290. MOCK ORANGE (P). — Fruit shaped like an orange. 

 Packet, 5c. 



295. HEAVENLY BLUE IPOMEA (A).— The flowers are In 

 large airy clusters, and of that lovely blue so rarely seen. 

 Flowers four to five inches across. Packet, 5c. 



300. MORNING GLORY (Convolvulus MaJor.)-'One of the 



most free flowering and rapidly growing plants in cultivation, 

 thriving: in almost any situation. The beauty and delicacy of 

 their brilliant flowers are linsurpassed ; hardy annuals. Pkt,, 5c. 



301. NEW BRAZILIAN MORNING GLORY.— Packet, 5c. 



302. GIANT JAPANESE MORNING GLORY (See Cut).— This 

 plant has been developed to such a state of perfection that it now 

 produces flowers of immense size and almost endless variety of 

 color and markings. Some of the flowers are brilliant red, or 

 rich blue self-colored; others are equally brilliant, with broad 

 margins of clear wliite. Some blossoms are striped and dotted 

 with blue or red on white or lemon-yellow ground; others clouded 

 with blue and red; in fac<, one may expect to find some new and 

 exquisitely beautiful markings every morning. Not only are the 

 flowers varied, but the foliage is equally so; some of it comes 

 plain green, and part is mottled with white and shades of yellow 

 or yellowish green. Vines grow 30 to 40 feet high. Packet. 10c. 



305. MOON FLOWER 

 Ipomoea Noctiflora 



Charming and popu- 

 lar blooming climbers; 

 of rapid growth and 

 showy effects; warm, 

 rich soil, with a sunny 

 exposure, suits them. 

 Packet 5c. 



310. 



TALL NASTURTIUM 

 Tropaeolum Major 



Elegant, profuse flow- 

 ering plants, constant- 

 ly growing in favor for 

 verandas, trellis, etc. 

 The seed pods can be 

 gathered while green 

 and tender for pick- 

 ling. 



Packet 5c. 



Ounce 10c. 



320.— SCARLET 

 RUNNERS. 



Very handsome climb- 

 ing Beans, with bright 

 scarlet flowers. 



Packet 5c. 



326. SMILAX. 



Charming climber for 

 greenhouse or window 

 gardens. 



Packet 5c. 



Yz ounce 25c. 



JAPANESE MORNING GLORY Ounce 40c. 



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For General List of Plants, Flower and Vegetable, See Plant Pages. 



