STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 



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In the following list will be found Biennials and Perennials that do 

 not bloom until the second season. As will be seen they include 

 many of our oldest and most popular flowers. The seed can be sown 

 in the Spring with the Annuals, or in the early Autumn ; in the latter 

 case the beds should be shaded and watered until the plants appear. 



Carnations and Picotees. 



Magnificent fl ,wers, large, perfect in form, and delightfully fragrant. 



Seed sown in May or June will bloom splendidly the following season. 



A succession of young plants should be had every year, as old plants 



are injured by the Winter, while young ones are perfectly hardy 



„ Per Fit. 



Carnation German Extra, Double Mixed. — Seeds from named 

 flowers : very choice ... So 25 



Choice Double Mixed. — A good selection of fine double varie- 

 ties IO 



Picotee, Finest Double Mixed. — A splendid strain of double 

 varieties ; flowers margined with various colors 20 



Picotee, Finest Fancy Mixed. — This is the best Italian seed, 

 saved from named varieties ; it cannot be surpassed . • . 35 



The set of Carnations and Picotees, 4 varieties, 75 cts. 



Phlox Perennial. 



Can be readily grown from seed; best sown in Fall. Plants grow 

 in splendid clumps, which are gorgeous with brilliant heads of bloom. 

 Entirely hardy. 



Finest Varieties Mixed. — Saved from our own- collection, em- 

 bracing the newest and best kinds 15 



Pea Perennial. 



Perennial Peas being perfectly hardy give much satisfaction ; they 

 die down to the ground every Winter and start again in the Spring, 

 growing 10 feet or more in a season. 



Perennial Pea Splendens. — A beautiful species from California; 



handsome dark red flowers IO 



Perennial Peas. — All varieties mixed 10 



Sweet William (Dianthus). 



The Sweet William is a very old and popular flower, unsurpassed 

 for border or bedding plants. The seed we offer is of the best double 

 varieties. 



Sweet William Perfection. — Finest double ; mixed, large flowers 5 

 Auricula Flowered. — Flowers in trusses; colors beautiful . . . . 10 



Pseony. — A well-known, hardy, herbaceous plant; with large, 

 double flowers of various shades of ro-e, crimson and white . .* 15 



Viola Adorata (Blue). — The popular Sweet Violet; flowers very 

 early in the Spring, but the seed requires months to germinate. 10 



Wallflower. — Fine German Double Mixed ' IO 



S Flowers. 



Everlastings are very pretty for growing in the flower beds, and are 

 valuable for drying for Winter decoration, All the varieties we 

 offer are of the easiest cultivation, and we strongly recommend our 

 friends and customers to include some packets in their orders. The 

 flowers should be picked somewhat before they expand and be hung 

 up to dry in small bunches, using care to have stems so they will dry 

 straight. 



Acrolinum. — One of the most beautiful of the Everlastings, grows 

 about 18 inches, and bears a great number of daisy like flowers. 



Mixed colors ... 5 



Ammobium. — Small, pretty little white flowers, very distinct in 



habit; 18 in ... 5 



Gomphrena — Bachelor's Button. — Very pretty and distinct; 

 globular-shaped flowers. Best to start seed in a hotbed. 

 Mixed colors. Do not pick flowers for saving before they are 



fully expanded c 



Helichrysum — Splendid large and full flowers, of good variety 

 of colors; se»ds can be sown in open ground. One of the best 

 of the Everlastings. 



Monstrosum. — Double flowers, mixed colors IO 



Golden Ball. — Rich golden yellow IO 



Fire-Bait. — Splendid fiery red IO 



Dwarf Varieties Mixed. — All colors - 



Helipterum Sandfordi. — One of the choicest Everlastings, grows 



a foot high. Beautiful little yellow flowers IO 



Waitzia Grandiflora. — Fine large yellow flowers, home in 



clusters ; best to start the seeds in hotbeds 10 



Xeranthemum. — Very neat, free-blooming plants of compact 

 habit; the leaves are silvery, and flowers borne on long stems. 



Finest mixed colors IO 



Mixed Everlastings.— Our own mixture. A single packet in- 

 cludes a great variety. Bouquets or fancy designs made up of 

 these imperishable flowers make desirable and permanent deco- 

 rations for the home, schoolrooms and churches. 3 pkts., 25 



Cts. ; large pkt JO 



The complete set of 10 Everlastings for jo cts. 



Under this head will be found seeds of plants that are especially 

 adapted to house culture, and while it requires careful treatment to 

 grow them successfully, it is an interesting study to watch the devel- 

 opment of these rare and beautiful varieties. We have selected the 

 strains of seeds offered with greatest care. Full cultural directions on 

 each packet. p gr p^ 



Ag^panfhus Umbellata (Lily of the Palace).— Blue flowers; 



beautiful and easily grown 10 



Begonia Tuberous-rooted. — Extra fine mixed seed of single 



varieties 25 



Begonia, Finest double-flowering 25 



Calceolaria Hybrida — Tigrina Pumila. — Beautiful house plants. 

 We offer a selection of best dwarf varieties ; can be grown with- 

 out stakes 40 



Carnation Remontant (Tree Carnation).— Fine mixed 25 



Cineraria Hybrida. — Finest mixed, large flowering varieties. 



Easily grown from seed 20 



Coleus. — Good mixed seed. For the finest Coleus seed ever 



offered see our Success Strain, page 83 10 . 



Cyclamen Persicum. — Orchid-like flowers ; very fragrant . . . 20 



Ferns Mixed. — Spores of many varieties 25 



Fuchsia. — Choice varieties, single, mixed 20 



Fuchsia. — Choice varieties, double, mixed 20 



The Trailing Fuchsia (Procumbens). — Exceedingly pretty 

 trailing plants, for pots or hanging baskets; crimson red ber- 

 ries, size and shape of robins' eggs 15 



Geranium, Apple-Scented 25 



Fine Mixed Pelargoniums.— Rare varieties . . - - 40 



Gloxinia Hybrida. — Best quality, mixed 30 



Heliotrope Fine Mixed.— Much appreciated 10 



Lemon Verbena. — Easily grown from seed 10 



Lantana. — Finest mixed 10 



Linaria Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy) 15 



Oxalis Floribunda. — A free-flowering Oxalis ; one of the best for 



basket or pot plants 10 



Passiflora Ccerulea. — The most hardy of the Passion Flowers; 



deep blue : 10 



Boston Smilax. 



The well-known Boston Smilax, beautiful, graceful foliage and 

 pretty white flowers. We offer a fine strain of American-grown 

 seeds. Per oz., $1 10 



Primula (Chinese Primrose). 



The best Primulas can now be grown from seed, requiring little 

 extra care. The great perfection to which this well-known and beau- 

 tiful class has been brought has made them unequaled in popularity. 

 Our seed gives the best satisfaction, as we have been careful to secure 

 the finest strains of Primulas in existence. 



Full Cultural directions printed on each packet. 

 Azure Blue. — The color is a 

 beautiful rich blue, and the 

 flowers of elegant form and 



substance. . . 35 



Alba Magniflca. — Flowers pure 

 white, distinct yellow eye; 



very beautiful 35 



The Best Red.— A bright and 

 much admired variety ; the 

 color is very rich, brilliant and 



striking 25 I 



Primula (Snowflake). — Rare 

 and difficult to obtain ; a very 



free-flowering strain 30 



Crimson Velvet. — This is the 

 deepest, darkest, finest, col- 

 ored double Primrose in ex- 

 istence 25 



Scarlet Gem. — The flowers are 

 of a most brilliant and intense 



rich scarlet crimson 25 



Superb Fringed Varieties. 



Mixed Seed is 



Fern Leaved Mixed. — Much admired, large flowers 25 



Splendid Mixed Large Flowering. — A superb mixture, includ- 

 ing the above and many others 25 



The Best Double Mixed. — Of all colors; a valuable strain ... 45 

 Obconica.— This is an unusual Primula and unquestionably the 

 most desirable of all Primulas for outdoor planting ; a very 

 prolific bloomer, flowering continuously throughout the year, 

 producing a profusion of lovely white flowers — delicately tinted 

 with lilac. Can be grown to good advantage as a pot plant 



during Winter months 15 



Special Offer. — The entire collection of greenhouse seeds, includ- 

 ing our complete collection of 11 Primulas, 33 varieties in all, for #5.00. 



PRIMULA, DOUBLE. 



