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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



Plant Department. 



Abutilon — Singularly beautiful flowering 

 Maples and worlby a place in any garden, 

 producing their flowers in great abundance 

 the entire year, beginning to bloom when 

 ^uite small Oars include the best varieties. 

 Price 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. Extra large 

 plants 25c. and 50c. each. 



Abutilon Robert George — A free and 

 continuous bloomer. Flowers are broad. 



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their large, overlapping petals incurved, 

 color orange, veined with crimson. 



Abutilon Shower of Gold—A beauti- 

 ful, dwarf-growing variet}-, the whole plant 

 being covered with a profusion of beautiful 

 golden yellow blossoms. 



AbuTilon Thomsoni Plena — New. Has 

 perfectly double flowers that resemble in 

 form a double Hollyhock. Color a rich, 

 deep orange, shaded and streaked with 

 crimson. The foliage is delightfully varie- 

 gated. 



Abutilon SplENDENs — A beautiful vel- 

 vety crimson. 



Abutilon Scarlet Gem— A rich, bright 

 scarlet. 



Abutilon Eclipse— This is an elegant 

 foliage plant, and one of the prettiest we 

 know. It is new, and the flowers, which 

 are produced in profusion, set the plant off 

 to good advantage. 



Abutilon Souvenir De Bonne — New. 

 This is a charming plant. The body of the 

 leaf is a deep, rich green, bordered and 

 edged with purest white. It is a lovely 

 plant to go with Palms or other decorative 

 plants. 



Acalypha Sa.ndetii—T/ie Most Sensa- 

 tiofial. hUrodudion of the Century. — Under 

 a variety of names this remarkable new 

 plant has been praised by experts the world 

 over. It has been called the "Philippine 

 Medusa," "Dewey's Favorite Plant," 



"Chenile Plant," "Blazing Cat Tail" and 

 many other names of similar character. 

 We know of no plant so unique and sensa- 

 tional in appearance. It is an absolutely 

 new departure totally unlike any other 

 plant now known. At the great exhibition 

 which is held at Ghent, Belgium, every five 

 years, to which the plantsmen of Europe 

 bring their finest novelties, this great plant, 

 won the distinction of being the mosL 



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striking novelty exhibited. It is an extra- 

 ordinary free 'grower and bloomer, small 

 plants blooming from January to December. 

 As an ornamental plant, it is the most 

 striking ever seen. Of branching habit, the 

 branches spread widely and throw out their 

 long, dazzling crimson, fluff"y spikes 12 to 

 18 inches long (not 20 to 30 inches, as has 

 been described), between the large, bright 

 green leaves, in the most efl'ective manner. 

 A large plant presents a sight that bafl^es 

 description. This is a plant that you should 

 not miss getting. It will attract instant 

 attention and admiraiion. Strong plants, 

 30 cents each, 2 for 50 cents. 



Acalypha— A showy class of foliage 

 plants that is becoming very popular for 

 ornamental and sub-tropical bedding. The 

 colors are as bright as in the best of the 

 Coleus and the plants are much hardier 

 and not so liable to wilt in the hottest and 

 driest weather. 



We have a varied Assortment, of Shade Trees of every description. 



