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Four O'clock 



(Marvel of Peril, Mirahilis Jalapa) 

 Large and beautiful, old fashioned plants 

 of erect bushy habit which produce in profusion a succession of bril- 

 liantly colored tube-shaped flowers, that open about four o'clock in 

 the afternoon, remaining open all night and usually are closed before 

 noon the next day. The flowers are red, white, yellow, or are striped 

 and blotched in shades of these colors. Very desirable for borders, 

 along a wire fence, or as the background of a flower gai-den, blooming 

 during the late summer and autumn. 



Sow seed in spring in open ground after danger of frost is over, 

 covering one-half inch deep. For best development allow two to 

 three feet apart each way. Hardy annual, about two feet high. 



Red. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



White, Red Striped. Oz. 20c " 10c. 



White. Pure glistening white. Oz. 20c 



Mixed. An exceptionally attractive mixture 



Oz. 20c. 



10c, 

 10c. 



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Gailuardia Picta 



T*» 1 {Digitalis) Stately, old fashioned border 



W* OXfiflOVC plants, affording dense spikes of large bril- 

 * ^^.«».^*^^ ▼ ^n* liantly colored flowers which are terminal and 

 half as long as the height of the plant. The flowers are very distinct 

 and showy, being thimble-like or long bell-shaped, and the colors in- 

 clude white, lavender and rose, many being spotted or blotched. It is 

 often used as a background, and does especially well in cool, shady 

 locations in front of shrubbery. The leaves are wrinkled and some- 

 what downy. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is over, but 

 for best results start in boxes and transplant. The seed is very small 

 and should be covered lightly and kept moist until plants are well es- 

 tablished, when they should be transplanted to two feet apart. May 

 be sown outdoors, in fall. Hardy biennial or perennial, usually bloom- 

 ing the second season; three to five feet high. 

 Ivery's Spotted (Maculata superba) A fine variety of colors, usually . 



spotted Pkt. 10c. 



Fine Mixed. Many shades and markings. Oz. 25c.... " 10c. 



Mammoth Foxglove (Digitalis raonstrosa) Remarkably odd; each 



flower spike surmounted with a very large bell-shaped flower. 



Mixed Colors. Pkt. 1 5c. 



|7„___l_ l-lA\Mia'«7-ei'»r»lrlz* (Hedysaruni) Very handsome, 



rrencn noneybUCKie branching free flowering plants, 

 producing racemes of beautiful small fragrant pea-shaped flowers. 

 Not a climber, but well adapted for borders, or rock-work..- 



Sow in open border in spring after danger from frost is past, prefer- 

 ably in light and open well drained soil, in a sunny situation. Hardy 

 perennial; often growing four feet. 



Coronarium, Scarlet Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium, Album, white " 10c. 



^^ •11 !• Showy bedding and border plants, remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, 



I ^a 1 1 la¥*Q[|a blooming the first year and among the gayest ornaments of the garden in summer and autumn. 

 ^•********* ^^*** Combinations of yellow and red predominate in the highly colored single and double flower-heads, 

 two inches or more across, which are borne singly well above the foliage on long, slender stems, suitable for cutting. Leaves 

 alternate, simple, and more or less toothed. 



Sow seed outdoors early in spring; cover one-fourth inch deep. Make rows eighteen inches apart and thin eight to ten 

 inches apart in the row; or a longer season of bloom may be secured by planting in frames and transplanting. Plants one to 

 one and one-half feet high. 

 Picta. Plants about one foot high; flowers single, purplish-crimson and yellow. Hardy annual; with root protection in winter 



is a perennial Pkt. 10c. 



Picta Lorenziana. Gaily colored flowers, double with tubular florets, produced from July even until hard freezing weather. 



Invaluable for bouquets. Hardy annual; one to one and one-half feet high; with root protection in winter is often treated 



as a perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed ; Pkt. 10c. 



Grandiflora. Flowers scarlet and orange, single, often three inches across with flat petals. Excellent for cutting. Hardy 



perennial, blooming the first year Pkt. 10c. 



^^ • (Pelargonium) When properly grown, the constant succession of bloom until frost comes, the brilliant 



I jlOVai^lfllTri colors of the flowers and the exquisite zone or horseshoe markings of the leaves of some of the 

 ^■^^^^ ***** v»*** varieties, render the Geranium very desirable for pot culture as well as for bedding out of doors and 

 for growing in window boxes. 



The seed is slow to germinate. Sow in a pot or box in the house in rather light soil, preferably containing a little leaf 

 mold and sand. Cover seed one-fourth inch deep, and keep as near 65° F. as possible. Water moderately, and as soon as the 

 third leaf appears, pot singly in two inch pots, transferring to larger ones as the plants require. Plunge the pots or set in 

 open border, and on approach of frost i-emove to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring. Half hardy perennial; 

 about two feet high. 

 Scarlet Mixed (Zonale) The seed we offer will produce a large percentage of double flowers in many beautiful shades of 



scarlet and red Pkt. 25c. 



QILLIFLOWER— (See S^oc/c) 



I^ImiJi^IiIq These magnificent plants for bedding and cutting with their long spikes of tubular lily-form flowers can be 

 ^J*^W''^***«* raised from seed in nearly every conceivable color and shade, some being most beautifully striped and 

 blotched. 



Sow seed thickly, as soon as the ground is warm in spring, covering one-fourth inch deep. The plants should have very 

 careful attention and be kept free from weeds. The bulbs which have formed should be taken up in the fall and kept dry 

 during winter. The stronger bulbs will flower the second season; the balance the third season. Tender perennial; about two 

 and one-half feet high. 



Finest Mixed. Finest named sorts mixed Pkt. 15c. 



For Gladiolus Bulbs see Bulbs and Roots, page 101. 



Globe Amaranth 



(Gomphrena globosa) A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome small, globular 

 flower heads which, if cvit when well -matured, will retain their beauty through the winter. 



Seeds germinate slowly; start in hotbed, or soak in warm water to soften the woolly husk. Set the plants one foot apart. 



Tender annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Purple Pkt. 10c. Striped , Pkt. 10c. 



White " 10c; Mixed, -Oz. 25c..... ....~.:....~ " 10c. 



