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f Skni-ono The plants form small shrubs, producing in late summer and autumn heliotrope-like clusters of single, fra- 

 1.^0.1110.110. grant flowers tliat change color. Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep blue. Start under 



and transplant when danger of frost is over. May also be grown in pots. Tender perennial; about two feet high. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 80c Pkt. 10c. 



¥ 11^11 vYi Grandiflorum Rubrum {Scarlet Flax) An attractive free-flowering bedding plant with slender foliage and bear- 



•^****«'.lli inc^ oil delicate stems clusters of glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, with black center. If sown in 



hotbed and transplanted into good, rich soil, one foot apart, the pei'iod of flowering will be much advanced but the seed 



can be sown in the open ground after the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one-half feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 10c. 



Lobelia 



The four dwarf (Erinus) sorts are 

 charming plants, well adapted for 

 bedding, pots or rockeries. They make 

 a neat edging for beds of white 

 flowers and are very effective in masses, being covered with 

 flowers a long time. The flowers are usually blue with lighter 

 center and are borne in neat clusters, each irregularly 

 lobed flower being about five-eighths inch across. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over; 

 or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in 

 spring and transplant in May to place outdoors. Half hardy 

 annual; usually about six inches high. 

 Emperor William. A very fine, erect and compact variety 



with clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 10c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many 



pure white flowers; useful for borders Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace (Speciosa) An exceptionally graceful sort 

 and one of the best in color, having bright deep blue flowers; 



very dark green foliage Pkt. 10c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white 

 centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 

 blooming profusely. Plants slender, six inches high . Pkt. 10c. 



Love-in-a-Mist i^gfsl 



Also known as Lady- 

 -Green and as Devil-in-a- 

 Bush, because the blossoms are partly concealed 'by the 

 finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped flowers are sur- 

 rounded by a very dense fringe or wreath of mossy fibres. 

 Both plant and flower are handsome and require but little 

 care. Sow seed in spinng in any good garden soil, or may be 

 sown in fall. Hardy annual. 



Damascena, f 1. pi. Double blue flowers; One and one-half to 

 two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



Lup 



|M A very attractive free-flowering plant with 

 *** long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea- 

 shaped blossoms. Blooms early in the season and is desirable 

 for cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin to one and 

 one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 

 Cruikshanki. Blossoms w^hite, shaded with yellow, blue and 

 purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



Marigold, African El Dorado 



Marigold 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brilliant 

 displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 

 foliage. The African (Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 

 _ and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French (Tagetes 



patula) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut 

 foliage, while the Pot Marigold {Calendula officinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rather hairy stems. 



For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when danger from frost is over, but good blooms 

 of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. 

 Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch 

 of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro- 

 fuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 

 class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 

 Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 10c. 



African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals. 

 The flowers are showy, bloom very early and are used for 

 cutting. The plants are rather dwarf, growing about fifteen 

 inches high Pkt. 10c. 



African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

 diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim- 

 rose, orange and gold. The plants are about two to three feet 

 high. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 10c. 



African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 

 beds. About two feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel- 

 low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 

 high Pkt. 10c. 



French Legion of Honor (Little Broivnie) This is a single, 

 dwarf, bushy variety and is very desirable for borders. The 

 plants bear in profusion rich golden yellow flowers with 

 garnet blotches in the center of each petal and are about 

 one foot high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 

 bright orange-yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass- 

 ing. About twelve inches high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



Prince of Orange (Calendula, officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis- 

 tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 

 petals usually striped or shaded dark orange; produced in 

 great abundance. Height of plant about one and one-half 

 feet. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully im- 

 bricated, double flowers; petals yellow, striped or edged 

 with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. 

 One and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Fotir O'Cloch) 

 MATH lOLA— (See Stock) 



1\/lskf«>i<*aivio Eximia Grandiflora, fl.pl. (Double Feverfew) 



iVld,LriC<A.ri<l Beautiful small white button-hke double 

 flower-heads. Plants of bushy growth, with very finely cut 

 dark green foliage; desirable for bedding. 



Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; trans- 

 plant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving 

 each seedling two to three inches of space and set out in the 

 open ground after danger of frost is over. Where climate 

 permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy 

 perennial, about two feet high Pkt. 10c. 



IVf^Timnr^ist Grraceful slender chmber with glossy ivy- 

 ivldurallUlct shaped leaves. It produces an abundance 

 of showy irregular trumpet-shaped flowers, one and one-half 

 inches long, usually purplish blue, white or rose colored with 

 lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging baskets 

 in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a 

 small trellis is given as' support. 



Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young 

 plants set out in open border after danger of frost is over. 

 Tender perennial, blooming the first season; six to ten feet high. 



Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



