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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seed 



Helichrysum 

 "Everlasting or Strawflower" 



These improved double "varieties" produce much larger and mor< 

 double llowers than the old varieties. They are showy garden annuals, 

 of free growth, producing abundantly during the summer. However, 

 they are chiefly prized for their availability for decorative purpose^ 

 during the winter months 



The dried llowers lend themselves admirably for table adornment in 

 the home or in hotels, or for making up ornamental baskets. In 

 fact they may be used for almost any floral decoration. 2 to 3 feel 

 high. (Set illustration.) 



2374 Atropurpurea. Purple . . 



2J" T<; Bronze. Golden bronze 



23 82 Fireball. Scarlet 



2383 Golden Ball. Rich yellow 



2384 Rose Queen. Carmine-rose 



238." Salmon Queen. Salmon-pink . 



2386 Silver Ball. While 



2388 Violet Queen. Violet 



23 90 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds. 25c 



I'kt. 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 Pkt 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



239 i Collection of above 8 varieties, 1 pkt. each 60c. 



Strawflowers 



Gourds Ornamental 



Favorite annual climbers, of rapid 

 growth, having luxuriant foliage and be- 

 ing immune from insect pests. They 

 bear fruits known as "'Ornamental 

 Gourds," vine 20 to 30 feet. 



The following varieties are also used 

 for the same purpose as Helichrysum. 



RHODANTHE (/•'or full description, see paye 127.) 



3.-63 Rose PA*. 10c. 



3565 White . .... Pkt. 10c. 



2200 GLOBE AMARANTH. (For description, see page 111) Pkt. 10c. 

 1020 ACROCLINHJM Double Mixed. (For description, see 



paye 97) Pkt. 10c. 



I OT9 AMMOBIUM Alatum. (For description, see paye97) Pkt. 10c. 

 4760 ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. Produce beautiful plumes for 



mixing with flowers when dried . Pkt 10c. 



Heliotrope — Giant- Flowering 



The heads of bloom of this new type often measure a foot across. 

 The plants, 18 inches high, are healthy, bushy and compact, the leaves 

 are large and luxuriant. Seed sown in the spring produces full-grown, 

 profuse-flowering plants by July, which flower in the garden until cut 

 down by frost, or may be grown in pots for winter flowers. (See 

 illustration.) 



2396 Lemolne's Giant Blue. Deep blue Pkt. ISc. 



2398 Lemoine's Giant White. Pearly-white Pkt. ISc. 



2400 Lemoine's Giant Hybrid, Mixed Colors . Pkt. ISc. 



Heuchera Sanguinea 



'.')»." A beautiful hardy 

 perennial growing 

 about 18 inches 

 tall, foliage dwarf 

 andcompactabove 

 which rises grace- 

 ful flower spikes ol 

 coral red. A splen- 

 did plant for rock 

 gardens and bor- 

 ders Pkt. 25c. 



2332 



2334 



2335 



233 T 

 2338 



2342 

 2344 

 2346 



234 7 

 2348 

 2349 

 2350 



African Pipe Gourd. This lux- 

 uriant, rapid-growing annual 

 climber produces the Ornamen- 

 tal Gourds from which are made 

 the African Calabash pipes. 



Pkt. 10c. 

 Chinese Loofa. (Dish-rag 

 Gourd.) The fibrous interior can 



be used as a sponge Pkt. 10c. 



Dipper-shaped Pkt. 10c. 



Hercules* Club. Green fruit 2 to 5 feet long ... Pkt. 10c. 



Julius "Knob Kerrie." To the ball-like base, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, 

 is attached a slender handle or stem, 2 and often 3 feet in length Pkt. 10c. 



Mock Orange. Golden orange Pkt. 10c. 



Powder Horn. Green Pkt. 10c. 



Serpent. (Trichosanthes ) Long red fruit Pkt. 10c. 



Spoon. Small, yellow with green Pkt. 10c. 



Turk's Turban. Red, lower portion green, striped white Pkt. 10c. 



Nest E&i. White egg-like fruits Pkt. TcOc. 



Mixed Ornamental Varieties Pkt. 10c. 



2351 Imported Collection of 12 Ornamental Gourds 50c. 



Gypsophila, "Baby's Breath" 



2362 Double-flowering. (G. paniculata fl. pi.) A new hardy perennial type 

 bearing in profusion racemes of double white flowers which last long in 

 perfection; 50 per cent may be expected to come double, the balance single- 

 flowering plants Pkt. 25c. 



2364 Paniculata. A favorite hardy perennial, the feathery' foliage and white 

 flowers are largely used in making bouquets. (See illustration.) . . Pkt. 10c. 



2366 "Paris Market." A pretty garden annual, and of great value for 

 bouquets, vases, etc. This improved large-flowering variety of G. elegans 

 forms branching plants about 2 feet high, fairly smothered all summer long 

 with graceful clusters of snow-white flowers half an inch across. 



Per 1.000 seeds, 55c.j Pkt. 10c. 



The remarkable fungicidal properties of Semesan commends its use in all gardening operations. S 



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