MISS EMMA V. WHITE 



1912 PREMIUM LIST 



ONE PACKET FREE WITH EVERY 25 

 CENTS OF YOUR ORDER 



1. I WANT YOU to read and take advantage of 

 of this liberal offer. lu this list are some things 

 not well known, but once tried they will be among 

 your •'must-haves." Here is an opportunity to 

 experiment without extra cost. 



2. PREMIUMS MUST BE SELECTED WITH 

 ORDEH. Orders at different times cannot be tak- 

 en together to entitle one to a premium. For 

 convenience the List of Premiums is printed on the 

 order sheet. Check off those you wish. 



3. IF YOU PREFER YOU MAY MAKE YOUR 

 OWN SELECTION from my g-eneral list, selecting 

 what is due from my flower seeds only, and from 

 such packets as are listed at not more than 5 cts. 

 per packet. 



4. If premiums are not selected according to 

 above offers, I shall have to take the liberty of sub- 

 stituting. 



1. CABBAGE. Glory of Enkhousen. New, early 

 and sureheaded. 



2. CHIVES. Used for seasoning. Hardy peren- 

 nial of the onion tribe. 



3. CUCUMBER. Chicago Pickling. Fine. 



4. LETTUCE. Some sort, my choice. 



5. MUSKMELON. Grand, new, similar to Osage, 

 but 10 days or more earlier, 



6. WATERMELON. Ice cream, honey-sweet. 



7. PARSLEY. Moss curled; have plenty for 

 garnishing; pretty also for bouquets. 



8. RADISH. Winter Rose, best winter sort. 



9. RADISH. Leafless: new; earliest grown. 



10. SAVOY, OR SALAD CABBAGE. Ironhead; 

 crumpled yellowish leaves, fine for garnishing and 

 especially tender when cooked. 



11. TOMATO. Earlibell; smooth, deep scarlet, 

 and earlier than any other sort. 



12. TOMATO. Golden Queen, for preserving. 



13. TOMATO. June Pink; new; very early. 



14. ALYSSUM. Little Dorrit. New and very 

 choice; grand improvement on Little Gem. 



15. ANCHUSA CAPENSIS. Cape Forget-Me- 

 Not. Large clusters of lovely blue flowers. Very 

 showy. 



16. ASTER. Some choice variety, my selection. 



17. CHRYSANTHEMUM. Bridal Robe. Lovely 

 white flowers; 200 or more in blossom at once. 



18. ESCHSCHOLTZIA. Burbank's Re-selected 

 Giant White; splendid. 



19. EUPHORBIA. Lathyris. Gopher or Mole 

 Plant. Said to drive away moles or gophers. 

 Capsules used for pickling. 



20. GIANT JERUSALEM CHERRY. See p. 42. 



21. LEPTOSIPHON. French Hybrids. Low 

 growing, for edgings. Rose, yellow and white. 



22. MIGNONETTE. Miles Spiral. Very fra- 

 grant. 



23. NASTURTIUM. Dwarf; my selection. 



24. NASTURTIUM. Tall; my selection. 



25. ORNAMENTAL PEPPER. Mixed; small- 

 fruited, peculiar shaped peppers; may be used as 

 pot plants; fruit good for seasoning. 



26. POPPY. Philippine Beauties; brought from 

 the Philippines by one of the soldiers; 



27. PRINCESS PINKS. Large, fringed pinks, 

 dotted and blotched on plain grounds; mixed colors. 



28. SHASTA DAISY. New Hybrids. See p. 24. 



29. SIBERIAN IRIS. Beautiful Yale blue. 



-1- Was)iington, D. C.---"Your seeds came in good order. 

 You seem to be very original and your ideas are worth 

 while."— Carrie Harrison. 



30. SNAPDRAGON. New pink shades. 



31. SPIDER PLANT. Tall, for the border. 



33. STOCKS. Giant Perfection mixed. 



34. SWEET PEA. Giants of California; mixed. 



35. VERBENA. My best selection. 



36. CULTURE OF FLOWERS. In addition to 

 the above, free with an order of twenty-five cents, 

 or over, 



N. B. At the last of the season, if I should 

 be out of any of the things you ask for, I will se- 

 lect something else from the list that I think you 

 will like. I expect, however, to have a sufficient 

 supply to fill all requests. 



GREAT PREMIUM BULB OFFER 



THE BEST EVER, AND IT IS IN ADDITION 

 TO THE OFFER OF PREMIUM SEEDS. 



30c WORTH OF PLANTS AND BULBS with 

 every dollar purchase from my catalog; 15c worth 

 with every 50c purchase, provided you send 4c ad- 

 ditional, to cover cost and packing', for every 15c 

 worth of premium bulbs selected. 



SELECTION MUST BE MADE from the Coupon 

 Premium list enclosed. Check those you want and 

 are entitled to, fill out coupon with your name and 

 address and return with your order. 



THIS IS THE LIST, but be sure to use coupon. 

 You need not keep it for reference, as I will send 

 another. 



Canna, Austria, lOo 

 Canna Partenope, 10c, 

 Hedychium, or Butterfly Lily, 15c. 

 Hemerocallis, Flava, Lemcn Lily, 15c. 

 Hemerocallis Fulva, Orange Lily, 15c. 

 The Wonderful Dasheen, 15c. 

 Giant Maximum Daisy, 15c. 

 Iris Verna, Dwarf Hardy Iris, 10c. 

 Stokesia Cyanea, or Cornflower Aster, 10c. 

 Japanese Kudzu Vine, 15c. 



You will find the above described on bulb pages 

 46-49. 



SPECIAL BOOK PREMIUM 



Home Floriculture. A guide to growing 

 flowers in the house or garden. A book of 175 

 pages, all about the puzzling things a flower lover 

 wants to know, gathered from the author's experi- 

 ence of 25 years. Price, paper-bound, 25 cents, or 

 Free with an order of $2.00 worth of seeds, flower 

 or vegetable. If your order does not entitle you 

 to a copy free, you will feel well repaid to buy 

 the book. 



All Bulbs, Plants and Seeds sent prepaid, except 

 grass seed by the bushel. 



Send for terms to agents to sell my choice seeds. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



COLLECTIONS OF SEEDS 



ASTERS 



PANSIES 



SWEET PEAS 



MISCELLANEOUS 



FLOWER SEEDS, Alphabetical List. 



LAWN GRASS SEED 



BULBS 



ROSES AND OTHER PLANTS 



VEGETABLES 



Page. 



2 



3-7 



8-10 



11-13 



14 



15-45 



45 



46-49 



50-55 



56-57 



