Fre eland, Mich. 

 J- our seed.' ' — Mrs 



"I had some beautiful Dahlias from —27— 

 . Vassold, Jr. 



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MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 



RAINBOW CORN 



(Japanese Maize) 



As beautiful and decorative as the 

 Dracaenas. In some the leaves are vari- 

 egated like those of the striped grass, in 

 others there will be broad stripes of 

 crimson, yellow, white and other rain- 

 bow colors. Nothing like it for decora- 

 tive purposes, either for the garden or 

 for cutting where large effects^ are de- 

 sired, or in the center of a tropical bed, 

 or a screen against a fence, or a back- 

 ground in a border. 4 feet. 



Rainbow Corn. Choice varieties, 

 mixed. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5c. 



Fancy Rainbow Corn. A greatly 

 improved noveltv strain. Pkt., 20 



set-ds, 10c. 



ANNUAL GAILLARDIA 



Showy, daisy-like flowers in brilliant 

 shades of yellow, orange and scarlet. 

 Double and single mixed. Pkt., 100 

 seeds, 4c. 



FEVERFEW (Matricaria) 



Price, each per pkt., 5c; any 3 pkts., 12c. 



Dwarf Snowball. Charming little plants, oval 

 in shape, covered with clusters of pure white double 

 flowers; verv desirable for bedding or for edgings. 8 

 inches. Pkt.. 200 seeds. 



Dwarf Golden Ball. A fine display is made by 

 combining the white and golden. Both are hardy 

 perennials, blooming the first season. Pkt., 200 

 seeds 



Golden Feather rParthenifoHum Aureum". 

 Low growing, with golden variegated foliage, used 

 for edgings. Pkt., 500 seeds, f^ oz., 10c. 



Tall Snowball. One of the prettiest things I saw 

 last year was a single specimen of this tall Feverfew, 

 3 feet tall, in bush form, which was covered for 

 weeks with a mass of double white blossoms. Hardy 

 perennial. Pkt., 300 seeds. 



FOUR OXLOCKS 



Four O'Clocks should be grown for the children 

 if for no other purpose, from which they may pick 

 freely, they so enjoy the bright colors and sweet 

 odor. In a large garden they may be used effec- 

 tively to border walks, or as a background for 

 lower-growing plants. Mixed. 2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 25 

 seeds, 5c; 2 pkts., 8c. 



JAPANESE KUDZU VINE 



A fast-growing hardy climber. The first season it 

 grows 10 feet, and later often makes a growth of 50 

 feet in a season. The flowers are rosy-purple and 

 pea-shaped. In the North the top dies in winter, 

 but in the South it becomes woody. For vigorous 

 growth and fine shade it is unsurpassed, but is not 

 hardy enough for the extreme north. Pkt., 20 seeds, 



JAPANESE HOP 



For a rapid growing vine nothing is better than 

 the Japan Hop. The foliage is luxuriant, the leaves 

 being smaller and more delicate than those of the 

 common hop, and curiously marked with silvery 

 and yellowish-white streaks, Pkt., 5c. 



FOXGLOVE OR DIGITALIS 



The Foxglove becomes more popular each year. 

 It is perennial and perfectly hardy, very easily 

 grown from seed and is fine for shrubberies and 

 other partially shaded places. It sends up stately 

 stalks 2 to 5 feet high, covered with thimble-shaped 

 flowers in varied and iaeautiful colors. I offer a mix- 

 ture of several choice strains, including Gloxiniae- 

 flora, rivaling the gloxinia in shadings and mark- 

 ings, and Maculata, a charming new spotted strain. 

 Splendid mixed. 3 to 5 feet. Pkt., 400 seeds, 4c; 

 fe oz., 12c. 



