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£^ <| (Mathiola) Sometimes called Gilliflow^ Consid- 



^fc 1 J I jt l» ered almost indispensable where a fine aisplay of 

 fc7j tCjCyl\ flowers is wanted and particularly valued for edar- 

 ^^^^^^ ings, bedding and pot culture. The improv^ 



varieties we offer of this favorite garden plant produce dense spikes 

 of very fragrant and beautiful rosette-like double flowers in a wide 

 range of attractive colors. They are suitable for cutting, being pro- 

 duced on stems of good length in pleasing contrast with the dark 

 green foliage of the bushy plants. Each of the four types is of long 

 flowering period and if the earlier ones are started indoors, a pro- 

 fusion of fragrant and pleasing flowers is afforded for the entire 

 season. 



Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, carefully pul- 

 verized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly 

 pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches apart; thin to six inches 

 apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and transplant. Height of 

 plants, one to one and one-half feet. 



Early Flowering Brompton 

 A decidedly superior, large-flowering annual strain with the 

 splendid foliage and bloom of the older type but flowering with the 

 Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length of stem and size of 

 flower spike. This group is also called Beauty Stocks, Giants of 

 Nice, "Cut and Come Again" and Victoria Stocks. 



Belle of Naples. Old rose or light purplish rose Pkt. 15c. 



Camaldoli. Dark violet or light purplish red " 15c. 



Snow White ( Victoria) " 10c. 



Vesuvius. Blood-red or deep purplish red " 1 5c. 



Early Flowering Brompton Mixed. Includes shades of white, old 



rose, blood-red, purple and violet. Oz. f 3.00 Pkt. 10c. 



Double Ten Weeks (Large Flowering) 

 This favorite half-hardy summer blooming annual has deliciously 

 fragrant flowers and is very desirable for cutting. 

 Double Ten Weeks, Mixed (Levkojen) Shades of white, red, purple, 



lavender and maroon. Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 10c. 



Double Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral work and 



bouquets Pkt. 10c. 



Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 

 Sown at the same time .J ^^ as the Ten Weeks the 



Intermediate sorts \» ill jfe|^ J W |M|| ^ succeed them in bloom, 

 thus affording | | l || |||| | | B ^ |i||i|^ flowers continuously 



Sunflower 



Sunflower, Stella 



Stock, Double Ten Weeks 



until late in the fall. The flowers are larger and are pro- 

 duced on longer, bolder spikes. For indoor blooming, 

 if sown in pots late in summer the plants will bloom 

 the following spring. 



Intermediate White Pkt. 15c. 



Scarlet " 15c. 



Winter or Biennial Brompton Stocks 



These require a longer time than the Intermediate to 



grow and cannot endure our winters unless protected. 



Brompton Mixed. This mixture of Winter or Biennial 



Brompton Stocks forms bushy plants flowering in the 



fall outdoors if started in hotbeil early in spring and 



transplanted, or blooming well in winter from seed 



sown outdoors in summer if plants are taken up in 



the fall and given cool airy quarters indoors; half 



hardy biennial. Oz. $4.00 , Pkt. 10c. 



STRAW FLOWER— (See Helichrysum and Rhodanthe) 



(Helianthus) These 

 stately, old-fashioned 

 flowers with the newer 

 improved varieties are 

 coming into special favor as a background for lawns and 

 in front of high fences. Valuable also as a screen to 

 hide unsightly places and sometimes used to mitigate the 

 evil of adjacent swamp holes. Their very tall dense 

 growth and bright yellow disc-like flowers of very large 

 size and long blooming period make them one of the most 

 deserving and useful of hai-dy annuals. 



Sunflowers grow reailily in almost any soil but do 

 best on light, rich limestone or alluvial land well sup- 

 plied with moisture and not shaded by trees or build- 

 ings. Sow the seed outdoors in spring after danger of 

 frost is over, preferably in well pulverized soil either 

 broadcast or in rows two to three feet apart and cover 

 about one-half inch deep. When the young plants are 

 about four inches high, thin one-half to two feet apart 

 to secure the best development. 



Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. The most attrac- 

 tive of the very double sunflowers. Plant tall, growing 

 seven feet high and blooming profusely all summer. 

 Flowers very large, often ei«ht to ten inches across, 

 very double, with long fringed petals and resemble 

 chrysanthemums. The color is a splendid, rich, golden- 

 yellow, free from any black center. Oz. 30c.. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Globosus Fistulosus {Globe, or Dahlia Sunfloiver) This 

 desirable variety produces very large, exceedingly 

 double flowers, often six to eight inches in diameter 

 and of bright yellow color. The plants are usually 



about five feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c, 



Stella. The plant of this fine Miniature (cucumerifolius) 

 variety is spreading with many branches and attains 

 a height of about three feet. The flowers are about 

 three inches in diameter and are of an unusually pure 

 golden yellow with black discs or centers, and are 

 borne on long stems well above the foliage. Early 

 blooming and produced in abundance throughout a 



long season. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



SWEET ROCKET— (See Rocket) 



