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FLOWER SEEDS 



SUNFLOWER (Annual) 



3777 

 3779 



3781 



3783 



Giant Russian. Immense single yellow flower. . .Per oz. 15c; pkt. 5c 

 "Lilliput Hybrids." ."^n improved race, forming branching plants, 

 3 to 4 feet high; producing freely long-stemmed flowers of perfect 

 form, 3 to 4 inches across. The colors vary from various shades of 

 yellow and include a percentage of flowers zoned, tipped or fringed 



with red, rose, purple, etc Per 54 oz. 15c; pkt. 5c 



Maroon Prince. For several years we have been ofEering a select 

 strain of tall, red Sunflower but Maroon Prince is a dwarf-growing 

 strain. It is a true maroon in color, single, and unquestionably the 



best red on the market today Pkt. 15c 



'Red and Gold." The plants grow strong, branching to a height 

 of 7 to 9 feet, each stem producing several flowers of large size. The 

 central stem and main branches bear the large flowers — 4 to 5 inches 

 across. Most flowers are Gaillardia colored — that is a wide zone of 

 red surrounds the purplish-black center, the ends or tips of the petals 

 being of a rich golden-yellow. (See illustration.) 



Per K oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



3785 "Red Semi-Double and Collarette." The plants are the same as 

 "Red and Gold" and have the same colorings. The seed we offer 

 has been saved exclusively from semi-double and collarette flowering 



plants. Per J4 oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



Silver-leaved. Beautiful silvery foliage; large single yellow flowers 

 with black centers Per oz. 2Sc; pkt. 10c 



DOUBLE VARIETIES 



Chrysanthemum-Bowered. Magnificent flowers 6 to 



3787 



SWEET ROCKET, or Dame's Violet (Perennial) 



Favorite, hardy, herbaceous plants, very effective in the garden border. The 

 plants form large clumps 2 to 3 feet in height, covered with showy terminal spikes 

 of flowers resembling Stocks. The colors range from white through lilac to pink 

 and purple; splendid for cut flowers. 

 4440 .Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



SWEET WILLIAM (Annual) 



The old favorite Sweet William, as all know, does not flower until the second year 

 from seed, but this new type commences blooming in early summer from spring-sown 

 seed and continues in flower for several weeks. The plants are of the same habit 

 as the perennial kinds, producing fine heads of bloom of various colors — white, 

 crimson, rose-pink, etc., many of which are broadly edged with white and sweetly 

 fragrant. 

 4450 Mixed Colors Per 1.000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



SWEET WILLIAM, Perfection (Perennial) 



For many years the Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) has been esteemed as 

 one of our finest hardy garden plants, being of easy culture, thriving in any good 

 garden soil and lasting for years. The plants grow about 1 foot high and form 

 fine clumps. (See illustration.) 



4454 Diadem. Deep rich crimson, with a well-defined white eye Pkt. 10c 



.4455 Double Large-flowering Perfection, Mixed. Extra choice from a fine 



collection Per 1,000 seeds, 60c; Pkt. 10c 



4457 Harlequin. Large flowers of several colors are produced on one plant. 

 Sometimes a head will be all of one color, but usually florets of different colors 



will be borne on one head Pkt. 10c 



4459 Pink Beauty. Large, single flowers of pure pink Pkt. 10c 



4462 Scarlet Beauty. Large single flowers of intense scarlet Pkt. 10c 



4470 Single Large-flowering Perfection, Mixed. Extra choice varieties. .Pkt. 5c 



TAGETES Signata Pumila (Annual) 



4473 A dwarf compact Marigold growing 6 to 8 inches tall, having very fine leaved 

 foliage, covered with golden yellow flowers, splendid plant for edgings and 

 rock gardens Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Pkt. 10c 



THUNBERGIA Alata (Perennial) 



4475 Rapid-growing climber, height 6 to 8 feet; the foliage is not aftected 

 by insects. A pretty vine for trellis, fences, rock-work, etc. Though 

 a tender perennial, it is usually grown as annual. 

 Mixed colors (Alata) Pkt. 10c 



TRITOMA (Perennial) 



These are popular knoWn as "Torch Lilies," "Red-hot Poker," "Flame 

 Flowers," etc., and are among our showiest hardy plants, producing the 

 brightest flowers of the autumn garden. They grow from seed and flower 

 well the second year, commencing in May and continue to bloom throughout 

 the summer and fall. The range in color is from pale lemon to orange and 

 from salmon-pink, coral-red, etc., to crimson. The plants vary in height 

 from 2 to 3 feet. 

 4480 New Hybrids. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



4482 Uvaria Grandiflora. (Red-hot Poker Plant), orange-red flowers 

 on spikes 2 to 3 feet high Pkt. 15c 



VENIDIUM Fastuosum (Annual) 



4483 It suggests the exotic splendor of its native Africa, and luxuriates in 

 the glowing heat of the midsummer sun. The plants grow about two 

 feet high and bear golden yellow sunflower-like blooms with black 

 centers Pkt. 25c 



VERBASCUM Plicatum (Perennial) 



3806 Double 



8 inches in diameter, densely double, the petals long and fringed; 

 color, rich orange; the plants, 6 to 7 feet high, carry many of these 

 noble flowers Per M oz. 25c4 pkt. 10c 



3808 Double "Globes of Gold." (Helianthus MuUiflorus, fl. pi.) A dwarf 

 well-branched plant, 3 to 3 J^ feet in height. Each of the numerous branches 

 carry large, double, globe-shaped, rich golden flowers of deep yellow. 

 Per oz. SOc; pkt. 10c 



**CUT-AND-C0ME-AGAIN" Dwarf-Branching (Annual) 



Single Flowering Varieties 



These are popular, not only for garden display, but for cut flowers. The plants 

 form bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing a continuous succession of flowers from 

 June until frost. The perfectly formed, single flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, 

 are poised on long, graceful stems, which "vase" beautifully. They are easily 

 grown, commencing to flower in a few weeks from seed. 



3794 Mars. Golden yellow, dark eye Per K oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



3796 Sirius. Lemon, dark center Per |^ oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



3798 White Star. White with black eye Per Ji oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



3800 "Cut-and-Come-Again," Mixed Per yi oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



"CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN" Dwarf-Branching (Annual) 



Double Flowering Varieties 



These improved branching Sunflowers are popular, not only for showy display 

 in the garden, but for cut flowers. The plants form many branched pyramidal 

 bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing from base to summit a succession of double flowers 

 from June until frost. They are easily grown, commencing to flower in a few 

 weeks from seed. 

 3816 Double Golden-yellow Per K oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



3818 Double White. Creamy-white with yellow guard petals 



Per yi oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



3820 Double "Cut-and-Come-Agcin." Mixed Per Vi oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



4484 A useful hardy perennial plant for grouping at the back of herbaceous 

 borders; the long ribbed leaves are covered with silvery down, and 

 the golden yellow flowers are borne in pyramidal spikes above. . Pkt. 2Sc 



