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PiinVi/M>K;a Mai-rrinof o (Snow-on-the-Mountain) An annual garden plant, popular on account of the showy appear- 

 JCUpnOrDia Marginata ance of its foUage The plants which are of quite branching habit are about 3 feet high. 

 The foliage is light green, broadly margined with silvery white. Very attractive as a background for lower growing plants or tor 

 use in mixed borders. 



Seeds are best sown out of doors about May 15th in place where the plants are to stand. They are not particular as to soil but 

 require a sunny situation for best results. '^■' '^'^'^ 



Oz. 50c. 

 FEVERFEW— (See Matricaria and Pyrethrum) 



r^ . «« TWr . iMvosotia) This is a favorite old-fashioned flower, bearing in profusion, especially in fall 



r* f*f<y^T- IVI ^m IN r*T and spring, clusters of dainty blue five-petalled blossoms. It thrives well in the shade or 

 * VFAg^l. ATAV^ A^Vrt. open border but flourishes best in a moist, shady situation. 



For bloom the first year sow indoors in February or March, and transplant as soon as the ground is warm enough, or sow 

 outdoors as early as possible, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to six inches apart. Seed may also be sown m tall. Hardy 

 perennial but usually does better if given some protection during winter. 

 Alpestris. Plants of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage, growing six to eight inches high. Flowers blue with a very 



small yellowish eye. Oz. 50c "•''• *"*• 



Dissitiflora. Flowers deep blue, a little larger than Alpestris. Compact, early blooming; a good border plant Pkt. 15e. 



1^ /-v«^^l 1 (Jl/aruei 0/ Peru, MiVabiZisJaiapa) Large and beautiful, old-fashioned plants of erect bushy 



Hrtlll^ I II tf\€*lC habit which produce in prof usion a succession of brilliantly colored tube-shaped flowers, that 

 * V^vtl V-r X^mvrv^X^ Q about four o'clock in the afternoon, remaining open all night and usually are closed 

 before noon the next day. The flowers are red, white, yellow, or aie striped and blotched in shades of these colors. Very desirable 

 for borders, along a wire fence, or as the background of a flower garden, blooming during the late summer and autumn. 



Sow seed in spring in open ground after danger of frost is over, covering one-half inch deep. For best development allow 

 two to three feet apart each way. Hardy annual, about two feet high. 



Oz. 20c Pkt.lOc. 



Red. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



White, Red Striped. Oz. 20c. 



10c. 



White. Pure glistening white. 

 Mixed. An exceptionally attractive 



mixture. 



Oz. 20c. 

 .Pkt. 10c. 



Foxgl 



(Digitalis) Stately, old-fashioned border plants, 

 f^TTO affording dense spikes of large brilliantly colored 



'^ * ^i* flowers which are terminal and half as long as the 



height of the plant. The flowers are very distinct and showy being thimble- 

 like or long bell-shaped, and the colors include white, lavender and rose, 

 many being spotted or blotched. It is often use<l as a background, and 

 does especially well in cool, shady locations in front of shrubbery. The 

 leaves are wrinkled and somewhat downy. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger from frost is over, but for 

 best results start in boxes and transplant. The seed is very small and 

 should be covered lightly and kept moist until plants are well established, 

 when they should be transplanted to two feet apart. May be sown 

 outdoors in fall. Hardy biennial or perennial, usually blooming the second 

 season; three to five feet high. 



Ivery's Spotted {Maculata superba) A fine variety of colors, usually 

 spotted Pkt. 10c. 



Fine Mixed. Many shades and markings. Oz. 75c " 10c. 



Campanulata Monstrosa Mixed. Remarkably odd; each flower spike 

 surmounted with ajvery large bell-shaped flower. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 



French Honeysuckle 



( Hedysaruin ) Very handsome, branch- 

 ing, free flowering plants, producing 

 racemes of beautiful small fragrant pea-shaped flowers. Not a climber, 

 but well adapted for borders or rock work. 



Sow in open border in spring after danger from frost is past, preferably 

 in light and open well drained soil, in a sunny situation. Hardy perennial; 

 often growing four feet. 



Coronarium, Scarlet Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium, Album, white " 10c. 



Gaillardia 



Showy bedding and border plants, remarkable 

 for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their 

 flowers, blooming the first year and among the 

 gayest ornaments of the garden in summer and autumn. Combinations of 

 yellow and red predominate in the highly colored single and double 

 flower-heads two inches or more across, which are borne singly well above 

 the foliage on long, slender stems, suitable for cutting. Leaves alternate, 

 simple, and more or less toothed. 



Sow seed outdoors early in spring; cover one-fourth inch deep. Blake 

 rows eighteen inches apart and thin eight to ten inches apart in the 

 row; or a longer season of bloom may be secured by planting in frames 

 and transplanting. Plants one to one and one-half feet high. 



Grandiflora. Showy garden plants for beds or borders, producing from 

 early summer until fall, gaily colored single flowers of scarlet and 

 orange. The flowers will often measure three inches or more across, and 

 are very desirable for cutting. The flowers should be kept picked to 

 insure a continuance of bloom. Hardy perennial but blooms the first 

 year from early, sown seed. Oz. 90c Pkt. 10c. 



Picta. Plants about one foot high; flowers single, purplish crimson and 

 yellow. A very showy variety for the border and is also very desirable 

 for cut flowers. Hardy annual; with root protection in winter a per- 

 ennial. Oz. 40c 



Gaillardia, Picta Lorenziana 



Pkt. 10c. 



Picta Lorenziana. Gaily colored flowers, double with tubular florets, produced from July even until hard freezing weather. 

 Invaluable for bouquets. Hardy annual; one to one and one-half feet high; with root protection in winter is often treated as 

 a perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed. Oz. 50c ,,..,,,,..,,, Pkt.lOc, 



QILLIFLOWER— (See Stock) 



