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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



PHI.OX DRUMMONDII GRANDIPIiOBA 

 AI^BA. — Pure white, some with purple or 

 violet eyes. December till April. 



FEBENNIAI. FHI.OX. — The flowers 

 range from pure white to crimson or rose, 

 while others are striped and mottled or 

 blotched. They blossom late in the season 

 and bear immense trusses, often five or six 

 inches in diameter. December till April. 



FHliOX DBUMMONDII. — Mixed Drum- 

 mond Phlox. — Their various colors and 

 length of flowering, with easy culture, 

 make them favorites with every one. One 

 foot high. December till April. 



FHI.OX DBUMMONDII GBANDIFI.OBA 

 STEIiIiATA SFIiENDENS. — Combines all 

 the good qualities of the Splendens, with 

 the addition of a clearly defined, pure 

 white star, which contrasts strikingly with 

 the vivid crimson of the flowers. December 

 till April. 



FOBTUIiACA. — Single. — The flowers are 

 of vai-ious colors, from white to bright 

 scarlet and crimson. The plant is good 

 for edging vases or pots. Half foot high. 

 February till August. 



FOBTUIIACA GBANDIPLOBA, fl. pi.— 

 Double Portulaca. — The same variety of 

 colors with semi-double and double flowers 

 half foot high. Febi'uary till August. 



FBIMUIiA CHINENSIS. — Chinese Prim- 

 rose. — A green-house plant which flowers 

 profuselv and continues to bloom for a long 

 time; should be sown early to insure the 

 plant flowering well. Different colors 

 mixed; per packet, 25 cents. One and a 

 half feet high. October till February. 



FBIMUIiA VEBIS. — Cowslip. — An herba- 

 ceous plant of various colors. Half foot 

 high. December till February. 



FYBETHBUM AUBEA. — Golden Feather. 

 — The flowers resemble Asters. Bright yel- 

 low leaves which makes it showy as a 

 border massed with plants such as Coleus, 

 etc. March and April. 



BESEDA ODOBATA GBANDIFIiOBA.— 

 Sweet Mignonette. — A fragrant plant with 

 large spikes of yellowish red flowers. 

 Fifteen inches high. December till April. 



SAI.VIA SFLENDENS.— Scarlet Salvia 

 or Red Flowering Sage. — A pot or green- 

 house plant, can be grown as an annual as 

 it flowers freely from seed the first year. 

 2 to 3 feet high. February till April. 



TAGETES EBECTA. — African or tall 

 Growing Marigold. — Very showy annuals 

 for borders with bright yellow flowers. 

 Two and a half feet high. February to 

 March; October to December. 



TAGETES FATULA. — French or Dwarf 

 Marigold. — Covered with yellow and brown 

 flowers. One and a half feet high. Janu- 

 ary till April. 



TOBENIA POUBNIEBII.— It stands the 

 heat well and makes one of the most 

 valuable bedding plants we have. The 

 flowers are of a sky blue color, with three 

 spots of dark blue. February to April. 



V E B B E N A CANDIDISSIMA. — White 

 Verbena. — Pure white A^erbena of more or 

 less fragrance. One and a half feet high. 

 January till April. 



VEBBENA STBIPED ITAIiIAN. — These 

 are beautiful striped kinds of colors with 

 large eves. Februarv to April. 



VEBBENA HYBBIDA, — Plybridized Ver- 

 bena. — Their long flowering and great 

 diversitv of color makes them valuable for 



every garden, however small. All colors 

 mixed. 1 1/^ feet high. January till April. 



VIOXiA ODOBATA. — Sweet Violet. — Well 

 known edging plant. Half foot high. Sow 

 from January till March. 



VINCA BOSEA AND ALBA.— Red and 

 White, Periwinkle. — Plants of shining foli- 

 age, with white and dark rose colored 

 flowers. 2 feet high. February till April. 



VIOX.A TBICOLOB MAXIMA.— Large 

 Flowering English Pansy. — This is one of 

 the finest little plants in cultivation for 

 pots or the open ground. They are of end- 

 less colors and markings. Half foot high. 

 October till March. 



NON FI.US UI.TBA.— Benary's Elite 

 Pansy. — Endowed with well formed leaves 

 in endless colors and shades, they form a 

 valuable acquisition to our many varieties 

 in cultivation, and should not be missing 

 in any garden. October to March. Price» 

 25 cents per packet. 



BUGNOT'S IMFBOVED BZ.OTCHED 

 FANSY. — This variety is certainly the 

 handsomest of all the pansies, and, like the 

 Odier's are five blotched, and generally 

 yellow or white edged. The fiowers are of 

 the most perfect form and beautiful color- 

 ing. October to March. Price, per packet, 

 25 cents. 



FANSY. — Odier or Blotched. — Superb, 

 large eyed flowers of good shape and 

 blotched with rich and varied colors. Oc- 

 tober to March. 25 cents per packet. 



CASSIEB'S IMFBOVED FANSY.— A 

 beautiful variety w^ith large fiowers of 

 most compact growth. The fiowers are 

 generallj- five-spotted, but more distinctly 

 marked than the Trimardeau. October to 

 March. Price, 25 cents per packet. 



I.ABGE TBIMABDEAU FANSY. — This 

 is the largest variety in cultivation, the 

 fiowers are well formed, generally three- 

 spotted, quite distinct; the plants grow 

 compact. October to March. 



PANSY. — Lord Beaconsfield. — Large 

 fiowers, of deep purple violet, shading off 

 in the top petals to a white hue. Octo- 

 ber to March. Packet, 25 cents. 



PANSIES.— White, yellow, blue or black. 



ZINNA ELEGANS, fl. pi.— Double Zin- 

 nia. — Plants of very easy culture, fiowering 

 very profusely through the whole Summer 

 and Fall; producing double fiowers of all 

 colors, almost as large as the flowers of a 

 Dahlia. 3 feet high. February to August. 

 5c. and 10c. per packet. 



STECKLEB'S GIANT ZINNIA.— This 

 Zinnia is without doubt the largest and 

 finest thus far introduced. It is a cross 

 between the Elegans Pumila, fl. pi., and 

 the Elegans Grandiflora Robusta varieties. 

 The flowers measure from tip to tip fully 

 6% inches; half early; semi-high and 

 perfectly double. Each package contains a 

 fine section of beautiful colors. Febru- 

 ary to August. 15 cents per packet. 



ZINNIA EZ.EGANS GBANDIFLOBA 

 BOBUSTA FIiENNISSIMA. — The plants of 

 this class of showy and attractive, annuals 

 are of very robust gro^^Vth and produce 

 very large and extremely double flowers,, 

 measuring from four to five inches in 

 diameter. Februarv to August. 



ZINNIA EI.EGANS FUMIIiA, fl. pi. — 

 Dwarf double mixed. A dwarf selec- 

 tion especially desirable. The compact, 

 bushy plants rarely grown over two feet 

 high, and are covered with large fiowers 

 of great beauty. February to August. 



CLIMBING PLANTS. 



These Seeds are all put up in 10c. Packages. 



Discorea. — A plant of ; glossy and have a white texture 



AIR POTATO 



easy culture and exceedingly rapid growth; 

 one of the quickest growing vines that we 

 know of, producing small tubers of conicle 

 and round shape potatoes. The leaves are 



The po- 

 tatoes are not edible, but the vine is used 

 to cover arbors, fences, sheds, etc., and is 

 ideal for that purpose. -Bulbs, 15c. each, 

 postpaid. March to June. 



