STANDARD FL0"W:E3R SEEDS. 



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III the following list will be found Biennials and Perennials that do 

 not tloom until the second season. As will be seen the^' include 

 many of our oldest and most popular flowers. The seed can be sown 

 ill the Spring with the Annuals, or in the early Autumn ; in the latter 

 <- ase the beds should be shaded and watered until the plants appear. 



Carnations and Picotees. 



Magnificent flowers, large, perfect in form, and delightfully fragrant. 



Seed sown in May or June will bloom splendidly the following season. 



A succession of young plants should be had every year, as old plants 



are injured by the Winter, while young ones are perfectly hardy. 



Per/iki. 



Carnation German Extra, Double Mixed. — Seeds from named 

 flowers : very choice $o 25 



Choice Double Mixed. — A good selection of fine double varie- 

 ties 10 



Picotee, Finest Double Mixed. — A splendid strain of double 

 varieties; flowers margined with \arious colors 20 



Picotee, Finest Fancy Mixed. — This is the best Italian seed, 



saved from named varieties ; it cannot be surpassed 35 



T/i^ set of Carnations and Picotees, 4 varieties, 7J cts. 



Hollyhock. 



This old garden favorite is easily grown from seed. The plants 

 should have some protection during the Wmter, 



Hollyhock, Fine Crimson. — Superb color 20 



Orange Flowered.— Very distinct 25 



White Plume. — A splendid variety; flowers pure white and 



perfectly double 20 



Finest Varieties Mixed. — All colors 20 



Set 0/3 varieties 0/ Hollyhocksjor jo cts. 



Chater's Superb Double 

 Mixed Hollyhocks. — An ex- 

 ceedingly fine strain which 

 pleases the most critical ama- 

 7, Ljyj;j«^^|K'^5\ teurs. 3 pkts., 50 cts. ... 20 



Phlox Perennial. 



Can be readily grown from seed ; 

 best sown in Fall. Plants grow in 

 splendid clumps, which are gorgeous 

 with brilliant heads of bloom. En- 

 I tirely hardy. 

 Finest Varieties Mixed. — 

 Saved from our own collec- 

 tion, embracing the newest 

 and best kinds 15 



w/SBli'lll^^ Pea Perennial. 



Perennial Peas being perfectly 

 chater's hollyhocks. hardy give much satisfaction ; they 



die down to the ground every Winter and start again in the Spring, 

 growing 10 feet or more in a season. 

 Perennial Pea Splendens.— A beautiful species from California ; 



handsome dark red flowers '° 



Perennial Peas.— All varieties mixed to 



Sweet William (Dianthus). 



The Sweet William is a very old and popular flower, unsurpassed 

 for border or bedding plants. The Seed we offer is of the best double 

 varieties. 

 Sweet William Perfection.— Finest double; mixed, large 



flowers ,•■,•• ■,■■, ' ■ ■ ^ 



Auricula Flowered.— Flowers in trusses; colors beautiful . . . 10 



Abridged List of Perennials. 



Alyssum Saxtile Compactum (Gold Dust) 10 



Double Columbine, Finest Mixed 5 



Canterbury Bells, Finest Single Mixed 5 



Canterbury Bells, Finest Double Mixed 5 



Foxglove Digitalis Alba.— Pure white 5 



Foxglove Purpurea.— Fine purple S 



Foxglove, Finest Varieties Mixed 5 



Honesty, Lunaria.— Very desirable 5 



Larkspur, Formosum. — Rich blue and white flowers 5 



Larkspur, Mixed Hybrids.— AU colors . . 3 



Paeony. — Well-known hardy plants, mixed colors ;5 



Penstemon.— Flowers resemble Gloxinias : • • ; '° 



Pyrethrum Golden Feather.— This variety of Feverfew is much 



prized for its handsome yellow foliage 10 



VloMSweet.— f^ioia Oriorata 10 



Wallflower.— Fine German Double Mixed 10 



Boston Smilax. 



The well-known Boston Smilax, beautiful, graceful foliage. We 

 offer a fine strain of American-grown seeds. Per oz., gi . . . 10 



Under this head will be found seeds of plants that are especially 

 adapted to house culture, and while it requires careful treatment to 

 grow them successfully, it is an interesting study to watch the devel- 

 opment of these rare and beautiful varieties. NVe have selected the 

 strains of seeds offered with greatest care. Full cultural directions 

 on each packet. 



Perpkt. 



Abutilon. — Prize strain; finest varieties mixed $015 



Agapanthus Umbellata (Lily of the Palace). — Blue flowers; 



beautiful and easily grown 10 



Climbing Asparagus. — Be.iutiful, verj' handsome feathery 



foliage, w-ith bright scarlet berries; 10 feet . . 15 



Begonia Tuberous-rooted. — Fine mixed hybrids. Single and 



Double, put up in separate packets 25 



Calceolaria Hybrida — Tigrina Pumila. — Beautiful house plants. 

 We offer a selection of best dwarf varieties ; can be grown with- 

 out stakes 40 



Carnation Remontant (Tree Carnation). — Fine mixed 25 



Centauria Gymnocarpa. — White foliage 15 



Chrysanthemum Indicum. — Fine mixed 15 



Cineraria Hybrida. — Finest mixed, large flowering varieties. 



Easily grown from seed . . 20 



Coleus. — Good mixed seed. For the finest Coleus seed evtr 



off^ered, see our Success Strain, page y^, 10 



Cuphea Platycentra.^Cigar or fire-cracker plant 15 



Cyclamen Persicum. — Orchid-like flowers ; very fragrant . . . 30 



Ferns Mixed. — Spores of many varieties 25 



Fuchsia. — Choice varieties, mixed. Double and single in separate 



packets 20 



The Trailing Fuchsia (Procumbens). — Exceedingly pretty 

 trailing plants, for pots or hanging baskets ; crimson-red ber- 

 ries, size and shape of robins' eggs 15 



Geranium, Applu-Scented as 



Fine Mixed Pelargoniums. — Rare varieties 40 



Gloxinia Hybrida. — Best quality, mixed 30 



Heliotrope Fine Mixed. — Much appreciated 10 



Lemon Verbena. — Easily grown from seed 10 



Lantana. — Finest mixed. . . 10 



Linaria Cymbalaria (Kenilworfh Ivy) 15 



Oxalis Floribunda. — A free-flowering Oxalis; one of the best 



for basket or pot plants 10 



Passiflora Coerulea. — The most hardy of the Passion Flowers; 

 deep blue 10 



Primula (Chinese Primrose). 



The best Primulas can now be grown from seed, requiring little 

 extra care. The great perfection to which ibis well-known and beau- 

 tiful class has been brought has made them unequaled in popularity. 

 Our seed gives the best satisfaction, as we have been careful to secure 

 the finest strains of Primulas in existence. 



Full Cultural directions printed on each packet. 



Azure Blue. — The 



color is a beautiful 

 rich blue, and the 

 flowers of elegant 

 form and substance 35 



Alba Magnifica. — 



Flowers pure white, 

 distinct yellow eye; 

 very beautiful . . 35 



The Best Red.— A 

 bright and much 

 admired variety; 

 the color is very 

 rich, brilliant and 

 striking 25 



Primula (Snow- 

 flake). — Rare and 

 difficult to obtain; 

 a very free-flower- 

 ing strain 30 



Carmine Rose. — A 



profusion of large, 

 beautifully fringed 



flowers 25 



Crimson Velvet. — This is the deepest, darkest, finest, colored 



double Primrose in existence 25 



Rubra Violacea. — P^ desirable variety, of a beautiful and distinct 



shade of velvety violet crimson 25 



Scarlet Gem. — "The flowers are of a most brilliant and intense 



rich scarlet crimson 25 



Superb Fringed Varieties, Mixed Seed 15 



Fern Leaved Mixed. — Much admired, large flowers 25 



Splendid Mixed Large Flowering. — -^ superb mixture, includ- 

 ing the above and many others 25 



The Best Double Mixed. — Of all colors ; a valuable strain. . . 45 



Obconica. — Exquisitely tinted lilac on white 15 



Special OfFer. — The entire collection of greenhouse seeds, includ- 

 ing our complete collection of 13 Primulas, 38 varieties in all, for ^5.50. 



