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Lobelia 



f ii^iiwi Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet 



1-iIIIUlII Flax) A beautiful and effective 

 plant of slender and delicate growth having 

 a profusion of bright flowers. If sown in hot- 

 bed and transplanted into good, lich soil, one 

 foot apart, the period of flowering will be 

 much advanced but the seed can be sown in 

 the open ground after the weather is warm. 

 Hardy annual; about one and one-half feet 

 high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Charming plants, well 



adapted for bedding, 



pots or rockeries. It 



makes a neat edging 

 for beds of white flowers and is very effective 

 in masses, being completely covered with 

 flowers for a long time. Seed may be sown in 

 place after danger of frost is over; or start 

 the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, 

 early in spring and transplant to border in 

 May. Half hardy annual; usually about six 

 inches high. 



Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety 

 with intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75. Pkt. 5c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant produc- 

 ing a profusion of pure white flowers; useful 

 for borders Pkt. 10c. 



Crystal Palace. Most graceful and very desir- 

 able, having bright blue flowers and very 

 dark green foliage Pkt. 5c. 



Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with 

 small white centers, flne for baskets and 

 vases, trailing gracefully and blooming pro- 

 fusely. Plants six inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Tenuior. Very large, intensely blue flowers, 

 with unusually long stems. Very desirable 

 for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants up- 

 right growing, about one foot high.. Pkt. 10c. 



LONDON PRIDE— (See Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



Love-in-a-Mist &1''Z lX 



in-the-Green and as Devil-in a-Bush, because 



the blossoms are partly concealed by the 



abundance of finely cut foliage. Both plant 



and flower are handsome and require but 



little care. Sow seed in spring in any good 



garden soil. Hardy annual. 

 Damascena, fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one and 



one half to two feet high. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Damascena nana, fl. pi. Double white and blue flowers, mixed; plants about one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Marigold, El Dorado 



Lupi 



Y% Very conspicuous plants with spikes of pea- 

 ** shaped blossoms. Looks well as a background to 



other lower growing annuals. Sow seed in place in spring 



and thin to one and one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; 



about three feet high. 

 Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and 



purple. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Lych 



___ The flowers of this plant are brilliantly colored, 

 tUo and are borne in clusters. They continue fresh 

 a long time. Sow seed in spring and transplant to place; 

 flowers the second summer. Hardy perennial. 

 Chalcedonica. (London Pride) Very bright scarlet flov/ers; 



plants about two feet high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



MALCOMIA MARITIMA— (See Virginian Stock) 



Marigold 



No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned plant. The African varieties are 

 tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, while the French are more dwarf; all are desirable. 

 For best results start the seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart as soon as danger from 

 frost is over, but good blooms of aU the varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from 

 seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, pref- 

 erably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one- fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches 

 high, thin to six inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 



African Doable Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro- 

 fuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 

 class. Comes true from seed; about eighteen inches high. 

 Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border Pkt. 5c. 



Africem Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; 

 flowers showy, bloom very early and are desirable for cut- 

 ting. About fifteen inches high Pkt. 5c. 



Africfm El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 

 diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim- 

 rose, orange and gold. Oz, 40c Pkt. 5c. 



African Double Mixed. A mixture well adapted for large 

 beds. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel- 

 low; very double. Valuable for bedding Pkt. 5c. 



French Legion of Honor. A single, dwarf, bushy variety, 

 very desirable for borders. The plants bear rich golden yel- 

 low fiowers with garnet blotches in center of each petal and 

 are about one foot high. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Prince of Orange. (Calendxda officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis- 

 tinct variety has large double, golden yellow flowers, the 

 petals shaded dark orange; produced in great abundance. 

 Height of plant about one foot. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Meteor. (Calendula officinalis fl.pl.) Large beautifully im- 

 bricated, very double flowers; petals light yellow, delicately 

 edged with orange; two feet high. Oz, 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Tagetes Signata Pumila. Small, bright orange yellow flowers; 

 dwarf habit, excellent for borders or massing. The plants 

 average about twelve inches high, Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



MARVEL OF PERU— (See Four O'Clock) 

 MATH lOLA— (See Stock) 



Mafvi/^afin Eximia grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double Fever- 

 iVAairiCdria few) Flowers white, double; desirable for 



1\4aiirAnr1iA Graceful climber for greenhouse, basket or 

 iyia.ura.IlUia outdoor purposes. The vines are covered 

 with rich purple, white or rose colored, foxglove shaped blos- 

 soms. Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the 



bedding. Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; 

 transplant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, 

 giving each seedling two to three inches of space and set out 

 in the open ground after danger of frost is over. Half hardy 

 annual.. Pkt. 5c. MEXICAN FIRE BUSH 



young plants set out in open border after danger of frost is 

 over. Tender laerennial, blooming the first season; usually 



about six feet high 

 Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



(iSee Kochia) 



