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Balsams 



Lady's Slipper, or Touch-Me-Not 



These are old favorites with every one 

 owing to their handsome double llowers, bril- 

 liant colors and stately growth. To produce 

 very double llowers. they must be transplant- 

 ing rich soil, 15 inches apart, in a sunny 

 position, and frequently watered. Cutting 

 out some of the side branches is also advis- 

 able, especially with the strong ana bushy 

 growing varieties. Half-hardy annuals. 

 C AMELIA-FLO WE RED double; very choice; 



spotted and variegated with white, mixed. 



Per pkt. 5 cts. 

 FINE MIXED. Finest varieties and colors; 



mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Brachycome (Swan River Daisy) 



Beautiful, free-flowering plants, covered 

 the whole summer with a profusion of pretty 

 llowers; succeeding in any good rich soil. 

 Hardy annuals. 



FINE MIXED, Blue and White; 1 ft. Per 



pkt. 4 cts. 



Browallia 



Very handsome, profuse blooming plants, 

 covered with rich, beautiful winged flowers 

 during the summer and autumn, growing 

 freely in any rich soil. Blooms finely in win- 

 ter if sown in August. Half-hardy annual. 

 EL ATA fine mixed. Per pkt. 4 cts. 



Chrysanthemum 



A handsome plant, with striking and bril- 

 liant flowers blooming till late in autumn, 

 when it is in full glory; producing double 

 and single flowers of various shades; very 

 attractive for bouquets and vases. Some- 

 times called "Painted Daisies." Hardy an- 

 nuals. 



FINE MIXED, many colors; 18 in. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



CHINESE AND JAPANESE LARGE FLOW- 

 ERING. Finest mixture. The Perennial 

 Chrysanthemums can be grown from seed 

 and make large, vigorous flowering plants 

 by fall. Most of the new and valuable va- 

 rieties have been secured from sowing the 

 seed. Sow early and cultivate same as 

 those grown from slips. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



MAXIMUM PRINCESS HENRY. The' finest 

 and most valuable of the hardy Marguerite 

 or Oxeye daisy. Very floriferous, the plant 

 is of a dwarf globular shape, growing about 

 18 inches high and very decorative. The 

 flowers open to 4 inches and more in diam- 

 eter, and give an abundant and very hand- 

 some cutting material. It comes true from 

 seed. It is not particular as to soil, coming 

 up every spring in the same beauty for 

 many years. We can especially recommend 

 it. as its pure white flowers surpass all 

 other varieties of the Ox-eye Daisy. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



Cockscomb 



A class of very magnificent, attractive and 

 showy annuals, producing massive heads of 

 rich shades and colors of great effect in the 

 garden or in pots. Well adapted to our cli- 

 mate, as they will stand drouth well. Half- 

 hardy annuals. 



DWARF MIXED. We consider these beauti- 

 ful dwarf varieties very handsome plants 

 for the flower garden. They grow only 8 to 

 10 inches high, with beautiful combs of 

 purple, crimson, orange and rose color, with 

 combs much larger than the plants grow 

 in height. Also makes handsome pot plants. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Calliopsis 



Calliopsis, or Coreopsis 



One of the most showy, free-flowering of 

 hardy annuals; its graceful and showy flow- 

 ers, embracing nearly every shade of yellow, 

 orange and rich brown, verging to crimson, 

 and borne on slender stems, are particularly 

 well adapted for bouquets. 



FINE MIXED, all colors; 1 to 2 ft. Per pkt. 



4 cts. 



LANCE OL AT A (New Golden Coreopsis). One 



of the most showy hardy perennials grown, 

 two feet high, and bearing in great profu- 

 sion for a lon'g period during the summer, 

 large flowers of bright, golden yellow. Un- 

 equalled for cutting. Grows anywhere. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



Canna (Indian Shot) 



The Cannas are a stately species of plants, 

 highly ornamental, producing a very rich 

 and oriental effect by their large, broad and? 

 massive foliage and crimson, scarlet or orange 

 flowers. Cut or file away some of the hard 

 cuticle around the seed, ' then soak 12 hours 

 in warm water before planting in hot-bed or 

 box in the house. Take up the roots before 

 hard frost, let dirt adhere, leave out 5 or 6 

 hours to dry some, then store away on cellar 

 floor with dirt or sand packed around them 

 and do not keep in too dry or damp place. 

 CROZY'S NEW DWARF. A new class of 

 large flowering Cannas. The foliage is 

 luxuriant and varied in color, and the 

 plants dwarf in habit, averaging not over 

 three to five feet in height. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Candytuft (Iberis) 



Among the most useful of perfectly hardy 

 hardy annuals. Will grow in any soil, re- 

 quires no care, and produce neat clusters of 

 flowers very freely. 



NEW GIANT FLOWERING. The size of the 

 individual florets as well as the whole head 

 of bloom is double the size of the old va- 

 rieties. Several new and exquisite shades 

 and colors are included; they form bushy 

 little plants only 4 to 6 inches High splen- 

 did for edgings. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



EMPRESS. A beautiful, pure white variety 

 of branching habit, producing trusses of 

 flowers. We can recommend this for a fine 

 bed of early white flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED, including many colors. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts. 



