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I want to tell you of the great 

 pleasure the dahlia and aster seeds 

 gave us all last year. The dahlias 

 were of the finest variety. The 

 pure white one was said to be the 

 finest ever seen here, and my aster 

 bed was a wonder. Thank you. 

 Agnes N. Shields 



Loveland, Colo. 



J277 BERN I IV A. {New.) Pro- 

 duces giant, densely quilled pure 

 white double flowers on tight stalks. 

 The quilled petals are very attrac- 

 tive and the flowers are borne pro- 

 fusely for a long period of time. 

 Packet, 15 cents. 

 1278 ETNA. (New.) A compan- 

 ion to Bernina, bearing the same 

 giant, quilled, double flowers but of 



a rich, dark red color. Pkt., 15 cts. 

 Daisy, Bernina. 



1279 GIANT SKOWBALL. A fine, large, double, free-flowering, 

 ivbite daisy, which is a companion to Longfellow. An excellent low 

 'rowing spring flowering plant. Loves a shady place. Packet, 10 cts. 



DAISY, AFRICAN GOLD 



Hardy Annual 



Daisy, African Gold. 



1313 AFRICAN GOLD DAISY. Flowers 2% inches in diameter, of 

 i unique glossy terra cotta orange, which brilliant coloring is rendered 

 ;he more conspicuous by the dark disc surrounded by a black zone. 

 The plants grow from 12 to 15 inches high and are very profuse flower- 

 ng, especially in dry situations. Packet, 10 cts.; % ounce, 30 cts. 



1314 HYBRIDS MIXED. Beautiful new hybrids of the African 

 3old Daisy, and similar in habit to the parent; the flowers equally as 

 arge, but varying in color from the purest white through the various 

 ihades of yellow aDd orange to rich salmon shades, many being zoned 

 vith several of these colors around the black disc. Packet^ 10 cents. 



DAISY, THE SHASTA 



Hardy Perennial 



This plant produces large single white flowers, and is one of our 

 inest perennials for permanent garden decoration. The flowers are 

 sorne on long stems 1% to 2 feet in length. The plants grow 2 to 2% feet 

 ligh and flower profusely. 



1283 THE SHAS- 

 TA. It is one of Luther 

 Burbank's hybrids, 

 and a perfectly hardy 

 perennial, bearing 

 flowers averaging 4 

 inches in diameter, on 

 long, stiff stems. It 

 blooms freely for sev- 

 eral months, and the 

 flowers remain fresh 

 for two weeks or more 

 after cutting. The pet- 

 als or rays are pure 

 glistening white. The 

 Shasta daisy is one of 

 the most useful flowers 

 for bouquets. 



Packet, 15 cents. 



Datura, Cornucopia. 



DELPHINIUM 



Hardy Perennial Larkspur 



An old garden favorite. 

 Seed sown in the early 

 spring will produce blooms 

 the same year, but the flow- 

 ers will be move profuse in 

 subsequent years. 



1291 HYBRIDS MIXED. 

 This variety far exceeds 

 the old-fashioned sorts in 

 size and beauty; tall, stately 

 and highly ornamental; 

 many colors and shades. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



1290 BELLADONNA. 

 The everblooming Hardy 

 Larkspur. A new giant 

 flowering variety, and 

 blooms more freely and con- 

 tinuously than any hardy 

 larkspur grown, never being 

 out of flower from the mid- 

 dle of June until frost. The 

 turquoise-blue color of the 

 bloom is not equalled for 

 delicacy and beauty by any 

 other flower. Plant grows 

 to a height of 3 feet with 

 finely cut foliage. 



Packet, 20 cents. 



1288 BELLADONNA HYBRIDS. 



DATURA 



(Trumpet Flower) 

 Hardy Annual 



1285 GOLDEN QUEEN. Height 

 and extent of plant 3 feet. Flowers 

 golden yellow. Rich, handsome 

 and attractive. Packet, 5 cents. 



1286 DOUBLE WHITE. Ex- 

 quisitely double and pure white. 

 Strong growing and ornamental. 



Packet, 5 cents. 

 1284 CORNUCOPIA (HORN 

 OP PLENTY). Flowers white 

 and royal purple; 8 to 10 inches 

 long, and 5 to 7 inches across the 

 mouth, each appearing to be made 

 up of three distinct flowers. The 

 bloom is handsome and exceeding- 

 ly fragrant. Plant 3 feet high. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Delphinium, Gold Medal Hybrids. 



Delphinium, Belladonna. 



The plants are dwarf in growth, 

 and, unlike the old larkspur, 

 require no staking. They 

 branch freely from the crown 

 and bloom without intermis- 

 sion from early spring until 

 late autumn, with increasing 

 vigor to plants each succeed- 

 ing season. Contains all 

 I shades from the palest to the 

 f darkest blue, and the various 

 intervening shades of sap- 

 phire, turquoise, indigo, etc., 

 are rich and beautiful beyond 

 description. 



Packet, 15 cents. 



1289 PORMOSUM. Grows 

 2y 2 feet high, with beautiful 

 spikes of the richest blue 

 flowers with a white centre. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 

 onnce, 30 cents. 



1292 GOLD MEDAL HY- 

 BRIDS. The finest strain of 

 mixed hybrids ever offered. 

 The plants are of strong, vig- 

 orous habit, with massive 

 spikes of large flowers, mostly 

 in the lighter shades of blue. 

 They make excellent mater- 

 ial for cutting. 



Packet, 15 cents; 

 y B ounce, 30 cents. 



