There's a heap of satisfaction in watching something grow, whether it's money in the bank or flowers in the garden 145 



SCABIOSA 



(Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious, Pincushion Flower, etc.) 

 Hardy Annual 



No garden is complete without scabiosas, especially where cut flowers 

 are wanted. They begin blooming in July and continue until frost. 

 They are free bloomers, fine for garden decoration and for vases, etc. 



LARGE FLOWERED DOUBLE. The sorts offered below are the 

 improved type, many of the flowers measuring 2 to 3 inches in diame- 

 ter, perfectly double and borne on long stems. 



Scabiosa, Cherry and White. 



Scabiosa, Mixed Large Double. 



1736 KIXG OP THE BLACKS. Velvety, black purple; beautiful. 



Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 



1737 CHERRY AND WHITE." A beatitiful variety; very effective. 



Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 

 FLESH PINK. Very effective for bedding or cutting. 



Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 

 ROSE PINK. The color is a lovely, rosy pink; very desirable. 



Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 

 FIERY SCARLET. A color that is in demand for cutting. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 

 WHITE. Beautiful heads of white flowers all summer. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 

 MIXED, LARGE FLOWERED DOUBLE. Flowers borne 

 on long, erect stems, and double clear to the centre in colors of nearly 

 white to purple maroon. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 



1738 



1739 



1740 



1741 



1742 



SMILAX 



Tender Perennial Climber 

 1744 A popular indoor climber. Leaves a deep, glossy green. Habit of 

 growth extremely graceful. Easily grown from seed. Packet, 10 cents. 



1743 SCARLET RUNNER BEAN 



Hardy Annual Climber 



ipid grower, making a very quick dense shade; used for 



IHMIIP 5 ^ ""^llililll ornameDtln & porches, 



a verandas and trellises, 

 having brilliant scarlet 

 pea-like flowers. Vines 

 grow 8 feet high. Used 

 both as a string or shell- 

 ed bean for eating as 

 well as ornamental pur- 

 poses. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 pint, 30 cts.; quart, 

 50 cts., postpaid. 



Soarlet Runner Bean. 



The giant zinnias I bought 

 from you last year did beau- 

 ||§|| tiiully. Matilda Peterson, 

 Salt Lake City, Utah. 



STATICE 



(Sea Lavender) 

 Hardy Perennial 



1745 Produces all 

 summer large, spread- 

 ing panicles of light 

 graceful flowers of the 

 everlasting type. The 

 blooms may be cut in 

 the fall and dried, when 

 they are highly prized 

 for winter bouquets, be- 

 ing very attractive. 

 Mixed colors. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



STOCKS (Gilliflower) 

 Hardy Annual 



Nothing can excel stocks for profusion of bloom, beauty and fra- 

 grance. The flowers are large and double, and excellent for bedding or 

 pot culture. The plants bloom freely in about 10 weeks after sowing seed. 



1755 IMPROVED 

 PhiS^dS^ST^f TEN WEEKS. Good 



strain for open ground 

 planting. Flowering 

 spikes very long, and 

 the individual blooms 

 are very large. Out- 

 doors, this strain blooms 

 sooner than others. Fin- 

 est mixed. Packet, 10 

 cts.; % ounce, 30 cts.; 

 ounce, 35 cts. 

 1 75 3 LARGE 

 FLOWERING 

 GLOBE BOUQ.UET, 

 FINEST MIXED. 

 Each plant is a bouquet 

 in itself, being compact 

 and floriferous. Height, 

 1 foot. The colors em- 

 brace crimson, white, 

 rose, and many shades. 

 Very fragrant. Large 

 double flowers. We are 

 sure this new strain of 

 stock will be extremely 

 satisfactory. We know ot 

 Stocks, Large Flowering Globe Bouquet. nothing better. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 75 cents; J4 ounce, $1.35. 

 1754 FINEST VARIETIES MIXED. Embracing all the single 

 and double varieties. The flowers appear on the stems like small 

 rosettes and are so highly fragrant and of such beauty that they should 

 be in every garden. The colors include all the soft and distinct shades. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 



Stocks, Cut and Come Again, Finest Mixed. 



CUT AND COME AGAIN, LARGE FLOWERING TEN WEEKS. 



A double variety, about 2 feet high, producing endless numbers olside 

 branches. Every branch bears a cluster of delightfully fragrant flow- 

 ers, and new ones are produced to replace those which are removed. 

 As a bedder or pot plant, this fine strain cannot be surpassed. 



1746 BRILLIANT. Beautiful spikes of blood red flowers. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 40 cents; J4 ounce, 75 cents. 



1747 CREOLE. Creamy yellow flowers freely produced. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 40 cents; % ounce, 75 cents. 



1748 LA FRANCE. Enormous heads of beautiful rose flowers. 

 Packet, 10 cents; J j ounce, 40 cents; % ounce, 75 cents. 



1749 MAY QUEEN. Delicate lilac; exceedingly choice and distinct. 

 Packet, 10 cents; y a ounce, 40 cents; % ounce, 75 cents. 



1750 PRINCESS ALICE. Large spikes of beautiful pure whiteflowers. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 40 cents; % ounce, 75 cents. 



1751 SAPPHIRE. Dark blue. Very fine and distinct color. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 1 :6 ounce, 40 cents; J4 ounce, 75 cents. 



1752 FINEST MIXED, CUT AND COME AGAIN. The above col- 

 ors and many other soft and distinct shades in this beautiful mixture. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % ounce, 60 cents. 



