Hints 

 on Sweet Peas. 



Sow seed during cool 

 weather, whenever the 

 ground is mellow, in 

 late autumn, winter or 

 |C early spring. Plant 2 

 te, to 4 inches beneath the 

 surface, in rich soil. 

 This will insure blos- 

 soms during nearly the 

 whole summer. Flow- 

 ers must be cut daily to 

 insure longest period 

 to of bloom. There has 

 *j» been much complaint 

 lately about the failure 

 5 of California - grown 

 sweet peas to germi- 

 nate, no such com- 

 * a reach me con- 



A handsome"uc c . llolc ? 

 scented; sometimes calleu 

 ble the size of the old-fashionei 

 _ is a lovely lilac or violet, with darker eye. The flowers 

 g differ in shape from those of a pansy or common violet. 



being more gracefully poised on their stems and resem- 

 B bling or suggesting blue butterflies. Packet, 10 cents. 



A COMPLETE FLOWER GARDEN FOR 55 CENTS' 

 17 Packets of Seeds, see collections on back and 

 £ front of colored plate opposite page 9t> and include 

 ~ a free packet of the great 



Bedding Petunias. 



ADONIS. 



ew dwarf petunia of great 

 as a bedder on account of 

 ry free blooming habit. The 

 attains a height of only 10 

 inches, and the flowers are 

 to 1>.> inches across; but 

 wealth and beauty of the 

 ii make the Adonis petunia 

 remarkable. The color is a 

 shade of light purplish 

 on, with clear white throat: 

 idsome combination. This 

 find, the best of the new. 

 flowered petunias, and one 

 will give general satisfac- 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



WHITE PEARL. 



e similar to all the charac- 

 ics of Adonis mentioned 

 i, excepting the flowers 

 ng a charming satiny white, 

 cket, 10 cents. 



TTERFLV. 



looming and delicately sweet 

 . The flowers are nearlv dou- 

 Jiolet. The color 



Salpiglossis Grandiflora 

 EMPEROR. 



A noble annual with handsome 

 flowers S to -1 inches across. 

 Plants 1 to 2 feet high, of easiest 

 culture and free blooming habit. 

 The ground colors of the flowers 

 are violet, rose, blue, bronze, yel- 

 low, etc. The veinings and mark- 

 ings are very interesting and 

 varied, including exquisite pen- 

 cilling in gold. This type of 

 salpiglossis will become 'widely 

 popular as soon as better known. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



RUDBECKIA. 



BICOLOR Sl'PERBA. 



A charming addition to the list 

 of yellow annuals. It has a daisy- 

 like bloom, with brown central 

 disk and golden rays. It is a very 

 free bloomer, and its long stems 

 make it available as a cut flower. 

 Of easiest culture. Pkt., 5 cts. 



NEW SCABIOSA. caecasica perfecta. 



One of the handsomest of hardy perennials, forming compact plants 

 2 to 3 feet high. Flowers 3 to 4 inches across; of a beautiful lilac blue. 



and semi-double in arrangement. Flower stalko 

 2 feet long; admirable for cutting. Pkt., 10c 



ew Miniature Verbena, Blood = Red . 



new dwarf verbena with sprawling, bushy habit 

 and great wealth of bloom. Flower' heads 

 blood-red; each floret white eyed. A new 

 color in this class. Of great value as a bed- 

 ding plant and a floral treat to the admirers of 

 this grand annual. Packet, 15 cents. 



Emperor. 



SNAPDRAGON, black prince. 



A great novelty, and altogether desirable as an addition to the list of 

 snapdragons. The color is a rich, velvety black, with purple reflex. 

 Two golden yellow stamens peep out over the black palate, resembling 

 fiery eyes. The flowers are large, and borne in bold clusters or spikes, 

 and this variety will be found to contrast finely with snapdragons of 

 other colors. It is admirably adapted to cut flower purposes. It is 

 both striking and charming. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



SNAPDRAGON, white Qt'EEN. 



This new giant flowered snapdragon is a most lovely white sort. It 

 grows only about a foot high, and is covered with bloom through a long 

 season. It is exquisitely sweet scented, and on this account should not 

 be omitted from any flower garden, as it outrivals other snapdragons 

 in this respect. Very showy and desirable. It is suited to out-of-doors 

 blooming or to pot culture, and is truly a treasure among flowers, 

 and I highly recommend it. Packet, 5 cents; fi packets, 25 cents. , 



Oriental Hybrid 



RICINUS ZANZIBARENSIS. Giant Castor Oil Bean. 



The handsomest strain of castor oil bean. Leaf sometimes two feet 

 across, with stem rising ten to fourteen feet. I offer four varieties of 

 this giant species in a Inixture. one with light green leaves, one with 

 coppery brown leaves, one with brownish purple leaves and one with 

 bronze leaves. Largely grown for commercial purposes as well as or- 

 nament. Sow in May or start indoors. The pretty seeds are harmless 

 to handle but poisonous to eat. Packet. 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



NEW ORIENTAL HYBRID POPPIES. 



Great flowers of gorgeous brilliancy. For brightness of color nothing 

 can eclipse these beautiful Oriental Poppies. The colors range from 

 soft flesh and rose to the most brilliant dazzling scarlet and richest 

 maroon purple. The flowers are enormous; 6 inches in diameter is not 

 an infrequent production. They are as easily grown as the common 

 sorts, and bloom with great profusion. The plants are quite hardy, and 

 will increase in size from year to year. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



TWO NEW SALVIAS. 



SALVIA. Drooping Spikes. 



The flowers of this magnificent type of Sal- 

 via Splendens (Scarlet Sage) are produced so 

 abundantly as to bend the branches and give 

 them a leaning habit, and hence the name of 

 Drooping Spikes. It is a magnificent bloomer, 

 far more floriferous and showy than the old 

 form. The plant blazes in dazzling scarlet 

 all through the summer and fall, and cannot 

 be excelled for decorative purposes. Packet, 

 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



SALVIA. SILVERSPOT. 



A new form of Salvia Splendens (Scarlet 

 Sage) with dark gTeen foliage, the leaves cov- 

 ered with cream white or yellow spots. Ex- 

 tremely handsome and attractive, especially 

 in connection with the large, intensely scarlet 

 flower spikes. For garden or pot "culture. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



BABY PRIMROSE. 



This beautiful and dainty plant produces 

 flowers in three months after sowing, and 

 blooms for a long time. The pretty flowers 

 are rosy lilac, each with a yellow eve. Suit- 

 able for a pot plant. Only lo'in. high". Pkt, 15c. 



99 



New Scarlet S 



