Nasturtium, Tom Thumb, Lady Bird. 

 NASTURTIUM. Tom Thumb Varieties. (For 

 other Nasturtium please see Ornamental Climbers. 

 Also see novelties.) The dwarf Nasturtiums are all de- 

 sirable, and are among our most popular plants. 

 They resist heat and drought. They grow vigorously 

 and flower freely all summer and fall. Flxcellent for 

 massing and ribboning, doing well even in poor soil, 

 though they amply repay good cultural conditions and 

 treatment. One foot high. Plant the seed one inch 

 deep and thin to ten inches apart. 



Tom Thumb, Pearl. Light cream color. The 

 nearest approach to a white Nasturtium yet obtained. 

 Odd and beautiful. Packet. 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents. 



Tom Thumb. I.nd.v Bird. Rich golden, with 

 a flame of ruby crimson on each petal. Attractive. 

 Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents. 



Tom Thumb. Kub.v It in sr. Pink shaded with 

 carmine. Very rich. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents. 



Tom Thumb, .Spotted. A bright and hand- 

 some spotted sort Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents. 



Tom Thumb, Kins Theodore. Flowers al- 

 most black. Dark green foliage. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



Tom Thumb, Golden King. Deep yellow. 

 Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents. 



Tom Thumb, Finest Mixed. Packet, 5 cents, 

 ounce, lu cents ; \i pound, 30 cents ; pound, §1.00. 



STEMESIA. 

 Strumoza sul- 

 toni. One of the 

 most beautiful 

 annuals, re- 

 markable for 

 free flowering 

 qualities and 

 duration of 

 bloom. It is of 

 recent intro- 

 duction. Col- 

 ors include 

 creamy white, 

 deep orange 

 and carmine. 

 Start indoors 

 and bloom will 

 continue until 

 frost. 8 inches 

 high. Suitable 

 for edging, rock 

 work or for pot 

 culture. Packet, 

 Nemophila. 15 cents. 



NE3IOP1IILA. Love Grove. Bright colored an- 

 nual. Colors blue, white and shades. Of compact 

 habit, one foot high. Blooms freely all summer in cool 

 places and not too rich a soil. 



Atomarin Atro Ccerula. Compact, spreading 

 growth ; flower of rich, deep blue color. Has a zone of 

 black purple around the small white centre. Pkt., 5c. 

 Fine Mixed. All colors. Packet, 5 cents. 

 NICOTIANA. Closely allied to tobacco. Culture 

 easy. Grown for the sweet-scented flowers or for the 

 affect as foliage plants. 



Sylvestris. New. Beautiful for groups or for 

 specimens on lawns. Flowers pure white. Pkt., 5 cts. 



Aflinis. Three feet high. Bears sweet-smelling, 

 large white tubular flowers open morning and evening. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



NIG ELLA. Love in a Mist or Devil in a Bush. 

 A compact, free-flowering plant, with finely cut foliage 

 and curious flowers and seed pods. One foot high or 

 more. A pretty, old-fashioned favorite, of very easy 

 culture. The seed may be sown in earliest spring, or 

 even in the autumn. 



Dnmaseena Mixed. Blue and white flowers. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



Pansy. 



NOLA.M. Little 

 Bell. A trailing, hardy 

 annual, preferring a 

 light soil. Sow seed 

 where it is to grow. 

 Suitable for baskets 

 and rock work. Free 

 ilowering. Pkt., 5 cts. 



PALAVA. J'ulnra 

 llcxuosa. A beautiful 

 annual for garden or 

 window. Large pink 

 flowers with black 

 throats. Bushy habit. 

 Eighteen inches high. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



PANSY. See nov- 

 elties. I have the fin- 

 est and best strains of 

 this unrivalled favor- 

 ite. Pansies demand 

 rich, deep soil, and 

 prefer cool weather 

 and plenty of moist- 

 ure. They can be 



grown everywhere. They bloom most freely when the 

 blossoms are frequently removed. To pick a Pansy 

 blossom is to cause it to produce two more. 

 Azure Blue. Light blue. Pkt., 5c; ii oz., 40c. 

 Belgian Striped or Variegated. Pkt., 5c. 

 Black Blue. Beautiful blue. Pkt, 5c; >4 oz., 40c. 

 Bronze Colored. Bronze. Pkt., 5c; J£ oz., 40c. 

 Brou n Red. Handsome. Pkt, 5c; ii oz., 40c. 

 Fmperor William. Brilliant ultramarine blue, 

 with an eye. Packet, 5 cents ; }^ ounce, 40 cents. 

 Faust or King of" It lacks. Pkt, 5c; '., oz., 40c. 

 Golden Yellow. Striking. Pkt, 5c; >4 oz., 40c. 

 Gold Margined. Dark purple flower, with yel- 

 low edge. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 40 cents. 



Lord Beaconsfield. Large flowers of deep pur- 

 ple violet, shading to lavender and white. Attractive 

 and beautiful. Packet, 5 cents ; J4 ounce, 40 cents. 

 Mahogany Colored. Pkt, 10 cts.; >4 oz. 60 cts. 

 Pure White. Very striking. Pkt, 5c; % oz.,40c. 

 Snowtlake. Satiny white. Distinct. Pkt, 10 cts. 

 Violet, Margined White. Pkt. 5c; J4 oz., 40c. 

 Extra Fine Mixed. All the costly European va- 

 rieties. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 50 cts.; ounce, gl.75. 



Choiee Mixed. A superior mixture. Packet, 

 5 cents ; ,' 4 ounce, 3U cents ; ounce, $1.00. 



PENSTEMON. This 

 flower as commonly 

 known is a perennial. I 

 oiler an annual variety of 

 merit and beauty. The 

 bloom measures two 

 inches across and the 

 plant is about two feet 

 high. Flower shape sim- 

 ila to gloxinia; brilliantly 

 colored. See perennials. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



PER1LLA, PerilUt 

 nankineiisls. A coleus-like 

 plant, with a metallic 

 sheen; about 18 inches 

 high. Effective for rib- 

 boning. Packet, 5 cents. 



PETUNIA. See nov- 

 elties. For outdoor gar- 

 dening or house culture 

 few plants rival the Pe- 

 tunia. It begins to llower 

 early, and contains a 

 mass of bloom through- 

 out the whole season, un- 

 til killed by frost. It is 

 easily cultivated, but suc- 

 ceeds best in a rich soil 

 and sunny situation. Some are of a trailing habit. 



Inimitable Nana Compnela. Beautifully 

 blotched and striped. Dwarf ; 6 inches. Packet, 10 cts. 



Single Fringeil Varieties. Superb mixture. 

 Fine fringed flowers. Many colors. Packet, 20 cents. 



Single Large Flowered. Large show flowers 

 of sterling merit. Packet, 20 cents. 



Belle Etoile. Beautiful large flowered, striped 

 and blotched Petunias of the most symmetrical shape 

 and form ; sure to please. Packet, 10 cents. 



Double Extra Large Flowering. Maule's 

 superb strain. This is the finest double petunia on 

 the market. Flowers of immense size. Pkt, 20 cts. 



New Hybrids Mixed. A fine mixture of single 

 varieties, which come beautifully striped, blotched 

 and mottled. Fine for borders and massing. Pkt, 5c. 



PHAGELIA. A highly interesting California an- 

 nual. Much branched antl of a spreading habit, Fine 

 as a border plant, also for masses. Flowers are rich, 

 deep blue, line for cutting for bouquets and for bees. 

 Blooms in about 8 weeks from planting and continues 

 flowering until late fall. A hardy annual, 12 inches high. 



Campanularia. Blue with white spots in the 

 throat of the flower. Packet, 10 cents. 



Penstemon. 



Petunia, Single 



Fringed Varieties. 



PHLOX. Phlox drummondit. See novelties. Un- 

 iversal favorites, remarkable for the brilliancy and 

 abundance of their large flowers, which almost hide 

 the foliage. The blooms are of many colors, from pure 

 white to deepest purple, yellow, etc., with eyes and 

 stripes. For masses of color in the garden, or for cut- 

 ting, they are unsurpassed. 



Double Yellow. 



Valuable. About 65 per 

 cent, of the flowers are 

 double. A greater per- 

 centage of double flow- 

 ers are produced when 

 planted in light, sandy 

 soil. Packet, 15 cents. 



Double White. 

 A profuse bloomer of 

 great value, as it comes 

 at a season when white 

 flowers are especially de- 

 sirable. About 65 per 

 cent of seed sown will 

 produce double flowers. 

 Packet, 15 cents; 



New D w a r r 

 Pld ox, Fireball. 

 Brilliant scarlet. Eight 

 inches. Packet, 10 cts. 



New D w a r r 

 Phlox. Snowball. 

 Pure white. Eight 

 Poppy, P/eony Flowered. inches. Packet. 10 cts. 

 New Dwarf Phlox. Superb Mixture. All 

 shades, colors and markings. 6 to 8 '-.ches. Pkt., 10c. 



Grandiflora. Crimson Bender. Vivid crim- 

 son. A good substitute for geraniums. Packet, 10 cts. 



Grandiflora, Mixed. Best varieties in superb 

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



Splendid Mixed. Very line mixture of various 

 types. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 75 cents. 

 PINKS. See Dianthus. 



POPPY. See illustration. A showy and easily culti- 

 vated hardy annual. Flowers large and brilliant, both 

 single and double. It grows freely in any garden soil, 

 and produces a line effect in large clumps or in mixed 

 beds. Average height, two feet or less. 



Fairy Blush. Petals beautifully fringed, pure 

 white, tipped with rosy cream, shaded at the base w ill. 

 a light lemon color. Flowers very double, and of great 

 size, some measuring ten to twelve inches in circum- 

 ference. A distinct and desirable variety. Pkt., 5 cts. 



Double Dwarf Pa»ony Flowered. Flowers 

 of enormous size, perfectly double, resembling a pseony, 

 and ranging through many shades of purple, red, pink, 

 yellow and white. Always admired. Pkt, 5c; oz., 25c. 



Crimson King. Large, double flowers, of in- 

 tensely crimson hues. Very beautiful. Packet, 5 cts. 



Carnation. Double, large and fine, Mixedcolors. 

 Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents. 



Shirley. Bright, tissue-paper-like appearance. 

 Mixed colors. Single. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 50 cts. 



Glaucnm, Tulip Poppy. Beautiful vivid scar- 

 let, blooming abundantly. Form, like tulips. Pkt, 5c. 



Iceland Poppy. A hardy perennial, but bloom- 

 ing the first season from spring-sown seed. The flow- 

 ers present an elegant app< nrance, resembling crushed 

 satin, and are fragrant They bloom freely during a 

 long period, and are satisfactory as cut flowers, if cut 

 as soon as they open. Mixedcolors. Packet. 10 cents. 



Hardy Perennial. Unrivalled for permanent 

 beds. Flowers six to nine Inches across. Plants three 

 to four feet high. Finest mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



NlCOTIANA, ApplNIS 



