DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Zinnia 

 (Youth and Old Age) 



Plants of great beauty, of branching habit, 

 and splendid brilliant colored double flowers, 

 rivaling in beauty and form double Dahlias. 

 Bloom in great profusion and with increased 

 splendor from June until cut by frost; begins 

 to bloom when quite small. Easy of culture; 

 thrives in any good soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



Giant Dahlia 

 Flowered Zinnias 



EXQUISITE. This is considered the finest of 

 this collection. Truly Dahlia-flowered as to 

 color, form and size. Pkt. 10c. 



DOUBLE CHOICE MIXED. Finest large flow- 

 ering varieties ; 2 ft. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DOUBLE WHITE. Comes true from seed, per- 

 fect in shape. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



STRIPED ZEBRA. Double flowers, distinctly 

 striped, of perfect shape. The largest per 

 cent are striped, the self-colored are also 

 fine; best mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



TOM THUMB. These Dwarf Double Zinnias 

 produce compact dwarf bushes, varying 6 to 

 12 inches in height and from 6 to 14 inches 

 in diameter, coming mostly true from seed. 

 The little plants are covered with the hand- 

 some double flowers of many bright and rich 

 colors. Such dwarf and compact plants at- 

 tract great attention when grown in beds or 

 borders. Plants are very free flowering, and 

 continue in bloom until destroyed by frost. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb Zinnia 



"WILD GARDEN" FLOWER SEED. Each pack- 

 age contains about 100 varieties of hardy 

 flower seeds mixed together, and wherever 

 planted will insure something new almost 

 every day. Is suitable for sowing in shrubbery, 

 and in beds on which no care will be bestowed, 

 or even for sowing in exposed situations, where 

 wildness is preferred to order and precision. 

 To these who can not bestow the necessary 

 care required in a neatly laid out flower gar- 

 den, the "Wild Garden" presents a good sub- 

 stitute. Per pkt. 5 cts., 6 for 25 cts. 



A Novelty Sunflower 



RED AND GOLD. (Gaillardia Flowered). A new 



and very desirable strain of sunflower produc- 

 ing large single flowers which vary in color 

 from deep golden yellow to dull coppery red. 

 Many of the flowers have petals marked like 

 those of Gaillardia. The plants are tall and 

 vigorous growing averaging five to seven feet. 

 Oz. 50c. Pkt. 10. 



Verbena 



A well-known favorite, and are valuable for 

 bedding on account of their low trailing habit, 

 and the dazzling brilliancy of their beautiful 

 lowers; blooms freely the first season frem 

 seed, and are more healthy and make larger 

 and hardier plants than if grown from cutting; 

 requires a very rich, mellow soil. 



The seeds sprout very unevenly, and some 

 will not be started at the time others must be 

 removed, hence the soil should be disturbed as 

 little as possible. Half-hardy perennials. 



HYBRIDA COMPACTA, or TOM THUMB. The 



plants form almost circular bushes of about 

 two feet in diameter, throwing up in a singu- 

 larly compact manner, on stiff and erect 

 stems, a great number of flowers. The mix- 

 ture contains a great number of flowers. The 

 mixture contains a great variety of color. Per 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



MAMMOTH, or LARGE FLOWERING. Flow- 

 ers of this Mammoth Variety, when well 

 grown, are frequently larger than a silver 

 quarter. Plant more vigorous than the ordi- 

 nary variety, and far excel them in dazzling 

 richness and variety of colors. The distinct 

 white eyes add greatly to their striking and 

 beautiful appearance. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



ALBA. Pure white; a desirable variety for 

 florists or for the cemetery. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. Many colors mixed. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb Verbena 



VINCA. Vinka (Periwinkle.) Annual. 2 ft. Or- 

 namental free-blooming plants and one of the 

 most satisfactory flowering bedding plants we 

 have. It is best to start the seed early indoors 

 or in a hotbed, but they begin blooming in 

 August from seed sown out of doors in May, 

 or as soon as the ground is warm, continuing 

 until frost ; or they may be potted and kept 

 in bloom through the winter; a fine cut flower, 

 every bud opening when placed in water. Mixed 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



WALLFLOWER. Perennial. 2 ft. Not adapted 

 to a cold climate but will carry over winter 

 in a coldframe. They will by this means, be 

 ready for early blooming the next Spring. The 

 Wallflower is very fragrant and of especial 

 value as a cutflower. Give it a sheltered lo- 

 cation. Single mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



