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DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



Fringed Chinese Primrose 



Primula 

 (Chinese Primrose) 



A charming and profuse flowering plant and 

 one of the most desirable of house blooming 

 plants, and will richly compensate for the little 

 care they require. They are in almost constant 

 bloom all winter, and if the plants are trans- 

 ferred to a shady border they will bloom nearly 

 all summer. Care should be taken in watering 

 that no water fall in the buds as it causes them 

 to rot. Greenhouse perennial. 



CHINESE PRIMROSE. Choice fringed varieties 

 mixed; the seed we offer is saved from one of 

 the finest collections; 6 in. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean) 



Ornamental plant of stately growth and pic- 

 turesque foliage, with brilliant-colored fruit, pro- 

 ducing a sub-tropical effect; fine for lawns, mass- 

 ing, or center plants for ribbon beds. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



ZANZIBARIENSIS. The largest castor bean in 

 cultivation. An entirely new class from Afri- 

 ca, with leaves often measuring 2 feet across, 

 some of them being light green, others bronze 

 brown. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. The best and choicest varieties 

 mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Salpigtosois 



Salpiglosis( Velvet Flower) 



Flowers resembling the petunia in shape and 

 size; but singularly marked and beautifully pen- 

 ciled. Of the easiest culture and such beauty 

 that it deserves a place in every garden. It is 

 very free flowering and makes a grand show 

 for months. Hardy annual. 



FINEST MIXED, of all shades and colors; 18 

 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Stock (Ten Weeks) 



The Ten Weeks Stock 

 is one of the most popu- 

 lar, beautiful and impor- 

 tant of our garden favor- 

 ites, whether for bedding, 

 massing or pot culture, it 

 is unsurpassed, either for 

 brilliancy or profusion 

 and duration of color, ex- 

 quisite fragrance, or 

 bloom. For winter bloom- 

 ing in the house sow seed 

 in June. The seed we of- 

 fer is from a celebrated 

 German , stock-g rower 

 from selected pot plants, 

 and will produce more 

 than % fine double flow- 

 ers. Hardy annual. 



DWARF GERMAN. The 



earliest summer varie- 

 ty ; dwarf and free 

 bloomer; mixed; 15 in. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



NEW LARGE FLOWER- 

 ING. Habit dwarf, 

 with magnificent spikes 

 of very large double flow- 

 ers in all colors; mixed; 18 in. Per pkt. 10 

 cts. * 



VICTORIA BOUQUET. This fine strain is 

 without a rival for open ground planting. 

 Each plant forms in itself a natural grown 

 bouquet, of a beautiful pyramidal shape. The 

 spikes of bloom are very long, and the flow- 

 ers are large in size and very double; 2 ft. 

 Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Scabiosa 



Scabiosa 

 (Mourning Bride) 



A class of popular, showy plants, with ele- 

 gant fragrant flowers of different colors and 

 shades ; their flowers are borne on long stems, 

 bouquets. Fine for bedding, mixed borders, 

 making them very suitable for cut flowers, etc., 

 blooms profusely until frost. Hardy annual. 



SNOWBALL. The flowers are large, of purest 

 white and very double. This plant comes 

 quite true from seed and is sure to be liked 

 for vases and bouquets. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DWARF DOUBLE, MIXED. Of compact habit, 

 profusely bearing globe-shaped double flow- 

 ers of great beauty. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



