RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS^ 



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MyOSOtis (Forget-Me-Not) 



Few spring flowers are more admired than the lovely Foreget-Me-Nots, 

 which are especially effective when grown in the rock garden or masses in 

 the border. Perennial and hardy if given slight protection through the 

 winter. Seed may be sown any time from spring till autumn. The Alpestris 

 varieties and Dissitiflora come into bloom in April, and are largely used for 

 bedding or borders in connection with spring-flowering bulbs, Pansies, etc. 

 The Palustris sorts do not bloom till May, but continue till fall. 



PER PKT. 



3231 Alpestris Royal Blue. Rich indigo-blue flowers. The finest 



and most effective dark blue variety; 9 inches. J oz., 50 cts $0 15 



3234 — Rosea. Large rose colored flowers, j oz., 40 cts 10 



3233 — Robusta Grandiflora. About 10 inches high, with good 



heads of clear Forget-Me-Not blue flowers. joz.,50cts 10 



3235 — Victoria. Clear, azure-blue flowers; plants bushy; makes a 



fine edging or bed. J oz., 50 cts 15 



3239 — Mixed. A mixture of blue, rose and white. Per \ oz., 25 cts. ... 10 



3236 Dissitiflora. Of dwarf, compact habit, with sprays of large, 

 exquisite blue flowers, especially adapted for planting among 

 spring-flowering bulbs, £ oz., 75 cts 15 



3238 Palustris Semperflorens. An everblooming variety, begin- 

 ning to flower in May and continuing till autumn. Large, clear 

 blue flowers in pretty sprays, f oz., 50 cts 15 



Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not) 



Nemesia 



A very pretty annual which makes an excellent pot plant for the 

 cool conservatory or greenhouse, also valuable for cutting; the 

 plants grow about a foot high, and the orchid-like flowers are very 

 varied in color, including rose, yellow, blue, orange, etc. per pkt. 

 3396 Nana Compacta Blue Gem. A splendid variety. 



7 inches. Special pkt., 50 cts $0 15 



3399 Nana Compacta Orange Prince. Brilliant 



orange. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



3401 Dwarf Large-flowering Hybrids Mixed. Special 



pkt., 50 cts , 15 



Nepeta (Mauve Catnip) 



3407 Mussini. Neat bushes of small lavender-like foliage 

 covered with terminal spikes of pale mauve flowers, 

 both foliage and flowers aromatic. May-Sept. 1 ft. 

 Splendid for beds, edging or rock garden. Special 

 pkts., 75 cts 15 



Oenothera (Evening Primrose) 



3437 Missouriensis. A splendid hardy perennial for 

 growing in an exposed sunny position either in the 

 border or the rockery. Large yellow flowers, frequently 

 5 inches in diameter, produced freely from June 

 until August. 12 inches. Special pkt., 75 cts 15 



PentstemOIl (Beard Tongue) 



3531 Blue Gem. A splendid hardy perennial variety. 

 Growing about one to two feet high with flowers of a 

 very bright blue color, June to August. Particularly 

 desirable for rock gardens. Special pkt, 50 cts 25 



3532 Gloxinioides "Sensation." While not a hardy 

 perennial, it can be wintered in a cold frame and trans- 

 planted to the open ground in the spring. It grows 

 about 30 inches high, every branch being a spike of 

 large, Gloxinia-like flowers in a very wide range of 

 bright colors. Special pkt., 75 cts 15 



3533 Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant coral red, 

 very effective; June to August; 3 to 4 feet. Hardy 

 perennial. \ oz.-, 50 cts 10 



3540 Grandiflora Mixed. A great variety of kinds and 



colors. Hardy, i oz., 60 cts 10 



Hardy Perennial Phlox (p. Decussata) 



PER PKT. 



3641 Hardy herbaceous perennials. The seed we send out 

 has been saved from our own unrivalled collection, and 

 is supplied in mixture only, £ oz., 75 cts. $0 15 



PhySaliS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 



PER PKT. 



3646 Francheti. An ornamental plant, forming dense 

 bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright 

 orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits, which can be cut and 

 dried for winter bouquets, £ oz., 40 cts $0 10 



PhySOStegia (False Dragon Head) 



3651 Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials. 

 It forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. £ oz., 



50 cts 10 



3652 — Alba. A pretty white-flowered form. £oz.,50cts. 10 



Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bellflower) 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers 

 during the whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent 

 for planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery; easily 

 raised from seed. per pkt. 



3663 Grandiflorum. Large steel blue flowers. £ oz., 



50 cts $0 10 



3664 - Album. Pure white variety. £ oz., 50 cts 10 



3662 Mariesi. Large, open bell-shaped flowers of a rich 



violet-blue; plant dwarf and compact. Special 

 pkt., 60 cts 15 



Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) 



3671 Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial, with bell- 

 shaped bluish-purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 

 feet; May to July. £oz.,25cts 10 



Polyanthus (Primula Elatior) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering hardy primroses, fine for 

 either pot or outdoor culture. per pkt. 



3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this 

 perfectly hardy and easily grown spring-flowering 

 Primrose, representing the work of years of painstaking 

 cross-breeding and selection. Of strong, sturdy habit, 

 and bearing immense trusses of large flowers on self- 

 supporting stems 10 to 12 inches in length. Unques- 

 tionably the finest strain in cultivation, containing all 

 colors from purest white to the richest crimson. 

 Special pkt., 75 cts $0 25 



3678 Giant Munstead Strain. Same general charac- 

 teristics as the Invincible Giant excepting colors, which 



are white and yellow. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade. Special pkt, 60 cts.. 15 



Azaleas and Camellias (Hume). $1.50 per copy, postpaid 



