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Sweet Rocket 



Sweet William 



(Dianthus Barbatus) 



A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy 

 perennial, producing a splendid effect in beds and 

 borders with their rich and varied flowers. It is 

 much better to raise new, vigorous, young plants 

 from seed every season than to divide the old plants. 

 4282 Newport Pink. In color it is per 

 what florists call watermelon-pink PKT ' 

 or salmony-rose. Strikingly brilliant 

 and beautiful; the flowers are borne 

 in massive heads on stems 18 inches 

 high. For midseason mass bedding 

 it has no equal. It is also very 



effective for cutting, joz., 50 cts $0 15 



4281 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective, rich, deep 

 scarlet variety, a rare color in hardy plants. 



J oz., 50 cts^ 



4291 Holborn Glory. The individual flowers and 

 trusses are of extraordinary size, while the range 

 of color, all showing a clear, white eye, is truly 

 superb. Mixed colors, i oz., 30 cts.; oz., $1.00 

 4286 Single Velvety Dark Maroon. I oz., 



30 cts 



4288 Single Pure White. \ oz., 30 cts 



4290 Single, Mixed Colors. | oz., 25 cts.; oz., 



60 cts 



4297 Double, Mixed Colors. £ oz., 30 cts 



4293 Dwarf Compact Single Mixed. A very low 

 growing compact form of this popular perennial, 

 making an excellent plant for edging or bedding. 

 I oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 



Hybrid Sweet Williams 



2342 Latifolius Atrococcineus, PI. PI. {Ever- 

 blooming Hybrid Sweet William). A brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet variety that is very effective 

 in any position, j oz., 50 cts 



2343 Latifolius Double Mixed (Everblooming 

 Hybrid Sweet William). This is a cross between 

 an annual pink and Sweet William, combining 

 the free and continuous blooming qualities of the 

 former with the hardiness of the latter. J oz., 

 40 cts 



Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) per pkt. 



4051 Cyanea. This is a beautiful native hardy perennial. The plant 

 grows about 24 inches high, each bearing from 20 to 30 handsome 

 lavender-blue cornflower-like blossoms; in bloom from July till 

 frost. J oz., 75 cts $0 15 



4052 Cyanea Alba. A pure white-flowering form. | oz., 75 cts 15 



4060 Cyanea Mixed. Containing a number of colors. J oz., 75 cts.. . 15 



Sweet Rocket (Hesperis) 



4280 Old-fushioned garden plants; also known as Dame's Rocket and 

 Dame's Violet; grows from 2 to 3 feet high, and bears spikes of 

 showy white, lilac and purple fragrant flowers. Excellent for 

 naturalizing among shrubbery or for 

 planting in a permanent border; mixed 

 colors, j oz., 20 cts.; oz., 60 cts 10 



Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) 

 4305 Aquilegifolium Album. A 



beautiful hardy perennial; with 

 elegant Columbine-like foliage and 

 masses of feathery white flowers 

 in June and July; 3 feet. Special 



pkt., 60 cts 15 



4304 Aquilegifolium Purpureum. 

 Similar to the above excepting in 

 color, which is rosy purple. Special 



pkt., 60 cts 15 



4306 Dipterocarpum. We 

 consider it one of the 

 real gems among hardy 

 plants, not only for the 

 garden but its dainty, 

 graceful sprays of flow- 

 ers, elegantly arranged 

 on stems 4 feet high, 

 are invaluable for cut- 

 ting; the flowers are a 

 charming shadeof violet- 

 mauve, which is bright- 

 ened by a bunch of 

 lemon - yellow stamen 

 and anthers. Special 

 pkt, 75 cts 25 



Thalictrum Dipterocarpum 



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Double and Single Sweet William 



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