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High Quality Flower Seeds 



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Gomphrena 



Oodetist Attractive, hardy annuals, deserving 



more extensive cultivation. The plants 



bloom profusely, and bear showy flowers of satiny 

 texture in many rich and varied colors. They do 

 best in a rather poor soil; 1 foot. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



(CI lobe Amaranth). Popularly 

 known as "Bachelor's Buttons;" a 

 first-rato l)e(lding plant, the flowers resemble clover 

 heads and can be dried and used in Winter bouciuets. 

 Cornflowers and a number of other fiowers are also 

 known as Bachelor's Buttons. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Oourds (Cucurbita). A tribe of climbers with 



. curiously shaped and colored fruit. 



l^eing of rapid growth they are fine to cover old fences, 

 trellises, stumps, etc. Tender annual. 10 to 20 feet high. 



Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c. 



OypSODhila (Baby's Breath). Pretty free-flow- 



" " ering elegant plants, succeeding 



in any garden soil. Their misty white panicles of 

 bloom are largely used for mixing with other cut 

 flowers. Pkt. 5c. 



HelichrVSUm (Straw Flower). A hardy an- 



Z nual of the easiest culture; one of 



our best "Everlasting" flowers, the dried, double 

 blooms being veiy handsome in Winter bouquets; 

 2 feet. 



Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



A universal favorite on account of 

 its delightful fragrance and duration 

 of bloom. Seed sown in the Spring makes fine plants 

 for bedding out, and are as easily grown as Verbenas. 

 The colors of the blossoms range from white through 

 all shades of violet to the deepest purple. 

 Mammoth Mixed. Pkt, 10c. 



Hibiscus (Marshmallow). Showy, ornamental 

 perennial plants for mixed beds or 

 shrubbery borders, having large-sized beautifully 

 colored flowers. Pkt. 10c. 



1-|«»1ianfViiiQ (Sunflower). The strong growth 

 xiciiaiiLiiuo ^^^gg well-known plants makes 



Heliotrope 



them unsuitable for bedding; but they are very use- 

 ful for massing in shrubbery or borders, and for screening pur- 

 poses. They do well in sunny positions, in any kind of soil. 

 The dwarfer kinds, with smaller flowers, are charming when 

 grouped in mixed flower borders. Excellent for cutting. 

 Chrysanthemum-flowered. Extra large, double yellow flowers, 



6 to 10 inches in diameter. 5 feet. Pkt. 5c. 

 Large Russian. A very tall growing single variety. 10 to 15 

 feet. Pkt. 5c. 



Hollvhock most majestic of hardy plants, and 



£ a clump or line in any garden gives an effect not 



attainable w^th any other plant. For planting among shrubbery 

 or forming a background for other flowers, it is without equal. 

 Seed sown any time before mid-Summer will produce fine plants 

 for flowering next year. Finest Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



(Japanese Hop). Japonicus. A very ornamental 

 and fast-growing climbing plant. The foliage re- 

 sembles in shape that of the common Hop, is very dense, and 

 in color a lively green; annual. Pkt. 10c. 



Hyacinth Bean (Dollchos Lablab). a fine climber with 

 Z . clusters of purple or white flowers followed 



by ornamental seed pods. Tender annual. 10 to 15 feet high. 



Pkt. 5c. 



•Job's Tears ^ '^^i^^s ornamental grass with broad, corn-like 

 . leaves and lustrous slate-colored seeds, used for 

 beads. Valuable for Winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. 

 Plant outdoors early in Spring in hills 3 feet apart, 4 or 5 seeds 

 in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual. 3 feet 

 high. Pkt. 5c. 



ICochia (Summer Cypress, or Mexican Fire Bush). An easily 

 . grown annual, which, sown thinly in Spring, soon 

 forms a cypress-like hedge of the most hvely green and of 

 perfect symmetry; by mid-Summer it attains a height of about 

 3 feet, and on the approach of Autumn the whole plant becomes 

 a deep red. Pkt. 5c. 



Lantana most desirable half-hardy perennial 



, greenhouse or bedding plants; constantly in bloom: 



Verbena-like heads of orange, white, rose and other colored 

 flowers; 2 to 3 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 



Larkspur T^® Larkspur with its long clustered spikes of beau- 

 ; !_ tiful irregular flowers, often with long spurs, is espe- 

 cially valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are verv 

 valuable for bedding. Tall Double Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



LathyrUS (Everlasting, or Plardy Sweet Pea). 



. £ Showy, freo-flowcring hardy perennial 



climbers for covering old stumps, fences, etc., con- 

 tinually in bloom; fine for cutting. Pkt. 5c. 



Lobelia ('harming plants, well adapted for 



bedding, pots or rockeries. It makes a 



neat edging for beds of white flowers and is very 

 effective in masses, being c()iiii>k't(>ly covered with 

 flowers for a long time. The flowers are usually 

 blue with light center. Half hardy annual. 



Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



Love-in-the-Mist 7^^^ singular plant is also 



, — . known as I.ady-in-the- 



Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blooms 

 are partly concealed by the abundance of finely cut 

 foliage. The plant and flower are each handsome and 

 require but little care. Hardy annual. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Lupin ^^^y conspicuous plants with spikes of 



*_ Pea-shaped blossoms of various colors. 



Looks well as a background to other lower growing 

 annuals. Hardy annual; about 3 feet high. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Mariffold African and French Marigolds 



2 are old favorite free-flowering annuals 



of easy culture; both are extremely effective. The 

 former have uniformly large yellow or orange-colored 

 flowers, and are well adapted for large beds or mixed 

 borders, the latter are dwarfer in growth, with beau- 

 tifully striped flowers, and better suited for bedding 

 purposes, or for pot culture; they succeed best in a 

 light soil, with full exposure to the sun. 

 Large African. Double, orange and lemon, mixed; 



2 to 3 feet. Pkt. 5c. 

 Dwarf French. Fine, colors mixed, very double; 



1 foot. Pkt. 5c. 

 Misnonette (I^eseda Odorata). Seed of this 



2 . popular hardy aimual can be sown 



at any time, and if successive sowings are made, its 

 fragrant, modest-colored flowers may be gathered 

 outdoors until November. Sow in pots or boxes 

 under glass in February or March, and thin or pot 

 off the seedhngs to make good plants for bedding 

 out in May. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Double Hollyhocks 



