HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



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HIGH GRADE FLOWER SEEDS— Continued. 



Coboea Scandens tiTail'r^r&T^na 



large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first, but rapidly 

 changing to a beautiful deep violet-blue. A well es- 

 tablished plant, will run about thirty feet in a season, 

 covering a large veranda wltb handsome foliage and 

 beautiful flowers. Tender perennial. Packet, 5cts. 



flnliiml^iTia (Aquilegia). Every well regulated gard- 

 vuiumuiuc en has a space devoted to hardy peren- 

 nials, and no bed of perenniale would be complete 

 without a due proportion of colamblnes. They are 

 of the easiest culture and when once established, will 

 furnish for many years a magniflcent display of the 

 handsomest flowers each spring and summer. Pkt., 5c. 



Convolvulus Minor 



COSMOS. 



GaiUardia ^^^y, showy and 



worthy a place in 

 every garden, though they are as 

 yet little cultivated. They always 

 attra'ct attention by their gay 

 colors. Packet, Sets. 



Godetia, or Satin Flower 



An attractive hardy annual, de- 

 serving more extensive cultiva- 

 tion. The plants bloom profusely 

 and bear showy flowers, 3 to 4 in- 

 ches across, of white, rose, crim- 

 son, lilac and spotted. Pkt., 5c. 



HeliclirySUin ^arge, full, double 

 flowers of various 

 shades of bright yellow and scar- 

 let. Desirable as dried specimens 

 and for use in making winter 

 bouquets. For this purpose the 

 flowers should be gathered when 

 on the point of expanding. Hardy 

 annual; one to three feet high. 

 Packet, 5cts. 



Hibiscus Africanus 



(Dwarf Morning Glory). 

 Dwarf plants of trailing, 

 branching habit, each covering a space about two feet 

 in diameter. At mid-day they are completely cover- 

 ed with a mass of pure white and brilliant, many 

 colored blossoms, which remain open In clear weather 

 till evening. Half hardy annual; one foot high. Mix- 

 ed, packet. Sets. 



PivrkroQQ Vino most beautiful climber with deli- 

 KJj ^1 c:>o V luo cate, dark green, feathery, foliage 

 and an abundance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet 

 or white blossoms, which contrast most effectively 

 with the graceful foliage. Tender annual; about fif- 

 teen feet high. Scarlet. Packet, Sets. White, packet, 

 5cts. ; Mixed, packet 5cts. 



■Porhr T^lAnrflrino' nncmnc! ^ ^^'^^ secured an early flowering strain which Is sure 

 EJdlLJ riUweilUg l/UisinUb to come into bloom long before frost, when started 

 outdoors, and will give a great profusion of bloom until late In the autumn. Pkt. 5c. 

 DaiQv nr Rfl1li<5 PArftuui*! ^ favorite plant, in bloom from April to June. The 



uaisy, or ceiiis rerennis ^^^^ j ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ larst-quaiity double 



flowers only. Daisies can be easily raised from the seed sown in the spring. Pkt., 5c. 

 Eschscholtzia {Oallfornla Poppy). The State flower of California. A genus of 



the Poppy family, fully as valuable as the common Poppy for 

 garden ornamentation as it blooms almost continually throughout the season. A bed 

 of these in full bloom is most handsome and beautiful in color. Hardy annuals; 

 height one foot. Mixed, Packet, 5cts, 



For^et-Me-Not (Myosotis). A favorite old fashioned flower, bearing in profu- 



o sion clusters of blue blossoms. It thrives well in the shade or 



open border. Hardy perennial. Packet, 5cts. 



Four O'clock (Marvel of Peru). The plants are large, and each needs three 



or four feet of space each way for its best development. The 

 flowers are funnel shaped, white, red, yellow or striped with these colors, and open 

 about four o'clock in the afternoon. Packet, Sets. 



(Digitalis). Grows to the height of three or four feet, affording dense 

 spikes of brilliantly colored flowers which are terminal and half as long 

 as height of plant. Colors white, lavender and rose. A valuable flower in every 

 perennial garden; does not usually blossom until the second year. Hardy biennials 

 or perennials. Packet, 5c. 



Gourd (Cucurbita). A tribe of 

 climbers with curious- 

 ly shaped and colored fruit. Be- 

 ing of rapid growth, they are 

 fine to cover old fences, trellises, 

 stumps, etc. Tender annual; 10 

 or 20 feet high. 



DISH GLOTH A rapid climber, 

 having long, green fruit, the in- 

 side fibrous mass of which, when 

 the shell and seeds are removed 

 makes an excellent bath sponge. 

 Packet, 5cts. 



Foxglove 



HIBISCUS. 



ORANGE The well known 

 Mock Orange. Packet, Sets. 



PEAR SHAPED Striped yel- 

 low, green and cream, Pkt., 5cts. 



Heliotrope W^^K valued for 

 ^ the fragrance of 

 their flowers and duration of 

 bloom. Half hardy perennial, 

 blooming the first year from 

 seed. Dark varieties. Mixed. 

 Packet, lOcts. 



A very vigorous plant of easiest culture, about 2 feet 

 high and producing large, handsome, cream colored, 

 single flowers. Hardy annual. Packet, 5cts. 



HoUvhock '^^^ modern hollyhock is entirely different and more beautiful 

 than the plant of twenty years ago being much more compact 

 in growth, the flowers larger, richer colored, and the double varieties are full- 

 er and of better form. For a background to a flower garden there can be noth- 

 ing better. Hardy perennial; five feet high. Packet, 5cts. 



HumuluS JaponicuS (Japanese Hop). A splendid annual climber for rapidly 

 ^ covering arbors, walls, terraces, etc. The foliage is 



large, dense and deliciously green, palmate and deeply lobed; has no Insect pest 

 and retains its foliage until frost. Self-sowing after first year. Packet, Sets. 



Ice Plant ^ singular plant with thick, fleshy leaves, which have the appear- 

 ance of being covered with crystals of ice; flowers white. Start 

 early in pots and transplant into light, sandv soil in a warm situation. Tender 

 annual. Packet, 5cts. 



Climbers of rapid growth, with beautiful and varied flowers; for 

 covering old walls, trellises, arbors or stumps of trees they are in- 

 Mixed, Packet, Sets. 



omoea 



valuable. 



Lantana 



Very rapid growing tree flowering plants that bloom continuously 

 through the summer and may be preserved through the winter in 

 a light cellar. The plants form small shrubs, producing in abundance, heads of 

 variously colored flowers that emit a powerful aromatic fragrance and con- 

 tinually change color. They are succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep 

 blue. Finest French Hybrids Mixed, Packet, Sets. 



LANTANA. 



