HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



HIGH GRADE FLOWER SEEDS- Continued 



p . 1 There are few flowers in cultivation that 



roriuiaca make such a dazzling: display of color in 

 the bright sunshine as a bed of portulacas. They 

 are in bloom from about the first of July till killed 

 by frost in autumn. The seed requires a moderately 

 high temperature. Fine mixed. Packet, 5c. 



Salvia (Scarlet Sage) Splendens Hanfscadet 



flowers are in these plants afforded a rich, dark green 

 background of dense foliage. This variety is most gen- 

 erally used in parks and on extensive lawns, as in 

 growth it is more vigorous than the more dwarf va- 

 rieties. Packet, ioc. 



c«««;+i,^ -Dio-«+ An interesting and curious plant 

 sensitive riant with globu i ar heads of small pink 

 flowers. The plant is chiefly valued because of the ex- 

 treme irritability of its leaves which close and droop 

 at the slightest touch. Packet, 5c. 



q , (Antirrhinum). An old border plant 



bnaparagon w j t j 1 dark an( j gi OSSy leaves and long 



spikes of curiously shaped, brilliantly colored flowers, 

 having finely marked throats. They have been much 

 improved of late years by careful selection. Snap- 

 dragons blossom the first season from seed sown in Salvia, 

 spring, specially under frames. Fine mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



Stock— Double German Ten Weeks These favorite summer flowers are excellent for bedding 



out and afford fine blossoms- for cutting. Mixed, Pkt., 5c. 

 Sunflower Very beautiful; blooms all summer and fall: small green foliage, fine golden-yellow 

 flowers with black disc, 2 to 3 inches across; splendid for cutting; 3 to 4 feet. 

 T ^ oz., 15c; packet, 5c. 



Sweet PeaS See pages 38 and 3 9- 



Sweet William ^ very beautiful class of easily grown and very- 

 hardy plants of extreme richness and diversity of 

 colors, deliciously sweet scented. Nothing surpasses this old rugged 

 favorite for clumps or borders. Hardy perennials ; about one foot. 

 Packet, 5c. 



Verbena ^° P^ ant * s more generally cultivated than the Verbena, 

 and no plant excels it for masses in beds on the lawn. 

 Flowers perfectly well from seeds started in the house in pots or shal- 

 low boxes in early spring, or seeds sown in May will bloom in Aug- 

 ust. Fine mixed, packet, 5c. 



Violet (Viola Odorata.) The Violet should not be wanting in any 

 garden on account of its fragrance and early appearance. A 

 single flower will perfume a whole room. Succeeds best in a shady, 

 sheltered place and can be easily increased by dividing the roots. 

 Hardy perennial. Packet, ioc. 



WallflOWer Well-known, very fragrant garden plant, blooming 

 early in the spring, with large, conspicuous spikes of 

 beautiful flowers; prized for bouquets; protect in winter. Half hardy 

 perennials. Blooms first season from seed. Packet, 5c. 



Zinnias One of the most brilliant annuals ; a general favorite, its 

 splendid double _ flowers rivaling in beauty, size and form 

 Verbena. moderate-sized dahlias. Choice mixed, packet, 5c. 



STERLINGWORTH PLANT TABLETS 



A New Invigorator for House Plants and Vegetables 



STERLINGWORTH PLANT TABLETS are a clean, odorless, con- 

 centrated, plant stimulant and invigorator. Their use promotes healthy, 

 vigorous leaves and branches, and insures beautiful, luxuriant flowers. 

 They build up the soil scientifically and make frequent renewal of soil 

 less important. The large amounts of waste matter in what is commonly 

 known as "liquid manure" and "bone plant" foods," which pollute the 

 soil, and are many times accompanied by disagreeable odors, are absent 

 in these excellent stimulating tablets. If you want luxuriant, healthy 

 plants, ferns and beautiful flowers, these tablets are just what you are 

 looking for. 



PRICES: Large box (250 tablets) sufficient for 35 plants 8 months, 50c. postpaid; medium (100 tablets), suffi- 

 cient for 35 plants 3 months, 25c. postpaid; trial size, ioc. 



TOAOt STERLINGWORTH- mabr^ 



PLANT TABLETS 



THEY DOUBLE THE BLOOM 



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