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FOIR FAVORITE FLOWERS. 



The varieties making up this quartette, and which are illustrated on the plate opposite, are not new, but are not as well known as 

 they deserve to be, and it is for the purpose of bringing them prominently before our customers that we feature them in this way, 

 and we feel reasonably sure that anyone who grows any or all of them is certain to be pleased with the results. All are of the 

 easiest culture, and can be sown in the open after danger from frost is past, flowering freely and continuously throughout the sum- 

 mer and autumn. 



DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWER, 



(Centaurea Cyaims fl pi.) 



1891 This is identical in color to the popular single blue va- 

 riety, which is so much in demand for cutting, especially for 

 buttonieres, but, being a full double flower, it takes fewer of 

 them to make a nice bunch, and is better in every way. 15 cts. 

 per pkt. ; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



DOUBLE WHITE MAYWEED. 



(Chrysanthemum Inodorum I'leiiissimum.) 



1942 Makes a bushy plant about 2 feet high, with fine feathery 

 foliage and pure white, intensely double flowers, which are pro- 

 duced from midsummer till frost, and are splendid for cutting. 

 I oz., 40 cts.; 10 cts. per pkt. 



2478 Collection. A packet each of 



GIANT YELLOW TULIP POPPY. 



(Hmitiemannia Fumariafolia ) 



2821 This is by far the best of the Poppy family for cutting, • 

 remaining in good condition for several days. Seed sown earlv 

 in May will, by the middle of July, produce plants covered with 

 their large buttercup-yellow, poppy-like blossoms, and never out 

 of flower until hard frost. The plants grow about 2 feet high, 

 are quite bushy, with beautiful feathery glaucous foliage. ] oz., 

 25 cts. ; 10 cts. per pkt. 



Everblooming Sweet William. 



(Diaiithus Latifolius Atroeocciiieus fl. pi.) 



2342 This is a cross between an annual Pink and a Sweet 

 William, combining the free and continuous blooming qualities 

 of the former with the hardiness of the latter, in color an intense 

 velvety crimson scarlet; blooms the first year from seed and one 

 of the finest subjects for any position in the garden. 15 cts. per 

 pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 

 the Four Favorite Flowers for 40 cts. 



INTRODUCTIONS AND SPECIALTIES OF MR. LUTHER BURBANK. 



We keep in close touch with this eminent hybridizer, and whenever he has a new or improved strain to offer of an article 

 that we believe will succeed under the varied climatic conditions of the country as a whole, we usually arrange for their distribu- 

 tion. We offer below some of the best things he has yet sent out. The descriptions are Mr. Burbank's, the close of his letter 

 describing them re-produced herewith : 



I take time to write these descriptions to you in 

 advance, as it would give me great pleasure to have your fim 

 introduce these very valuable things. 



Faithfully yours 



Burbank's "Sunset" Shirley 

 Poppies. 



3701 This is by far the most refined of all Poppies. The 

 shading is marvellous, fire shades, various beautiful soft pink 

 shades, with white and various markings. This is even finer 

 than the Santa Rosa strain, and has never been offered before. 

 I assure you that you will find this the finest strain of Poppies 

 ever grown. They have been selected with the utmost care 

 for a number of years, last year coming as near perfection as 

 flowers could; this year they are still better for the even greater 

 pains in selecting the stock seed, which has been done for 

 many years. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



Burbank's " Santa Rosa " Shirley 

 Poppies, 



3700 This strain surpasses all others before seen in size, va- 

 riety and splendor of color variation, including some new shades 

 of blue, lavender and salmon never before seen in Shirley Pop- 

 pies. The petals are generally beautifully crimped also. 1 

 have worked on this some ten or twelve years very faithfully, 

 so you may know this is a very choice strain. 40 cts. per ] 

 oz. ; 15 cts. per pkt. 



Burbank's Hybrid Delphinium. 



2240 The finest strain of Perennial Larkspur in existence; 

 g ; :int flowers of most wonderful shades of blue. We might add 

 that .we have seen this strain growing, and the colorings were 

 really very fine, being especially rich in the lighter and iri- 

 descent' shades of blue, and we fully endorse Mr. Burbank's 

 claim. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., si. 00. 



Burbank's Shasta Daisies. 



It is now nearly 10 years since Mr. Burbank sent out the first 

 Shasta Daisy. Since then it has been steadily improved by se- 

 lection, until to-day it is much superior to the original type. We 

 offer the following, received direct from Mr. Burbank: 

 1948 Alaska. A splendid variety, with flowers rarely less than 

 5 inches across, of the purest glistening white, with broad, 

 overlapping petals, and borne on long, strong stems; a 

 beautiful cut flower, remaining in good condition a week 

 or more. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.00. 

 1944 Shasta Daisy. A general mixture saved from a large 

 number of extra choice hybrids, and certain to produce a 

 large number of varieties of great merit. 20 cts. per pkt.; 

 3 pkts. , 50 cts. 



Scyphauthus Elegans. 



3978 Mr. Burbank writes us regarding this climber: " I have 

 a novelty which I would with great confidence recommend 

 you as certain to thrive outdoors in the Eastern States, and 

 better, I think, than any flower which I have known to be intro- 

 duced for years. It is Scyphanthus Elegans from Chili. It 

 is a vine growing about 6 feet high, and literally covering 

 itself with large golden yellow flowers of very peculiar form, 

 with brown spots, blooming all summer. This is a genuine 

 novelty. I think this has never been introduced to America. 

 It is from the colder parts of Chili." We might add that this 

 plant has been long known in Europe, but has never had any 

 general introduction in this country. It is easily raised from 

 seed, which should be sown under cover in the early spring, and 

 the seedlings transferred to a sunny spot after the middle of 

 May. Any ordinary garden soil suits it; a little fertilizer now 

 an 1 then will improve the color and quantity of flowers. 25 

 cts. per pkr. 



