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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



HIGH GRADE FLOWER SEEDS — Continued 



Coboea Scandens 



A fine rapid growing climber 

 with handsome foliage and 

 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 with handsome foliage and 

 beautiful flowers. Tender perennial. Packet, Sets. 



Columbine 



(Aquilegia). Every well regulated gard- 

 en has a space devoted to hardy peren- 

 nials, and no bed of perenniale would be complete 

 without a due proportion of columbines. They are 

 of the easiest culture and when once established, will 

 furnish for many years a magnificent display of the 

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



^Dwarf Morning Glory). 

 Dwarf plants of trailing, 

 branching habir, 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, riiany 

 colored blossoms, which remain open in clear weather 

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

 ed, packet, acts. ^ " 

 PTTroco Vino ^^^^ beautiful climber with deli- 

 Ujficsa vmc 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, octs. White, packet, 

 octs.; :\Iixed, packet octs. 



Convolvulus Minor 



Cosmos. 



IllaT'lv "PloWPriTlCr nnQmncj ^ ^'"^^^ secured an early flowering strain which is sure 

 ShdlLJ riUWdiill^ UUismUii 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. 



Daicv nr T^pIIiq PprPTinic favorite plant, in bloom from April to June. The 



JJdlby, or I5ttiiib rerenms seed I offer is saved from the finest first-quality double 

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



"FspVicpVinUyio (California Poppy). The vState flower of California. A genus of 



liitiibtliUiLZld 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, Sets. 



■Pnro-p-i- Mo_N"f^f (Myosotis). A favorite old fashioned flower, bearing in profu- 



rorgex me xlUl gion clusters of blue blossoms. It thrives well in the shade or 



open border. Hardy perennial. Packet, octs. 



Ti n'riftf>V (Marvel of Peru). The plants are large, and each needs three 



TOUI U UiOLJL 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. 



-n I (Digitalis). Grows to the height of three or four feet, aflrording dense 



TOXglOVe 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 



Gaillardia 



Very showy 

 worthy a place in 

 every garden, though they are as 

 vet little cultivated. They always 

 attract 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 iii- 

 ches across, of white, rose, crim- 

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



TTAlipViTnTonTYi Large, full, double 

 liencnrySUm sowers 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. Hardv 

 annual; one to three feet high. 

 Packet, Sets. 



perennials, 

 and 



Packet. 



Gourd 



Hibiscus. 



(Cucurbita). A tribe of 

 climbers with curious- 

 y shaped and colored fruit. Be- 

 ng of rapid growth, they are 

 Tine TO cover old fences, trellises, 

 stumps, etc. Tender annual: 10 

 or 20 feet high. 



DISHCI^OTHA 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. 

 Packer. Sets. 



ORANGE The well known 

 Mock Orange. Packet, 5cts. 

 PBAR SHAPED Striped yel- 

 low, green and cream, Pkt., octs. 



TTAlinfrnnA Highly ralued for 

 nenoxrope the fragrance of 

 their flowers and duration of 

 bloom. Half hardy perennial, 

 blooming the flrst year from 

 seed. Dark varieties. Mixed. 

 Packet, lOcts. 



Hibiscus Africanus 



A very vigorous plant of easiest culture, about 2 feet 

 , ^ high and producing large, handsome, cream colored, 



single flowers. Hardy annual. Packet, Sets. 



HoUvhork modern hollyhock is entirely different and more beautiful 



J than the plant of twentv vears ago being much more compact 



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

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

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



TTuTTinlnQ TanATiiVnc! (Japanese Hop). A splendid annual climber for rapidly 

 numuiUb ddpomCUS covering arbors, walls, terraces, etc. The foliage is 

 largo, dense and deliciously green, palmate and deeply lobed; has no insect pesi 

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

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

 lUD iiaui 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. 



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

 j.puiuuca covering old walls, trellises, arbors or stumps of trees thev are in- 

 Mixed, Packet, Sets. 

 Very rapid growing tree flowering plants that bloom continuously 

 through the summer and may be preseiwed 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. 



lomoea 



valuable. 



Lantana 



Laxtaxa. 



