Cultural directions are printed on all our flower seed packet, ounce, quarter pound and pound bags. 



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Hardy Perennial Chrysanthemum 

 1223 LARGE FLOVVERINCf CHINESE AND JAPANESE. All 



the large flowering chrys- 

 anthemums, the glory of 

 autumn, have loug been 

 considered our finest per- 

 ennials. Some are better 

 suited to out of doors cul- 

 ture than others. The 

 color range is almost 

 endless, though red, yel- 

 low and white flowers 

 predominate. We have 

 only to say that our Chi- 

 nese and Japanese chrys- 

 anthemum seed is of the 

 choicest strain, with end- 

 less possibilities of high 

 merit. This seed will 

 produce blooming plants 

 the first season. Very 

 few people realize how 

 easily they may be 

 grown from seed. Large 

 double flowers with in- 

 curved and long twisted 

 petals on long stems. 

 Finest mixed varieties. 

 Packet, SO cents; 



3 packets, 50 cents. 



nese and Japanese. r ' 



1230 SINGLE EARLY 

 BLOOMING MIXED COLORS. 



"New.) Grow 2 feet high and if seed 

 s sown early, blooms may be had 

 n September or October, and a 

 ivide range of colors will be found. 

 Packet, 20 cents. 



CINERARIA 



(Cape Aster) 

 Half Hardy Perennial 



A favorite, handsome, free flow- 

 3ring greenhouse or window plant. 

 Shades include blue, purple, crim- 

 son, maroon, etc. Many specimens 

 produce flowers with a clear white 

 eye. Height 1 foot; flowers 2 or 

 more inches across. 



2234 FINEST MIXED. Large 

 flowering varieties, unsurpassed for 

 size and assortment of gorgeous 

 colors. Packet, 25 cents. 



1234 Cineraria, Finest Mixed. 



COBAEA (Cathedral Bells) 



Hardy Annual Climber 



A vigorous and rapid growing climber, attaining a height of ilO to 

 50 feet and bearing an abundanceof large, bell-shaped flowers. 



1242 ALBA. A white variety of Scandens. Packet, 10 cents. 



1243 SCANDENS. Large bell-shaped, rich purple flowers; 2 inches 

 ong, 1% inches across. Free from insect pests. Packet, 10 cents. 



CLEMATIS 



(Virgin's Bower) 



Hardy 

 Perennial Climber 



These are very beauti- 

 ful climbers of the great- 

 est utility for veranda, 

 tretlis, etc., adornment. 



1236 PANICULATA. 

 Grows easily from seed; 

 the vine attaining a 

 height of 20 to 30 feet and 

 never troubled by in- 

 sects. Bears a dense 

 mass of small, star-like, 

 white, fragrant flowers. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 

 1238 MIXED. All 

 the best varieties in 

 one grand mixture. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



COLEUS 



1238 Clematis, Mixed Varieties. 



Yon may order flower 

 seeds by name or 

 number; if by number 

 only, give it correctly. 



COLEUS (Flame Nettle) 

 Half Hardy Perennial 



Foliage plants of exceeding richness and beauty; indispensable for 

 borders and bedding; excellent for greenhouse and window culture. 



1244 NEW BRIAR 

 CREST. No place 

 could show such a col- 

 lection of coleus as we 

 had at our farms Jast 

 summer. For years we 

 have prided ourselves 

 that our collection of 

 coleus was unsur- 

 passed; but have kept 

 right on breeding it 

 up, until now, in varie- 

 ty of colors, shape of 

 foliage, mammoth 

 size, etc., we have se- 

 cured a selection far 

 ahead of anything ever 

 seen at home or abroad. 

 Seed of the Briar Crest 

 coleus is worth more 

 than its weight In gold. 

 Highly ornamental as 

 a pot plant, especially 

 with its spikes of blue 

 flowers in autumn. 

 Packet, 20 cents; 

 3 packets, 50 cents. 



1245 LARGE-LEAVED SUNSET SHADES. A strain of coleus 

 remarkable for diversity and richness of color combinations. Leaves 

 sometimes attain a length of 10 or 12 inches and a width of 6 or 8 inches. 

 Foliage very ornamental, being curled, serrated, cut or fringed in a 

 most delicate and 

 varied way. The 

 prevailing colors 

 are indicated by the 

 name, being a rich 

 combination of all 

 the tints in a gor- 

 geous sunset. The 

 handsomest foliage 

 plants obtained so 

 easily from seed, 

 making fine speci- 

 men plants in two 

 or three months; no 

 two exactly alike. 

 Packet, 15 cents. 



1246 CHOICEST 

 HYBRIDS. From 

 the best named 

 sorts. Pkt., 15 cts. 



1247 FINEST 

 MIXED. Tall grow- 

 ing, with smaller 

 leaves. Pkt., 10c. 1245 Coleus, Large-Leaved Sunset Shades. 



1249 ROCOCCO. {New.) The forms and designs of the leaves are 

 strange and peculiar. The leaves start from a broad base, run out into 

 points, and towards the margin are covered with blisters. The green 

 colors surrounded with golden yellow, which prevail on the margins, 

 appear on white ground and give a peculiar charm to the plant. 

 Packet, 20 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents; 7 packets, $1.00. 



COREOPSIS 



Hardy Perennial 



The coreopsis is one 

 of the most showy of 

 yellow flowered hardy 

 perennials. Culture 

 easy; thrive anywhere. 



1253 SUNSHINE. 

 Bright yellow flowers. 

 Every spring it reap- 

 pears in vigorous and 

 graceful form. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



1254 HARVEST 

 MOON. Producing 

 large, long stemmed, 

 rich golden-yellow flow- 

 ers, in great profusion 

 all summer. 



Packet, 10 cents; 



1254 Coreopsis, Harvest Moon, ounce, 30 cents. 



