Nasturtiums surpass all flowers for easy cultivation, duration of bloom and gorgeous colors. See pages 136 and 137. 



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MORNING GLORY 



Hardy Annual Climber 



1486 IMPERIAL JAPANESE, SINGLE MIXED. Our single 

 mixed has a 

 wide and truly 

 remarkable 

 range of mark- 

 ings, unex- 

 celled by any 

 other strain. 

 The shades and 

 colors are var- 

 ious — white, 

 pink, lilac, 

 rose, bronze, 

 garnet, crim- 

 son, etc. There 

 is leaf varia- 

 tion that can- 

 not fail to 

 please. Many 

 of their leaves 

 are richly mar- 

 bled and varie- 

 gated white 

 and green, 

 which add to 

 their beauty. 

 Easily grown, 

 and quick to 

 come into 

 bloom. Some- 

 times the flow- 1 ^86 Morning Glory, Imperial Japanese, Single Mixed. 

 er comes in 3 weeks from sowing of seed. A rapid growing vine. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 2 ounces, 30 cents. 

 1483 ROCHESTER. A new and magnificent morning glory. The 

 vines make a growth of 12 to 20 feet, with leaves 8 to 10 inches in size. 

 The splendid flowers are 4 to 5 inches across, of a deep violet blue, 

 shading to azure and edged with white. Borne in clusters of 3 to 5. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 

 1485 IMPERIAL JAPANESE, DOUBLE MIXED. This is one 

 of the most beautiful of all the famous Japanese Morning Glories, 

 and produces a large percentage of beautiful double flowers which 



are charac- 

 terized by 

 peculiar col- 

 ors, shapes 

 and mark- 

 ings; some 

 colorings be- 

 yond descrip- 

 tion. The 

 vine is a 

 rapid grower 

 and in itself 

 makes an 

 ideal orna- 

 m e n t for 

 fence, portico 

 or trellis, 

 even before 

 flowering. It 

 produces 

 flowers in re- 

 markable 

 abundance 

 and of enor- 

 mous size. 

 Another cur- 

 ious feature 

 of this sort is 

 that the 

 leaves vary 

 in form, size and markings. 

 The self or solid colors of 

 the flowers range from 

 snow white to black pur- 

 ple, while there is an end- 

 less number of flowers 

 spotted, flaked, marbled, 

 striped, splashed, etc., and 

 margined in combinations 

 that would be thought im- 

 possible until seen. The sin- 



1485 Morning Glory Imperial Japanese, S le flowers Produced are 

 Double Mixed. large and handsome. 



Packet, 10 cents; Y A ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 75 cents. 



1484 Morning Glory Mammoth Japanese, Mikaoo. 



1484 MAMMOTH JAPANESE, MIKADO. A giant type, with 

 peculiar and handsome colors, shapes and markings. It is a develop- 

 ment or evolution from the highest form of Japanese Morning 

 Glory,' and represents the acme of beauty thus far secured in this 

 graceful and favorite flower. The colors are exceedingly rich, and the 

 texture of the blossom is thick and heavy, indicative of high breeding. 

 Flowers 4 to 5 inches across. Packet, 10 cents. 



1491 Myosotis, Royal Blue. 



1572 Nicotiana, Affinis. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not) 

 Hardy Perennial 



This well-known flower is one of the daintiest and most delicate of all 

 favorites. Quite hardy. It succeeds best in rich, moist soils. Ex- 

 cellent for borders and flowering extremely early. Especially effective 

 when grown in masses. Blooms the first year if sown early. 



1491 ROYAL BLUE. This splendid forget-me-not assumes an up- 

 right shape, reaching a height'of 6 to 12 Inches. Flowers large and 

 the finest and most effective deep blue variety. Packet, 10 cents. 



1492 ALPESTRIS. Dwarf, blue, flowering the first year and form- 

 ing round, compact bushes covered with flowers. Packet, 5 cents. 



1494 PALUSTRIS. True blue, with white and yellow eyes. Flow- 

 ering better the second year. Packet, 10 cents. 



NICOTIANA (Flowering Tobacco) 

 Hardy Annual 



Profuse flowering; highly ornamental and desirable annual plants, 

 with handsome foliage and delightfully sweet scented flowers. Elegant 

 for massing, backgrounds, centre of beds or in shrubbery. 



1572 AFFINIS. Large white, sweet-smelling flowers; open morn- 

 ing and evening; 3 feet high. They flower oontinually from early sum- 

 mer till frost and are very effective as single specimens or with other 

 plants in a bed. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents. 



1574 SANDERjE HYBRIDS. The plant and flowers are similar 

 to the popular, fragrant white flowering nicotiana Affinis, but the 

 flower of this new hybrid is much larger, measuring at least 2 inches 

 across, remains open all day, and the plant is literally ablaze with the 

 brilliant hued flowers from base to summit, thousands being borne on 

 a single plant during the season. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 



