RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS; 



- PHIIADELPfMI| 



Bellis — English Daisy 



Bellis— English Daisy ® 



This is a favorite biennial which under favorable 

 conditions may behave like a perennial lasting for 

 more than two years. It is easily raised from seed 

 which may be sown any time from early spring 

 until August. Most gardeners prefer to sow 

 during late summer and carry the plants over the 

 winter in a cold frame for setting out into the garden 

 early the following spring. They bloom throughout 

 the season. 



1591 Giant Double Rose. Pkt. 15c; special 

 pkt. 60c. 



1592 Giant Double Red. Pkt. 15c; special 

 pkt. 60c. 



1593 Giant Double White. Pkt. 15c; special 

 pkt. 60c. 



1590 Giant Double Mixed. Pkt. 15c; special 

 pkt. 50c. 



1594 Longfellow. Large double pink flowers. 

 Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c. 



1598 The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A 



free-flowering large double pure white. Pkt. 

 10c; special pkt. 40c. 

 1600 Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing 

 all the colors. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c; 

 I oz. 75c. 



1595 Double Quilled Mixed. Double quilled 

 flowers in mixture, containing red, pink, 

 and white. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 



Begonia H 



Tuberous Rooted 



Blooms the first season from seed if sown in 

 February or March in a temperature of 60 degrees. 

 Should be planted in semi-shaded position. 



1581 Double, Finest Mixed. Includes a great 

 number of lovely shades. Pkt. 50c; special 

 pkt. $1.50. 



1582 Single, Finest Mixed. Large flowers in 

 many pretty colors. Pkt. 25c; special 

 pkt. 75c. 



BegOnia-Ewfetoom/ng Bedding Varieties If] 



The following are varieties of Begonia semperjlorens, and as bedding plants 

 do well in full sunlight, also in positions partially or wholly in the shade. They 

 are of sturdy growth, growing about 1 foot high, and forming dense bushes which 

 from May until frost are completely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for 

 winter flowering they are superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the 

 entire year. Easily raised from seed which should be started either indoors or 

 in a hotbed. 



Christmas Cheer. A bright crimson scarlet. Splendid for pot culture, 

 and Christmas forcing. Blooms profusely. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 

 Albert Martin. Extra large flowers of a bright crimson scarlet. Splendid 

 for beds, borders, or pots. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 

 Erfordia. Bright rosy-carmine flowers. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 

 Luminosa. Brilliant fiery dark scarlet. Bronze foliage. Pkt. 25c; 

 special pkt. 75c. 



Prima Donna. Limpid rose, shading to carmine at the center; ever- 

 blooming. Showy large flowers. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 

 White Queen. A splendid free-flowering pure white. Pkt. 25c; special 

 pkt. 75c. 



Gustav Knaake. Glowing pink with salmon shadings; leaves green, 

 shaded bronze. Excellent for pot culture. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 

 Vernon. Bright orange-scarlet flower; bronze foliage. Pkt. 15c; special 

 pkt. 50c. 



Salmon Queen. A brilliant salmon-rose. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 

 Semperfiorens, Single Mixed. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 



1560 



1561 



1562 

 1563 



1564 



1565 



1567 



1571 



1577 

 1580 



Brachycome (a) 



Swan River Daisy 

 1620 Mixed. A free- 

 flowering annual of 

 compact growth; 12 

 inches high. The 

 plants are covered 

 during the greater 

 part of the summer 

 with a profusion of 

 blue and white flow- 

 ers. Fine for edg- 

 ings, small beds, and 

 pot culture. 

 Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 30c. 



Brachycome — Swan River Daisy 



Browallia— Amethyst ® 

 1637 Speciosa major. A beautiful 

 large-flowering variety of the most 

 brilliant ultramarine blue, a rare 

 color. Does well outside in the 

 border, in hanging-baskets, or in 

 vases, but is especially valuable as 

 a pot plant for winter and early 

 spring flowering. Pkt. 25c; special 

 pkt. 75c. 



1640 Elata, Mixed. A profuse blooming annual, covered with flowers 

 during the summer and autumn months. Grows in any rich soil and blooms 

 freely in the winter if the plants are lifted in autumn and cut back; 18 

 inches. The mixture contains blue and white. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 30c. 



CaCalia— Tassel Flower or Flora's Paint Brush (a) 

 1650 A neat annual of easy culture with tassel-shaped flowers. Blooms from 

 June to September. Fine for borders. Golden yellow and scarlet mixed; 

 1} feet. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 25c. 



Calceolaria If] 



1671 Dreer's Perfection. An ornamental plant, producing a mass of beau- 

 tiful pocket-like flowers in the spring. It is a universal favorite for decorat- 

 ing the greenhouse or conservatory. This strain was grown for us by a 

 celebrated Scotch specialist and is considered the finest in cultivation. 

 The flowers are beautifully spotted and blotched in exceedingly rich and 

 varied colors. Of perfect form and fine substance. The dwarf, compact 

 plants are very free flowering. Pkt. 50c; special pkt. $1.50. 



Browallia 

 speciosa major 



®= Annual ; h;^ Biennial; [hp] == Hardy Perennial; [TTiTP] = Half-Hardy Perennial; [tp] -= Tender Perennial 



