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STOCKS — (Continued) 
Queen Alexandra. Similar to Beauty of Nice ex- 
cept in color, which is a delicate shade of rosy- 
lilac. Pkt.. 15c. 
Crimson King. Large spikes, rich crimson. Pkt.. 
15c. 
White. Very free flowering. Pkt., 15c. 
Abundance. Carmine rose, very large spikes. Pkt., 
15c. 
Parma Violet. New, violet purple. Pkt., 15c. 
Almond Blossom. White shaded carmine. Pkt., 15c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15c. 
SUNFLOWER. See HELIANTHTJS. 
SWEET WILLIAM. Perennial, 1 foot. An old-fash- 
ioned flower for beds or borders, producing a great 
display of showy and varied colors. Sow the seed 
early in spring; the plants will flower the following 
year. 
Auricula-flowered. Beautifully ringed and mar- 
gined, mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Single, all colors mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
Double, all colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
TACSONIA MANICATA. "Scarlet Passion Vine." A 
magnificent perennial climber, producing an abun- 
dance of large scarlet blossoms. Sow the seed in 
pots or seed pans and afterwards transplant. Pkt.. 
15c. 
Mollissima. "Pink Passion Vine." Perennial climber, 
large rose-pink flowers. Sow seed same as the 
preceding species. Pkt., 10c. 
TAGETES SIGN AT A PUMILA. A miniature Marigold, 
forming compact little plants 6 to 8 inches high, and 
completely covered with flowers, which are bright 
yellow with brown stripe down the center of each 
petal. Annual flowering during the summer season, 
very striking for edgings. Sow the seed in spring in 
boxes and transplant. Pkt., 5c. 
THUNBERGIA ALATA. Annual climbing vine 5 to 6 
feet, useful for low fences; also for hanging baskets. 
Sow the seed in spring. Flowers white, yellow, 
orange and buff, with dark centers, mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
TITHONIA SPECIOSA. See Flower Seed Novelties, 
page 21. 
TROPAEOLUM CANARIENSE. "Canary Bird Flower." 
Annual, climbing vine 8 to 10 feet. It does best in 
California in a rather moist, partially shaded situ- 
ation. Pretty pale green, deeply cut foliage and 
canary yellow, fringed flowered. Sow early in spring. 
Pkt., 10c. 
VERBENA. Perennial of reclining habit, height 9 to 
12 inches. The plants bloom the first season from 
seed and are unsurpassed for bedding where a dis- 
play of color is desired. After they are established 
they grow with scarcely any attention and a small 
amount of water, preferring a sunny situation. Sow 
the seed in winter or early spring in seed boxes and 
when large enough, transplant. 
Mammoth, White, pink, purple or Scarlet Defiance. 
Each, per pkt., 10c. 
Mammoth, all colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Ordinary mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
VIOLA ODORATA. "Sweet Violet." A favorite fra- 
grant flower, perennial, 6 inches. Succeeding best in 
a rather shady situation. Sow the seed in winter or 
early spring, in seed boxes of good loam mixed with 
some leaf-mould, covering the seed lightly, or they 
may be sown in a well-prepared bed in a shady situ- 
ation. Violet seed is slow to germinate, 
odorata. The old-fashioned Sweet Violet. Pkt., 10c. 
The Czar. A large flowered Russian variety. Pkt., 
10c. 
Princess of Wales. The largest violet in cultivation 
and the one so largely used for cutting. Pkt., 10c. 
VIOLA CORNUTA. "Tufted Pansies." Though the 
flowers are not as large as the regular pansies, they 
bloom so freely that many people consider them 
superior where a mass of color is desired. The 
plants bloom for a long period and the colors are 
particularly clear and distinct. The flowers are light 
and graceful, and not so stiff as those of the regular 
pansy. Sow the seed from August to January in 
beds or boxes of light, rich soil and afterwards trans- 
plant. 
Papilio. Blue and white, extra fine for bedding. 
Pkt., 15c. 
White Perfection. White. Pkt., 15c. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
WALLFLOWER. An old-fashioned fragrant flower; 
biennial, 1 to 1V 2 feet. Sow the seed in spring and 
transplant. The plants will flower the following 
winter. 
Blood red. Dwarf compact plants. Pkt., 10c. 
Single mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
Double mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
ZINNIA ELEGANS. A favorite summer flowering an- 
nual for beds and borders, thriving best in a sunny 
situation. The seed can be sown early in spring in 
seed boxes and transplanted, or later on in the open 
ground. 
Double, all colors mixed. Height 1% to 2 feet. 
Pkt., 5c. 
Payne's Giant Double. See Flower Seed Specialties, 
page 21. 
ZINNIA, DOUBLE LILLIPUT. See Flower Seed Spe- 
cialties, page 21. 
Payne's Special Collections of Flower Seeds 
CLIMBIING NASTURTIUM. 
(Six distinct varieties in separate 
packets, my selection, mailed for 25c 
DWARF NASTURTIUM. 
Six distinct varieties in separate 
packets, my selection, mailed for 25c 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI. 
Six distinct varieties in separate 
packets, mailed for .... 50c 
ANNUAL POPPY. 
Six disticct varieties in separate 
packets, my selection, mailed for 25c 
LARGE FLOWERED SCABIOSA. 
Six distinct colors in separate 
packets, my selection, mailed for 50c 
GIANT PERFECTION STOCK. 
Six distinct colors in separate 
packets, my selection, mailed for 75c 
MAMMOTH VERBENA. 
Four distinct colors in separate 
packets, mailed for ... . 30c 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. 
(Regular retail price, 80c) 
Containing nine distinct varieties 
in separate packets, including 
Golden West, Burbank's Crimson 
Flowering, Carmine King and 
Thornburni, etc. , mailed free any- 
where for 50c 
