HOLMES TESTED FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa 
HOLMES' FAMOUS 
holmes' mammoth verbenas 
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Selected by us with great care to have it perfection. The 
flowers are very large and abundant and of every known color of 
Verbena. For garden beds or massing these Verbenas are' un- 
rivaled; flowers of the most brilliant colors, produced continuously 
from spring until late in the autumn. Although .'perennial, 1 these 
form luxuriant plants and bloom the first season from seed. Pkt. 
10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., I oz. $1.50 % oz. 75 cts. For 
separate colors see general list. ( See illustration. ) 
Holmes' 
A MUCH IMPROVED STRAIN 
These old favorites of European gardens are not as much 
grown and appreciated in this country as they deserve, due, no 
• .,, doubt, to the fact that they are scarcely hardy in very 
^SWWlM- -\ ;okl locations, but in sheltered locations with protection 
^£^■£3} they winter safely in Northern States, though, perhaps, 
iiVCj'^M 5j it is better to sow the seed annually in spring, and 
/■ ; >^/>U:g : f| winter the young plants over in the cold frame. They 
| ire worth the trouble, making nice busby plants VA feet. 
• ' • . j uigh, bearing in the spring long spikes of most deliriously 
I'rau'rant Mowers of various colors, crimson, purple, yel- 
1 ow, apricot, mahogany, pink. etc. Single or double 
mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 2 pkts. of each 15 cts. 
Flowering Zinnias 
The plants form handsome, compact bushes 3 feet 
in height, and the mammoth, perfectly formed double 
(lowers measure 5 to G inches across, and are one of the 
best annuals for bouquet purposes as well as garden 
decorations. One oi the easiest Mowers to grow. Mam- 
moth mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 45 cts., J4. oz. 25 cts. 
Schizanthus Wisetonensis 
A BEAUTIFUL SHOWY ANNUAL 
It forms bushy, pyramidal plants about 18 schizanthus wisetonensis 
inches high, and is literally covered with its small 
orchid-like flowers for a period extending over two months.* Unsurpassed 
as a pot plant for the house or conservatory. Flower is white, dotted with 
delicate rose or carmine and yellow. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Hopes' GIANT SWEXT WILLIAM Double Mixed 
A most remarkable mixture of large-flowered Sweet William, con- 
taining many attractive shades of the very charming colors. This strain 
is the result of many years' patient selection, and will not fail to please 
those who give it a trial. Hardy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 75 cts., % oz.40 cts. 
The SINGLE, FRAGRANT Violet 
This is the well-known favorite spring blooming violet. It needs no 
description. It requires 3 to 6 months for the seed to germinate and the 
plants produce flowers the second season and thereafter. Blue. Pkt. 5 cts. 
25 Kinds of Flowers 69 CtS. 
Suggested especially for those who want an abundance of various flowers 
all summer without much care. These grow easily, flower from early sum- 
mer until frost and all are very desirable. 
Sweet Alyssum 
Balsam, double mixed 
Dianthus, double mixed 
Godetia, mixed 
Xiarkspur, Tall Rocked 
mixed 
Marigold, African mixed Scabiosa, mixed 
Nasturtium, Tom Sweet Peas, mixed 
Thumb, mixed 
-Aster, Finest mixed 
Calliopsis, mixed Candytuft, mixed 
Petunia Hybrida, mixed Pansy Giant, mixed 
Phlox, Finest mixed Cockscomb, mixed 
Portulaca, Single mixed Mignonette, mixed 
Carnation, Marguerite, Cosmos, mixed 
mixed Calendula, mixed 
Poppy, Single, mixed 
Gaillardia, mixed 
Verbena, mixed 
Zinnia, mixed 
holmes' giant-flowering wallflower 
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