HOLMES TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 
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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 
TALL NASTURTIUMS, Continued 
1505 Dunne tt's Orange. Blotched red. 
1506 Edward Otto. Brown. 
1507 Hunnemannia. Chocolate. 
1509 Pearl. Pure yellow. 
1510 Prince Henry. Marbled scarlet. 
1511 Regelianum. Violet-crimson. 
1512 Scheuermann!. Spotted. 
1513 Scheuermann! coccineum. Red. 
1514 Schillingii. Yellow, blotched, 
i 1515 Vesuvius. Handsome; salmon-rose. 
TALL NASTURTIUMS 
Lobbianum 
Also a splendid climber ; flowers are not so large 
"but richer and borne in greater profusion. 10 to 12 
feet. 
1520 LOBE'S FINEST MIXTURE. All the 
richest shades of these varieties. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 
AHy one of the following varieties, 5 cts. per 
pkt, 7 pkts. for 25 cts., 10 cts. per oz., 7 ozs. 
for 59 cts. 
1521 Asa Gray. Lemon color. 
1523 Cardinal. Cardinal-red. 
1524 Chaixianum. Blotched rose. 
1525 Chameleon. Marked beautifully. 
1526 Crown Prince of Prussia. Blood- 
red. 
1527 Crystal Palace. Orange-salmon. 
1529 Giant of Battles. Sulphur, spotted 
.red. 
1530 Hookeri. Beautiful yellow. 
1531 Madame Gunter Hybrids. Mixed. 
1533 Lucifer. Scarlet. 
If 34 Mercier Lacombe. Purplish crimson. 
1535 Napoleon III. Yellow, blotched. 
1536 Queen Victoria. Deep orange. 
1537 Spit Fire. Bright scarlet. 
1538 Triomphe de Grand. Light scarlet. 
1539 Triomphe d'Hyeres. Orange-scarlet. 
1540 Triomphe de Pardo. Yellow, 
blotched. 
1541 Princess Victoria Louise. New. 
Creamy white, with orange-scarlet 
blotches. 
DWARF NASTURTIUMS 
See also page 63. 
Tom Thumb— Bedding Varieties 
A magnificent bedding plant. Bears, in great 
abundance, gorgeous masses of the most beautifuJ 
flowers continuously the entire season until killed 
by frost. %ft. 
1549 GOLDEN QUEEN. Magnificent. 
Bright yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., oz, 20 cts. 
1550 TOM THUMB, MIXED. Prepared to 
bring out a rich, attractive bed. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 45 cts., X A lb. 
80 cts., 1 lb. $1.50. See page 63. 
Any one of the following varieties, 5 cts. per 
pkt., 7 pkts. for 25 cts., 10 cts. per oz., 7 ozs. 
for SO cts. 
1551 Aurora. Variegated. 
1552 Beauty. Orange and scarlet. 
1554 Bronze. Rich bronze. 
1555 Chameleon (Carter's). Variegated. 
1556 Coerulea roseum. Pretty blush. 
1557 Crimson. Bright crimson. 
1558 Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur 
yellow. 
1560 Canary 
flowers. 
1561 Deep Scarlet. Orange-crimson. 
1562 Empress of India. Scarlet flowered. 
1563 Golden King. Bright yellow. 
1564 King of Tom Thumbs. Deep scarlet. 
1565 King Theodore. Chocolate. 
1566 Lill Schmidt. Orange and brown. 
1567 Pearl. Nearest to white. 
1569 Ruby King. Ruby-rose. 
1570 Scheurmanni coccineum. Bright 
orange. 
1571 Spotted King. Yellow, chocolate 
spots. 
1572 Lady Bird. Extra choice; the color- 
ings are superb. 
Bird Creeper. Yellow 
PANSIES 
See also page 63. 
These flowers are 4 inches in diameter, of good 
substance as well as unsurpassed in beauty and 
variety of coloring. V 
1575 Holmes" Giant Exhibition Mixed. 
A mixture of the most gorgeous of 
all Pansies. Saved from named Ex- 
hibition flowers. Pkt. 20 cts., Koz. 
$2.50, U oz. $1.50. See page 63. 
1576 *' Masterpiece." A splendid new 
Pansy. Ruffled. Pkt. 15 cts. See 
page 65. 
1577 *' Rainbow." All colors of the rain- 
bow in ope Pansy. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Any one of (he Giant varieties, 10 cts. per pkt.,, 
3 pkts. for 25 cts. 
1378 Giant Show. Best for gardeners. 
1579 Giant Adonis. Light blue with a yel- 
lowish white face and dark blotches. 
1580 Giant Aurikel. Rarest shadings. 
1581 Giant Atropurpurea (Royal Purple). 
Valuable bedding variety. 
1582 Giant Bronze Colors. Mixed. 
1583 Giant Fire King. New; brilliant red 
and yellow. 
1584 Giant Emperor William. Ultra- 
marine-blue, purple-violet eye. 
1585 Giant Golden Queen. Bright golden 
yellow, marked with small dark 
stripes. 
1586 Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep pur- 
ple-violet, shading to white at top. 
1587 Giant Prince Bismarck. Yellowish 
bronze, dark brown eye. 
1588 Giant Snow Queen. Satiny white y 
center tinged yellow. 
1589 Giant Striped. Differs from the Im- 
proved Striped in vigorous growth 
and size of blooms. 
1590 Giant Fancy (Improved Gassier j. 
Splendid rich colors, mixed. 
1591 Giant Five-spotted. This variety 
represents the highest perfection m 
Pansies. Pkt. 15 cts. 
1592 Giant Canary Bird. Bright golden. 
yellow, marked on each petal with a. 
large dark blotch. Pkt. 15 cts. 
1593 Giant Splendid Mixed. A most 
charming mixture of light and dark 
colorings. Pkt. 10 cts. 
1594 Improved German, Splendid Mixed. 
Prepared from the finest strains,. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
PETUNIA. See also page 64. The sorts of Petu- 
nias we here offer are few but of the very 
choicest, giving the largest and most beautiful 
flowers anywhere offered. Pkt 
1707 " Magnifica." Very fine mixed. $0 20 
1708 New Star Petunia. Perfect star 
in center of each flower 10 
1709 Hybrida grandiflora fimbriata 
superbissima. New 20 
1710 Holmes' Defiance, Large-flower- 
ing. Flowers 5 inches in diameter 
and all colors 20' 
1711 Superbissima. Immense flowers 20 
1712 Holmes' Fancy Fringed 10 
1713 Hybrida, Finest Mixed 05 
1714 Hybrida grandiflora gigantea... 30 
1715 Double Giant. Extra fine double. 20 
PHLOX. See also page 64. In elegance, 
brilliancy of coloring and long duration of 
bloom the Phlox is a worthy rival of the 
petunia. % foot. 
1719 Holmes' Large-flowering Finest 
Mixed $0 10 
1720 Splendid Mixed 05 
1721 Starred and Fringed. Little stars 
of unusual beauty, bordered with 
pure white 05 
1722 Scarlet (Meteor). Scarlet 05 
1723 Alba. Pure white... 05 
1724 Large Blood-Red. Deep dark red 05 
1725 Dwarf Compact. Mixed 05 
1726 Hardy Perennial, decussata 
Mixed. 2 to 3 feet high 10 
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