Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 
75 
SUPERIOR TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 
Pkt- 
PASSIFLORA (Passion Flower). See 
Vines. 
PELARGONIUM. See Geranium. 
PICOTEE. See Carnation. 
PLATYCODON. See Campanula. 
PORTULACA. See Vines and Trailers. 
POPPY. See also page 66. "Very showy. 
For beds or borders, with, a background of 
green, they are beautiful. 
Brilliant. New. An entirely new 
peony-flowered Poppy, bright red $0 10 
1745 Maid of the. Mist. Single peony- 
flowered white ... 10 
1746 Irresistible. Bright red . 05 
1747 Golden Gate. Every conceivable 
combination of colors in both sin- 
gle and double flowers 05 
1748 Fairy Blush. Double; fringed 
white 05 
1749 Dwarf Shirley. Very tine. Grows 
only 9 inches high; flowers 3 
inches across and of the richest 
colorings 10 
1750 Improved Double Carnation, 
Mixed 05 
1751 Doubled Peony-flowered, Mixed 05 
1753 Japanese Dwarf Mixed 10 
1754 Tulip-flowered. Tulip-shaped... 05 
1755 Hybrid Double Cardinal. Enor- 
mous scarlet flowers 05 
1756 Giant Oriental. 3 ft., mixed, % 
oz. 75 ots., 10 
1757 Danebrog. Single; scarlet, with 
white spot on base of petals 05 
1758 Iceland. All colors; fragrant 05 
1759 Bracteatum (Perennial). Red... 05 
1760 Perennial Hybrid Mixed 05 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Esch- 
scholtzia. 
PURPLE FEATHER GRASS A mag 
nificent ornamental grass, that flowers the 
second season. Grown for its graceful 
plumes. Hardy perennial. 
1765 Feather Grass 05 
PmSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head). 
One of the most beautiful of our mid- sum- 
mer-flowering perennials, forming dense 
bushes 3 to 4 feet high, and producing in 
great abundance spikes of delicate white, 
pink, purple and red tubular flowers in ter- 
minal leafless clusters. 
1766 Dentlculata 05 
PL AT YCO DO N (Balloon - Flower, or 
Japanese Bell-flower). In constant 
flower from spring to late fall. Covered with 
a mass of blue and white bell-shaped flowers. 
Splendid for cutting. Hardy perennial. 
1767 Grandif lorum ... - . . . . ... . . ..... .. 05 
PRIMULA See also page 65. {Chinese 
Primrose). The Chinese Primroses are 
fine for winter and spring blooming; they 
are free-flowering, and especially valuable 
for house and window culture. 
1775 Holmes*. Prize Mixture. This, 
our special prize mixture, is the 
finest grown. . Its size and beauty 
are surpassed by none 20 
1776 Fimbriata, Splendid Mixed. A 
mixture of fringed strains 10 
1777 Fimbriata, Giant Mixed. Made 
up of selected Giants of striking 
beauty . , 20 
1778 Obconica, Very large-flowering. 
Mixed.. • 15 
PAINTED DAISIES. See Chrysanthe- 
mum. 
PINKS. See Dianthus. 
POT MARIGOLD. See Calendula. 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Plant). Planted in 
groups it gives a magnificent appearance, or 
planted thick, it makes a fine screen or 
hedge. Annual 5 to 8 feet. 
1800 Zanzibariensis. 12 to 14 feet. . . . Oo 
1801 Mixed. Many choice varieties ... . 05 
1802 Major, Mixed. Very large 05 
Pkt. 
RUDBECKIA (Cone-flower). Porms a 
many-branched dense bush producing its 
long-stemmed flowers in abundance, 
Hardy perennial. 3 feet. 
1805 Speeiosa. Golden yellow $0 05 
1806 Laciniata, Golden Glow. See 
page 62 10 ! 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Velvet Flower). One 
of the greatest favorites because of its beau- 
tiful almost orchid-like flowers. 
1810 Emperor. Various colors; netted 
and veined with golden yellow ... 05 
1811 Fine Mixed Hybrids 05 
1812 Variabilis supermissama aurea. 
New. Very fine 15 
STOKESIA. 
1813 Cyanea. See page 66 10 
SALVIA (Flowering Sage). See also page 
65. An excellent bedding plant , sending out 
a mass of fiery red spikes of flowers. Very 
popular half-hardy perennial, blooming 
first year from seed. Pkt. 
1815 Fire-ball. New. Very fine 10 
1816 Bonfire (Clara Bedman) . Compact 
bush; scarlet flowers 05 
1817 Splendens (Scarlet Sage) . Bright 
scarlet 10 
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride). Splen- 
did border plants, producing in great pro- 
fusion very double flowers in a variety of 
shades and colors; a splendid flower for 
table bouquets, etc, 2 feet. 
1820 Dwarf Double Mixed. Finest 
double flowers of various colors . . 05 
1821 Tall German Double Mixed. All 
colors 05 
1822 New Double Black. Elegant 
black-purple flowers 05" 
STOCKS. See also page 65. The Stock is 
one of the most popular annuals, either for 
bedding or pot culture; for brilliancy and 
diversity of color and profusion and dura- 
tion of bloom it is unsurpassed. 1 to 1% 
feet. 
1830 Ten Weeks' Princess Alice, or 
Cut-and-Come-Again. White . . 05 
1831 Holmes' New Largest-flowering 
Globe Pyramidalo See pages 
54-64 05- 
1832 Emperor Mixed 05 
SOLANUM 1834 Capsicastrum. (Jeru- 
salem Cherry. ) A very pretty pot 
plant for winter decoration, bear- 
ing hundreds of bright scarlet 
berries. 1 ft. (See page 67.) 05 
SCHIZANTHUS 1835 Wisetonensis 
(Butterfly Flower) . Compact, pyra- 
midal plants covered with count- 
less orchid-like flowers of every 
color. (See specialty pages.) 20- 
SWEET SULTAN (Centaurea). A 
very fine plant for bordering and bouquets, 
with long stems and pretty , fragrant flowers . 
Hardy annual. 1% feet. 
1840 Yellow (Centaurea suaveolens) . . . 05- 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barba- J 
tus). See also page 65, For bedding, bor- 
dering or cutting, this favorite is invaluable, 
bearing fragrant masses of rich flowers. 
Hardy biennial. VA feet. 
1841 Holmes' Giant Double Mixed. A 
superb strain of largest double 
flowers 10 
1842 Brilliant Red. Very striking 05 
1843 Pure White 05 
1844 Perfection Single Mixed. Flowers 
all single 05 
1845 Double Mixed. Very fine 05 
THALICTRUM. Very graceful, pretty- 
flowered plants, with finely cut foliage. 
Starting to bloom in May, they continue 
through June to send forth their attractive 
flowers in abundance. 3 feet. 
1846 Aquilegifollum. Rose-lilac 05 
1847 Gancum. Yellow 05> 
