SUPERIOR TESTED Fl^OWER SEED SPECIALTIES 



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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



Dianthus Chinensis 



Double-Flow- 

 ering Pinks 



BLOOMS CONTINUALLY FROM EARLY SUMMER, 

 UNTIL FALL, FROM SEED SOWN IN THE SPRING 



One of the best annuals for abundance of bloom. The flowers are very large 

 and of the most brilliant colors, varying from pure white to the richest crimson, 

 while many are beautifully laced or striped. For bedding purposes they are of 

 great value during the entire summer, and they also furnish elegant flowers for 

 bouquets. (See illustration.) Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., Joz. 20 cts. 



.O^^"^*^^--"^ \ CHINENSIS 



COSMOS 



Holmes' Mammoth Perfection Mixture 



THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PERFEC- 

 TION IN COSMOS YET REACHED 



We offer here the most magnificent mixture of Cosmos 

 in the world. They are the latest developments in this 

 favorite autumn flowering garden annual; the flowers are 

 :giants, often 4 inches across, double the size of the old large- 

 flowering Cosmos. The petals are broader and overlapping, 

 forming a perfectly round flower, deeply ribbed and of splendid 

 substance. Plants, 5 to 6 

 feet high, of symmetrical, 

 -pyramidal form, are one 

 mass of feathery, emerald- 

 green foliage, studded with 

 giant flowers of white, pink 

 'or crimson. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 60 cts. Mammoth, 

 in crimson, white, pink and 

 yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



New Ceclliopsis 

 Golden Fleece 



A charming new variety of 

 this favorite annual, with 

 deep, rich, golden fliowers, 

 1 with a soft, fluffy appearance, 

 11^ that measure 3 inches across. 

 I An adornment to any garden 

 " and fine for cutting. 18 to 

 WANTHUS 24 inches high. Pkt. 5 cts., 



6 pkts. 25 cts. 



GAILLAEDIA LORENZIANA 



GAILLAR.D1A 

 LORENZIANA 



A very desirable hardy 

 annual of easiest culture. 

 The profusion, size and bril- 

 liancy of the flowers render 

 , them very desirable for 

 masses and borders, but 

 • especially are they valuable 

 > as cut-flowers, either for 

 vasing alone or in bouquet 

 work. Grow 2 feet high. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



CALLIOPSIS 

 GOLDEN FLEECE 



MAMMOTH WHITE DAISY 



HOLMES GIANT COSMOS 



Holmes' Mammoth Daisy 



The flowers are pure white and densely im- 

 bricated. Being borne on long stems they are 

 most valuable for cutting and should be sown early 

 in boxes to secure blooms the first season. Highly 

 recommended. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



Eschscholtzia Hunnemarvia 



Sometimes called Bush Eschscholtzia. 2 feet high. Bright yel- 

 low blossoms on stems a foot long. Large flowers with petals 

 crinkled like crushed satin, lasting a long time in water after being 

 cut. Foliage like Eschscholtzia. Begins to bloom early and con- 

 tinuously. (See illustration.) Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 45 cts., ioz. 25 cts. 



HUNNEMANlix 



Large, Strong Bedding Plants, such as Geraniums, Verbenas, Petunias, Cosmos, Salvia, Cannas, Pansies* etc., ready in ApriL 



