HOLMES TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 



Pkt. 



CARNATION. See specialty pages. Their 

 wide range of color and highly perfiimed 

 flowers on long stems class them among the 

 very best for cut-flowers. Half-hardy per- 

 ennials; ItolKft, high. 



MARGUERITE VARIETIES (Bloom 

 first year). 



1080 Pure White .....$0 10 



1081 Fire King 10 



1082 Red 10 



1083 Striped 10 



1084 Yellow. Extra fine 15 



1085 Splendid Mixed 10 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES (Bloom second 

 year) 



1086 Fancy Extra Choice, Mixed 20 



1087 Choice Double Mixed 10 



1088 Fancy Picotee, Extra Fine Mixed 15 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. See Ricinus. 

 CELOSiA (Cockscomb). See specialty 



pages. Fine for marketing. Elegant plume- 

 shaped spikes of rich colored flowers. Half- 

 hardy annual. 2 to 3 feet. 



1095 Cristata, Extra Fine Mixed 05 



1096 Dwarf Mixed, Extra 05 



1097 Glasgow Prize. Crimson Comb. 



One of the best comb varieties 05 



See specialty pages. 



1098 Dwarf Feathered, Mixed. Flowers 



curled like an ostrich feather 05 



1099 Thompson! magnifica, feathered. 10 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. See specialty 

 pages. The glorious and showy autumn- 

 blooming Chrysanthemums now so much 

 admired and cultivated. 

 1120 Indicum, Double Mixed. Very 



double; all colors. Half-hardy.. 20 



1122 Marguerite (Painted Daisy). 



Blooms all summer and makes a 

 gorgeous display. Hardy annual 05 



1123 Shasta Daisy. New. The finest 



ever introduced. See specialty 

 pages 15 



CINERARIA. See specialty pages. Mag- 

 nificent. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches 

 across, are of white, blue, violet and crimson 

 shades, covering the plant with a sheet of 

 bloom. Greenhouse perennial. 



1130 Holmes* Superb Prize Strain. 



Flowers are exceptionally fine, both 

 as to size and beauty 20 



1131 Striated Mixed. New 25 



1132 Dwarf Double Large-flowering, 



Mixed. The most exquisite sort. 35 



1133 Maritima. (Dusty Miller). Very 



fine for edgings and borders 05 



CLARKIA. See specialty pages. A pretty 

 annual, suitable for borders, edgings, vases 

 and hanging baskets. 1 ft. 



1134 Mixed 05 



CLEMATIS. See Vines. 

 COBAEA. See Vines. 



COLEUS. The popular bedding plant. Ten- 

 der perennial. 1 to 3 feet. 



1150 Large-leaved, Copper-colored. 



Plants grow about 2 feet high . The 

 foliage is a beautiful bronze or 

 copper color and is quite distinct 10 



1151 Large-leaved Fringed. Large 



leaves, deeply cut and fringed. 

 Embracing combinations of mark- 

 ings entirely new 10 



1152 Finest Mixed 05 



COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia. 

 CONVOLVULUS. See Vines, page 77. 

 COREOPSIS. See Calliopsis. 

 CORNFLOWER. See Centaurea Cyanus. 



COSMOS. See specialty pages. One of the 

 notable fall flowers ; yields hundreds of 

 blossoms 3 inches across. Both foliage and 

 flowers are unsurpassed for bouquets and 

 vases. Annual. 5 to 6 feet. 



1170 Golden Yellow. New. See specialty 



pages 05 



1171 New Giant Mixed. All colors .... 10 

 1173 White Pond Lily. Flowers 5 



inches across; white, with yellow 

 center 05 j 



CELOSIA, DWAEF FEATHERED 



Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



COSMOS, Continued Pkt. 



1174 «* Klondyke." Golden yellow. $0 05 



1175 Mammoth Perfection. A vast im- 

 provement over the old sort, with 

 flowers twice as large. Choice 

 mixed 10 



1176 Dawns New Early Dwarf Large- 

 flowering. Compact, grows only 

 4 feet. Pure white, with a tinge 

 of rose. Begins to bloom in July 

 and lasts until frost 05 



1177 Pink 05 



1178 Crimson 10 



1179 I^ainbow. All colors in one flower 10 



CYCLAMEN. Very pretty plants, with 

 beautiful foliage and rich-colored, fragrant 

 flowers ; universal favorites for winter and 

 spring blooming. 



1185 Monstruosum, Mixed. New.... 15 



1186 Giganteum, Mixed. Large flowers, 

 borne very profusely 15 



1187 Papillo (Butterfly). Mixed. Very 

 fine 35 



CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). Seespecialty 

 pages. 



1188 Alternifolius 10 



CYPRESS VINE. See Vines. 

 CACALIA (Tassel Flower). Verypretty 



summer-flowering garden plant. Prized for 

 cutting. 13^ feet. Annual. 



1189 Mixed Colors 05 



CLEOME (Giant Spider Plant). Ashowy 

 garden annual, producing curious heads of 

 flowers of bright rose color, with long 

 antennse-like stamens of easy cultivation, 

 blooming from early to late. 4 to 5 feet. 



1190 Pungens. See specialty pages ... 05 



CANNAS. Seed sown in hotbed or green- 

 house from January to April will produce 

 flowering plants by July. 



1191 Mixed. Tall varieties 05 



CROTOLARIA (Golden Bush Pea, or 

 Florida Rattlebox). A beautiful bushy 

 garden annual, with golden yellow, Sweet 

 Pea-like flowers, often 40 blossoms on one 

 spike. It blooms profusely throughout the 

 summer until killed by frost. Seed-pods, 

 when shaken, sound like a child's rattle. 



1192 Retusa 10 



CENTAUREA (Bachelor's Button). 



See specialty pages. Some varieties are in- 

 dispensable for borders and edges of beds, 

 while others are noted for their beautiful 

 flowers. 2 to 3 feet. See Sweet Sultan. 



1193 Imperialis, Mixed. See specialty 



pages 05 



1194 Cyanus, Blue 05 



1195 Double-flowered, Mixed 05 



1196 Margaret. Pure white 05 



1197 Gymnocarpa (Dusty Miller). Ele- 



gant silvery white foliage; splen- 

 did bedding plant. 1 foot 05 



1198 Nana compacta Victoria, Mixed, 



New. Very fine for pots and edg- 

 ings. Annual. 9 inches 05 



DAHLIAS. Single Dahlias grown from seed 

 flower the first season. 



1200 Superb Single Mixed. See 



specialty pages 05 



1201 Single Striped and Mixed. 05 



1202 Double Large-flowered Mixed.. 05 



1203 Choicest Mixed Pompons 05 



DAISY. SeeBellis. 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Fine plant for 

 the mixed border, or for planting in groups 

 near a walk or drive. The racemes of 

 flowers are often 2 feet long, containing 

 scores of the prettily spotted, thimble- 

 shaped flowers. Perfectly hardy. 



1205 Purpurea, Mixed 06 



DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). Showy bor- 

 der perennial, about 23^ feet ; fragrant 

 foliage and spikes of curious flowers, giving 

 off during hot weather a fragrant volatile 

 oil, which ignites when a match is applied 

 to it. 



1206 Rosea. Pink Flowers 05 



1207 Alba. Pure white 05 



