26 HOLMES' TESTED SEEDS OF KNOWN VITALITY AND PURITY 



HOLMES' FLOWERS 



Flowers- are so inexpensive, and so easy to have, that they are not generally appreciated in 

 proportion to what they do to make a place comfortable and beautiful. Even one or two sorts near 

 a house, the small ones in beds and the larger plants standing alone, will do wonders toward lighting 

 the place up and making it more homelike and habitable. And a larger collection properly grouped 

 and arranged over a lawn or garden will make of almost any place a beautiful home. 



We have a complete Landscape Gardening Department which is equal to any you would pay 

 much .for .in laying out your grounds and telling you what plants to use and their cost. No matter 

 how small or how big j^our idea of planting is, submit it for our plan. 



Choice Flower Seeds 



We are specialists in Flower Seeds, and extensive growers. All our seeds are new crop, tested, 

 and of strong" gferminatlon. 



G-eneral Cultural Directions. The well-known annual flowers, such as Sweet Alyssum, Calliop- 

 is. Calendula, Marigold, Mignonette, Nasturtiums, etc., sow where they are intended to flower, either 

 in lines or beds, covering not over four times their size, and firming the soil over them. For those 

 which should be started indoors, such as Heliotrope, Celosia, Lobelia, Salvia, Vinca, Verbena, etc., 

 the best plah is to sow in boxes, covering about one- eighth of an inch and pressing firmly; cover 

 with a pane of glass and keep in a temperature between 60 and 70 degrees. Water carefully as needed. 

 Transplant into boxes, an inch apart each way, or put into small pots until time to plant out. They 

 should have an abundance of air. 



Holmes' Mammoth Flowering Asters 



Asters are so handsome and useful in a thousand ways that nearlj- everyone is familiar with 

 them. If there are any points of their treatment and culture that you do not understand, write us. 

 We put out a special book devoted to these and other flowers. 



GIANT COMET. Resembles Japanese Chrysanthemum. Flowers often 6 inches By Mail, Postpaid 

 across; long, wavy, twisted petals, in loose half-globe. Each plant bears 20 to Pkt. .% oz. 

 30 magnificent flowers on long stems. (75) mixed colors, (76) Rose, (77) 



White 



Flower opens a delicate lavender which deepens with 



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KOIiMES' ZiAVEITDER GEM. 



age, full, double and feathery like an ostrich plume 

 HOI.MES' NEW ASTER, IMPERIAL LAVENDER. Of true Comet type; large 



. "flowers, of the most charming shade of lavender 



TWO BEAtTTIFUL ASTERS, IMPERIAL PURITY AND IMPERIAL DAVBREAK 



Beautiful, bushy, branching Asters, about 2 feet high; large, double flowers, 

 incurved petals. 



Imperial Daybreak (Shell-pink) 



Imperial Purity (Pure white) 



GIANT OSTRICH-FEATHER. The immense double flowers suggest a 

 ostrich-plume; exceptionally handsome as cut-flowers. About 2 feet. 

 Splendid Mixed, (111) White, (112) Rose, (113) Carmine, (114) Blue.. 

 HOLMES' IMPERIAL SUNSET. Delicate light pink shading deeper at center. 



Flowers borne in great abundance 



HOLMES' LATE GIANT BRANCHING. Strong, branching bushes, 2 to 4 feet high, 

 bearing on long stems their Chrysanthemum-like flowers which average 5 inches 

 across. At the head of Asters for cutting; best during September. (130) Pure 

 • White, (131) Pink, (132) Purple, (133) Lavender, (134) Crimson, (135) Mixed 



Colors 



140 HOLMES' MIKADO PINK ASTER, ROCHESTER. Beautiful lavender-pink flowers 



414 to 6 inches 



145 HOLMES' MIKADO WHITE. 



petals curved and twisted 

 150 HOLMES' ROSE KING. Pleasing shade, very bright and brilliant. 



flowers as large as saucers, on two-foot stems 



155 HOIiMES' ROYAL PURPLE. A little better than any other in its class. FuU- 



' double on long stems; medium early 



160 HOLMES' VIOLET KING. Foliage richest green; petals fantastically twisted and 



curled and incurved; blooms 4 to 5 inches across, soft violet lilac color 



QUEEN OP THE MARKET. Branching; flowers good size on long stems; IV2 feet 

 (165) Fine Mixed, (166) Indigo-blue, (167) Red, (168) Rose, (169) White... 



Mid-season; large and full double; about 2 feet; 



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