HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— FLOWER SEEDS 33 



NUMBER AND NAME 



Hardi^ 

 ness and 

 Dura- 

 tion 



Cineraria 



390 Holmes' Prize Strain 



i/s oz. $4.00 



391 plenissima, Dwarf Double 



Mixed . . .1000 seeds $1.50 



392 maritima (candidissima) . . 



485 Clematis paniculata (Japan 



Virgin Bower) 



Clematis . 



Cosmos 



Coix lachryma 



Crotolaria 



Colbsea (Cup and Saucer) .... 



400 White 



401 Violet Blue 



Cockscomb (Celosia cristata) 



410 Extra Fine Mixed 



411 Dwarf Mixed, Extra 



412 Glasgow Prize (Crimson 



Comb) 



413 Dwarf Feathered, Mixed.. 



414 Thompsoni magnifica .... 



420 Coleus, Large-Deaved 



1-16 oz. $1.5 



421 Finest Mixed 



430 ColumTbine (Aquilegia) 



Coneflower (Rudbeckia) . . . 



435 superba 



436 laciniata, Golden Glow . . 



Convolvulus. Morning Glory 



475 Rochester 



476 



477 

 478 



True Japanese . . . 



Pine Mixed 



Tricolor, or Minus 

 Cupliea platycentra . 

 Cup and Saucer .... 

 Cup Flower (Nierembergia) . 

 frutescens 



hhP 



hP 



tP 



hhA 



gP 



hP 

 hP 



450 



455 Cyclamen. Dark blood-red. . 



100 seeds $1.00 



456 giganteum, Mixed 



100 seeds $1.00 



457 Butterfly, Mixed 



100 seeds $1.00 



465 Cyperus alternifolius 



Cypress Vine 



470 Cypress (Standing, or Belve- 

 dere) 



500 Daisy (Holmes' Mammoth 



White) 



501 German Double Mixed.... 

 Dahlias 



510 Dahlia, Superb Single Mixed. 



511 Double Large-flowering 



Mixed 



512 Choice Mixed Pompons 

 Dig-italis 



520 Datura, cornucopia (Horn of 



Plenty) 



Delphinium 



525 Diamond Flower (lonopsid- 



ium acaule) 



Dianthus 



Dianthus barbatus 



Echinocystis lobata (Wild 



Cucumber) 

 Elephant's Ear 

 Eschscholtzia . 



Dictamnus 



535 Euphorbia varieg-ata (Snow- 



on-the-Mountain) 



Evening* G-lory 



False Drag'on Head (Physo- 



stegia) 



540 denticulata 



545 Feather Grass (Stipa pen- 



nata) 



550 Feverfew (Matricaria) 



555 Flame Flower (Tritoma hy- 

 brids) 



Flos Adonis 



hA 



hhP 

 gBu 



tP 



A 

 hP 



hhP 



hhA 

 A 



hP 



Color 

 ot the 

 Flower 



mixed 

 yellow 



white 



white 

 vio. bl. 



mixed 

 mixed 



crimson 

 rose 



yel. & r. 



bronze 

 mixed 



yellow 



gol.-yel. 



yellow 



t 



blue 



mixed 



mixed 

 blue 



white 



red 



mixed 



mixed 

 apricot 



white 

 mixed 



mixed 



mixed 

 mixed 



violet 

 violet 



white 



hP 



h.A 



hhP 



purple 

 white 



r. & yel. 



dim. 



2 0-30 

 1 



3 



21/2 



30 



3-4 



2 

 2 



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BRIEF DESCRIPTION 



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[Splendid variety of colors. 

 I Immense flowers. 

 [Large-flowering. Exquisite 

 1 sort. 



f (Dusty Miller). Silver foli- 

 l age. 



(Plant is hidden beneath a 

 I blanket of white, Haw- 

 ( thorn-scented blooms. 



See page 41. 



See page 27. 



See Job's Tears, page 34. 

 See Florida Rattlebox, pg. 33. 



[■Elegant, rapid growing climb- 

 ) er. 



i Free-blooming, bright-colored 

 I annuals. Excellent border 

 J plants; attractive in pots. 



Flowers curled. 

 V Graceful, feathery plumes. 

 / Beautiful bronze or copper 

 ( color. New combinations of 

 r markings. 



I Bears countless exquisite 

 \ blossoms. 



[ Many branched, long-stem- 

 ) med, attractive flowers. 



) Profusion of various colored 

 ( flowers ; splendid for 

 screens. 

 Flowers blue; white edge. 

 /Exquisite colors; foliage va- 

 1 riegated. 



Rich colored trailing plants. 



See Cigar Plant, page 32. 

 , See Cobaea, page 33. 

 } Perpetually in bloom. White, 

 ^ tinted with lilac. 



Charming plants with beauti- 

 ful foliage and rich-colored, 

 fragrant flowers. 



Very desirable house plant. 



See Ipomoea quamoclit, pg. 34. 

 (Forms Cypress-like hedge, 

 j becoming deep red in 

 ^ Autumn. 



[valuable for cutting. 



See page 38. 



j Beautiful new varieties. 



See Foxglove, page 33. 

 I Delightfully fragrant. 



See Larkspur, page 35. 

 I Excellent for rockery, etc. 



See Pinks, page 36. 



See Sweet William, page 37. 

 1 Dense foliage. White f ra- 

 i grant flowers. 



See page 39. 



See California Poppy, page 32. 

 See Gas Plant, page 34. 

 I Ornamental foliage; veined 

 ) and margined white. 

 See Ipomoea, page 34. 



Spikes of white, pink, purple 

 and red tubular flowers. 



Magnificent ornamental grass. 



Very free-flowering. Double. 

 ( (Red-Hot Poker, or Torch 

 j Lily). Early and continu- 

 ^ ous flowering. 



See Adonis aestivalis, page 31. 



