34 HOLMES' TESTED SEEDS OF KNOWN VITALITY AND PURITY 



NUMBEE AND NAME 



(Croto- 



560 



565 

 570 



580 

 581 



590 

 591 



of 



627 

 628 



629 



Ploss Flower 



Plowering" Flag* . . . 

 Florida BattleTbox 



laria) 



retusa 



Pour O'clock (Marvel 



Peru) 



Variegated 



Fozgclove (Dig-i talis) 



Monstrosa, Mixed 



575 Fuchsia (Lady's Eardrop). 



Mixed 100 seeds 30c. 



Porgret-Me-3Srot (Myosotis) , . 



palustris 



alpestris alba 



Gaillardia 



G-as Plant (Dictamnus) 



rosea 



alba 



Gladioli 



Globe Amaranth 



Gloxinias 



595 Gloxinia, Holmes' Tig-er- 

 Spotted; Stained, Extra 

 Fine M'x'd.Tr. pkt. $1.00 

 Godetia (Satin Flower) 



600 Bijou 



601 gloriosa 



602 Finest Mixed, Dwarf 

 610 Goldenrod (Solidago Cana- 

 densis) 



Gomphrena 



Geranium (Pelargonium) 



615. Zonal, Mixed 



616 Lady Washington, Mixed. 



100 seeds 75c. 



625 Gourds, Mixed Ornamental.. 



626 Sugar Trough (Sap Bucket) 



White Egg (Nest Egg) 



Dish Cloth (Luffa, or Bon- 

 net Gourd) . . . 



Mock Orange . . . 



Helianthus 



635 Helenium Bigelowii 

 Helichrysum 



640 Heliotrope, Holmes' Mam- 



moth Blue 



641 Choice Mixed 



Hesperis 



Hibiscus 



Hollyhock 



650 Chater's Superb Double... 



651 Allegheny 



Honesty (Lunaria) 



660 biennis (Satin Flower) 



Horn of Plenty 



Honeysuckle 



' Humble Plant 



665 Humulus Japonicus varie- 

 gatus (Japanese Hop) . . 



Hyacinthus candicans 



Ice Plant (Mesembryanthe- 



mum) 



crystallinum 



tricolor (Wax Plant) Mxd. 



lonopsidium acaule 



Ipomoea quamoclit (Cypress 



Vine) 



White 



Scarlet 



Mixed 



Ipomcea (Evening Glory) . . . 



Bona Nox 



Choice Mixed, all varieties. 

 Mexicana grandiflora alba. 



Hybrida 



KocMa tricophylla 



I^obelia 



Iris (Flowering Flag) 



Kaempferi (Japanese Iris). 

 Newest Japanese Varieties. 



Finest Mixture 



Jacobean Lily 



700 Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum 

 capsicastrum) 



Hard- 

 ness and 

 Dura- 

 tion 



hP 

 hP 

 hP 



670 



671 



680 

 681 

 682 



690 

 691 

 692 

 693 



695 

 696 



tgP 

 A 



705 Job's Tears (Coix lachryma). 



tA 

 tA 

 tA 



tA 

 tA 



hP 



gP 



hP 

 thB 



tA 

 tA 



tA 



tA 



hP 

 hhP 



tP 

 A 



Color 

 of the 

 Flower 



Height 



in 

 Feet 



Price 

 per 

 Packet 



Price 

 per 

 Ounce 



gol.-yel. 



w. y. cr 

 var. 



mixed 



mixed 



blue 

 white 



pink 

 white 



mixed 



blush 



blood-red 



mixed 



gol.-yel. 

 mixed 



mixed 

 yellow 



yellow 

 yellow 



yellow 



blue 

 mixed 



mixed 

 purple 



green 



white 

 mixed 



white 



Scarlet 



mixed 



climb 



white 



mixed 



white 



blue 



mixed 



yellow 



1-2 

 3 



10-30 



5-6 

 2 



20-30 

 V2 



20 



15 



2 

 2 



1 



2-3 



$0.10 



.05 

 .05 



.10 



.30 



.10 

 .10 



.05 

 .05 



.35 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 



.10 



.10 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 



.10 



.10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



.05 

 .05 



BEIEF DESCRIPTION 



.10 

 .75 



.75 

 .75 



.40 

 .50 



.25 

 .30 

 .20 



.50 



See Ageratum, page 31. 

 See Iris, page 3 4. 



Sweet-Pea-like flowers. Pro- 

 fuse bloomer. Pods rattle. 



I Bushy; blooms all Summer. 



Gold-striped foliage. 

 I Racemes often 2 feet long. 

 J Mixed border or group. 



[ For house or shady situations. 



I Very beautiful little plant 

 J with star-like flowers. 



See Blanket Flower, page 32. 

 J Showy border plant ^ Fra- 

 i grant foliage. 

 ) Spikes of curious flowers. 



See page 39. 



See Bachelor's Button, page 31. 

 See page 40. 



( Gorgeous flowers. Foliage 

 j rich, velvety. 



/constant bloomers and very 

 r attractive. Flowers 3-4 

 ' inches across. 



I The National flower. 



See Bachelor's Button, page 31. 



•^^ (.Extra fine. If sown early 

 ) will bloom first season. 



.20 

 .25 

 .25 



.25 

 .25 



2.00 



2.00 

 1.00 



1.00 

 .65 

 .30 

 .30 



.35 



.25 

 .25 



.25 

 .25 

 .25 



.75 

 .25 

 .75 

 .85 



.60 



.25 

 .10 



/Summer climbers of luxuri- 

 ant growth bearing orna- 

 mental gourds. 



See Sunflower, page 37. 



Charming Daisy-like flowers. 



See Strawflower, page 37. 

 f Blossom heads often measure 

 j a foot across. Delicious 

 ( perfume. 



See Sweet Rocket, page 37. 



See Mallow, page 35. 

 ( Majestic hardy plants any- 

 < where. Finest and most 

 ( exquisite shades. 

 I Pretty plant. Curious seed- 

 i pouches; house ornaments. 



See Datura, page 33. 



See page 41. 



See Sensitive Plant, page 37. 

 I Summer climber. 

 See Summer Hyacinth, page 40. 



} Small flowers. Almost trans- 

 parent. 

 Leaves that feel cold as ice. 

 See Diamond Flower, page 33. 



}Dark green, leathery foliage; 

 scarlet or white blossoms; 

 climber. 



Blooms best at night; sweet- 

 ( scented flowers; climber. 



j The original Moon Flower. 



See Cypress, page 33." 

 See page 27. 



Showiest of the "Flags." 

 I Blooms the second year. 

 ) Seed from most exquisite 

 ' flowers. 



See page 40. 

 ■| Pretty pot plant for Winter. 

 J Scarlet berries. 

 (Favorite ornamental grass. 

 I Seeds hard, with shining, 

 ( pearly appearance. 



