36 HOLMES' TESTED SEEDS OF KNOWN VITALITY AND PURITY 



NUMBEK AND NAME 



Hardi- 

 ness and 

 Dura- 

 tion 



Color 

 of tlie 

 Flower 



Height 

 in 

 Feet 



Price 

 per 

 Packet 



Price 

 per 

 Ounce 



BEIEF DESCEIPTION 



(Flame 



1055 

 1056 

 1057 

 1058 

 1059 

 1060 

 1061 

 1062 

 1063 



1080 

 1081 

 1082 



1083 

 1084 

 1085 

 1086 

 1087 



1088 



1089 



1090 



2000 

 2001 

 2002 

 2003 

 2004 

 2005 



2010 

 2011 

 2012 

 2013 

 2014 



2020 

 2021 



g-P 



hB 



hB 



Fassiou Flower .... 



Fansies 



Felarg-onium 



Fetunias 



Phlox Drummondi 



Flower) 



Holmes' Larg-e-flow'g-, Mxd. 



Splendid Mixed 



Starred and Fringed 

 Scarlet (Meteor) .... 



alba 



Apricot Color 



Shell Pink t .. 



Dwarf Compact , . 



Hardy Perennial, Mixed. . . [hP 



Flatycodon 



1070 Focket Flower (Calceolaria). 



Tr. pkt. $1.00 



Physosteg-ia 



Foppy Mallow 



Frimula 



Frivet 



PyretJirum grandiflorum 



1-32 oz. 75c. 

 Pinks (Dianthus) . 



Chinensis . 



Dwarf Snowball 

 Dwarf Fireball . 



Finks, Single 



Salmon Queen . . 



Star Pink (Stellaria) 



Eastern Queen (Japonicus) 



Dainty (New) 



Pheasant's Eye (Plumar- 



ius) 



Scoticus (Florist's Pink) . . 



100 seeds 40c. 

 laciniatus. Single, Finest 



Mixed 



Large White 



Poppies, Single 



Brilliant 



Maid of the Mist 



Dwarf Shirley 



Japanese Dwarf Mixed .... 



Tulip-Flowered , 



Danebrog 



Poppies, Double 



Golden Gate 



Improved Carnation, Mixed 

 Peony-Flowered, Mixed... 

 Hybrid Cardinal 



Iceland 



Poppies, Hardy Perennial . . . 

 Bracteatum . . . , 



Hybrid Mixed 



2022 Poppy, Giant Hardy Oriental, 

 Mixed 



1075 Fortulaca, Finest Single Mxd. 



1076 Double Rose-Flowered 



Mixed 



2030 Fueraria Thunbergiana (Jap- 

 anese Kudzu Vine) . . . 



Bicliardia maculata 



Bicinus 



Bosemarinns . 



Roses, Climlbing' 



Roses, Hardy 



2035 Rosemary (Rosemarinus offi- 

 cinalis) 



Rudbeckia 



Salpigflossis 



Salvia 



Sand Verbena 



Scalbiosa 



Schizanthus 



Scarlet Sag-e (Salvia) 



Fire Ball (New) 



Bonfire (Clara Bedman) , . . 



Splendens (Scarlet Sage) . . 



Zurich (New). Very dwarf 



Sensitive, or Humble Plant 



(Mimosa) Pudica 



Smilax 



2040 

 2041 



2042 



2043 



2050 



A 



hP 



A 



A 



hP 



hhP 



A 



mixed 

 mixed 



white 

 apricot 

 sh. pk. 

 mixed 

 mixed 



y. mar. cr 



w. to cr. 



white 



blood-red 



salmon 



marbled 



white 



white 



red 

 white 

 var. 

 mixed 



scarlet 



var. 



mixed 

 mixed 

 scarlet 

 yellow 



red 

 mixed 



var. 



mixed 



mixed 



purple 



blue 



red 



scarlet 

 scarlet 

 cr.-scar. 



pur. w. 



6-8 

 3 



iy2 



31/2 

 9 



1 

 1 



1 



3 



6 

 6 



50 



21/2 

 3 



1-1 1^ 

 11/2 



0.10 

 .05 

 .10 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.25 



.15 



.05 

 .05 

 .10 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 .10 



.05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 705 

 .05 

 .05 

 .10 



.05 

 .10 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.10 

 .15 

 .10 



.05 



.15 



.05 



See Passiflora coerulea. 

 See page 29. 

 See Geranium, page 34. 

 See page 29. 



0.40 j Elegant, brilliantly colored 

 .50 and long-lasting blooms. 

 .75 Starred and fringed dis- 

 .75 '> plays little stars of unusual 

 beauty, bordered pure white. 

 1.00 The Hardy Perennials 

 .75 bloom continuously and are 

 1.40 fine for bouquets. 

 1.00 



See Balloon Flower, page 31. 

 J Odd-shaped flower all Sum- 

 <- mer. 



See False Dragon Head, p. 33. 

 See Callirhoe, page 32. 

 See Chinese Primrose, p. 32. 

 See page 41. 

 f Handsome herbaceous plants. 

 (. All variations of color. 

 Of great value all Summer. 

 .40 j Make elegant bouquets. 

 .50 y Fireball has globe-shaped 

 .50 I flowers. 



.50 " 



.50 Our varied selection contains 

 • 50 the most beautiful of this 

 .50 popular and much-loved 

 . flower, unsurpassed for 

 .20 ^ color and fragrance. 

 Japonicus is prettily mar- 

 bled and the Large White 

 resembles a Carnation. 



.60 

 .50 



.40 

 .30 

 .50 

 .20 

 .30 

 .30 



.40 

 .20 

 .20 



.90 



.40 

 .70 



.40 

 .25 



1.50 

 .75 



.50 



1.35 

 3.50 

 3.00 



1.75 



3.50 



.30 



New, Peony-flowered. 

 Peony-flowered. 

 Very fine; richest colorings. 



Tulip shaped. 



White spot on base of petals. 



Every conceivable coloring. 

 Very effective blooms. 

 Dainty and attractive. 

 Enormous flowers. 

 All colors; fragrant. 



A greatly admired variety. 

 Finest shades. 

 ) Unrivaled. Flowers often 6 

 I in. across; brilliant colors. 



1 Unsurpassed for brilliancy 

 r among trailing plants. 



The fastest growing hardy 

 climbing plant; foliage 

 large; rosy-purple, pea- 

 shaped blossoms. 

 See Calla Lily, page 40. 

 See Castor Oil Plant, page 32. 

 See Rosemary, page 36. 

 See page 41. 

 See page 41. 



I Fragrant herb. 1 



See Coneflower, page 33. 

 See Velvet Flower, page 37. 

 See Scarlet Sage, page 37. 

 See Abronia umbellata, p. 31. 

 See Mourning Bride, page 35. 

 See Butterfly Flower, page 32. 



■ Very flne; dwarf. 



Compact bush, 

 r Well-known, rich-flowered 

 1 bedder. 



Magnificent display of flowers. 

 ( Curious plant with purplish 

 j white flowers ; leaves close 

 ^ or droop when touched. 



See Myrsiphyllum, page 35. 



