HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— FLOWER SEEDS 37 



NUMBER AND NAME 



2055 

 2056 

 2057 



2060 



2065 

 2070 



2071 



2072 



2075 

 2076 

 2077 

 2078 

 2079 

 2085 



2090 

 2091 



2092 

 2093 

 3000 



3001 

 3002 

 3003 

 3010 



Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) . . 

 Tom Thumb, Mixed, Dwarf 



Majus 



; Queen of the North . 



Solanum 



Solidag-o 



Stokesia cyanea 



Straw Plower (Helichrysum) 

 Dwarf, Double, Mixed ..... 

 Stocks, Ten Weeks, Princess 



Alice Vs oz. 40c. 



Holmes' New Largest 

 Flowering- Globe Pyra- 

 midal, Mixed. . Ys oz. 50c. 

 Emperor, Mixed.. % oz. 60c. 

 Sunflower (Helianthus) .... 

 cucumerifolius. Dwarf . • • 



muitiflora, Double 



"The Dahlia," Double 



Silver-Leaved 



Miniature 



Swan River Daisy (Brachy- 



come) 



Sweet William (Dianthus 



barbatus) 



Holmes' Giant Dble. Mxd. 



Brilliant Red 



Pure "White 



Perfection, Single Mixed . . 

 Sweet Alyssum, Carpet of 

 Snow (Procumbens) . . . 



Sweet Maritimum 



Little Gem 



Basket of Gold 



Hardi- 

 ness and 

 Dura- 

 tion 



hP 



A 



hhA 



Sweet Rocket (Hesperis), 

 Mixed 



4000 

 4005 



4010 



4015 

 4016 

 4017 



4020 

 4021 

 4022 

 4023 

 4024 

 4025 

 .4026 

 4030 



Sweet Peas 



Tassel Plower (Cacalia) 



Tigfrinus 



Touch-Me-Hot, or Zanzibar 

 Balsam (Impatiens Sul- 



tani) 1-16 oz.,$1.00 



Tliunbergia (Black- Eyed 

 Susan) 



alata, Mixed 



Velvet Plower (Salpiglossis) 



Emperor 



Fine Mixed Hybrids ...... 



variabilis superbissima 



aurea (New) 



Verbena, Extra Choice M'x'd 



Holmes' Mammoth 



Scarlet Defiance 



Pure White 



Blue 



Blood-Red, White Center.. 



Auricula-flow' d. . 1/4 oz. 60c. 

 Veronica spicata 



Vine a 



4035 

 4036 



4040 



"Wallflower 



Pine German, Double Mixed 



Single Mixed 



Wild Cucumljer 



Windflower 



Wistaria, Chinese 



Yarrow (Achillea ptarmica, 

 The Pearl) 



Youth., and Old Agre (Zinnia). 



4045 Holmes' Double Yellow... 



4046 Giant Mammoth 



4047 Dwarf Snowball 



4048 Dwarf Fireball . 



4049 Pompon 



4050 Striped Zebra 



4051 elegans 



Zinnia 



hA 



A 

 hB 



hA 

 hP 



hP 

 A 



A 



hhA 

 hhA 



hA ' 



hP 



tP 



hP 

 hA 



Color 

 of the 

 Flower 



mixed 

 white 



blue 



w. y. cr. 



white 



mixed 

 mixed 



yellow 



gol.-yel. 

 y. & blk. 



Orange 



bl.-wh. 



red 



white 



mixed 



white 

 white 

 white 

 yellow 



w. lil.-p. 



scarlet 



scarlet 



mixed 



var. 



mixed 



mixed 



scarlet 



white 



blue 



red 



mixed 



blue 



var. 

 var. 



white 



orange 



var. 



White 



scarlet 



mixed 



striped 



mixed 



Height 

 in 

 Feet 



Price 

 per 

 Packet 



Price 

 per 

 Ounce 



12 

 1 



18-24 

 2-3 



1-1 V2 



IV2 



3 

 V2 

 6 

 1 



2-3 



IV2 



5 



IV2 

 IV2-2 



V2 

 18 



11/2 



IV2 



1.05 

 .05 

 .05 



.10 



.05 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



.05 



.05 



.15 



.05 



.05 

 .05 



.10 

 .05 

 .10 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .10 

 .15 

 .10 



.20 

 .05 



.10 



.10 



.05 



.05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 



1.50 

 .25 

 .60 



.85 



.30 



.35 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 



.40 



.20 



.20 

 .20 

 .20 



.30 

 .25 

 .30 

 .30 



.25 



.25 



.50 



.90 

 .60 



.80 

 ■ .75 

 1.25 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.25 



.60 



2.00 

 .20 



2.50 



.50 

 .40 



.40 



.40 

 .40 

 .40 

 .40 



BEIEF DE8CEIPTI0N 



r Blooms from seed first sea- 

 \ son. One of the showiest 

 ( border plants. 



See Jerusalem Cherry, page 34. 



See Goldenrod, page 34. " 



Hardy. Valuable for cutting. 

 /Showy; flowers large and 

 double. 



I (Cut-and-Come-Again.) 



Effective among shubbery. ' 



Small Daisy-like flowers. 

 I Branch at each leaf, each 

 J branch yields dble. flower. 



Foliage Silvery. 



Small flowers. 



j Compact and beautiful. 



Fragrant masses of rich 

 flowers. Superb strains. 

 Very striking. 



Honey-like perfume. A car- 

 pet of snow all season. 



Spreading habit. 



Also known as Dame's Rocket 

 and Dame's Violet. Spikes 

 of fragrant flowers. 



See page 30. 



Pretty plant for cutting. 

 See Monkey Flower, page 35. 



j.Beautiful waxen rosy scarlet. 



Beautiful tender climber; 

 white, pale yellow or or- 

 ange-colored flowers. 



s. Beautiful flowers, almost like 

 I Orchids. Emperor is netted 

 i> and veined with golden yel- 

 low. 



Very fine. 

 Selected flowers. 

 Glowing color. 

 A choice strain. 

 White eye. 



One of the most beautiful. 



Handsome flowers. 



Elegant border plant. 

 I See Madagascar Periwinkle, 

 J page 35. 



I Massive spikes of sweet- 

 f scented flowers. 



Echinocystis, see page 33. 



See Anemone, page 31. 



See page 41. 

 (Covered with pure white 

 { double flowers from Spring 

 ( 'till frost. 



Brilliant display all Summer. 



Dwarf bush, 

 i Immense double flowers; 

 ' striking colors. 



Double. 



Fiery scarlet flowers. 

 All colors, mixed. 

 Double striped. 

 Double mixed. 



See Youth and Old Age, p. 37. 



