Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



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HOLMES' TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 



20 



15 



Pkt. 



CARNATION. See specialty pages. Their 

 wide range of color and highly perfumed 

 flo'ivers on long stems class them among the 

 very best for cut-flowers. Half-hardy per- 

 ennials; 1 to 1% ft. high. 



MARGUERITE VARIETIES (Bloom 

 first year). 



1080 Pure White. $0 10 



1081 Fire King..... 10 



1082 Red 10 



1083 Striped 10 



1084 Yellow. Extra fine 15 



1085 Splendid Mixed..... 10 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES (Bloom second 

 year) 



1086 Fancy Extra Choice, Mixed 20 



1087 Choice Double Mixed 10 



1088 Fancy Picotee, Extra Fine Mixed 15 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. See Ridnus. 

 CELOSIA (Cockscomb). See specialty 



pages. Fine for marketing. Elegant plume- 

 shaped spikes of rich colored flowers . Half- 

 hardy annual. 2 to 3 feet. 



1095 Cristata, Extra Fine Mixed.,,.. 05 



1096 Dwarf Mixed, Extra 05 



1097 Glasgow Prize. Crimson Comb. 



One of the best comb varieties 05 



See specialty pages. 



1098 Dwarf Feathered, Mixed. Flowers 



curled like an ostrich feather. .... 05 



1099 Thompsoni magnifica, feathered. 10 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. See specialty 



pages. The glorious and showv autumn- 

 blooming Chrysanthemums now so much 

 admired and cultivated. 

 1120 Indicum, Double Mixed. Very 

 double ; all colors. Half-hardy.. 



1122 Marguerite (Painted Daisy). 



Blooms all summer and makes a 

 gorgeous display. Hardy annual 05 



1123 Shasta Daisy. New. The finest 



ever introduced. See specialty 



pages 



CINERARIA. See specialty pages. Mag- 

 nificent. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches 

 across, are of white, blue, violet and crimson 

 shades, covering the plant with a sheet of 

 bloom. Greenhouse perennial. 



1130 Holmes' Superb Prize Strain. 



Flowers are exceptionally fi^e, both 

 as to size and beauty 20 



1131 Striated Mixed. New. 25 



1132 Dwarf Double Large-flowering, 



Mixed. The most exquisite sort. 35 



1133 Maritima. (Du^ty Miller). Very 



fine for edgings and borders 05 



CLARKIA. See specialty pages. A pretty 

 annual, suitable for borders, edgings, vases 

 and hanging baskets. 1 ft. 



1134 Mixed • 05 



CLEMATIS. See Vines, 

 COBAEA. See Vines. 

 COLEUS. The popular bedding plant. Ten- 

 der perennial. 1 to 3 feet. 



1150 Large-leaved, Copper-colored. 



Plants grow about 2 feet high. The 

 , foliage is a beautiful bronze or 

 copper color and is quite distinct 10 



1151 Large-leaved Fringed, Large 



leaves, deeply cut and fringed. 

 Embracing combinations of mark- 

 ings entirely new iO 



1152 Finest Mixed - 05 



COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia. 

 CONVOLVULUS. See Vines, page 77. 

 COREOPSeS. See Calliopsis. 

 CORNFLOWER. See Centaurea Cyanus. 



COSMOS. See specialty pages. Oneofthe 

 notable fall flowers ; yiaids hundreds of 

 blossoms 3 inches across. Both foliage and 

 flowers are unsurpassed for bouquets and 

 vases. Annual. 5 to 6 feet, _ 



1170 Golden Yellow. New. See specialty 



pages 05 



1171 New Giant Mixed. All colors .... 10 

 1173 Wh'te Pond Lily. Flowers 5 



inches across; white, with yellow 

 •nenter ! 05 i 



CEL.OS1A, DWARF FEATHERED 



COSMOS, Continued Fk^ 



1174 •* Klondyke." Golden yellow. $0 05 



1175 Mammoth Perfection. A vast im- 



provement over the old sort, with 

 flowers twice as large. Choice 

 mixed W 



1176 Dawnj New Early Dwarf Large- 



flowering. Compact, grows only 

 4 feet. Pure white, with a tinge 

 of rose. Begins to bloom in July 

 and lasts until frost 05 



1177 Pink 05 



1178 Crimson 10 



1179 Rainbow. All colors in one flower 10 



CYCLAMEN. Very pretty plants, with 

 beautiful foliage and rich-colored, fragrant 

 flowers ; universal favorites for winter and 

 spring blooming. . ,r 



1185 Monstruosum, Mixed. New 15 



1186 Giganteum, Mixed. Largeflowers, 



borne very prof usely 15 



1187 Papillo (Butterfly). Mixed. Very 



fine 36 



CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). Seespecialty 

 pages, * 



1188 Alternifolius 10 



CYPRESS VINE. See Vines. 

 CACALIA (Tassel Flower). Very pretty 



summer-flowering garden plant. Prized for 



cutting. 13?^ feet. Annual. 



1189 Mixed Colors 05 



CLEOME (Giant Spider Plant). A showy 



garden annual, producing curious heads of 

 flowers of bright rose color, with long 

 antennsB-like stamens of easy cultivation, 

 blooming from early to late. 4 to. 5 feet. 



1190 Pungens. See specialty pages ... 05 



CANNAS. Seed sown in hotbed or green- 

 house from January to April will produce 

 flowering plants by July. 



1191 Mixed. Tall varieties 05 



CROTOLARIA (Golden Bush Pea, or 

 Florida Rattlebox). A beautiful bushy 

 garden annual, with golden yellow, Sweet 

 Pea-like flowers, often 40 blossoms on one 

 spike. It blooms profusely throughout the 

 summer until killed by frost. Seed-pods, 

 when shaken, sound like a child's rattle. 



1192 Retusa ^ 10 



CENTAUREA (Bachelor's Button). 



See specialty pages. Some varieties are in- 

 dispensable for borders and edges of beds, 

 while others are noted for their beautiful 

 flowers. 2 to 3 feet. See Sweet Sultan. 



1193 Imperialis, Mixed. See specialty 

 pages 05 



1194 Cyanus, Blue 05 



1195 Double-flowered, Mixed 05 



1196 Margaret. Pure white 05 



1197 Gymnocarpa (Dusty Miller). Ele- 

 gant silvery white foliage; splen- 

 did bedding plant. 1 foot 05 



1198 Nana compacta Victoria, Mixed. 

 New. Very fine for pots and edg- 

 ings,. Annual. 9 inches 05 



DAHLIAS. Single Dahlias grown from seed 

 flower the first season. 



1200 Superb Single Mixed. See 

 specialty pages 05 



1201 Single Striped and Mixed....... 05 



1202 Double Large-flowered Mixed.. 05 



1203 Choicest Mixed Pompons 05 



DAISY. SeeBellls. 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Fine plant for 

 the mixed border, or for planting in groups 

 near a walk or drive. The racemes of 

 flowers are often 2 feet long, containing 

 scores of the prettily spotted, thimble- 

 shaped flowers. Perfectly hardy. 



1205 Purpurea, Mixed 05 



DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). Showy bor- 

 der perennial, about 2}4 feet ; fragrant 

 foliage and spikes of curious flowers, giving 

 off during hot weather a fragrant volatile 

 oil, which ignites when a match is applied 



1206 Rosea. Pink Flowers 05 



1207 Alba. Pure white 05 



