Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 6i 



HOLMES TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 



j?kt. 



ilVIPATIENS (Touch-Me-Not). Beauti- 

 ful annual, producing in winter and sum- 

 mer bright waxen flowers of rosy scarlet. 

 1 toot. 



1370 Sultani. S«arlet.. ..,.$0 10 



IBERSS. See Candytuft 



9POMOEA. 8ee Vines. 



JAPANESE VIRGIN'S BOWER. See 



Clematis. 

 JAPANESE HOP. See Humulus. 

 JOSEPH'S COAV. 8eo Amarantus. 

 JERUSALEM CHERRY. See Solanum. 

 KENIL WORTH IVY. 8ee Linaria 

 1375 Kochia Scoparia. New decora- 

 tive plant. See specialty pages. . . Ob 



LANTANA. See specialty pages. Very 

 valuable for window culture or for inasses 

 arid 'bedding. Profuse-blooming, with ver- 

 bena-liko llnwer-umbels of orange, white, 

 rose. etc. 2 feet. 

 1300 I ly brida Mixied ........ ..... . 05 



LARKSPUR. See also page fl. One of the 



best known of garden llowers. A vast im- 

 provement lias been effected in the size and 

 color of tho blossoms and the general habit 

 of th-^ plant. 1 to 2 feet. 



1395 Emperor, Double Mixed Oo 



1396 TaH Rocket (Hyacinth-flowered). 



Double; finest mixed 05 



See, also, Delphinium. 



LIN ARIA. See Vines. 

 LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING. See Amaran- 

 thus. 



LOVE-IN-A-MIST. See Nigella. 



LUNARIA. See Honesty. 



LADY SLIPPER. See Balsam. 



LAVATERA. See, also, page CI. Very 

 desirable for growing in masses for a rich 

 display of large flowers from July till . 

 September. 2 feet. 

 1400 Triiriestris Mixed * Oo 



LYCHNIS. Flowers single, bright glowing 

 scarlet, very rich and cf such exquisite fra- 

 grance as t ) place them amongthe treasures 

 of one's summer-blooming plants. Their 

 bright color v.Ms greatly to. tho beauty "of 

 bouQucts. 



U02 ChalcedonIca , Oo 



LEMON VERBENA. A universal favorite, 

 with beautiful pale green, lemon-scented 

 foliage and lilac-tinted flowers. Tender 

 perennial. 



1405 Lemon Verbena Oo 



LOVE-IN-A-MIST. See Nigella. 



LOBELIA (Cardinal FlowerT. Very fine 

 plants for edging in flower beds, their bril- 

 liant shades of blr.e and white making a 

 pleasing contrast to tho masses of reds and 

 yellows «■> prevalent m bedding. 

 140{j Crystal Palace, See page CI. ' 



Blue 10 



1407 Compacta alba. White; trailing 05 

 1108 Finest Mixed 05 



1409 Cardinalla (Cardinal Flower). Rick 



llery cardinal flowers; strong 

 plants, often producing 10 to 18 



spikes, 12 to 21 in. long., 05 



LINARIA. See Vines. 



IV/IARIGOLD. See page Gl. Tho African 

 varieties are tall and produce large, self- 

 colored blossoms; the French varieties are 

 smaller, some of them being elegantly 

 striped. 



AFRICAN 



1410 Lemon Queen. Lemon-colored.. 05 

 1111 African Double Mixed 05 



1412 Eldorado, or Dahlia - flowered. 

 . A^ftUow 05 



1413 Tall Orange, Double 05 



F^?Z^3CH 

 1420 Legion of Honor, Yellow and 



brown, 1 foot..^ 05 



1121 Striped, Tall. Single 05 



J 122 Brown, Marbled. Small plants . . 05 



1123 Dark Brown. Tall; brown C5 



1121 French Tall. Doiablo Mixed 05 



1125 Golden Yellow. Brown margin.. 05 

 142G Double Pulchra. Yellow, brown 



center 05 



iBEKJS { See Canayixitt I 



MARIGOLD, Continued PW. 



1427 Frencti Dwarf Double. Mixed $0 OS 



1428 Dwarf Twilled. Mixed 05 



1429 Dwarf Striped 05 



MATRICARIA. See Feverfew. . 

 MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE. See 



Vinca. ^ 

 MIMULUS (Monkey Flower), Named 

 from the resemblance of the coi'olla to a 

 mask or face. The colorings or markings 

 ai-e rich in ilio extreme. 

 1440 Moschatus. Mixed 05 



MIGNONETTE. See also page C2. A well- 

 known hardy annual, producing dense, semi- 

 globular spikes of exceedingly fragrant ^ 

 tlowers. . , , 



1450 Holmes' Dwarf Matchet. Ricli 



golden yellow; very fragrant 05 



1451 Allen's Defiance. Red 05 



1452 Odorata grandif lora (Sweet Mig- 



nonette) 05 



1453 Golden Queen. Bright yellow... 05 



1454 Gigantea. Tall mixed 05 



1455 Salmon-red. Very large 05 



1456 Dwarf Bush. Crimson 05 



1457 Golden Machet 05 



1458 Giant Pyramidal. Bright red. .. . 05 



1459 Mixed 05 



MARVEL OF PERU (Four O'clock). 



Beautiful summer blooming animals of 

 bushy habit, each plant bearing hundreds of 

 large flowers of Avhite, yellow or crimson 

 thronghon t the summer. 2 feet. 

 14G5 Variegated. Brilliant flowers; 



gold-striped foliage.... 05 



MALLOWS. See Hibiscus 

 MAURANDYA. See Vines. 

 MONKEY FLOWER. See Mimulus. 

 MOONFLOWER. Seelpomoea. 

 MOMORDICA. See Vines. 

 MYRSIFHYLLUM. See Smilax. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget- Me. Not). Very 

 beautiful little plants, with star-like flowers 

 blooming the first year from seed if bown 

 early. Tender perennial. 



1467 Palustris. Time Forget-Me Xot. . 05 



1468 Alpestrls alba. Beautiful white 

 flowers; grows 6 inches high 05 



NICOTIANA (Ornamental Tobacco). 



Showy, of very nranching habit, with star- 

 shaped flowers of the purest white and very 

 fragrant. First-class bedding plant. 3feet. 



1470 Afflnls. White. Very sweet- 

 scented 05 



1471 Sanderae. Scarlet. New fine 

 annual..- See page C2 25 



NYMPHAEA (Water Lily). Nothing is 

 prettier than Water Lilies in bloom. Few 

 know that they may be grown from seed. 

 To break the monotony of the numerous 

 bedded pl.ants nothing is equal 1o a half 

 barrel or tub of Water Lilies set in the 

 flower garden. 



1480 Zanzibarensis. Purple flowers., 10 



1481 Lotus. Yellow... 10 



1482 Alba. White 10 



OLD MAID. See Vinca. 

 MIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist). The pretty 



flowers of this plant are surrounded by a 

 delieate Avreath of fine mossy green fibers: 

 useful in masses or on border. 1 foot. 

 1487 Damascena, Double Mixed...... 05 



TALL NASTURTIUMS 



Tropaeoium majus 



These include climbing sorts suitable for trellis, 

 porch or veranda decorations. 5 1o 15 ft. 



1500 JUPITER. New. See specialty pages. 

 Pkt. 10 cts , oz. 20 cts. 



1501 Holmes' Wonderful Mixture. All 

 the choicest tall varieties. Pkt. 10 

 cts., oz. 15 cts. Mlb. 40 cts., %lh. 75 

 cts., 1 lb. $1.25o See page 62. 



Any one of the following varieties, 5 cts. per 

 pkt., 7 pkts. for 25 cts., 10 cts. per oz., 7 ozs^ 

 for 53 els. 



1503 AtropurpureUm. Dark crimsoiu 



1504 Chameleon. New. Mixed. 



