BACHELOR'S BUTTON. See Centaurea Cyanus. 
BALLOON VINE, OR LOVE-IN-A-PUFF. Climbing annual, with 
small inferior flowers. The seed pods are curiously swelled or 
puffed, and are quite attractive. Pkt. 5e. 
BALSAM, OR LADY'S SLIPPER. A tender annual, 
with brittle stems and foliage. Grows about 12 inches 
high. Flowere both single and double, in bright 
colors and variations; are wax-like and very attrac- 
tive. The individual blossoms floating in a dish of 
water exhibit their beauty to the best advantage. 
Camellia Flowered. Mixed; the largest double va- 
riety. Pkt. 5c. 
Camellia Flowered. White; Pkt. 10c. 
Dark Blood Red. Double. Pkt. 10c. 
Peach Blossom. Double; shell pink. Pkt. 10c. 
Red and White Spotted. Double. Pkt. 10c. 
Snowball. Double; clear pearl white. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Tall Doubles. Twelve inches high. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 60c. 
Dwarf Double. Pkt. 5c. 
BARTONIA AUREA (Golden Bartonia). A hardy annual, grow- 
ing about two feet high and bearing golden-yellow flowers, which 
have a metallic luster when the sun shines on them. Is a native 
of California. Sow the seed where the plants are to remain, 
since it does not transplant easily. Pkt. 5c. 
BEAN. Butterfly Runner. A tall or climbing bean with beautiful 
red and white blossoms. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Runner. The popular climber. Pkt. 10c. 
BELLIS PERENNIS (Double Daisy). A hardy peren- 
nial, blossoming freely all spring and summer. Plant 
is about four inches high and valuable for borders. 
Extra Double White, or Snowball. A clear white 
variety. Pkt. 10c. 
Extra Double. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
German Double. - - 
Mixed; all colors 
mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Longfellow. Double 
dark rose. Pkt. 
10c. 
BEGONIA. Tender per- 
ennial, usually grown 
in the greenhouse. 
Some varieties are £ 
especially attractive 
on account of their k h*\ > \l. 
Branching Asters 
Vick's Violet King 
foliage, but most varieties 
have exquisitely beautiful 
wax-like flowers, both single and 
double. The seed is very small 
and rather difficult to germinate. 
It is also very expensive, some 
strains being worth far more 
than their weight in gold. 
BEGONIA. FIBROUS-ROOTED VARIETIES. For out- 
door culture, having beautiful leaves and bearing 
clusters of small, waxy flowers. 
Rex. A beautifully marked, large-leaved variety. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Vernon. Deep-red flowers and dark-purple foliage. 
Pkt. 10c. 
White Branching Asters 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED VARIETIES. For greenhouse and 
pot culture, having large, waxy flowers in brilliant 
colors. 
Double Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
International Prize. The finest large flowered single 
mixture. Pkt. 35c. 
Single Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
BIGNONIA (Trumpet Vine). Magnificent, hardy perennial 
climber, with brilliant scarlet flowers; a most ornamental and 
effective covering for walls, houses, etc. 30 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy). A hardy annual, growing 
from 6 to 10 inches high and producing an abundance of pretty 
blue and white flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
BROWALLIA. A half hardy annual, making a fine beddingplant. 
Blooms profusely. The flowers are bright ultramarine blue, and 
also sky blue with white center. Will bloom freely all winter if 
seed is sown in August. Mixed, pkt. 5c. 
CACALIA (Tassel Flower). A beautiful and profuse flowering 
plant, with tassel-shaped orange and scarlet flowers; fine for 
mixed borders; hardy annual. Pkt. 5c. 
CALAMPELIS (Bugle Vine). A well known beautiful annual 
climber; trained to a trellis or south wall, it is an ornamental 
object throughout the summer, its bright orange tubular flowers 
contrasting effectively with the delicate green of the foliage. 
Pkt. loc. 
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