FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 
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LARKSPUR 
Well-known annuals of great beauty and noted for 
their richness of color. Donhle Finest Mixed, packet, 
4 cents. 
LOBELIA 
Annual plants of dwarf, compact growth, four to 
six inches in height, covered with numerous small, 
star-lil<e flowers. Packet, 4 cents. 
CLASSIFICATION OF FLOWER SEEDS 
Annuals, Hardy Annuals and Tender Annuals at- 
tain full Krowth from seed, flower and die in one 
year. Bknnials, Hardy Biennials and Tender Bi- 
ennials gi-ow from seed one year. Ijloom and die tlie 
ne.xt, though some varieties bloom I lie first seaspn 
when sown early. Tender Perennials last for sev- 
eral years, blooming annually; must be taken In- 
doors during the winter. Hardy Perennials and 
Half Hardy Perennials last for several vears, bloom- 
ing annually after the. first season, tliough some 
varieties bloom the first season if sown early. 
NEW CENTURY MAMMOTH VERBENA 
NEW CENTURY 
The most magnificent strain 
offered, producing uniformly 
magnificent large ti'usses witli 
llowers of imusual size. The in- 
dividual blossoms are frequently 
IS large as a silver half dollar. 
Talte a silver coin and try to 
cover any of the single flowers 
of the corymb illustrated here- 
witli. and you will realize liow 
magnificent in size, are tlie sin- 
gle florets, as tlie illustration 
has been accurately reproduced 
from photograph, natural size. 
Famous as the finest strains of 
Verl:)enas Itnown. The plants are 
vigorous and short-joinled. and 
perfec^t sheets of bloom. The 
trusses are very large, the flowcis 
of mammoth size, perfect form, and 
embrace the richest and most vel- 
vety pink colors. Tliey are also 
delicately sweet scented. In color 
they are in fact perfectly exquisite. 
Packet, 7 cents. 
VIOLET 
Hardy Perennial 
VIOLA. The A^olet should not be 
wanting in any garden, on account 
of its fragrance and early appear- 
ance. Succeeds best in a shady, 
sheltered place, and can be easily 
Increased by dividing the roots". 
Finest Mixed. ..Packet, 4 cents. 
WALL FLOWER 
Half Hardy Perennial 
CHOICEST MIXED. Spikes of 
di'licidusly fragrant flowers, com- 
hiiiin;t many shades and colors, 
chmolate and orange-purple pre- 
dominating. Packet, 3 cents. 
SUNFLOWER 
Hardy Annual 
PILLAR OF GOLD. It is a beautiful new double sun- 
flower, growing about 4 feet high. Flowers borne on very 
short branching stems and are held closely to the 
main stalk, in such profusion that when in full bloom 
very little of the foliage is noticeable and at a short 
distance it seems a pillar of bright golden yellow. It 
, is in our opinion the best decorative sunflower vet pro- 
duced, and if planted in masses or rows will draw at- 
tention by the flaming glow of color. Packet, 3 cents. 
THUNBERGIA 
Tender Annual Climber 
BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Beautiful, rapid-growing 
annual climbers, preferring a warm, sunny situation- 
used extensively in hanging-baskets, vases, low fences 
etc.; very pretty flowers in buff, white orange etc 
with dark eyes; mixed colors; 4 feet. Packet 3 cents" 
NEW MAMMOTH 
VERBENA 
Tender Perennial 
a 
GIANT MIXED. This 
strain of truly mammoth Ver- 
bena that produces uniformly 
magnificent trusses, of which 
the individual flowers are all of 
unusual size, and which also em- 
braces a wide range of colors. 
The individual blossoms are fre- 
quently larger than a silver 
quartei in fact. many are 
scarcely covered by a silver half 
dollar. Packet, 4 cents. 
GIANT MIXED VERBENA 
WILD GARDEN 
FLOWER SEED 
Under this heading we offer a 
mixture of the easiest and surest 
growing kinds tiiat can be sown 
broadcast, and with little or no 
care will produce a bright effect in 
places that would otherwise he 
nolliing but a collection of unsiglil- 
\y weeds, and furnishing an abund- 
ance of flowers for cutting. ..Packet, 
2 cents. 
ZINNIA 
Hardy Annual 
CONDON'S MAMMOTH FLOW- 
ERING ZINNIAS. These splendid 
iarge-llowcring Zinnias (see illus- 
traiiou) represent the very Iiigbest 
perfa-tion yet attained in iiiis flow- 
er, and for perfect doubleness, 
mammolli size, as well as the won- 
derful variety of colors and shades 
are unsurpassed in any. strain in 
cultivation. Packet. 4 cents. 
CONDON'S MAMMOTH ZINNIA 
