58 CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
BALSAM OR LADY SLIPPER 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
Hardy Annual 
Poor Man's Orchid. Fringed flower 
of rU-li and varied colors. It blossoms 
in lavish profusion. Colors, purple, 
white, and rose. Packet, 4 cents, 
BURNING BUSH OR 
KOCHIA 
Hardy Annual 
Makes a beautiful specimen plant, or 
grown in hedge form is equally attrac - 
tive. Grows about three feet liisli, 
forming a perfect pyramidal-shaped 
cypress bush, with fine feathery, liglit 
green foliage. Packet, 4 cents. 
BEANS, SCARLET 
RUNNER 
A FAVORITE OLD-FASHIONED 
CLIMBER. (Jne of the very few beans 
that are botli ornamental and useful. 
It grows to a height of 10 to 12 feet 
and is covered from .luly until heavy 
frost with clusters of beautiful scariet 
flowers. Pactcet, 5 cents. 
BALLOON VINE 
Hardy Annual Climber 
LOVE-IN-A-PUFF, A rapid-grow- 
ing annual climber; succeeds best in 
light soil and warm situation: flowers 
•white; seed vessels look like miniature 
balloons and of great Interest to chil- 
dren. Packet, 3 cents. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON 
The national flower of Germany, 
■where they call it the "Corn Flower," 
or "Kaiser Blumen," also known as 
the "Blue Bottle," and "Ragged .Sail- 
er." Double Mixed. Packet, 3 cents. 
BALSAM 
Tender Annual 
Sometimes known as 
Touch-Me-Not 
CONDON'S DEFIANCE 
BALSAMS are distinctly 
Camellia-flowjered; with 
the broad petals finely re- 
tlexecl or curved outward 
as in the Camellia Japon- 
ica. The individual flowers 
frequently meKsure two 
,uul a half inches across. 
The plants, when grown 
in rich soil and given suf- 
liricnt room, form sym- 
nietrical, well-branched, 
c-i"ect bushes, the branches 
being almost literally co\'- 
cred with the fine, large, 
;ind vei-y double flowers. 
Condon's Defiance Mixed, 
Packet, 5 cents. 
BRACHYCOME 
Tender Annual 
SWAN RIVER DAISY. 
Free-flowering, dwarf- 
growing annuals, covered 
during the greater part of 
the summer with a pro- 
fusion of pretty blue or 
■white flowers: suitable for 
edgings, small beds or pot 
culture. Packet, 4 cents. 
COBAEA SCANDENS 
COBAEA 
Hardy Annual Climber 
CUPS AND SAUCERS VINE, A 
climber of rapid growlli, attaining a 
heiglit of SO to 50 feet during the sea- 
son, valuable for covering trellises, ar- 
bors, trunks of trees, etc; will cling to 
any rough surface. In sowing place 
seeds edgewise and merely cover with 
light soil. (See cut.) Packet, 5 cents. 
LARGE FLOWERING CANDYTUFT 
CANDYTUFT 
Hardy Annual 
EMPRESS OR GIANT HYACINTH- 
FLOWERED. An improved strain, 
producing immense trusses of pure 
white bloom frecpiently measuring 4 
inches in length by 2 Inches through. 
Fine for bedding and cutting. Height 
1 foot. Packet, 5 cents. 
MIXED ANNUAL SORTS. Our mix- 
ture contains all the best varieties and 
colors. Packet, 3 cents. 
CALLIOPSIS 
Hardy Annual 
Produce flowers in nearly every 
shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red, 
brown. It is one of those flowers which 
will grow in any situation and always 
be admired. Fine Mixed Colors. Packet. 
3 cents. 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
Hardy Perennial 
Beautiful large hell -shaped flowers, 
which make a glorious display when 
planted in large beds. Packet, 4 cents. 
MARGUERITE 
CARNATIONS 
Hardy Annual 
These lovely fragrant Carnations pro- 
duce fme double llowers. .Seed may be 
sown In the spring, and the plants will 
bloom in about four months. All Col- 
ors Mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE 
Hardy Annual Climber 
Rapid climber, will come up year af- 
ter year In the same place. Packet, 3 
cents. 
CYPRESS VINE 
Hardy Annual Climber 
QUAMOCLITT. Delicate Fern-IIke 
foliage and star-like llowers, all colors. 
Mixed, Packet, 3 cents. 
CLEMATIS 
Hardy Perennial Climber 
LARGE FLOWERING MIXED. 
Beautiful climber with lovely flowers, 
blue, white and purple, etc. Hardy, 
can I'cmiiin in permanent situation. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
