64 CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS FL. PL. 
Hardy Annual 
A beautiful little plant, well adapted tor small beds 
and roik-work. The llowers are laryie in proportion 
to the size of the plant, and are of a rich snlden-yellow 
color. Thrives best in a light, rich soil, anil continues 
to bloom during the summer and autumn months. 
Packet, 4 cents. 
CLASSIFICATION OF FLOWER SEEDS 
Annuals, Hardy Annuals and Tender Annuals at- 
tain full growtli from seed, llower and die in one 
year. Biennials. Hardy Biennials and Tender Bi- 
ennials grow from seed one year, bloom and die tlie 
next, though some varieties bloom the first season 
when sown earl.v. 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 years, bloom- 
ing annually after the first season, though some 
varieties bloom the first season if sown early. 
NEW CENTURY MAMMOTH VERBENA 
NEW CENTURY 
SUNFLOWER 
Hardy Annual 
PILLAR OF GOLD. It is a beautiful new double sun- 
flower, growmg about 4 feet high. Flowers borne on very 
short branching stems and are held closely to the 
mam stallc. in such profusion that when in full bloom 
very little of tlie foliage is noticeable and at a short 
di.stance it seems a pillar of briglit golden yellow. It 
is in our opinion the best decorative sunflower yet 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 m hanging- baskets, vases, low fences 
etc.; very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, etc. 
with dark eyes; mixed colors; 4 feet. Packet 3 cents 
The most magnificent strain 
offered, producing uniformly 
magnificent large trusses with 
flowers of unusual size. The in- 
dividual blossoms are frequently 
as large as a silver half dollar. 
Take a silver coin and try to 
cover any of the single flowers 
of the corymb illustrated here- 
with, and you will realize how 
magnificent in size are the sin- 
gle florets, as the illustration 
has been accurately reproduced 
from photograph, natural size. 
Famous as the finest strains of 
Verbenas known. The plants are 
vigorous and short-jointed, and 
perfect sheets of bloom. The 
trusses are very large, the flowers 
of mammoth size, perfect form, and 
embrace the richest and most vel- 
vety pink colors. They are also 
delicately sweet scented. In color 
they are in fact perfectly exquisite. 
Packet, 7 cents. 
VIOLET 
Hardy Perennial 
VIOLA. The Violet should not be 
wanting in any garden, on account 
of its fragrance and early appear- 
ance. .Succeeds best in a shadv. 
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 
deliciously fragrant flowers, lom- 
binlng many shades and colors, 
chocolate and orange-purple pre- 
dominating-. Packet, 3 cents. 
NEW MAMMOTH 
VERBENA 
Tender Perennial 
is a 
Ver- 
GIANT MIXED. This 
strain of truly mammoth 
bena tliat 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 
quarter — 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 that can be sown 
broadcast, and with little or no 
care will produce a bright effect in 
places tliat would otherwise be 
nothing but a collection of un.siglit- 
l.y weeds, and furnishing an abund- 
ance of flowers for cutting. ..Packet, 
2 cents. 
ZINNIA 
Hardy Annual 
CONDON'S MAMMOTH 
ERING ZINNIAS. These 
iarge-llowering Zinnias (see illus 
tration) represent the very higliest 
perfection .yet attained in this flow- 
er, and for perfect doubleness, 
mammoth size, as well as the won- 
derful variety of colors and shades 
are unsurpassed in any strain in 
cultivation. Packet. 4 cents. 
FLOW- 
splendid 
CONDON'S MAMMOTH ZINNIA 
