WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
AGERATXJM. Dwarf, compact-growing plants. 6 to 8 inches 
high, covered with a sheet of bloom throughout the season. 
Splendid for bedding, edging or pot culture. 
Blue Perfection. Deep blue. Pkt. 5 ct3., K02. 20 cts. 
Snowball. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 20 cts. 
Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 20 cts. 
SWEET ALTSSUM. One of the easiest flowers to grow and it 
blooms all the time without attention. By occasional 
loosening of the soil and regularly trimming off the spent 
blooms the new blooms will be brighter and the whole 
plant richer. For plants to present a solid sheet of blooms, 
and for a border or mixing among other bedding plants or 
for baskets it is unequaled. The Carpet of Snow grows but 
2 or 3 inches high and makes a veritable carpet of snowy 
whiteness wiiich is ver>' beautiful. The Little Gem grows 
from 4 to 6 inches; hence, if wanted for cutting, this variety 
would have longer stems. 
Carpet of Snow. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Little Gem. Pkt. 5 cts., ;<oz. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
AMARANTUS. Ver>' showy plants. 3 to 5 feet high, desir- 
able for backgrounds or massing, or interspersed with other 
bedding plants. The foliage is variegafd; the upright 
plumes and pendant-like tassels arc very interesting. The 
varieties are known as "Love-Lies-Bleeding." "Joseph's 
Coat of Manv Colors." "Prince's Feather." etc. 
All Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., '^oz. is cts. 
ANTIRRHUNUM (Snapdragon) 
These form brilliant garden beds, flowering profusely and 
continuously the first season from seed. Unusually effective 
bedding displays are made from these noble plants; they grow 
about 2 feet high, are healthy and stocky, and completely 
enveloped with large Snapdragon flowers of splendid texture 
and substance, rendering them ver>' durable under all condi- 
tions of weather. Their continuous-blooming qualities, ease 
of culture and independence of heat and drought, and pure, 
bright colors, should entitle them to a permanent place in gar- 
dens. Although perennials, they do splendidly when grown as 
annuals; spring-sown seed produces flowering plants by July, 
which continue to bloom in increasing profusion until frost. 
TALL VARIETIES 
Coral-Red. Light scarlet, with white throat. In long spikes. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. Koz. 25 cts. 
Fairy Queen. Large flowers. Golden orange, white throat. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. Xoz. 25 cts. 
Grandiflorum, Queen Victoria. Large; pure white; fine for 
cutting. Pk. s cts., >^oz. 50 cts. 
Galatlie«. Crimson and white. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 25 cts. 
Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.. Xoz. 25 cts. 
Tall, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., J4oz. 25 cts. 
DWARF VARIETIES 
Queen of the North. Pure white; i foot high. Pkt. 5 cts., 
><oz. 25 cts. 
Pink Empress. Beautiful rose. Pkt. 5 cts. Xoz. so cts. 
Large -flowering Golden Queen. Yellow. Splendid spikes. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. M'oz. 40 cts. 
Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 50 cts. 
BALLOON VINE {Cardiospermum Halicacabum). A rapid- 
growing annual vine; does best in a light soil and warm 
situation; flowers are white; the seed-pods look like minia- 
ture balloons and are of great interest to the children. 
Pkt. s cts., Koz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). A curious climbing vine; 
grows 10 feet from seed; the foliage is very ornamental, 
while the fruits are golden yellow, warted and. when ripe, 
open and show the seed in the brilliant carmine center. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. H 
oz. 15 cts. 
BALSAM PEAR. 
Same as the 
above except 
the fruits are 
long pear- 
shaped. These 
are used for 
medicinal pur- 
poses. Pkt. s 
cts., >4'oz. 15c. 
BALSAM, 
or LADY 
SLIPPER. 
These are 
beauti f u 1 
fi o w e r i n g 
Balsams. An 
old and favorite garden 
|flower, producing its gor- 
geous masses of beautiful, 
brilliant-colored, double 
flowers in great pro- 
fusion; of easy culture; 
succeeds in a good, rich 
Calliopsis, 
Golden Wave 
Bcdsam, continued 
soil; tender annuals; 3 feet. Start the seed indoors in 
April or sow out-of-doors in May. To grow fine speci- 
mens they should not be closer than 18 inches. I have 
the following colors separate and all of them in mixture: 
Rose, Dark Blood-Red, Red and White Spotted, 
White, Bright Scarlet, Mixed. Price of either separate 
colors or mixed, pkt. 5 cts.. 'Voz. 20 cts. 
BABT*S BREATH (Gypsophila). Charming, free-flowering, 
elegant plants that do well in any good garden soil. The 
dainty, misty white panicles of bloom are used extensively 
for mi.xing in with other bouquet flowers. They are grown 
by the acre in the suburbs of Paris and London for selling, 
to be used with other cut-flowers. Plants grow about 2 ft. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON {Centaur ea Cyanus. Blue; Globe 
Amaranth). Both of these are called Bachelor's Button, 
and to distinguish them clearly I list them together. The 
Centaurea Cyanus, Blue, is also known as Cornflower. Blue 
Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet, or Kaiserblume. It is the 
favorite, dark blue variety so much used for cutting. A 
bunch of these with a few yellow marigolds, calendulas or 
California poppies make^ a ver>' rich combination. The 
flowers of the other sort, the Globe Amaranth, resemble 
clover heads and arc dried and used as winter bouquets. 
Centaurea Cyanus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
Globe Amaranth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). One of the best and showiest 
free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any good garden 
soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders; 
particularly bright in late fall, continuing in bloom from 
early summer until killed by frost; valuable also for pot 
culture, blooming freely in winter and early spring; i foot. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. sets., y^oz. 15 cts. 
CALLIOPSIS. Beautiful free-flowering annuals, of the easiest 
culture, doing well in any sunny position, blooming all 
summer and excellent for cutting and massing. It is best 
to sow them where they are to bloom, thinning out to 
stand 6 to 12 inches apart. 
Golden Wave. Bright golden yellow, with brown centers. 
An edging of this resembles a strip of gold when viewed 
from a distance. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 15 cts. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, or CUP-AND-SAUCER (Cam- 
panula Medium caiycanthema) , This is the favorite 
type of this grand, old-fashioned flower. It differs from 
the ordinary type in having an extra-large calyx, which is 
of the same color as the flower, giving the appearance of 
a cup and saucer. Very effective in the garden. 
Blue, White, Pink, or Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
CARNATIONS, Marguerite. These are the Carnations for 
growing outdoors with other garden annuals. They begin 
flowering a few weeks from the time the seed is sown. The 
flowers are large and double and highly scented. Do not 
confuse those with the fancy Carnations grown in green- • 
houses by the florists. It is impossible to grow those fancy 
Carnations to perfection in the ordinary flower-garden; 
they must have greenhouse culture; not so, however, with 
the Marguerite variety; these grow in any good garden 
soil. Splendid for bouquets. 
Pure White, Crimson, Mixed Colors. Each. pkt. 5 cts., 
Koz. 40 cts. 
CANDTTUFT. These have long been among the most highly 
prized of garden annuals. The best effect is produced by 
raising the plants in masses, the seeds being sown where the 
plants are to bloom. 
Empress. This is the finest of all white varieties, the plants 
being a complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for 
this reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 15 cts. 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia). One of the most interesting and 
bright-colored annuals. When grown in masses or clusters 
they add much life to the flower-garden, the bright red 
plumes and combs making a very rich and attractive 
display. There are two forms: the feathered, which pro- 
duces large, feathery plumes, and the comb, which pro- 
duces mammoth flowers resembling the comb of a chicken, 
yet very much larger, some of them 12 to 15 inches across. 
Bright Red Combs. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 40 cts. 
Crimson Plumes. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 40 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM coronarium. Annual varieties. These 
are the small, double flowers that bloom latest in the fall 
and are very desirable because when they bloom almost 
all other outside flowers are over. They are valued highly 
for cutting. These are not the mammoth-flowering sorts 
as grown by florists in the greenhouses; such flower? can 
be produced only by greenhouse culture. 
Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.. ]4oz. 1$ cts. 
Double White. Pkt. 5 cts.. Koz. 15 cts. 
CINERARIA. My Grandiflora Prize Mixture is positively 
the finest selection of this favorite pot-plant. The color- 
ings are magnificent, and the flowers the largest. Start 
them in shallow boxes and transplant to pots. Pkt. 25 cts. 
COLEUS. A most interesting foliage plant to grow from 
seed. The leaves show every conceivable color, and one 
imagines, when admiring them, that there are colors never 
seen before. The blending of colors is beautiful; fine for 
edgings or for pot-plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
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