WALTER S. SCHELLS QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
PANSIES 
Who does not know and love the Pansy blossom? No artist, 
however great his ability, can blend colors so gorgeously, so 
inexpressibly beautiful as our Creator has painted these little 
gems. Do not plan your flower-garden, without allowing for a 
bed of Pansies. I offer only one mbcture. and that is absohitely 
the grandest of all. What is the use of planting anything less 
than the best? This mixture includes ever>' conceivable color, 
and the seed is saved from the largest specimen flowers of the 
most varied colorinss. For best results, sow the seed in the 
spring when the soil is warm, if possible in a cool place where 
they will be afforded some shade from the noonday sun. For 
very early spring flowering, sow the seed in autumn and protect 
during the winter. Pansies do best in fresh soil, enriched with 
thoroughly decomposed manure. 
Schell's Mammoth Mixture Pansies. Small pkt. 5 cts.. 
large pkt. 15c.. Hoz. 75 cts., j^oz. $1.25. i4oz. $2, oz. $4. 
PETUNIA. For the flower-garden or for growing in pots 
Petunias are unequaled in effectiveness. They begin bloom- 
ing early and are a sheet of bloom the entire summer imtil 
killed by frost in the fall. The plants grow about i foot 
high. The pure white is used extensively for cemetery 
beds. Cover the seed very lightly. 
Hybrida, Single Mixed. The ordinary single garden 
Petunias. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 25 cts. 
Giant Prize Fringed, Single Mixed. Fringed and ruffled, 
large-flowering sorts in the greatest variety of colorings. 
Pkt. 20 cts., 1-32 oz. $4. 
Giant Fringed, Double Mixed. It is to be remembered 
that seed saved from the most carefully hybridized flowers 
produces only a small percentage of double flowers, the 
balance being single; unusually fine. Pkt. 20 cts. 
PHLOX. Sow the seed , as soon as danger of frost is over, where 
you want them to bloom; have the soil rich. In a few 
weeks the plants will present a perfect mass of bloom 
which continues until frost. The plants of the annual 
varieties grow from 6 to 12 inches high and your flower- 
garden should have these in it. The colors are bright and 
showy. 
Best Mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Pure White, Scarlet, Rose. Either color, pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 
25 cts.. oz. 80 cts. 
Dwarf Mixture. Plants grow 6 to 8 inches. Pkt. s cts., 
Koz. 50 cts.. oz. $1.75. 
Dwarf Scarlet, Rose, White. Each, pkt. s cts., ^oz. 75c. 
PINKS (Dianthus). The old favorite, hardy garden Pink, 
seen growing in more flower-gardens than any other flower. 
It is very showy in a mass effect or as a border. Plants 
grow 12 to IS inches and the flowers are very desirable 
for cutting for bouquets. 
Chinensis, Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz, 15 cts., oz. 
40 cts. 
Double Pure White. Pkt. s cts., ^oz. 20 cts.. oz. 75 cts. 
Double Red. Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Petunia hybrida 
POPPIES. The double and single annual varieties bloom 
abundantly from seed sown in the spring. The Oriental 
Poppy is perennial; tliis also should be sown in the spring; 
during July and August the plants will disappear, growing 
out again as soon as cool weather sets in. Annual sorts 
cannot stand transplanting, but the perennial Orientals 
should be transplanted in the fall to where you want them 
to stay permanently. The following summer, and there- 
after, they will produce the most gorgeous, silk-like, mam- 
moth, cup-shaped flowers imaginable; the flowers measure 
from 4 to 6 inches in diameter on stems 2 to 3 feet long. 
Single Shirley, Mixed. Pkt. s cts., Koz. 15 cts.. oz. 40 cts. 
Single Scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts.. ;<oz. 15 cts.. oz. 40 cts. 
Double Carnation -flowered, Mixed. Pkt. s cts. 
Oriental, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., |<oz. 25 cts. 
PORTULACA. Fine for massing in beds, for edgings, baskets 
or window-boxes. 6 inches high. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 15 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
PRIMROSE (Primula). These beautiful Primulas are among 
the most desirable house-plants for winter blooming in 
pots. The upright stems throw out heads of flowers which, 
when in full bloom above the rich carpet of foliage, produce 
a charming effect. While the Primula is grown very exten- 
sively by florists, they can be grown just as successfully in 
your window-garden. Sow the seed in the spring in good, 
porous loam. 
Obconica grandiflora. Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. zo cts., 1-32 
oz. $1. 
PITERARIA (Kudzu Vine). The fastest-growing hardy vine. 
From seed sown in the early spring the vines grow about 
10 feet; they are then established and thereafter they will 
grow from 25 to so feet in a season, depending on con- 
ditions of soil and weather. The foliage is large and dense. 
In August it bears small panicles of rosy nurpie, pea- 
shaped blossoms. For permanently coveri g a porch, 
dead trees, outbuildings, etc., it is very desir '^le. Pkt. 5 
cts., ^oz. 35 cts. 
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Heavy plants, with large 
leaves, giving a sort of subtropical effect when grown on 
lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 8 feet high. 
Zanzibarensis. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 15 cts., ^Ih. 35 cts.. lb. $i. 
SCARLET SAGE (Salvia). Bonfire. The spikes of flowers are 
brilliant scarlet and stand clear above the dark green foli- 
age, completely covering the plant. It is one of the most 
effective and gorgeous bedding plants in cultivation. This 
Bonfire variety is one of the finest of the Scarlet Sages, 
the bushes being very compact and about 2 feet high and 2 
feet in diameter. The seed may be sown in May outside 
or started indoors earlier and the plants set out when the 
soil is warm. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz. 7S cts.. oz. J3. 
SCABIOSA, or MOURNING BRIDE. The plants grow 
about 2 feet high from seed sown in the early spring, about 
May I, and come into bloom early in July, continuing 
until frost. The beautiful flowers of exquisite shades, are 
borne on long stems and. when cut, keep in perfect con- 
dition for the best part of a week. No garden should be 
without them, especially when flowers are wanted for 
cutting. 
Double Mixed. A fine mixture of colors ranging from 
white to almost black. Pkt. s cts., yioz. 20 cts. 
SMILAX. Very graceful climber; grown extensively by florists 
for bouquets. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 20 cts.. oz. 75 cts. 
SOLANUM, or JERUSALEM CHERRY. A very interesting 
pot-plant for winter decoration. The plants grow i foot 
high and are covered with bright scarlet, round berries 
resembling cherries. Pkt. s cts. 
STOCK. The Stocks, or Cut-and-Come-Again, are among the 
most satisfactory bedding plants and make very beautiful 
IX)t-pIants when grown indoors. The flowers arc borne on 
long stems, and are delightfully fragrant, thus making 
them of great value for cutting. 
Princess AJice. Pure snow-white. Special florists' strain. 
Pkt. s cts.. Hoz. 50 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 75 cts. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). The Mammoth Double Cali- 
fornia is a very beautiful type of this common flower. The 
individual flowers are full to the center and so very double 
that they are half globe-shape. I have seen these sell 
readily and at a good price in the markets. They resemble 
mammoth yellow dahlias. The Russian is the large 
variety, grown princii)ally for the big seeds they produce, 
which are used as poultry-feed. 
Mammoth Double California. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 
Mammoth Russian. Immense flowers, with brilliant 
yellow petals. Pkt. S cts., lb. 10 cts., postpaid, 20 cts. 
SWEET WILLIAM {Dianthus barbatus). A more beautiful 
sight than a thick, massed bed of Sweet Williams is difficult 
to find. The plants, which are hardy, will present a glorious 
sheet of bright, rich-colored flowers continually. Both 
double and single sorts are fine. Height about 18 inches. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 
Double White. Pkt. s cts.. i4oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts. 
Double Crimson. Pkt. 5 cts.. Koz. cts,. oz. Ii.so. 
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