WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
CONVOLVULUS. See Morning-Glory. 
OOH£A (Cup-and -Saucer Vine). A climber of rapid growth, 
attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet during the season; valu- 
able for covernig trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will 
cling to any rough surface. In sowing, place seeds edgewise 
and merely cover with light soil; to get early results start 
the seed indoors in March or April; can also be sown out- 
of-doors in May. 
Scandens. Large, bell-shaped, purple flowers, Pkt. s cts., 
Koz. 20 cts. 
Scandens alba. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts.. Koz. 30 cts. 
COSMOS. One of our favorite autumn flowers. They grow 
5 to 8 feet high, hence should be planted along the fence 
or in masses by themselves. If the plants are pinched out 
when but a foot high it will produce a bushy growth, mak- 
ing the plants more effective. Hundreds of flowers are 
borne on long stems; verj' desirable for bouquets. 
Giant White, Pink, Red, and Mixed Colors. Each. pkt. 
5 cts.. Koz- IS cts.. oz. \o cts. 
WILD CJJCVMBEHVISE (Echinocystis lobata). A very quick- 
growing annual. The vines grow 20 to 25 feet in a season 
from seed sown in May in good, rich soil. The vine is cov- 
ered with the fragrant, white flowers. The foliage is close 
and thick. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 15 cts. 
CYCLAMEN. Charming plants; rich-colored, fragrant flow- 
ers; beautiful foliage. One of the most popular pot-plants. 
The plants are covered with odd-shaped flowers, resem- 
bling, in a measure, butterflies. Sow seed in spring for 
summer flowers, or in fall for winter flowers. 
Butterfly Cyclamen, Mixed Colors. Pkt. (10 seeds) 35 cts. 
CYPRESS VINE (Ipomaa Quamoclil). One of the most 
popular vines, with veo' delicate fern-like foliage, and 
masses of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Sow in 
May. first soaking the seeds in warm water for a few hours. 
Scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 
White. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 
DAHLIA. An old. familiar, yet greatly admired, flower, grown 
more extensively now than ever before. If the seed of the 
double varieties is started before April i, and the single 
varieties by the middle of May. both will bloom abundantly 
the first year. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., K^oz. 60 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 25 cts. 
(I have roots of many separate colors at 15 cts. each.) 
DOUBLE DAISY. This is the dwarf, white Daisy, used so 
much for borders and for cutting. The plants grow only 4 
to 6 inches high and are covered with the double, white 
flowers. It is a perennial, but should be covered with leaves 
or litter to stand the winter. Pkt. 5 cts., \4oz. 75 cts. 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). The pretty blue Forget- 
me-nots. Planted as a border or among the plants of a bed 
of pansies they give a dainty, rich effect. 
Palustris. Blue. Pkt. 5 cts., >^oz. 30 cts. 
FOUR-O'CLOCK (Marvel of Peru). One of the best blooms 
of all the favorite summer garden flowers. They grow 
quickly from seed, and are one gorgeous mass of bloom all 
summer. 2 feet high. Have the plants 12 to 15 inches 
apart. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 15 cts. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). The plants grow iK feet 
high and are covered with brilliant, showy, daisy-Hke 
flowers on long stems; a good flower for cutting. Colors 
are shades of red and orange. 
Double, Mixed Colors. Pkt. s cts., M'oz. 15 cts. 
Single, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.. ^oz. 15 cts. 
GLOBE AMARANTH. See Bachelor's Button. 
GOURDS. Vines that grow 15 to 20 feet and have ornamental 
foliage and odd-ehaped fruits. 
Moch Orange (Orange-shaped). Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Dipper, or Calabash. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 
Egg-shaped. Pkt. s cts.. oz. 20 cts. 
Hercules* Club. 4 feet long. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 
Ragt or Dish-Cloth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Pear-shaped. Striped; very showy. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 
Mixture of Above Varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
HELIOTROPE. Seed sown in the spring will make fine plants 
for summer blooming, flowering the whole season. Flowers 
are delightfully perfumed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
HOLLYHOCKS. One of our most beautiful hardy garden 
flowers, and a clump or line of them as a background or 
along a fence gives an effect not attainable with any other 
plants. The colors are gorgeous; the flower petals are like 
silk. My mixture is very fine. Pkt. 5 cts.. Xoz. 30 cts. 
HUMULUS Japonlcns varlegatus (Japanese Hop Vine). 
A very fast-growing vine, with dense foliage. The leaves 
are beautifully marbled and si)lashed with silvery white, 
light and dark green; very effective for screens, arbors, 
trellises, etc. It is never injured by insects nor affected 
by the heat, but retains its bright, variegated foliage until 
frost. Pkt. S cts., yioz. 20 cts. 
JOB*S TEARS (Cot* Lacryma-Jobi). The leaves resemble corn 
leaves. The hard, shiny seeds are interesting to children, 
who string them as beads. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 
Cosmos 
LARKSPUR, Dwarf Rocket. The annual Larkspur is one of 
the brightest and showiest garden flowers. From seed sown 
in May they produce a continuous mass of bloom until 
frost. This variety grows about 18 inches high. Flowers 
double and of the richest colors. Pkt. 5 cts., >ioz. 15 cts. 
LINARIA, or KENILWORTH IVY. A charming, hardy 
perennial trailing plant; suitable for baskets, vases, boxes 
and rockwork. Pkt. 5 cts. 
LOBELIA, Crystal Palace compacta. Rich, deep blue; 
dark foliage; fine for bedding. Pkt. 5 cts., >^oz. 50 cts. 
MARIGOLD. Both the single- and double-flowering varieties 
are rich bedding plants. The French Marigold is dwarfer 
and better adapted for borders and for massing among 
other dwarf annuals. Their bright colors liven up the 
flower-garden all summer. Easy to grow, sure to bloom. 
Double African Mixed. Tall. Pkt. s cts., >ioz. 15 cts. 
Double French Mixed. Dwarf. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 15 cts. 
Single French. Yellow and brown. Pkt. 5 cts., >;tOZ. 15 cts. 
MIGNONETTE. A well-known, sweet-scented garden favorite 
that everybody should grow. By sowing seed in April, and 
again in July, you can have a succession of bloom until 
frost. Can be grown in pots for winter flowers. 
Goliath. Mammoth trusses, surpassing all other in bril- 
liancy of color. Pkt. s cts., J4oz. 25 cts.. oz. 75 cts. 
Odorata. Small spikes, sweetly scented. Pkt. s cts., oz. isc. 
MIMOSA pudlca, or SENSITIVE PLANT. Interesting 
plants, growing about i)i feet high, with pinkish white 
flowers. The leaves close and droop, as if dying suddenly 
when touched or shaken, then open out again. Very 
interesting indeed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
MOONFLOWER (Ipomaa grandiflora alba). During cloudy 
days and at night the plants are covered with almost 
numberless pure white flowers, very fragrant and of 
immence size — S to 6 inclies in diameter, They grow 
quickly. Sow early. Pkt. 5 cts.. Xoz. 25 cts. 
Bona Nox (Evening-Glory, or Good Night). Blue flowers 
expanding in the evening. This is also a rapid-growing 
vine. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 
MORNING-GLORY {Convolvulus major). Finest Japanese 
Mixed. Pkt. s cts., oz. 20 cts. 
NASTURTIUMS 
Tall, Quality Mixture. A mixture made up of every color of 
this popular flower. The vines grow from 6 to 10 feet and 
are very effective when grown in sunny positions, as they 
bloom all summer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. lOc, Xlb. 30c., lb. $1. 
Dwarf, Quality Mixture. The dwarf varieties grow only a 
foot high. The plants arc covered with the beautiful 
blooms continuously. This is one of the most satisfactory 
summer flowers to grow that I know of. As a border or in 
solid mass they make a most magnificent sight. The more 
flowers you cut off the more come on. and the stems being 
long makes them very valuable for bouquets. Pkt. s cts., 
oz. ro cts.. KIb. 30 cts., lb. Sr. 
NICOTIANA afflnis. Pure white, star-shaped flowers, borne 
on long stems; very sweet-scented. Blooms continually. 
Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. 5' cts., >^oz. 15 cts. 
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