WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
Giant Cosmos 
COLEUS. Hardy Annual. A moat 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. lO cts. 
CONVOLVULUS. See Moming-Glory. 
COBiEA (Cup-and-Saucer Vine). Hardy Annual. A climber of 
rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet during the 
season; valuable for covering 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. ro cts., 
]4oz. 35 cts. 
Scandens alba. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.. yioz. 35 cts. 
COSMOS. Hardy Annual. Oneofourfavoriteautumnflowers. 
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, making the plants more effective. Hundreds of 
flowers are borne on long stems; very desirable for bouquets. 
Giant Wlilte, Pink, Red, and Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 
S cts., Xoz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE (Echinocystts lobata). Hardy An- 
nual. 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 covered with the fragrant, white flowers. The 
foliage is dose and thick, Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 20 cts. 
CYCLAMEN. Half-hardy Perennial. Charming plants; rich- 
colored , fragrant flowers; beautiful foliage. One of the most 
popular pot-plants. The plants arc covered with odd-shaped 
flowers, resembling, 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. 
CYFBESS VINE (I pomcea Qtiamoclit) . Hardy Annual. One of 
the most popular vines, with very 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. s cts., Koz. 20 cts. 
White. Pkt. 5 cts.. >^oz. 20 cts. 
DAHLIA. Half-hardy Perennial. 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., K02. 60 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.. J<oz. 25 cts. 
(I have roots of many separate colors at 15 cts. each.) 
DOUBLE DAISY. Hardy Perennial. 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, wliitc flowers. It is a perennial, but should be 
covered with leaves or litter to stand the winter. Pkt. 10 
cts.. y^oz. 75 cts. 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). Hardy Perennial. 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. 
PsLlustris. Blue. Pkt. 10 cts.. J^oz. sects. 
FOUR-O'CLOCK (Marvel of Peru). Hardy Annual. 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 liigh. Have the plants 12 to 
IS inches apart. Pkt. 5 cts., ^aoz. 15 cts. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). Hardy Perennial. The 
plants grow ly^ feet high and are covered with brilliant, 
showy, daisy-like flowers on long stems; a good flower for 
cutting. Colors are shades of red and orange. 
Double, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., >^oz. 25 cts. 
Single, Mixed Colors. Pkt. s cts., ^oz. 25 cts. 
GLOBE AMARANTH. See Bachelor's Button. 
GOURDS. Hardy Annual. Vines that grow is to 20 feet and 
have ornamental foliage and odd-shaped fruits. 
Mock Orange (Orange-shaped). Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 20 cts. 
Dipper, or Calabash. Pkt. s cts.. yioz. 20 cts. 
Egg-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts.. Moz. 20 cts. 
Hercules* Club. 4 feet long. Pkt. 5 cts., >^oz. 20 cts. 
Rag, or Dish-Cloth. Pkt. 5 cts.. >^oz. 20 cts. 
Pear-shaped. Striped ; very showy. Pkt. s cts.. J^oz. 20 cts. 
Mixture ol Above Varieties. Pkt. s cts.. >ioz. 20 cts. 
HELIOTROPE. Half-hardy Perennial. Seed sown in the 
spring will make fine plants for summer blooming, flower- 
ing the whole season. Flowers are delightfully perfumed. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
HOLLYHOCSS. Hardy Perennial. One of our most beautiful 
liardy 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. 10 cts., 
Xoz. so cts. 
HUMULUS japonicus varlegatus (Japanese Hop Vine). 
Hardy Annual. A very fast-growing vine, with dense foli- 
age. The leaves are beautifully marbled and splashed 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., >20z. 40 cts. 
JOB^ST'EARS (CoixLacryma-Jobi). Hardy Annual. The leaves 
resemble corn leaves. The hard, shiny seeds are interesting 
to children, who string them as beads. Pkt. Sc., oz. 20 cts. 
LARKSPUR, Dwarf Rocket. Hardy Annual. 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., 
^oz. 25 cts. 
LIN ARIA, or KENILWORTH IVY. Hardy Perennial. A 
charming, trailing plant; suitable for baskets, vases, boxes 
and rockwork. Pkt. 10 cts. 
LOBELIA, Crystal Palace compacta. Hardy Annual. Rich, 
deep blue; dark foliage; fine for bedding. Pkt. 10 cts., 
yioz. 50 cts. 
MARIGOLD. Hardy Annual. 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 aimuals. Their bright colors 
liven up the flower-garden all summer. E^sy to grow, sure 
to bloom. 
Double African Mixed. Tall. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 30 cts. 
Double French Mixed. Dwarf. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz, 30 cts. 
Single French. Yellow and brown. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 30 cts. 
MIGNONETTE. Hardy Annual. A well-known, sweet^cented 
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 others in bril- 
liancy of color. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Odorata. Small spikes, sweetly scented. Pkt. 5 cts., 
}4oz. 20 cts. 
MIMOSA pudlca. or SENSITIVE PLANT. Half-hardy Per- 
ennial. Interesting plants, growing about i K 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 for pot culture. Pkt. 10 cts. 
MOONFLOWER (Jpomcea arandi/lora alba). Hardy Annual. 
During cloudy days and at night the plants are covered 
with almost numberless pure white flowers, very fragrant 
and of immense size — s to 6 inches in diameter. They grow 
quickly. Sow early. Pkt. S cts.. y^oz. 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., yaoz. 30 cts. 
MORNING-GLORY (Convolvulus major). Hardy Annual. 
Finest Japanese Single Mixed. Pkt. s cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Japanese Double Mixed. Beautiful; a large percentage of 
the flowers are double. Pkt. 10 cts., Xoz. 2Scts.,oz. 75 cts. 
