new Ever'^Blootnittd ^ 
Hllegbeny Rollybocks. 
Blooms the first year from seed- 
A new type of HoUyhooks. 
This gr&nfl new flower is a decided itnprove- 
■uent in more than one particular, over the 
'liJ-fashioaed variety. Its first point of merit 
the fine, transparent, fringed Chrysan the- 
>um-shaped flowers, which look as though 
they were made up of crushed silk. So fine 
Mfe these flowers in texture that one would 
ii' Ter suspect they were related to the old 
style hollyhock. One has to set this plant i 
bfoom to ajMjreciate its clear, transparent 
coiors, which make a row shine with rain- 
bow effect. We advise everybody who has 
a garden, no matter how large or small 
to sow a packet of seed of* this beau- 
tiful plant. The Allegheny is a per» 
petual bloomer, as it has from two 
to Tour buds at base of each leaf, 
where the old style has only one. All 
of these buds develop into flowers in 
rotation, the largest buds first, then 
the smaller ones, and so on until they 
have all opened up to beautiful flow- 
ers. This is the greatest novelty 
among flowers for years. The great 
aeight of the column, like pyramidal' spikes, thickly studded with flowers, adds matciially to the dec- 
orative value and unless one has seen this new plant in front of a porch one would never suspect the 
ornamental poKsibilities of the Allegheny. If watered well they grow wonderfully high, if watert d 
•cantily or not fit all, they grow to a less height. As cut flowers they are immense. A plate filled 
with these flowers is a handsome thing to look at, and as flowers to wear they are wonderfully last^ 
Ing. The colors are shell pink, rose and ruby red, a shade or two deeper at the center and exquisitely 
tinted toward the edge. The flowers do not, as on the other double Hollyhocks, rot on the 
•terns, but drop as soon as they fade. The illustration gives an idea of these flowers but does 
oot nearly do them justice, as the fine graceful appearance and peerlos shading cannot be re- 
produced; such colors are ^und only in silks. Sxtra selected seed, in the following' aep* 
arate colors, Bed* Black Hed. Bose. Shell Fink, Maroon, per Fkt.,10c or 8 for 26c. 
The old and well known "Scarlet Sagt** 
or Salvia Splendens, with its spikes of 
dazzling scarlet blossoms, is a most de- 
sirable plant for growing t^lngly in pots or massed in beds on the lawn. In this new variety 
we not only have an improvement in the size of the bloom and brilliancy of coloring over tbe 
old Scarlet Sage, but id addition the foliage is of most striking and intense beauty. The leaves 
are of darlrCst green, prolusely spotted with white, giving 
the plant a most wondrous beauty. The brijiht scarlet 
blooms in their setting of foliage, form a rare combination of 
grace and beauty, never before found in any plant. The plant 
ts of very neat compact habit of growth and a most prolific 
bloomer. It will thrive in any rich garden soil, but to obtain 
the best results seed should be started early in the house and 
the young plants transplanted to the open ground as S'-on as 
the weather is warm and settled. Seeds sown in the open 
ground will make handsome showy plants for fall, whii-h may 
be taken up and potted for winter blooming in the house. 
Fkt' 25o each. 
^HKi^^iM .s-TaBB- Aster. 
Salvia Splendens, Silver Spot 
On accotint of Its 
brandtint; habit, 
resembling the 
e:i)tl$tma$ tree Jlsten 
regular arrangement of the twigs on a fir tree, this Aster i*cer 
t^nlythe most stiiking and beautiful of all the many varieties 
nowin existence. The branches stand horizontally find in this 
respect the plant differs from all existing types of Asters. It 
comes into blossom v< ry early and is the most profuse bloom- 
er ever introduced, it being no uncommon sight to see small 
plants with from 75 to 150 well developed flowers, of which 
one always appears at the end of each stem. Besides this, 
every flower stem bears a great number of small buds all 
down the stalk, which make verv nice button holes. This 
effective Aster is therefore just as fit as a single plant in beds 
as for pot culture and also very useful for other purposes. It 
comes quite true from seed and can be offered in the following 
four diflerrnt colors: Pink,Wbitc, Light Blue, Carmine PHm 
20operFkt' 
Allbghbny Hom^thocks. 
Salpidlo$$i$. 
EMFEBOK— Base of cttttnre is the 
first quality that commends the Sal- 
piglossis to all amateur gardeners. 
It thr vea in any good garden soil and in almost any situa- 
tion, though like other flowrrs it responds readily to good 
treatment. This New Emperor strain is a very great im- 
provement on the older type in its increased size of flowers, 
their improved shape and larger variety of colors, and more 
than all else, in their singularly beautiful veinings of gold. 
These are the only flowers, to our knowledge, that show • 
glint of gold In their coloring. Pkt. 16c. 
This is an extra 
fine selection of 
the large flower- 
ing double white Japan Pink, the very best strain we have 
ever seen. The flowers are extremely large, often three inches 
in diameter and resemble a white Carnation. They are pro- 
duced in great abundance and borne on long stiff stems, which 
combined with tlicir lasting qualities, render them one of tbe 
prettiest of white cut flowers. Pkt. lOc- 
new Pink, Olbite Hind. 
Salpiolossis. Em-perok. 
One Packet of Each 
of the five novel- 
ties offfered on 
this page for 
60o Postpaid. 
S&i.VtA SPLBNDBNS, SU.VBK !>POT. 
