MAY'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BEST FOR ALL CLIMBS. 
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Passion Flower. 
RICINUS. Castor Oil nmti. Half-hardy 
annual. A magniflcont andliighly oinampntal 
genus. The picturesque foliage and stately 
growth, combined with brilliant colored fruit, 
rendering them most attractive. Grown as 
' single specimens on lawns and pleasure grounds, 
they form a striking feature. 
1. Cambodgiensis. The finest dark foliage 
variety. Pkt. 5c. 
2. Zanzabariensis. Very dai-k leaves. Plants 
attain an enormous size, many of the leaves 
measuring 3 to 4 ft. across. Pkt. 5c. 
a. Mixed. An assortment of choice varieties 
tliat will make a line di.splay . Pkt. 5c. 
RHODANTHE. Everlasting Flow- 
ers. Half-hardy annual. A well-known Ever- 
lasting; valualAe for the decoration of the 
conservatory ,ind flower gardens. Pkt. Sc. 
RHOUOCHITON. (See cut opposite page.) 
Pu rple Bells, A oliarming climber. The heart- 
shaped leaves are very pretty, the upj>er sur- 
face briglit green, with large, dark veins, and 
the under side as well as Uie stems purplish 
red. The ilowers are about two inches long, curiously formed and of a rich 
claret red, and hang on long graceful stems. It ilowers freely from seed 
the first sea.son. Pkt. lOc. 
ROSE. Dwarf Polyantha or Fairy. Half-hardy perennial. Beautiful 
miniature roses, easily raised from seed, vrill produce plants that will bloom 
freely the first summer. They are of dwarf, compact growth, free and 
ever-blooming. Entirely hardy and most desirable for summer bedding or 
for pot culture in \vlntcr. Pkt. 15c. 
RuDBECKIA. Cone Flower. Annual. Robust, thrifty growing plants 
that are very popular for uso in the borders of large beds. They are of the 
easiest culture and produce very .showy flowers all through the summer 
and autumn months. They grow about 18 inches high and produce brilliant 
yellow flowers with a dark purplish black center. Pkt. lOc. 
SALPIQLOSSIS ORANOIFLORA. (See cut opposite page.) Annual. It 
is a great wonder to as that these are not found in every garden , as we know 
that if yon had once grown these lovely flowers you would not be without 
them. The graceful blossoms are borne on long stems, and range in color 
from the most delicate slnules of light blue and straw color to the deepest 
purple and richest brown and maroon. The quaint, funnel-shaped flowers 
somewhat resemble those of the petunia, and are borne in profusion. 
Pkt. IOC, 3 pkts. 25c. 
SALVIA. Flowering Sage. A favorite greenhouse and Ixjdding plant, 
bearing long spikes of flowers in great profusion from July till frost; half- 
hardy porenniaLs, blooming the first year from seed. 
Bliie Beard. Annual. Pkt. 5c. 
Scarlet. Annual. Pkt. 5c. 
Splendens. Scarlet Sage. Tender perennial. Beauti- 
ful bright scarlet. Pkt. Sc. 
SCABIOSA. Mourning JSride. Annual. Desirable 
summer flowering plants producing a profusion of rich- 
ly colored double flowers of almost every conceivable 
slnwie. 
1. Dwarf nixed. Pkt. Sc. 
2. Tall nixed. Pkt. Sc. 
3. Snowball. (See cut.) The most beautiful of all this 
class of flowers. Many of the pure white blossoms 
measure 6 or 7 Inches in circumference and are per- 
fectly double to the very center. Blooms quickly from 
SCHIZAISTHUS. (See cut opposite page.) Butterfly 
Flower. Annual. Few plants are more attractive than 
these when well grown, whether in pots or border; of a 
branching habit, well covered with peculiar shaped 
flowers. Pkt. 5c. , „ 
SENECIO ELEQANS, MIXED. Annual. Hand.some, 
rapid growing, free flowering annuals, with large heads 
of bloom. The plants of compact, upright growth. The 
blos.soms are of rich shadiM of purplish crimson, car- 
mine, rose pink, and some are a pure white, very 
double and lieautifuUy imbricated. Our seed saved 
from finest and largest flowering strains. Pkt. 5c. 
SILENE, OR CATCH-FLY. Annual. Bright flow- 
ering little plants growing about 1 foot high, and pro- 
ducing blos.soms 9f pure white or rose and pmk. 
Pkt. SC. . , , X ..v 
SMILAX. Tender perennial. In many respects the 
Smilax is the most useful, and it is certainly one of the 
most graceful climlwrs which adorn the house or con- 
servatory. Soak the seed in warm water 12 hours and 
plant in pots, in hotbeds or house, in Febrviary or 
March, and keep in moist place. Plant in a 2 inch pot. 
Pkt lOc. 
SOLANUn CAPSICASTRUM. .Terusalem Oierry. 
Tender perennial. This is one of the liand.somest fruit 
bearing plants that has ever teen introduced. It is 
valuable for either outdoor culture or for gro-wing in 
pots to be used in the house. The foliage is handsome, 
contrasting finely with the bright, round, scarlet fruit 
with which the plant is almost entirely covered. It 
f rows aliout 15 or 18 inches high and is easily raised 
rom seed. Pkt. lOc. 
CHOICE OERHAN STOCKS. Annual. Splendid for 
either pot culture or beds. The seed we offer is of 
the choicest German strain and Imported by us 
direct from a leading grower. The plants are of 
compact habit and produce lovely double flowers of a 
waxy texture. Yellow dwarf, pkt. lOc; Whitedwarf, 
pkt. lOc; Crimson dwarf, pkt. lOc; Blue dwarf, 
pkt. lOc; Rose dwarf , pkt. lOc; Mixed dwarf , pkt. lOc. 
W h 1 1 e Vlenn a. (Seecnt.) A charming dwarf 
white variety which blossoms very early and is of the 
most compact habit. This we believe istarsuperior 
to the well-known "Snowf lake," as the flowers 
are much more freely produced and the heads 
are of the most perfect formation. Pkt. ISc. 
SUNFLOWERS. Annual. These upright, stately 
growing plants are particularily valviable for using as 
a screen to hide unsightly places in a l)aek yard or to 
Petunia, Mammoth Double Mixed, 
bo used as a background for small growing flowers. Few people realize how beautiful some 
of the different varieties of thiscla.ss are tor tlie above purpose. 
1. Silver Leaved. A very beautiful variety with flowers of yellow and black and handsome 
silvery foliage. Pkt. Sc. 
2. ulobosus. This ts sometimes called the Dahlia Sun- 
fiower on account of the large double blossoms, which are 
of a rich saffron .shade. GrowsSor 6feet high. Pkt. 5c. 
3. Qlant Rus.<;ian. This .sort is grown principally for 
its seed. The flowers are of an enormous size, often 
measuring from 15 to 20 inches across. Pkt. Sc. 
4. Peruvianus. Richly colored double orange-blos- 
soms striped with black. A most sho\vy variety. 
Pkt. IOC. 
5. Stella. This is a comparatively new variety with 
well-branched, bushy habit, gro-wing about 3 feet high. 
The flowers will mea.sure 3 or 4 inches across and are of 
a rich golden yellow, having black discs, and are borne 
on stiff stems which rise above the foliage. Pkt. 5c. 
SVVAINSONIA. Tender i)erennial. Popular ever- 
blooming house pUints. Blossoms resembling sweet peas 
are protiuced in sprays containing 15 to 20 flowers each. 
1. Pink. Pkt. Sc. 
2. White. Pkt. sc. 
8. Mixed. Pink and -white. Pkt. 5c. 
SWEET WILLIAM. Annual. Dianthus Barbatu-i. 
This has been a favorite for many years on account of its 
hardy, vigorous gro\vth, its rich profusion of bloom and 
its easy culture. It grows to alx>ut one foot in height 
and is unsurpassed for clumps or borders. Our seed is 
Scabiosa Snowball. 
obtained Srect from the best flower seed grower In the world and is the liest ever offered 
SCi White, pkt. 5c; White 
in America. 
1. Single Varieties. Crimson, pkt. 5c; Scarlet, 
Margined, pkt. 5c; Mixed, all colors, pkt. Sc. 
2. Double Varieties'. 
Crimson, pkt. Sc; White, 
pkt. 5c; Mixed, pkt. Sc. 
THUNBEROIA, HIXED 
Annual. A hamLsome trail- 
ing or climbing plant l>earing 
hundreds of flowers of vari- 
ous shades of yellow and 
white each having a dark cen- 
ter oreyo. They grow rapidly 
to a height of five or six feet 
and are valuable for use in 
climbing on trellises or forj 
the -window box during the 
summer montlis. Pkt- 5c. 
CALCEOLARIA. Shipper- 
xvort. Tender perennial. An 
ornamental plant, producing 
aniassof Ix'autif nl i>ocket-like 
flowers early in tne spring, 
andauniversalfavorlteforde- 
corating the greenhouse or 
conservatory. Our strains hAT« 
been grown e-sptx-ially for us. 
1. Hybrida Grandiflora Mixed. 
Large-flowering, beautiful, 
rich, self-colored flowers. 
Pkt. 2Sc. 
2. 'choice nixed. Pkt. 20c. 
3. Striped and Blotched . 
Pkt. 20c. 
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