FLOWER SEEDS — Continued 
HELIANTHUS 
(Sunflower.) Valuable as a screen to hide unsightly 
places and as a background for lawns, also sometimes 
used to mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp holes. Hardy 
annual Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do 
best on light, rich limestone or alluvial land well supplied 
with moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings. 
Golden Ball Sunflower, a tall plant growing seven 
feet high and blooming profusely all summer. Flowers are 
double, large, round, golden yellow and resemble Chrysan- 
themums. Pkt., 5 cents. 
Large Russian. This variety forms very strong, heavy 
stems about six feet high, which are sometimes used for 
fuel. It produces single flowers which often measure 
eighteen to twenty inches across, and the large seed Is used 
for making oil and for chicken feed. Pkt., 5 cents. 
HOLLYHOCK 
Blooms second season from 
seed. Our strain of Double Al- 
legheny Fringed produces mam- 
moth flowers, of a crlmpled, silk- 
like texture, with fringed and 
cut edges, ranging from a lovely 
shrimp pink to deep red In color. 
Is not subject to rust. The Hol- 
lyhock loves deep, rich, moist 
ground, but will grow and bloom 
in almost any soil. Hardy peren- 
nial; five feet high. 
Allegheny Hollyhocks. The 
best colors. Pkt., 5 cents. 
LARKSPUR 
(Delphinium.) The Larkspur 
is one of the handsomest and 
most useful of plants, and for 
large gardens is Invaluable. 
Double Dwarf Rocket, Mixed. 
Produces beautiful spikes of 
double flowers in many shades. 
Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Pkt., 5 cents. 
Tall Branching. A splendid 
mixture. Pkt., 5 cents. 
LOBELIA 
A most elegant and useful 
genus of plants of easy culture 
and well adapted for bedding, 
pots or rockeries. They make a 
neat edging for btds of white 
flowers, and are very effective 
in masses, being always com- 
pletely covered with flowers. 
Erinus Erecta. Blue and 
white mixed. Pkt., 5 cents. * 
MYOSOTIS 
(Forget-Me-Not.) A favorite 
old fashioned flower, bearing in 
profusion clusters of blue blos- 
soms. It thrives well in the 
shade or open border. Hardy 
perennial. 
Alpestris. Plant of compact, bushy habit with finely 
cut foliage; six to eight inches high; flowers large, blue. 
Pkt., 5 cents. 
MARIGOLD 
Succeeds best in light soil, with full exposure to the 
sun. The French sorts are fine for edging or bedding, be- 
cause of their thin, dwarf, compact growth. The African 
varieties are better for cutting. Sow seed in the open 
ground and thin to one foot apart. Hardy annuals; in bloom 
till frost comes. 
French Dwarf Mixed. Yellow to deep red. Pkt., 
5 cents. 
African, Tall Mixed. Numerous colors. Pkt., 5 cents. 
MARVEL OF PERU 
(Four O’clocks.) The plants are large, and each needs 
three or four feet of space each way for Its best develop- 
ment. The flowers are funnel shaped, white, red, yellow or 
striped with these colors, and open about four o'clock in 
the afternoon, remain open all night and generally perish 
before noon the next day. The abundance of new flowers 
produced daily affords a constant succession of One blooms. 
The French call it Belle de Nuit, "Beauty of Night.” Will 
grow in any common garden soil. Sow seed in open ground. 
Hardy annual; two feet high. 
Mixed Colors. Yellow, red, striped, etc. Pkt., 5 cents. 
MIGNONETTE 
(Reseda.) A well-known hardy annual producing dense 
spikes of exceedingly fragrant flowers. If sown at intervals 
in spring and early summer it will bloom till killed by frost. 
Seed sown in autumn will bloom early in the spring. Thrives 
best in cool temperature. Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Giant Pyramidalis. Slender spikes. Fragrant. Pkt., 
5 cents. 
Large Flowering. The common sweet. Pkt., 5 cenU"> 
PORTULACA 
There are few flowers in cultivation that make such a 
dazzling display of color in the bright sunshine as a bed 
of Portulacas. They are in bloom from about the first of 
July till killed by frost in autumn. The seed requires a 
moderately high temperature for germination, and should 
not be sown until settled warm weather. Sometimes they 
are started indoors but usually are sown directly where 
the plants are to stand. The soil need not be rich, the 
plants doing better in hot, rather dry ground. They should 
have sunny situation; the flowers close in shadow but are 
open in sunshine. Tender annual. 
Single Mixed. Red, white, yellow, etc. Pkt., 5 cents. 
Double Fine Mixed. Most come true. Pkt., 5 cents. 
MIGNONETTE. 
Special Prices for Flower Seed in Bulk 
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