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KNOX’S QUALITY FLOWER SEEDS 
Stockton and Modesto 
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ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS MIXED 
This variety blooms from seed in less than six months. 
The plant grows from two to two and. a half feet tall, each 
plant having from six to eight spikes of blooms. Seed 
planted in February blooms in July. Packet. 10©« 
SINGLE CANTERBURY BELLS 
The old favorite Canterbury Bell, with large bell- 
»haped blossoms on strong growing bushes, 2% to 3 feet 
high. 
Single Blue ....... .Pkt. 10c Single Rose ..Pkt, 10© 
Single Mixed ......... Pkt. .10© 
DOUBLE CANTERBURY BELLS 
Double Mixed. A fine mixture of all colors, TUt. J5e. 
PERENNIAL CAMPANULAS 
(Bellflower) 
Beautiful subjects for perennial borders and beds. They 
are easily grown in any garden and frequently flower 
the first year if sown early in the spring. 
CARPATICA (Carpathian Harebell). Clear blue, splen¬ 
did for edging; 1 ft. Packet, 10c. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
A brilliant and beautiful vine 'which grows 30 feet high, 
with fern-like foliage and cardinal-red flowers, 1*4 inches 
across, borne in clusters profusely from midsummer until 
frost. Sow seed where plants are to remain, outdoors in 
late May. Splendid for trellises, Pkt., 10c; 44 ©as., 50c* 
CARNATIONS 
C a r n a tions are exceptionally ? S 
successful in California, growing /** /jr-'L. i 
and blooming continually through- t 
out the year, sF h'ZT'z&z -'^u. ±200% 
The seeds offered are originally r 3 j fife's^ 
of the best French and European * F 
strains, but have been grown and ftg&vjT * 
reselected in California for sev- 
eral years. Their germination is of j£WW~> y-^fg 
the highest, the flowers extra IJ 
large and very double. Sow in Jj }l 
pans or boxes, using light, well- mwmmm Jl ****** 
drained soil and covering y 8 inch. Keep shaded until the 
plants appear and when large enough set out in the ©pen. 
Perennial 1*4 to 2 ft. in height. 
CHABAUD’S EVERBLOOMING 
CARNATIONS 
A remarkably fine and vigorous strain of French ori¬ 
gin. Blooms in about five months from seed. Produces 
nicely fringed flowers of very large size and, perfectly dou¬ 
ble, and blooms indefinitely. 
Bright Rose ........... Pkt. 10c Scarlet ........Pkt, 10c 
Dark Crimson (Black Prince) ..*..* * .Pkt. 10c 
White (Jeanne Dionis)-Pkt. 10c Flesh Pink..Pkt. 10c 
Yellow (Marie Chabaud) ... ..........Pkt. 10c 
C-habautTs Everblooming Giant Flowered. Mixed. Pkt. 10c 
MARGUERITE CARNATIONS 
An exceedingly popular type blooming in a few weeks 
from the seed. They are of very good size and produce a 
large percentage of fully double flowers. Can be started 
in boxes or directly in the open in spring or early fall. 
Marguerite Choice Barge Flowered Mixed ..... .Pkt. 10c 
44 oz. ......75© 
CENTAUREA CYANUS 
(Corn Flower or Bachelor’s Button) 
This old-fashioned hardy annual is still a great favor¬ 
ite for cutting purposes. The deep rich blue is the most 
popular. The mixture contains shades of pink, white, lav¬ 
ender and blue. Height 2 to 3 feet. 
Double Blue—A pleasing shade of blue. Pkt. 10c 44 ©z. 25c 
Double Pink—Bright pink ...Pkt. 10c %-©*. 25c 
Double Ruby—Unique color in Cen- 
taureas ...Pkt. 10c 44 oz. 25c 
Double Mixed ...Pkt. 10c 44 oz. 20c 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS 
(Royal Sweet Sultan) 
This is the variety so popular in the florist's store. 
The plants are of spreading habit and one plant has been 
known to keep a home replenished with cut flowers dur¬ 
ing the entire summer. Height 3 to 4 ft. A hardy annual. 
Mixed Colors .......................... .Pkt. 10c 44 oz. 40c 
Suaveolcns Yellow'—Similar to Imperialis 
but producing yellow flowers ....Pkt. 10c 
CELOSIA OR COCKSCOMB 
Cristain—Very ornamental and strong plants, produc¬ 
ing magnificent combs of velvety looking flow*ers. They 
succeed well in the garden and make very attractive pot 
plants. Sow seed in the spring only, for they are very ten¬ 
der and will stand no frost. 
Dwarf Mixed—A mixture of rich velvety colors. Height 
10 inches .... .Pkt. 10c 44 ©z. 80c 
PLUMOSA (Feathered Cockscomb) —A very decorative 
plant and useful for mass bedding or for pot culture. The 
leathered plumes are of medium size and very attractive. 
Plumosa Mixed—Many pleasing shades from pale yel¬ 
low* to deepest crimson.... Pkt. 10c 44 oz. 40c 
CHIXDSII (Woolf lower)—As the name suggests, the 
flower resembles huge balls of wool. When cut, if it is 
hung head down until dry, makes a beautiful everlasting 
flower. Height 15 inches. 
Mixed .......Pkt. 10c 44 oz. 50c 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The plants average 2 feet in height, and bear their 
daisy-like flowers in great profusion on strong stems. 
SINGLE ANNUAL VARIETIES MIXED— 
Choice..... Pkt. 10c 
DOUBLE ANNUAL VARIETIES MIXED— 
Mixture of double varieties .Pkt. 10c 
CHEIRANTHUS 
Allioni—Perennial bearing gorgeous orange flowers. 
Height 12 to 16 inches. Charming in borders and rock gar¬ 
dens ...........Pkt. 10c 
CINERARIA 
Ornamental house-plants, bearing magnificent heads of 
velvety, daisy-like flowers, in white, pale blue, dark blue, 
violet, pink, carmine and crimson, with many bicolors. 
Hvbrida nana multiflora, mixed. A new race produc¬ 
ing dwarf, 10-inch, compact plants with masses of flowers 
measuring % inch in diameter in compact heads over 
small, dainty foliage. The flowers are all self colored. 
Pkt.....15c 
CLARKIA 
This pretty and easily grown annual has been much 
improved in recent years. 2 to 244 feet high, w’ith leafy 
racemes of double flowers. 
ELEGANS ALBA FL. PL.— 
Very double, pure white .....Pkt. 10c 
BRILLIANT—Rich erimson-sedriet; very double Pkt. 10e 
SALMON QUEEN—Extra double; salmon-pink-Pkt. 10e 
VESUVIUS—A brilliant orange-scarlet ....Pkt. 10c 
ELEGANS DOUBLE MIXED—A fine mixture contain¬ 
ing all the colors. Packet, 10c; 44 ©z-, 30c. 
CLEMATIS 
Perennial climber; fine for arbors, verandas, etc. 
FANICULATA (Japanese Virgin's Bower)—The beau¬ 
tiful autumn-flowering variety, admired for its fragrant, 
white, star-shaped flowers ....Pkt. 10c 
COBAEA SCANDENS 
A half-hardy climbing perennial, with large leaves and 
large, bell-shaped flow r er. Grows about 30 ft. long. Pkt. 10c 
COIX LACHRYMAE (“Job's Tears”) 
Curious ornamental grass with broad corn-like leaves 
and seeds of a light slate color. Valuable for winter bou¬ 
quets with everlasting flowers. Strings of handsome beads 
arc made from the seeds. Hardy annual; 3 feet high# 
PM-...10c 
COLEUS 
These ornamental foliage plants are very popular for 
growing in protected borders or for pot culture. They are 
tender perennials but make a satisfactory grow'th from 
seed the first year, A very interesting plant to grow from 
seed, for many new and fine color combinations are ob¬ 
tained in this way. 
Extra Choice Mixed . *...Pkt. 15c 
COREOPSIS 
Lanceolate. Grandiflora <hP-2 ft.) —- One of the most 
satisfying perennials grown. On long graceful stems the 
plants bear large daisy-like flowers with broad fluted 
petals. In color they are a rich, glossy chrome yellow. 
They bloom without interruption for a long season and 
are brilliant in the garden as well as being much esteemed 
for cutting. 
Single ..... Pkt. 10c 44 ©z. 35c 
Grandiflora Double Yellow*—Greatly improved 
over the semi-double . ......Pkt, 10c 44©*. 50c 
COSMOS 
Very graceful tall annuals, with large, long stemmed 
flowers and finely cut foliage. Cosmos are invaluable in 
the summer and autumn garden; the plants are bushy, 
5 to 8 feet high, and produce a wealth of excellent cut 
-flowers. They are very useful for backgrounds and 
screens, or wherever tall, heavily branched flowering 
plants are needed. Bv usin* both early and late flowering 
strains they may be had hi *>I©om- from early summer un¬ 
til late fall. Easily grown from seed and succeeding any¬ 
where. 
EARLY FLOWERING—Sow the seeds of these in the 
early spring to late summer. They are very large flower¬ 
ing and excellent for garden show or for cutting. 
Pink... Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 35c Crimson. . .Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 35c 
Mixed colors..Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 20c 
LATE FLOWERING—These are autumn flowering. 
Sow* the seeds during late spring and summer. 
White .Pkt. 10c; 44 ©z. 25c Pink.Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 25c 
Red . .Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 25c Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 20c 
LATE CRESTED—The large crested flowers produced 
abundantly on plants equal in size to the late flowering, 
present a most striking appearance. 
Pink . Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 75c Crimson ... .Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 75c 
White Pkt. 10c; 44 ©z. 75c Mixed colors Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 50c 
COSMOS KLONDYKE ORANGE FLARE 
Now at last we may grow the lovely orange-colored 
Cosmos and be assured of having flowers before frost. 
Orange Flare is a strain which is in full bloom less than 
five months from sowing. The color is the same vivid or¬ 
ange of the ordinary klondyke, with attractive light green 
foliage. Packet, 10c. 
CYCLAMEN 
Charming house-plants, with beautiful foliage and 
richly colored, fragrant flowers. Universal favorites for 
winter and spring blooming. Seed, sown any time during 
the spring or autumn,‘ produces flowers in from 16 to 18 
months. 
Giant Finest Mixed. The very finest strain, with mam¬ 
moth flowers .... • • - Pkt. 35c 
CYPRESS VINE 
Popular vines with delicate fern-like foliage, and mass 
of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Soak seed in 
water for a few hours before planting to hasten germina¬ 
tion. Frequently grows 15 feet and is fine for trellises. Sow 
outdoors in May. 
Mixed—Scarlet and white flowers.Pkt. 10c; 44 ©z. 25c 
DAHLIA 
(tP-3 ft.) For specimen plants and for rich autumn 
display these flowers can not be surpassed. The blossoms 
are wonderfully perfect and symmetrical with long stems, 
making them especially valuable for bouquets. While 
usually grow*n from tubers, robust plants and excellent 
blooms may be produced the first year from seed started 
early in boxes and planted out after danger of frost is 
past. 
Single Mixed—Graceful daisy-like flow*ers w’ith broad, 
rounded petals appearing in a wide range of glowing 
colors... Pkt., 10c; 44 ©z., 50c 
DIDISCUS 
COERULEUS 
(Blue Lace Flower) 
This beautiful lace 
flower is a very attractive 
cut flow*er of a lovely blue 
shade and is most effective¬ 
ly used when 
mixed in bou¬ 
quets. The cul¬ 
ture is easy and, 
being a hardy 
annual, may be 
planted from 
early spring to 
late summer. If 
you like to raise 
your own cut 
flow*ers you’ll be 
glad to have this 
in your collec¬ 
tion. Pkt., 10c; 
44 oz., 75c. 
DELPHINIUMS 
One of the finest garden flowers and becording in¬ 
creasingly popular both for garden show and for cutting. 
Seeds sown in beds or flats during August, September, 
October and November will bloom the following spring. 
Cover the seed lightly and shade the seed bed during Au¬ 
gust and September. The first transplanting may be made 
when plants are sufficiently large, spacing them about 6 
inches apart. After they have bloomed the first time se¬ 
lect the most desirable plants and transplant them to & 
permanent place in the garden. Spray the plants occasion¬ 
ally with Bordeaux Mixture to prevent Mildew. Seed ger¬ 
minates in about 20 days. 
CLIVEDEN BEAUTY. A greatly improved light blue 
variety. It is a strong grow*er with exquisite large Hewers 
much in demand by the florist trade.„...Pkt. 10© 
BELLAMOSA, A rich deep blue in color and of the 
same type and habit of growth as the Belladonna. The 
two grow beautifully together......Pkt. 10© 
CARDINALE. Scarlet perennial Larkspur. This hand¬ 
some native flower grow*s to a height of 4 feet or more 
and produces its brilliant flowers during the early summer 
months...,.Pkt. 10c 
HOLLYHOCK-FLOWERED AND WREXHAM HY¬ 
BRIDS—The deft magic of these great English hybridizers 
has endowed this new strain with flowers of superb size, 
exquisitely proportioned, on spikes like the tapered spires 
of ancient gothic cathedrals. These spikes range from 4 
to 6 feet, with unusually long blooms of exquisite florets 
—lovely tones of blues, mauves, lilacs, purples and violets 
in wonderful variations. Packet, 10c. 
LAVANDA—Deep rosy lavender with small white cen¬ 
ter. Packet, 15c. 
DELPHINIUM ANNUAL OR CHINENSIS 
CAMBRIDGE BLUE (new*)—Rich, clear belladonna 
blue, 3 ft. tall. Packet, 10c. 
AZURE FAIRY—Azure blue, dwarf, 1 ft. Packet, 10c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
(The Golden African Daisy) 
A showy annual from South Africa which has become 
a great favorite on account of its easy culture and beau¬ 
tifully colored flowers. The colors include all shades of 
yellow, orange, cream and white, and massed in beds or 
wide borders they have a very brilliant effect. They may 
be planted during the fall, spring or summer. 
Aurantiaca—Brilliant orange. Packet, 10c; 44 oz., 6©c. 
Hybrids—Mixed colors. Packet, 10c. 
Salmon Beauty—Delightful shade. Packet, 10c. 
EUPHORBIA 
Plants with ornamental foliage; very showy and easily 
raised from seed. Height 2 feet. 
YAKIEGATA (Sno\y-on-the-Mountain) — Foliage veined 
and margined with white. Packet, 10c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
(California Poppy) 
(hA-12 in.) California glories in this, its state flo\ver, 
and today it is esteemed everywhere. When massed in 
beds it is brilliant, and it blooms profusely all summer. 
The plants grow in tufts, and the blue-green foliage is 
very lacy. The long, tapering buds expand into handsome 
saucer-shaped blossoms. 
EXTRA GOLDEN—A robust strain of Large California 
Poppy, with flowers of rich, pure gold coloring. Packet, 
10c; 1 oz., 50c. 
RAMONA—A charming variety with frilled single 
flowers of a copper-gold color, shading to pink. Packet, 10c. 
MIXED—A delightful combination of vivid colors. 
Packet, 10c; 1 ez., 5©e. 
SALMON BEAUTY—Light salmon. Packet, 10c. 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
These were great favorites with our grandparents and 
are today as popular as ever. The Straw Flower (Helichry- 
sum) is perhaps better known than the other sorts listed, 
but all are fully as interesting for giving variety to dried 
winter bouquets. These make fine gifts from your own 
garden to your friends. The drying is a simple operation: 
cut before fully expanded, bunch like sweet peas and hang 
on a line upside down in a cool, dark, dry room. It takes 
10 days. 
ACROCLINIUM, MIXED — Pretty white and rose, 
daisy-like flowers, so desirable for winter bouquets. Height 
1 foot. 
GLOBE AMARANTH, MIXED (Gomphrena) — White, 
pink, rose and purple like heads of clover. Height 1 foot. 
HELICHRYSUM MONSTROSUM, Mixed (Straw 
Flower)—Height 2 feet. 
RHODANTHE, Mixed Colors — Neat, slender plants 
with silvery leaves and dainty lavender, pink and white 
flowers like inverted cones. Height, 1 foot. 
XERANTHEMUM, Mixed—Rose, purple and white daisy 
flowers with outer corolla and center cup. Height, 2 feet. 
Each of the above, packet, 10c. 
Blue Lace Flowers 
FOR 
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SHASTA DAISY 
This popular flower is noted for its k^Cping^rijualfties 
as a cut flower. They should be planted in the fall or 
early spring. If planted in late fall will not bloom until the 
following spring. 
Alaska—The finest ...Pkt. 10c 
Giant Double Shasta Daisy — (New). The beautiful 
white double flowers are 5 inches across and are very 
similar to shaggy petaled asters. They are borne on long 
stiff stems and are very valuable for cutting. Being a new 
variety, a percentage of single flowers may be ex¬ 
pected .,......: Pkt. 10c 
DOUBLE DAISY 
Beilis Perennis —A hardy perennial, blossoming freely 
all spring and summer. Plant is about 4 inches high and 
is valuable for borders. 
Extra Double Red ......Pkt. 10c 
Snowball . ....Pkt. 10 C 
Extra Double Pink .Pkt. 10c 
Double Mixed ....Pkt. 10c 
DIELYTRA 
SIECTABILIS (Bleeding-Heart)—Perennial. Long ra¬ 
cemes of graceful, he&rt-shaped, pink flowers. Fine for 
forcing, and also at home in hardy borders, especially in 
shady places. Packet, 15c. 
LARGER FLOWERS FERTILIZE FREQUENTLY WITH "VIGORO” (THE PERFECT PLANT FOOD). SEE PAGE 9. 
