FLOWER SEEDS 
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IMPROVED CREGO GIANT COMET 
ASTERS 
This Aster resembles the Chrysanthe¬ 
mum very much in form. It is usually 
large, being 3 to 5 inches in diameter 
when well grown. The petals are very 
large, twisted and curled so as to give the 
blossoms a beautiful, fluffy appearance. 
They keep in good condition extra well 
when cut. The plants are luxuriant, branch¬ 
ing growth, attain a height of 18 inches to 
2 feet. Azure blue, lavender, purple, rose 
pink, shell pink, white, finest mixed colors. 
Pkt. 15c. 
CLARKIA 
Bright and attractive annuals of easy 
culture. The long, graceful sprays are val¬ 
uable for table decoration. They thrive in 
sun or shade, growing 2 to 214 feet high, 
with masses of double flowers, which all 
open in water when cut. All colors mixed. 
Pkt. 5c 
CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS 
Showy and beautiful free-flowering an¬ 
nuals, blooming all Summer and excellent 
for cutting and massing. All colors mixed. 
Pkt. 5c 
ALYSSUM SWEET 
A very neat and pretty plant for edging, 
rock work, beds or vases. Sweet scented, 
blooms profusely all Summer. Pkt. 5c. 
BALSAM OR LADY SLIPPER 
Double Camelia Flowered. An odd and 
favorite garden flower, producing its gor¬ 
geous masses of beautiful, brilliant colored 
double flowers in the greatest profusion; 
of easy culture; succeeds in a good rich 
soil. Unrivaled for great variety and size 
of flowers. Two feet. Many colors and com¬ 
binations. Pkt. 5c. 
CARNATIONS, MARGUERITE 
This new class of Carnation blooms in 
about five months after sowing the seed. 
The flowers are of brilliant colors, rang¬ 
ing through many beautiful shades of red, 
pink, white variegated, etc., exquisitely 
sweet, and fully 80 per cent perfectly 
double. The plants succeed alike in the 
open garden or in pots. Seed sown early 
in the year will give an abundance of flow¬ 
ers in July. Sown in May and kept pinch¬ 
ed back, plants will bloom late in the Fall 
until checked by hard frosts. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
CANNA, INDIAN SHOT 
Dwarf Large Flowering French 
Unquestionably the finest of bedding 
plants for the American climate and easily 
grown from seed. Soak the seeds in warm 
water until they swell, then sow in sandy 
loam and place in a hotbed. When up to 
the second leaf pot off singly and keep 
under glass until the proper planting sea¬ 
son. A mixture of many varieties. Pkt. 15c 
COSMOS, EXTRA FANCY 
Cosmos is the showiest of our late Sum¬ 
mer and Autumn blooming annuals. Its 
graceful flowers borne on long stems, ris¬ 
ing above the feather foliage are very de¬ 
sirable for home decoration, lasting a week 
or more in water. It is a very prolific 
bloomer and if the plants are given space 
to develop well will branch freely, every 
shoot being covered with a mass of lovely 
flowers. Crimson, white and rose. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 5c. 
CANDYTUFT 
Universally known and cultivated. When 
sown in April, flowers from July until 
frost. Very hardy and easy to cultivate. 
Height one foot. All colors mixed. Pkt. 5c 
CYPRESS VINE 
One of the most popular vines with deli¬ 
cate, fern-like foliage and masses of beau¬ 
tiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Suitable 
for porches, window boxes and baskets. All 
colors mixed. Pkt. 10c 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA OR CALIFORNIA 
POPPY 
A very attractive annual for massing, 
beds or edgings; profuse flowering, with 
fine-cut foliage. All colors mixed. Pkt. 5c 
FOUR O’CLOCKS, OR MARVEL OF 
PERU 
A handsome, free-flowering garden fa¬ 
vorite, which succeeds everywhere. Give 
each plant 12 to 18 inches of room. Fine 
mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
GYPSOPHILA, BRIDAL VEIL, 
BABY’S BREATH 
Flowers in a few weeks after sowing. 
Its graceful panicles of dainty blossoms 
and feather foliage are unequaled for mak¬ 
ing up bouquets. Sow at intervals during 
the Summer. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white. 
Pkt. 5c 
Elegans carmine. New shade. Pkt. 10c 
Elegans rosea. Rose. Pkt. 5c 
KOCHILA 
Summer Cypress or Mexican Fire Bush. 
An easily grown annual, which sown thinly 
in Spring soon forms a cypress-like hedge 
of lively green and of perfect symmetry; 
it attains a height of about three feet, and 
on the approach of Autumn the whole 
plant becomes a deep red. Pkt. 5c 
LARKSPUR 
This is one of the best known garden 
flowers. A vast improvement has been 
effected by careful selection and attentive 
cultivation, in size and color of the blos¬ 
soms and the general habit of the plant. 
Hardy annuals. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c 
