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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
Dianthus Pinks 
Dianthus Pinks are one of the most useful and desirable 
plants, and for beauty and variety of colors and markings 
cannot be surpassed. A bed of these in a flower garden 
will make a grand display at a small cost. Plants from 
seed grow and bloom very quickly. Annual. 12 inches 
high. 
BUCKBEE’S ROCKFORD FAVORITE MIXED—Comprises 
over 50 of the choicest Chinese and Japanese varieties, 
and includes besides the standard sorts, all the new and 
brightest colors in spotted, striped and handsomely 
fringed varieties of late introduction, both single and 
double. This magnificent mixture contains the cream 
of the Dianthus family, and unexpected results may be 
obtained by planting our seed. We cannot rec¬ 
ommend this mixture too highly. Pkt. 10c; 
Vs oz. 25c. 
DOUBLE ROYAL PINKS—The flowers range in 
color from blood-red to pure white, and are 
beautifully frilled and fringed. The enormous 
blooms are especially adapted for cutting, the 
stems being long. Mixed colors. Pkt. 8c; 
Vs oz. 25c. 
Daisy Giant Mixed 
Fairy Rose 
Everlasting Flowers 
Easily 
bouquets, 
grown. When dried are excellent for winter 
as they never fade. Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 8c; 
oz. 15c. 
Delphinium—Gold Medal Hybrids 
Tall, Graceful Spikes of Flowers of Exquisite Colors. 
Rich Purples, Delicate Blues, Rare Pinks, Besides 
Innumerable Charming Color Combinations 
Never before have we been able to offer so wonderful an 
assortment of Delphiniums as are contained in our Gold 
Medal Hybrids Mixture. There are many species in cul¬ 
tivation, but these tall hybrids with their almost unlimited 
range of colors are by far the finest. Each plant is a vision 
of beauty, impossible to describe. They thrive in almost 
any soil. Pkt. 25c; Vs oz. 55c, postpaid. 
^Delphinium (Perennial Larkspur) 
One of the finest of the perennial Delphiniums. 
CARDINAL—True cardinal red color. 
15c; Vs oz. 55c. 
Pkt. 
MIXED CHINA OR INDIA PINKS—Our mixture 
includes all the best colors and shades. Double 
mixed. Pkt. 7c; Ve oz. 15c. 
CHINESE BLUE BUTTERFLY—A pleasing blue perennial with the graceful foliage of the 
annuals. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 20c. 
DOUBLE FIREBALL—A beautiful, very dwarf and 
compact growing pink, only 8 to 10 inches in 
height. Flowers are perfectly double and color 
a rich velvety blood red. Effective for garden 
beds or pot culture and as cut flowers. Pkt. 8c; 
Vs oz. 25c. 
DOUBLE SNOWBALL—The dwarf Dianthus be¬ 
longs with Double Fireball, and is equally beauti¬ 
ful, differing only in being pure white instead of 
red. It has all the sterling qualities of that 
sort, and is equally hardy and desirable. Pkt. 
8c; Ya oz. 25c. 
FRINGED AND RUFFLED—Petals are deeply cut 
into fine* strips of thread-like fringes for about 
half their length, and are twisted in all directions, 
presenting a novel aspect. In color they vary 
greatly, having all shades from pure white to 
deep purplish-red with red and rose zones. Single 
mixed colors. Pkt. 8c; Y a oz. 25c. 
★HARDY GRASS PINKS (Pheasant’s Eye Pink)— 
Single—The old reliable favorite. Fringed edge, 
white flowers with dark centers. Clove scented. 
Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 15c. 
★DOUBLE CLOVE PINKS (Plumaris flore pleno)— 
Double and semi-double varieties. Good range 
of colors, having a strong clove fragrance. Pkt. 
10c; Va oz. 30c. 
★ROCK GARDEN SPECIES—Perfectly hardy, 
dainty little plants especially adapted for plant¬ 
ing in the Rock Garden. Pkt. 12c; Ya oz. 50c. 
Euphorbia 
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN—Attractive foliage, 
veined and margined with white; 2 feet. Pkt. 8c; 
Vs oz. 15c. 
MEXICAN FIRE PLANT—2 to 3 feet high, a bush¬ 
like form, with smooth, glossy-green leaves, 
which in Summer turn an orange-scarlet. Pkt. 
7c; Ve oz, 25c. 
Snow on the Mountain—Euphorbia 
BUCKBEE’S GOLDEN BEAUTY—Large spikes of blooms of a beautiful sulphur yellow color 
Pkt. 20c. 
BUCKBEE’S HOLLYHOCK FLOWERED—A new race with enormous flowers of indescrib¬ 
ably beautiful colors and tints. Usually blooms the first year from seed. Pkt. 18c. 
Double Daisy 
Daisies are easily grown from Spring sown seed and come into flower in a very short time 
★BUCKBEE’S MAMMOTH OR GIANT MIXED—Finest offered. Hardy Perennial, 9 inches 
high. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 40c. 
^Alaska or Shasta Daisy 
A beautiful hardy perennial, with flowers 4 inches in diameter, pure white, with small 
golden yellow centers. About 18 inches high. Pkt. 8c; Ya oz. 30c. 
AURANTIACA—Rare and extremely showy annual from South Africa; a great favorite on 
account of its easy culture and its beautiful flowers. The single Daisy-like blossoms, 2 Y> 
to 2% inches in diameter, are of terra cotta orange color, with a dark colored disc sur¬ 
rounded by a black zone. Seeds germinate slowly. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c. 
AURANTIACA HYBRIDS—Brilliant flowers in great diversity of colors, mostly shades of 
white, yellow and red. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 20c— 
^Digitalis or Fox Glove 
GIANT SHIRLEY—This new Giant Shirley is an un¬ 
usually attractive variety of the Gloxinia flowered 
type, often growing 6 feet tall, with flower stalks 
3 feet long. The flowers are large, beautifully 
spotted on white and rose, and some even as dark 
colored as maroon end chocolate. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 
25c. 
BUCKBEE’S MAMMOTH FLOWERED MIXED—Hand¬ 
some ornamental hardy perennial plants of stately 
growth, succeeding under almost all conditions, and 
with but little attention will give a wealth of flow¬ 
ers during the Summer. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 20c. 
Fairy or Baby Rose 
The plants bloom in three months after sowing, so 
that seed sown in February in the house may be had 
in bloom in June in open ground, where they continue 
to bloom throughout the season, single, semi-double 
and double flowers. The double flowers come in clus¬ 
ters and contain all the colors of the regular cultivated 
roses. Seed comes in small berries, which should be 
separated before planting. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Feverfew 
WHITE GEM—About 18 inches high with numerous 
branching flower stems which are literally covered 
with very double, pure white flowers an inch in 
diameter. Pkt. 7c; Ve oz. 20c. 
GOLDEN FLEECE—Foliage is beautifully serrated. 
Flowers very double, of a rich golden color. Pkt. 7c; 
Vs OZ. 25c. Digitalis — Fox Glove 
