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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
Swiss Giant Pansies 
BUCKBEE’S“Full of Life” PANSIES 
BUCKBEE’S MAMMOTH SUNRISE MIXTURE 
This splendid mixture is a blended combination of mammoth flowering Pansies. It contains all 
colors and will prove a delightful surprise in regard to the great size and rich and varied colorings 
of its flowers. Very popular in Europe, and our stocks are the best obtainable. We spare neither 
pains nor expense to satisfy the most critical trade. Poor Pansy seed is dear at any price. Ours is 
saved with great care and is the best. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 65c. 
GIANT FLOWERING PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS 
Nothing Is More Attractive Than a Bed of Pansies in One Color 
GIANT BEACONSFIELD—Purple and lavender. Pkt. 7c; Va oz. 40c. 
GIANT BLACK PRINCE—The rich, glossy black has a peculiar soft, velvety appearance, 
the magnificent large flowers are of fine circular form. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT EMPEROR WILLIAM—Rich deep blue. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT ORCHID FLOWERED—Many delicate shades and tints. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT RED MIXED—A mixture of all the best red. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT PEACOCK—Upper petals ultramarine blue; lower, deep claret with white margin. 
Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT SNOW QUEEN—The largest pure white Pansy without blotches. Edge of petal is 
frilled. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT VOLCANO—The best red Pansy. Each petal is marked with a very large dark 
blotch. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT YELLOW PRINCE—Pure golden yellow. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
BUCKBEE’S GIANT FLOWERING MIXED PANSY 
The colorings are wonderfully rich and varied. The enormous flowers are of thick velvety 
texture, perfect form, and borne on long stems well above the foliage. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz - 55c. 
Buckbee’s Swiss Giants 
The World’s Largest Pansies 
Enormous flowers, sometimes 3 inches in diam¬ 
eter, cover the plant for a long season. The in¬ 
dividual blossom is perfectly round, with overlap¬ 
ping petals, making a heavy almost double flower. 
The colors are exceptionally rich and variations un¬ 
limited, including such rare shades as Salmons 
and Pinks. We can now offer separate colors as 
well as in mixture. 
AJLPENGLOW—Rich velvety garnet. Pkt. 15c. 
LAKE OF THUN—Rich deep velvety blue. Pkt. 15c. 
MIXED—Wonderful colors and markings. Pkt. 12c. 
BUCKBEE’S WORLD’S FAIR PRIZE MIXED 
This mixture was awarded Grand Prize Medal at the World’s Fair. .It is an exceedingly 
fine mixture, producing flowers of rare beauty in both colorings and markings. Pkt. 8c; 
Vb oz. 35c. 
NEW WINTER BLOOMING 
A new race of Pansies, so hardy and vigorous that they will bloom right up to the edge 
of winter and in fairly mild climates all winter through. Beautiful colors, good sized 
flowers and profuse bloomers. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 50c. 
STEELE’S NEW MASTODON PANSY 
The American Wonder Pansy 
An unusually large Pansy. Nothing like it ever seen before. Flowers come in every known 
color and show shades never seen in any other strain. Blooms very early and continuously. 
Pkt. 15c. 
BUCKBEE’S GIANT MASTERPIECE PANSY 
Sweet Scented Pansies 
The true Viola Cornuta are described and 
pictured in colors on Page 96. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 8c; y 8 oz. 35c. 
This magnificent Pansy comes nearer to being a double Pansy than anything ever intro¬ 
duced under that name; the border of every petal being 
conspicuously crimped and curled in such a fashion as to 
make the flowers* appear double. The color combinations 
are very odd and contain some choice 
tints not found in any other strain of 
Pansies. Pkt. 12c; Vs oz. 70c. 
BUCKBEE’S “Full of Life” PETUNIAS 
BUCKBEE’S NEW DOUBLE FANCY FRINGED 
A mixture of the best large flowering and fringed Double Petunias. It embraces a 
wider range of colors and shows finer combinations than we have heretofore found in 
any double Petunias, including delicate mauve, porcelain blue, white, garnet and velvet 
shades. This carefully hybridized seed will yield a larger percentage of double flowers 
than any other Petunia in cultivation. Mixed. Pkt. 18c. 
HYBRIDA—Single Mixed 
A splendid mixture, embracing all colors, including striped and blotched varieties. 
Are excellent for bedding or massing, remaining in bloom the entire summer. Pkt. 7c; 
Vs oz. 30c. 
DWARF—Single Mixed 
Neat, compact growing, erect bushes about 8 inches high, covered with multitude of 
flowers all season. Valuable for edging and pots. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 30c. 
Fluffy 
Ruffles 
Petunia 
NEW BALCONY QUEEN 
A wonderful type of Petunias about 12 inches high, which is in bloom all season long. The flowers are unusually 
large, solid colors, and very attractive. Especially adapted for Porch Boxes and Vases, while a bed of these beauties is 
an ornament to any lawn. The flowers run 3 inches and even larger. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 75c. 
NEW FLUFFY RUFFLES 
See illustration. We consider this new Petunia one of the prettiest of all. They are more deeply frilled and heavily 
ruffled than any other, and a flower of 3 inches diameter will often measure 20 
inches in circumference, so deep are the frills and ruffles. Pkt. 15c. 
Petunia—Giants of California 
BUCKBEE’S GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA PETUNIAS 
The Largest Petunia Known, Frilled and Ruffled—Delightful Colors and Exquisite Markings 
A California strain of great beauty, size and luxuriance. The 
flowers often measuring 5 to 6 inches across. The variety of colors, 
markings, veinings and blotches distinguish them from all others. 
The flowers are usually ruffled and fringed on the edges and present 
a most wonderful appearance.. Seed is very fine and care must be 
used not to plant the seed too deep. Pkt. 12c. 
THE FAVORITE GARDEN VARIETIES 
NEW ROSY MORN—One of the prettiest soft carmine-pink with 
white throat. Very fine for beds or porch boxes. Pkt. 10c; 
Vs oz. 45c.- 
HOWARDS STAR—Color is an old rose with well defined white 
star-like stripes. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 40c. 
BABY BLUE—A beautiful companion for Rosy Morn. Color soft 
delicate blue with a white throat. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 45c. 
SNOWBALL—Dwarf and compact plant. Blooms profusely the 
entire season. Flowers pure satiny white. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 40c. 
STRIPED—Flowers not quite as large as above, but all are beau¬ 
tifully striped and blotched. Pkt. 8c; Vb oz. 40c. 
BLUE BEE—A wonderful variety for your “Blue Garden.” Flow¬ 
ers are of medium size and of very dark blue color. Pkt. 10c; 
Vs oz. 45c. 
GOLDEN ROSE—A beautiful color of orange-rose with a throat 
marked with lighter yellow. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 45c. 
Double Fancy Fringed Petunia 
