Regale Heliotrope 
Primula obconica 
Giant Fringed Primula sinensis 
Geranium culture 14 
These grow readily from seed the first year and produce 
blooming plants the first summer. Start indoors early in Feb¬ 
ruary and plant out in May or June. 
Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and finest 
varieties. Ht. 16 in. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Gerbera • Transvaal Daisy culture is 
These half-hardy perennials are usually grown as greenhouse 
or window plants. The daisy-like blossoms, 2 to 4 inches 
across, borne on long stems, are unsurpassed as cut-flowers, 
as they are of wonderful lasting quality. To get best germina¬ 
tion, plant the seeds obliquely with the downy end just above 
the soil surface. Start seed real early in flats of well-sanded 
soil. When potting up, also use a sandy soil. Will flower the 
first year, but old plants produce more bloom. Ht. 18 in. 
Jamesoni Hybrids. The flowers borne on long, slender stems 
well above the foliage are pure white, yellow, orange, salmon, 
rose, cerise, ruby-red, and violet. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Gloxinia culture 13 
Large-flowered Hybrids. House-plants with large, brilliantly 
colored, tubular flowers of velvety texture, and bronzy green 
foliage with white veins. Will bloom in six months from 
sowing. Compact and erect in growth, the plants are large- 
flowering and free-blooming. Start the seed in flats and 
transplant seedlings to pots. Keep soil moist at all times but 
avoid wetting the leaves. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Heliotrope culture u 
A half-hardy plant, flowering during the whole season. Its 
delightful perfume makes it a most desirable bouquet flower. 
Useful for bedding and for pots and window-boxes. It prefers 
a cool, moist atmosphere and a rich soil. The seeds may be 
sown in pots in early spring and transplanted to the open in 
late May. Plants that are pruned back in late summer may be 
potted up in the fall for winter blooming indoors. Ht. 2 ft. 
Regale, Mixed. A dwarf giant-flowered sort with large masses 
of bloom in various colors. Pkt. 25 cts.; }^oz. 65 cts. 
Impatiens Culture 9 
Sultani Hybrids, Mixed. When used as a house-plant, it grows 
2 feet tall, bearing continuously pale pink to dark crimson, 
waxy blossoms 13^ inches across. Is also excellent for a 
half-shaded location in the garden. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Lantana Culture 9 
Half-hardy greenhouse or bedding plants, constantly in 
bloom, bearing miniature, verbena-like heads of orange, white, 
and rose. Start seed indoors early. Ht. 12 in. 
Dwarf Bedding Hybrids. Excellent. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts. 
Primula • Primrose culture lo 
The beautiful Chinese Fringed Primroses and Obconica 
varieties are excellent winter-blooming pot-plants. 
Malacoides. The improved Baby Primrose. Foliage light 
green, deeply waved and fringed. Flowers in profusion on 
long stems. Lilac, White, or Rose. Each, pkt. 25 cts. 
Obconica grandiflora gigantea. Mixed. These are of the easiest 
culture in greenhouse or home, flowering abundantly and 
continuously with little care. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Sinensis, Giant Fringed, Mixed (P. sinensis fimbriata). This 
beautiful Chinese Fringed Primrose is indispensable for 
spring and winter-blooming pot-plants. Our Giant Fringed 
strain is of the highest merit. Ht. 10 in. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Flower Seeds for Greenhouse Culture 50 
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