ALEXANDER FORBES & CO., NEWARK, N. J. 
Tagetes signata pumila 
Venidium lastuosum 
TAGETES 
SWEET WILLIAM (.Dianthus barbatus) 
Signata pumiia (Mexican Marigold). 
Single bright yellow flowers. 10 in. 
Yoz. 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; }£Ib. $1.80. 
A hardy perennial. Sow seed August 1 and transplant in September to sunny borders. 
If sown in early spring, will not bloom until the second season. 
Newport Pink. Single; beautiful watermelon-pink. Y oz - 30 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; J4Ib. $2.40. 
Scarlet Beauty. Scarlet, single flowers. Yoz. 30 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; %lb. $2.40. 
Single, Mixed. A full range of color. Y oz - 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Y\b. $1; lb. $3.35. 
Double, Mixed. J^oz. 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; J4Ib. $1.60; lb. $5.75. 
Dwarf Double, Mixed. Large, full, double, compact blooms on 6- to 8-inch stems, in 
white, pink, and red. Ideal for bedding. 34 oz - 30 cts.; oz. $1; 34lb. $3.50; lb. $12.75. 
STOKESIA 
TORENIA 
Viola 
Jersey Gem 
Cyanea, Blue. A beautiful hardy peren¬ 
nial that bears handsome, cornflower-like 
blossoms from July till frost. 2 ft. J^oz. 
20 cts.; M oz - 35 cts.; oz. $1.25; J^lb. $4. 
VIOLA 
Jersey Gem. Grown like Pansies, the big, 
deep violet-blue flowers, on large, com¬ 
pact plants, bloom the first year from 
seed, and thereafter almost continuously 
and profusely from May to frost, even 
where the soil is dry. Sell better than 
bellis, myosotis, or pansy, yjoz. 60 cts.; 
‘ l; Hoz. $1.80; Moz:. $3.30; oz. $12. 
Tsoz.: 
Fournieri. Sky-blue, like snapdragons, 
with three dark blue spots and a yellow 
throat. Start indoors March 1. 10 in. 
Tgoz. 30 cts.; Y oz - 80 cts. 
VINCA 
The Vincas are favorites for bedding. The 
plants are very handsome, about 1 foot 
high, with glossy dark green foliage and 
star-shaped flowers. Start the seed indoors 
in January and set the plants outdoors in 
April, about 1 foot apart each way; they will 
bloom until fall. White or Rose. Each, 
J^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 80 cts.; ^ilb. $2.75. 
VERBENAS 
Large, fragrant clusters of blossoms constantly from midsummer until 
killing frost, and on even the poorest soils. These annuals are fine for borders. 
Large-flowering. The plants are quite compact and bear large blooms through¬ 
out a long season. Blue, Pink, Purple, Scarlet, White, and Mixed. Each, 
J^oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1; h£Ib. $3.50; lb. $12.75. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Very brilliant clear rose-pink to rose-red, 
with slight salmon shading, yjoz. 30 cts.; rsoz. 50cts.; Y oz - $1.50; oz. $5. 
NEW GIANT HYBRIDS. A great improvement with 1-inch florets. 
Etna. Bright geranium-red with very fine cream-colored eye. 
Luminosa. A very attractive brilliant flame-pink shading to salmon. 
Royale. A rich, deep royal blue with a large, creamy yellow eye. , 
Each of above three, rgoz. 20 cts.; Vioz. 45 cts.; oz. $1.50; *41b. $5.25 
Giant Hybrids, Mixed. A mixture including all colors in this class, 
i^oz. 15 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.25; J^Ib. $4.40. 
SPECIAL DWARF BEDDING. A very select, medium large-flowered 
strain which is ideally suited for bedding because of its very compact, 
erect habit. The plants are from 8 to 10 inches high and permit close 
planting. Mixed, rgoz. 20 cts.; Y oz - 50 cts.; oz. $1.75; MIb- $6. 
VENIDIUM 
Fastuosum. This striking annual, of easy culture, has “taken” with the cut- 
flower trade as no other introduction has in many years. The deep orange, 
daisy-like flowers, 4 inches across, have reddish brown center zones. The 
gray, woolly, 2J4-foot plants bloom continuously, and are very showy. 
Trade pkt. 35 cts.; y%oz. $1; J4 oz - $1-75; oz. $6. 
Beauty of 
Oxford Hybrid 
Verbena 
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