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Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
Double-crested Cosmos 
Cosmos 
These are among the most popular and 
easily grown annual flowers, making a won¬ 
derful display in beds and borders in the 
garden and furnishing an abundance of cut 
blooms for house decoration in the fall when 
other flowers are scarce. Sow the seed out¬ 
doors just as soon as danger from frost is 
over, or it may be started in coldframes and 
then transplanted. Thin or transplant 18 
inches apart, and pinch back the tops to 
make them branch. Cosmos prefer a rather 
light soil but do well most anywhere. 
Early Giant-flowering Cosmos 
This variety of Cosmos will bloom in July 
and continue right up to hard frost if the 
seed is sown early. We offer a special giant¬ 
flowering strain. 
Early Giant White. Pure white. 
Early Giant Pink. Delicate pink. 
Early Giant Crimson. Rich crimson. 
Each of above, pkg. 10c; Vi oz. 25c. 
Collection: One package of each of above 3 
colors for 25c. 
Early Giant, Mixed. Pkg. 10c; J4 oz. 25c. 
Hollywood Star. Narrow, tubular florets 
resembling a star. Colors Pink, Crimson, 
and White in mixture. Pkg. 15c. 
New Early Double-crested Cosmos 
The picture we show above of this new 
Cosmos gives you but a faint idea of its won¬ 
derful beauty. In the center of the flower is a 
crest of short fine petals and this is sur¬ 
rounded by a row of broader and longer 
guard petals. The long, strong stems are 
covered with lace-like foliage that adds 
greatly to its decorative qualities. The 
plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and is massed 
with bloom from July until frost. 
Carnelia. Splendid, rich crimson, double 
flowers. 
Peach Blossom. Beautiful, rose-pink, double 
flowers. 
English Daisy 
New Early Double-crested Cosmos, 
continued 
Whirlwind. Pure white, double flowers. 
Each of preceding, pkg. 20c; Vsoz. 50c; 
Vi oz. 90c. 
Collection: One package of each of these 3 
varieties for 50c. 
Mixed. A splendid mixture of these colors. 
Pkg. 15c; 24 oz. 45c; 24 oz. 80c. 
Cynoglossum 
Chinese Forget-me-not 
This easily grown annual plant was re¬ 
cently brought here from China. It is strong 
and thrifty-growing, making plants 18 to 24 
inches high and producing throughout the 
summer sprays of forget-me-not-like flowers 
that are delicately sweet-scented. 
Amabile, Blue. Brilliant blue flowers. Pkg. 
15c; 2 pkgs. 25c. 
Amabile, Pink. Rich deep pink. Pkg. 20c; 
2 pkgs. 35c. 
Cypress Vine 
Ipomoea Quamoclit 
A beautiful and popular annual climber 
growing 15 feet high, with delicate, fern-like 
foliage and star-shaped flowers of scarlet and 
white. Pkg. 10c; 24 oz. 30c. 
Cyclamen 
Charming house-plants with beautiful 
foliage and rich-colored, fragrant flowers. 
Great favorites for winter and spring bloom¬ 
ing. Sow the seed any time during the spring 
or autumn. 
Giant-flowered, Mixed. A splendid mixture 
of all colors. Pkg. 25c. 
Dahlias from Seed 
It surprises most people to learn how easily 
Dahlias are grown from seed, and what 
splendid and unusual flowers, hardly two 
alike, are borne on the sturdy plants the first 
year. Sow the seed early in April. In the fall 
dig and store the tubers in a dry, cool place. 
Exhibition Mixture of all kinds and colors, 
pkg. 25c; 2 pkgs. 40c. 
UNWIN’S DWARF HYBRIDS. Shown in 
colors on third cover. Pkg. 25c. 
Highland Park Grass Seed Mixture has made many of Rochester’s famous lawns. Land¬ 
scape architects often specify that it be used for their most particular clients. Professional 
lawn builders use it. for they must guarantee results. 
Cynoglossum amabile 
English Daisy • Beilis 
These Double Daisies are easily raised from 
seed and will bloom from early spring until 
midsummer. They are perennial and will 
live outdoors all winter if given slight pro¬ 
tection. The Giant type produce few but very 
large flowers; the Snowball and Longfellow, 
smaller flowers but in greater profusion. 
Giant Double White Giant Double Pink 
Giant Double Mixed 
Each of above, pkg. 20c; Vs oz. 60c. 
Snowball. White. Longfellow. Pink. Mixed. 
Each of above, pkg. 10c; Vi oz. 40c. 
Datura • Angel’s Trumpet 
Wrightii. Showy, large, branching plants, 
3 to 5 feet high, bearing immense, trumpet¬ 
like, white, sweet-scented flowers from 
early summer until fall. Find a place in 
your garden for this most attractive 
annual. During the past few years it has 
become very popular. Pkg. 10c; 24 oz. 
30c; 24 oz. 50c; oz. 85c. 
Water Hyacinths 
For Fish Ponds and Lily Pools 
The most inexpensive, luxuriant, and one 
of the most beautiful of all plants for garden 
pools. The roots are preferred by goldfish 
for spawning. Plants afford shade and 
security and propagate certain insects on 
which the fish feed. Water Hyacinths mul¬ 
tiply very rapidly—six plants will produce 
over one hundred plants by midsummer. 
Full directions telling how to use and grow 
these plants are sent with every order. 
Choice plants 25c each; 65c for 3; $2.35 for 12. 
A COLLECTION OF SEEDS OF 
ANNUAL PLANTS 
FOR THE ROCK-GARDEN 
Abronia umbellata. 
Ageratum, Little Blue Star. 
Alyssum, Carpet of Snow. 
Nemophila. 
Portulaca, Double, Mixed. 
Sanvitalia. 
Tagetes. 
Verbena erinoides. 
Viscaria splendens. 
Phlox Drummondi, Mixed. 
Dianthus, Double Japanese. 
Gilia capitata. 
One package of each of these 12 Rock- 
Garden Plants for 90c, postpaid to you. 
