TO LOVERS OF GARDENS 
J 
lure of the garden is with us again; and we beg 
place before you for your consideration a partial list 
of the things that we consider the finest of the year that 
are adaptable to our locality. Space in this little folder 
does not permit long or flowery descriptions of various 
items. We will be glad to tell you all we know about any 
particular item in which you are interested. We wish 
to call your attention particularly to the Tom Thumb 
Zinnias, Crimson Star Columbine, Deiner’s Double 
Daisy; Mrs. J. D. Eisele, Vaterland, and Gilden Em¬ 
blem Roses; among the things announced for the first 
time. And those of you who did not indulge last year in 
Golden Gleam Nasturtium, Rose Marie Morning Glory, 
Rosa Rouletti, and Blaze Climbing Rose we urge you to do 
so this season. We have omitted The Garden Shop Chart 
of Flowers from this folder, thinking that most of you 
have a copy. If any one should like additional copies, 
these may be had at our store. May we take this op¬ 
portunity to thank you for your continued patronage, 
to wish you success for the Gardening Year, and to wish 
more rain for you than you had last season. 
A. B. CALKINS 
C. W. LARABEE 
H. G. WHIFFEN 
SEEDS FOR FLOWERS OF SPECIAL MERIT 
Per 
Package 
AGERATUM—Blue Cap. A new dark blue type developed 
primarily for borders. The plants have little foliage 
and resemble four inch balls.$ .16 
CALENDULA—Sunshine. Gives a clear golden yellow flower 
the center petals of which have a tendency to curl in¬ 
ward. This confirmation tends to make the flower have 
the form of a Japanese Chrysanthemum.25 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—Double Salmon Beauty. This will 
prove to be most popular. Its lovely salmon shadings 
are carried throughout the petals, the outside ones be¬ 
ing folded backward, thus making the bloom attrac¬ 
tive even in bud.25 
CANDYTUFT—Miniature Gem. This new Candytuft is par¬ 
ticularly adapted to use for the border, or for broad¬ 
casting thru the Rock Garden. It is pure white and 
grows but 3% inches high.15 
Per 
Package 
MORNING GLORY—Double Rose Marie. An early flower¬ 
ing variety with rose pink, double flowers.| .25 
NASTURTIUM—Golden Gleam. The finest novelty of last 
year. Produces a great number of golden, semi-double 
flowers on 18 inch vines. 50 Seeds, 25c; Pkt.15 
PETUNIA—Burpee’s Blue. The finest of the true blue pe¬ 
tunias in a steel blue shade. The flowers are of the 
size of Rose Morn and it flowers as generously as 
that variety .25 
TITHONIA—Speciosa. More unknown 
than new. Native to Peru, the plant 
resembles a dahlia, and the flowers 
are glorified orange cosmos. Grows 
six feet high, and almost without 
care. Our mid-western seasons are 
much to its liking.25 
CANTERBURY BELL—New Annual. The greatest objec¬ 
tion to the old type was its biennial habit. In this new 
type which blooms in six months from seed, the Can¬ 
terbury Bell should come into its own. Mixed.36 
CYNOGLOSSUM—Amabile Pink. Introduced last season as 
a new departure in color for this flower.26 
DAISY—Deiner’s Double Shasta. The best perennial in¬ 
troduced this season. While the seed does not come 
more than 50% double, even the single ones are 
superior to any other strain; and the double are ex¬ 
quisite beyond compare.50 
GEUM—Prince of Orange. An unusual coloring, deep 
orange, in this deserving perennial. It should prove 
the most popular of its class.60 
LARKSPUR—Gloria. The best of the newer larkspurs. Deep 
rose in color without tunings.26 
LEWISIA—Howelli. A low creeping perennial for the Rock 
Garden. Grows but three inches high. The bloom 
scapes, six inches high, are covered with rose, star-like 
flowers. Delights in a hot, dry situation.76 
MARIGOLD—Guinea Gold. The compact plants, two and one 
half feet high, produce all double flowers. The usual 
odor is somewhat modified.26 
URSINIA—Aurora. Plants are slightly larger than those 
of Pulchra, being about ten inches tall. The crimson 
band surrounding the orange corolla makes the flower 
very attractive. .. 
URSINIA—Pulchra. The finest of the introductions for the 
border. The foliage is trim, finely cut, and the six inch 
plants are smothered with orange, daisy-like flowers. .60 
VENIDIUM—Fastuosum. This South African Annual proved 
its value last year. Flowers are large, four inches a- 
cross, orange, with brown center zones.26 
VERBENA—Royal Bouquet. A new upright growing type of 
symmetrical growth. Colors are mixed, and blossoms 
are large.25 
VERBENA—Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. These are seed 
crossings with the popular Beauty of Oxford and 
Luminosa. The result is a size like the former and 
the lustrous beauty of the latter. The colors are shad¬ 
ings of rose to carmine.35 
VIOLA—Arkwright Ruby. A splendid rich crimson.25 
Little Gem. Lighter blue than Jersey Gem.26 
White Gem. A white form of Jersey Gem.25 
ZINNIA—Lilliput Rosebud. A true rose-pink form like 
Salmon-Rose and Red Riding Hood.16 
ZINNIA—Tom Thumb Mixed. The tiniest of all zinnias. The 
plants grow only 4-6 inches tall, and are covered with 
miniature blooms throughout the year. They are splen¬ 
didly adapted to bedding or for borders in front of the 
taller types. Make attractive bouquets for small 
vases or bowls.25 
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