The Giant Spider Flower 
Here is a first-class annual from South Amer¬ 
ica, the finest of all the whole Spider Flower 
(Cleome) family. It grows three feet high and 
forms a pyramidal tree as shown in the engrav¬ 
ing. The plant is clothed with charming green 
foliage, and the big spider-like flowers borne in 
. elegant terminal clusters are of the most beau- 
' tiful shades of white, lilac, rose, and glowing 
carmine-crimson. A group or bed in the garden 
or on the lawn is wonderfully attractive. It 
blooms freely from July until cut down by 
frost. Easily grown from seeds, and requires 
no special care. This is one of the good new 
things that deserves general cultivation. Why 
not add it to your list? 75 seeds 5c. See pg. 21. 
Sanvitalia Procumbens fl. pi. —This very 
charming little annual might appropriately be called 
“Trailing Sunflower.” It is one of the most beautiful 
and free-blooming annuals I have ever seen. It endures 
almost any treatment, and grows in almost any posi¬ 
tion. The flowers are not unlike miniature Sunflowers, 
and produced in such quantities as to hide the foliage. 
The seedlings begin to flower early in Summer and con¬ 
tinue until October. English Garden. 
Note. —The Sanvitalia is also fine for the Rockery, 
and resists drouth. It is a desirable annual. 100 s. 5o. 
CENTAUREA AMERICANA 
I am pleased to call your special attention 
to a very charming American annual, Centau- 
rea Americana. The plants spring readily from 
the large seeds, and bloom throughout Summer 
and Autumn. The plants grow three feet high, 
branch out well, and bear on long stems the 
large, elegant showy lilac-blue or lavender firs, 
showy in the garden and hardly surpassed for 
cutting, being about as lasting as a Corn Flow¬ 
er. The beauty and utility of this splendid 
annual for a garden show, as also for cutting 
recommends it to all, and it seems strange that 
it is not generally cultivated. The seeds are 
sure to start, and the plants sure to grow and 
bloom. The flowers resemble those of Scabiosa 
Japonica in form and color. 25 seeds Scents. 
The Glorious Sunset 
You may apply this to the very attractive 
flower represented in the engraving. Hibiscus 
Sunset is an improved variety of Hibiscus 
Manihot, a species found in Eastern Asia. The 
plants start readily from seeds and bloom dur¬ 
ing Autumn, the big yellow flowers with a 
central crimson eye coming in clusters at the 
tips of the branches. May be grown in pots as 
well as garden beds. Plants grow from 6 to 12 
feet high, and the flowers are from 6 to 7 inches 
across and quite attractive. 40 sewls Sets. 
tlW° I can also supply Hibi-eus Trionum 
grandifiorum, the beautiful large-flowd “Flow- 
er-of-an-hour.” 15 seeds 5cents. 
I Pot Marigold.—We sowed patches of this 
annual (Calendula) in the kitchen garden in April, and 
the plants began to flower in July, and kept in bloom 
throughout the season. At times they bloomed more 
freely than any other annual, and the large flowers were 
exceedingly showy. I do not know of a better late-flow¬ 
ering annual. J. Muir in English Garden. 
Note. — I have all the improved varieties of the old 
• Pot Marigold (Calendula). See pages 20 and 48. They 
are fine for window pots in TV inter also. Park. 
