PARK’S CHOICE 
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Dependable Flower Seeds 
Part One - Annuals and Perennials Blooming the First Season 
NOTE: Feet or Inches tell the height of the plants; ha, hardy annual; hha, half-hardy an” 
nual; hb, hardy biennial; hhb, half-hardy biennial;hp, hardy perennial; hhp, half-hardy peren” 
nial; wa, window-garden annual; wp, window-garden perennial; figures at end of description in” 
dicates the number of seeds in a packet. 
TERMS: 1 packet 5 cts.; 22 packets $1.00; 50 packets $2.00; 77 packets $3.00; 130 packets 
$5.00, all mailled. Safe arrival of both money and seeds guaranteed. 
Always name a few substitutes in case of shortage; otherwise due cards will be sent. 
l-p” 3-ct. Postage Stamps will be accepted for small sums. All orders given prompt and 
careful attention. Any errors cheerfully corrected. 
I®" I am always glad to hear of the success of my patrons, for their pleasure is more to 
me than their money. Address GEO. W. PARK, Greenwood, South Carolina. 
ABRONIA Umbellata, Sand Verbena, hha, 1ft. 
Sweet lilac flrs.;likes sun and sand; rockery or beds; 
remove husks in sowing. 20 seeds. 
ADONIS Aestivalis, Flos Adonis, hha, 1 ft. 
Rich red flat petals,fringed foliagejfor beds. 100seeds. 
Alepica, hha, 1ft. New; vivid red flowers 3in across; 
showy in beds; start tardily, can be fall-sown. 20s. 
Autumnalis, Pheasant’s Eye, hha, 1ft. Intense red 
with black eye; concave petals; good for beds. 100s. 
AGERATUM, Mexican Floss Flower, hha, 
18in. Showy, everblooming, the brush-like little flrs 
in clusters; fine for masses in beds; blue and white. 
The following are improved varieties, about 6 in 
high, dwarf and bushy, well suited for beds and edg¬ 
ings. Little Blue Star is a miniature. About 500 seeds. 
Blue Ball, large-flowered dark blue, compact habit; 
re-selected; regarded as one of the finest. 
Blue Perfection, free-blooming, mauve, compact; 
a fine variety. 
Fraseri, deep amethyst-blue, dense habit; early, free- 
blooming; popular for beds. 
Little Dorrit, azure blue, compact; also white, fine. 
Little Blue Star, small blue flrs in great profusion, 
dwarf and compact, miniature. 
Imperial Dwarf Blue also Imperial Dwarf White, 
popular sorts for edgings and beds. 
Mauve Beauty, large mauve flrs, dwarf, compact, 
very free-flowering; fine English variety. 
Princess Victoria Louise, light blue with white cen¬ 
ter; very free-flowering, compact, beautiful. 
Swanley Blue, latge free-flowering; compact, very 
fine deep blue, an old fine bedding sort. 
Capella, dense umbels of beautiful chamois flowers. 
Complete Special Mixture of all, 700 seeds. 
AGROSTEMMA Coeli-rosa, Fringed Crimson, 
hha, 1ft. Rose of Heaven; free-blooming; very showy 
and beautiful in masses, also white and mixed. 750 s. 
ALONSOA, hha, 1 ft. Beautiful free and con¬ 
tinuous-blooming, for beds or pots, fine. 200 seeds. 
Albiflora, white; Linifolia, scarlet; Gracilis, scarlet, 
for pots; Miniata, dwarf, rich red; Mutisii, dwarf, 
chamois; Myrtifolia, 2 ft., carmine;' Warscewiczii 
Compacta, brilliant tomato-red, fine. 
Separate or in Complete Special Mixture. 
ALTHEA Semperflorens, Annual Everblooming 
Hollyhock, ha, 6 ft. Started in March plants bloom 
freely in autumn ; single, mixed colors. 50 seeds. 
Double, saved only from fine flrs, mixed, 25 seeds. 
Double Fringed, flrs beautifully fringed, mixed. 25 s. 
Double and Single in splendid mixture. 50 seeds. 
ALYSSUM Sweet, ha, 6 inches Everblooming, 
white, sweet clusters, a mass of bloom throughout the 
season; splendid for beds and edgings. You can hardly 
keep house without it. 1000 seeds 5 cts, \ oz. 10 cts. 
Common White, trailing, free-blooming. Oz. 25 cts. 
Carpet of Snow, procumbent; fine for beds. 
Lilac Queen, compact, erect; lilac flowers. 
Little Dorrit, improved Gem, erect; dense; long and 
free-blooming; best for edgings, beds or pots. The 
little plants are a perpetual sheet of sweet bloom. 
Minimum, 2 in, grows close to the ground. 
Primrose Queen, 4in, rich primrose color; new. 
Complete Special Mixture, \ oz. 10cts, oz. 25 cts. 
AMARANTHUS, hha. Very showy plants 
easily grown from seeds. I offer the finest sorts, and 
the mixture affords much pleasure; attractive in beds 
and groups, and make a fine display for months. 300 s. 
Abysinicus, 6ft. Bold, showy plants; bear long red 
drooping tails; fine for beds 
Bicolor ruber, 3 ft. Base of leaves fiery red, upper 
half maroon; for pots or sunny beds. 
Amabilis Tricolor, 3 ft. Rose, gold and glowing red; 
variegated; good for pots or groups. 
Caudatus, Love Lies Bleeding, 3 feet.'Long pendent 
red tails, also white, rich in beds; fine for decorating. 
Coleifoliua, Firebrand, 2 ft. Resembles Coleus. 
Melancholicus ruber, 1 ft. Red foliage; for beds. 
Monstrosus, Giant Prince’s Feather, 4 ft. Rich red 
flowers on densely packed erect spikes. 
Salicifolius, Fountain Plant, 3 ft. Elegant for pots. 
When full-grown the long graceful wavy leaves are 
brilliantly tipped with orange, carmine and bronze. 
Tricolor Splendens, Joseph’s Coat Improved, 2 ft. 
Richly variegated yellow, green and red, easily grown. 
Tricolor Aurora, 2 ft. Red, yellow and dark green, 
with a large rich carmine head; very showy. 
Speciosus Aureus, Golden Prince’s Feather, 2 feet. 
Elegant golden spikes; showy in borders, fine. 
Sunrise, 3 ft. A beautiful variety of the Tricolor fam¬ 
ily, the foliage is green, yellow, brilliant red, showy. 
Oriflamme, 2 ft. Umbrella Amaranthus; the massive 
top leaves rich carmine; fine for pots or beds. 
Complete Special Mixture all varieties. 500 seeds. 
AMBERBOA Muricata Rosea, ha, 2 ft. Rose; 
very free-blooming; flrs single, Aster-like, 2 in. across 
long-stemmed, useful for cutting; a splendid easily- 
grown garden plant. 50 seeds. 
AMBROSIA Mexicana, ha, 2 feet. Feathered 
Geranium. Very fragrant, fern-like foliage, dense 
spikes of small yellowish green flowers. 200 seeds. 
ANAGALLIS Grandiflora Pimpernel, hha, 6 in. 
Charming dwarf annuals for pots, beds and edgings. 
Plants compact, very floriferous and blooms from 
May till Fall. Intense Blue, Deep Vermillion. Red, 
Flesh and mixed. 300 seeds. 
ANCHUSA Affinis ha, 3 ft. Azure Blue, 50seeds 
Barrelieri, hp, 2 ft. Blue with white tube and yellow 
throat; in clusters; earliest, blooms in May, 30 seeds. 
Capensis, Cape Forget-me-not, hb, 2 ft. 50 seeds. 
Italica Dropmore, hp, 3 ft. Lovely gentian blue; an 
improved Italica; showy in beds, fine to cut. 35 seeds. 
Lisadel, hp, 3 ft. New, large rich blue flrs. 25 seeds. 
Sempervirens, hp, 2 ft. Rich blue in short spikes. 30 s. 
NOTE: All Anchusas must be started early to bloom 
the first season. The flowers are good for bees, beauti¬ 
ful in beds, and the long, loose sprays are fine for 
bouquets. The plants thrive and bloom in any garden. 
ANEMONE Coronaria, St. Brigid, Kelway’s 
Strain; the beautiful Poppy Anemone, hp, 1 ft. Very 
beautiful tuberous plants, the flrs large, Poppy-like 
in many rich colors; seedlings bloom in six months, 
and plants can be had in bloom according to the time 
seeds are sown; remove the cotton from the seeds be¬ 
fore sowing. Plants like a sandy, well-drained loam 
and partial shade. Kelway’s Langport Strain is un¬ 
surpassed, the flowers being double, 50 seeds. , 
