MICHELL’S CHOICE BEDDING PLANTS 
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NOTE —Please read carefully instructions on page 93 before 
ordering plants. 
CENTAUREA CYANUS (Cornflower) 
These are also known as Bachelor’s Buttons, and were always 
found in old-fashioned gardens. They are easily grown and are 
excellent for cutting. 4 for $1.00; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA 
(White-leaved Centaurea or Dusty Miller) 
Grown for their silvery foliage as edging plants; also fine for 
bedding, vases, hanging baskets, etc. As a border for a bed of 
Scarlet Sage they are very showy. $1.50 per doz.; per 100, $10.00. 
COREA SCANDENS 
A beautiful blue, cup-shaped flowering annual climber; very 
desirable for lattice covering, etc. Strong plants, 4-inch pots, 40c. 
each; per dozen, $4.00. 
COLEUS 
The popular bedding plant, with beautifully colored foliage; 
used extensively for edging Canna and Geranium beds. 
Golden Bedder. Rich canary yellow foliage. 
Queen Victoria. Red foliage with yellow edge. 
Verschaffelti. Dark crimson foliage. 
Per dozen, $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
COSMOS 
Michell’s Giant Flowering Strain, producing enormous, long¬ 
stemmed flowers late in the Autumn. 
Pink, White, Red, each color separate. Per doz., $1.50; $10.00 
per 100. 
GERANIUMS 
Beaute Poitevine. Salmon pink; very double. 
Breem’s Charm (New). Bright scarlet; very compact grower 
and very free flowering. 
Fiat (New). Beautiful salmon-pink. 
Helen Michell. Bright rich scarlet; gigantic flower 
Mme. Buchner. Double pure white. 
Rose Scented. The old-fashioned sweet scented variety. 
Sensation (New). Bright scarlet, in flower during the entire 
season; compact, medium dwarf with enormous flowers. 
Price of any of the above Geraniums, extra fine stock, 3 for 
$1.00; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
HELIOTROPE (Cherry Pie) 
A great favorite in the old-fashioned gardens, principally on 
account of their delightful fragrance. We offer two varieties 
which are the finest to date. 
Centefleur. A vigorous grower, producing large trusses of deep 
blue flowers with a conspicuous white eye. 
Royal Fragrance. The latest introduction, truly a wonderful 
Heliotrope. A dwarf grower, about 10 inches high, bearing im¬ 
mense trusses of deep violet-blue flowers, marvelously fragrant. 
Grown in a solid bed it makes a wonderful show, blooming con¬ 
tinuously from early July until frost, perfuming the whole gar¬ 
den. 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
HYDRANGEAS (See pages 129 and 131) 
LANTANA 
There are few Summer-flowering plants that give more satis¬ 
faction than Lantanas; they bloom continuously throughout the 
Summer and are coming into great favor on account of their 
bright, showy colors. 
M. Schmidt. Rich orange turning to crimson; dwarf and bushy. 
Radiation. Rich orange flowers turning to crimson as they 
mature; a wonderful bedding plant, as it is very dwarf and cov¬ 
ered with flowers throughout the Summer. 
6 for $1.75; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
LEMON VERBENA 
Pointed green lemon-scented foliage; fine for mixing among 
cut flowers. 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
LOBELIA 
Compacta. Blue flowering plant, for edging and hanging baskets. 
Per doz., $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
PLEASE NOTE —Bedding plants cannot be sent by parcel 
post as they cannot be packed satisfactorily to ensure safe 
carriage by this method; we therefore recommend shipping 
by express. 
New Scarlet Geranium, Sensation 
MARIGOLD 
These are favorites in all old-fashioned gardens; in bloom 
from early Summer until frost. Grown from selected seed; flowers 
grow to enormous size. 
Legion of Honor (Little Brownie). Single flowers; golden yellow 
with a large spot of crimson velvet; 9 inches; early flowering. 
Lemon Queen. Bright yellow. Orange King. De?p orange. 
Per doz., $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
MOON VINE 
Ipomoea Noctiflora. A pure white variety blooming toward 
evening and in the forenoon; the flowers are frequently 6 inches 
in diameter. Extra strong plants, 40c. each; doz., $4.00; 
$25.00 per 100. 
PASSIFLORA (Passion Flower) 
Pfordti. An attractive climber for outdoor planting in Summer, 
bearing a profusion of light blue flowers suffused with pink. 
Price, 40c. each (by P. P., 50c.). 
PETUNIAS 
Of the annual flowers, this is probably the most universally 
used; it can be put to a variety of uses, for bedding, baskets, 
window boxes or urns; they flower continuously. 
Giant Single Strain. Mixed colors. 
Pink Gem. (New) A dwarf Rosy Morn, growing only 8 to 10 
inches and often having from 20 to 30 flowers on one plant. 
An excellent new bedding Petunia. 
Rosy Morn. Dwarf; brilliant rose color with white throat. 
Double Petunias. Choice mixed colors. 
3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
“Quality” is the watchword in our plant production. 
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