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TUCKERS’ SEED HOUSE, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 
Petunias 
Petunias are unsurpassed for massing in beds. 
They are also used along walks and driveways and 
are often grown in window boxes. Their richness 
of color, duration of bloom and easy culture will 
always make them popular. They endure drought 
exceptionally well. The seed we offer is the result 
of excellent strain and can be depended upon to 
give a profusion of lovely flowers. Finest Single 
Mixed Color. Pkt. ."c; % o®. 25c; o®. 7.5c. Double 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 25c. Rosy Morn. Brilliant rose 
color with white throats,. Pkt. 10c; % o®. 50c. 
Pansies 
To have a bed of pansies one must start the seed 
in the house in early spring and transplant when 
danger of frost is over, or else plant in fall in cold 
frame and winter over. Seeds may also be sown in 
spring out of doors for late summer and fall flow¬ 
ering. They like a cold, moist situation. 
Tucker’s Mammoth Flowered Mixture A) 
In this magnificent mixture of mammoth flower¬ 
ing Pansies, the blossoms are borne on long stems 
well above the foliage and are distinguished for 
their gorgeous and varied colorings and beautiful 
markings, of fine substance, velvety texture, per¬ 
fect form and giant size, frequently measuring 3 
inches in diameter. The colorings are wonderfully 
rich and varied; every shade and tint of rose, can¬ 
ary-yellow, black, white, cream lavender, garnet, 
sky-blue and orange are produced in endless varia¬ 
tion. An unequalled collection of all the finest 
types. The best, handsomest, and most perfect 
giant-flowering varieties. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkt.s. 25c; % 
o®. 73c; % o®. $2.50; ox, $4.50. 
Liberty Pansies 
The Liberty Pansies are noted for their most end¬ 
less variations, which include striped, blotched, 
bordered, veined and marble combinations, in every 
possible color and shade. The plants are of com¬ 
pact growth, and flower most profusely and con¬ 
tinuously all summer. Pkt. 5c; % ox. 40c; Vz ox. $1..50. 
Salvia 
Spleiidens Grandiflora (Scarlet Sage) —Gorgeous 
plants, numerous spikes of intensely vivid scarlet 
flowers 10 to 12 inches in length. Continues to 
flower profusely all summer and fall. Of easy 
growth. The most popular Salvia in cultivation. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkt.s. 2.5c; Vs ox, 40c; *4 ox, 75c; o®. $2.00. 
Statice 
Annual Statice is not only a beautiful flower in 
the border, but dries retaining its true colors, which 
are rare among everlastings, and have come to be 
indispensable in making winter bouquets. Finest 
Mixed, pkt. 10c; % ox. 25c. 
Sweet William 
Phlox 
Unequalled in the magnificent display of their 
many and brilliantly colored flowers. The plants 
are hardy bushlike annuals with many broad, flat- 
topped clusters of nearly round and star-shaped 
flowers. They are of easiest culture and bloom pro¬ 
fusely through a long season. Especially attractive 
in masses of ribbon beds of contrasted colors; use¬ 
ful as window-garden plants and very desirable for 
combining in mixed bouquets. Grandiflora Finest 
Mixed Color.s, pkt. 10c; '‘A ox. 35c; o®. $1.10. 
Portulaca 
Rose Moss— This plant will grow and blossom 
profusely in a dry situation, where almost any 
other plant would soon die. Easily transplanted. 
In sowing mix the seed with dry sand to Insure an 
even distribution. Sow in May when the ground is 
thoroughly warmed through. Single flne mixed, 
l»kt. .5c; Vi OK. 25c; o®. 75c. Double flne mixed, pkt. 
10c; 14 o®. 00c; o®. .$2.00. 
Verbenas 
A splendid old-fashioned plant, producing Its 
large heads of beautifully colored sweet-scented 
flowers in great abundance. It is hardy, easily 
grown and flowers the second year from seed. 
Double Fine Mixed, pkt. 5c; (4 o®. 2.5c; o®. 73c. 
Single Fine Mixed, pkt. 5c; (4 ok. 15c; ok. 50c. 
Sunflower, Double 
The Double Chrysanthemum Flowered Sunflower 
with its bright yellow color is very ornamental 
Flower double, resembling Chrysanthemums. Height 
about 5 feet. Very effective as a background and 
jre really fine as cut flowers. Postpaid .5c; ox. 50c. 
Pyrethrum Roseum 
(Painted Daisy) (A) 
One of the most valuable of our early summer 
flowers. Charming color, and wonderful lasting 
properties as a cut flower; flowers in May and June, 
and frequently in August and September; in all 
diades of rose and pink. Single ini.ved. pkt. .5c; 
y, OK. 25c; OK. 75c. 
Mammoth Mixed —A carefully selected and fine strain of 
Verbenas. The trusses and individual flowers are of the largest 
size, of brilliant colors, free blooming and of vigorous habit. 
Pkt. 10c; ^4 o®. 25c; ok. 85c. 
Dahlia Flowered Zinnia 
This latest development in Zinnias is a close rival of the 
dahlia. The blooms are often more than 5 inches across, 3 to 4 
inches deep, the broad petals piled one upon the other, giving 
the flower the general appearance of a flne dahlia. The colors 
comprise all the usual zinnia colors as well as many unusual 
shades such as old rose, salmon, cerise, strawberry-red, etc. We 
offer a splendid mixture of all colors. Pkt. 10c; 14 o®. 30c; 
14 o®. 50c; OK. 00c. 
Giant Zinnias 
For bedding, for borders and for cut flowers they furnish a 
wealth of blooms from early summer till late in the fall. Plant 
early in rows 114 to 2 feet apart and cover the seeds about *4 
inch deep; or start indoors and transplant outside when the 
ground is warm. Hardy annual. Extra Fine Mixed, pkt. 5c; 
(4 ox, 45c; ox, 75c. 
Wild Flower Garden, or Children’s Garden 
Especially adapted for producing a display in large borders 
or sowing along woodland walks, for hiding unsightly fences, 
stumps, etc. Nothing in the way of flowers delights children 
more than this Wild Garden, chiefly because they can be allowed 
to pick their own bouquets without stint; sow in drills, 2 feet 
apart, or even broadcast. Cover lightly and keep the soil from 
drying out until stalled. Ifincst Ml.vcd. large pkt. 5c; (4 «k. 
15c: o®. 25c, 
