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Ross’ Selected Annual Flower Seeds 
Nemesia 
A very valuable introduction —long blooming annual with large 
flowers, varying from creamy white to deep orange and carmine. 
Most useful for bedding. 1 Yi feet. 
756 STRUMOSA SUTTONL Pkt., 15c. 
Nemophila (Love Grove) 
An attractive hardy annual, bearing cup'shaped flowers about an 
inch in diameter usually in shades of blue and white, often spotted 
with brown. 
757 MIXED. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 20c. 
Nicotiana 
(Flowering Tobacco) 
Handsome, effective, half-hardy annuals, blooming profusely the 
entire season and thriving in all soils. 
758 AFF1NIS. White, starlike flowers, deliciously fragrant, ex* 
pands fully in the evening. 2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 10 c. 
759 SANDERAE. Rose-carmine; remarkably profuse in bloom. Un- 
like the Affinis, is in full bloom during the day. 3 to 3 V 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10 c. 
760 SANDERAE HYBRIDS. New hybrids, comprising several dis- 
tinct colors or shades. Pkt., 10c. 
Nigella 
Double Large-Flowered Petunias. 
(Love-in-a-Mist; Lady-in-Green; Devil-in-a-Bush) 
The blue or white flowers are half hidden in the abundant finely 
cut foliage, hence its common names. 1 to 1 */2 feet. 
761 BLUE AND WHITE. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; */4 oz., 20c. 
Ornamental Grasses 
764 AGROSTIS NEBULOSA. An airy and graceful annual grass, 
grows 18 inches high and looks like a line of mist when in 
bloom. Beautiful to mix with cut flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
765 COIX LACHRYMA (Job’s Tears). 9 feet. Large, broad 
leaves, large shiny seed. Hardy annual. Pkt., 10c. 
767 PENNISETUM LONGISTYLUM. Graceful drooping heads. 
Excellent for bouquets. 2 feet. Hardy annual. Pkt., 10c. 
768 PENNISETUM RUPPELIANUM. Foliage long and slender, 
the silvery plumes tinged with violet. 3 feet. Hardy annual. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Phlox Drummondi 
Phlox is one of the easiest grown and most satisfactory of all 
summer flowering annuals, even in poor, sandy, or stony soil. Very 
free and continuous blooming throughout the summer. Sow seed 
early in the spring in a sunny location. 
830 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 1/4 oz., 15c; 
oz., 50c. 
831 LARGE-FLOWERING. Extra choice. Mix¬ 
ed colors. Our own mixture of the choicest 
and best strains from different growers. Pkt., 
10c; V 4 oz., 30c; oz., #1.00. 
833 ISABELLINA. Pure yellow. Pkt., 10c; Vs 
oz., 30c. 
841 DWARF (P. Drummondi nana compacta). 
6 to 8 inches high. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; 
Va oz., 30c. 
843 STAR OR FRINGED (P. Drummondi 
Cuspidata). Mixed colors. Pkt., 10 c; Vs oz., 
25c. 
Do you receive our fall catalog of Dutch 
bulbs? We list a full line of Tulips, Hya¬ 
cinths and miscellaneous bulbs, also Amer¬ 
ican grown Narcissi. If you do not receive 
this book, send us your name and address 
and we will gladly put you on our mailing 
list for our next fall catalog. 
Phlox Drummondi. 
Petunias, A Garden Favorite 
Long a popular flower among all garden lovers, Petunias have 
won new favor in recent years. They are now one of the most uni¬ 
versally used for window boxes, porch boxes, beds, and borders, 
etc. No other bedding plant can make a more pleasing display. 
The plants make a strong, vigorous growth, blooming profusely 
from early summer until frost. Petunias prefer full sunlight but are 
also adapted for shady places. They will grow and bloom well in 
almost any kind of soil, even the poorest, and withstand drought 
to a remarkable degree. In places difficult to mow or cultivate such 
as steep banks, about rocks and other out-of-the-way places they 
will be found to be of great value and beauty. 
814 FINEST MIXED. A superior mixture. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz -> 20c; 
1/4 oz., 40c; oz., #1.50. 
815 STRIPED AND BLOTCHED MIXED. A choice strain. Pkt., 
10c; Vi oz -i 25c; V 4 oz., 40c. 
816 HOWARD’S STAR. Rich shade of maroon, with five-pointed 
star of white. Very pretty. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 40c. 
817 DWARF INIMITABLE MIXED COLORS. Dwarf, bushy 
plants, flowers mostly beautiful striped and blotched. Pkt., 10c; 
Vs ° z -> 40c. 
818 ROSY MORN. A single flower, color soft carmine-pink. 
A profuse bloomer. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 50c; 1/4 oz., 80c; Vi oz., 
#1.40. 
820 ELK’S PRIDE. Largest and darkest velvety purple. Pkt., 25c. 
823 DWARF GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA (Romona Strain). Dark 
and light colors. Pkt., 25c. 
824 GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA. A superb strain. Flowers are of 
remarkable substance, enormous size and many are beautifully 
fringed. Pkt., 25c; V4 oz., #2.50. 
825 DOUBLE, LARGE-FLOWERED, CHOICE 
MIXED. An excellent mixture comprising a 
large variety of colors, with a good percentage 
of double flowers. Pkt., 50c. 
826 BALCONY BLUE. Dwarf type for porch 
or window boxes. Pkt., 20c; 1/16 oz., 40c. 
827 BALCONY ROSE. Pkt., 20c; 1/16 oz., 
40 c. 
828 BALCONY WHITE. Pkt., 20c; 1/16 
oz., 40c. 
Portulaca 
Well-known tender annuals, blooming pro¬ 
fusely all summer. Thrive in most soils and 
locations, but succeed best in a light, sandy soil 
and sunny spot, enduring any amount of dry 
weather. Form a dazzling display when sown 
in masses. 
894 DOUBLE CHOICE MIXED. Usually from 
fifty to sixty per cent of the flowers will come 
double. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz -> 40c; 1/4 oz -> 65c; 
V 2 oz., #1.15; oz., #1.90. 
895 SINGLE SCARLET. 
896 ROSE. 
Pkt., 10c; V 4 oz -» 20c; 1/2 oz., 35c. 
899 SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 1/4 oz., 25c; 
1/2 oz., 40c. 
