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Ross Bros. Co., Seeds and Agricultural Implements 
Ross’ Selected Annual Flower Seeds 
Poppy 
Well-known hardy plants of quick growth, blooming profusely 
for a considerable time. 
SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
860 ADMIRAL. Large, single, peony-flowered, glistening white, 
with broad band of brilliant scarlet at the top. Pkt., 10c. 
862 DANNEBROG OR DANISH CROSS. Brilliant scarlet with 
white spots at base of each petal. Pkt., 10c. 
870 SHIRLEY. A lovely strain, delicate and rich shades, ranging 
from pure white through pink, rose, scarlet, and red to the 
deepest crimson. Pkt., 10c; Y* oz., 20c. 
871 TRUE FLANDERS. The scarlet Poppy of the fields of Flan¬ 
ders. They do not attain as large a size as a well grown Shirley 
Poppy. They flower the first season from spring-sown seed. Pkt., 
10c; */4 oz., 25c. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
878 CARNATION-FLOWERED. Mixed Fine, large, fringed flow¬ 
ers of many colors, a popular class. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
880 CARDINAL. Very large, pure cardinal-red; deeply cut, dark 
green foliage; very attractive. Pkt., 10c. 
884 PEONY-FLOWERED. Mixed. Large, globular flowers, resem¬ 
bling a Peony. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
885 SHIRLEY. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c; V 4 oz., 30c. 
886 SNOWDRIFT OR DOUBLE WHITE FRINGED. Flowers 
from 3 to 4 inches across; very double and finely fringed. Pure 
white. Pkt., 10c. 
888 WORCESTER MIXED. Our own mixture of single and dou¬ 
ble annual varieties. All types and colors. Pkt., 10c; */» oz., 20c; 
oz., 60c. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Eschscholtzia. 
Primula (Primrose) 
PRIMULA SINENSIS (Chinese Primrose). 
A beautiful winter-blossom greenhouse perennial blooming from 
December to spring. 
900 CHOICEST MIXED. Comprises the finest fringed varieties. 
Pkt., 35c. 
902 KEWENSIS. Golden yellow. Pkt., 35c. 
Rhodanthe 
One of the finest everlasting flowers and an excellent plant for 
garden decoration. If flowers are gathered before they are fully ex¬ 
panded and dried in the shade they will retain their color for years. 
920 MIXED COLORS. All shades of pink, rose, crimson, and 
white. Pkt., 10c. 
Salpiglossis 
(Velvet Flower; Painted Tongue) 
Graceful, half-hardy annual, bearing from August to October. 
Seed may be sown in the house the last of March or in the open 
ground in May. The plant succeeds best in deep, rich, rather light 
loam of medium mixture. 2 feet. 
928 GRANDIFLORA. Choicest mixed. Extra large flowered strain. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 25c. 
929 EMPEROR. Mixed colors. New type with one thick leading 
stem, flowers large and distinct in their beautiful veinings of 
gold. Pkt., 10c; l /g oz., 30c. 
Rudbeckia (Coneflower) 
To this family belong the favorite plants Golden Glow and Black- 
Eyed Susan. 
923 BICOLOR SUPERBA. Free-blooming annual of dense, bushy 
growth, bearing on long stems large, bright yellow flowers with 
velvety brown spots at base of petals and disc or cone of brown. 
Excellent for cutting. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
Salvia (Scarlet Sage) 
A mass of bloom from late summer until killed by frost; tender 
perennial, treated as an annual. Seed should be sown early indoors; 
or in hotbed and the plants set out when the weather has become 
warm. 
934 AMERICA, OR GLOBE OF FIRE. Semi-dwarf, rounded. 
Bushes brilliant scarlet. Scarlet flowers. Pkt., 10c; Ye oz., 40c. 
935 SPLENDENS GRANDIFLORA. The well-known Scarlet Sage. 
3 feet. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 40c. 
936 BONFIRE (Clara Bedman). Compact, bushy growth, blooms 
earlier and more profusely. Intense scarlet. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 
Ys oz., 40c. 
937 FARINACEA. A perennial variety, but best grown as an an¬ 
nual. Seed sown in the open ground in May blooms from July 
to frost. The fine light blue flowers are borne on long spikes held 
above the foliage. Pkt., 10c; Ys oz., 40c. 
938 ZURICH. One of the best of recent introductions; dwarf, 
compact habit, producing long, thick spikes of brilliant scarlet 
flowers blooming in July. Pkt., 10c. 
Sanvitalia 
940 Double; fine for bedding, borders or rockeries. The flowers are 
> bright yellow, bloom in six weeks time. Pkt., 10c; Ys oz -> 25c. 
Scabiosa (Mourning Bride) 
The flowers are large and double, with a great variety of colors. 
Of easy culture and blooms freely from July until hard frost. Hardy 
annual. 2 Yi feet. 
945 LARGE-FLOWERED. Mixed colors. Fine, large, double flow¬ 
ers in a wide range of colors. Pkt., 10c; Y4 oz., 20c. 
SCARLET RUNNER. See Beans—Ornamental Varieties. 
Schizanthus 
(Butterfly, or Fringe Flower) 
Wonderfully showy half-hardy annuals, very decorative for gar¬ 
den beds and unsurpassed in pots for the conservatory. The seed 
germinates readily and in a few weeks’ time the plant is a mass of 
brilliant flowers, in an extraordinary variety of colorings. The foli¬ 
age of the plant is very delicate and fernlike and highly decorative 
in appearance. «• 
948 GRANDIFLORUS HYBRIDUS. Very fine varieties. Pkt., 10c. 
949 WISETONENSIS. Containing the most beautiful shades of 
white, pink, rose and crimson. Excellent for pot culture. Pkt., 
10c; */4 oz -> 60c. 
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa Pudica) 
950 PUDICA. Globular heads of small pink flowers. Grown chiefly 
for the peculiar habit of the plant, the leaves closing and droop¬ 
ing at the slightest touch. Tender annual. U /2 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
Scabiosa. 
Salpiglossis. 
Schizanthus. 
Statice Sinuata. 
