34 FLOWER SEEDS 
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The I. W. Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Long-spurred Aquilegia 
Shasta Daisies 
COLUMBINE. The Aquilegias, or 
- Columbines are fa¬ 
vorite border perennials, blooming in 
May and June and thriving best in 
moist, partially shaded spots. The seed 
may be sown any time from May to 
August; the plants require no protection 
over winter. 
Long-spurred Hybrids. These are 
the finest of the Columbines, producing 
large flowers in a great variety of delight¬ 
ful colors. Pkt. ioc., yioz. $1.25, oz. $2. 
COSMOS. The free-blooming habit, 
- - graceful flowers, and deli¬ 
cately cut foliage make the Cosmos 
one of the most popular and satisfactory 
of flowers for late summer and fall use. 
The plants grow very tall and slender, 
and each plant will often produce over 
a hundred flowers. They should not be 
planted in a spot where they will be in 
shade during the greater part of the day. 
Practically any soil will grow good 
Cosmos. If possible, start the seed 
indoors in early March, as a long grow¬ 
ing season is required. Otherwise, sow 
in the garden about May I, and thin the 
plants to stand about 8 inches apart. 
Mammoth Lady Lenox. One of the 
finest varieties of Cosmos ever produced. 
The blooms are of enormous size and of 
a most attractive shade of shell-pink. 
Tall-growing, blooming from early Sep¬ 
tember until killed by frost. Pkt. 10 cts., 
F^oz. 25 cts., oz. 45 cts. 
Mammoth Fine Mixed. Red, Pink, 
and White flowers of the giant, late- 
blooming type. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 
cts., oz. 45 cts. 
Early-flowering, Mixed. A large- 
flowered strain which commences to 
bloom a month earlier than the pre¬ 
ceding; the best to use for late sowings 
outdoors. The colors are White, Pink, 
Red, and Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 
25 cts., oz. 45 cts. 
Double-crested, Late-flowering. 
After many years of selection a double¬ 
flowering form of Cosmos has been 
secured, and while the flowers vary in 
degree of doubleness, all are beautiful. 
We offer the following named sorts: 
Pink Beauty (soft rosy pink), Crimson 
King (deep rose-crimson), White 
Queen (pure white), pkt. 15 cts., F^oz. 
$1.75, oz. $3. 
Double-crested, Finest Mixed (all 
colors), pkt. 15 cts., }4oz. $1.25, oz. $2. 
DAHLIAS. It is quite easy to raise 
- Dahlias from seed, pro¬ 
vided it is started early in the spring 
in the hotbed or in a warm window in 
the house. Set the plants out late in 
May in a sunny location, spacing them 
a foot or more apart. 
Double Varieties, Mixed. Com¬ 
posed of seed saved from some of the 
best named sorts. Fine new varieties 
are produced from seed, no two coming 
exactly alike in form and color. Pkt. 
10 cts., p^oz. 85 cts., oz. $1.50. 
DAISY AFRICAN ORANGE. A 
- ’■ very bright and thrifty annual 
for bedding, growing well even on 
oor soil. The plants are about 8 inches 
igh, bushy and spreading, producing 
quantities of flowers in various shades and 
combinations of yellow and orange. Pkt. 
10 cts., F£bz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
ENGLISH DAISY. A hardy biennial 
very useful for low beds and borders, 
thriving in partial shade as well as sun 
and preferring a fairly moist spot. If 
the seed is sown very early in the spring 
and plants thinned to stand about 6 
inches apart, they will bloom the first 
summer. For very early bloom, sow in 
a hotbed or coldframe in January or 
February. Give the plants light pro¬ 
tection over winter. 
Double Varieties, Mixed. Large, 
deep, double flowers ranging from white 
to dark crimson. Fine imported seed. 
Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. $1, oz. $1.75. 
SHASTA DAISY. Produced by Luther 
Burbank and recently selected as the 
official flower of the American Legion, 
the Shasta Daisy is one of the loveliest 
of our easily grown hardy perennials. 
The flowers measure 2j^ to 4 inches 
across, white with yellow center, resem¬ 
bling a giant field daisy. The stems are 
stiff and strong; fine for cutting, lasting 
for two weeks or longer in water. Pkt. 
10 cts., F^oz. $1.50, oz. $2.75. 
Didiscus caerulea 
DIDISCUS Caerulea. Blue Lace 
- Flower. Exquisite, lacelike 
flower-heads of dainty azure-blue, grace¬ 
fully borne on long stems. Sow seed in 
Maich in hotbed and outdoors in May 
and June and you will have lovely blooms 
to cut until frost. Pkt. 10 cts., ) 4 oz. 60 
cts., oz. $1. 
EUPHORBIA. Showy plants growing 
- about 2 feet high, with 
ornamental foliage, easily grown from 
seed which should be sown during May. 
The plants may be thinned to stand about 
6 inches apart. 
Variegata. “Snow-on-the-Mountain.” 
Leaves deep green, bordered and marked 
with white. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 25 cts., 
oz. 45 cts. 
