THEY GROW BETTER 
THEY YIELD BETTER 
NASTURTIUMS, Tall, Quality Mixture. A mixture made 
up of every color of this popular flower. The vines grow 
from 6 to io feet and are very effective when grown in 
sunny positions, as they bloom all summer. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz. is cts.; K’lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
(See also page 51 for Dwarf Nasturtiums.) 
NEMESIA. This is one of the most beautiful dwarf annuals 
I have ever seen. The plants, which grow just 6 to 8 inches 
high in bushy form, are covered with and bear continuously 
myriads of the brilliant and dainty flowers of every color. 
I know of no better flower for edgings, walks, or borders or 
massing in beds. They are gorgeous. 
Nana compacta. Triumph Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 
25 cts.; Xoz. $2; Xoz. $4. (20 days to germinate.) 
NICOTIANA afiinis. Hardy Annual. Pure white, star¬ 
shaped flowers, borne on long stems; very sweet-scented. 
Blooms continually. Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. sc.; 
X°z. 25 cts. 
Schell’s Balcony Mixed Petunias 
PETUNIA 
Hardy Annual 
For the flower-garden or for growing in pots and for window- 
boxes, Petunias are unequaled in effectiveness. They begin 
blooming early and are a sheet of bloom the entire summer 
until killed by frost in the fall. The separate colors we offer are 
wonderfully effective in mass beds and as borders. Sow seed 
outdoors in May in well-prepared soil or indoors in March or 
April and transplant in May. Cover the seed very lightly. 
Schell’s Hybrida, Single Bedding Petunias 
Carmen Sylva (Baby Blue). Violet, with white throat; very 
beautiful. Pkt. 10 cts.; Xoz. so cts.; Xoz. 90 cts. 
General Dodds. Velvety blood-red flower. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Xoz. 60 cts.; Xoz. $1.10. 
Howard’s Star, Improved. Very pretty. Each flower has a 
perfect five-pointed star of pure white on its background 
color of crimson-purple. Pkt. 10cts.; Xoz. 75 cts.; Xoz. $1.40. 
Lord Courtney. Brilliant rose with yellow throat. Pkt. 10c.; 
Xoz. 75 cts.; Xoz. $1.40. 
Rose of Heaven. Very dwarf; beautiful rose-pink. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Xoz. 90 cts.; Xoz. $1.75. 
Rosy Morn. An acre of this variety in bloom, last year, 
producing the seed we are now offering, was a gorgeous sight 
indeed. This is one of the most popular bedding plants, 
producing a perfect sheet of bloom the entire summer. 
Beautiful, dainty, soft rosy pink flowers with white throat. 
We have a very select strain of it. Pkt. 10 cts.; Xoz. $1; 
Xoz. $1.90. 
Snowball. Pure snow-white; very compact. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Xoz. 75 cts.; Xoz. $1.40. 
Violacea. Deep violet; very fine. Pkt. 10 cts.; Xoz. 90 cts.; 
Xoz. $i. 7 S. 
Schell’s De Luxe Mixture. A grand mixture of the best 
large-flowering varieties. The blending of colors in this 
mixture is unsurpassed for quality and beauty. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Xoz. 60 cts.; X°z. J.1.10; oz. $2. 
Schell’s Choice Mixture. A very fine mixture, not equal to 
our De Luxe mixture yet sure to give splendid satisfaction. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; Xoz. 35 cts.; Xoz. 60 cts.; oz. $1.10. 
SPECIAL! One pkt. each of these 8 fine named varieties 
for 65 cts. 
Schell’s Balcony Petunias 
Hybrida pendula 
This type is single-flowering, of a semi-trailing habit. The 
flowers are large and of the purest and most brilliant colors. 
Blooms throughout the summer. We recommend them highly 
for window-boxes, hanging-baskets, vases, as well as for bedding. 
Balcony White ( Pendula alba). Pkt. 15 cts.; Xoz. $1; Xoz. 
$2; Xoz. $ 3 - 75 . 
Balcony Crimson ( Pendula purpurea). Pkt. 15 cts.; Xoz. $1; 
Xoz. $2; Xoz. $ 3 . 75 . 
Balcony Rose ( Pendula rosea). Pkt. 15 cts.; Xoz. $1; Xoz. $2: 
Xoz. $ 3 - 75 . 
Balcony Blue ( Pendula violacea). Pkt. 20 cts.; Xoz. $2; 
Xoz. $4; Xoz. $7.50. 
Balcony Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; Xoz. $1; Xoz. $2; Xoz. $3.75. 
GIANT PRIZE FRINGED, Single Mixed. Fringed and 
ruffled, large-flowering sorts jn the greatest variety of color¬ 
ings. Pkt. 20 cts.; Aoz. $4; i^-oz. $8; Xoz. $15. 
SCHELL’S GIANT FRINGED, Double Mixed (g randiflora 
jlore-pleno fimbriata). An exceedingly fine strain of double 
fringed flowers of richest colors, of which there is none finer 
on the market. Pkt. 50 cts.; ^joz. $24; fjoz. $45. 
Note.—This and Giant Prize Single Mixed should be sown 
indoors under the very best soil and temperature conditions. 
PANSIES 
Hardy Biennial. (See also page 50 ) 
Who does not know and love the Pansy blossom? No artist, 
however great his ability, can blend colors so gorgeously, so 
inexpressibly beautiful as our Creator has painted these little 
gems. Do not plan your flower-garden without allowing for a 
bed of Pansies. I offer only two mixtures and they are abso¬ 
lutely the grandest of all. What is the use of planting anything 
less than the best? These mixtures include every conceivable 
color, and the seed is saved from the largest specimen flowers 
of the most varied colorings. 
One ounce will produce about 6,000 plants 
Schell’s Mammoth Mixture Pansies. The splendid mixture 
of very large-flowering, beautifully colored Pansies which 
I have been offering for years past. Next to my Exhibition 
Giants, it is the best mixture possible to produce. Many 
commercial growers have been getting this mixture from us 
for years. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Xoz. 75 cts.; Xoz* 
$1.25; Xoz. $2.25; oz. $4. 
Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
PHYSALIS Francheti (Chinese Lantern Plant). Perennial. 
A very highly interesting plant growing 2 feet high covered 
with bright orange-scarlet fruits resembling Chinese 
lanterns. These fruits may be cut and dried for winter 
bouquets. Blooms first year from seed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Xoz. 50 cts.; Xoz. 90 cts. 
PHLOX Drummondii. Hardy Annual. Sow the seed, as soon 
as danger of frost is over, where you want them to bloom; 
have the soil rich. In a few weeks the plants will present 
a perfect mass of bloom which continues until frost. The 
plants of the annual varieties grow from 6 to 12 inches high. 
The colors are bright and showy. 
Best Mixture. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts.; X°z. <io cts.; oz. $2.25. 
Pure White, Scarlet, or Rose. 1 foot. Any color, pkt. 
5 cts.; Xoz. 60 cts.; oz. $2.25. 
Dwarf Scarlet, Rose, White, or Dwarf Mixture. Each, 
pkt. 5 cts.; Xoz. 75 cts. 
For Hardy Perennial Phlox, see Index 
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