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2113 Beautiful Begonias 
Shumway’s 
Supreme Mixture ' 
“House Culture” 
A splemlid type of 
plants suited for bctl- 
ding, borders, pots, and 
boxes. Blooms profuse- 
ly and continuously right i 
up to frost. Besides 
their use for the garden, 
they are splendid as pot- tMiSw 
plants to bloom indoors 
during winter. * 
This Special Mixture 
includes white, pink, and . 
red varieties with both 
light green and bronze 
foliage. Pkt., 25 cts. 
2109 Bartonia 
Annii;il Gold Blnzinji; Star 
Aurea. Large, showy, glistening 
deep orange-yellow blooms en¬ 
hanced by conspicuou.s, large, 
thread-like stamens in the center. 
The flowers are 214 in. across and 
are carried on plants 18 in. tall. 
Blooms profusely all summer long. 
Pkt.. 7 et.s.; Vt o*., 2.% ets. 
2110 Boltonia 
(False Chamomile) 
Asteroides. Hardy perennial. 4 
to 6 ft. Blooms July to October. 
Thousands of white, aster-like 
flowers on long stems, with long' 
grayish leaves. Makes a fine show 
in large perennial borders. Excel¬ 
lent as cut flowers. Pkt., 12 ets. 
2108 Balsam or Lady Slipper 
Shnniway’.H invineibie mixed. Cameiiia 
Flowered. Hardy annual. 18 inches. An 
old garden favorite producing a mass of 
beautiful, brilliant colored, double flowers, 
nestling closely around a stiff stalk. Pre¬ 
fers a rich soil and plenty of moisture and 
sunlight, but will grow in partial shade. 
The plants develop rapidly and will stand 
transplanting when of good size. Allow 
12 to 18 inches between plants. My mix¬ 
ture contains the entire range of gorgeous 
colors. Pkt., 5 cts.; 14 <>z., 15 cts.; 14 oz,., 
2.5 cts.; oz.., 40 cts. 
BRACHYCOME 
Swan River Daisy 
2111 iMri 
Ihcridifolia, Choicest - 
Mixed. Daisy-like blooms in' 
many colors on compact plant .5 
growing about a foot tali'. 
Blooms profusely throughout 
the summer. Pkt., 7 cts.; 14 oz... 
40 cts. 
2106 Briza (Annual) 
Maxima (Riinkin.g GrassK 12 in. 
Valuable for 'winter bouquets and 
wreaths. The seed clusters a.re 
lieart-shapcd and seem almost con¬ 
stantly in motion. Pkt., S cts. 
2107 Balloon 'Vine. 
tAnniial Climber.) 
Love in a Puff O = A 
clean, free - growing 
vine reaching 10 to 
15 feet, bearing di-li- 
cate clusters of bloom 
and numbers of large, 
round, inflated seed- 
])ods resembling min¬ 
iature balloons. The 
effect is odd and 
curious. Pkt., 5 ets.; 
oz., 2.5 ct.s. 
2114 Balsam Apple 
or Momordica 
Annual 'Cllml)er— A rapid grow¬ 
ing vine bearing large bright col¬ 
ored fruits known as Balsam Apple 
and Balsam Pear. Foliage prna- 
mental, and fruits are golden yel¬ 
low, opening when ripe, showing a 
bright carmine center. A fine vine 
for trailing over stumps, rockeries, 
etc. Pkt., 8 ct«.; 14 oz... I.S ct.s. 
2132 
Canary Bird Flower (An¬ 
nual Climber). The popu¬ 
lar name given this pretty 
annual alludes to its sup¬ 
posed roscml')lancc to birds 
with wings expanded. Val¬ 
uable trailer and climbing 
vine, and they bloom all the 
summer and fall. It grows 
well in any warm sunny sit¬ 
uation. Easily trained to 
run in any direction you de¬ 
sire it. Pkt., 5 cts.; 1/2 oz., 
20 cts. /(Assn__ 
2112 Bird of Paradise 
Hou.xc culture. The blossoms are of a 
rich golden yellow, about 2 % inches in di¬ 
ameter, produced in large trusses, the most 
striking feature being the long, incurving 
stamens and pistils of a beautiful bright 
crimson color. If the seed is started early 
it will produce blooms in great profusion 
the first year. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2105 Burning Bush or Kochia 
V L (Annual). 
- ' Sum m e r 
' C y press. 
Childsii. 
2Ms ft. It 
resembles 
a close- 
clipped or- 
evergreen. 
The pyra- 
m i d a I 
bushes 
close n 
compact 
and of a 
pleasing 
light 
green. The 
I may 
be grown 
singly or 
"the 
' form of a 
'>li edgc or 
c k - 
li tMiifltt'i l? j] 1^ ^ e ground 
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be clipped 
to form a perfect hedge, an excellent substi¬ 
tute for boxwood to edge beds. In e.'irl.v 
autumn the whole bush becomes carmine or 
blood ied. Flowers small and numerous, but 
211S> Calllopsis (Annual). Shiim- 
way's Supreme Single Mixture. 
The calllopsis is very hardy, and 
will thrive anywhere. It makes 
a quick growth, and produces 
beautiful foliage. It is one of 
our brightest and best summer 
bloomers. Gold and maroon of 
the most brilliant hues are tlie 
lu-evailing colors. Excellent for 
cutting and massing, i’kt., 5 
cts.; '/■. oz.. 2.5 cts. 
2t04 Beans. Scnrlet runner. 
Annual e I i m l> e r. A favorite 
olil-fasliion<Ml climber. One of 
the very few beans that are 
both ornamental and useful. 
It grows to a height of 10 to 
12 fe<‘t, and is covered from 
July until heavy frost with 
clusters of beautiful scarlet 
tiowei's. I'kt.. .5 cts.; oz,., JO 
cts.; >/, II,., "0 cts. 
2118 Calceolaria (Poucli Flower). (House culture.) 
A most interesting and beautiful pot-plant for the 
house. It is a native of Peru, which, with proper 
care, will grow into fine large bushes with 
many showy pocket-like flowers of various colors. 
Some of the flowers are beautifully spotted and 
tigered, others are self-colored in yellow or red. 
They are greatly admired. Hybridn Grundiilora, 
21411 Cerastiii>.i (Perennial). 
Tomentosiim (Snow in Summer). 
4 in. A low, creeping plant with 
the upper surface of the leaves 
light in color and woolly: it 
bears a profusion of pretty 
white flowers. June and July. 
fliiest mixed 
