T. W. WOOD & SONS 
Seedsmen Since 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
(Gilliflower) —Useful for bed¬ 
ding, borders and cut-flowers. 
Plant in February or March 
indoors, transplant when an 
inch high and set out the end of April, 
when plantings should be made outside. 
Bear immense amount of fragrant blooms, 
each plant a perfect bouquet. Half hardy 
annual. 
No. 1199. Cut-and-Come-Again, or Princess 
Alice. Extra fine for cutting; 18 inches 
high, throwing out side branches, each 
bearing fine rosette-shaped double flowers. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 35c. 
No. 1200. Large Flowering Ten Weeks.—A 
fine large-flowering strain of many col¬ 
ors. Pkt. 10 c; y 8 oz. 40c; Ya oz. 70c. 
Sunflower 
—Plant the tall kinds 
for centers of beds 
and backgrounds; the 
dwarf for cut flowers 
and general decoration. Plant in April. 
Hardy annual. 
No^ 1207. Red. Some are a rich chestnut red, 
others are of interesting color combina¬ 
tions. The long petals are often curled. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 
No. 1208. Miniature. Bushy plants, 6 feet 
high, bearing all summer masses of 3-inch 
single yellow flowers with dark centers; 
fine for cutting. Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 20c. 
No. 1209. Double Chrysanthemum Flowered 
or Japanese. —The most beautiful of all 
double sunflowers; golden yellow with 
long fringed petals. Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 20c. 
No. 1210. California. —The deep yellow dou¬ 
ble flowers are extra large; 3 to 5 feet 
high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
Mammoth Russian. See page 68. 
No. 1216. Sweet Rocket i^ esp d ^ s c >: 
ously sweet scented hardy perennial bear¬ 
ing showy white and violet blooms; fine 
for permanent borders and cut flowers. 
Plant outside in April or earlier indoors. 
Height, 3 feet. Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 20c; Ya oz. 
30c. 
No. 1218. Sweet Sultan ~ F e a d irly w C i ? t V h 
beautiful scented blooms that will keep 
fresh for days. If planted at intervals, a 
succession of blooms may be had through 
the summer and fall. Height, 214 feet. 
Easy to grow. Hardy annual. Mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt. 5c; Ya ° z - 20c. 
% v# # II —Produces a 
_i \ Y / ■ 11! succession of 
Sweet W illiam »° r r; or ^ ; 
eral weeks, the colors ranging from pure 
white to nearly black. If planted early, 
will bloom the following fall. Hardy per¬ 
ennial. Height, IV 2 feet. 
No. 1222. Single White. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
No. 1223. Newport Pink. Pkt. 10c; 14 OZ. 30c. 
No. 1224. Scarlet Beauty. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
30c. 
No. 1227. Single Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c; 
\4 oz. 20c; Ya oz. 30c. 
No. 1233. Double.— All colors mixed. Pkt. 
10c; Ya oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
scarlet runners.— See page 9. 
SILENE. —See Catchfly. 
SNAPDRAGON. —See Antirrhinum. 
STRAWFLOWER. —See Helichrysum. 
SWEET ALYSSUM. —See Alyssum. 
TOUCH-ME-NOT. —See Balsam. 
No. 1236. Thunbergia sulan k ) E — 6 a 
rapid climber 4 to 6 feet high. Splendid 
for hanging baskets, trellises, fences, etc., 
bearing beautiful flowers in profusion. 
Half hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz - 25c. 
Miniature Sunflower 
Sweet William. 
Mammoth Verbena 
Verbena 
—Annual for beds, bor¬ 
ders, massing, window 
gardens, covering 
mounds, etc. Bears flow¬ 
ers of brilliant colors from early summer 
till fall. Soak a few hours and plant in 
boxes indoors, transplanting when an inch 
high, or plant outside in April. 
No. 1245. Defiance Scarlet. The most intense 
rich brilliant scarlet variety. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1246. Mammoth White. — Extra large 
and very free blooming. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 
25; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1247. Mammoth Fink Shades. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 2Sc; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1248. Mammoth Purple Shades. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1252. Mammoth Mixed. The finest and 
largest strain; the magnificent blooms are 
of the richest and most varied colors. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 20c; Ya oz. 35c. 
No. 1255. MIXED VERBENAS.— All colors 
in a fine mixture; flowers large. Pkt. 5c; 
Ya oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1253. Venosa. The hardy variety for 
bedding, producing bright purple flowers 
all summer; 1 foot high. Pkt. 10c; Y B oz. 25c. 
No. 1260. Veronica (Speedwell) — An 
- elegant hardy per¬ 
ennial of easy culture. Bears long spikes 
of bright blue flowers. A fine cut flower. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 40c. 
Vinca (Periwinkle.) -— Splendid for bed- 
* ding, window gardens, house plants 
and borders. If planted early indoors will 
bloom the same summer; take inside for 
winter flowering; germinates slowly. Ten¬ 
der perennial. Height, 15 inches. 
No. 1264. Rosea.- —-Pink with crimson eye. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1265. Alba. —White; rose eye. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1267. Mixed Colors.—Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 
25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1272. Virginian Stock —Beautiful 
- _ 0 free flower¬ 
ing annual for beds and edgings; succeeds 
well in any soil. Mixed colors. Hardy an¬ 
nual. Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 20c; oz. 35c. 
Wallflower 
-—Bears large spikes 
of deliciously fra¬ 
grant blooms. Useful 
for beds, borders and 
winter house plants. Plant early and trans¬ 
plant. In the fall put into pots for winter 
blooming. Half hardy perennial. Height, 
lVa feet. 
No. 1275. Annual Wallflower. Blooms from 
July till frost if sown outside in April; 
blooms even earlier if started in boxes. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c. 
No. 1276. Single. A fine mixture of all shades. 
Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 15c. 
No. 1277. Double. Very large and fragrant. 
Pkt. 10 c; Ya oz. 60c. 
No. 1278. Allioni (Siberian Wallflower).— 
Beautiful biennial for rock gardens and 
low borders; dazzling orange flower. 
Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 30c. 
No. 1279. Linifolius (Alpine Wallflower).— 
A profuse bloomer for rock gardens; an 
unusual lilac shade; biennial; 1 foot high. 
No. 1282. Chinese Woolflower 
—The large globe-shaped flowers resem¬ 
ble balls of silky scarlet wool. Grows 2% 
feet high, and from midsummer till hard 
frost covered with blooms. A fine bedding 
plant, grown either singly or in groups; 
keeps for days, and when dried remains 
bright for weeks. Plant when the ground 
is warm and thin out to a foot apart. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 35c. 
No. 1342. Mixed Flower Seeds 
—More than a hundred varieties for sow¬ 
ing amongst shrubbery, in fence corners 
or out-of-the-way places. It will give a 
constant succession of bloom until killed 
by frost. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Ya lb. 65c; 
lb. $ 2 . 00 , postpaid. 
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