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| o rtf’ The Pl ants form small shrubs, producing 
in late summer and autumn an abundance 
of heliotrope-like clusters of single, fragrant flowers that 
change color. Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep 
blue. Start under glass and transplant when danger of frost 
is over. May also be grown in pots. Tender perennial; about 
two feet high. 
Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 80c. Pkt. 5c. 
I {miitvi Grandiflorum Rubrum {Scarlet Flax) An at- 
LilllUill tractive free-flowering bedding plant with 
slender foliage and bearing on delicate stems clusters of 
glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, with black 
center If sown in hotbed and transplanted into good, rich 
soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be much 
advanced but tne seed can be sown in the open ground after 
the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and one- 
half feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
The four dwarf ( Erinus) sorts are 
charming plants, well adapted for 
bedding, pots or rockeries. They make 
a neat edging for beds of white 
flowers and are very effective in masses, being completely 
covered with flowers for a long time. The flowers are 
usually blue with lighter center and are borne in neat 
clusters, each irregularly lobed flower being about five- 
eighths inch across. 
Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over; 
or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in 
spring and transplant in May to place outdoors. Half hardy 
annual; usually about six inches high. 
Emperor William. A very fine, erect and compact variety 
with clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75. Pkt. 5c. 
Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many 
pure white flowers; useful for borders. Pkt. 10c. 
Crystal Palace. A compact, exceptionally graceful sort, very 
desirable for- edgings, having bright deep blue flowers: very 
dark green foliage. Pkt. 5c. 
Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white 
centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and 
blooming profusely. Plants slender, six inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Lobelia 
Marigold, El Dorado 
Tenuior (Ramosa) Intensely blue flowers, decidedly larger than the other sorts and with unusually long stems. Very desirable 
for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants upright growing, about one foot high..... pkt. 10c. 
I OVP-m-a-MKf ( Nigella ) Also known as Lady-in-the-Green and as Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are partly 
V L concealed by the finely cut foliage. The large oddly shaped flowers are surrounded by a very 
dense fringe or wreath of mossy fibres. Both plant and flower are handsome and require but little care. Sow seed in spring 
in any good garden soil, or may be sown in fall. Hardy annual. 
Dama&cena, fl. pi. Double blue flowers; one and one-half to two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
A very attractive free-flowering 
Lupin Blooms early in the season and is desirable for cutting 
feet apart. Hardy annual; about three feet high. 
Cruikshanki. Blossoms white, shaded with yellow, blue and purple. Oz. 20c 
MALCOMIA MARITIMA —{See Virginian Stock) 
ig plant with long graceful terminal spikes of fragrant pea-shaped blossoms, 
is desirable for cutting. Sow seed in place in spring and thin to one and one-half 
• Pkt. 5c. 
m m • \ \ No flower garden seems complete without this fine old-fashioned garden plant with its brilliant 
1%/I displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green 
| V 1 n § | P fllfl foliage. The African {Tagetes erecta) varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, 
and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French {Tagetes 
patxda) are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut 
foliage, while the Pot Marigold {Calendula officinalis) has entire leaves, somewhat clasping the rather hairy stems. 
For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when danger from frost is over, but good blooms 
of all varieties of Marigold are often successfully obtained from seed planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past. 
Make the rows one foot apart. Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth inch 
of fine soil firmly pressed down. When about two inches high, thin six to twelve inches. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 
African Double Dwarf, Lemon Colored. Very early and a pro¬ 
fuse bloomer of very compact habit. One of the best of this 
class. Comes true‘from seed; about eighteen inches high. 
Desirable for shrubbery or mixed border. Pkt. 5c. 
African Orange Quilled. A double variety with quilled petals; 
flowers showy, bloom very early and are used for cutting. 
Plants rather dwarf, about fifteen inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
African El Dorado, Double. Flowers about three inches in 
diameter, imbricated, extremely double and in tints of prim¬ 
rose, orange and gold. Two to three feet high. Oz. 40c . Pkt. 5c. 
African Double Mixed. A tall mixture well adapted for large 
beds. About two feet high. Oz. 80c .Pkt. 5c. 
French Double Dwarf, Gold Striped. Brown and golden yel¬ 
low; very double. Valuable for bedding; one foot 
high. Pkt. 5c. 
French Legion of Honor {Little Broivnie) A single, dwarf, 
bushy variety, very desirable for borders. The plants bear 
rich golden yellow flowers with garnet blotches in the center 
of each petal and are about one foot high. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
Tagetes Signata Pumila. A dwarf French sort with small, 
bright orange-yellow flowers; excellent for borders or mass¬ 
ing. About twelve inches high. Oz. 35c. Pkt. 5c. 
Prince of Orange {Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) This very dis¬ 
tinct variety lias large double, golden yellow flowers, the 
petals striped or shaded dark orange; produced in great 
abundance. Height of plant about one foot. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c. 
Meteor (Calendula officinalis fl. pi.) Large beautifully im¬ 
bricated, double flowers: petals yellow, striped or edged 
with orange. Desirable for beds, borders and backgrounds. 
Two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
MARVEL OF PERU —{See Four O'Clock) 
MATHIOLA— (See Stock) 
Matriraria Eximia grandiflora, fl. pi. C Double Feverfew) 
IVia.triCd.na Beautiful small white button-like double 
flower-heads. Plants of bushy growth, with very finely cut 
dark green foliage; desirable for bedding. 
Start the seed very early indoors in shallow boxes; trans¬ 
plant when size permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving 
each seedling two to three inches of space and set out in the 
open ground after danger of frost is over. Where climate 
permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy 
perennial, about two feet high .Pkt. 5c. 
Manran/tia Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy- 
mauiauuia shaped leaves. It produces an abundance 
of showy irregular trumpet-shaped flowers, one and one-half 
inches long, usually purplish blue, white or rose colored with 
lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hanging baskets 
in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a 
small trellis is given as support. 
Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young 
plants set out in open border after danger of frost, is over. 
Tender perennial, blooming the first season; six to ten feet high. 
Fine Mixed. Oz. $1.50. Pkt. 10c. 
MEXICAN FIRE BUSH —(See Kochia) 
