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( Cheiranthus maritimus , Malcomia maritima) The plants are of more branching 
V lrgiman otOCR more open in habit than the common Stock ( Mathiola) and are very useful for border’edging. 
Sow early in spring, or for very early blooming sow in fall or start indoors and transplant. A continual successio o • * 
may be kept up by sowing at intervals through spring and summer Hardy annual; about nine inches mgn. 
Red and white, mixed. Clusters of beautiful single cruciform flowers. rKl ' 1WC * 
WT 11 n (Cheiranthus cheiri ) This is a favorite European garden flower The long, 
\\J o I If lOWPl* spikes of the Wallflower when properly grown are very conspicuous in beds and borders and are 
▼ v VT very useful in making bouquets. , . ^ . 
Sow seed early in hotbed and while plants are small prick them out into pots and sink in the earth. On apP™*™ 1 
weather remove the pots to the house and the plants will bloom all winter. Tender bushy biennial or perennial that will me 
through the winter in a mild climate; height of plants about one and one half feet. 
Early Brown. Brownish-red, fragrant single flowers; large, thick spikes; early. Tender biennial. Oz. 25c. . Pkt 10c. 
Golden Tom Thumb. A variety of dwarf and compact habit. The blossoms are single and of an attractive £° lde £ y ell £ vv 
Double Mixed. Deliciously fragrant, perfectly double, and combine many shades of color the orange, purple and chocolate 
predominating. Oz. $2.50 .... rh . c. 
iirq i i (Echinocustis lobata) This isa useful climber where a rapid and vigorous growth of vine is desired. 
W lla tucumber To cover or to screen an unsightly building, there is perhaps no annual climber better adapted for 
the purpose. The vine has abundant foliage and is thickly covered with sprays of small white, fragrant flowers, followed by 
nU Sow < late P in ( fall or Very early in spring. Usually the plants are produced from year to year by self sown seed. Hardy annual. 
Oz. 20c; Lb. $1.50.*...' „ 
lir . . pi . • One of the most beautiful and rapid growing of the hardy perennial climbers. When well 
W istaria V^nmcnsis established in good soil it will often grow fifteen to twenty feet during the season and frequent- 
lv blooms both in spring and fall. The flowers are very fragrant, single, pale blue, pea-shaped and are borne in long, drooping 
erape lflce clusters; of tel over a foot in length. Foliage light green, pinnate. The seed should be sown in mellow loam early 
fntfie spring, or in greenhouse or hotbed in winter and when plants are one foot high transplanted into permanern situa¬ 
tions ... 
WOOLFLOWER (See Celosia Childsi) 
_ - Sometimes called Youth and Old Age. The well known bush-like plants of Zinnias produce a pro- 
w M fusion of large double imbricated flowers, borne on stiff stems They are much used for bedding and 
/.all 111 H are suitable for borders and for cutting . . ....... . 
■ m ** MM, M V* There is much satisfaction in abed ot Zinnias with their twisted and recurved petalled flowers in 
many bright colors, and when nearly every other flower has 
been killed by frost this plant is still in full bloom. Few 
flowers are more easily grown or bloom more abundantly 
throughout the season, and the wide range of color is not 
less remarkable .than their unusual depth and richness. 
Sow the seed early In spring, in open ground in good 
rich soil, preferably in rows one and one-half feet apart and 
covering about one-fourth inch deep. When the young 
plants are one to two inches high thin to six inches apart. 
Start under glass for earlier blooming. Half hardy annual; 
tall growing, usually about one and one-half to two feet high. 
. ny if An improved strain which produces 
Valcint Uouble immense double flowers 3 to 4 inches 
in diameter in an extremely wide range of colors. The 
plants are hardy, of very vigorous growth, often 8 feet 
high, and remain in bloom from early summer until killed 
by severe frost. (See cut , page 98.) 
Giant Double Crimson.10c. 
44 44 Golden Yellow. Oz. $2.00.' 44 10c. 
44 44 Orange. Oz. $2.00. 44 10c. 
44 * 4 Pink (Several Shades). Oz. $2.00 44 10c. 
44 44 Purple 44 44 Oz. $2.00 *** 10c. 
44 44 Scarlet. Oz. S2.00 . 44 10c. 
44 44 White. Oz.S2.00..*. M 10c. 
44 44 Mixed — A choice mixture of the 
above shades and colors. Oz. $1.00 . 44 10c. 
Elegans Double Yellow. Oz. 40c .Pkt. 10c. 
44 44 Scarlet. Oz. 40c. 44 10c. 
44 44 Deep Red. Oz. 40c.».... 44 10c. 
44 44 Magenta. Oz. 40c. M 10c. 
44 44 Orange. Oz. 40c. 44 10c. 
44 “ White. “ 10c. 
44 44 Black Purple. Oz. 40c . 44 10c. 
44 44 Dark Crimson. Oz. 40c . 44 10c. 
44 44 Striped or Zebra Mixed. Oz. 60c. 44 10c. 
Elegans Double Choice Mixed. Includes the above colors; 
a very fine mixture. Oz. 40c; Lb. $4.00 . Pkt. 10c. 
Lilliput Double Mixed. This strain grows about one foot 
high and bears a profusion of comparatively small, very 
double, globular flowers about one Inch in diameter, very 
brilliant in color .Pkt. 10c. 
Pompon Double Mixed. The globular flowers are fully os 
varied and brilliant in color as the ordinary Zinnia and 
about half its size .Pkt. 10c. 
Haageana Double. Dwarf variety with double flowers of 
a deep orange color, about one and one-quarter inches in 
diameter; fine for cut flowers; height one foot.. .Pkt. 10c. 
Mexicana Hybrida Variegated. Distinctive in its well 
formed single flowers of deep maroon and golden yellow 
strikingly contrasted. The flowers are similar to those 
of French Legion of Honor Marigold, but are earlier and 
more easily grown. Hardy annual; one foot high. -Pkt. 15c. 
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