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fm m (Mathiola) Sometimes called Gilliflower 
I Considered almost indispensable where 
^ | dne display of flowers is wanted and 
^ m. particularly valued for edgings, bedding 
and pot culture. The improved varie¬ 
ties we offer of this favorite garden plant produce dense spikes 
of very fragrant and beautiful rosette-like double flowers in 
a wide range of attractive colors. They are suitable for cutting 
being produced on stems of good length in pleasing contrast 
with the dark green foliage of the bushy plants. Each of the 
four types is of long flowering period, and if the earlier ones 
are started indoors, a profusion of fragrant and pleasing 
flowers is afforded for the entire season. 
Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, carefully 
pulverized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil 
firmly pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches apart; thin 
to six inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and 
transplant. Height of plants, one to one and one-half feet. 
Early Flowering Brompton 
A decidedly superior, large-flowering annual strain with the 
splendid foliage and bloom of the older type but flowering with 
the German Ten Weeks and decidedly superior in length of stem 
and size of flower spike. This group is also called Beauty Stocks 
Giants of Nice, “Cut and Come Again’' and Victoria Stocks. 
Belle of Naples. Old rose or light purplish rose. Pkt. 15c 
Camaldoli. Dark violet or light purplish red. “15c 
Snow White ( Victoria) . ** 10 c 
Vesuvius. Blood-red or deep purplish red. “ J 5 C ] 
Early Flowering Brompton Mixed. Includes shades of white, old 
rose, blood-red, purple and violet. Oz. $3.00. Pkt. 5 C . 
Double German Ten Weeks (Large Flowering) 
This favorite half-hardy summer blooming annual has de¬ 
liciously fragrant flowers and is very desirable for cutting. 
Double German Ten Weeks, Mixed ( Levkojen ) Shades of 
white, red, purple, lavender and maroon. Oz. $1.00_ Pkt. 5c. 
Double German Ten Weeks, Pure White. Very useful for floral 
work and bouquets. Oz. $2.75.Pk t . iQc. 
Intermediate or Autumnal Stocks 
Sown at the same time as the Ten Weeks, the Intermediate 
sorts will succeed them in bloom thus affording flowers con¬ 
tinuously until late in the fall. The flowers are larger and are 
produced on longer, bolder spikes. For indoor blooming, if sown 
in pots late in summer the plants will bloom the following spring. 
Intermediate White.Pkt. 15c. 
Scarlet. ** 15c. 
Winter or Biennial Brompton Stocks 
These require a longer time than the Intermediate to grow 
and cannot endure our winters unless protected. 
Brompton Mixed. This mixture of Winter or Biennial Bromp¬ 
ton Stocks forms bushy plants flowering in the fall outdoors 
if started in hotbed early in spring and transplanted, or 
blooming well in winter from seed sown outdoors in summer 
if plants are taken up in the fall and given cool airy quarters 
indoors; half hardy biennial. Oz. $4.00.. .Pkt. 10c. 
STRAW FLOWER— (See Heliclirysum and Rhodanthe) 
Stock, Early Flowering Brompton 
( Heli an t h u s ) 
These stately, old 
fashioned flowers 
with the newer 
Sunflower 
improved varieties are coming into special favor as 
a background for lawns and in front of high fences. 
Vnlliable also as a screen to hide unsightly places 
and sometimes used to mitigate the evil of adjacent 
swamp holes. Their very tall dense growth and 
bright yellow disc-like flowers of very large size 
and long blooming period make them one of the 
most deserving and useful of hardy annuals. 
Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do 
best on light, rich limestone or alluvial land well 
supplied with moisture and not shaded by trees or 
buildings. Sow the seed outdoors in spring after 
danger of frost is over, preferably in well pulver¬ 
ized soil either broadcast or in rows two to three 
feet apart and cover about one-half inch deep. 
When the young plants are about four inches 
high, thin one and one-half to two feet apart to 
secure the best development. 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. The most at¬ 
tractive of the very double sunflowers. Plant 
tall, growing seven feet high and blooming pro¬ 
fusely all summer. Flowers very large, often 
eight to ten inches across, very double, with 
long fringed petals and resemble chrysanthe¬ 
mums. The color is a splendid, rich, golden-yel¬ 
low, free from any black center. Oz. 30c. .Pkt. 5c. 
Globosus Fistulosus { Globe , or Dahlia Sunflower) 
This desirable variety produces very large, ex¬ 
ceedingly double flowers, often six to eight inches 
in diameter and of bright yellow color. The plants 
are usually about live feet high. Oz. 20c. .Pkt. 5c. 
Stella. The plant of this line Miniature ( cucumeri - 
folius) variety is spreading with many branches 
and attains a height of about three feet. The 
flowers are about three inches in diameter and 
are of an unusually pure golden yellow with black 
discs or centers, and are borne on long stems 
well above the foliage. Early blooming and pro¬ 
duced in abundance throughout a long season. 
Oz. 30c.Pkt. 5c. 
Sunflower, Double Chrysanthemum Flowered 
SWEET ROCKET — {See Rocket ) 
