FLOWER SEEDS 
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IMPROVED CREGO GIANT COMET 
ASTERS 
This Aster resembles the Chrysanthe¬ 
mum very much in form. It is usually 
large, being 3 to 5 inches in diameter when 
well grown. The petals are very large, 
twisted and curled so as to give the blos¬ 
soms a beautiful, fluffy appearance. They 
keep in good condition extra well when 
cut. The plants are luxuriant, branching 
growth, attain a height of 18 inches to 
2 feet. Azure blue, lavender, purple, rose 
pink, shell pink, white, finest mixed colors. 
ALYSSUM SWEET 
A very neat and pretty plant for edging, 
rock work, beds or vases. Sweet scented, 
blooms profusely all Summer. Pkt. 5c. 
BALSAM OR LADY SLIPPER 
Double Camelia Flowered. An odd and 
favorite garden flower, producing its gor¬ 
geous masses of beautiful, brilliant colored 
double flowers in the greatest profusion; 
of easy culture; succeeds in a good rich 
soil. Unrivaled for great variety and size 
of flowers. Two feet. Many colors and com¬ 
binations. Pkt. 5c. 
CARNATIONS, MARGUERITE 
This new class of Carnation blooms in 
about five months after sowing the seed. 
The flowers are of brilliant colors, ranging 
through many beautiful shades of red, 
pink, white variegated, etc., exquisitely 
sweet, and fully 80 per cent perfectly dou¬ 
ble. The plants succeed alike in the open 
garden or in pots. Seed sown early in the 
year will give an abundance of flowers in 
July. Sown in May and kept pinched back, 
plants will bloom late in the Fall until 
checked by hard frosts. Mixed colors. Pkt. 
10c. 
CANNA, INDIAN SHOT 
Dwarf Large Flowering French 
Unquestionably the finest of bedding 
plants for the American climate and easily 
grown from seed. Soak the seeds in warm 
water until they swell, then sow in sandy 
loam and place in a hotbed. When up to 
the second leaf, pot olf singly and keep 
under glass until the proper planting sea¬ 
son. A mixture of many varieties. Pkt. 15c. 
COSMOS, EXTRA FANCY 
Cosmos is the showiest of our late Sum¬ 
mer and Autumn blooming annuals. Its 
graceful flowers borne on long stems, ris¬ 
ing above the feather foliage are very de¬ 
sirable for home decoration, lasting a week 
or more in water. It is a very prolific 
bloomer and if the plants are given space 
to develop well will branch freely, every 
shoot being covered with a mass of lovely 
flowers. Crimson, white and rose. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 5c. 
CLARKIA 
Bright and attractive annuals of easy 
culture. The long, graceful sprays are val¬ 
uable for table decoration. They thrive in 
sun or shade, growing 2 to 2% feet high, 
with masses of double flowers, which all 
open in water when cut. All colors mixed. 
Pkt. 5c. 
CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS 
Showy and beautiful free-flowering an¬ 
nuals, blooming all Summer and excellent 
for cutting and massing. All colors mixed. 
Pkt. 5c. 
CANDYTUFT 
Universally known and cultivated. When 
sown in April, flowers from July until 
frost. Very hardy and easy to cultivate. 
Height one foot. All colors mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
CYPRESS VINE 
One of the most popular vines with deli¬ 
cate, fern-like foliage and masses of beau¬ 
tiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Suitable 
for porches, window boxes and baskets. 
All colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA OR CALIFORNIA 
POPPY 
A very attractive annual for massing, 
beds or edgings; profuse flowering, with 
fine-cut foliage. All colors mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
FOUR O’CLOCKS, OR MARVEL OF 
PERU 
A handsome, free-flowering garden fa¬ 
vorite, which succeeds everywhere. Give 
each plant 12 to 18 inches of room. Fine 
mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
GYPSOPHILA, BRIDAL VEIL, 
BABY’S BREATH 
Flowers in a few weeks after sowing. 
Its graceful panicles of dainty blossoms 
and feather foliage are unequaled for mak¬ 
ing up bouquets. Sow at intervals during 
the Summer. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Elegans carmine. New shade. Pkt. 10c. 
Elegans rosea. Rose. Pkt. 5c. 
KOCHILA 
Summer Cypress or Mexican Fire Bush. 
An easily grown annual, which sown thinly 
in Spring soon forms a cypress-like hedge 
of lively green and of perfect symmetry; 
it attains a height of about three feet, and 
on the approach of Autumn the whole 
plant becomes a deep red. Pkt. 5c. 
LARKSPUR 
This is one of the best known garden 
flowers. A vast improvement has been ef¬ 
fected by careful selection and attentive 
cultivation, in size and color of the blos¬ 
soms and the general habit of the plant. 
Hardy annuals. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
