CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
The Chines© Lantern 
Plant (Physalis Fran- 
chetti) is a hardy, 
perennial variety of 
Ornamental Winter 
Cherry which forms 
dense bushes about 
two feet high. It is 
grown for its very 
attractive balloonlike 
pods turn very bright 
red and resemble 
Chinese paper lan¬ 
terns. May be easily 
dried for Winter bou¬ 
quets and decorations 
--being very fine at 
Christmas — retain¬ 
ing its color and 
shape all during the 
winter. 
The Chinese Lantern Plant is easily grown on any 
ordinary garden soil, and is unusually striking in the 
garden. A money-maker for florists and others 
who have a cut-flower trade; and a real enjoyable 
and fascinating plant to grow. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c. 
SHOO-FLY 
PLANT 
It is said that flies will 
not stay in a room 
where it is grown if they 
can conviently escape. 
What it is about it that 
repulses them is not 
clear, as the plants and 
flowers have no odor. It 
is a beautiful flowering 
plant, and blooms in a 
short time (60 days) from 
seed. It is a profuse 
bloomer in pots both 
summer and winter, the 
blossoms being large, 
cup-shaped and of a love¬ 
ly light blue color with 
white center. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c. 
HARD TIMES FLOWER GARDEN 
Hundreds of varieties of pretty flowers 
at practically no cost. Unsightly or bare 
spots in the yard, along the fences, on 
embankments, etc., can be transformed 
into -a delightful, attractive flower gar¬ 
den. This flower seed mixture is espec¬ 
ially prepared from a select list of hun¬ 
dreds of sorts—the colors and varieties 
being carefully proportioned to produce 
a constant and varied bloom the whole 
season. In no other manner can so many 
different varieties be obtained at so small 
p 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c. 
PERENNIAL 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Every garden should contain a good as¬ 
sortment of perennial plants, as they 
remain in the grouid year after year and 
require very little care. An easy and in¬ 
expensive way of obtaining them is to 
send for our Perennial Flower Seeds. 
Package of 25 varieties. 
EVERLASTINGS 
To meet the growing demand for winter bouquets, 
we have added to our line more varieties of ever¬ 
lastings, or more commonly called Straw Flowers. 
We are making these up in a splendid collection of 
seeds which should give you wonderful bouquets for 
next winter. We are including Acrolinum, which is 
a white and pink flower about one inch in diameter, 
with petals strawy to the touch, but of silken ap¬ 
pearance. Plants 18 inches tall. Seahally, a pretty 
plant with thistle-like heads of flowers of a steel 
blue. The Everlasting Celosia, which is a lilac pink, 
borne in elongated heads, carried on long, substantial 
stems. We are offering a special mixture of these 
Everlasting flowers and give a liberal size package 
for 15c—2 for 25c. 
BLUE LILY OF THE NILE 
A splendid ornamental plant with bright evergreen 
foliage spreading 3 or 4 feet surmounted with spikes 
of bright blue flowers which remain in bloom for a 
\ long period. It is a most desirable tub plant for 
porch or lawn. Should be wintered in the cellar or 
greenhouse. Seed, 15c per packet. 
ORIENTAL FLOWER GARDEN 
Japanese and Chinese Novelties 
This is a special collection of Japanese and Chinese 
flower seeds; curious, showy and most handsome 
varieties, entirely adapted to our climat'e. It is from 
Japan that we obtain many of our most beautiful 
flowers, and many of our rarest, most curious, effec¬ 
tive and showy varieties come from China. This 
Oriental Flower Garden contains a large assortment 
of varieties, all put up in one package. It would be 
expensive to buy them all in separate packets. Full 
directions for planting are sent with each package. 
This fine Oriental seed assortment will please you. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c 
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