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C> Flower Seeds 
Aster, Improved New Giant California 
Sunshine 
(About one-half natural size.) 
BEGONIA “ENCHANTRESS” 
A new Begonia of great value to the florist. Of 
compact growing habit; pale green foliage; 
flowers large and of bright pink color. Un¬ 
usually free flowering. Tr. Pkt.75c 
BEGONIA GRACILIS LUMINOSA 
COMPACTA 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS AND 
SPECIALTIES 
SINGLE ASTERS “SOUTHCOTE BEAUTY” 
These beautiful single Asters found the greatest favor in the Chicago market 
the past season and can be highly recommended from a cut flower standpoint. 
Produced on stems, 18 to 24 inches long, flowers are of large size and ex¬ 
tremely lasting. 
Light Blue, Dark Blue, Rose, Scarlet or White. 
Each of above. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c Oz. $1.25 
Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 20c Oz. $1.00 
ASTER IMPROVED NEW GIANT CALIFORNIA 
“SUNSHINE” 
Aster Giant California Sunshine, originated by Howard & Smith, of Los Angeles, 
undoubtedly is the finest cut flower Aster novelty introduced for many years. 
It is a cross between California Giant and the dwarf Sunshine Aster. Plants of 
this new race grow three feet high and bear blossoms on long stems, making them 
fine for cutting. Individual blooms are enormous, four and five inches across. 
In color the lovely dual-tone effect is wonderful, with disk a lovely light yellow 
and the encircling guard petals varying shades of pink, apple blossom, deep rose, 
blue and lavender, producing most beautiful color contrasts. 
One will be at once impressed and delighted with the striking beauty of this 
new Aster. The flowers exhibit all the grace and beauty of the single Aster, 
greatly enhanced by a cushion center of tiny quills of a contrasting color. The 
delicate beauty and high value of this Aster is hard to describe. 
PURE WHITE, PINK, LAVENDER, BLUE, OR PURPLE. 
Tr. Pkt.50c (4 02 .$1.25 Oz.$4.00 
Mixed Colors. Tr. Pkt.40c (4 oz .85c Oz.$2.50 
This is the first dwarf variety of the gracilis 
type. The plants grow only 5 inches high and 
produce a large number of thin stems. They 
are remarkable for their extremely regular 
growth and for a marvelous richness of blooms, 
such as is not attained by any other variety. 
From the middle of July onwards the small 
dark brown foliage is hidden by the mass of 
medium sized bright scarlet blossoms. This new 
variety, coming true from seed, is very useful 
for beds, borders, edgings and also as pot 
plants. Tr. Pkt.50c 
BEGONIA SEMPERFLORENS 
“LIGHTNING” 
"‘Lightning” is the darkest and most brilliant 
of all known red semperflorens and gracilis 
varieties. The remarkably large buds, measur¬ 
ing as much as an inch across, which form 
loose bunches of 10 or 12, are a deep blood 
red and the flowers, 2 by 1 inches, a deep car¬ 
mine scarlet. Tr. Pkt.50c 
CALLIOPSIS (Coreopsis) 
“MAYFIELD GIANT” 
This very fine perennial Calliopsis, of Aus¬ 
tralian origin, is a considerable advance on any 
strain yet introduced of this highly ornamental 
and very useful flower. It produces a taller and 
more vigorous plant than the type, with longer 
and firmer stems and larger individual blooms, 
of which the ray petals are broader and form 
a more perfect corolla. The color is the same 
familiar yellow, if anything a shade more in¬ 
tense. Both for the border and for cutting we 
can strongly recommend this excellent new 
strain. Tr. Pkt.35c 
J/4 oz.85c Oz.$2.50 
CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA—“Multiflora Nana” 
(See illustration below.) 
Modern fashion often prefers 
small and richly flowering 
plants to those with larger 
blooms-Cineraria Nana Mul¬ 
tiflora swept all before it and 
there is no reason why Calce¬ 
olaria Multiflora should not do 
likewise. The average size of 
the blooms is only I /i inches, 
but the amount of flowers pro¬ 
duced is unsurpassed. The 
color scheme is extraordinar¬ 
ily gay and full of contrast. 
The yellow shades-lemon, 
gold, orange are adorned with 
fine brown spots; the brown, 
orange-copper, copper-brown, 
copper-scarlet, crimson, scar¬ 
let are very striking. An as¬ 
sorted group of these shades 
is most effective, while a single 
specimen, 10 to 12 inches 
high, makes an ideal ma rket 
plant. 
Tr. Pkt.$1.00 
“Multiflora Nana” 
Maxima 
Dwarf Large Flowering Mixed. 
Tr. Pkt.$1.00 
3 Tr. Pkts.$2.50 
Calceolaria Hybrid-“Multiflora Nana” 
This dwarf small flowered strain is now in the 
greatest favor-Provides ready selling pot 
plants. 
Delphinium Seed Sown Under Glass in January or February and Transplanted Outdoors in the Spring Will Bloom in July and August 
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