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PYRETHBUM —Very showy flowers of 
easy cultivation; valuable for cutting. The 
daisy-like blossoms borne in great abundance 
and a variety of colors. One of the best 
hardy perennials. 
RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) — Strong 
growing plant; flowering all summer, good 
for cutting. 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean)—Large, orna¬ 
mental plants bearing brilliant colored fruit. 
It grows from 8 to 10 feet tall and is greatly 
admired for its picturesque foliage. Choice 
mixed. 
Pansy 
Phlox Drummondi 
NIGELLA OR LOVE IN A 
MIST (Damascina)—A hardy an¬ 
nual of easy culture producing odd 
looking flowers and seedpods. Will 
grow in any garden soil. Flowers 
blue and white. The plants have 
fine foliage and attain a height of 
one foot. 
NICOTIAN A (Tobacco Plant) — t 
Flowers borne in clusters, long, 
tube-shaped, opening toward eve¬ 
ning and emitting a powerful and 
pleasant odor. § . 
OENOTHERA (Kvening Prim¬ 
rose)—A beautiful low-growing an¬ 
nual; the flowers open on approach 
of twilight. One foot. Mixed. 
PETUNIA— Hardy bedding plant 
producing flowers of brilliant colors, 
which come into bloom in June and 
continue to blossom until frost. As 
the seeds are very small sow them 
on the surface and press down with a board, 
then cover lightly with send or fine soil. Single 
mixed. 
NEW PETUNIA (Monster Frilled)—These 
flowers cannot be compared with the ordinary 
bedding varieties. Most of the flowers are beau¬ 
tifully veined and show immense wide throats of 
white, primrose and other light colors. Nearly 
all of the flowers are ruffled or fringed, and 
measure from four to five inches across. 
POPPY —Well known plants which will endure considerable 
hardship and thrive on sandy soil. Mixed colors. 
—Oriental Giant—Flowers are on long stalks of an immense 
size with bright, fiery red flower, with a dark center. You 
cannot imagine a plant more showy than this one. Hardy 
perennial. 
—Iceland—Hardy Oriental—Mixed flowers of medium size and 
very delicate texture. Very early. Grows 12 to 15 inches 
high. 
—Shirley—Delicate colors in great variety. Flowers finely 
crimped and of soft, silky texture. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI —The best annual variety of the phlox 
family. Plants grow very rapidly and will cover the ground 
in a short time. They begin to bloom when only a few weeks 
old and continue until frost. Sow as soon as the ground can 
be worked. They may be sown in the fall if sown late enough 
so that the seeds will not start growing until spring. 
PORTULACA (Rose Moss)—A low spreading plant with fern¬ 
like leaves of a dark green color. It produces an abundance of 
bright flowers in all colors. It will thrive in hot sun where 
other plants refuse to grow and will stand an unusual amount 
of drought. They begin to blossom in early spring and con¬ 
tinue a mass of bloom until frost. Single mixed. 
PANSY (Giant Mastodon)—Flowers of gigantic size, some 
measuring three inches across. Most beautiful shades of color¬ 
ing, ranging from the light yellow to the deep-velvety purples, 
which are of unusual beauty and richness. Sow seed in the fall 
so they will be able to make a good growth before cold weather 
and produce a mass of early blossoms the next year. Also sown 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Emperor, Mixed)—A 
half hardy annual which thrives best in cool, 
moist soil. For early flowers the seed should 
be started in a hot bed and transplanted 
after danger of frost. It produces beauti¬ 
ful orchid-like flowers from early spring un¬ 
til late in the fall. Height, eleven inches. 
SCH1ZANTHUS (Finest Mixed)—A very 
popular border plant producing butterfly-like 
blooms ranging in color from pure white to 
the deepest crimson. They 
are easily grown and blos¬ 
som a few weeks after sowing. 
They make excellent pot plants 
for the winter or early spring. 
SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) — 
The largest flowering variety 
of Scarlet Sage. Will reach a 
• height of 3 to 4 feet and mea¬ 
sure 4 feet across. To have 
| early flowers they should be 
sown in March in boxes and 
when the young plants are well 
started they should be planted 
3 feet apart in the flower bed. 
Is popular as a hedge or bor¬ 
der plant, for brilliant color 
effect. 
STOCKS —Perpetual Cut and 
Come Again. These are of the 
perpetual blooming class. Will 
begin blooming in July and 
continue until frost. They 
have numerous branches all bearing double flow¬ 
ers ranging in color from white, yellow, lilac, dark 
blue to blood red. One of the most popular fall 
flowers. Choice mixed. 
All flower seed is selected and will be found 
true to name. Don’t put off until tomorrow but 
order seeds now. 
Poppy 
Probably no other variety of the Poppy 
family is as popular as the Shirley, with 
its great range of colors and delilate tissue 
flowers. 
in the spring but will not blossom as 
early. They thrive best in low tempera¬ 
ture, but will do well in any location where 
the sun is not too hot nor the weather very 
dry. 
