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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
Dianthus Pinks—Rockford Favorite Mixed 
Daisy Giant Mixed 
Delphiniums 
Hollyhock Flowered 
Dianthus Pinks 
Dianthus Pinks are one of the most useful and desirable 
plants, and for beauty and variety of colors and markings 
cannot be surpassed. A bed of these in a flower garden 
will make a grand display at a small cost. Plants from 
seed grow and bloom very quickly. Annual. 12 inches 
high. 
BUCKBEE’S ROCKFORD FAVORITE MIXED —Comprises 
over 50 of the choicest Chinese and Japanese varieties, 
and includes besides the standard sorts, all the new and 
brightest colors in spotted, striped and handsomely 
fringed varieties of late introduction, both single and 
double. This magnificent mixture contains the cream 
of the Dianthus family, and unexpected results may be 
obtained by planting our seed. We cannot rec¬ 
ommend this mixture too highly. Pkt. 10 c; 
l /s oz. 25c. 
DOUBLE ROYAL PINKS — The flowers range in 
color from blood-red to pure white, and are 
beautifully frilled and fringed. The enormous 
blooms are especially adapted for cutting, the 
stems being long. Mixed colors. Pkt. 8c; 
Va oz. 25c. 
MIXED CHINA OR INDIA PINKS—Our mixture 
includes all the best colors and shades. Double 
mixed. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 15c. 
DOUBLE FIREBALL—A beautiful, very dwarf and 
compact growing pink, only 8 to 10 inches in 
height. Flowers are perfectly double and color 
a rich velvety blood red. Effective for garden 
beds or pot culture and as cut flowers. Pkt. 8c; 
Vs oz. 25c. 
DOUBLE SNOWBALL— The dwarf Dianthus be¬ 
longs with Double Fireball, and is equally beauti¬ 
ful, differing only in being pure white instead of 
red. It has all the sterling qualities of that 
sort, and is equally hardy and desirable. Pkt. 
8 c; Vs oz. 25c. 
FRINGED AND RUFFLED—Petals are deeply cut 
into fine strips of thread-like fringes for about 
half their length, and are twisted in all directions, 
presenting a novel aspect. In color they vary 
greatly, having all shades from pure white to 
deep purplish-red with red and rose zones. Single . 
mixed colors. Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 25c. 
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Everlasting Flowers 
Easily grown. When dried are excellent for winter 
bouquets, as they never fade. Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 8 c; 
Va oz. 15c. 
Delphinium—Gold Medal Hybrids 
Tall, Graceful Spikes of Flowers of Exquisite Colors. 
Rich Purples, Delicate Blues, Rare Pinks, Besides 
Innumerable Charming Color Combinations 
Never before have we been able to offer so wonderful an 
assortment of Delphiniums as are contained in our Gold 
Medal Hybrids Mixture. There are many species in cul¬ 
tivation, but these tall hybrids with their almost 
unlimited range of colors are by far the finest. 
Each plant is a vision of beauty, impossible to de¬ 
scribe. They thrive in almost any soil. Pkt. 25c; 
Vs oz. 55c, postpaid. 
^Delphinium (Perennial 
Larkspur) 
CARDINAL—True cardinal red color. One of the 
finest of the perennial Delphiniums. Pkt. 15c; 
y„ oz. 55c. 
CHINESE BLUE BUTTERFLY—A pleasing blue 
perennial with the graceful foliage of the an¬ 
nuals. Pkt. 10c; ys oz. 20c. 
BUCKBEE’S GOLDEN BEAUTY—Large spikes of 
blooms of a beautiful sulphur yellow color. 
Pkt. 20c. 
BUCKBEE’S HOLLYHOCK FLOWERED—A new 
race with enormous flowers of indescribably 
beautiful colors and tints. Usually blooms the 
first year from seed. Pkt. 18c. 
Double Daisy 
Shasta Daisy 
Daisies are easily grown from Spring sown seed 
and come into flower in a very short time. 
★BUCKBEE’S MAMMOTH OR GIANT MIXED— 
Finest offered. Hardy Perennial, 9 inches high. 
Pkt. 10c; y B oz. 40c. 
★ HARDY GRASS PINKS (Pheasant’s Eye Pink) — 
Single—The old reliable favorite. Fringed edge, 
white flowers with dark centers. Clove scented. 
Pkt. 8 c; Va oz. 15c. 
★ DOUBLE CLOVE PINKS (Plumaris flore pleno) — 
Double and semi-double varieties. Good range 
of colors, having a strong clove fragrance. Pkt. 
10c; l/s oz. 30c. 
★ROCK GARDEN SPECIES —Perfectly hardy, 
dainty little plants especially adapted for plant¬ 
ing in the Rock Garden. Pkt. 12c; y 8 oz. 50c. 
Euphorbia 
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN —Attractive foliage, 
veined and margined with white: 2 feet. Pkt. 8 c; 
i / 8 oz. 15c. 
MEXICAN FIRE PLANT —2 to 3 feat high, a bush¬ 
like form, with smooth, glossy-green leaves, 
which in Summer turn an orange-scarlet. Pkt. 
7c; Va oz. 25c. 
Snow on the Mountain—Euphorbia 
^Alaska or Shasta Daisy 
A beautiful hardy perennial, with flowers 4 ( 
inches in diameter, pure white, with small golden 
yellow centers. About 18 inches high. Pkt. 8 c; 
Vs oz. 30c. . 
AURANTIACA—Rare and extremely showy annual 
from South Africa; a great favorite on account 
of its easy culture and its beautiful flowers. The 
single Daisy-like blossoms, 2 Vfc to 2% inches 
in diameter, are of terra cotta orange color, with 
a dark colored disc surrounded by a black zone. 
Seeds germinate slowly. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c. 
AURANTIACA HYBRIDS—Brilliant flowers in great 
diversity of colors, mostly shades of white, yellow 
and red. Pkt. 8 c; Ys oz. 20c. 
^-Digitalis or Fox Glove 
GIANT SHIRLEY — This new Giant Shirley is an un- 
usually attractive variety of the Gloxinia flowered 
type, often growing 6 feet tall, with flower stalks 
3 feet long. The flowers are large, beautifully 
spotted on white and rose, and some even as dark 
colored as maroon and chocolate. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 
25c. 
BUCKBEE’S MAMMOTH FLOWERED MIXED—Hand¬ 
some ornamental hardy perennial plants of stately 
growth, succeeding under almost all conditions, and 
with but little attention will give a wealth of flow¬ 
ers during the Summer. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c. 
Feverfew 
WHITE GEM — About 18 inches high with numerous 
branching flower stems which are literally covered 
with very double, pure white flowers an inch in 
diameter. Pkt. 7c; Va oz. 20c. 
GOLDEN FLEECE — Foliage is beautifully serrated. 
Flowers very double, of a rich golden color. Pkt. 7c; 
Va 0*- 25c. 
ALL POSTPAID 
Digitalis—Fox Glove 
