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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL. — Forest City Greenhouses 
Ricinus Zanzibariensis 
Ricinus or Castor Oil Bean 
Enormous, Ornamental Shrubbery. Easily 
Grown from Seed. Stately and Dignified 
Portulaca 
Portulaca or Moss Rose 
This Charming Annual is Unrivaled for its Brilliantly 
Colored Flowers 
DOUBLE MIXED —Nothing is prettier for beds, edg¬ 
ing, rock work, etc. Colors of most brilliant shades, 
including white, yellow, salmon and carmine. Seed 
saved from perfect double flowers should give a 
splendid proportion of double flowers, and a gorge¬ 
ous mass of color. Pkt. 12c; Vs oz. 45c. 
SINGLE MIXED— Too much cannot be said in favor 
of these wonderful single varieties; many consider 
them more beautiful than the double. Colors varied, 
bright and cheery. Easy to grow. Plant seed out 
of doors early and your flower garden will be a riot 
of color from early Summer until Fall. Pkt. 10c; 
Ve oz. 20c. 
Primula Sinensis or Chinese 
Primrose 
A Beautiful Plant for Winter and Spring. Brilliant 
Colors and Unusual Shades 
One of our most beautiful and indispensable plants 
for Winter or Spring blooming in the house or con¬ 
servatory. Unequalled as Winter bloomers—easily 
grown. 
BUCKBEE’S SUPERB MIXED—An elegant mixture 
embracing all the best large-flowering varieties, and 
also including the fringed sorts. Pkt. 10c. 
FINEST DOUBLE MIXED—A splendid strain of the 
finest large-flowering fringed varieties. Our mix¬ 
ture includes the most brilliant colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Ranunculus 
Double Camellia Flowered Mixed 
Very large extra double flowers of the most varied 
and brightest colors. Resemble but are much prettier 
than a double daisy. Last well in the garden, or as 
cut flower. Annual with flower stem 24 inches long. 
Pkt. 10c. 
^Red Hot Poker Plant 
A Stately and Dignified Perennial of Rare Grace and 
Beauty, Easily Grown from Seed 
Raising this plant from seed is interesting and 
easily done. If seed is sown early indoors and plants 
set out in early Spring they will bloom in July or 
August. The scarlet and yellow flower spikes are at¬ 
tractive either in the hardy border or vases. Sur¬ 
passes the finest Cannas for attractiveness and bril¬ 
liancy; blooms, incessantly from August until No¬ 
vember. Plant shows from six to ten grand flower 
stalks all the time, each holding at a height of 3 feet 
a great cluster of flame colored flowers. Our seed is 
saved from many choice hybrid varieties. Pkt. 12c; 
Vs oz. 40c. 
Scarlet Transvaal Daisy 
Chinese Primrose 
Ranunculus 
Tall majestic plants for lawns or drive¬ 
ways; with broad, beautifully lobed, palm¬ 
like leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed 
metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet, or 
of green, prickly seed pods. Makes a rapid, 
vigorous growth in rich soil. Sow seed out¬ 
doors after danger from frost is over, pre¬ 
ferably in light rich soil, or for earlier blooms 
start indoors and transplant. For best de¬ 
velopment each plant should have at least 
four feet each way. Its rich, luxuriant 
growth makes it very attractive. Tender 
annual; six to fifteen feet high. 
CRIMSON SPIRE—A beautiful novelty both 
in foliage and flower. Plant does not grow 
as tall as the ordinary Ricinus; usually 
about 4 feet high. Leaves deeply serrated 
with prominent red ribs, giving the plant 
a unique appearance. Spikes of flowers or seed 
pods of brightest red color. Pkt. 10c; l / 2 oz. 15c. 
Red Hot Poker 
ZANZIBARIENSIS GIANT MIXED—From seeds 
sown in the open ground in May the plants are 
in full foliage early in July, and attain a height 
of 12 to 14 feet. The enormous leaves, beauti¬ 
fully lobed, measure 2 V6 to nearly 4 feet across. 
Pkt. 8c; oz. 15c. 
GOOD MIXED—Many choice varieties. Pkt. 6c; 
oz. 10c. 
Scarlet Transvaal Daisy 
A Wonderful New Flower of Great Beauty 
A new and distinct Daisy which can be Brown 
out of doors in the summer or in pots in the 
house during the winter. The flower stems are 
2 feet long, and are very graceful, bearing a 
large daisy-like blossom, which is 3 to 4 inches 
across. The flower petals have a velvety tex¬ 
ture peculiar to itself. The flowers themselves 
are large and beautiful. There are many new 
shades in this rare hybrid mixture, the beautiful 
crimson in particular. Pkt. 20c. 
Rhodanthe 
(Swan River Everlasting) 
A charming annual 12 inches high succeeds in 
a light rich soil and a warm sheltered situation; 
valuable for pot culture; flowers everlasting: 
mixed colors. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 15c. 
^Rudbeckia 
Showy Perennial of Easy Culture; 18 inches in height. 
The flowers are produced singly on long, stiff stems and 
have a diameter of 2 to 3 inches. Large rounded purplish 
cone in center, with narrow petals around the base of 
cone. Petals are a deep orange-yellow, heavily marked 
with brownish red on inner portion. Pkt. 8c; Ve oz. 25c. 
Dwarf Harbinger Salvia 
AMERICA or GL03ES OF FIRE—The original Scar¬ 
let Sage with beautiful long spikes of rick scarlet 
color, keeping the garden bright with color until 
frost. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
BUCKBEE’S SCARLET DRAGON—The flowers of this 
new variety are nearly double the size of any other 
Salvia, closely crowding the immense long spikes 
that often measure 6 inches across. Full-grown 
plants in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet high. 
Pkt. 12c; Va oz. 45c. 
PATENS—The best blue dwarf, compact bushes, 
covered with beautiful light blue flowers. Perennial 
if protected. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 50c. 
Rudbeckia 
Salvia or Scarlet Sage 
DWARF HARBINGER—The newest and best of the 
Salvias. The plants are very dwarf and compact in 
habit and the strong dark foliage contrasts 
nicely with the brilliant 
red of the flowers. Blos¬ 
som easily from spring 
sown seed and will re¬ 
main a blaze of color 
until frosts. Pkt. 18c. 
