GREAT NORTHERN SEED CO., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS—BEST QUALITY SEEDS 
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Stocks 
TEN WEEKS NEW COLOSSAL—Very early, the 
best variety for bedding. It has every merit of a 
perfect flower—long spikes of closely-set flowers, 
each as double as a rose, waxy of texture, exceed¬ 
ingly sweet and varying in color from snow-white 
to red. Height 30 inches. Mixed. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 
25c; oz. $1.25. 
Dwarf “Cupid” Sweet Peas 
This is a Dwarf Sweet Pea, growing only 5 inches 
high yet spreading out and forming a solid mat of 
foliage and flowers 1 % feet across. The blossoms 
are very sweet, of largest size and very abundant, 
usually with three flowers to each stem. Superb for 
bedding, massing and edging. Very desirable pot 
plants. Mixed. Pkt. 8c; oz. 18c. 
Perennial Sweet Peas 
These perennial Peas, while lacking fragrance, are 
very valuable from the fact that they are in full 
bloom before the others have begun to flower. They 
live year after year, bearing magnificent clusters of 
flowers. Perfectly hardy and grow 8 to 10 feet high. 
Pkt. 8c; Vi oz. 25c; oz. 65c. 
Great Northern Early and Long 
Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
This new type of Spencer Sweet Peas is the one to 
plant above all others. It comes into flower several 
weeks earlier than the ordinary Spencer types and will 
bloom profusely and continuously till frost. The plants 
are very vigorous growers AUth flowers of immense size 
measuring fully 2 % inches in diameter, beautifully 
waved and carried on long stiff stems. 
COLUMBIA—An altogether new and distinct color in 
Sweet Peas, pale amaranth-pink which deepens some¬ 
what around the edges. A vigorous grower and free- 
bloomer, with stems of great length. 
GRENADIER—No variety we know of approaches this 
in richness, brightness, and live-fire effect. The stand¬ 
ard is a bright fiery orange, and the wings are deep 
orange. 
MEADOW LARK—Rich rose-pink on cream ground, be¬ 
coming deeper toward the edge. The entire flower is 
lightly suffused with salmon. 
PRINCESS—This glorious variety is a rich true deep 
lavender throughout. The flowers are of large size, 
beautifully waved form and borne in threes and fours 
on long stems. 
SNOWSTORM—The finest white winter flowering vari¬ 
ety. Flowers are extra large, of fine form, with a 
magnificent and boldly waved standard. 
VULCAN—The color is scorching fire-red or cerise-scar- 
let. In bright sunlight it has a glory all its own, and 
under glass the color is greatly intensified. 
MIXED—A carefully composed blend of the finest of 
the many varieties of Early Flowering Spencers, to¬ 
gether with a number of new seedlings from Cali¬ 
fornia. 
Any of the Above Early Flowering Sweet Peas. Pkt. 
8c; l /i oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 
Great Northern Giant Flowering 
>encer Sweet Peas 
New Spencer Hybrids (or Giant Orchid Flowered) 
A new and distinct type and form and the largest 
in size of all Sweet Peas, truly gigantic, measuring 
when full grown, 2 to 2 % inches across the standard, 
which is large and waved or fluted. Wings are also beau¬ 
tifully frilled. Stems are extra long and stiff, uniformly 
three to four exquisite blossoms facing one way, which 
render them of exceptional value for cutting. 
AVALANCH. Remarkable for the glistening purity of 
the whiteness and the perfect finish of the flower. 
DOBBIES CREAM. Deep orange, almost approaching 
the color of a tangerine-orange. 
ELFRIDA PEARSON. The color is a lovely pink, buds 
and flowers tinted with salmon-pink. 
GOLD CREST. A magnificent glowing orange. 
HERCULES. A magnificent soft rose-pink. 
JACK CORNWELL. A unique and ’ovely shade of light 
blue, a color which is so popular in this charming 
flower. 
MARY PICKFORD. A dainty cream pink with just the 
" faintest suffusion of salmon. 
MISS CALIFORNIA. Sprays usually contain 4 ruffled 
flowers. Color clear salmon pink. 
PICTURE. The standard is rose-pink and the wings are 
white, flushed light rose. 
PRESIDENT. A brilliant orange-scarlet flower, always 
of largest size. 
MIXED. These are the largest in size of all Sweet Peas; 
the standard, which is waved or fluted, stands up¬ 
right; the wings are beautifully frilled. Stems extra 
long and stiff with three to four exquisite blooms. 
Any of the Above Giant Flowering Spencer Sweet 
Peas. Pkt. 7c; oz. 20c; Vi lb- 60c. 
Double Mixed Sweet Peas 
The so-called Double Sweet Peas are not a double 
flower in the true sense. Instead of one standard they 
have two or three, giving ruffled and fluted effects. Very 
showy and beautiful. Usually about 50 per cent will 
come double. Pkt. 8c; oz. 25c; V 4 lb. 60c. 
Fine Mixed Sweet Peas 
A beautiful assortment of the famous Eckfords and 
others of the latest and best. Pkt. 6c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 
25c; lb. 90c. 
Sp< 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
Verbena 
Viola Cornuta 
No Rock Garden is complete without Violas which are in great 
favor everywhere. Sweet scented and daintily beautiful. 
MIXED COLORS. Easily grown from seed, and many fine colore 
mixed together to make an extremely pretty showing. Pkt. 
10c; Vs oz. 40c; oz. $1.95. 
Violet 
The true hardy Violet. This should be in every 
garden, on account of its fragrance and early appear¬ 
ance. Succeeds best in a shady, sheltered place, and 
can easily be increased by dividing the roots. If 
grown in the house for winter flowers, they should 
be kept at a low temperature; they will not bloom 
freely where it is too warm. If left in the open ground 
during the winter, protect with a covering of leaves. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 40c; Vi oz. $1.15. 
Vinca 
(Periwinkle or Old Maid). Very free-blooming and 
handsome bushy plants, with glossy foliage and 
round single flowers, lVz inches across. Blooms the firsfr 
season from seed. In a sunny situation they bloom ell 
summer; in the fall, if taken up and potted, they will bloom 
through the winter. Height 12 inches. Mixed. Pkt. 7c; 
Vb oz. 15c; oz. 85c. 
Verbena 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA. Most magnificent strain ever 
offered. Individual florets as large as a twenty-five cent 
piece. Single plants of this pretty annual creeper will 
carpet a space 3 to 4 feet in diameter with neat foliage 
and scores of fine flower umbels. They will commence 
blooming in June and continue until after severe frosts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 25c; oz. $1.25. 
HYBRIDA FINE MIXED. A very satisfactory assortment, 
containing many fine colors and shades. Pkt. 6c; Ve oz. 
15c; oz. 90c. 
Hardy Sweet William 
There is perhaps no garden flower more favorably known 
or more freely planted than the Sweet William. They are 
easily grown from seed and produce a wonderful array of 
vivid colors in fancy patterns. Flowers are shaped and 
clustered much like Phlox, with equally vivid coloring; the 
markings, however, being more sharply defined. Perfectly 
hardy. 
NEW HARDY EVERBLOOMING. This new type begins 
to bloom in early summer from spring sown seed; con¬ 
tinues in flower for weeks. Habit of plant the same as 
the perennial varieties, produces fine heads of bloom of 
various colors. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 25c; oz. 
$1.25. 
NEW HARDY PERENNIAL. They produce masses of 
lovely, brilliant, sweet scented flowers, one foot high. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 15c; oz. 65c. 
Wild or Mixed Flower Garden 
V4 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
A mixture of many varieties of beautiful easy-growing flowers, producing a con¬ 
stant and varied bloom the whole season, and is especially suited for those who wish 
only a few seeds each of the leading varieties, or a much more extensive collection 
than their means will permit. In no other manner can so many seeds be obtained for 
such a small cost. This mixture is especially prepared from choice fresh seeds. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V 4 lb. 35c. 
Chinese Wool Flower (Carmine Rose) 
A valuable novelty. A unique form of the Feathered Cockscomb. The plants grow 
2 to 3 feet high, branching freely. Each branch terminates in a large ball-shaped 
flovyerhead of rich red color, looking as if made of some silky-wool material. They 
flower profusely from early June till frost. Very effective in beds and borders and 
valuable for cutting. When dried the bright color is retained for a long time. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c; oz. $1.75. 
Zinnias —New Giant Dahlia Flowered 
MIXED COLORS. Saved only from select flowers, perfect in shape and color. The 
finest strain of Zinnias in cultivation. Every plant will produce immense double 
blossoms; of various colors, from white to deep crimson, maroon, pink, yellow, 
orange, scarlet, violet, primrose, buff, striped, etc. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c; oz. $1.75. 
MAMMOTH DOUBLE MIXED. The standard double variety, 3 feet high. Brilliant 
colors. Pkt. 6c; Vi oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 
ZEBRA. Large, perfectly double flowers, as evenly imbricated as a camellia. Flowers vari¬ 
ously striped and mottled; presenting all colors and shades. Pkt. 7c; Vi oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
CURLED AND CRESTED. Large, full flowers, the petals twisted, curled and crested; 
very fantastic and graceful. Colors, orange, purple, pink, deep rose. Pkt. 7c; 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. Compact bushes, bear¬ 
ing small, perfectly double pompon shaped 
flowers of the brightest colors, which cover 
the plant during the entire summer. Pkt. 8c; 
Vi oz. 35c; oz. 95c. 
California Giant Zinnias 
In this flower we have the finest colors, in a 
type never before seen. Fully as large as the 
Dahlia Flowered, they are of the true Zinnia 
type, flat without the conical center, being 
nearly a solid face with loosely placed petals. 
The petals are imbricated and the flower from 
a small bud to the fully opened blossom pre¬ 
sent a graceful appearance. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 
35c; V 2 oz. 95c. 
Wonderful Weather Plant 
If the leaves stand upward from the twig, 
the weather will be beautiful. If they stand 
out straight, changeable weather is expected. 
As the leaves droop, the indications range 
toward rain ; when the leaves hang straight 
downward, water may be expected in tor¬ 
rents. A local storm is indicated by the curl¬ 
ing together of the leaves, and a fog by the 
bending of the twigs. Seeds are of good size 
and sometimes slow to germinate; should be 
soaked in lukewarm water before planting. 
New Dahlia Flowered Zinnia Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
