2« MICHELL’S “DISTINCTIVE” FLOWER SEEDS 
PORTULACA 
Double Flowering 
A select strain that will produce from 60 to 80 per cent, double 
flowers. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Pink .$0.30 $2.50 
Salmon .30 2.50 
Scarlet .30 2.50 
White .30 2.50 
Yellow .30 2.50 
Mixed .30 2.00 
Single Flowering 
Mixed Colors. (M lb., $1.50) .15 .50 
PUERARIA (.Kudzu Vine) 
Thunbergiana. Perennial climber; rosy purple, pea¬ 
shaped flowers.15 .40 
PYRETHRUM 
FOLIAGE VARIETY FOR BEDDING 
Aureum (Golden Feather). Yellow 7 foliage..*.15 .40 
PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM 
Perennial Varieties 
Undoubtedly one of the best hardy perennials, both for garden 
work and cut flower purposes; for the florist, a row of two or three 
hundred plants will prove very useful; absolutely hardy and of 
very easy culture; 30 inches. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Atrosanguineum. Single; dark red shades.$0.50 $3.00 
Roseum. Single; pink shades.40 2.00 
Ulignosum. Single; giant white.40 2.00 
Hybridum Single Mixed .30 1.50 
Hybridum Choice Double Mixed .50 5.00 
RANUNCULUS 
Asiaticus Superbus. A perennial plant, suitable for 
beds and borders, or for pots; fine for cutting; 
mixed colors; 1 foot.15 .60 
RHODANTHE (Everlasting Flower) 
Mixed Colors. Fine for cutting; annual.15 .50 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean) 
Very effective plants on the lawn as centerpieces in flower beds 
such as cannas, etc. 
Oz. M lb. 
Cambodgensis. Bronzy maroon; 5 feet.$0.15 $0.50 
Gibsoni. Dark red; 5 feet.15 .50 
Red Spire. Leaves bronzy green with bright rosy- 
crimson seed spikes. 20 .60 
Sanguineus. Blood-red stalks; 8 feet.15 .50 
Zanzibariensis. Large; various colors; 12 feet.15 .50 
Mixed. All sorts.(Lb., $1.00) .10 .30 
RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) 
Tall growing plants, flowering profusely all Summer. 
Kelvedon Star (Novelty). A new strain which we recommend with 
confidence; a really good annual and a perfect, long stemmed 
flower for cutting; very floriferous and of sturdy habit of growth; 
colors vary, but all have brown central discs surrounded by a 
mahogany zone on petals of deep orange; seed started inside in 
March will commence to bloom in June; 3 feet. Trade pkt., 
50c.; $1.00 per oz. 
My Joy. A new 7 annual variety; flowers bright orange yellow 
with small cone center; they are not over 5 inches in diameter; 
very free flowering;, splendid for cutting. Trade pkt., 40c.; 
$2.50 per oz. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Bicolor Superba. Yellow, brown center; 2 feet.$0.15 $0.50 
Newmani. Yellow 7 with purple cone; perennial; 2 
feet.25 1.25 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone Flower). Reddish 
purple with large brown center; perennial; 4 feet.. .25 1.00 
Salpiglossis 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue) 
Easily grown and useful Summer flowering annuals; also suit¬ 
able for greenhouse forcing; very showy flow 7 ers, excellent for cutting. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Crimson and Gold.$0.30 $1.25 
Primrose.30 1.25 
Purple and Gold.30 1.25 
Rose and Gold.30 1.25 
Scarlet and Gold.30 1.25 
White and Gold .30 1.25 
Emperor. Choice mixed; large flowering.25 1.00 
SALVIA (Flowering Sage) 
Much of the Salvia we offer has been saved from specimen 
plants grown at our own grounds at Andalusia, Pa. Seeds aie 
plump, strong in germination and will give superior satisfaction. 
Note: Sow in February. A larger percentage of Salvia seed 
will germinate if sown after February 1st. 
Dwarf Fire King ( Michell’s Novelty). An extra early variety, 
flowering about four weeks earlier than other existing types; 
plants are of very compact habit; exceedingly dwarf and com¬ 
pletely covered with medium sized, brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Trade pkt., 50c.; 85c. per % oz.; oz., $3.00. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
America or Globe of Fire. Of dwarf, bushy, com¬ 
pact growth, about 18 inches high; uniform in height 
and shape; early and continuous bloomer; brilliant 
scarlet flowers; one of the most popular sorts.$0.50 $2.50 
Azurea Grandiflora. A perennial variety, producing 
spikes of sky blue flowers during August and Sep¬ 
tember; 3 to 4 feet.40 2.00 
Blue Bedder. A new variety of Farinacea of very 
compact form; flowers of a deep blue shade; blooms 
profusely; perennial, flowering from seed the first 
year. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Medium dwarf; compact 
growth. ( Y /i lb., $7.00) 
Farinacea. A perennial variety, but best grown as 
an annual; color, light blue.40 
Patens. Rich deep blue.50 
Splendens. The old-fashioned tall variety; bright 
scarlet.()4 lb., $5.50) .30 1.50 
Zurich. Dwarf; very early flowering; intense scarlet 
flowers.(J4 lb., $9.00) .40 2.50 
.40 2.50 
.40 2.00 
2.00 
3.00 
Please read instructions for ordering Flower S eeds on page 6 of this catalog 
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