VERBASCUM BLATTARIA—ebndx60. Stately 
spires in May and June, with gracefully spaced 
blossoms of "pure white or soft yellow, always 
lavender shaded. Exquisite in detail. Pkt. 5c; 
% oz. 30c. 
VERBENA HASTATA—ebnmhSO. Tall candel- 
abras of pretty violet flowers, blooming succes¬ 
sively up the long spikes. July to September. 
Pkt. 5c; % oz. 30c. 
VERNONIA NOVABORACENSIS — ecbnmhOO. 
Robust, handsome, and hardy. The flowers are 
panicled tufts of rich aster-purple. Plant with 
early Golden Rod. Pkt. 10c; spec. pkg. 25c; % 
oz. 35c. 
XEROPHYLLUM TENAX—cnmzy40. A strik¬ 
ingly beautiful piant of high mountain meadows, 
making tall clumps of grassy leaves, from which 
rise great club-shaped plumy 3pikes of cream 
white flowers. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
OFFER 61A5—One pkt. each of above for 36.00. 
THE ORNAMENTAL CACTUS 
Cacti carry an ever-intriguing interest in 
their weird forms and curious stem formations, 
but quite aside from this, they are very much 
worth growing for their richly hued flowers and 
brilliant fruits. They are easily raised from 
seeds, that may be sown any time of year in pots 
in a sunny window by following cultural direc¬ 
tions sent with orders. They fit particularly well 
into the window garden, requiring less care, and 
attracting more attention, than other house 
piants, even thriving in the dry heat of modern 
apartments. I offer a wonderful blend of diver¬ 
sities, made up by myself, to include as far as 
may be, all the delightful possibilities of this 
flower. 35 seeds for 25c; 100 seeds for 60c; 500 
seeds for $2.50; 1000 for $4.50. 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA 
For evergreen foliage, richly emerald, and 
clear-hued waxen blossoms, wfliite, salmon, pink, 
rose or cherry, no other pot or tub plant can sur¬ 
pass the lordly Camellia. It grows easily from 
seed, and thrives in a sunny window in a fairly 
cool room, blooming naturalty in winter. It may 
be grown out-of-doors, too, as far north as Nor¬ 
folk, Va., or on the Pacific coast, to Portland. 
Sow the large seeds in frames in early spring, or 
under glass in heat at any time of year. Not all 
of the seeds will germinate, but usually full half 
of them will come strongly. This seems to be 
characteristic. Nut-like 3eeds, 10 for 25c; 25 for 
50c; 100 for $1.75. 
BEGONIA REX 
A magnificent house plant species, grown for 
its richly colored and graceful foliage. Immense 
leaves banded and zoned with white, silver-gray, 
bronze and mahogany. Pkt. 25c. 
HESPEROYUCCA WHIPPLE! 
Called “Our Lord’s Candle”. The spires of mas¬ 
sive snow-white bloom sometimes rise to a 
height of 15 feet above the rosette of sharp blue- 
gray leaves, themselves 4 to 5 feet long. Requires 
a sunny position and protection north of Wash¬ 
ington. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
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