Amaranthus 
qunrise.—This is one 
*^of the showiest and most 
beautiful of variegated- 
leaved annuals. The plants 
grow three feet high, the 
foliage is bright crimson 
and golden yellow richly 
contrasted with green, will 
grow in rather poor soil and 
in full sunshine the colors 
become more brilliant. 
Mignonette 
'phis is not a very showy 
annual, but it’s hand¬ 
some spikes of bloom are 
freely an continuously pro¬ 
duced, and the rich odor 
from the flowers makes 
- the garden air sweet with 
perfume. The plants grow 
a foot high, branch into a 
mass of foliage, with frag¬ 
rant spikes, red, white, yel. 
Tithonia 
opeciosa. A beautiful 
^ half-hardy perennial, 
blooms freely the first sea¬ 
son; grows 13 feet high, 
branching, and each plant 
becomes a pyramid of ele¬ 
gant rich scarlet flowers the 
size of a Zinnia. It is unex¬ 
celled for a back-ground, 
and will add more beau¬ 
ty to your garden. Don’t 
overlook it. 35 seeds 5c. 
Marigold 
Jpistulosa [see eng.] is 
the prettiest of all the 
Marigolds and always ad¬ 
mired. Plants arc free and 
continuous-blooming and 
showy in beds. I offer here 
a fine mixture of the best 
seeds saved from selected 
plants; they will prove a 
garden delight. Don’t omit 
this splendid Marigold. 
Pansy for Beds 
phere is no more charm¬ 
ing or attractive flower 
for beds than Vis’ Bedding 
Pansies. Plants should be 
5 in. apart, and the large, 
bright, deliciously scented 
flowers make a glorious 
carpet. Started early the 
plants bloom in June, and 
later sown in September 
they bloom early in spring. 
Dianthiis 
Mobilis, fi. pi.,the glori¬ 
ous Royal Pink. Plants 
bushy, thrifty, free-bloom¬ 
ing, flowers large, full-dble, 
of fine form, showing rich 
lovely colors from white to 
deep crimson, exquisitely 
variegated, and splendid in 
beds, fine for cutting. This 
is one of the most beauti¬ 
ful of Pinks, the seedlings 
bloom early. Mixed 100s. 
Vinca Rosea 
phis is a half-hardy 
perennial, but seedlings 
start quickly and bloom 
freely and continuously the 
first season. The beautiful 
Phlox-like clusters, come 
at the tips of the richly fo- 
liagcd branches and are 
showy in pots or beds. The 
plants revel in the hot sun, 
and stand dry weather. 
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Mirabilis 
phis is so easily-grown 
from seeds and so beau¬ 
tiful that it is always in a 
list of flowers for children. 
The plants start quickly 
from seeds, soon come into 
bloom, and every evening 
and morning show an array 
of beautiful firs, in many 
lovely colors and variega¬ 
tions. Mixed. See page 40. 
Kaulfussia 
phis is a lovely little 
hardy annual six inches 
high, and forms a compact 
tuft of foliage, making a 
carpet of purple, azure, 
white and crimson, showy 
and beautiful. If Gladiolus 
bulbs are set among the 
plants the beauty of the 
bed is enchanted. Colors 
separate or mixed. 150s.5c. 
Godetia 
phese are hardy an¬ 
nuals of great beauty 
in beds and borders. They 
grow a foot high, branch 
and bear their large, showy 
flowers in abundance, the 
I colors being white, rose and 
crimson in many shades, 
some prettily spotted and 
blotched. The flowers are 
both single and double. 5c. 
Carnation 
Qhabaud Everbloom- 3 
ing, Sluis Bros. Holland 9 
Distinct strain. Very large, 1 
double richly-scented firs, 
of the finest texture. Seed¬ 
lings bloom perpetually in 
six months. Plants robust, 
very free-blooming, 90 per 
cent double; fine for beds ! 
or cutting; hardy. Extra 
Select, of all fine colors, Vos, 
Fortulaca 
phe beautiful double 
Rose Moss. Benary’s 
Prize Strain. The Plants 
are low and spreading, do¬ 
ing well in most any soil 
and likes sun. Colors range 
through shades of red, yel, 
pink, striped, white, etc. 
Blooms freely from early 
summer till frost. A most 
admirable bedding plant. 
