38 FLOWER SEEDS 
The I. W. Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 
Guinea Gold Marigold 
MARIGOLD. Vigorous, free-blooming 
- annuals, thriving on any 
soil but preferring plenty of sunlight. 
They are prized for their brightly colored 
flowers which are set off by handsome, 
very dark green foliage. The African 
Marigolds grow about 2 feet tall with 
immense globular blooms, while the 
French kinds are only about io inches high 
with smaller flowers but more of them. 
African Orange Prince. Very large 
and double; deep glowing orange. Pkt. 
io cts., F^oz. 35 cts., oz. 6o cts. 
African Lemon Queen. A companion 
to Orange Prince, but clear lemon-yellow. 
These two varieties, planted on rich soil, 
produce enormous flowers. Pkt. io cts., 
F^oz. 35 cts., oz. 6o cts. 
African Double, Mixed. Shades of 
Orange and Yellow. Pkt. io cts., y£oz. 
35 cts., oz. 6o cts. 
French Dwarf Single, Legion of 
Honor. Bushy. Flowers gold and brown. 
Pkt. io cts., yioz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
French Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Double 
flowers; Orange and Yellow variously 
striped and marked with reddish brown. 
Splendid for edging beds. Pkt. 10 cts., 
}4oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Guinea Gold. Superb variety of 
African Marigold, with huge, double, 
ruffled flowers of looser and more graceful 
form than the older, tight, globular va¬ 
rieties. A handsome cut-flower of pure 
deep golden yellow, fragrant and long¬ 
stemmed. The greatest improvement this 
flower has ever known. Pkt. 15 cts., } 4 oz. 
60 cts., oz. $1. 
MIGNONETTE, Highly valued for 
- itsdistinct fragrance. 
Sow the seed about May 1. By shading 
the plants during midsummer, the season 
of bloom may be prolonged until late fall. 
Common Sweet. Small flowers but 
very free-blooming and extremely sweet- 
scented. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 10 cts., oz. 15c. 
Giant Machet. An improved florists’ 
strain with giant spikes of reddish green 
florets. Pkt. 10 cts., yi oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Golden Gleam Nasturtiums 
MIMULUS. 
Known as “ M usk 
Plant.” Nice for 
baskets and vases. 
Moschatus. Musk-scented 
foliage and small yellow flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts., >£oz. $5, oz. $9. 
MOMORDICA. Vigorous 
- climbing 
vines with ornamental fruits, 
and foliage that is dense enough 
to make a pleasant shade. 
Charantia (Balsam Pear). 
Pear-shaped fruits; dense foli¬ 
age. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 15 cts., 
oz. 25 cts. 
Balsamina (Balsam Apple). 
Flowers yellow, with dark cen¬ 
ters; fruits orange. Pkt. 10 cts., 
F2OZ. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
MOONFLOWER. Q^ck- 
- growing 
slender vines with big, round 
blossoms that open in the even¬ 
ing and are closed during the 
day. They succeed best if the 
seed is sown indoors. Do not 
sow outdoors or set out plants 
until all danger from frost is past. 
Grandiflora Alba. Clear white flowers, 
4 to 5 inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts., 
F^oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Heavenly Blue. One of the finest 
Morning-Glories, having flowers 3)^ to 4 
inches across, of a bright azure-blue with 
a white throat. It blooms profusely over a 
long season, opening in the morning and 
facing the sun. If planted in pots and sunk 
in ground will produce more flowers. Pkt. 
10 cts., }4oz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
NICOTIANA. Fine annuals for the tall 
-1 border, thriving best on 
a deep, rich soil. They grow about 2 ~yi 
feet high, with large, attractive foliage at 
the base and clusters of delicately fragrant 
trumpet-shaped flowers on long stems. 
Start seed indoors in March, as young 
plants are quite tender, but seed 
may be sown in fine soil outdoors 
after all danger from frost is past. 
Affinis. A vigorous form which 
bears quantities of fragrant, blush- 
white blossoms that open during 
the early morning and evening. 
Easy to grow from seed. Pkt. 
10 cts., F^oz. 25 cts., oz. 45 cts. 
Sanderae Hybrids. The flow¬ 
ers are larger than the preced¬ 
ing and come in white and 
shades of pink and red. Pkt. 
iocts.,F£oz.40 cts.,oz. 75 cts. 
NIGELLA. Pretty annual 
- 1 toot high tor 
bedding and cutting, easily 
and quickly grown from seed 
in any sunny spot. Finely cut 
foliage and a curious network 
of bracts about the flowers, fol¬ 
lowed by odd seed-pods. Sow seed 
in April or May; thin to 8 inches 
apart. 
Blue (Miss Jekyll). Fine 
double azure-blue. Pkt. 10 cts., 
F^oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
White. Flowers pure white. 
Double. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 30 cts., 
oz. 50 cts. 
NASTURTIUMS. We know of no 
- flowers that are eas¬ 
ier to grow or give more general satis¬ 
faction than Nasturtiums. They will 
thrive on any soil—in fact, they seem to 
bloom most freely on soil that is only 
moderately good—and they flower all 
summer long in all kinds of weather. Sow 
the seed in April, scattering it sparingly 
so that no thinning will be required, in 
drills about an inch deep. 
Golden Gleam. Compact plants 12 to 
18 inches high, with clear, golden yellow, 
double flowers. One of the most unusual 
things among recent novelties which has 
attracted notice in every quarter. In 
addition to the remarkable doubling of 
the bloom, the flowers possess a delicate 
scent which lacks the usual coarseness of 
the Nasturtium odor. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 
cts., Ft lb. $1.50, lb. $5. 
Scarlet Gleam. A worthy companion 
to the famous Golden Gleam. The large, 
double, fragrant flowers are dazzling scar¬ 
let. The dwarf vigorous plants are profuse 
bloomers all season long. Pkt. 25 cts., 
F2OZ. $1, oz. $1.75. 
Gleam Hybrids. From Golden Gleam 
and Scarlet Gleam has been derived this 
remarkable new strain with glorious, 
double flowers in a beautiful array of bril¬ 
liant colors, all very sweetly scented. Every 
plant is a profuse bloomer. Pkt. 25 cts., 
F^oz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Dwarf Varieties, Fine Mixed Colors. 
Fine for beds and edging, any place where 
masses of color are desired. The plants 
are covered with flowers in a wide range 
of colors from June until frost. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts., %\b. 30 cts., lb. $1. 
Tall Varieties, Fine Mixed Colors. 
The tall or climbing Nasturtiums are useful 
for covering fences, or may be allowed to 
trail over stumps and rockwork. Pkt. 5 cts., 
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