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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Ampelopsis. 
Veitchii. (Boston or Japanese Ivy). Valuable 
hardy climber, clinging to stone or brick walls, ivy 
green foliage. Price per oz., 50c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Anchusa. 
Italica Dropmore Variety. A greatly improved 
perennial type, grows 3 feet tall, blooms during 
June and July and if cut back will flower again in 
September. The flowers resemble large forget- 
me-nots of lovely gentian blue. Price per oz., 
75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Blue Bird. Annual. (Summer Forget-me not). 
New Compact type, indigo blue. Best treated as 
an annual, height 18 inches, blooms freely all 
summer; fine for cut flowers. Price per oz., 75c.; 
per pkt., 10c. 
Antirrhinum. 
Snapdragon 
One of the most useful and easily grown flowers, 
producing beautiful long spikes in white and gor¬ 
geous colors from delicate shades to deepest 
maroon. The following are selected for their type 
and color from stocks grown by specialists. New 
Maximum group, surpassing in size anything yet 
introduced. Height 2J4 feet. 
Canary Bird. (Florists’ strain). Canary 0z - Pkt. 
yellow . $3.00 15c. 
Copper King. Bronzy copper . 3.00 15c. 
Old Gold. Rose on yellow ground _ 3.00 15c. 
Snowflake. White . 3.00 15c. 
Rose. (Florists’ strain). Begonia rose 3.00 15c. 
Maximum Mixed. All varieties . 1.75 10c. 
Antirrhinum. Rust Proof University of Cali¬ 
fornia Mixture. 75% of the plants are rust proof. 
Per tW-oz. (about 9,000 seeds), $1.00; pkt., 25c. 
NANUM GRANDIFLORUM. 
This group produces good spikes and does not 
require stakes. Height IV 2 ft. 
Empress. Rich velvety crimson . $3.00 10c. 
Golden Queen. Clear yellow . 3.00 10c. 
Pink Perfection. Hermosa-Pink suf¬ 
fused salmon . 3.00 10c. 
Purity. (Florist’s strain). Pure white 3.00 10c. 
Semi-Dwarf Large Flowered Mixed.. 1.50 10c. 
Rock Hybrids. Early flowering hybrids, forming 
small, compact bushes; very suitable for rock 
gardens; 8 inches. Per %- oz., 80c.; pkt., 20c. 
Aquilegia. 
Columbine 
A very graceful plant, with spurred blossoms in 
great variety of colors; ranks among the finest 
early flowering. Hardy perennials. 
Blue Shades. Long Spurred. New, fine strain, 
huge flowers on plants 3 ft. Per %- oz., $1.00; pkt., 
25c. 
Snow Queen. Long spurred. Pure white flow¬ 
ers. Per y&-oz., $1.00 ; pkt., 15c. 
Pink Shades. Long spurred. Per J^-oz., $1.00; 
pkt., 15c. 
Long Spurred Hybrids. A superb strain possess¬ 
ing a wide-range of beautiful, rich, new colorings. 
Per oz., $5.00, pkt., 10c. 
Arctotis. 
Hybrids. Lovely, daisy-like flowers of orange, 
bronzy-red, rose, cream, yellow and salmon 
shades; useful for cut flowers. Easily grown from 
seed, blooming from July until frost, and suitable 
for hot sunny places. Per J^-oz., $1.00; pkt., 15c. 
Aristolochia. 
Sipho. (Dutchman’s Pipe). Luxuriant, hardy 
climber with large, dense foliage; flowers small 
and curiously formed, resembling a Dutchman’s 
pipe. Thirty feet. Price per oz., $6.00; per pkt., 
10c. 
Asparagus. 
Plumosa Nanus. Graceful, bright green, lacy, 
fern-like foliage. Per 100 seeds, 50c.; pkt., 15c. 
Sprengeri. Decorative drooping fronds; excel¬ 
lent for hanging baskets and window boxes. Per 
ICO seeds, 50c.; per pkt., 15c. 
Asperula. 
Azurea Setosa. Hardy Annual. Grows about 9 
inches high and covered throughout the summer 
with light lavender fragrant flowers. Price per 
oz., 30c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Odorata. (Sweet Woodruff). Perennial, 1-2 ft. 
The dried flowers and leaves have a delicious 
fragrance and impart an agreeable perfume to 
clothes, etc., when kept among them. Price per 
oz., $1.00; per pkt., 10c. 
Platt’s Superb Asters. 
We wish to call special attention to our selection 
of this popular annual. The seed here offered is 
grown with the utmost care. No pains have been 
spared to bring each variety to its present high 
state of perfection, the very best it is possible to 
produce. 
ASTER. PLATT’S LATE BRANCHING 
Asters. 
Queen of the Market. The best first early, a 
medium sized flower, perfectly double, of branch¬ 
ing habit, good form and stem, about two weeks 
earlier than late branching. pkt - y^-Oz. Oz. 
Lavender (not Wilt-Resistant ... 10c. 40c. $1.50 
Peach Blossom (Wilt-Resistant) . 10c. 50c. 1.75 
Purple (Wilt-Resistant) . 10c. 50c. 1.75 
Rose (Wilt-Resistant) . 10c. 50c. 1.75 
White (Wilt-Resistant) . 10c. 50c. 1.75 
Mixed (Wilt-Resistant varieties). 10c. 50c. 1.75 
