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I. N. SIMON & SON, 529 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA 
FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
THAT HAVE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 
NEW SUPER GIANT ASTER, LOS ANGELES 
The finest double variety yet introduced. Flowers from 6 to 8 
inches in diameter, with long curled and interlaced petals which 
produce an artistic effect. The color is a lovely soft shell pink. The 
plants which are non-lateral produce long stems and grow 2J4 to 3 
feet high. 
20c. Per Pkt.; Large Pkt., 75c. 
NEW WILT RESISTANT ASTERS 
With the introduction of these new strains it is possible to grow 
good Asters more than one year in the same soil. 
We offer the following varieties: 
Giant Comet, Crimson, Deep Blue, Light Blue, Rose, Shell 
Pink, White and Choice Mixed. 
Pkt., 15c.; M Oz., 75c.; Oz., 52.50. 
American or Late Branching: Crimson, Deep Blue, Light Blue, 
Rose, Shell Pink, White and Choice Mixed. 
Pkt., 15c.; M Oz., 75c.; Oz., 52.50. 
GIANT CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE ASTERS 
This fine new variety is a direct cross between the California 
Giants and the Sunshine type. The flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, 
are borne on long, stiff stems, and are two-toned; a wonderful effect 
being produced by the light yellow and blue centers and the con¬ 
trasting colors of the outside petals. 
Choice Mixed Colors .Pkt., 15c. 
AMARANTHUS MOLTEN FIRE 
This splendid variety is the finest of the Amaranthus, and is a fine 
ornamental plant for the garden. Crimson maroon foliage crowned 
with large poinsettia leaves of a brilliant crimson red. Sometimes 
called the summer poinsettia. Pkt., 15c. 
CALENDULA, SUNSHINE OR CHRYSANTHA 
A new distinct variety with large double flowers clear buttercup 
yellow in color with long loosely arranged petals resembling the 
Chrysanthemum. A fine garden variety with long stiff steins making 
it ideal for cutting. Pkt., 10c.; 34 Oz., 25c. 
ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS 
A fine new sort. Seeds sown in spring will bloom in late sum¬ 
mer. The plants grow 2 to 234 feet tall, each plant having 6 to 
8 spikes of blooms. 
Choice Mixed Colors .Pkt., 15c. 
COSMOS NEW EARLY EXPRESS 
This fine variety will produce flowers from seed in 45 days. 234 
eet high. 
Choice Mixed Colors .Pkt., ISc, 
COSMOS, KLONDYKE ORANGE FLARE 
A fine new early flowering variety, color vivid orange with attrac¬ 
tive foliage. 
Pkt., 15c.; Oz., 50c. 
DELPHINIUM, WREXHAM OR HOLLYHOCK STRAIN 
The finest giant flowered variety. Large handsome spikes of 
double and single flowers resembling Hollyhocks, in the choicest 
colors. 
Firest Mixed .Pkt., 25c 
DELPHINIUM, NEW ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Producing tall spikes of handsome flowers in various shades of 
blue and white, and growing 234 to 3 ft. high. Seeds sown in April 
will bloom in July. 
Choice Mixed .Pkt., 15c. 
NEW LUPINUS HARTWEGII GIANTS OR KING LUPINES 
A new improved strain of Annual Lupines. King Lupines are 
frorn three to four feet tall or one to one and a half feet taller than the 
Lupinus Hartwegii type. They have the base branching habit, 
with four to six long spikes to a plant. Each spike has from twenty- 
five to fifty more blooms than the Hartwegii type. 
Choice Mixed .Pkt., 15c.; 34 Oz., 50c. 
MARIGOLD ORANGE ALLDOUBLE 
A new strain of African Marigold which we have developed and 
which comes a very high percentage of large, closely quilled, double 
heads. Pkt., 15c.; 34 Oz., 75c. 
FRENCH MARIGOLD, MONARCH STRAIN 
Dwarf compact growth with very large tight double flowers in a 
wide range of color, which includes combinations of orange, bronze, 
yellow and mahogany. 
Choice Mixed Pkt., 10c.; 34 Oz., 25c. 
MARIGOLD, TAGETES PUMILA SIGNATA 
This fine compact variety is splendid for the rock garden or for 
edging, growing only 6 to 8 inches in height and producing an abund¬ 
ance of dainty single golden orange flowers covering the entire plant. 
Pkt., 10c.; 34 Oz., 25c. 
MARIGOLD GUINEA GOLD 
A splendid new variety, producing a mass of medium sized flowers 
of a brilliant orange color flushed with gold. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt., 15c.; 34 Oz., 50c. 
NASTURTIUM, DOUBLE HYBRIDS 
These new hybrids are a collection of gorgeously colored well 
formed flowers of dazzling beauty. The flowers are uniformly 
double, large, well formed and delightfully sweet scented, while 
the stems are long and wiry, bearing the numerous flowers well 
above the foliage. The color range is wide and well balanced, in¬ 
cluding glorious shades of salmon, golden yellow, orange scarlet, 
cerise, cream yellow, maroon, orange, crimson, and gold flushed 
scarlet. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt., 25c.; 34 Oz., 50c. 
NEW DOUBLE NASTURTIUM, GOLDEN GLEAM 
A new, double, sweet-scented variety, producing masses of large 
golden yellow flowers, which are borne on erect, stiff stems well 
above the foliage. Splendid for cutting. Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 30c. 
NEW PETUNIA NANA COMPACTA PINK GEM 
This is the first of a charming new race of miniature Petunias. It 
forms a neat compact plant five to six inches high, literally smothered 
with deep pink blooms. A plant eight inches in diameter will carry 
as many as twenty-five to thirty blooms in flower at one time. 
Individual blooms are two inches in diameter. This miniature 
Petunia will be indispensable for borders, window boxes, pots, rock 
gardens and for bedding. Planted with a dwarf blue Ageratum, 
the effect is most charming. Pkt. ,20c. 
PETUNIA—NANA COMPACTA 
A new race of miniature Petunias of dwarf compact growth. Each 
plant forms a perfect ball 6 to 8 inches high and are covered with 
flowers the entire season. We offer this new variety in a splendid 
mixture and recommend it for pots, window boxes, beds, and the rock 
garden. 
Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15c. 
PETUNIA ALL DOUBLE FRINGED 
A fine strain of large flowering fringed and ruffled varieties, pro¬ 
ducing 100 per cent double flowers. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt., 35c. 
ZINNIAS DOUBLE LILLIPUT OR POMPON 
This variety produces a profusion of small double flowers on long 
stems. The plant is of compact habit, splendid for borders, etc. 
1 foot high. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 34 Oz., 30c. 
ZINNIAS DOUBLE MEXICANA HYBRIDA 
The small flowered Mexican Zinnias have a charm all their own. 
The smaller flowers lend themselves to bedding and make a brilliant 
display and yet have stems long enough to make fine bouquets for 
small vases and bowls. The mixture contains many attractive 
colors and color combinations. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
