TUCKERS' SEED HOUSE, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 
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Balsams (A) 
Lady Slipper —An old time favorite with bril¬ 
liant double flowers. Succeeds best in good 
rich loam. Height two feet. 
Double Canielia, Flowered, Mixed—Pkt. 5c; 
14 o*. 15c; oz. 40c. 
Batchelor Button < A) 
Centaurea Cyanus — Very free-blooming, 
hardy annual, also called Blue Bottle, Ragged 
Sailor, etc. Single Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5c; 
44 oz. 25c; oz. 45c. 
Double Finest Mixed—Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 
oz. 45c. 
Calliopsis <A) 
A quick growing annual. The flowers are 
placed on graceful wavy stems and in color, 
run through all the shades of red and yellow; 
foliage dainty, useful combined with other 
flowers. All sorts and colors mixed. Pkt. 5c; 
44 oz. 20c; oz. 35c. 
Calendula (A) 
Pastel Mixture —Designed especially for the 
home garden, this mixture contains a balanced 
combination of the lighter shades of Calen¬ 
dulas in the dwarfer growing types. Many 
new shades of apricot, cream and white are 
included, as well as the better known orange 
and lemon. There is also a novel assortment 
of flowering types. Especially adapted for 
border use, the stems are long enough to use 
the flowers for cutting as well. Pkt. 10c; y s oz. 
20c: 44 oz. 35c. 
Sunshine —Is distinct in type, a new break in 
Calendulas which is outstanding among all varie¬ 
ties known up to the present time. The large 
double flowers are an exquisite shade of clear but¬ 
tercup yellow, with long loosely arranged petals 
which droop somewhat to give the rounded appear¬ 
ance of a Chrysanthemum. Besides adding a bright 
golden splash of color to the garden. Sunshine is 
remarkable for its long, stiff stems, making it 
ideal for cutting. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; 44 oz. 35c. 
Campanula (Canterbury Bells) <A) 
Tuckers’ Prize Mixture —An elegant mixture of 
all the finest classes and colors of single “Cup and 
Saucer” varieties; hardy biennials. Pkt. 5c; V, oz. 
40c; oz. 75c. 
Carnations (A) 
These popular flowers are easily grown from the 
seed, they begin blooming in a few months after 
sowing the seed. The large double flowers are 
sweet scented and beautifully fringed. Marguerita. 
Finest Mixed, pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Canna (A) 
Celosia (A) 
Cockscomb —Very attractive annuals. The crested 
heads of flowers resemble a cock’s comb. The 
plumed heads are like great feathers. Sow the seed 
directly in the garden or start early and transplant. 
Make fine pot plants. Comb variety. Finest Mixed 
Colors, pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Cosmos (A) 
Giant Flowered Fancy Cosmos —These gigantic 
flowers measure from 4% to 5 inches across, petals 
fringed, pink toothed and plain, and in colors from 
pure white through shades of pink and red, to rich 
dark red. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 20c; oz. 35c. 
Dwarf Early-Flowering —Coming into flower in 
July, continuing until frost. Dwarf, compact growth 
—4 feet. Flowers beautiful and large; petals broad, 
profuse bloomer. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 20c; oz. 35c. 
Coreopsis (P) 
Lanceolata Grandiflora— Two feet. Blooms June- 
October. Large orange-yellow flowers on long 
graceful stems. About the best yellow cut flower 
blooming incessantly. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 20c; oz. COe. 
Few people know these tropical plants can easily 
be grown from seed, and bloom the first summer, if 
sown before April. Pierce the seed in one spot with 
a file and soak in luke warm water for 24 hours 
before planting. Crozy Mixed, pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. 
Castor Bean <A) 
Each plant makes a perfect pyramid of foliage 
fourteen feet tall, with gigantic leaves. Racinus 
Mixed, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 44 lb. 50c. 
Chinese Woolflower (A) 
Plants about .2% feet tall, branch freely and 
produce large, globular, purplish crimson flowers 
which resemble a ball of brilliantly colored wool. 
Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Chrysanthemum (A) 
Annual Varieties —Quite distinct from the autumn 
varieties. Summer blooming border plants of com¬ 
pact, thrifty growth, 1 to 1 % feet high, producing 
large blooms, 2 inches across, from July until frost. 
Extensively grown for cut flowers. They are par¬ 
tial to a little shade. Mixed Colors, pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 
25c; oz. 40c. 
Golden Glory —Golden Glory is a hardy annual, 
three feet in height, with large perfectly formed 
single flowers of deep canary yellow, produced on 
two-foot stems. It blooms profusely and makes 
an ideal cut flower. Pkt. lOc; 44 oz. 25c; 44 «*• 45c. 
Columbine <P) 
CALLIOPSIS 
The Columbine is one of the most beautiful hardy perennials, 
producing graceful spurred flowers on 2-foot stems. They are 
much prized for cut flower purposes, making dainty decora¬ 
tions. They are one of the most important of our early hardy 
flowers. 
Single Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 35c. 
Double Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 45c. 
Coleus <P) 
Leaves are of many shades of color, and have a rich velvety 
appearance of extraordinary beauty. No lawn should be with¬ 
out these decorative plants. Tender perennials. Fine Hybrids, 
Mixed Extra Choice, pkt. lOc; Vs oz. $1.00. 
Fine Dahlia Seed <A) 
A favorite for autumn flowering. Seed may be sown in 
spring, in open ground after danger of frost is over, but for 
best results, sow in shallow pans at any time in March, and 
transplant the seedlings to small pots. When strong enough 
and danger from frost is over plant out three feet apart. 
Double Dahlias 
Extra fine mixed, many fine varieties. Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 50c; 
oz. $1.75. 
Single Giant Perfection 
This strain is a decided advance on the ordinary singles. The 
plants produce in great abundance flowers of immense size, 
averaging 6 inches across of the most bewildering variety of 
coloring. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 20c; oz. 35c. 
Double Cactus Flower Mixed 
With twisted and curled petals. Pkt. lOc; 44 oz. 50c; oz. $1250. 
See also Dahlia Bulbs. 
