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Plant Tait’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
Schizanthus 
Schizanthus 
Butter Fly Flower 
Dainty, erect, hardy annuals with finely 
cut leaves and showy butterfly-like flowers. 
Valuable for pot culture and bedding. 
Height 1% ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. $3.00. 
Silene or Catchfly (see page 80) 
Sunflower (see Helianthus page 69) 
Scarlet Runner 
An ornamental annual of the bean family, 
producing dazzling scarlet flowers from 
July to October. Height 20 ft. Pkt. 10c; 
1 lb. 50c. 
Giant Imperial Stock 
This annual has long been considered 
invaluable by gardeners, being admirably 
adapted for bedding, massing, edging or 
ribboning. There are few sights more beau¬ 
tiful than a fine bed of these plants in full 
bloom. The duration and delicate fragrance 
of the flowers commend it very strongly for 
pot culture in the house. If desired for 
early use, sow the seed indoors and trans¬ 
plant when the ground becomes warm, 
forcing with weak liquid manure. 
Giant Imperial. Is an improved strain of 
Double Early Bismark. This exceedingly 
beautiful variety of stock produces im¬ 
mense spikes of flowers in great profusion 
from midsummer until frost. The flowers 
are unusually large and embrace a wide 
range of most beautiful and varied colors. 
Splendid for florists. Height 2 ft. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Blue . 
.$ .15 
$3.00 
Pink . 
.15 
3.00 
White . 
.15 
3.00 
Bed . 
.15 
3.00 
Mixed Colors . 
.15 
3.00 
Ten Weeks Stock 
A splendid early blooming variety, ex¬ 
tensively used for pot culture and summer 
bedding. Height 1 ft. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Blue . 
$2.50 
Rose . 
2.50 
White . 
2.50 
Mixed Colors . 
.10 
2.50 
Perennial Stock (see page 80) 
Summer Cypress (see Kochia page 70) 
Sweet William 
Dianthus Barbatus 
An annual variety of this popular favor¬ 
ite. The hardy plants form erect tufts and 
bear handsome broad clusters of blossoms 
like little Pinks with delicately fringed 
petals. Height 15 ins. 
Single Giant Annual. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 
10 c; oz. $2.00. 
Stock Giant Imperial 
Sweet Wivelsfield 
A cross between Dianthus Allwoodi and 
Sweet William. Very hardy and free flow¬ 
ering annual. Height 12 ins. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Perennial Sweet William (see page 80) 
Thunbergia - Black Eyed Susan 
Pretty trailing half hardy annual plants, 
mostly used for window boxes, hanging 
baskets and vases. Very striking and ef¬ 
fective colors ranging from white to bright 
orange, the center always dark. It prefers a 
warm, sunny situation. Height 4 ft. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $1.25. 
Tithonia Speciosa 
This flower makes a brilliant showing 
during August and September, and in the 
latitude of Norfolk is a perennial. The 
flowers often measure over 4 ins.; are of 
an orange scarlet color, somewhat resemb¬ 
ling large French Marigolds, with leaves 
appearing as though they have been cut 
with scissors. Sometimes called "Mexican 
Sunflower.” Height 4 ft. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00. 
Venidium (Fastuosum) 
A magnificent flower from South Africa, 
with grayish silky foliage and rich orange 
colored daisy-shaped flowers, marked with 
a purple black zone at the base of each 
petal. The flowers often measure 4 ins. 
across, and make a striking display in the 
garden border. Half hardy annual. Height 
3 ft. Pkt. 15c; y 4 oz. $1.50. 
Wallflower 
If seed of annual Wallflower is sown in 
early spring, it will be in full bloom by 
June. The flowers are equal in size to those 
of the perennial varieties, and they are 
delicately perfumed. Their indifference to 
heat and drought adds to their value in the 
south. Height 15 ins. 
Single Annual Early Paris. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
Double Annual Early Wonder. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.75. 
Perennial Wallflower (see page 80) 
Viscaria, Rose of Heaven 
An attractive annual with pale green 
leaves bearing terminal flowers of carmine 
pink, resembling tiny single wild roses. 
Height 12 ins. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
Don’t fail to include in your Flower 
Seed Collection, the folowing 
All American Flowers 
Fantasy Zinnia Collection 
Desert Gold Zinnia of 
Orange Flare Cosmos Nine 
Guinea Gold Marigold Packages 
Rust-Proof Snapdragon only 
Orange Shaggy Calendula 
Scarlet Gleam Nasturtium 
Glorius Hybrid Nasturtium 
$1.50 
All listed and described on page 64. 
Sweet William—Single Annual 
