ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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EUPHORBIA 
Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia 
Mexican Fire Plant, Painted Leaf) 
An annual resembling in habit and color the 
beautiful hothouse Poinsettia. The plants grow 
2 to 3 feet high, of branching, bush-like form, 
with smooth, glossy-green leaves, which about 
midsummer become a beautiful orange-scarlet, 
presenting a striking and brilliant appearance. 
Ornamental, fine and curious. 
uuu * valuable for covering old trees, 
Mixed e ^ c< oz - * 2c » Vi lb 40c. 
Very 
fences, 
LuflFa or Dish Cloth The P eculiar lining of 
LAlira or LUSn Ciom this fruit( sponge-like, 
porous, tough, elastic and durable, makes a natural 
dish cloth. Fruit grows about two feet long; the 
vine is very ornamental, with clusters of large yel¬ 
low blossoms. Many ladies prefer this dish cloth 
to any other. Pkt. 5c. 
GERANIUM 
Pkt. 10c. 
Varie?ata Snow on the Mountain. A showy 
® border plant with foliage veined 
and margined with white; flowers white. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Sugar Trough or Bucket Gourd 
Useful and interesting. Makes desirable buck¬ 
ets. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. 
C*»r»r»inrr» These well known favorites are 
indispensable for outdoor as well 
as indoor decorations. Sow seed in shallow 
boxes in March; when large enough transplant 
to similar boxes or small pots; plant out in 
May. Seeds, choice mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Very showy, free-flowering 
plant with yellow flowers; ef¬ 
fective in beds and mixed borders. Hardy an¬ 
nuals, 2% feet high. Pkt. 5c. 
Echinocystis Lobeta (Wild Cu¬ 
cumber} Quick growing and pretty climber; 
M ' great favorite for covering trellis, 
stumps, etc. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. 
Feverfew, Improved Double White 
Feverfew Double White (Alba 
Plenissima) The finest pure white Fever- 
NEW 
BABY GOLDEN GLOW 
Baby Golden 
Queen) 
Glow (Golden 
A most charming annual, growing 
about 15 to 18 inches high, bear¬ 
ing scores of bright yellow double flowers. The 
plants begin to bloom almost as soon as set in 
the open ground, affording an almost unlimited 
supply of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
True Japanese Nest Egg Gourd 
A valuable imitation and answers the purpose 
well; rapid grower. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. 
ninnov P. m ivrl A valuable household arti- 
uipper uouru „j e . Train the vine on 
fence or trellis and necks grow straight. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c. 
Grasses ( Ornamental) The ornamen- 
' ' tal grasses are 
very showy and pretty, and when dried and ar¬ 
ranged in connection with everlasting flowers 
make very attractive winter bouquets. Sow in 
open ground in May. 
All Varieties Grasses p k ‘ t X 5 C d * La,ge 
Fountain of Gold 
Fountain of Gold The drooping Ranches 
are covered with deli¬ 
cate sage-green foliage and every twig tipped 
with a long raceme of exquisite pea-shaped blos¬ 
soms of a pure canary color. “Fountain of 
Gold.” Pkt. 10 c. 
Globe Amaranth 
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena) 
Handsome, everlasting, with showy flowers. The 
flowers should be cut in summer and preserved 
for winter bouquets. Half hardy annuals. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Handsome and showy annuals, 
uuucuo bearing freely large flowers 3 to 4 
inches across, of exquisite colors that glisten in 
the sun like satin. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
