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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
Annual and Perennial FLOWER SEEDS 
BUCKBEE’S GIANT FLOWERING MIXED 
PANSY 
The colorings are wonderfully rich and varied. The 
enormous flowers are of thick velvety texture, perfect 
form, and borne on long stems well above the foliage. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 50c. 
BUCKBEE’S WORLD’S FAIR PRIZE MIXED 
This mixture was awarded Grand Prize Medal at the 
World’s Fair. It is an exceedingly fine mixture, produc¬ 
ing flowers of rare beauty in both colorings and mark¬ 
ings. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c. 
BUCKBEE’S Giant PANSIES 
BUCKBEE’S SWISS GIANTS 
'The World’s Largest Pansies 
Enormous flowers, sometimes 3 inches in diameter, 
cover the plant for a long season. The individual blos¬ 
som is perfectly round, with overlapping petals, making 
a heavy almost double flower. The colors are excep¬ 
tionally rich and variations unlimited, including such 
rare shades as Salmons and Pinks. We can now offer 
separate colors as well as in mixture. 
ALPENGLOW—Rich velvety garnet. Pkt. 15c. 
LAKE OF THUN—Rich deep velvety blue. Pkt. ISc. 
MIXED—Wonderful colors and markings. Pkt. 15c; 
■fe oz. 60c; x /a oz. $1.00. 
FREE 
GIFTS 
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NEW WINTER BLOOMING 
New Swiss Giants Pansies 
A new race of Pansies, so hardy and vigorous that 
they will bloom right up to the edge of winter and in 
fairly mild climates all winter through. Beautiful colors, 
good sized flowers and profuse bloomers. Pkt. 10c; Vs 
oz. 50c. 
STEELE’S NEW MASTODON PANSY 
The American Wonder Pansy 
An unusually large Pansy. Nothing like it ever seen 
before. Flowers come in every known color and show 
shades never seen in any other strain. Blooms very 
erly and continuausly. Pkt. 15c; Vs oz. 50c. 
BUCKBEE’S MAMMOTH SUNRISE MIXTURE 
This splendid mixture is a blended combination of mammoth flowering Pansies. It 
contains all colors and will prove a delightful surprise in regard to the great size and 
rich and varied colorings of its flowers. Very popular in Europe, and our stocks are 
the best obtainable. We spare neither pains nor expense to satisfy the most critical 
trade. Poor Pansy seed is dear at any price. Ours is saved with great care and is 
the best. Pkt. 10c; Ve ox. 50c. 
GIANT FLOWERING PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS 
Nothing Is More Attractive Than a Bed of Pansies in One Color 
BUCKBEE’S GIANT MASTERPIECE PANSY 
This magnificent Pansy comes nearer to being a dou¬ 
ble Pansy than anything ever introduced under that 
name; the border of every petal being conspicuously 
crimped and curled in such a fashion as to make the 
flowers appear double. The color combinations are very 
odd and contain some choice tints not found in any other 
strain of Pansies. Pkt. 12c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Sweet Scented Pansies 
The true Viola Cornutas are de¬ 
scribed on page 69. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT BEACONSFIELD—Purple and lavender. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT BLACK PRINCE—The rich, glossy black has a peculiar soft, velvety appear¬ 
ance, the magnificent large flowers are of fine circular form. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT EMPEROR WILLIAM—Rich deep blue. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT ORCHID FLOWERED—Many delicate shades and tints. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT RED MIXED—A mixture of all the best red. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT PEACOCK—Upper petals ultramarine blue; lower, deep claret with white mar¬ 
gin. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT SNOW QUEEN—The largest pure white Pansy without blotches. Edge of 
petal is frilled. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT VOLCANO—The best red Pansy. Each petal is marked with a very large dark 
blotch. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
GIANT YELLOW PRINCE—Pure golden yellow. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Buckbee’s “Full of Life” Phlox 
Primula Sinensis or Chinese Primrose 
A Beautiful Plant for Winter and Spring. Brilliant Colors and Unusual Shades 
One of our most beautiful and indispensable plants for Winter or Spring blooming in 
the house or conservatory. Unequaled as Winter bloomers—easily grown. 
BUCKBEE’S SUPERB MIXED—An elegant mixture embracing all the best large-flower¬ 
ing varieties, and also including the fringed sorts. Pkt. 10c., 
FINEST DOUBLE MIXED—A splendid strain of the finest large-flowering fringed vari¬ 
eties. Our mixture includes the most brilliant colors. Pkt. 15c. 
A fine little perennial Rock Garden plant, very dwarf, 
and of a rich blue color. Sure to grow and bloom any¬ 
where. Pkt. 8c; Ve oz • 40c. 
Ail Postpaid 
^Penstemon 
Blue Gem 
Mammoth Prize Phlox 
Buckbee’s Mammoth Prize Mixed 
Phlox 
The flowers are twice the size of common Phlox, of 
great substance and beautiful form. The plants are of 
stout branching habit, always erect. Their long dura¬ 
tion in bloom, combined with their almost unequaled 
richness and color, renders them of invaluable service 
in the flower garden. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10c; Ve 
FINEST MIXED 
Hardy bush-like annuals with many broad flat-topped 
clusters of nearly round flowers. They are of easiest 
culture and bloom profusely through a long season. 
Especially attractive in masses or ribbon beds of con¬ 
trasted colors; useful as window-garden plants and 
very desirable for combining in mixed bouquets. Pkt. 
8 c; V 8 oz. 15c. 
NEW DWARF, LARGE FLOWERING 
MIXED 
A lovely strain with immense flowers. The plants 
grow erect, only 6 to 8 inches high. For bedding alone, 
or as borders in beds with taller varieties, it is one of 
the most brilliantly effective annual flowers. A choice 
mixture of countless shades. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 45c. 
STARRED AND FRINGED 
The sensation in Phlox. The shapes and forms are 
truly wonderful. In the fringed flowers the petals 
are fimbriate, three-toothed, of a great variety of mag¬ 
nificent velvety colors with a bright eye in the center 
and a white border. In the Starred Phloxes the cen¬ 
tral teeth of the petals are five or six times as large 
as the lateral ones, and projecting beyond them like 
little spines, give the flowers a distinctly star-like 
form. All colors mixed. Pkt. 8c; V 8 oz. 30c. 
★A HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX 
Perennial phlox seed is slow to germinate but pro¬ 
duces beautiful flowers. There are quite a number of 
different varieties. Our select assortment contains the 
very cream of-the Phlox family. The great rich heads 
of flower masses are simply magnificent. The most 
admired sorts and the best bloomers. Mixed. Pkt. 
15c; Vs oz - 45c. 
This Catalogue is a Seed Store at Your Door. 
