"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS—Continued. 
SCHIZANTHUS—Continued. Tr. pkt. 1 oz. 
Giant Butterfly Mixture. (New). 
A large giant-flowered extra 
showy mixture. 14 oz., $1.00. .$0.50 
Rose and Amber Shades. Of the 
medium tall cut flower type. 
Good bright colors. ’4 oz., $1.00 .40 
Rose and Carmine Shades. Same 
as above except in color. 14 
oz., $1.00.40 
Purple Shades. A mixture of rich 
purple and deep lavender shades. 
14 oz., $1.00.40 
SHAMROCK. 
Sow January 1 in Carnation house 
temperature for 2 in. St. Pat¬ 
rick's Day plants.15 
SMILAX. 
Well known greenhouse climber. 
4 ozs., $1.50; 1 lb., $5.00.20 
Tr. pkt. 
1 OZ. 
Rosea Superba. 1 lb., $3.00.$0.15 
$0.30 
White. 1 lb., $1.75. 
''New Hybrid Mixture. A mixture of 
.15 
.25 
the above colors as well as new 
shades that add a bright varia¬ 
tion to the mixture. 1 lb., $5.00 
.25 
.60 
THUNBERGIA. 
Alata. Black-Eyed Susan. 4 ozs., 
$1.75 . 
.15 
.65 
*Gibsonii. Large-flowered rich or¬ 
ange strain. Very good. 50 
seeds, $1.25; 100 seeds, $2.25. 
TITHONIA Speciosa. 
Golden Flower of the Incas. 
Should have value for green¬ 
house forcing from a sowing 
made in January. Ours is the 
early flowering strain. Trade 
.50 packets only. 35 
SOLANUM. 
We have developed our own spe¬ 
cial strains of this valuable pot 
plant item, raising the seed our¬ 
selves, assuring you of good even 
strains—as good as any avail¬ 
able. We are successful in rais¬ 
ing good plants by growing them 
in the field during the summer, 
bringing them in just before 
frost. 
''Christmas Cherry. Ball's Strain. A 
compact growing strain that 
fruits very freely. 25 
''Christmas Pepper. A compact strain 
producing brilliant purple and 
red berries. 14 oz., 60c.25 
''Bird's Eye Pepper. Not quite so 
compact as the above two. Pro¬ 
duces many very small red ber¬ 
ries. 14 oz., 50c.25 
STATICE. 
We receive numerous complaints 
every season on the germination 
of Statice seed, especially in the 
Sinuatas. Please note that we 
handle nothing but the best 
grade of seed available and that 
a germination of 50% to 60% 
is a very satisfactory one for 
Statice. 
Bonduelli. Similar in type to the 
Sinuatas. Yellow. 1 lb., $2.25. .15 
Sinensis. 18 in. Pure white with 
canary-yellow. Quite attractive. 
4 ozs., $2.50.25 
''Suworowii. Russian or Rat Tail Sta¬ 
tice. Excellent for spring cut¬ 
ting from either large pots or 
beds or can be sown in Janu¬ 
ary for a late spring crop. 4 ozs., 
$2.25 .25 
SINUATA. Largely used outdoors but 
can be forced indoors. 
Kampf's Tall Improved. Extra long¬ 
stemmed deep blue. The best 
blue cutting variety. 1 lb., $5.00 .20 
True Blue. The standard blue. 1 lb., 
$3.00 .15 
TORENIA. 
Fournieri. Very rich combination of 
deep blue with darker blotches 
on lip. Standard spring pot plant 
item. 14 oz., 65c.25 
Fournieri Compacta. Extra dwarf 
form of above. Excellent for 
either bedding or pots. Va oz., 
50c; 14 oz., 85c.25 
TRACHELIUM Coeruleum. 
1.00 
Flowers resemble in shape and 
color Statice Latifolia. A deep 
blue. 12 in. high. Makes a very 
good pot plant. Must be started 
early . 
.35 
2.00 
URSINIA Anethoides. 
1.75 
Brilliant orange with purple cen¬ 
ter. 10 in. Makes nice garden 
subject, flowering 31/2 months 
from seed. 14 oz., 65c. 
.35 
VENIDIUM. 
Does very well forced in the 
greenhouse from a Fall sowing or 
outdoors where some protection 
from the direct sun is afforded. 
Fastuosum. Brilliant orange with 
dark center. 14 oz., 90c.35 
Ball Hybrids. A very interesting and 
varied array of colors ranging 
from silvery white through or- 
anges and salmons. 
14 oz.. 
.25 
$1.25 . 
. .50 
VERBENA. 
.75 
Because of their hardiness, free- 
flowering, and brilliant 
array of 
colors, Verbenas make a very 
excellent garden subject. The 
following varieties except where 
noted come very true from seed. 
*Venosa. An upright deep lilac 
form. Very attractive and free- 
flowering. 18 in. 14 oz., 40c. . .25 
Erinoides. Our trial of this the past 
season made a row planted 6 in. 
apart, about 10 in. high by 40 
.60 in. wide. A very spreading habit. 
Color a nice lavender shade, 
.30 small-flowered, 14 oz., 40c.25 
2.25 
2.00 
3.25 
1.25 
1.25 
We welcome visitors any time at our greenhouses and trial ground at West Chicago. 
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