ALEXANDER FORBES & CO., NEWARK, N. J 
Tagetes signata pumila 
Venidium lastuosum 
TAGETES 
SWEET WILLIAM ( Dianthus barbatus) 
Dwarf Orange (Signata pumila). 
Single bright orange flowers. Dwarf. 
34«z. 25 cts.; oz. 80 cts.; J4Ib. $2.50. 
A hardy perennial. Sow seed August 1 and transplant in September to sunny borders. 
If sown in early spring, will not bloom until the second season. 
Newport Pink. Single; beautiful watermelon-pink. J4 oz - 30 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 341b. $2.40. 
Scarlet Beauty. Scarlet, single flowers. 34 oz - 30 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 341b. $2.40. 
Single, Mixed. A full range of color. 34 oz - 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; )4Ib. $1; lb. $3.35. 
Double, Mixed. 34 oz - 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; 34lb. $1.60; lb. $5.75. 
Dwarf Double, Mixed. Large, full, double, compact blooms on 6- to 8-inch stems, in 
white, pink, and red. Ideal for bedding. 34 oz - 30 cts.; oz. $1; 341b. $3.50; lb. $12.75. 
STOKESIA 
TORENIA 
VENIDIUM 
Fastuosum. This striking annual, of easy culture, has “taken” with 
the cut-flower trade. The deep orange, daisy-like flowers, 4 inches 
across, have reddish brown center zones. The gray, woolly, 2)4-foot 
plants bloom continuously. Trade pkt. 35 cts.; 3 / 8 oz - $1; j4oz. $1.75; 
oz. $6. 
VIRGINIAN STOCK 
Mixed. This easily grown annual, 8 inches high, is one of the best bedding 
plants where bright colors are wanted. If sown early, it flowers from spring to 
summer. Oz. 25 cts.; 341b. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.35. 
Fournieri. Sky-blue, like snapdragons, 
with three dark blue spots and a yellow 
throat. Start indoors March 1. 10 in. 
Xjoz. 30 cts.; oz. 80 cts. 
VINCA 
The Vincas are favorites for bedding. The 
plants are very handsome, about 1 foot 
high, with glossy dark green foliage and 
star-shaped flowers. Start the seed indoors 
in January and set the plants outdoors in 
April, about 1 foot apart each way; they will 
bloom until fall. White or Rose. Each, 
34 oz - 30 cts.; oz. 80 cts.; 341b. $2.75. 
Beauty of 
Oxford Hybrid 
Verbena 
VERBENAS 
Large, fragrant clusters of blossoms constantly from midsummer until 
killing frost, and on even the poorest soils. These annuals are fine for borders. 
Large-flowering. The plants are quite compact and bear large blooms through¬ 
out a long season. Blue, Pink, Purple, Scarlet, White, and Mixed. Each, 
34 oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1; J4Ib. $3.50; lb. $12.75. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Varying from brilliant clear rose-pink to 
rose-red, with slight salmon shading, tsoz. 30 cts.; 34oz. 90 cts.; oz. $3. 
Giant Hybrids, Mixed. A great improvement with 1-inch florets, includ¬ 
ing all colors, rsoz. 15 cts.; 34oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.25; ]4\b. $4.40. 
SPECIAL DWARF BEDDING. A very select, medium large-flowered 
strain ideal for bedding because of its compact, erect habit. 8 in. 
Mixed. 3f°z. 20 cts.; 34 oz - 50 cts.; oz. $1.75; 341b. $6. 
Viola, 
Jersey Gem 
Cyanea, Blue. A beautiful hardy peren¬ 
nial that bears handsome, cornflower-like 
blossoms from July till frost. 2 ft. 3 / s oz - 
20 cts.; 34oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.25; 34lb- $4. 
VIOLA 
Jersey Gem. Grown like Pansies, the big, 
deep violet-blue flowers, on large, com¬ 
pact plants, bloom the first year from 
seed, and thereafter almost continuously 
and profusely from May to frost, even 
where the soil is dry. Sell better than 
bellis, myosotis, or pansy, yjoz. 60 cts.; 
i^oz. $1; 34 oz. $1.80; 34 oz - $3.30; oz. $12. 
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