“BEST POSSIBLE” SEEDS 
CHAS. C. HART SEED CO. —45— WETHERSFIELD. CONN. 
PETUNIAS. 
Free blooming effective annuals of easy culture. Delicate 
flowers of rich and gorgeous colors produced all summer. 
Bedding — Neat dwarf plants covered with a multitude 
of small flowers throughout the season, fine for bedding or 
edging. Separate colors. 
Elks Pride — Largest and darkest velvety purple. Pkt. 20c. 
Rosy Morn — Clear pink, broad white throat. Pkt. 10c.; 
% Oz. $1.25. 
Snow Queen — Pure white. Pkt. 10c; ]A Oz. $1.00. 
Howard Star — Maroon, with a five pointed star of white. 
Pkt. 10c.; % Oz. $1.25. 
Rose of Heaven — A bright carmine-pink, the same color as 
Rosy Mom except that it has no white throat or eye. Pkt. 
10c., % Oz. 75c. 
Mixed — All colors. Pkt. 10c.; K Oz. 75c. 
Balcony 
Single large flowered trailing sorts especially recommend¬ 
ed for window boxes. 
Red, Rose, Deep Blue — Pkt. 15c. 
Balcony Mixed — Pkt. 15c.; yi Oz. $2.50. 
Star of California — A rich velvety-violet shaded crimson 
with pure white blotches. Pkt. 25c. 
Nana Compacta 
The first strain of dwarf compact Petunias in a complete 
color range. Each plant forms a perfect ball 8 to 10 inches 
high and a foot in diameter, covered with tiny blossoms and 
embracing deep rose, pink, crimson and white with striped 
effects on all of these shades. Pkt. 15c., Y Oz. $1.50. 
Pink Gem (Gold Medal) — This lovely new sort forms a 
neat compact plant only 6 inches high, covered with 2 inch 
flowers in shades of bright pink. Very striking and lovely. 
Pkt. 20c. 
Martha Washington — An entirely new break in Petunias 
being the only dwarf, compact type with frilled and ruffled 
edges. The plant produces a perfect ball effect about 9 
inches high completely covered with bright rosy pink flowers 
shading to dark violet at the throat. Pkt. 25c. 
GIANTS MIXED 
Giants of California — The finest of all single large flowering 
Petunias. They often measure over 6 inches across and are 
veined with contrasting colors. The edges are tightly 
ruffled and crumpled and the plant is sturdy in growth. 
Mix with sand before sowing to assure even distribution. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Dwarf Ramona Strain of Giants of California — A sturdy 
growing dwarf type suitable for pot culture and fringed with 
open well marked throats. Pkt. 25c. 
Ruffled Monsters — A half dwarf type of erect and robust 
habit. The flowers are very large and ruffled with open 
shallow throats. The colors are desirable red and dark shades, 
richly marked and veined. Pkt. 25c. 
DOUBLES AND SEMI-DOUBLES 
Fluffy Ruffles — A pleasing mixture of densely ruffled light 
and dark shades finely fringed. Pkt. 25c. 
Salpiglossis Empress 
Petunia — Pink Gem 
Maximum Double Fringed (Award of Merit) —A new 
strain coming practically 100% double and semi-double with 
striking light colors. Its germination and vigor are the best 
found in this type. Pkt. 50c. 
Shepherd’s Marvelous Doubles — An excellent hand-pol- 
lenized strain yielding a high percentage of double, finely- 
fringed flowers in a splendid variety of colors and many 
rare combinations. Pkt. 50c. 
PHLOX 
The showiest and easiest of all annuals to grow. All the tints 
of the rainbow are represented with every possible variation 
of stripes, marks and eyes. The blossoms are beautiful round- 
petaled flowers which overlap each other. 
Drummond! — Mixed Dwarf V. Pkt. 10c.; yi Oz. 40c. 
Cuspidata (Star Phlox) — Fantastically fringed and starred 
flowers in pink, rose, red and scarlet bordered with white. 
Makes a showy and unique appearance. Pkt. 10c.; % Oz. 
40c. 
POPPY 2'. 
Brilliance of color and ease of culture characterize Poppies. 
They will grow almost anywhere and require little attention. 
If the stems are put in water the instant they are cut they 
will last much longer. 
Shirley Single Mixed — Delicate shades of salmon, pink, 
rose, white, etc. Pkt. 10c.; yi Oz. 25c. 
Shirley Double Mixed — Very double, masses of bright and 
delicate color. Pkt. 10c.; yi Oz. 40c. 
Paeony Flowered Mixed — Immense double mops like huge 
Paeonies in varied colors on robust plants. Pkt. 10c.; 'A 
Oz. 40c. 
Carnation Flowered — A fine double, fringed Poppy with 
flowers about the size of a large Carnation. Pkt. 10c.; 
yi Oz. 25c. 
Ryburgh Hybrids — A rare and lovely new Begonia flowered 
Poppy resembling a hybrid tea rose when in full bloom. 
Pkt. 10c; ]A Oz. 20c. (See Page 7) 
Flanders Field — A single bright red Poppy, unexcelled for 
field sowing. Pkt. 10c; % Oz. 20c. 
American Legion — A lovely English Scarlet Poppy with 
very large flowers of dazzling orange-scarlet. Pkt. 10c., 
A Oz. 40c. 
PORTULACA 6'. 
Dwarf growing bedding plant producing its lovely silken 
flowers best when grown in sunlight. It thrives best in hot 
weather. 
Single Mixed — Cup shaped brilliant flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 
yi Oz. 40c. 
Double Mixed — Fully double resembling small roses. Pkt. 
10c.; Y Oz. $1.00. 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean). 
Strong growing tree like plants with ornamental foliage. 
Glbsoni 4' — Large dark red leaves, veins and stalks — very 
striking. 
Red Spire 6' — Rich bronze-green foliage and brilliant 
rose crimson spires. 
Zanzibariensis 12' to 15' — Rich green leaves measuring 
2X' across. The tallest of all presenting a beautiful tropical 
appearance. 
All. Pkt. 10c.; X A Oz. 15c. 
Be sure to try the lovely new Martha Washington Petunia. 
