Try a New Flower Once in a While. Streptocarpus for Instance 
Stocks 
Sweet Peas for Greenhouse and 
Early Outdoor Flowering 
The Cream of the Finest 
American Novelties 
Previous to offering this new strain, we sent 
samples to a few of the leading private 
specialists. All speak highly of the colors, 
length of stem, shape of flowers and produc¬ 
tivity. For summer and fall sowing indoors. 
All the following varieties are unusually 
large and ruffled, producing lovely flowers, 
almost always fours, and more on a stem. 
Early American Beauty. Crimson-rose on 
white ground. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early Apollo. Salmon-cerise. Pkt. 50 cts.; 
oz. $1.50. 
Early Attraction. Deep pink. Pkt. 50 cts.; 
oz. $2.50. 
Early Fancy. Color, old-rose on cream 
ground. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early Fortyniner. True orange shade. 
Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early Giant Rose. Soft rose shade. Pkt. 
50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early Greeting. True lavender. Pkt. 50 
cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early Memory. The best of the lavenders. 
Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $2.50. 
Early Monterey. Clear geranium-pink, 
flushed salmon. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $2.50. 
Early Pride. Pure cerise of most even color¬ 
ing. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early S jccess. Deep rose-pink. Pkt. 50 
cts.; oz. $2.50. 
Early Sunray. Light cerise. Pkt. 50 cts.; 
oz. $1.50. 
Early Vulcan. Scarlet-cerise, shaded bril¬ 
liant orange. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early White Harmony. Best of all early 
whites. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Early or Winter-flowering 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
Invaluable for greenhouse culture, and 
they are also adapted for outdoor planting 
in warmer climates, such as our own southern 
states. In cool climates they are popular 
because they bloom a week or ten days 
earlier than summer-flowering sorts. 
Burpee’s Orange. The best Sweet Pea of 
this color. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 80 cts. 
Glitters. Bright fiery orange, with wings of 
deeper shade. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
EARLY OR WINTER-FLOWERING 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS, continued 
Lavender King. Rich true deep lavender 
throughout. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Mrs. Kerr. Salmon-pink. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 
75 cts. 
Rose Queen. Most pleasing shade of rich 
pink. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Zvolanek’s Rose. One of the best in the 
deep pink class. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Statice (Sea Lavender) hp 
Blooms for a long time. 
Latifolia. 2 ft. Blue. June to September. 
Sinensis. 16 in. Yellow. June to September. 
Sinuata, True Blue. HA. 2 ft. Rich navy- 
blue. 
Sinuata Hybrids, Mixed. 
Suworowii. 1 ft. Rose. June to Septem- 
ber - Each: Pkt. 15 cts. 
Stocks hha 
LARGE-FLOWERING TEN-WEEKS 
One of the most popular of the hardy 
annuals, and suitable for bedding or pot- 
culture. The flowers are fragrant, lasting, 
and of many shades. 
Bright Rose Flesh-Color 
Canary-Yellow Light Blue 
Crimson Snow-White 
Dark Violet-Blue 
Each: Pkt. 25 cts.; y 8 oz. $1.50 
Fine Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts.; J^oz. $1. 
WINTER-FLOWERING STOCKS 
All the following varieties are splendid for 
late flowering outdoors and are unsurpassed 
for greenhouse culture. 
Abundance. Lovely shade of carmine-rose, 
similar to Queen Alexandra. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
J^oz. $2. 
Almond Blossom. White shaded carmine. 
Very fine. Pkt. 25 cts.; fgoz. $2. 
Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh-pink. Very 
popular. Pkt. 25 cts.; 3djoz. $1.50. 
Crimson King. Fiery crimson. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
3dsoz. $2. 
Giant Perfection, White. Long, pyramidal 
spikes of large, double flowers. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Vs oz. $1.50. 
Monte Carlo. Pure yellow. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
3^oz. $1.50. 
Old Rose. Lovely shade. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
ygoz. $2. 
Queen Alexandra. Flowers delicate rosy 
lilac. Pkt. 25 cts.; fioz. $1.50. 
Rose of Nice. Beautiful rosy mauve—a 
quite distinct and elegant shade. Pkt. 25 
cts.; J/goz. $2. 
Summer Night (Nuit d'Ete). Rich royal 
purple. Pkt. 25 cts.; fioz. $3. 
PERPETUAL-FLOWERING STOCKS 
Will flower continuously through the 
summer if sown early. 
Apple Blossom. Pink. Rose. 
Princess Alice. White. Violet. Dark blue. 
Each: Pkt. 25 cts.; y 8 oz. $2 
THE MONARCH STOCKS 
Mammoth Single-Column Stocks. The 
flowers, which are produced in four lovely 
shades as offered below, have been grown 
to a height of almost 3 feet. The length of 
the single column of flowers produced on 
each plant often exceeds 18 inches. Can be 
grown in pots or benches. 
Chamois-Pink Lilac-Lavender 
Ruby Pure White 
Each: Pkt. $1 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 4 colors for $3.50 
Streptocarpus 
This pretty flower, from seed sown in early 
spring, will bloom in the early autumn. 
Veitch’s Hybrids. GP. Large trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers in great variety of color. 
Pkt. 75 cts. 
Sunflowers, Miniature ha 
SMALL-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
For other varieties of Sunflowers, 
see Helianthus, page 11 
Excelsior Hybrids. Yellow with zones of 
blood-red, purple, and brown. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Golden Fleece. Flowers cactus-shaped, 
clear golden yellow, with dark center. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
Sweet William HB 
Easy to grow, producing large, fragrant 
flowers of great lasting quality. 
Giant Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
}4oz. $1. 
Giant White. Pkt. 25 cts.; l4oz. $1. 
Newport Pink. Watermelon-pink or salmon- 
rose. Pkt. 25 cts.; }/&oz. $1. 
Pink Beauty. Delicate pink. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
fioz. $1. 
Scarlet Beauty. Intense scarlet. Pkt. 25 
cts.; fioz. $1. 
Tagetes 
Signata pumila. HA. Bright yellow, 
striped brown. Pkt. 15 cts.; ffoz. 75 cts. 
Signata pumila, Golden Gem. Deep yel¬ 
low. Free flowering. Dwarf and compact. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; Hoz. $1. 
Thalictrum hp 
Adiantifolium. 1ft. Elegant foliage, 
resembling the maidenhair fern. Pkt. 
25 cts. 
Dipterocarpum. 4}4 ft. Of light and 
graceful habit, with loose sprays of pure 
mauve and primrose flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Torenia 
Fournieri. HHA. A pot-plant with rich 
blue flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Bailloni. Golden yellow, deep red throat. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
Ursinia 
Anethoides. HA. The plants form large 
tufts of leaves from which spring up long, 
wiry stems bearing rich orange flowers 
ringed with deep purple. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Venidium 
Fastuosum. HA. A South African hardy 
annual which can be grown either outdoors 
or under glass and reaches a height of about 
2 feet. Bears brilliant flowers of orange 
with darker center. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Verbenas hhp 
Effective for bedding and as cut-flowers in 
vases. 
Erinoides (laciniata). Violet. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Venosa (rigida). Blue. Very showy. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; f£oz. $1. 
Blue. Pkt. 20 cts.; ffoz. 90 cts. 
Lemon-scented. See Aloysia citriodora, 
page 6. 
Pink. Pkt. 20 cts.; ffoz. 90 cts. 
Royal Bouquet. An erect-growing Verbena. 
Produces flowers which compare in size 
and variety of color with the finest strains 
of Auricula-eyed Verbena. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Moz. $1.75. 
Ellen Willmott. Large, bright salmon-rose 
flower, white eye. Pkt. 25 cts.; fioz. $1.50. 
Scarlet. Pkt. 20 cts.; J^oz. 90 cts. 
White (candidissima). Pkt. 20 cts.; 
fioz. 90 cts. 
Mammoth Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
ffoz. 75 cts. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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