Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
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Double Sunflowers 
Helianthus • Sunflower 
These annual Sunflowers are charming 
when grouped in mixed flower borders, and 
are used extensively as cut-flowers as they 
come into bloom early in the summer and 
keep on flowering until cut down by hard 
frost. Sow in a sunny spot early in the spring. 
Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. Rich 
golden yellow, double flower that looks like 
a dahlia or chrysanthemum. Height 6 feet. 
Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 25c. 
Dwarf Double, Mixed. Bright golden yellow, 
very double, miniature Sunflowers that 
are splendid for cutting. Height 234 feet. 
Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 25c. 
Mammoth Russian. The old-fashioned, 
single, giant Sunflower. Oz. 10c; 34 lb. 30c. 
Heliotrope • Cherry Pie 
A half-hardy perennial that flowers during 
the whole season and whose flowers and 
foliage are deliciously fragrant. Splendid 
bedding plant, or can be trained as a green¬ 
house climber. Seed sown indoors early will 
produce blooming plants for bedding and pot- 
plants for winter house decoration. Can also 
be sown outside in May. 
Lemoine’s Giant, Mixed. Giant flowers. 
Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 50c. 
Helichrysum • Strawflower 
Mixed. These, the most showy of the Ever¬ 
lastings, are not only useful as dried flowers 
for winter decoration in the house, but 
make splendid beds and borders in the gar¬ 
den during the summer. For early flowers, 
start the seed indoors in March or sow out¬ 
doors as soon as the ground has warmed up. 
The plants require about 1 foot of space. 
Cut the blooms before they open, and hang 
them by the stems to dry. A brilliant mix¬ 
ture of colors, pkg. 10c; 34 oz - 30c; 34 oz * 
50c. 
Giant-flowering Hibiscus 
Marshmallow; Rosemallow 
These hardy perennial Mallows bear some 
of the largest flowers of any of our perennials, 
and make a gorgeous display from early in 
July until late in the autumn. The flowers re¬ 
semble the single hollyhock in form, but are 
larger, often measuring 10 inches across. 
Dark Red, Bright Pink, Pure White, Mixed 
Each of above, pkg. 10c; large pkg. 30c. 
Collection: One pkg. of each of the above 
3 colors for 25c. 
Hesperis • Sweet Rocket 
Matronalis, Mixed. Colors white, lilac, 
purple, and various shades. Plants grow 
about 3 feet high. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 30c. 
Giant Hollyhocks 
These real old-fashioned, hardy plants are 
a necessary part of every perennial garden. 
Nothing is more effective than a mass of 
Hollyhocks blooming in the back of the hardy 
border. Massed in fence-corners or distrib¬ 
uted among the shrubbery, no other plant 
produces such showy effects. Give them 
plenty of water, an occasional dressing of 
manure, and slight protection during winter. 
Double Varieties: 
Pink Rose White Salmon 
Yellow Maroon Scarlet 
Each of above, pkg. 10c; large pkg. 45c. 
Collection: One pkg. each of above 7 colors, 50c. 
Mixed. A splendid mixture of all the above 
colors. Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 40c. 
Allegheny. Giant fringed, single, semi¬ 
double, and double flowers in beautiful 
shades from the most delicate pinks to 
deepest crimson. Flowers, 5 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 25c. 
Exquisite, Mixed. Flowers measure 4 to 
5 inches across, with every petal exquisitely 
curled and fringed, and are extremely 
double. The mixture includes Rose, Light 
Rose, Carmine, Violet, and Dark Purple. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c. 
Imperator. Enormous flowers, 6 inches or 
more across, with outer petals frilled and 
fringed; center a double rosette. Colors 
combine cerise-salmon with cream center, 
pink with rose"and yellow center, and other 
combinations. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c. 
Hunnemannia fumariaefolia 
Hunnemannia 
Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy 
Large, tulip-shaped, brilliant yellow flowers 
on long, stiff stems from August to Novem- 
er. The flowers will keep in water for days. 
Plants bushy, 2 feet high. Pkg. 10c; 34 ° z - 25c. 
Sunlite. See page 4 and 2d cover. 
Ice Plant 
A pretty, half-hardy annual, with delicate, 
almost transparent branches and leaves. 
Adapted to baskets, vase-work, and rockeries. 
Prized for its foliage, which looks as though 
covered with particles of ice. Pkg. 10c. 
Impatiens • Snapweed 
This group of plants is entirely at home in 
shady places. It will thrive under shrubs, 
among tall-growing annuals or perennials, 
and is a dainty little plant for rock-gardens. 
Holsti Hybrids, Mixed. Many fine colors 
varying from pure white to deep red. Pkg. 
25c; large pkg. 75c. 
Sultani. Brilliant rosy scarlet. Desirable as 
a house-plant or for shaded spots in the 
garden. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c. 
Double Hollyhocks 
Job’s Tears 
An ornamental grass that grows 3 to 4 
feet high and bears hard, shiny, pearl-like 
seeds used as beads. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c. 
Japanese Hop 
An annual climber which grows with great 
rapidity. The foliage is similar to the com¬ 
mon Hop, but much larger. One of the best 
plants for covering verandas and summer¬ 
houses. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz - 35c. 
Kudzu Vine • Pueraria 
Thunbergiana. The fastest growing, hardy 
climbing vine. Grows 10 feet the first year 
from seed and when established 50 feet a 
season is not unusual. Large, variegated, 
bright green and white foliage and rosy 
purple, pea-shaped flowers. Splendid for 
covering permanently dead trees, fences, 
and verandas. Pkg. 10c. 
Kochia 
Summer Cypress; Burning Bush 
Trichophylla. This beautiful annual bush has 
rapidly come into prominence. It grows 
2 to 234 feet high, and resembles a close- 
clipped ornamental evergreen. The globe- 
shaped or pyramidal plants are close and 
compact, and of a pleasing light green 
color. It may be grown singly or in the 
form of a hedge. In early autumn it be¬ 
comes carmine- or blood-red. Pkg. 10c; 
34 oz. 20c; 34 oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
Lavandula * Lavender 
Vera. Sweet-scented hardy perennial for the 
mixed border. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
