86 Flower Seeds 
ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
Strawflowers. 
Isbell's New Giant 
Verbenas 
Fragrant Flowers of 
Rich Color 
This class of annuals is of easy culture, growing splendidly in any good garden 
soil, even in light, sandy ground. They produce their strawlike flowers abundantly 
all summer and fall. Popular for winter bouquets. 
ACROCLINIUM.—Plant 15 inches high bearing lovely white or rose-pink flowers 
from June until cut down by frost in the fall. Pkt., 5c; 44 oz., 20c; oz., 65c. 
ACROCLINIUM, Giant Double.— New large flowering type of this pretty annual 
Strawflower. Many colors. Pkt., 25c. 
GOMPHRENA or GLOBE AMARANTH.—Brilliant colored, globe-shaped flowers, 
resembling clover blossoms. 1 y 2 feet high. Pkt., 5c; 44 oz., 20c; oz., 65c. 
HELICHRYSUM. See Color Illustration on Page 5. — New Mammoth Flowered. 
Effective flowers for beds and borders. 2 to 3 feet high. Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 44 oz., 
30c; oz., 90c. 
LUNARI.4 (Chinese Money Plant; Honesty or St. Peter’s Penny).—This is a 
hardy biennial plant producing the second year, large, silvery white seed pods on 
long stems; highly prized for winter bouquets, either in their natural state or painted 
in bright colors. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
STATTCE.— Annual. A lovely Everlasting flower, fine large sprays of flowers in 
shades of rose, blue, lavender, yellow and white. Pkt., 5c; *4 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 
XERANTHEMUM. — Flowers very double. White and deep purple. Plants 12 to IS 
inches. Silky flowers and silvery foliage. Plct., 5c; 44 oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
SPECIAL MIXED. — All of the above sorts and many other varieties mixed. You 
will like these for garden display 
and especially for winter decora¬ 
tion in vases. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 
30c; oz., $1.00. 
Venidium - Orange 
Daisy 
Magnificent new annual from 
South Africa. 2 to 3 feet high with, 
greyish silky foliage and a wealth 
of rich orange colored, daisy-like 
flowers, marked with a dark pur¬ 
ple zone. Flowers are 4 to 5 inches 
across. Requires sunny position. 
Sow the seed when the weather 
becomes warm. Best treated as a 
half-hardy annual. Pkt., 25c. 
Verbena is one of the most pop¬ 
ular garden annuals and lends 
itself willingly to many uses. For 
beds, borders, mounds, vases and 
window boxes it is particularly 
fine. The clusters of showy, fra¬ 
grant flowers are borne in constant 
succession from June until frost. 
Height 9 inches. 
MAMMOTH ROSE QUEEN.— 
The most brilliant rose color, giant 
flowers in profusion. Pkt., 10c; 
Ys oz., 40c. 
GIANT LUCIFER.—-New giant flow¬ 
ered, intense dazzling scarlet. Pkt., 
10c; Ys oz., 40c. 
MAMMOTH MIXED.—This mixture 
produces rich colored, large flowers; will make a magnificent display in small or 
large beds. Pkt., 10c; Y± oz., 45c. 
HYBRID MIXED.—The old-fashioned, smaller 
flowered varieties. Very free blooming and excellent 
for bedding. I’kt., 5c; 44 oz., 30c; oz., 90c. 
ROYAL BOUQUET.—Of upright growth, with 
straight stems. 15 inches high. Just the thing for 
edging, makes a beautiful carpet of blossoms and 
leaves. Mixed colors. Pkt.. 15c; 44 ° z -» 50c. 
ISBELU’S VERBENA MIXTURE.—Includes all 
the best giant-flowered sorts in many colors. Pkt., 
15c; Vs oz., 50c; Y2. oz., $1.50. 
Venidium-—-Orange Daisy. 
Moss Verbena 
ERINOIDES.—A low spreading 
variety with fine lacelike foliage 
and an abundance of purple flow¬ 
ers all summer until frost. Will 
grow in almost any soil and is 
very drought resistant. Excellent 
for borders, large beds and the 
rockery. 12 inches. Pkt., 10c; Y H oz., 
25c; 44 oz., 40c. 
New Mammoth Verbena 
SPECTRUM RED GRANDIFLORA. — Intense 
bright red, brighter than any other Verbena. Having 
absolutely no eye, the color is intensified, and its 
brilliance is quite dazzling. The individual florets 
are one and one-fourth inches in diameter. Plant 
this for a bright color effect in your garden. Pkt., 
15c; Ys oz., 50c. 
Annual Scabiosa 
Pincushion Flower 
Lovely flowers in exquisite colors on long wiry 
stems; excellent for cutting. 2 to 2 y 2 feet high; 
of easiest culture. 
LOVELINESS.—Glorious salmon-pink flowers of 
delightful fragrance. Pkt., 15c. 
LARGE FLOWERING DOUBLE MIXED.—Blue, 
white, red, pink and maroon-black. Pkt., 5c; 44 oz., 
20c; oz., 50c. 
Perennial Scabiosa 
See list of Perennials, page 91. 
Lunaria or Honesty. 
Chinese Money riant. 
Giant Verbena, 
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Strawflowers 
Everlastings or Immortelles For Winter Bouquets 
