Grow Water Lilies 
Zanzibar—Water Lilies from seed. The 
flowers are beautifully shaded with deep 
rose pink or sky blue. Seed should be 
planted in a shallow dish of water part¬ 
ly filled with rich soil. Place in a warm 
sunny window and when young plants 
are well started transplant to large tubs. 
No. 1214. Pkt. 25c. 
Scabiosa 
A fine strain of new Scabiosa in many 
gorgeous colors. These beautiful bloom¬ 
ers are carried on long stiff stems mak¬ 
ing them ideal for cutting. The blooms 
are particularly large. Color range is 
complete with red, white, rose, maroon, 
azure and peach in all their shades. 
Easily grown and if sown in the spring 
will bloom in July, 2 to 3 ft. 
No. 1108. Pkt. 10c; 3 Pkts. 25c. 
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Giant Flowering Zinnias 
(Hants of California 
Magnificent flowers 5 to 6 in. across. This 
new double giant has overlapping petals 
more loosely placed than in any other 
type. The flower is more flattened giv¬ 
ing a distinctive shape that is most 
graceful and attractive. The vigorous 
well branched plants grow 3 ft. or more 
tall, long strong stems fine for cutting. 
Gorgeous new colors of every shade 
mixed. No. 976. Pkt. 10c; 3 Pkts. 25c. 
Baby’s Breath 
Gypsophila 
A quick grower with myriads of small 
open, bell-shaped flowers. Does well in any 
soil and an open situation. Fine for plant¬ 
ing along walls and sunny slopes. The 
plants grow 10 to 15 inches tall and are 
excellent for bunching with other flowers. 
Choice Mixed. Many bright colors, red, 
carmine, pink, white. 
No. 1101. Pkt. 5c; *A oz. 25c. 
New Giant Verbenas 
Splendid for beds, borders, porch boxes 
and rock gardens. Large trusses of gor¬ 
geous blooms about 1 ft. high. Bloom 
from midsummer until frost. A fine selec¬ 
tion of bright colors and assorted shades, 
blue, pink, scarlet, rose and white. Indi¬ 
vidual florets measure over 1 in. in dia¬ 
meter. No. 1155 Pkt. 10c; 3 Pkt. 25c. 
Grow Some Violets 
One of the most beautiful, delicate appeal¬ 
ing flowers on earth. Everyone is familiar 
with this charming flower, its delightful 
fragrance is not equalled by any flower 
grown. Careful experimenting during the 
last few years with different seed has en¬ 
abled us to contract with a famous English 
grower having the finest violet seed known 
and remarkably easy to grow in the gar¬ 
den. No. 1010. Pkt. 10c. 
New South African Daisy 
Ursinia Anethoides 
A stately flower of brilliant orange with 
a brownish red heart, a wonderful flow¬ 
er for cutting, having very long stems. 
An improvement on the old South Afri¬ 
can Daisy the flowers being double the 
size. A fine showy annual, easy to grow 
in any fair garden soil. A free bloomer, 
bearing flowers from summer until frost. 
No. 1045. Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c. 
Japanese Sunflower 
Gailardia—Flowered or Red Sunflower^r- 
4 to 8 ft. Some flowers of rich chestnut 
red color, othei’s tipped with yellow and 
others slightly washed with red. The 
flowers vary from a few inches to nearly 
a foot in diameter and are of good form, 
usually having a small disc, and often 
two rows of long, slightly curled rays. 
Immense showy flowers suitable for 
shrubberies, woodlands, wild gardens and 
sub-tropical gardening. Excellent for 
cutting. 
No. 1090. Pkt 10c; 3 Pkts 25c. 
Tobacco Plant 
A stately plant grows from 5 to 8 ft. 
high. Plant any time of the year in 
boxes in the house, when four inches 
high transplant to pots or the garden. 
From one packet of seeds you can raise 
30 lbs. of fine smoking tobacco. From 
the seed they extract oil that stops a 
toothache. A few planted among other 
flowers keeps destructive bugs away. 
No. 1087. Pkt. 10c; 3 Pkts. 25c. 
Weather Plant 
Has created quite a sensation If the 
leaves stand upward the sky will be 
cloudless. If they stand out straight, 
changeable weather is indicated. When 
the leaves hang downward, rain may be 
expected. Bright yellow flowers, fol¬ 
lowed by crimson pods used for making 
beads, etc. No. 1156. Pkt. 10c. 
The Murvon Seed Company, South Norwalk, Conn. 
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