Snapdragon 
(Antirrhinum) 
For More Cut Plowers 
Flowers from July until frost. 
Dark glossy leaves and beautiful 
spikes of flowers with finely marked 
throats. Semi-tall sorts, 18 to 20 in. 
1020—New Rustproof Snapdragon 
—Season’s Sensation. Mixed 
colors. Strong sturdy stems, 
laden with large blooms. Clear 
lovely colors, shades and hues. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Double Sunflower 
PRICES 
All packets 10c each; 3 for 
25c, unless otherwise noted. 
1021— Amber Queen. 
1022— Bonfire. 
1023— Golden Queen. 
1025— Tall Mixed. 
1026— Dwarf Mixed. (See illustration 
Page 82.) 
Seed Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. Plants, _________________ 
65c per doz., postpaid. 
1134—Snow On The Mountain 
(Euphorbia.) A strong growing annual for beds of tall plants or 
mixed borders. Foliage exceedingly ornamental and useful in mak¬ 
ing up bouquets. 
1267—Statice Sinuata 
18 inches. Fine for winter 
The best of the annual varieties, 
bouquets. Mixed colors. 
1282—Stocks 
(Early Ten Weeks.) One of the most popular annuals, either for 
bedding or pot culture. All colors. 
1152—Sultana (Impatiens) 
Rosy carmine flowers one inch in 
diameter. Flowers freely throughout 
the season. Although a house plant, 
it does fine out of doors. 1^ feet. 
Sunflower 
Sweet Scented Tobacco Plant 
Remarkable for the stately growth, 
size and brilliancy of their flowers. 
1129— Dwarf Double. 5 feet. Double 
dark yellow. 
1130— Russian Mammoth. Single; of 
gigantic size. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
% lb., 25c. 
Sweet Scented 
Tobacco Plant 
(Nicotiana) 
1183— White Star. This is the pure 
white form and is very popular. 
White, sweet scented, star-shaped 
flowers. 
1184— Hybrids Mixed. A great variety 
of colors and star-shaped flowers. 
If taken up in the fall, cut back 
and potted, will bloom in house dur¬ 
ing winter. 2 to 3 feet. 
1273—Tassel Flower 
(Cacalia.) An unusual flower cov¬ 
ered with bright, orange-scarlet and 
red blooms that look like many little 
paint brushes. The long wiry stems 
make them a good cut flower. 
HARDY PERENNIAL 
FLOWER SEEDS 
ALL 
POSTPAID 
1500— Alyssum Saxatlle (Basket of Gold). Grows 9 
inches tall, flowers in May or June and produces 
masses of golden flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
1501— Aqullegia or Columbine. Mixed. Hardy and eas¬ 
ily grown from seed. Spurred, delicate hues and 
shades. Pkt., 15c. 
1516—Cactus Seed. Novelty for your rock garden. It 
is much easier to nlant the seed than it is to reset 
the plants. Pkt., 15c. 
1502— Perennial Sweet Pea. Similar to the Annual Sweet 
Pea except the large flowers are more wax-like in ap¬ 
pearance. Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
1503 — Coreopsis. One of the finest of hardy plants, with 
large showy, yellow flowers, produced in great abun¬ 
dance from June until frost. Flowers the first year 
if sown early. Pkt., 15c. 
1504— Gaillardia, Grandiflora. (Perennial Blanket 
Flower.) Beautiful combination of orange, red and 
yellow blooms. Pkt., 15c. 
1505— Oriental Poppy. A charming summer flowering 
hardy plant. Grows about 2% feet tall, with large 
orange-scarlet flower, with a conspicuous black blotch 
on each petal. Pkt., 15c. 
1506— Shasta Daisy. A splendid hardy Perennial Daisy 
of purest white. Broad overlapping petals, borne on 
long, strong stems. Fine for cut flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
Cup and Saucer Vine 
WILL BLOOM THIS YEAR! 
ANNUAL CLIMBERS 
Cover Your Porch With Flowers 
in One Year 
1332 — Balsam Apple. Very rapid 
and dense climbers with golden 
yellow fruit, which opens when 
ripe, showing the blood-red 
seed. Mixed. 
1331—Canary Bird Vine. A 
dainty vine. Grows 15 to 20 
feet. Delicate, bird-shaped 
flowers. Clear, canary yellow. 
(See illustration Page 82.) 
1334 — Cardinal Climber. Strong 
rapid grower attaining a height 
of 25 feet, covered with the 
beautiful fiery cardinal-red 
flowers, from midsummer to 
frost. 
1339— Cup and Saucer Vine. (Co- 
bea Scandens.) Mixed colors. 
iy 2 inch flowers shaped like 
Morning Glories. Vine reaches 
a height of 20 to 30 feet and blooms from midsummer 
till frost. The deeply cut leaves are very decorative. 
1343—Cypress Vine. A beautiful climber with a profusion 
of scarlet, or white, star-shaped blossoms and fern-like 
foliage, adapted to ornamental wQj-k. 
1333— Moonflower (Night Blooming). White. Grows 30 
feet, with large waxy flowers. Open evenings and cloudy 
days. Seeds should be planted in warm, rich soil. Keep 
soil moist. 
1335— Moonflower Heavenly Blue. A distinct shade de¬ 
scribed by its name. (See illustration Page 83.) 
1340— Morning Glory Heavenly Blue. Finest of all Morn¬ 
ing Glories. Flowers are large, deep, sky blue. White 
shaded throats. Grow quickly, and have loads of blooms. 
1345 — Double Morning Glory. Rose Marie. A beautiful 
semi-double large flowered Morning Glory. A very free 
bloomer. New and different, both in color and type. 
Pkt., 15c. 
1346 — Giant Morning Glorr- This is the beautiful Morning 
Glory I have been telling you about. The finest thing 
about them is the immenseness of the size of the flowers. 
1342 — Passion Flower. One of the best summer vines for 
general growing. The beautiful blue flowers somewhat 
resemble a water lilv in shape. 
1336 — Scarlet Runner Bean. An old favorite; strong grower. 
Grown for ornamental purposes, though they are edible. 
Scarlet flowers; blooms freely in full sun. Pkt., 5c. 
1341 — Tlmnbergia Vine. A lovely trailing plant with large 
showy flowers. Colors range to all shades of yellow, 
orange, buff, to pure white. Jet black eyes. 
1337 — Mixed Climbers. A grand and glorious mixture of 
all different kinds of climbing vines listed on this page 
and a few more. All annuals that will climb and make 
fine shade or screens. 
1338 — Mixed Small Fruited Gourds. Quickest grower of 
all. Blooms are very ornamental and the fruit is very 
unique. The children like them. (See illustration Page 
77.) 
1456 — Barge Fruited Gourds. These are the larger types. 
All kinds and shapes. 
PPlfCe. All packets lOo each; 3 for 25c; unless other- 
rlvIVMi wise noted. Postpaid. 
Double Hollyhock 
1507— Fyrethrum (Painted Daisy). Very valuable for 
cut flowers. Blooms at intervals throughout the 
summer. Pkt., 15c. 
1508— Delphinium, English Hybrids. A strain of our 
own origination, excelling anything I have ever seen 
in the way of Delphiniums. All shades and colors. 
Pkt., 15c. 
1509— Delphinium, Belladonna. Flowers will be clear, 
light blue, set rather loosely on the stem. Branch¬ 
ing habit of growth. Pkt., 15c. 
1510— Delphinium, Bellamosa. Like Belladonna except 
a darker shade of blue. Pkt., 15c. 
1511— Hollyhock. All colors. Mixed, single and dou¬ 
ble. Fine for background or screen. Can be used 
for cut flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
1517— New Double Hollyhock. The very finest extra 
large all double flowers. The best and most gor¬ 
geous colored strains in existence. Pkt., 20c. 
1512 — Sweet William. An old favorite—needs no in¬ 
troduction. Our mixture contains the very finest 
shades and colors. Pkt., 15c. 
1513 — Gypsophila Faniculata (Baby’s Breath). Tiny' 
white flowers on branching stems, producing a veil¬ 
like mist over the plants. Can be dried for winter 
bouquets. Pkt., 15c. 
1514 — Anchusa (Italica). Blooms in June and July, 
bright blue flowers, thrives in sun or partial shade,' 
grows 4 to 5 feet tall. Pkt., 15c. 
1518 — Viola Everbloomiug Pansy. Pkt., 15c. 
1515 — May's Perennial Collection. One. packet each of 
the above 18 varieties for $1.40, postpaid. 
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