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TUCKERS’ SEED HOUSE, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 
DIANTHUS 
DIANTHUS OR PINKS < A > 
Lacinatus Splendens 
One of the recent additions to this family is the novelty 
Lacinatus Splendens, which is the most striking Dianthus 
offered up to date. The flowers are very large, over two 
inches across, in a brilliant shade of crimson, with a large 
boldly contrasting glistening white eye. Pkt. 10c; *4 ox. 
35c; ^4 ox. 60c. 
Hardy Garden or Clove Pinks (P) 
This splendid class of hardy perennial Pinks should be 
in all gardens. They have the delightful clove fragrance. 
Pkt. 5c; X A oz. 20c; ok. 35c. 
Double China Mixed (A) 
White and dark crimson selves, also white tipped light 
purple and shades of red with darker blotchings. A mix¬ 
ture of double pinks unsurpassed In variety of brilliant 
coloring and markings. Pkt. 5c; % ox. 15c; ok. 50c. 
Heddewigi (Single Imperial Pink) < A) 
Charming varieties of these popular pinks. Our mix¬ 
ture includes a great number of colors. Pkt. 5c; *4 ox. 
20c; ox. 75c. 
Heddewigi (Double Japan Pink) < A > 
Flowers very large; perfectly double; many elegant 
colors and shades, from delicate rose to richest crimson 
Pkt. 5c; % ox. 20c; ox. 65c. 
Gypsophila < A) 
Elegans Glandiflora Alba —This is an improved large- 
flowering, pure white, of free, easy growth. Several sow¬ 
ings should be made during the season to keep up a sup¬ 
ply. Pkt. 5c; % ox. 25c; ox. 45c. 
DAISIES 
Giant Double Dasies (Beilis Perennis) < p) 
A charming little plant for pots, edgings and 
borders. Sow seeds very early and plants will 
bloom first season and continue to bloom each sea¬ 
son if given some protection during winter. They 
do best in a rich soil and quite cool situation. Es¬ 
pecially desirable for cemetery decorations. Pkt. 
5c; *4 ox. 50c; ox. $1.75. 
Shasta Daisy < P) 
Perfectly hardy perrenials, bearing flowers 4 
inches in diameter. Blooms for months and more 
freely each season; flowers remain fresh for two 
weeks after cutting. Pkt. 5c; % ox. 25c; ox. 75c. 
Escholtzia (A) 
California Poppy —A bright free-flowering plant 
of low spreading growth with finely cut silvery 
foliage. The poppy-like flowers in pure shades of 
yellow, orange and crimson are produced from early 
spring until frost. Sow the seed where the plants 
are to remain. Pkt. 5c; % ox. 25c; ox. 45c. 
Everlastings (A) 
Everlastings have become popular again. The 
drying is a simple operation. Cut before fully ex¬ 
panded, bunch like sweet peas and hang on a line 
in a warm, dark, dry room. They will dry thoroughly 
in ten days. Mixed Colors, Pkt. 5c; % ox. 35c; 
ox. 60c. 
Four O’Clocks < A > 
(Marvel of Peru) —Large and beautiful, old-fash¬ 
ioned plants of erect bushy habit which produce in 
profusion a succession of brilliant colored tube¬ 
shaped flowers, that open all night and usually are 
closed before noon the next day. The flowers are 
red, white, yellow, or are striped and blotched in 
shades of these colors, blooming during the late 
summer and autumn. Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 
5c; y 2 ox. 15c; ox. 25c. 
Heliotrope (A) 
Delicious fragrant flowers of rich purple blue. 
The flowers and leaves have a mossy effect. Bloom 
from seed the first summer, if sown early in the 
spring. Excellent for cutting and splendid for 
bedding. Fine Mixed, pkt. 5c; % ox. 45c; ox. $1.50. 
Hollyhocks (P) 
Entirely different and more beautiful than the 
plant of 20 years ago, being much more compact in 
growth, the flowers larger, more richly colored and 
the double varieties of better form. For a back¬ 
ground to a flower garden, nothing is better. Hardy 
perennial, 5 feet high. Double Fine Mixed. Pkt. 
10c; *4 ox. 30c; ox. $1.00. 
Kochia (A) 
(Summer Cypress, Burning Bush)—It grows 2 to 
2% feet high and resembles a close-clipped orna¬ 
mental evergreen. The globe-shaped or pyramidal 
bushes are close and compast and of a pleasing 
light green color. The plant may Ije grown singly 
or in the form of a hedge or background. In early 
autumn the whole bush becomes carmine or blood- 
red. Flowers small and numerous, but not con¬ 
spicuous. The beauty of the plant is in its shape 
and color. Pkt. 5c; % ox. 15c; ox. 25c. 
Fox Glove <P) 
Digitalis —An old-fashioned flower of stately 
growth, highly ornamental, large cup-shaped flow¬ 
ers; height 3 feet. Finest Mixed, pkt. 5c; % ox. 25c; 
ox. 65c. 
Gaillardia (P) 
They will produce from early spring until late 
fall a continuous profusion of brilliantly colored 
flowers, red and yellow predominating. Of easy 
culture, sow where they are to remain. Double Per¬ 
fection. Mixed pkt. 5c; *4 ox. 25c; ox. 75c. 
Geraniums (P) 
These grow readily from seed the first year and 
produoe blooming plants the first summer. There 
is a great deal of pleasure in watching them de¬ 
velop from seed. Zonale Varieties —Saved from the 
choicest collections. Pkt. 10c; >4 ox. 40c; ox. $1.50. 
Globe Amaranth (A) 
Fine everlastings, bearing hundreds of clover 
shaped flowers which if cut when ripe and hung 
heads downward to dry, will retain their beauty 
throughout the winter. Mixed Colors, pkt. 5c; 
*4 ox. 15c. 
Godetia (A) 
Showy and attractive hardy annuals bearing an 
abundance of satiny cup-shaped blooms, especially 
if grown in poor dry soil; blooms continuously if the 
seed pods are re¬ 
moved. Plant early 
in a sunny place and 
cover one-fourth 
inch deep. One foot 
high. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 5c; y 4 ox. 20c. 
Larkspur (A) 
Double Tall Rock¬ 
et—Mixed. Produce 
beautiful spikes of 
double flowers in 
many shades. Hardy 
annual; one foot 
high. Pkt. 5c; 
ox. 20c; ox. 35c. 
Rosamond 
Larkspur 
Two weeks ear¬ 
lier than other va¬ 
rieties producing a 
fine cut flower early 
in the season. The 
height is even and 
the plants bear 
heavily. The color 
is new and distinct. 
A pure deep rose 
and the flowers are 
double. Pkt. 10c; 
*4 ox. 40c; >4 ox. 
•w _ 
4 ;»c. 
ROSAMOND LARKSPUR 
