Have You Room for a Gigantic Annual? Then Grow Tithonia 
SPARKLING 
SWEET WILLIAMS 
Dianthus barbatus 
Biennial. Well-known, attractive plant 
Towering the second season from seed. Sow 
outdoors in May; transplant in August. 
Single White Single Crimson 
Copper-Red Red, Edged White 
Black-Red Single Mixed 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., Vi oz - 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each, 5 colors, 40 cts. 
Double White Double Black-Red 
Double Crimson Double Pink 
Double Finest Mixed 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Vi oz< 50 cts., oz. $2 
Newport Pink. Watermelon-pink, brilliant 
and beautiful. Flowers on stems 134 feet 
high. Pkt. 15 cts., 34°z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Scarlet Beauty. An intensely rich, deep 
scarlet, very vivid. Pkt. 15 cts., 24°z. 50 
cts., oz. $1.50. 
Holborn Glory. This strain is a large- 
flowered selection of the auricula-eyed 
type. Individual flowers and trusses are 
of large size, while the range of color, all 
showing a clear white eye, is truly superb. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 34°z- 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Annual Sweet Williams. Sown indoors 
during March, these will bloom freely the 
first year. 9 in. Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
24oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
Cyanea. Perennial. A rare and beautiful 
plant. It grows about 2 feet high, bearing 
from twenty to thirty handsome lavender- 
blue cornflower-like blossoms which often 
measure 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Blooms 
from July till frost. For the perennial 
border and for cutting. Pkt. 15c., 34oz. $1. 
_TAGETES_ 
Signata pumila, Little Giant. Annual. 
A dwarf, compact Marigold, with beauti¬ 
ful, delicate, fern-like leaves, densely 
covered with flowers of bright yellow, 
striped brown. A first-class bedding and 
edging plant. 10 in. Pkt. 25 cts., J4 oz - 75 cts. 
THALICTRUM {Meadow Rue') 
Adiantifolium. Perennial. A beautiful 
hardy plant with foliage like the maiden¬ 
hair fern and miniature white flowers in 
June and July. 1J4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Moz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Aquilegifolium. Perennial. The foliage is 
similar to the columbine. Rosy purple 
flowers in June and July. 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
34oz. 75 cts. 
Dipterocarpum. Perennial. A real gem 
among hardy plants, not only for the 
garden, but its dainty, graceful sprays of 
flowers are invaluable for cutting. They 
are violet-mauve, which is brightened by 
a cluster of lemon-yellow stamens. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 34oz. 60 cts., 24 oz - $1. 
THUNBERGIA c Black -eyed Susan) 
Annual Climber. Beautiful, rapid-growing 
climber, preferring a warm, sunny situation. 
Very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, 
etc., with dark eyes. 4 ft. Mixed. All colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 24 oz - 50 cts. 
TURTLEHEAD. See Chelone. 
TOBACCO. See Nicotiana. 
TROPJEOLUM. See Nasturtium. 
_THERMOPSIS_ 
Perennial. A very striking plant, 4 feet 
tall, producing long spikes of yellow blos¬ 
soms during June and July. Pkt. 25 cts. 
THYMUS (Thyme) 
Serpyllum. Perennial. A valuable plant 
for the alpine garden. But 4 inches high, 
it is of trailing habit with bright lilac- 
purple flowers. Pkt. 25 cts., 34 oz - $1, 
J4°z- $1.50. 
TITHONIA (Mexican Sunflower) 
Speciosa. Annual. This half-hardy annual, 
seeds of which may be sown under glass 
and transplanted, or later in the open 
ground when danger of frost is over, is a 
shrub-like plant of enormous dimensions— 
8 feet high. The orange-colored, daisy-like 
flowers are 3 to 4 inches in diameter, on 
stems almost a yard long. Pkt. 15 cts., 
J'goz. 40 cts., J4oz. 75 cts. 
_TORENIA_ 
Fournieri. Greenhouse and Bedding Plant. 
A very fine annual; splendid for vases, 
hanging-baskets, borders, etc. Sky-blue 
flowers, bright yellow centers. Pkt. 15 cts. 
_ TRITOMA _ 
Red-Hot Poker; Flame Flower; Torch Lily 
Perennial. Not strictly hardy, but will 
live through the winter with a protective 
covering of leaves or short manure; or the 
roots may be lifted and carried over winter 
in sand in a cellar. 
Express. Orange-yellow. 4 ft. 
May Queen. Yellow. 2 ft. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Vi° z - 75 cts. 
TROLLIUS (Globe Flower) 
Perennial. Like immense buttercups, these 
striking plants are very effective in the mixed 
border. Light soil, well drained, and a 
partly shaded position suit them admirably. 
They bloom from May to August. 
Asiaticus. Orange. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 
34oz. $3.50. 
Europaeus. Yellow. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 
y%oz. $i. 
Ledebouri. Orange. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Vs oz. $2.50. 
_ URSINIA ( Sphenogyne) _ 
Anethoides. Annual. Excellent for edgings. 
The orange, daisy-like flowers have purple 
and black centers. 1 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
24oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Anethoides, New Hybrids. Annual. Each 
plant carries a hundred or more flowers at 
one time. All have florets of a delightful 
rich orange, but the coloring surrounding 
the disk varies in tone from ruby-red to 
dark purple, with distinctive jewel-like 
dots. From April-sown seed plants com¬ 
mence flowering in June and continue to 
September. 134 ft- Pkt. 20 cts., 34 oz - 50 
cts., J4oz. 90 cts. 
Pulchra. Annual. A smaller type. The 
entire effect of the plant is a most brilliant 
one, being covered with flowers of a rich 
deep orange. 6 in. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Aurora. Annual. Daisy-like flowers, with a 
bright orange corolla, and a deep crimson 
inner ring. 1 ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Venidium fastuosum 
VALERIAN (Garden Heliotrope) 
Perennial. Pinnate foliage and panicles of 
heliotrope-scented flowers. 4 ft. June, July. 
Red, White, Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., 
24oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
_ VENIDIUM _ 
Fastuosum. Annual. For the garden or for 
growth under glass. Height 2 to 3 feet, 
with daisy-like, orange flowers, 3 inches 
across, and black centers. Give the same 
general culture as celosia. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1, 34oz._$1.50. 
Fastuosum Hybrids. Annual. In this mix¬ 
ture are included white, cream, lemon, 
yellow, orange, and buff, and each flower has 
a black center. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
_VERBASCUM_ 
Olympicum. Perennial. The large leaves 
are covered with a silvery down, and above 
them rises a pyramid of bright yellow 
flowers. 5 ft. Pkt. 20 cts., 24 oz - $L 
Phceniceum Hybrids, Mixed. Perennial. 
Various shades from white through yellow 
to deep orange. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c., 24 oz - 60c. 
_ VERONICA _ 
Spicata. Perennial. Hardy border plant, 
124 feet high, bearing bright blue flowers 
ail summer. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Spicata, Mixed. Perennial. Blue, Pink, and 
White. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Amethystina. Perennial. Amethyst-blue. 
2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Incana. Perennial. Blue. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Longifolia. Perennial. Lilac. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
_VINCA_ 
Madagascar Periwinkle; Old Maid 
Annual. One of the most satisfactory bed¬ 
ding plants we have. It is best to start the 
seed early indoors, but they begin blooming 
in August from seed sown out-of-doors in 
May. 1 ft. 
Alba. Pure white. 
Rosea. Rose. 
Rosea alba. White, with rosy eye. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Vi° z - 60 cts., oz. $2 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 24 oz - 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Flower Seeds 
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STUMPP & WALTER CO., NEW YORK CITY 
