NEW ENGLAND TORO COMPANY 
Novelties and Specialties 
AGERATUM BLUE CAP. (A.) This beautiful new dwarf Ageraturn has lavender mauve flowers much larger 
and richer in color than Little Blue Star. Compact habit, with small foliage and the plants have the appearance 
of miniature domes. Ideal for edgings. 6 in. Packet 25c. 
ANCHUSA MYOSOTTDIFLORA. (P.) A distinct species from Siberia resembling a giant Forget-me-not. 
The plant grows about a foot in height, with broad distinctive foliage. In May it is covered with rich blue flowers. 
Packet 50c. 
BEGONIA LLOYDI. Excellent for hanging baskets or pots. The flowers are pendulous, double in form and 
comprise many beautiful shades. Packet 75c. 
DELPHINIUM CAMBRIDGE BLUE. (A.) A new annual of the Chinensis type with flowers similar in 
color to the well known Delphinium Bella Donna, but surpassing them in brilliancy, being a rich clear blue. 2 ft. 
Packet 50c. 
LUPINUS HARTWEGI GIANT MIXED. (A.) A new improved strain of annual Lupinus. Hartwegi 
Giants are from three to four feet tall and have the base branching habit, with five to six long spikes to a plant. 
Each spike has from twenty-five to fifty more blooms than the ordinary type. The colors include dark blue, sky 
blue, rose and white. Packet 35c. 
MARIGOLD GUINEA GOLD. (A.) A splendid distinct type from the Cape of Good Hope. The plant is 
branching, though of pyramidal growth, crowned with a great number of loosely double flowers of bright calen¬ 
dula orange flushed with gold. An outstanding annual. 2\ ft. Packet 25c. 
MECONOPSIS BAILEYI. (Thibet Blue Poppy.) .(P.) Beautiful species introduced from Thibet. It pro¬ 
duces large four-petaled blooms of a glorious sky-blue color, enhanced by a central zone of golden yellow anthers. 
2J ft. Packet 50c. 
NASTURTIUM DOUBLE SWEET-SCENTED GOLDEN GLEAM. A new development in Nasturtiums 
producing large double flowers of pure golden yellow. It forms a vigorous, bushy plant, which throws out runners 
about eighteen inches long, bearing the flowers on upright 6 in. stems. Packet 25c. 
NICOTIANA AFFINIS CRIMSON BEDDER. (A.) A new dwarf type valuable for summer bedding as it 
does not exceed fifteen inches in height and makes a compact, bushy growth. The color is a rich crimson and 
flowers from early summer until frost, fragrant. Packet 35c. 
PANSY SWISS BLUE. (Ullswater.) A glorious new pansy of the Swiss Giants type. The color is a delightful 
shade of deep wedgwood blue with a contrasting blue black centre. Free blooming and fragrant. Packet 50c. 
SALVIA FARINACEA BLUE BEDDER. (A.) A compact bushy form of this popular Salvia, with flowers 
of a deeper shade of blue. 2j ft. Packet 50c. 
POPPY SHIRLEY DOUBLE BEGONIA FLOWERED SWEET BRIAR. A new Shirley Poppy of the 
double Begonia flowered type, in color it closely resembles the wild Sweet Briar Rose, a delightful shade of deep 
rose pink. 15 ft. Packet 35c. 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA GIANT HYBRIDS. (Isaac House Strain.) (P.) These hybrids are a great im¬ 
provement over Scabiosa Caucasica, being more vigorous, with longer stemmed flowers which are larger and have 
heavier petals. The colors range from white to dark blue and include shades of lilac and mauve. 2| ft. Packet 50c. 
TITHONIA SPECIOSA. (Mexican Sunflower.) (A.) Tall annual with alternate massive leaves and large 
single sunflower-like blooms of orange red. Free blooming, and useful for massing in back of the perennial border. 
6 to 8 ft. Packet 35c. 
WALLFLOWER ANNUAL DOUBLE EARLY WONDER MIXED. This splendid class comes into bloom 
as early as the well known Early Parisian Wallflower. The flowers are borne in immense trusses and are delight¬ 
fully fragrant, valuable for cutting; colors embrace brown, canary yellow and golden yellow. 2 ft. Packet 50c. 
ZINNIA CROWN O’GOLD. A handsome new class of giant flowered Zinnias resembling the Dahlia flowered 
in form. Each petal of the flower is overlaid with deep golden yellow at the base, while carrying out the individual 
flower color at the tip. The colors are a most striking and pleasing ensemble of pastel shades. 3 ft. Packet 35c. 
Antirrhinum - Snapdragon —Forcing Varieties 
PINK AND ROSE SHADES 
p kt. 
Cheviot Maid Supreme. .$1.00 
Cincinnati. Light pink . 1.00 
Radiance. Deep pink. 1.00 
Rose Queen . 1.00 
Weld Pink . 1.00 
Winter Helen. Salmompink. 1.00 
YELLOW AND BRONZE SHADES 
Afterglow. Bronze.$1.00 
Ceylon Court. Improved yellow. 1.00 
Pkt. 
Ceylon Court. Dark yellow.$1.00 
New Dawn. Golden orange. 1.00 
New Deal. Golden bronze. 1.50 
Nicholson. Yellow . 1.00 
Sunshine Improved. Early bloomer . . . 1.00 
WHITE 
Claudespy. White .$1.00 
Lucky Strike. New white ■. 1.00 
White Prosperity. 2.00 
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