CHARLOTTE M. HAINES 
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
BALSAM or LADY’S 
SLIPPER 
DEFIANCE MIXED —An 
old favorite, quick growing 
annual, producing large, bril¬ 
liantly colored flowers. Blooms 
are borne along the stem, among 
the leaves; frequently whole 
upper part of plant is a mass of 
color. Height, 20 to 30 inches. 
I he Lady Slipper is of easiest 
culture, and succeeds in any rich 
soil. It is well to sow the seeds 
thickly, in a temporary row, and 
then transplant to permanent 
quarters. The mixture which I 
oner is composed of nearly equal 
proportions of eight colors. 
Pkt., 50 seeds, 6c; 14 oz. f 
35c. 
GOOD MIXED— Unrivaled 
for large size perfect form, 
robust nabit ana diversity of 
rich and delicate colors. Flowers 
often 2 inches across, borne in 
wonderful profusion, and uni¬ 
formly double. The habit of 
growth is bushy and branching. 
We offer all the best colors in 
this mixture. Pkt., 50 seeds, 
5c; 1-4 oz., 20c. 
Balsam, Defiance 
BEAN-SCARLET 
RUNNER 
One of the very few beans 
that are both ornamental and 
useful. It grows rapidly to a 
height of 10 or 12 feet, and 
Is covered from July until heavy 
frost with clusters of beautiful 
scarlet flowers. The vine is so 
graceful and of such rapid growth 
as to render it one of the best 
for arbors, fences, trellises, etc. 
Pkt., 12 seeds, 5c. 
BIRD OF PARADISE 
The color of £he flower is a 
golden yellow, it measures 2 y 2 
inches across, and is produced in 
very large trusses. The most 
beautiful part of the flower are 
the large pistils which are spread 
out in fan-like form and are of 
bright crimson color. The foli¬ 
age is also highly decorative. If 
the seeds are started early it will 
produce blooms in great profu¬ 
sion the first year. 
Pkt., 12 seeds, 7c. 
\*UWAi* 
Bird of Paradise 
BURNING BUSH 
This beautiful annual bush 
grows 2 to 2Vi feet high. In 
early autumn the whole bush 
becomes red, but does not 
last nearly as long as the 
Frost Proof. Pkt. 200 seeds, 
5c; 1-8 oz., 10c. 
GIANT FROST-PROOF 
BURNING BUSH 
Twice the size and much 
more hardy and' 
frost resistant than 
the above, which 
will die after the 
first frost, but the Burning Bush 
new kind remains 
beautiful and showy until New Year and 
often is the only living plant in the garden. 
Pkt. 200 seeds, 7c; 1-8 oz.,15c. 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
Wonderful, showy annuals; exquisite, airy, 
butterfly-like flowers much larger than those of 
the ordinary Schizanthus, and including, 
beautiful new color combinations. When well 
gnroD they rival the orchids in singularity of 
color and marking. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced in profusion. Large Flowering 
Hybrids. 
Pkt. 9H seeds. Sc; 1-8 ez., 15c. 
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