Orange Shaggy Calendulas Are Distinctive 
Garden Flowers in Color 
A PICTURE CYCLOPEDIA OF FLOWERS 
By G. A. Stevens Price $2.10, Postpaid 
400 photographs in full color; 320 pages; 
634 x 934 inches; cloth 
This is the first book to show all the important garden 
flowers in accurately colored photographs. The pictures 
are arranged alphabetically with accompanying descrip¬ 
tions and brief cultural notes. 
An index of vernacular names makes it possible to 
find any flower. 
The color plates are the finest obtainable and as 
accurate as they are beautiful. 
Wild Flowers 
By Homer D. House 365 color illustrations 
340 pages exclusive of plates; 9^x11^ inches: 
cloth $4.15, postpaid. 
This is the first one-volume wild flower book to picture 
the flowers in actual size, in full-color photographs. 
Complete and accurate descriptions are given in non¬ 
technical language. The wealth of pictures and the 
index listing wild flowers by both common and botanical 
names make it a simple matter to identify plants with 
unquestioned accuracy. 
Bartonia 
Aurea (Golden Star). Is a native of California, and one 
of our showiest annuals. It produces large, single, gold¬ 
en yellow flowers which have quite a metallic luster when 
the sun shines on them. A large cluster of yellow sta¬ 
mens adds to the effectiveness of the blossoms, which 
measure nearly 3 in. across. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Brachycome (Swan River Daisy) 
Free-flowering annuals. Daisylike, pretty blue and 
white flowers, doing best in warm, dry situations, and 
makes a thrifty, edging and border plant. 1 ft. Mixed 
shades, White, Blue and Rose. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Browallia (Amethyst) 
Speciosa major. Beautiful, profuse blooming brilliant 
ultramarine blue flowers, fine for borders and pots. 
134 ft. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Begonias (Ever-blooming bedding 
Varieties) 
Fibrous-rooted Begonias take rank as bedding plants with 
Geraniums and Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, 
and surpassing both in position partially or wholly in shade. 
As pot plants for Winter flowering, they are superb. 
Easily raised from seed which should be started either in¬ 
doors or in a hotbed. 
Semperflorens (Single Mixed). This mixture contains all 
colors from pure white to deepest crimson. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Cacalia 
Coccinea (Tassel-Flower). Free blooming annual; golden 
yellow and scarlet mixed flowers, blooming from June to 
September. 1)4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Calendula (Pot Marigold) 
Meteor. Very handsome, perfectly double and beauti¬ 
fully striped; the petals cream-color, edged with orange- 
yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Prince of Orange. This plant produces large, brilliant, 
deeply imbricated flowers in great profusion. The color 
is a pale straw-yellow, striped with a most intense shade 
of orange. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Large Flowered. This strain of Calendulas produces 
flowers of very large size; in two shades, deep lemon and 
orange-red. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Orange King, Selected. Valuable hardy annuals the 
double, showy, large, dark, double orange flowers, borne 
from June to November are useful for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Orange Shaggy. Informal-shaggy petals distinctly new 
and different. Deep Orange. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Chrysanthemum. The very numerous flowers are 
bright canary yellow presenting somewhat the ap¬ 
pearance of a Japanese Chrysanthemum. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Calliopsis, or Coreopsis 
Showy, hardy plants, with rich, bright-colored 
flowers blooming through the entire season. Hardy 
annuals. 2 ft. 
Mixed .Pkt. 10 cts. 
Campanula, Annual, Canterbury Bells 
Blooms six months from seed planting. 2 to 2 
ft. tall, 6 to 8 flower spikes per plant. Mixture 
containing dark and light blues, pink, rose and 
white. Pkt. 10 cts. each. 
Canary-Bird Flower 
There is no more desirable climbing plant in cul¬ 
tivation than this. It is of rapid growth, and pro¬ 
duces an abundance of yellow fringed flowers. Half 
hardy annuals. 10 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Candytuft (Iberis) 
One of the most popular hardy annuals, almost 
equal to Sweet Alyssum. Like it, is of the easiest 
culture. 1 foot. Hardy annual. 
Giant Hyacinth-Flowered White. Very useful 
for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Fine Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Canna (Indian Shot) 
With foliage of tropical luxuriance, this plant is 
particularly suitable for forming groups on lawns, 
or placed as backgrounds for dwarfer growing 
plants. Half-hardy perennial. 
Finest Mixed .Pkt. 10 cts. 
See page 20 for Canna Roots. 
Cardinal Climber 
The brilliant scarlet flowers contrast strikingly 
with the rich green, fringed leaves. Excellent for 
trellises and pergolas. It grows to a height of about 
20 feet on good soil. The hard-shelled seeds should 
be soaked for a few hours in warm water prior to 
sowing. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Carnation 
Marguerite. These superb, dwarf Carnations have 
become great favorites, not only by reason of 
their fine, double, fragrant flowers, but also be¬ 
cause they can be treated as annuals. Like the 
Chinese Pinks, they flower freely the first season 
from seed sown in the open ground. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Clarkia 
An old favorite. Hardy annual. 
Finest Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Cleome Pungens (Spider Plant) 
A pretty plant with curious heads of pink flowers. 
Hardy annual. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Calendulas. Useful for cutting and table decoration. 
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HARDY-PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS. See pages 17-18-19—Please. 
