ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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Mixed Gourds 
Euphorbia 
EUPHORBIA 
Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia 
Mexican Fire Plant, Painted Leaf) 
An annual resembling in habit and color the 
beautiful hothouse Poinsettia. The plants grow 
2 to 3 feet high, of branching, bush-like form, 
with smooth, glossy-green leaves, which about 
midsummer become a beautiful orange-scarlet, 
presenting a striking and brilliant appearance. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Snow on the Mountain. A showy 
* S border plant with foliage veined 
and margined with white; flowers white. 
Pkt. 10c. 
ri ETEROPllVbLA 
GOURDS 
Ornamental, fine and curious. Very 
vxuuiuo valuable for covering old trees, fences. 
Mixed e * C- Pitt* ® c > oz • 12c, Vi lb 40c. 
Luffa or Dish Cloth 
The peculiar lining of 
this fruit, sponge-like, 
porous, tough, elastic and durable, makes a natural 
dish cloth. Fruit grows about two feet long; the 
vine is very ornamental, with clusters of large yel¬ 
low blossoms. Many ladies prefer this dish cloth 
to any other. Pkt. 5c. 
GERANIUM 
Sugar Trough or Bucket Gourd 
Makes desirable buck- 
Useful and interesting, 
ets. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. 
r,eraniiim These well known favorites are 
indispensable for outdoor as well 
as indoor decorations. Sow seed in shallow 
boxes in March; when large enough transplant 
to similar boxes or small pots; plant out in 
May. Seeds, choice mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Frvcimnm Very showy, free-flowering 
plant with yellow flowers; ef¬ 
fective in beds and mixed borders. Hardy an¬ 
nuals, 2% feet high. Pkt. 5c. 
Echinocystis Lobeta (Wild Cu- 
cumber) Quick growing and pretty climber; 
' great favorite for covering trellis, 
stumps, etc. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. 
Feverfew, Improved Double White 
Feverfew Double White (Alba 
Plenissima) The finest pure white Fever- 
IE1V BA B V GOLDESGbOVV 
Baby Golden Glow (Golden 
Oueen1 A most charming annual, growing 
_ ' about 15 to 18 inches high, bear¬ 
ing scores of bright yellow double flowers. The 
plants begin to bloom almost as soon as set in 
the open ground, affording an almost unlimited 
supply of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
True Japanese Nest Egg Gourd 
A valuable imitation and answers the purpose 
well; rapid grower. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. 
n;T-wvV rToiivrl a valuable household arti- 
LMpper uouru cle . Train the vine on 
fence or trellis and necks grow straight. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c. 
Grasses (Ornamental) 
The ornamen¬ 
tal grasses are 
very showy and pretty, and when dried and ar¬ 
ranged in connection with everlasting flowers 
make very attractive winter bouquets. Sow in 
open ground in May. 
All Varieties Grasses “ k i t x g c d ‘ 
Large 
Fountain of Gold 
Fountain of Gold 
The drooping branches 
are covered with deli¬ 
cate sage-green foliage and every twig tipped 
with a long raceme of exquisite pea-shaped blos¬ 
soms of a pure canary color. ‘‘Fountain of 
Gold/* Pkt. 10c. 
Globe Amaranth 
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena) 
Handsome, everlasting, with showy flowers. The 
flowers should be cut in summer and preserved 
for winter bouquets. Half hardy annuals. 
Pkt. 5c. 
f Handsome and showy annuals, 
uOacUB bearing freely large flowers 3 to 4 
inches across, of exquisite colors that glisten in 
the sun like satin. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
