Annual and Perennial FLOWER SEEDS 
Cockscomb 
Cockscombs or Celosias 
OSTRICH PLUME —Feathery plumes of bloom, 
more like ostrich feathers or pampas grass than 
anything else. Plumes are 1 to 2 feet in length, 
and of all colors from sulphur yellow to deep 
rich crimson. All Colors Mixed. Pkt. 5c; Vs oz. 
15c. 
DWARF OSTRICH PLUME (New)—Dwarf Plants 
suitable for growing in pots as well as out of 
doors. Only 8 inches high, yet bears plumes of 
bright colored flowers as gorgeous as the tall 
variety. Pkt. 10c; 2 pkts. 15c. 
DWARF MIXED —Plants about 8 inches high, 
heads 10 to 12 inches across. Many fine colors 
mixed. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 20c. 
Chrysanthemums 
Wonderfully Beautiful Varieties. Easily Grown 
from Seed. Flowers of Every Color. Unequalled 
for Bouquets and Flower Beds 
FRENCH MARGUERITES—Annual. The plants 
grow 18 inches high and produce beautiful large 
flowers of many bright colors. Single and Double 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 20c. 
BUCKBEE’S LARGE FLOWERING CHOICEST 
MIXED —Best suited for pot culture and cut 
flowers. These are the famous Chrysanthemums 
that are grown so extensively by florists for cut 
flowers. Our seed is saved from our own col¬ 
lection of plants; of the best and most varied 
colored flowers. Buckbee’s Choicest Mixture. 
Pkt. 10; Vs oz. 20 c. 
Butterfly Cyclamen 
Beautifully Fringed Flowers in Many Colors. Dainty 
and Attractive Pot Plant 
In common with other Cyclamens, the Butterfly 
make charming house plants with beautiful foliage, 
and are especially in favor during the colder months 
of winter. In saving the seed, our grower has been 
especially careful to select the finest plants and 
best colors only and we believe and recommend 
our New Butterfly Cyclamen seed to be the finest 
that can be had anywhere. Pkt. 20c. 
Cyclamen 
Buckbee’s Mixture of Cyclamen Contains Many 
Wonderful Colors 
Charming plants, with beautiful foliage and rich¬ 
ly colored fragrant flowers. Universal favorites for 
Winter and Spring blooming. Seed may be sown 
at any time during the Spring or Autumn. Cyclamen 
seed is very slow to germinate. 
BUCKBEE’S LARGE FLOWERED MIXED GIGAN- 
TEUM. Pkt. 15c. 
PERSICUM—Splendid mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Cactus Seed 
There is a great 
deal of pleasure 
derived in growing 
Cactus from seed. 
You will be sur¬ 
prised at the odd 
looks of the Cactus 
just sprouting and 
this is the only 
way to secure new 
and rare varieties. 
The seed may be 
sown in finely sift¬ 
ed sand in flat pans 
or boxes, which 
should be kept 
moderately moist 
and covered with 
a piece of glass. 
Seeds should come 
up in three to four 
weeks. Choice 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
^Columbine or Aquilegia 
PRIZE MIXTURE —One of the best of the early 
Summer perennials. Curious flowers, extremely 
graceful, and borne in great quantities high above 
the foliage, which itself is very beautiful and at¬ 
tractive. The plants are of strong, thrifty 
growth and perfectly hardy. The large flowers 
vary in color through charming tones of cream, 
pink, lavender, blue, white, red, etc., hardly any 
two being exactly alike. Extra fine for cutting. 
Double and single; all colors. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 20c. 
BUCKBEE’S LONG SPURRED HYBRIDS —Colum¬ 
bines or Aquilegias are always beautiful but in 
our Long Spurred Hybrids, you have a glittering 
display of highly colored, large, long spurred 
flowers that are absolutely unequalled. Plants 
grow two feet high and are perfectly hardy. 
Pkt. 12c; Vs oz. 40c. 
CHRYSANTHA—SILVER QUEEN— Another desir¬ 
able, long spurred Columbine, with pure white 
flowers. Dainty and perfectly hardy, growing 
finer every year. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
^Coreopsis 
LANCEOLATA GRANDIFLORA— One of the finest 
hardy perennials about 2 y 2 feet high, blooms the 
first year from seed and produces on long stems 
rich bright yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches across. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 25c. 
NEW DOUBLE —Beautiful golden yellow color with 
an attractive double row of petals. Will bloom 
the first year from spring sown seeds. Perennial 
2 y 2 feet high. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 25c. 
CALIFORNIA SUNBEAMS —The newest and best. 
All the shades of yellow and orange and many 
with distinct eye. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 25c. 
Buckbee’s Chrysanthemums 
California Poppies 
Dainty and Attractive Bright Colored Flowers in 
Bloom All Summer 
BUCKBEE’S FANCY MIXED —Very showy, free 
flowering, hardy annuals. Sow the seed any time 
during the Spring, the earlier the better. Will 
bloom throughout a long season. Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 
15c. 
GOLDEN WEST —A superb variety with large flow¬ 
ers of deep yellow with orange center. Will 
bloom lavishly over a long season in any sunny 
situation. 2 feet high. Pkt. 5c; V 4 oz. 20c. 
RAMONA —Edges of the flowers are deeply frilled, 
giving a very double appearance. Color is glit¬ 
tering coppery gold with pink shadings. Pkt. 10c; 
Vs oz. 25c. 
Buckbee’s New Calliopsis 
ENCHANTRESS MIXTURE— A handsome and 
showy annual plant which is easily grown. 
Blooms all Summer if the flowers are kept picked. 
Both single and double flowers are in this mix¬ 
ture. Pkt. 5c; *4 oz. 15c. 
ANNUAL MIXED—Very handsome and showy 
plans. 2 feet high and of the easiest culture; 
flowers in nearly every ohade of yellow, orange, 
crimson, red, brown. Single and Double Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. 15c. 
New Celosia—Parrot’s Feather 
Magnificent Blooms of Silky Velvet, in Fantastic 
Shapes and Indescribably Beautiful Colors 
This new Celosia is incomparable, as it is far 
ahead of anything ever before seen. The plants 
develop into a wonderful range of form and color, 
scarcely any two plants being alike. Some have 
great drooping, graceful plumes elegantly frilled 
and curled; others will carry fluffy round balls; and 
still others will have plumes tipped with miniature 
combs. Colors are the most lovely shades of silvery 
salmon, red, purple and yellow. A plant in bloom 
is a truly wonderful sight. Pkt. 10c; 2 pkt. 15c. 
Canterbury Bells 
^Canterbury Bells 
Charming Bell Shaped Flowers of 
Rare Grace and Beauty 
Erect growing biennials, blooming 
throughout the Summer, bearing bell¬ 
shaped flowers of many colors. 
CUP AND SAUCER—Buckbee’s im¬ 
proved strain is of fine size and the 
finest of them all, having an extra 
large calyx, which is of the same 
color as the flower, giving the ap¬ 
pearance of a cup and saucer. Pkt. 
10c; Vi oz. 40c. 
CARPATICA—Blue-dwarf perennial; 
9 inches high, blooming in July. 
Color light blue. Fine for Rock 
Gardens. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz- 25c. 
SINGLE MIXED—All colors—very 
fine. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 20c. 
DOUBLE MIXED—Many beautiful 
colors. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
Clarkia—New Double 
This pretty and easily grown annual 
does well either in sun or shade, grow¬ 
ing 2 to 2 y 2 feet high, with leafy 
racemes of double flowers, which all 
open in water when cut. Beautiful, 
hardy annuals with rose, white and 
purple flowers in delicate shades. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 20c. 
New Celosia—Parrot’s Feather 
Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
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