FLOWER SEEDS—ANNUALS 
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SALPICLOSSIS. Velvet Flower or Painted 
Tongue. These lovely flowers are coming into 
great favor for cutting. Paul J. Howard's strain 
of these lily-like flowers have the richest, vel¬ 
vety colorings and are larger on stronger stems. 
Golden yellow, velvety red, black, bright blue 
and gold, violet and gold, rose and gold, scar¬ 
let and gold, crimson and gold, brown and gold, 
or all colors mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOSA 
Pincushion Flower 
SCABIOSA GRANDIFLORA. New hybrids, of 
vastly improved size, form and colors, decidedly 
superior for cutting. Very easily grown from seed 
in a sunny bed, in almost any soil. Packet, 15c. 
Azure Fairy Ageratum Blue 
Blue Cockade. Bright blue. Blackish Maroon 
Crimson Salmon Shades 
Rose Peach Blossom Pink 
Snow-white Mixed 
SCHIZANTHUS. Butterfly Flower. One of 
the daintiest flowers imaginable, effective in 
lightening the effect of taller, heavier plant¬ 
ing, and valuable for pot-culture, blooming in 
a few weeks after sowing. 
Paul J. Howard's Giant Flowering Hybrids. An 
extra select strain containing a perfect blend¬ 
ing of amber, carmine, mauve, pink, purple, 
and rose shades. Pkt. 25c. 
RUST RESISTANT SNAPDRAGONS 
A magnificent collection of new Antirr¬ 
hinums of the Rust Resistant type which is 
one of the greatest achievements of plant 
breeders. These new varieties will enhance 
the splendid reputation made by our prev¬ 
ious seasons’ introductions. 
MAXIMUM TYPE (about 3 feet tall) 
Alaska. Snowy white. 
Campfire. Luminous scarlet. 
Canary Bird. Bright yellow. 
Christmas Candle. Flame lips, cream throat, 
flowers erect on candelabra-like stems, giving 
effect of lighted candles. 
Copper King. Burnished copper. 
Copper Shades. Including deep coppery orange 
and almost every possible coppery shade. 
Crimson. Fiery crimson. 
Daffodil. Two-toned yellow. 
Fair Lady. Pearly pink. 
Indian Summer. Velvety orange-scarlet. 
Loveliness. Soft rose. 
Salmon Pink shades. 
Salmon Rose shades, 
and 
Finest Mixed of above. 
MEDIUM TYPE (2i/ 2 to 3 ft.) 
Autumn Glow Shades. Old rose suffused am¬ 
ber. 
Fiery Red. 
Harmony. Terra Cotta and yellow shaded rose. 
Orange Shades. Lovely hues of orange. 
Salmon Rose Shades. 
Shasta. Pure white. 
Torchlight. Garnet suffused orange. 
Wallflower. Pure wallflower red.. 
Finest Mixed of Above. 
SUPER-MAJESTIC TYPE < 11/ 4 to 2 ft.) 
A magnificent new group, with usually 
fine flower spikes, for bedding and cutting. 
Autumn Glow Shades. Old rose suffused amber. 
Dainty. Soft pink. 
Harmony. Terra Cotta and yellow shaded rose. 
Orange Shades. Rose, overlaid golden orange. 
Red Shades. Crimson, garnet and ruby. 
Rose Shades. Shades of rich Begonia-rose. 
Shell Pink Shades. 
Silver Pink. 
Superb mixture of above and other rare colors. 
Price of any of the above wonderful new 
Snapdragons, 25c per packet. 
Collection of any five packets for $1.00. 
ZINNIA HAAGEANA 
STATICE sinuata. Sprays of everlasting 
flowers much used for drying. Blue, rose, lav¬ 
ender, yellow, and mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
STEVIA. Pure white sprays, used for mix¬ 
ing with other flowers as one uses Baby's 
Breath. Pkt. 15e. 
Paul J. Howard’s Prixe 
STOCKS 
Noted for the high percentage of double blos¬ 
soms which they produce, Paul J. Howard's Prize 
Stocks represent the highest selection of this 
most valuable of winter flowers. 
GIANT IMPERIAL OR IMPROVED BISMARK. 
An especially desirable class for cut flower pur¬ 
poses producing robust plants, branching freely, 
with heavy spikes of large double flowers. An¬ 
tique Copper, Blood Red, Chamois Rose, Butter¬ 
cup (an improvement on Canary Yellow), Dark 
Blue, Royal Purple, Golden Rose, Flesh Pink, 
Lavender, Lilac, Old Rose, Rose, Santa Maria (a 
new, superior glistening white) or all colors 
mixed. Pkt. 25c; 5 pkts for $1.00. 
BEAUTY OF NICE STOCKS. A lovely strain of 
winter-flowering Stocks, with more graceful flower 
stems, and more compact habit, making them 
especially fine for bedding effects. Aurora, cream 
tinted pink; Canary Yellow; Flesh; Light Blue; 
Blood Red; Old Rose; Rose Pink; (a very fine, 
clear color, not found in any other strain of 
stocks); White, and Mixed. Packet 15c; 6 pac¬ 
kets for 75c. 
VIRGINIA STOCK. An unusually effective 
low growing annual for borders or for covering 
bulb beds. Covered with blossoms resembling 
stocks. White, Rose, Red, and mixed. Pkt. 
15c; 1 ounce 50c. 
SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus). Excelsior, 
shades of red, purple and reddish brown. 4 
feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. Large bright 
yellow. 5 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Russian. Giant flowered, large seeded. Pkt. 10c. 
TITHONIA speciosa. Mexican Orange Daisy. 
Brilliant flame-orange flowers resemble a sin¬ 
gle Zinnia. Reputed to be one of the flowers 
of the ancient Aztecs; blooms in fall and is 
wonderful for Hallowe'en decorations. Plant 
grows from 5 to 6 feet high, much branched 
Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA. In beds, borders, and marginal 
plantings the charming Violas display a brill¬ 
iance of color from late fall till midsummer. 
Blue Perfection. Porcelain blue. 
White Perfection. Pure white. 
Apricot Queen. Orange-apricot. 
Lutea splendens. Bright golden yellow. 
Primrose Dame. Sulfur yellow. 
Mauve Queen. Clear mauve. 
Papilio. Light blue, white lower petal. 
Papilio Dark. Deep violet, white lower petal. 
Arkwright Ruby. Ruby red. 
Per Packet 25c 
Zinnias 
Gold Medal Dahlia Flowered Zinnias 
This is the original true strain of this finest of 
all Zinnias. The mammoth flowers are often 6 
inches across and 3 to 4 inches in depth. Similar 
in shape to a double decorative dahlia. 
ELDORADO. Fascinating shades of rose and 
salmon. 
LUMINOSA. Enormous flowers; bright salmon- 
rose. 
GOLDEN DAWN. A distinct and beautiful gold¬ 
en yellow. 
OLD GOLD. A mixture of light and dark shades 
of old gold. 
CANARY BIRD. Delicate shade of primrose 
yellow. 
CRIMSON MONARCH. Largest of the red 
shades. 
DREAM. Light and deep lavender. 
EXQUISITE. Light rose with a deep rose center. 
GIANT ATTRACTION. Brick red. 
GOLDEN STATE. Orange-yellow shading to 
burnt orange. 
ILLUMINATION. Brilliant Tyrian rose. 
LEMON BEAUTY. Lemon yellow. 
OLD ROSE. Soft old rose color. 
ORIOLE. Orange and gold. 
POLAR BEAR. Pure White. 
SCARLET FLAME. Bright scarlet. 
Price 25c per packet, 5 packets for $1.00, 
1 ounce $2.50. 
Collection Price: 1 packet each of the above 12 
varieties $2.50. 
SPECIAL DAHLIA FLOWERED MIXTURE. Con¬ 
taining all of the above varieties. Price 25c per 
packet, 1 ounce $2.50. 
GIANT ZINNIAS. Pastel Shades. A mixture 
of the finest type, including pastel tints only. 
Packet 25c. 
DWARF ZINNIAS 
These dwarf types are especially fine for bed¬ 
ding, and for cutting they are particularly useful, 
being adapted to smaller vases than the large 
flowered type. They are also very pretty mixed 
with the larger flowered Zinnias. 
ZINNIA LILLIPUT. Pretty little Pompon flow¬ 
ers in the following colors: Canary, flesh-pink, 
orange, scarlet, salmon, rose, white, and mixed. 
Price 15c per packet, 1 ounce $1.00. 
NEW DWARF PICOTEE ZINNIA 
(Delight) 
A new type with ruffled and curled petals, each 
with a beautifully picoted edge, giving a light 
and dainty appearance. 
SALMON-ROSE. 
MIXED. Including salmon shades, cream, buff, 
golden yellow, and lavender. Price 25c per pac¬ 
ket, 1 ounce $3.00. 
ZINNIA HAAGEANA. Especially adapted to 
edgings where they make an effective and gor¬ 
geous showing in their many variations of color. 
Each plant when in bloom is literally covered with 
flowers. Mixed, all colors. 
Price 15c per packet, 1 ounce $2.00 
NEW ZINNIAS 
ZINNIA FANTASY. Mixed. This new Zinnia 
lends itself to flower arrangement splendidly. 
The rounded flowers are composed of a mass of 
shaggy ray-like petals which give a delicate and 
refined appearance to the medium sized double 
flowers. The color range includes the brightest 
shades of red and orange, as well as the popular 
pastel lighter shades. Packet, 25c. 
ZINNIA SCABIOSA FLOWERED. Mixed. Plants 
attain height of 2-2 >/ 2 ft-, bearing numerous 
medium sized flowers, remarkably resembling the 
pincushioned annual Scabiosa. Brilliant colors in 
mixture, including Scarlet, Orange, Yellow, Pink, 
and White. Packet, 25c. 
WALLFLOWER. Early Annual. Double 
flowers in mixed colors, 90 days from sowing. 
Packet 15c. 
XERANTHEMUM. Pretty silky double, 
everlasting flowers in mixed tints of pink, 
white, and purple. Packet, 10c. 
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