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HARRIS’ RURAL ANNUAL FOR 1897. 
VERBENA. 
TlilH beautiful flower can 
easily be raised from seed by 
sowing itin boxes and trans¬ 
planting the plants to the 
open ground v/hen danger 
of frost is past, v/hen they 
will flower abundantly all 
summer. 
Verbena Hybrida —Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 8c., 8 pkts. 
20c. 
VERBENA H Y B R I DA, 
A.A. I -Heedgrown with 
<reat care from the lart/- 
cxl, and hand ho raexL 
flowers, and is the finest 
strain of Verbenas in 
cultivation, producing 
flowers of the Uirycxt hIzc 
and finest colors. X'kt. 
15c„ 8 pkts. 35c. 
WALL FLOWER. 
A half-hardy perennial, 
easily grown from good seed VERBENA HYBRIDA. 
either in a box in the house 
or In the open ground. Get three packeLs of the seed. How one packet In 
a box in the house and the other two In a warm border In the garden. 
The plants are perennial, but in this climate need to be taken up for the 
winter. 
Wall Flower, Largest Flowered, Mixed Colors— The best of seed; sure 
to grow. 3 pkts. 12c., pkt. 5c. 
Covent Carden— The finest variety. 3 pkts. 26c., pkt. 8c. 
ZINNIA. 
The Zinnia is admirably adapted to our -*.limate. It is remarkably 
healthy and vigorous, easily grown and flowers abundantly. It has been 
vastly improved. Many of the flowers are as large and double as a dahlia, 
and of beautiful colors. Sow early in the spring in rows 15 or 20 inches 
apart and thin oat the plants before they begin to crowd. 
NEW ZEBRA ZINNIAS— Very large, double flowers, many of which 
are striped with two or three different colors, which gives a very 
attractive appearance to the flowers. Pkt. 10c., 3 pkts. 25c. 
Zinnia Elegans— Single. Finest mixed. Pkt. 5c., 3 pkts. 12c. 
Zinnia Tall Double— Splendid and very showy large double flowers. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c., 3 pkts. 12c. 
Dwarf Double Zinnia— Dwarf plant, double flowers of beautiful colors. 
Pkt. 5c , 3 pkts. 12c. 
NEW DOUBLE GIANT (Grandljlora Robnsta Pleniimima )—Mixed colors. 
A splendid new variety with flowers of great size and beauty. Pkt. lue., 
3 pkts. 25c. 
Collections of the Finest Flower Seeds at One-half Price 
Thirty Choicest New Varieties, Worth $2.4 I ; Price, $1.00. 
COLLECTION NO. U 
This collection is composed of the following Choice Varieties of Annual Flowers which are easily grown, 1 
and will produce a constant succession of beautiful flowers all through the summer and fall. 
Please notice that these are not cheap, common varieties, but are the finest grown. The seeds would cost 
at Catalogue rates, or of any seedsman, $2.41. We will ; 
Regular /V/jv. 
AQTER8— Ono pkt, oiioh Co met, mixed colors, Piconu- Flowered 
mnl Crown ... 33 
Bnoholor’n Button-Now Double, l pkt. 10 
Buluttmti Hone- flowo rod, 1 pkt... io 
Cnlonduln Mo tool', I pkt... 05 
CANDYTUFT One pkt. each White ltocl(clniu\ Sweet Sccntcil . 10 
Chrysanthemum One pkt. New Double White. 05 
Cosmos One pkt, euoli Now Dwarf Yellow and Mixed Colors. 18 
Coreopsis Ono plct. each (loldon Wavo and Ill-Color. 10 
Dlunthuu One pkt eaoli Now Single 4 Varllolo8 and Double Ln- 
elnlutiiM. 15 
;nd them all for $1.00. 
Regular Price. 
Caillardlas— Ono pkt. each Single and Double. 20 
Marigold— Double African Quilled. 05 
Mlgn onotte— Ono pkt. each Macket and Golden Queen. 20 
Nasturtiums -Ono oz. Lobb’s Improved, mixed colors. 20 
Phlox Drummondl— Orandiflora, mixed colors. 08 
POPPIES— Ono pkt. each Ranunculus Flowered, Fairy Blush, 
Shirley and Now Tulip. 20 
Swoot Peas-% pint Eckford’s New Varieties, mixed colors. 20 
8alplglossls— Now Large Flowering. io 
Zinnia-Now Double Giant. 05 
Total cost at regular rates. $2.41 
COLLECTION NO. 2. 
This collection is intended for small gardens, and is composed of 20 packets of the best varieties of Hardy 
Annual Flowers, worth $1.10. We will send it postpaid for 50 cents. 
ASTERS -Ono pUt, euoh AVir Him ami Crown 
Bachelor's Button -Now Double. 
Candytuft White Rookot. 
Regular Price. 
. 20 
. 10 
. 10 
Regular Price. 
Marigold -One pkt. each Double African, Quilled and Gold 
Striped. 10 
Nasturtium -Lobb’s Improved, mixed colors. 05 
Petunia— Fine mixed sorts. 05 
Chrysanthomum Now Double White . 0o i Popples— Ranunculus Flowored, Fairy Blush and Shirley . 15 
Coroopsls Golden Wave.. 
Dlunthun l.aethlatus. 
Calllardla# Single, mixed colors 
05 
06 
10 
Sweet Peas— Ouc oz. Eckford’s New Varieties, mixed.. 
10 
Total cost at regular rates....ji.i 
