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MICHELL'S "DISTINCTIVE" FLOWER SEEDS 
Carnation 
Annual Varieties 
Their richness of color and delightful fragrance 
make these general favorites. Desirable for 
greenhouse culture in winter as well as for the 
garden in summer. 
Rasse Teicher. A new annual European va¬ 
riety with large blooms, fine for cutting. 
Choice mixture. Pkt., 25c.; $1.00 per large 
pkt. 
Chabaud’s Everblooming, Jeanne Dionis. 
White. Pkt., 15c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Chabaud’s Everblooming, Marie Chabaud. 
Yellow. Pkt., 15c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Chabaud’s Everblooming, Sparkler. Car¬ 
dinal-red. Pkt., 15c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Chabaud’s Everblooming, The Pearl. Rose- 
pink. Pkt., 15c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Chabaud’s Everblooming, Choice Mixed. 
Pkt., 15c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Perennial Varieties 
The Grenadin Carnation is a splendid, early- 
blooming, large-flowering type. Fine for cut- 
flowers. 
Grenadin, Black King. A fine dark red. 
Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Grenadin, Cardinal. Brilliant scarlet. Pkt., 
25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Grenadin, Triumph Pink. Pure rose-pink. 
Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Grenadin, White. Snow-white. Pkt., 25c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Grenadin, White Gold. Soft yellow. Pkt., 
25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Grenadin, Mixed. Pkt., 25c.; 50c. per large 
pkt. 
Double Border. Dwarf. Fine mixed. Pkt., 
10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Early Vienna, Mixed. Large, double flowers. 
Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Catananche 
Coerulea. Perennial. Blue with dark eye. 
Excellent for cutting. 2J-£ ft. Pkt., 10c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Centaurea cyanus 
Cornflower; Bachelor’s Button 
Also known as Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, 
Bluet, etc. An old favorite garden annual, ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. 2 ft. This type of Centaurea 
can be grown quite successfully if the seed is 
sown in October. Fall-sown seedlings carry over 
the winter and flower very much earlier than 
when the seed is sown in the spring. 
Double Blue. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 60c. 
Double Rose. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 60c. 
Double Rosy Red. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large 
pkt.; oz., 60c. 
Double White. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 60c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 40c. 
Perennial 
Dealbata. Bright rose colored. ft. Pkt., 
10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Macrocephala. Golden yellow. 3 ft. Pkt., 10c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Montana. Hardy Cornflower. Large, feathery 
blue flowers, splendid for cutting. 2 ft. Pkt., 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Cerastium . Snow-in-Summer 
*Tomentosum. Dwarf, white-leaved edging 
plant. Small white flowers. Perennial. 4 in. 
Pkt., 10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Cheiranthus 
Allionii. Siberian Wallflower. A biennial, but 
best treated as an annual. Brilliant orange 
flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Linifolius. Alpine Wallflower. Compact 
plants, covered with lilac flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Chelone 
A very showy perennial bedding plant. 2 ft. 
June-Aug. 
Hybrida Torreyi. Brilliant scarlet. Pkt., 10c.; 
30c. per large pkt. 
Hybrida, Mixed, Various colors. Pkt., 10c.; 
30c. per large pkt. 
Perennial Chrysanthemums 
Geisha. Cascade Japanese Balcony Chrysan¬ 
themum. Single-flowering. Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Japanese Hybrids. Large flowers of the finest 
types. Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Early-flowering, Double and Semi-Double. 
Mixed colors. Very showy. Excellent for 
cutting. 1 ft. Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
King Edward VII. Flowers extra large, pure 
white. Pkt., 10c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
*Mawi. Rich pink flowers. Silvery foliage. 
Ideal for borders or the rockery. 1 ft. Pkt., 
25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Shasta Daisy, New Giant Double White. A 
fine new variety. Flowers extra large; fine for 
cutting. Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Shasta Daisy, Alaska. Extra-large, single, 
white flowers on long stems. 2 ft. Pkt., 10c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Cineraria 
Among the most ornamental plants for con¬ 
servatory or house decoration. Sow seed from 
May to September for a succession. Our strains 
cannot be surpassed. Immense trusses of large 
flowers. 
Cremer’s Prize Strain 
Wilt-resistant 
This new strain is the result of a cross between 
C. multiflora nana, C. hybrida grandiflora, and 
C. slellata. The flowers are larger than Multi¬ 
flora. Plants compact. Large pkt. only, $2.00. 
Multiflora 
Weissenseer (White Sea). A new variety with 
flowers almost twice the size of the regular 
Multiflora strain, in a splendid range of blue, 
rose and white shades, with white zone cen¬ 
ters. Pkt., 50c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Grandiflora Maxima. Flowers extra large, 
2 to 3 inches across, and as many as 100 blooms 
and over to a plant. Mixed colors only. 
Pkt., 50c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Multiflora nana 
Berlin Market Strain 
Very dwarf, compact plants with large flowers 
produced in great profusion and in a range of 
the best colors and shades. 
Azure-Blue. Pkt., 50c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Dark Blue. Pkt., 50c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Dark Red. Pkt., 50c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Rose. Pkt., 50c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 50c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Grandiflora, Prize 
Dwarf. Mixed colors. Pkt., 35c.; 85c. per 
large pkt. 
Medium Tall. Mixed colors. Pkt., 35c.; 85c. 
per large pkt. 
Stellata Hybrida. Star Cineraria. Tall, mixed. 
Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Clematis 
Paniculata. Japanese Virgin’s Bower. The 
beautiful, autumn-flowering perennial climber 
admired for its fragrant, white, star-shaped 
flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Coreopsis 
One of the most popular perennials. The at¬ 
tractive flowers are borne in great profusion and 
are excellent for cutting. 
Lanceolata grandiflora. Golden yellow. Pkt., 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 50c. 
Lanceolata grandiflora fl.-pl. Double-flower¬ 
ing Coreopsis. Flowers double and semi¬ 
double, fine for cutting. Pkt., 10c.; 30c. per 
large pkt.; oz., $1.00. 
Mayfield Giant. Extra-large flowers. Plants 
tall and of vigorous growth. Pkt., 10c.; 30c. 
per large pkt.; oz., $1.00. 
Cyclamen 
Beautiful winter- and spring-flowering plants 
for window culture and greenhouse. Not only 
are the flowers of striking beauty, but the foliage 
is also highly ornamental. 
Michell’s Giant Show 
Grown for us by a specialist who has received 
numerous first prizes for the large size and 
beautiful coloring of the flowers. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 40c.; $2.00 per 100 
seeds. 
English Double Daisy 
Beilis perennis 
The Monstrosa varieties surpass all strains of 
this popular plant in strong, robust growth and 
in the abundance of extra-large, perfectly double 
flowers. 
*Monstrosa, Etna. Dark red. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. * 
*Monstrosa, Pink. Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large 
pkt. 
*Monstrosa, White. Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large 
pkt. 
*Monstrosa, Mixed. Pkt., 25c.; 60c. per large 
pkt. 
^Double Mixed. Extra fine. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. 
per large pkt. 
Perennial Chrysanthemum 
Varieties marked * are especially suitable for rock-gardens 
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