For a long life and a happy one, plant a garden 
MICHELL’S "DISTINCTIVE" FLOWER SEEDS 
Produces one enormous spike 2 to 3 feet in 
height and is especially adapted for greenhouse 
culture. Gives a high percentage of doubles. 
Ball’s Dwarf White. 
Ball’s White. 
Chamois-Rose. 
Silvery Lilac. Lilac-lavender. 
Mixed Colors. 
Price, pkt., 25c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
Stokesia • Cornflower; Stokes’ Aster 
Cyartea. Plants grow about 1VJ to 2 feet high, 
bearing freely, from July to October, hand¬ 
some, lavender-blue, centaurea-Iike blossoms, 
each measuring from 4 to 5 inches across. It is 
of easy culture, and one of the most desirable 
plants for the hardy border. Excellent for 
cutting. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Sweet William • Dianthus barbatus 
One of the finest hardy perennials and of easy 
culture. Plants grow about 1J^ feet high, and are 
very effective in beds and borders. 
Dwarf or Alpine. A new strain, most suitable 
for edging and rock-gardens. Flower-heads 
large; in many bright and dark shades. Pkt., 
25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Auricula-flowered, Mixed. A beautiful class 
of “eyed” single varieties. All colors. Pkt., 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Single Crimson. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 75c. 
Single Newport Pink. Salmon-pink. Pkt., 
10c.; 30c. per large pkt.; oz., SI.00. 
Single Scarlet Beauty. Deep scarlet. Pkt., 
10c.; 30c. per large pkt.; oz., $1.00. 
Single Velvety Maroon. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Single White. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 75c. 
Single Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt.; oz., 50c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 90c. 
Thalictrum • Meadow-Rue 
Very graceful perennial plants with finely cut 
foliage. Excellent for the hardy border. 
Aquilegifolium. Feathery white flowers. Pkt., 
10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Dipterocarpum. Rosy purple, with yellow 
anthers. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Thermopsis 
Caroliniana. A splendid perennial, 3 to 5 feet 
high, and producing racemes of yellow, lupin¬ 
like flowers, 6 to 12 inches long. Pkt., 25c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Tritoma . Red-Hot Poker 
Hybrida, Mixed. A free-blooming perennial. 
2 ft. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Trollius • Globe-Flower 
Hardy perennial with large, buttercup-like 
flowers. 
Europaeus. Bright yellow. 20 in. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Hybridus. Bright yellow. 2 ft. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Tunica 
*Saxifraga. A low-growing, hardy perennial, 
with slender foliage and innumerable, tiny, 
star-like, pale pink flowers. An excellent 
rock-plant. 4 to 6 in. Pkt., 10c.; 30c. per 
large pkt. 
Valeriana . Garden Heliotrope 
Hardy perennial border plants with large, 
fragrant flowers, the odor resembling that of 
the heliotrope. 2 to 3 ft. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Veronica • Speedwell 
An elegant hardy perennial plant of easy 
culture and free-flowering habit. Of value as a 
cut-flower or for the garden. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Rich blue. 2 ft. Pkt., 
10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
*Repens. Bright blue flowers. 4 in. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Spicata. Bright blue. 1J^ ft. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. 
per large pkt. 
Viola 
Arkwright Ruby. Large-flowering; bright rosy 
crimson with terra-cotta shadings. Pkt., 50c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Bosniaca (Johnny-Jump-Up). Free bloomer; 
small leaves; purple flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf habit and con¬ 
tinuity of bloom of the V. cornuta but is of 
more vigorous growth. Rich violet, fragrant 
blooms. Pkt., 50c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Yellow Queen. Deep, pure yellow. Pkt., 50c.; 
$1.00 per large pkt. 
Viola gracilis, Normandie 
Novelty (Hurst) 
A remarkably handsome variety of the Gracilis 
type, bearing large self-colored flowers of a rich 
burgundy red-purple. A really attractive new 
variety which will, we are sure, prove very 
popular. Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
New Viola cornuta, Chantreyland 
A fine new Viola in a pure apricot shade. Out¬ 
standing in color and free-flowering habit. Splen¬ 
did for the rock-garden. Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per 
large pkt. 
Viola cornuta • Tufted Pansies 
These resemble pansies in shape and form and 
while not quite as large, they bloom more pro¬ 
fusely and for a longer time. 
Admiration. Dark blue. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt. 
Apricot Queen. Apricot-yellow, tinged orange. 
Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Mauve Queen. Lovely mauve color. Pkt., 10c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Perfection. Light blue. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt. 
Rose Queen. Compact habit. Rosy pink flow¬ 
ers. Pkt., 20c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
White Perfection. Large; white. Pkt., 10c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Yellow Perfection. Golden yellow. Pkt., 10c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Viola, Scotch Bedding 
Mixed. Produce larger flowers than V. cornuta. 
Pkt., 25c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Violet, Sweet-scented 
Viola odorata 
Single, Blue Czar. Dark blue. Pkt., 10c.; 75c. 
per large pkt. 
Wallflower 
Half-hardy perennials of delicious fragrance, 
blooming early in the spring. They should be 
protected in a coldframe in the winter and 
planted out in the spring. 2 ft. 
Double Brown. Pkt., 10c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Double Yellow. Pkt., 10c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Double, Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt. 
Early-flowering Double, Mixed. An extra- 
early variety, flowering from seed in 90 days. 
Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Gold Standard. Double; annual. Deep golden 
yellow; very fragrant. The finest variety for 
forcing. Pkt., 10c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Single, Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 40c. 
Paris Extra Early, Mixed. A single-flowering 
variety, which may be treated as an annual, 
ft. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 60c. 
Wallflower 
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