ANNUAL FLOWERS the garden standby 
Carnation Pinks 
A Favorite from Grandmother's 
Garden 
The Carnation can be easily grown 
in your own garden. Just like the reg¬ 
ular greenhouse bloom, always in de¬ 
mand. 
1081—Red and Fink 1089—Mixed 
Seed Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. Plants, 
65c per doz., postpaid. 
Double Annual Pinks 
1106— Chinese Mixed. 
1107— Japanese Mixed. 
1108— Mourning Cloak. Rich velvety 
crimson. 
Single Annual Pinks 
1113—Dianthus Splendens. Bright 
blood red with pure white centers. 
All America Winner. 
1115—Mixed. Single and double, all 
colors. 
1062—Castor Beans (Ricinus) 
Well adapted for backgrounds along 
the side or back garden fence. Moles 
won’t bother a garden hedged with 
Castor Beans. Pkt., 5c. 
1099—CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT. 
Grows 18 to 24 inches tall and is 
covered with vivid blue Forget-Me- 
Not blooms. 
1101 — CHINESE WOOIFLOWER 
(Celosia Childsi). A variety of 
Cockscomb. Fine for winter bou¬ 
quets. Mixed shades. 
Chrysanthemums 
Sown in April they begin flowering in July. 
Pinch back to encourage branching. They 
make delightful border plants and beautiful 
bouquets throughout the summer. 
Canterbury Bell 
Double Annual 
Carnation Pinks 
1102—Job’s 
Tears, or Coix 
Grows 2 to 4 
feet. An o r n a - 
mental grass with 
curious seeds 
which may be used for beads. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 ib., 35c. 
1100 Coleus 
Broad, heart-shaped leaves. 
Rich beautiful color. Easily 
grown from seed. Fine border 
and bedding plant. All colors. 
Dahlias 
1104 — Large Flowering Hy¬ 
brid Dahlias. Dahlias do 
not come true to name from 
seed, so you will derive a 
lot of pleasure from grow¬ 
ing and originating new 
varieties. Selected from 
large type flowers only. 
1111—Dwarf Hybrid Unwins. Early flowering; 
small, semi-double, in a wide range of choice 
colors. This strain requires no support and is 
valuable for cutting or for garden decorations. 
1123—Feverfew (Matricaria Capensis) 
3 ft. Neat, small, double, white and yellow 
flowers, adapted for bedding and cutting. 
Flax (Linum) 
One of the most brilliantly colored summer 
flowers. Very beautiful for beds or borders and 
will bloom from spring until late fall. 
1164—Scarlet 1165—Blue 
1125—Gaillardia 
(Annual Blanket Flower) 
Cosmos, The Garden Favorite 
A tall graceful showy annual. Blooms all summer. An 
excellent cut flower. Pinch out top for bushy plants. 
Early Flowering Mammoth. Giant flowered early sorts. 
1091—Fink 1092—Crimson 1093—Mixed 
1098—Crowned and Crested. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
3 for 25c. 
1086—New Orange Flare. All America Winner. (See pic¬ 
tured in color, Page 65.) 
1083—Sensation Mixed. New 
All America Winner. 
Pkt., 20c. (See pic¬ 
tured in color, Page 
65.) 
Cockscomb 
1116 — Sweet Wivelsfleld Mixed. 
Blooms from seed the first year 
and has all the brilliant colors and 
fragrance. Another outstanding 
novelty. Finest of all Annual 
Pinks. Seed Pkt., 10c. Plants, 65c 
per doz., postpaid. 
1094—New Annual Canterbury Bell. 
All-America selection. Brings 
spring to the garden in the fall. 
Delicate, bell-shaped blooms in 
rich shades of blue, pink, rose, and 
white. Pkt., lOc. 
1074 —Chrysanthemum Eldorado. New All- 
America selection. Bright canary yellow 
with dark mahogany disc. Pkt., ldc. 
1079—Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c. 
Cockscomb (Celosia Cristata) 
Grows about 3 feet high. Of branching 
habit with feathery plumes. 
1063—Tall Crimson. Easily grown. A show 
in every garden. Pkt., 5c. 
1067—TaU Mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
Has heads of disk shaped flowers and rich blending 
of red, yellow and orange. 1% ft. tall. Pkt., 5c. 
1175—Geranium 
Favorite house plant. Seed started early will bloom 
the first year. Mixed colors. 
1126—Globe Amaranth 
I think this is one of the prettiest of all the ever¬ 
lastings for winter bouquets. The blooms look like 
clover blooms. Heads are big and round, in both red 
and white mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
1117—Godetia 
An attractive hardy annual which should be better 
known. Easily grown, unusually showy and comes 
in a wide range of color from pure white to dark red. 
Pkt., 10c. 
1132—Heliotrope 
In shades of purple. Fine for bouquets; sweet va¬ 
nilla odor. 
1151—Ice Plant 
(Mesenbryanthemum Crystallinum.). Suitable for rock 
garden, hanging baskets, etc. Foliage thick frosted; 
waxlike white flowers. The hotter the summer the 
more it blooms. 
1159—Kenilworth Ivy 
(Linaria.) Lavender and purple flowers. A charming 
half-hardy perennial. A trailing plant suitable for 
baskets, vases, pots and rock work. 
1154—Lantana 
A profusion of blooms throughout the summer. 
Fine for rock gardens, porch boxes and hanging bas¬ 
kets. Red and yellow shades mixed. 
PRICES 
All packets 10c 
postpaid, unless 
each; 3 for 25c, 
otherwise noted. 
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