Our Double Pyrethrums are exquisite 
Pueraria 
THunbergiana. Japanese Kudzu-Vine. One 
of the fastest-growing, hardy climbing 
plants, reaching a height of 8 to 10 feet 
the first year from seed. Its foliage is 
large and covers well. Rosy purple, pea¬ 
shaped blossoms toward the end of August. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Pyrethrum 
Foliage Variety for Bedding 
Used for edging of ornamental beds. 
Leaves finely cut. 
Aureum. Golden Feather. Bright golden 
yellow foliage. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt.; oz. 60c. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Undoubtedly one of the best hardy per-i 
ennials, both for garden work and cut-flower 
purposes. A row of twenty-five plants will 
prove very useful. Absolutely hardy and of 
very easy culture. 30 in. 
Atrosanguineum. Dark red shades. Pkt. 
25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Hybridum, Single Mixed, Large flowers, 
ranging in color from light pink to deep 
red, with bright yellow centers. 2 ft. July. 
Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Hybridum, Double Mixed. Pkt. 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Roseum. Flowers bright rose color. 2 ft. 
July. Pkt. 10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Uliginosum. Giant White Daisy. Large, 
single white flowers. 3 to 4 ft. September. 
Pkt. 10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Ranunculus 
Asiatjcus superbissimus, Mixed. A per¬ 
ennial plant, suitable for beds and borders 
or for pots. Fine for cutting. 1 ft. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Reseda. See Mignonette, page 28. 
Rhodanthe • Everlasting Flower. See page 23 
Rudbeckia purpurea 
Ricinus communis 
Castor-Oil Bean 
Large, rapid-growing, ornamental foliage 
plant. Produces a fine effect in center of 
beds or singly on lawns. 
Red Spire. A very effective variety, with 
bronzy green foliage and rosy crimson 
seed-spikes. 6 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz. 
Cambodgensis. Leaves dark bronzy ma¬ 
roon. 5 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz. 
Sanguineus. Blood-red stalks and red 
fruit. 8 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz. 
Zanzibariensis. Enormous leaves, varying 
in color from light green to purplish red. 
12 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz. 
Mixed. All sorts. Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per oz. 
Rudbeckia • Coneflower 
Kelvedon Star. A really good annual and 
a perfect, long-stemmed flower for cutting. 
Very floriferous and of sturdy habit of 
growth. Colors vary, but all have brown 
central discs, surrounded by a mahogany 
zone on petals of deep orange. 3 ft. Pkt. 
15c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Newmanni. Perennial. Large yellow flowers 
with black centers. Very showy. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Purpurea. Giant Purple Coneflower. Hardy 
perennial. Reddish purple flowers with dark 
brown disc. 4 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Salpiglossis . Painted Tongue 
Easy-growing annual plant which has 
become a great favorite, not only because of 
its easy culture, but mainly for its beauti¬ 
fully tinted and veined flowers. Blooms from 
early summer until late fall. 1 J4 ft. Large 
Pkt. pkt. 
Crimson and Gold .$0 
10 
$0 40 
Primrose. 
10 
40 
Purple and Gold 
10 
40 
Rose and Gold 
10 
40 
Scarlet and Gold. 
10 
40 
White and Gold. 
Emperor, Mixed. A type hav- 
10 
40 
ing only one main stem, and 
bearing on its summit a large 
number of beautiful flowers. 
each one richly veined with 
gold. 
10 
30 
COLLECTION 
One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 50c. 
Salvia • Scarlet Sage 
The Salvia is among our most popular and 
useful bedding plants. There is nothing more 
effective in the midsummer or fall than these 
bright scarlet flowers. Seed should be 
started either in the house or in hotbeds from 
February till April; it may also be sown in 
the open ground in May. 
DWARF FIRE KING. Michell’s Novelty. 
A new extra-early variety, flowering about 
four weeks earlier than other existing 
types. Plants are of xery compact habit, 
exceedingly dwarf, and completely cov¬ 
ered with medium-sized, brilliant scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
America (Globe of Fire). Dwarf, bushy, 
compact grower and very uniform in 
height and shape. Spikes of brilliant 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large 
pkt.; 34oz. $1.25. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Compact, bushy 
plants, 2 feet high, producing innumerable 
erect spikes of the most brilliant scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 60c. per large pkt.; 
J4oz. $1.00. 
Patens. Large, bright blue flowers. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Splendens. Tall-growing plants with bright 
scarlet flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; J4oz. 75c. 
Zurich. One of the earliest flowering of all 
Salvias. It is of dwarf, bushy growth, with 
an abundance of bright scarlet flowers. 1J4 ft. 
Pkt. 15c.; 60c. per large pkt.; 34oz. $1.00. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Blue Bedder. A new variety of Farinacea. 
Very compact. Deep blue flowers borne 
very profusely from seed the first year. 
Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Azurea grandiflora. Produces spikes of sky- 
blue flowers during August and September. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Farinacea. A perennial variety, but best 
treated as an annual. Color, light blue. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Saponaria • Bouncing Bet 
AOcymoides. Fine hardy perennial rock- 
plant. Bright rose-colored flowers. 9 in. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Vaccaria. A profuse-blooming annual with 
beautiful pink, feathery flowers. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per oz. 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
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