SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR FALL OF 1904 
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HELIANTHUS 
Laetiflorus. The best of the summer-blooming varieties of hardy 
Sunflowers: flowers 3 inches in diameter and freely produced. 
Plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and spreads rapidly. Fine for 
cutting, for the border, and for planting among shrubs. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz., $7 per 100. 
Grandiflorus mollis. One of the best of hardy Sunflowers, with 
large fine flowers and very effective foliage. Like all the hardy 
Sunflowers, it is fine for cutting and of the easiest culture. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $8 per 100. 
Miss Mellish. An improved variety of Helianthus laetiflorus; of 
taller growth and having larger flowers. A decided improve¬ 
ment and most beautiful sort. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
HELIOPSIS PITCHERIANUS 
A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing from 2 to 3 feet 
high, and a perpetual bloomer, beginning to flower early in the 
season, and continuing in bloom the entire summer. The flowers 
are of a beautiful deep golden yellow color, about 2 inches in diam¬ 
eter, of very thick texture, and are very graceful for cutting. 15 
cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS 
We wish to call attention to this extremely showy and satisfac¬ 
tory plant. It thrives in any garden soil, and is equally desirable 
as a garden plant or naturalized along the edges of brooks and 
ponds, or planted among shrubs. The plant grows 4 or 5 feet 
high, is very bushy, and in August and September is covered 
with immense single flowers G to 8 inches across, from pure white 
to deep rose in color. 
In separate colors. White, blush-pink and deep rose. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 
Mixed Colors. Strong plants at a specially low price. $1 per 
doz., $G per 100. 
GROUP OF HARDY PLANTS AT COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 
Chrysanthemum latifolium , Liatris pycnostachya and Helianthus grandtflorus mollis 
FESTUCA GLAUCA 
A dwarf grass with very distinct blue foliage. Does not grow 
over 8 or 10 inches high, and is very effective. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Have you ever noticed that painters choose single Hollyhocks 
as subjects for floral paintings oftenerthan any other flower? We 
suppose the reason for this is that artists have a keener apprecia¬ 
tion of beauty than other people, and recognize that the common, 
and we fear sometimes despised, single Hollyhock is one ot the 
most stately, picturesque and beautiful plants in the world. 
Nothing can be more effective than a large group or mass of 
single Hollyhocks, and once planted they will literally take care 
of themselves, even if planted in the grass. We know of patches 
that have not been cultivated or disturbed in any way for twenty 
years. Notwithstanding their great beauty and usefulness, single 
Hollyhocks are not offered for sale by any nurseryman in America, 
and the seed is not to be had from any seedsman. We are deter¬ 
mined to have single Hollyhocks for our landscape gardening 
work, so we collected seed from old-fashioned (they will soon be 
new-fashioned) gardens and had thousands of plants grown for 
our customers. Some people think double Hollyhocks are more 
beautiful than single. They are mistaken, although the doubles 
are beautiful, but inclined to be top-heavy, often need staking 
and are liable to disease. Hollyhocks planted in the fall will 
bloom well the following summer. 
SPECIAL OFFER OF HOLLYHOCKS 
Each Per doz. 100 
Best Large-flowered, Single, all colors mixed.. $1 25 $8 00 
Best Large-flowered, Single, and Semi-Double. 1 50 9 00 
Best Large-flowered, Double, mixed colors_ 1 50 9 00 
Chater’s Famous Strain. Best double grown. 
In separate colors: White, sulphur-yellow, 
scarlet, rose. Isabel-color, salmon-rose, crim¬ 
son-yellow, golden yellow, dark crimson, 
cherry-red and peach. 1 50 10 00 
New Allegheny. Immense semi double flow¬ 
ers, with fringed edges; very laautiful.$0 20 2 00 
Ficifolia. The fig-leaved Hollyhock. Bright 
yellow flowers. 25 2 50 
Primrose Queen. Light primrose-yello.v flow¬ 
ers. 25 2 50 
SINGLE HOLLYHOCKS 
