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Delphinium, Blackmore and Langdon’s Gold Medal Strain 
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The world’s finest Delphiniums. They have been exhibited at all important 
horticultural shows and exhibitions and have been granted literally hundreds 
of medals, prizes, certificates, and awards. We are glad indeed to announce 
that we have arranged to supply our customers with this seed 
direct from these famous English specialists. 
The flower-spikes are extremely heavy, full-flowered, excep¬ 
tionally long, while the plants reach a height of from 4 to 6 A 
feet, depending on the variety. By all means be sure to include 
these gorgeous prize-winning Delphiniums in your order. Pkt. 
(100 seeds) 50 cts. 
DELPHINIUM (Hardy Perennial Larkspur). (Ger. 15 to 
21 days.) The hardy Larkspur is one of the most beautiful 
flowers of the garden and a great favorite of every flower- 
lover. By sowing the seeds in March indoors, you can then 
have them blooming by July or August. Seed sown in the 
open ground in May will hardly bloom until the next year. 
Belladonna (Everblooming Hardy Larkspur). An ex¬ 
quisite variety, clear rich turquoise-blue. It is the most 
continuous-blooming Hardy Larkspur. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Finest Mixed. All varieties. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
Aoz. 65 cts.; y 2 oz. $1.15. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Hardy Perennial. (Ger. 15 days.) 
Very handsome ornamental plants 3 to 5 feet high. Very 
easy to grow and succeed under almost all conditions. Very 
desirable for naturalizing with other hardy plants in beds, 
along fences, porches, etc. They do well in part shade. 
Gloxiniseflora, Purple, Rose, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Aoz. 40 cts. 
Giant Shirley. A greatly improved strain, of vigorous 
growth, producing spikes 3 to 5 feet long. Mixed colors, 
pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; *4oz. 65 cts. 
GILIA capitata or Queen Anne’s Thimble. Beautiful lav¬ 
ender-blue flowers about 1 inch across on plants about 
2 feet high. This annual grows quickly from seed sown in 
the spring. Cut-flowers last well in water. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
3 pkts. 25 cts.; yoz. 45 cts. 
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) 
Perennial Gaillardias are handsome flowers, 
bright and gay, yellow and red, 3 to 4 inches 
across, on long stems. The plants, 2 feet high, 
are taller than the annual varieties and begin 
blooming in early summer, continuing almost 
without cessation until freezing weather, if the 
flowers are kept cut and not allowed to seed. 
The Annual Gaillardias come in many different 
forms, double and single. Flowers continually 
from spring-sown seed. 
Perennial Varieties: (Ger. 15 to 20 days.) 
Grandiflora Hybrids, Superb Mixed. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Aoz. 35 cts.; Aoz. 
55 cts.; oz. 95 cts. 
Portola Hybrids. Flowers 3 A inches in 
diameter, single, bronzy red with yellow 
border. Pkt. 10 cts.; Aoz. 50 cts. 
Annual Varieties: 
Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c.; Aoz. 25c. 
Single Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c.; Aoz. 25c. 
MIGNONETTE. Hardy Annual. (Ger. 8 to 
10 days.) A well-known, sweet-scented 
garden favorite that everybody should 
grow. By sowing seed in April, and again 
in July, you can have a succession of bloom 
until frost. 
Goliath. Mammoth trusses, surpassing all 
others in brilliancy of its red coloi Pkt. 
10 cts.; Aoz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
MORNING-GLORY. See page 55 
NEMESIA. This is one of the most beautiful, 
dwarf annuals I have ever seen. The plants 
which grow just 6 to 8 inches high in bushy 
form, are covered with and bear continu¬ 
ously myriads of the brilliant and dainty 
flowers of every color. I know of no better 
flower for edgings, walks, or borders or 
massing in beds. They are gorgeous. 
Nana compaeta, Triumph Mixed. (Ger. 
20 days.) Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
Aoz. $2; Aoz. $4. 
NICOTIANA affinis. Hardy Annual. Pure 
white, star-shaped flowers, borne on long 
stems; very sweet-scented. Blooms con¬ 
tinually. Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Aoz. 25 cts. 
PINKS (Dianthus). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 6 to 
10 days.) The old favorite, hardy garden 
Pink, seen growing in more flower-gardens 
than any other flower. It is very showy in 
a mass effect or as a border. Plants grow 
12 to 15 inches and the flowers are very 
desirable for cutting for bouquets. Blooms 
freely throughout the summer. 
Chinensis, Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Aoz. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Double Pure White. Pkt. 10 cts.; Aoz. 
25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Double Red. Pkt. 10 cts.; Aoz. 25 cts.; 
oz. 75 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Aoz. 20 cts.; 
oz. 60 cts. 
Schell’s New Scabiosa grandiflora, 
Rosette 
In this we have created a new color in Annual Scabiosas. 
Rosette is a beautiful deep rose; the flowers are extra large and 
stems long and stiff. This glorious, glowing new color will make 
Rosette a most popular flower for the garden and with the 
florist for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; Vi oz. $ 1 . 50 . 
See other Scabiosas on page 52 
Hardy Pinks 
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