N 0VELT1ES and Ofhen Rare Flowers: 
Dimorphotheca calendulacea, Tom 
Th um b, Yellow G em 
ANNUAL 
This showy little plant does not exceed 5 to 6 
inches in height and bears a wealth of well-expanded 
flowers of a pure bright yellow without zone or eye. 
It is an excellent subject for bedding or for edges 
and may be used to advantage in the rock-garden 
when spring flowers are over. A half-hardy annual 
of easy culture, it requires a dry sunny situation. 
These African Daisies bloom most of summer and 
fall. Pkt. 50 cts., 5 pkts. $2. 
Dianthus, Delight 
PERENNIAL 
A cross between two outstanding members of the 
Dianthus family, namely Sweet Wivelsfield and 
Roysi. This attractive Garden Pink is in bloom 
from June until October, producing flowers about 
Y 2 inch in diameter. Not in trusses like Sweet 
Wivelsfield, but in alternating spikes in great pro¬ 
fusion. Neat and compact, the growth is only 9 
inches high. The color ranges from pale pink to 
deepest purple, with many of the velvety rich reds 
found in Sweet Williams. Pkt. $1, 3 pkts. $2.50. 
Dimorphotheca calendulacea, Tom Thumb, Yellow Gem 
Exacum affine atrocaeruleum 
Dianthus, Delight 
A fragrant and charming pot-plant for the green¬ 
house or living-room. Small, dark lavender flowers 
with golden yellow stamens, contrasting wonderfully 
with the light green foliage. From seed sown in 
February, the plants will bloom in June and continue 
until autumn. Pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2. 
Gentian a Farreri 
PERENNIAL 
Large, upturned, wide-mouthed trumpets of Cam¬ 
bridge blue inside and violet and nankeen on the 
outside, the most sensationally beautiful of its race. 
Pkt. $2. 
Gentiana Hascombensis 
PERENNIAL 
This lovely new Gentian will grow in either sun or 
shade. Individual flowers lY inches across, of 
bright midnight-blue slightly speckled with white 
toward the base. In great trusses showing nine and 
1 often more fully developed flowers. Pkt. $1. 
Fuchsia hybrida, Double Dwarf, Early 
flowering Mix ed 
The great improvement in this strain is that 
it produces lovely blooming plants in five months 
from seed. These plants produce from 85 to 90 per 
cent fully double blooms with white, lilac, pink, 
light and dark blue corollas. They are quite 
dwarf and bloom over a long period. Aside from 
being showy pot-plants, Fuchsias are excellent for 
window- and porch-boxes and do quite well in shade. 
Pkt. $1, 6 pkts. $5. 
Hunnemannia Semi-Double, Sunlite 
An attractive new semi-double form of the 
well-known golden yellow Tulip Poppy. It is 
a flower of great substance, on long stems; an 
excellent cut-flower and most attractive in beds. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Phlox, New Art Shades 
FjfS The colors are soft pink, dainty • lavender, 
deep blue, royal purple, golden yellow, and rich 
crimson. Only by growing them in your own 
garden can you know how beautiful they are. Illus¬ 
trated in color, page 8. Mixed, pkt. 50 cts., 5 pkts. $2. 
Ill &>C -$cklii\£ Seedsmen, Ii\c. 
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