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Plant Tait’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
Salpiglossis 
Immense petunia-like annual. The flowers 
are intricately netted, penciled and veined 
with golden yellow and other colors. Height 
2 ft. Mixed Colors. Fkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
Scarlet Runner 
An ornamental annual of the bean family, 
producing dazzling scarlet flowers from 
July to October. Height 20 ft. Fkt. 10c; 
1 lb. 50c. 
Schizanthus 
Butter Fly Flower 
Dainty, erect, hardy annuals with finely 
cut leaves and showy butterfly-like flowers. 
Valuable for pot culture and bedding. 
Height 1% ft. Fkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
Sunflower (See Helianthus page 69). 
Snapdragon 
Antirrhinum or Snapdragon blooms the 
first year from seed, but is a perennial and 
is listed on page 76. 
Giant Imperial Stock 
This annual has long been considered 
invaluable by gardeners, being admirably 
adapted for bedding, massing, edging or 
ribboning. There are few sights more beau¬ 
tiful than a fine bed of these plants in full 
bloom. The duration and delicate fragrance 
of the flowers commend it very strongly for 
pot culture in the house. If desired for 
early use, sow the seed indoors and trans¬ 
plant when the ground becomes warm, 
forcing with weak liquid manure. 
Giant Imperial. Is an improved strain of 
Double Early Bismark. This exceedingly 
beautiful variety of stock produces im¬ 
mense spikes of flowers in great profu¬ 
sion from midsummer until frost. The 
flowers are unusually large and embrace 
a wide range of most beautiful and varied 
colors. Splendid for florists. Height 2 ft. 
Fkt. 
Oz. 
Blue . 
.$ .15 
$3.00 
Fink . 
.15 
3.00 
White . 
.15 
3.00 
Bed . 
.15 
3.00 
Mixed Colors . 
.15 
3.00 
Venldlum Faetuosum 
Statice 
Sinnata. Clusters of annual everlasting 
flowers borne gracefully on long wiry 
stems, from June ’til frost. Height 
2 Vi ft. 
Bluish Lavender—Fkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
Mixed Colors—Fkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
Ten Weeks Stock 
A splendid early blooming variety, ex¬ 
tensively used for pot culture and summer 
bedding. Height 1 ft. 
Blue, Rose, White and Mixed Colors— 
Fkt. 10c; oz. $2.50. 
Perennial Stock (see page 80) 
Summer Cypress (see Kochia page 70) 
Sweet William 
Dianthus Barbatus 
An annual variety of this popular favor¬ 
ite. The hardy plants form erect tufts and 
bear handsome broad clusters of blossoms 
like little Pinks with delicately fringed 
petals. Height 15 ins. 
Single Giant Annual. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $2.00. 
Stock Giant Imperial 
Sweet Wivelsfield 
A cross between Dianthus Allwoodi and 
Sweet William. Very hardy and free flow¬ 
ering annual. Height 12 ins. Fkt. 10c; oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Perennial Sweet William (see page 80) 
Torenia (Wishbone Flower) 
Fouraleri. Tiny, orchid-shaped, sky-blue 
flowers, spotted dark blue, with bright 
yellow throat. Tender annual. Height 
12 ins. Fkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
Tagetes Signata Pumila 
A pretty little dwarf Marigold. (See page 
70). 
Venidium 
MONARCH OF THE VELDT 
Fastuosum. A magnificent flower from South 
Africa, with grayish silky foliage and 
rich orange colored daisy-shaped flowers, 
marked with a purple black zone at the 
base of each petal. The flowers often mea¬ 
sure 4 ins. across, and make a striking 
display in the garden border. Half hardy 
annual. Height 3 ft. Fkt. 15c; ^4 oz. $1.50. 
Tithonia Speciosa 
Tithonia Speciosa 
Mexican Sunflower 
This flower makes a brilliant showing 
during August and September, and in the 
latitude of Norfolk is an annual. The flow¬ 
ers often measure over 3 ins.; are of an 
orange scarlet color, somewhat resembling 
large French Marigolds, with leaves ap¬ 
pearing as though they have been cut with 
scissors. Height 4 ft. Fkt. 15c; oz. $1.00. 
Thunbergia-Black Eyed Susan 
Pretty trailing half hardy annual plants, 
mostly used for window boxes, hanging 
baskets and vases. Very striking and ef¬ 
fective colors ranging from white to bright 
orange, the center always dark. It prefers a 
warm, sunny situation. Height 4 ft. Fkt. 
10c; oz. $1.25. 
Vinca - Periwinkle 
A popular flower because of its glossy 
dark green foliage and profusion of blooms. 
The pink and white blossoms are somewhat 
like those of Phlox, but larger and are not 
borne in clusters. In warm climates it is a 
tender perennial. They are long season 
bloomers. In colder sections they are 
treated as annuals for late summer and 
autumn blooming. Height 1 ft. Mixed 
Colors. Fkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Viscaria 
Rose of Heaven 
An attractive annual with pale green 
leaves bearing terminal flowers of carmine 
pink, resembling tiny single wild roses. 
Height 12 ins. Fkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
Wallflower 
If seed of annual Wallflower is sown in 
early spring, it will be in full bloom by 
June. The flowers are equal in size to those 
of the perennial varieties, and they are 
delicately perfumed. Their indifference to 
heat and drought adds to their value in the 
south. Height 15 ins. 
Single Annual Early Faris. Mixed Colors. 
Fkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
Double Annual Early Wonder. Mixed Colors. 
Fkt. 15c; oz. $1.75. 
Perennial Wallflower (see page 80) 
