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•FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
AUSTRALIAN STAR FLOWER. 
(< Cephalipterum. Drummondi.) 
An introduction from Australia by Mr. Luther Burbank, who describes it as a 
unique and beautiful annual, growing and flowering readily in any ordinary garden 
soil, though preferring a sandy one. It blooms early and long the same season 
from seed, growing about 1 foot high by 1 foot across; the flowers, pro¬ 
duced in large graceful clusters, are usually rosy-crimson, though they 
sometimes approach white. They are very fragrant and when cut will 
retain their perfect form and color indefinitely, like an Everlasting or 
Straw flower. Pkt. 25c. 
-GOLIATH BALSAM. 
A new variety of phenomenally robust growth, throwing up a main 
stem about 4 feet high, the lower half of which carries several side 
branches, all of which are well clothed with very largo and very double 
flowers of a charming salmon-pink color. (See cut.) . Pkt. 25c. 
These arc the most perfect in form and largest in flower yet 
developed in this old garden favorite, which is among the showiest 
and most popular of summer garden annuals. Height, IV 2 to 2 feet. 
Extra Choice, Double Mixed Balsams. Containing many beau¬ 
tiful colors, spotted, blotched striped, etc.10c. 
Imparted Collections of Superior Double Balsams , 6 separate 
color8, 40c.; 12 colors, 76c. 
Giant Double Daisy 
(Beilis Perennis Maxima , fl. pi.) 
Greatly improved varieties of the popular 
“Double Daisies.” Admirably adapted for 
edgings, borders and low beds, and also well 
suited for growing in pots. Although perennials, 
they will flower the same season if the seed is 
sown early, though it is preferable to sow in fall, 
and winter the plants in cold frames. Vi foot. 
Giant Purple Mantle. A new variety with 
large double flowers of a deep purple-crim¬ 
son. Pkt. 15c. 
Giant Longfellow, Extra large double rose- 
pink flowers.10c. 
Giant Snowball. Unusually large, very double, 
pure white flowers.10c. 
Giant Red. Flowers densely double and un¬ 
usually large, glowing red, snaded rose.. . 10c. 
Delicata. A charming new variety with very 
double, large flowers of rosy-white with a 
crimson centre.10c. 
Giant Ranunculaeflora. A new variety, very 
early; flowers immense and densely double, 
petals incurved, white shading to deep red at 
the tips, resembling the flowers of a turban 
Ranunculus.15c. 
Beilis, Giant Double, Mixed Colors -10c. 
/^\VTT A C LARGE-FLOWERING, 
13JLOVjN TUBEROUS-ROOTED. 
Magnificent flowering pot plants, and deservedly popular for garden bedding, flowering 
in the greatest profusion all summer. The individual florets will average from 2 to 3 
inches in diameter, and are of various beautiful colors. Height, 1 foot. 
Double Spotted and Marbled. Bear erect, double flowers of great size often 4 /a 
inches across—of various colors, beautifully spotted and marbled with other 
colors...:. • Pkt. 35c. 
Single, Large-Flowering, Mixed Colors. From choicest erect-flowering varieties. . 25c. 
Double, Large-Flowering, Mixed Colors. From prize varieties....... ■ • • • • • • ■ • 35c 
Crested Begonia (B. hybrida gigantea cristata). Unique and beautiful. Hie ilowers 
are immense, often 3 inches across, with a peculiar crest or beard attached to the petals. 
Colors, red. yellow, pink and terra cotta shades, in mixture... 3oc. 
Frilled Begonias, Mixed Colors (Tuberosa crispa ). A new and superior strain of tuberous 
Begonias with enormous single, semi-double and double flowers^ the petals of which are 
wavy and frilled.3oc. 
“RING” CALENDULAS. 
Popular garden annuals on account of their ease of culture and profuse and continuous 
blooming qualities throughout the summer. These improved varieties form bushy plants 
about 1 foot high by 1 foot in diameter, and are literally covered with exceedingly large, 
double, showy flowers. The seed has been saved from only the largest and most perfect 
flowers of great depth and decided colors. 
Orange King. Large, double flowers of intense golden-orange. .Pkt. 10c. 
Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon-yellow..10c. 
