Selected Flower Seeds 
JOHN WILK & CO., Inc. 
Novelties and Specialties-Continued 
MYOSOTIS 
Blue Ball. .As its name denotes, this new 
and very attractive Forget-me-not is 
remarkably compact in habit, of almost 
globular shape and of more regular 
growth than any other variety hitherto 
introduced. The flowers are of a deeper 
tint than the ordinary indigo blue, and 
all Avho try it will find that “Blue Ball” 
IS a gem for edgings and beds in the 
early spring months...35 
NASTURTIUM 
Double Sweet Scented 
Scarlet Gleam. Orange scarlet flowers fully 
double, very large and well formed.50 
Glorious Gleam Hybrids. A mixture of 
double varieties containing lovely colors. .25 
Golden Gleam. The plant forms a vigorous, 
large bush which throws out short run¬ 
ners, averaging eighteen inches. The 
flowers commence to come as soon as 
the plant nears complete development, 
and at the time it is in full bloom the en¬ 
tire plant, including the runners, is a 
blaze of color. The large, golden-yellow 
flowers average two and one-half to 
three inches across. They are borne on 
erect, stiff stems six inches in length. 
Consequently the flowers stand well 
above the foliage, an arrangement which 
adds immeasurably to the show}^ appear¬ 
ance of the plant...25 
NIEREMBERGIA 
Hippomanica. For planting indoors or 
outside. Grows from 4 to 6 inches high 
and forms a cushion of foliage covered 
with lavender flowers, and of long last¬ 
ing character...50 
Pansy, Triumph of the Giants 
Pkt. 
PANSIES 
WILK’S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANTS. 
After many years’ careful work we have 
been successful in procuring this hand¬ 
some class of Pansies. The individual 
petals are exceedingly broad and cover 
each, other in such a manner as to make 
the flowers appear almost double. The 
beauty, brilliancy and richness of color 
being tlie most striking, very rare and 
new tones of red and brown are met 
with in these flowers. The finest and 
largest strain sold. Mixed, hs oz. $3.00, 
54 oz. $5.00, 54 oz. $8.50, oz. $15.00. 
PETUNIA 
Blue Theodosia. Identical in size, equally 
as graceful, as the famous Pink Theo¬ 
dosia. Blue Theodosia is of deep, metal¬ 
lic blue with a silver sheen, the throat 
intensely, deep blue, the whole, beautiful, 
fringed flower veined with delicate lines 
of black blue .-. 
Fragrant Petunia Enchantress. Flowers 
very large, single, heavily fringed of del¬ 
icate pink, veined with crimson, highly 
attractive. Beautiful and new.. 
Wilk’s Double Fringed. Mixed. Most beau¬ 
tiful . 
Grandiflora. Extra large flowering. Beauti¬ 
ful fringed, mixed . 
Balcony Petunias. A new free-flowering 
Petunia, adapted for bedding, window 
boxes, hanging baskets and vases. 
New Balcony Petunia Star of California. 
This is a magnificent new Petunia of the 
Balcony type, bred with extra long- 
branches for window boxes and hang¬ 
ing baskets. The flowers are velvety vio¬ 
let with a touch of crimson, starred with 
five pure white blotches. The flowers are 
quite large and the effect in window 
boxes of hanging baskets is dazzling. 
ks oz. $2.00 
Balcony White ...oz. $1.00 
Balcony Pink . 54 oz. $1.00 
Balcony Deep Blue ..oz. $1.00 
Balcony Red . 54 oz. $1.00 
Balcony White Fringed. 
Balcony Pink Fringed . 
Balcony Blackish Purple. Immense size. 
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PHLOX 
Drummondii Gigantea Art Shades. A new 
strain of Phlox Drummondii with flow¬ 
ers an inch and a quarter to an inch and 
a half in diameter. In addition to its 
enormous flowers it has a most wonder¬ 
ful range of color in soft art shades. 
y& oz. $1.00 .25 
PRIMULA 
Malacoides Snow Queen. Flowers much 
larger than malacoides alba, and of the 
purest white.-.50 
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