Thompsonville, Conn. 
Flower Seeds 
Portulaca 
Single Mixed. This plant will thrive and bloom in 
hot dry places where many others fail; grows 
close to the ground. Pkt. 5c, Vs oz. 1 5c, Va oz. 
25c. 
Crandiflora Double Mixed. A splendid mixture 
which will produce a good percentage of perfect¬ 
ly double flowers in the most brilliant colors. 
Many consider this double strain a great im¬ 
provement over the common single. Pkt. 10c, 
^ oz. 25c, Vs oz. 45c, Va oz. 75c. 
Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean) 
Red Spire. The bushy, shapely plants, growing 5 
to 6 ft. tall with pretty leaves of bronzy green, 
red ribbed and veined, produce flower spikes or 
seedpods 9 to 1 5 in. long, of a handsome shade 
of rosy crimson. Splendid for center of round 
beds. Pkt. 1 Oc, oz. 30c, Va lb. 90c. 
Zanzibariensis. Stately plants, large foliage. Pkt. 
10 c, oz. 20c, Va lb. 70c. 
Rudbeckia 
Bicolor Superba (Annual Coneflower). A splendid 
cutting annual of fine keeping qualities; pro¬ 
duces an abundance of bright yellow flowers 
with brown central disc. Pkt. 10c, Va oz. 25c. 
Salvia (Scarlet Sage) 
Bonfire. One of the finest of the Salvias, growing 
in compact, bush-like plants 2 to 2^2 ft. tall 
with erect spikes of vivid scarlet flowers in late 
summer. Pkt. 1 Oc, large pkt. 20c, Vs oz. 40c, 
Va oz. 75c. 
America. Without doubt the earliest, freest and 
most continuous flowering Salvia or Scarlet Sage. 
Growth is very uniform, about 2 ft. high with 
bright scarlet flowers well above the foliage. 
Pkt. 25c, Vs oz. 75c. 
Farinacea, Blue Bedder. This is a welcome addition 
to the rather short list of blue annuals for cut¬ 
ting. Tall spikes of deep blue flowers well above 
the foliage. Pkt. 1 5c. 
ScsbioSd (Mourning Bride) 
LARGE FLOWERED TALL DOUBLE 
A magnificent and indispensable annual of easy 
culture. The beautiful flowers are borne on long 
stems and keep for days in perfect condition after 
cutting. The color range is broad and in most ex¬ 
quisite shades. 
Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c, Va oz. 20c. 
Azure Fairy. Large flowers of beautiful bright azure 
blue. 
Black Prince. Lovely shade of blackish-purple. 
Blue Cockade (New). Long stemmed flowers built 
up in the center so as to appear almost conical. 
Color pure deep azure blue. 
Peach Blossom. Very attractive shade of peach- 
blossom pink. 
The Rose. Exquisite shade of rose. 
Any of the above, Pkt. 1 Oc, Vs oz. 20c, Va oz. 
35c. 
Brainard’s Giant Hybrids Mixed. A superior mixture 
with large, nearly ball shaped flowers of unusual 
color range. Pkt. 10c, Vs oz. 35c. 
Orchid Shades Mixed. See Novelties, page 5. Pkt. 
25c, 2 pkts. 45c. 
Salpiglosis, Brainard’s Superb Mixture 
Salpiglossis 
Brainard’s Superb Mixture. Deservedly called the 
Orchid of annuals. Of easy culture, doing well in 
any good ordinary soil, in sunny position; vary¬ 
ing from 18 to 30 inches in height; producing 
abundantly until frost beautiful funnel-shaped 
flowers often 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and their 
beauty is greatly enhanced by the tinting and 
veining as well as the velvety texture of the 
flower. Pkt. 10c, Vs oz. 20c, Va oz. 35c. 
Stocks (Gillifl ower ) 
DWARF TEN WEEKS IMPROVED 
This is, without doubt, one of our most popular 
annuals, producing numerous spikes of large, dou¬ 
ble, fragrant flowers in varied and brilliant colors. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10c, 1/16 oz. 30c, Vs oz. 50c. 
Brilliant Rose Dark Blue 
Blood Red Light Blue 
Canary Yellow White 
Pkt. 10c, 1/16 oz. 35c, Vs oz. 60c. 
Tithonia 
Speciosa (Mexican Sunflower). A native of Mexi¬ 
co. Stately plants growing 6 to 8 feet tall, with 
brilliant single orange-scarlet flowers 3 to 4 
inches across. Blooms during late summer. Pkt. 
15c, Vs oz. 35c, Va oz. 60c. 
Venidium 
Fastuosum. A remarkable species from South 
Africa. Plants grow 2V2 to 3 ft. high, bearing 
profusely brilliant orange colored daisy-like 
flowers 3 inches across with a black-purple zone 
at the base of each petal. In bloom from mid¬ 
summer until frost. Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 65c, Vs 
oz. $1.00. 
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