ANNUAL FLOWERS ARE CHEERFUL, GAY, AND 
JOSEPH'S COAT 
1005 (AMAEAHTHUS.) Likes hot, 
sunny location. Foliage is varie¬ 
gated red, yellow and green. Bright 
and showy. Pkt. 5c, postpaid. 
BALSAM 
|1037 DOUBLE 
BOSE FLOW- 
EKED. A new 
form of an old 
favorite. Grows 
anywhere. 2 ft. 
tall, covered 
with DOUBLE 
rose-like flow¬ 
ers like small 
hollyhocks. All 
colors, mixed. 
Pkt. 10c post¬ 
paid. 
*1108 NEW DWARF BUSH BALSAM. 
(See picture, page 43.) This new 
model grows ONLY 8 to 10 INCHES 
TALL! Compact. Suitable for bor¬ 
ders. Completely covered with double 
flowers. All colors—white, pink, red 
and in-betweens. Use in rock garden 
and window boxes, loo. Pkt. 15c; 2 
for 25c, postpaid. 
BURNING BUSH 
1118 (KOCHIA.) 
Also called Cy¬ 
press. An ideal 
summer plant 
for hedges. 
Dense, Green 
bushes, which 
may be clipped 
to represent 
evergreens. Fo¬ 
liage turns to 
a vivid red in 
the fall. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
CANDYTUFT 
1063 GIANT 
WHITE HY- 
A C I N T H 
FLOWERED. 
A charming 
border for 
rock gardens, 
etc. 12 inches 
tall and be¬ 
gins to bloom 
8 weeks after 
sowing. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
1061 CAN¬ 
DYTUFT 
MIXED. All 
colors from 
white to va¬ 
rious shades 
of pink, red, 
and lavender. Pkt. 5c, postpaid. 
CALENDULA 
CENTAUREA 
1049 The sliow- 
est annual in 
the garden. 
Great shining 
discs of gold 
Wonderful 
for cut flow¬ 
ers. These 
are imported 
sorts, color is 
pure and very 
free bloom- 
i n g . Bloom 
from early 
summer until 
freezing. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
(Giant Sweet 
Sultan) 
The large triple size blossoms are 
delightfully fragrant. Bright, fluffy, 
double, and exceptionally fine for cut- 
' ln 'l361 Blue. Pkt. 10c, Postpaid 
1362 Rose. Pkt. 10c, Postpaid 
1363 Purple. Pkt. 10c, Postpaid 
1240 Mixed. Pkt. 10c, Postpaid 
CALLIOPSIS 
1056 Fine mixture. Easily grown and 
blooms all summer. Very attractive. 
All shades of yellow, orange, apricot 
and mahogany. Price: Pkt. 10c. 
CASTOR BEAN 
1346 RICINUS. Mixed varieties and 
colors. Mole and grasshopper repel¬ 
lent. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c, postpaid. 
* New Canterbury Bells 
(Bloom 1st year from seed) 
1284 CANTERBURY BELLS. This 
beautiful new annual is fully as nice f 
as the biennial one and much easier 
to grow. It blooms from seed the first 
year and. as a rule, lives over and 
gives you more bloom the second 
season. Grows 2 to 3 feet tall. All 
colors from pure white to deep blue r 
and red. Pkt. 15c; 2 for 25c, post¬ 
paid. I 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON 
(Cornflower) 
1071 MIXED COLORS. Exceptionally 
large and double. All shades of 
pinks, blues and purples. Reseed 
themselves and make a brilliant 
showing each year. Pkt. 10c, post¬ 
paid. 
1070 DEEP BLUE. New strain, ex- - 
ceptionally fine strong blue. Nicer 
than any you have ever seen. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
1087 ANGEL’S TRUMPET (Datura). 
Beautiful three foot plant literally 
covered with large trumpet-shaped, 
fragrant white flowers. Likes poor 
soil with plent 3 ^ of sunshine. Price: 
Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
COSMOS 
ABOUT FLOWERS 
There's no one thing in the world as 
cheerful as a few flowers. 
They bloom and bloom without a care 
for anything. Just a few will cheer 
you up no matter how low you get. 
Now, I want you to have blooms all 
summer. I’ve marked witli a star ( ) 
tin varieties I wish you would he sure 
and try. They are the better ones. 
1 ( F. ALL 
5 cent pkts.—6 for 25c 
10 cent pkts.—6 for 50c 
15 cent pkts.—4 for 50c 
I PAY THE POSTAGE 
AGERATUM 
DWARF 
BLUE BALL 
1004 An ex¬ 
tremely ef¬ 
fective bor- 
der plant, 
has fluffy 
blue flow¬ 
ers. and ex¬ 
cellent for 
cutting. 
Pkt., 5c, 
postpaid. 
♦BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
1215 (SCHIZANTHUS.) It’s shape 
resembles a daintily colored butter¬ 
fly. Foliage delicate and fern-like. 
Plant completely covered with a 
mass of brilliant, attractively 
marked blooms. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
BROWALLIA 
1364 (AMETHYST FLOWER.) Star- 
like flowers in shades of blue with 
white centers. Valuable for borders. 
Fine for hanging baskets or porch 
boxes. Likes partial shade. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
* ANNUAL CARNATIONS 
1043 
GIANT 
DOUBLE 
MIXED 
COLORS. 
Border 
Carna¬ 
tion. 
Blooms 
first year 
from 
seed. 
Abun¬ 
dant 
flowers 
all sum¬ 
mer and 
very 
hardy 
and very 
fragrant. All Colors. Pkt. 15c; 2 for 
25c, postpaid. 
Bedding Plants above: 43c doz.; 3 
doz. $1.00, postpaid. 
SWEET ALYSSUM 
* BLUE LACE 
FLOWER 
1046 A beau¬ 
tiful, clear 
lavender blue 
flower in flat 
lacy clusters. 
Blooms from 
July until 
frost. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
PLANTS 
OP THE 
ABOVE, 
43c DOZ., 
POSTPAID 
z--:. ^ j* 
1001 (LITTLE GEM.) Ideal border 
plant. Conies into bloom early. Is 
carpet of snow throughout the sum¬ 
mer months. Pkt. 5c. 
* 1470 (LILAC QUEEN.) Similar 
to above except blooms are laven¬ 
der lilac color. Pkt. 5c, postpaid. 
PLANTS OF ABOVE: 43c PER DOZ, 
POSTPAID. 
NEW ASTERS wilt-resisting varieties 
♦New Super-Giant Asters 
An unusually new race of asters. Larg¬ 
est asters grown. Usually four to six 
inches in diameter, full petals and neat. 
At the same time artistically graceful 
with feathery effects of interlacing petals. 
Heavy, fluffy bloom. Prettiest things you 
ever saw. 
* 1013 EL MONTE. Brilliant, glowing 
crimson. 15c; 2 for 25c, postpaid. 
* 1014 LOS ANGELES. Pure, clear shell 
pink 15c; 2 for 25c, postpaid. 
* 1025 MIXED. Long curled and twisted 
Pkt. 10c, postpaid. _ 
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE 
1351 A new type frequently called the 
most beautiful aster in the world. 
Some of the flowers have twisted pet¬ 
als and Others have a cushion center 
of tiny quills of a contrasting color. 
Others appear to be almost single. 
All colors nre included in this mix¬ 
ture. Pkt. lOc, postpaid. 
The Giants of California 
Ail enormous, 
double, long, 
fine ostrich 
plume type 
with long curl¬ 
ing petals, and 
unusually long 
stems. Prize 
winner every¬ 
where. Comes 
in two colors or 
mixed. 
1031 Light 
Blue. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
1337 Peach Blossom. Pkt. 10c, 
postpaid. 
Wilt Resistant Asters 
These 
are the 
favorites 
that have 
been 
carefully 
bred up 
a n d se¬ 
lected for 
re s is t - 
a n c e to 
wilt and 
similar 
d i s eases. 
You can 
grow 
them 
where all 
other va¬ 
rieties fail. (My other varieties 
1341 Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c, post¬ 
paid. 
* HEART OF FRANCE 
1024 One of the most remark¬ 
able asters grown. Opens red 
as the purest ruby, and deep¬ 
ens with age. A most remark¬ 
able color and attracts atten¬ 
tion. Is sturdy, strong grower. 
Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
* GOLDEN AURORA 
1015 A beautiful shade of deep 
golden yellow. The finest in¬ 
troduction of recent years. 
Flowers are full double. Broad 
short straight petals surround¬ 
ing a full double, cushion-like 
center. Comes true to name 
and is wilt-resistant. Pkt. 15c, 
postpaid. 
now wilt resistant, too.) 
AMERICAN BEAUTIES 
Fine new strain, grows 2% to 3 
feet tall. Has long heavy stems 
carrying large compact flowers. 
Blooms from August until frost, 
and is truly an American Beauty. 
Shorter and earlier. 
1352 AZURE BLUE. Pkt. 10c, 
postpaid. 
1354 CRIMSON. Pkt. 10c, post¬ 
paid. 
1355 ROSE. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
1356 PURPLE. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
1032 WHITE. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
1357 MIXED. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
American Branching 
Without a doubt the finest of all 
asters. Large, vigorous growing 
plants with enormous flowers; dou¬ 
ble and especially rugged. Fine 
form. Wide variety of colors. 
1017 MIXED. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
* TRIAL GROUNDS MIXTURE 
1029 This mixture contains all of the above sorts and many others. 
10very one selected for resistance to wilt, are guaranteed varieties 
which you have never had before. Price: Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
PLANTS OF ABOVE 43c DOZ.; 3 DOZ. $1.00, POSTPAID 
1078 
ANE¬ 
MONE 
FLOW¬ 
ER or 
crest¬ 
ed. This 
strain 
produces 
a large 
percent- 
a g e of 
double 
flowers in 
colors. 
Pkt. 10c, 
postpaid. 
* 1077 
ORANGE 
FLARE. 
Beautiful 
yellow- 
which has taken the country by 
storm. Blooms real early in the sea¬ 
son and scatters everywhere. Fkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
1083 COSMOS, EARLY MAMMOTH: 
FLOWERING. Finest of all. sure to 
bloom. Lovely long stemmed, grace¬ 
ful flowers in all shades of crimson, 
rose, pink, lavender and white. Pkt. 
10 c, postpaid. 
★ Cosmos Sensation "Pinkie” 
(A New Sensation in Cosmos) 
1120 Immense flowers four inches 
or more across with heavy, broad 
fluted petals carried on long, 
strong stems. Flowers eight to 
ten weeks from planting. De¬ 
lightful shade of rose-pink. Fkt. 
25c; 2 for 35c, postpaid. 
* New Miniature Cosmos 
i 
1 082 New 
Dwarf Cos¬ 
mos. 18 in. 
Star - like, 
gold flow¬ 
ers. Blooms 
f r o e 1 y. 
NEW and 
D I F - 
F E RENT. 
Pkt., 15c; 
2 for 25o. 
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