EVERLASTINGS OR STRAW FLOWERS 
The so-called Everlasting flowers compose a useful class as the flowers are straw-like, 
and when cut and dried in the shade retain their color and beauty for months. They are 
desirable for room decoration during Winter when fresh firs are not available. Many of 
these firs are valuable for showy beds in the garden during Summer; all of them are of 
easy culture. Every gardener should have a big bed of these. 
ACROCLINIUM, ha, 18 in. A portion of the plants 
always produce single firs from seeds, but 
these, while showy in the garden, may also be 
used for drying if cut early; otherwise the 
center will be discolored. Rose, White; mixed. 
Large-flowered Double Hybrids, ha. Greatly 
improved variety over any known. The ex¬ 
tremely large double firs upon long 14 to 20 
in. stems come into bloom in a few weeks from 
sowing. Color range will suit the most fastidi¬ 
ous. Rich shades of salmon, apricot, pink, rose, 
cerise with white, and creamy tones. 
AMMOBIUM Alatum Grandiflorum, hb, 3 ft. A 
very showy white everlasting of free growth, 
branching plants; firs double; profuse; keeps 
well, cut early. 
ASTER New Everlasting, hha, 2 ft. This Aster, 
unlike others, can be dried and used for Winter 
firs. The plant makes a showy bed as the firs 
are large and attractive in color. Cut when 
they first open. Rose, Flesh, or Mixed. 
CATANANCHE (Cupid's Dart) Bicolor, hp, 18 in. 
Sturdy plants, long stemmed white firs with 
blue eye. 
Coerulea. Bright lavender, dark-eyed. 
CELOSIA Spicata, hha, 2 ft. A pretty garden fir 
and valuable everlasting from tropical Asia; 
firs rosy white in fine spikes. 50 s. 
ECHINOPS Exaltatus, hp, 7 ft. Azure heads. 25 s. 
Ritro, hp, 5 ft. Violet-blue firs, everlasting. 25 s. 
Spherocephalus, hp, 6 ft. Azure spherical heads. 
Complete Special Mixture above sorts, 30 s. 
GNAPHALIUM Foetidum, hp, 2 ft. Heads numer¬ 
ous, golden yellow; desirable everlasting. 100 s. 
GOMPHRENA Glo- 
bosa, hha, 2 ft. 
Beautiful free- 
blooming andcon¬ 
tinuous - blooming 
annuals of easy 
culture; splendid 
for beds and a 
first - class ever¬ 
lasting, retaining 
its form and color 
i n d e f i n i t e ly; 
thrives in any soil 
and will endure 
drought and hot 
sun. It is a flower 
that should be 
generally culti¬ 
vated for its 
beauty in beds, 
_ , , as well as for 
Gomphrena Globosa drying. Colors : 
White, Flesh, Rose, Violet, Variegated; Mixed. 
Globosa Compacta Rubra, 6 in. Pots or beds. 
Aurea Superba, 1 ft. Long orange heads, showy; 
a beautiful everlasting, should be better known. 
GYPSOPHILA Elegans (Angels' Breath), ha, 18 
in. Small flowered plants, the firs appearing as 
a light cloud, being held on thread-like stems, 
and are, very numerous. Very graceful and 
almost indispensable for bouquets. 
Carmine Glory, 18 in. Elegant plant covered 
with deep rose firs. 
London Market, 2 ft. Splendid large white firs. 
Make several sowings during the season for 
continuous blooming. 1000 s. 
Rose Cloud, 18 in. Masses of lovely rosy firs. 
Complete Special Mixture. 1000 s. 5c. 
Muralis, ha, 6 in. Lovely plants for the rockery 
or edging, rose firs in profusion. 1000 s. 
HELICHRYSUM Angustifolium, hp, 2 ft. Showy 
white foliage and handsome yellow firs; fine. 
Monstrosum fl. pi., ha, 30 in. Very beautiful 
large double firs, start readily from seeds and 
are of the easiest culture; showy in beds and 
one of the best for drying. Will grow in any 
good garden soil, free and continuous-bloom¬ 
ing. Colors : Pure White, Fiery Red, Bronze, 
Golden Yellow, Rose, Crimson, Salmon-Rose, 
Sulphur. Separate or mixed, 150 s. 
HELIPTERUM Corymbiflorum, ha, 1 ft. A hand¬ 
some white-flowered everlasting, the plant 
branching and blooming freely; firs in corymbs. 
50 s. 
Sanfordii, ha, 1 ft. Big corymbs of showy yel¬ 
low firs; very attractive and desirable. 
LONAS Inodora, ha, 1 ft. Small golden firs in 
dense terminal heads. 300 s. 
MOLUCELLA Laevis, ha, 18 in. Shell-like firs; not 
showy but curious and always admired. 
PHYSALIS Franchetti, Chinese Lantern, hp, 30 in. 
Large orange-scarlet balloon-like fruits in long 
racemes; dry and use for Winter decorations; 
edible when fresh; beautiful. 100 s. 
POLYCOLYMNA Stuartii, hha, 2 ft. White, inter¬ 
esting, easily-grown plant, firs dry well. 35 s. 
RHODANTHE, hha, 
1 ft. Excellent for 
pot and market 
plants, as well as 
fine for beds and 
drying; free and 
long-blooming; al¬ 
ways admired. 
Maculata. Rose, 
also White; sep¬ 
arate or mixed. 
150 s. 
Manglesii. Firs 
rose aAd yellow; 
an elegant Aus¬ 
tralian everlast- 
Rhodanthe Manglesii 150 s. 
Complete Special Mixture of Rhodanthe, 200 s. 
' STATICE (Sea Lav¬ 
ender). These are 
of many kinds. 
All are showy in 
the garden and 
excellent for bou¬ 
quets, either 
green or dry. 
Bonduellii, hha, 3 
ft. Yellow, a good 
border species 
and a fine ever¬ 
lasting. 15 heads. 
Caspia, hp, 2 ft. 
Statice The most beauti¬ 
ful of all perennial Sea Lavenders; big sprays 
of lavender firs. 
Dumosa, hp, 2 ft. New, pure silvery gray; fine. 
Fr. Kampf, hp, 3 ft. Intense indelible blue ever¬ 
lasting; full, strong, perfect spikes; earliest and 
finest of the Sinuata hybrids. 8 heads. 
Incana Nana Hybrida, hp, 1 ft. Plants branch¬ 
ing; firs fragrant; many colors in masses. 
Latifolia, hp, 2 ft. A valuable garden fir re¬ 
taining its place for years in rich soil and a 
sunny bed. Firs, very numerous, produced in 
branching panicles; blooms from June to Au¬ 
gust. A very useful showy perennial. 150 s. 
Macrophylla, hha, 2 ft. Large-leaved, azure firs. 
Rosea Superba, 3 ft. Very desirable. Tall, wiry 
stems carrying an abundance of true pink firs. 
Sinensis, ha, 18 in. White and yellow; fine. 100 s. 
Sinuata Pastel Shades, 2i/ 2 ft. Lovely delicate 
shades which do not fade. New and fine. 
Spicata, ha, 6 in. Pink firs in dense terminal 
spikes during Summer; pretty, showy. 
Suworowii, hha, 18 in. Long branched spikes 
of bright rose firs; strikingly beautiful. 250 s. 
Complete Soecial Mixture of Statice. 
XERANTHEMUM, ha, 2 ft. Very beautiful ever¬ 
lasting, firs large, double, long-stemmed. 
Imperial. Double, large-flowered, dark red. 100 s. 
Superbissima. Globular firs of great beauty. 
White, rose, separate or mixed. 100 s. 
Complete Special Mixture of Everlastings. 
