NORTHRUP, KING & CO. 'S 
Northrup, King & Co.^s Strain of Early 
Flowering Cosmos 
Cosmos—Orange Flare 60 in. 
One of the finest background plants and 
excellent for cut fiowers—feathery foliage 
with large single orange colored blooms 
borne on long graceful stems. One of the 
new all-American selections. Early. A hardy 
annual. 
Cypress Vine—Mixed 1 0 feet 
A hardy annual climber, producing deli¬ 
cate fern-like foliage and a profusion of 
star shaped, scarlet and white blossoms 
from midsummer until frost. Adaptable for 
training on a light, ornamental trellis. 
Delphinium (Gold Medal Hybrids) — 
Perennial 3 to 5 ft. 
Tall sorts producing long stalks with 
beautiful, deeply cut, bright green leaves and 
long fiower spikes in shades of blue. Excel¬ 
lent for backgrounds. A mixture of colors. 
Digitalis—Foxglove, Mixed 36 in. 
One of the old-fashioned garden fiowers 
still popular. Long spikes crowded with 
thimble-like blooms spotted on the interiors. 
A hardy perennial excellent for backgrounds. 
Rose and white. 
Evening Scented Stock— (Matthiola 
Bicornis) 1 5 inches 
Most easily grown hardy annual border 
plant. Odd gray-green foliage. The flowers 
emit a delightfully fragrant odor in the eve¬ 
ning or after a shower. Long, curious seed 
pods with double horn-like ends. Its great¬ 
est attraction is its perfume, which fills the 
whole yard. 
Everlastings, Globe Amaranth 24 ins. 
This hardy annual Straw Flower produces 
bushy, symmetrical plants much desired for 
beds, made especially attractive by its 
blooms which are clover-like, only coarser 
and more fibrous. These purplish-red, white 
and striped blooms are excellent everlast¬ 
ings, carrying through the winter nicely in 
dry bouquets. 
Everlastings—“Helichrysum 
Monster Double, 2 V 2 feet. A beautiful, 
hardy annual everlasting. Flowers are very 
attractive when growing, and make excep¬ 
tionally attractive winter bouquets if cut 
when partially open and dried in a cool 
place, heads downward. The centers of the 
double pompon-like flowers are nearly cov¬ 
ered by the stiff overlapping petals, with 
the stiff, pointed, outer petals growing in 
saucer shape. A wide range of brilliant and 
soft colors. 
Forget-me-not, Myosotis Alpestris 
8 to 12 inches. Beautiful little half hardy 
perennial plants suitable for borders, rock 
garden planting or potting for indoor deco¬ 
ration. If seeded in early spring, it will 
bloom the’^ first year, or it may be sown in 
summer or early fall for blooms the next 
summer. To carry over the winter it must 
have protection. Moist and somewhat shady 
situations are required. The dainty, five 
petalled, blue flowers make their appearance 
in early Spring. 
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