CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
The Chinese Lantern Plant 
(Physalis Franchetti) is a 
hardy, perennial variety of 
Ornamental Winter Cherry 
which forms dense bashes 
about two feet high. It is 
grown for its very attractive 
balloonlike pods which turn 
very bright red and re¬ 
semble Chinese paper lan¬ 
terns. May be easily dried 
for Winter bouquets and 
decorations—being very 
fine at Christmas—retain¬ 
ing its color and shape all 
during the winter. 
The Chinese Lantern Plant 
is easily grown on any or¬ 
dinary garden soil, and is 
unusually striking in the 
garden. A money-maker 
for florists and others who 
have a cut-flower trade; and 
a real enjoyable and fascin¬ 
ating plant to grow. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c 
SHOO-FLY 
PLANT 
It is said that flies will not 
stay in a room where it is 
grown if they can con¬ 
veniently escape. What it 
is about it tfiat repulses 
them is not clear, as the 
plants and flowers have no 
odor. It is a beautiful 
flowering plant, and blooms 
in a short time (60 days) 
from seed. It is a profuse 
bloomer in pots both sum¬ 
mer and winter, the blos¬ 
soms being large, cup¬ 
shaped and of a lovely light 
blue color with white center. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c 
HARD TIMES FLOWER GARDEN 
Hundreds of varieties of pretty flowers at 
practically no cost. Unsightly or bare 
spots in the yard, along the fences, on em¬ 
bankments, etc., can be transformed into a 
delightful, attractive flower garden. This 
flower seed mixture is especially prepared 
from a select list of hundreds of sorts—the 
colors and varieties being carefully pro¬ 
portioned to produce a constant and varied 
bloom the whole season. In no other 
manner can so many different varieties be 
obtained at so small a cost. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c 
PERENNIAL 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Every garden should contain a good as¬ 
sortment of perennial plants, as they re¬ 
main in the ground year after year and re¬ 
quire very little care. An easy and inex¬ 
pensive way of obtaining them is to send 
for our Perennial Flower Seeds. Package 
of 25 varieties. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c 
EVERLASTINGS 
To meet the growing demand for winter 
bouquets, we have added to our line more 
varieties of Everlastings, or more com¬ 
monly called Straw Flowers. We are 
making these up in a splendid collection 
of seeds which should give you wonderful 
bouquets for next winter. We are in¬ 
cluding Acrolinum, which is a white and 
pink flower about one inch in diameter, 
with petals strawy to the touch, but of 
silken appearance. Plants 18 inches tall. 
Seahally, a pretty plant with thistle-like 
heads of flowers of a steel blue. The 
Everlasting Celosia, which is a lilac pink, borne in elongated 
heads, carried on long, substantial steams. We are offering a 
special mixture of these Everlasting flowers and give a liberal 
size paekage for 15c—2 Pkts. 25c 
BLUE LILY 
OF THE NILE 
A splendid ornamental plant 
with bright evergreen foliage 
spreading 3 or 4 feet surmounted 
with spikes of bright blue flowers 
which remain in bloom for a 
long period. It is a most de¬ 
sirable tub plant for porch or 
lawn. Should be wintered in 
the cellar or greenhouse. Seed, 
15c Pkt.—2 Pkts. 25c, Postpaid 
MIMOSA 
(Sensitive Plant) 
The plant is most interesting. 
When subjected to a strong draft, 
or touched, the leaves fold up and 
droop. After a short period of 
rest, they regain their original 
position. The flowers are small, 
and carried on the ends of the 
stems; they form ball-shaped, 
feathery heads of a light rose color. 
Pkt. Me—3 Pkts. 25c, Postpaid 
DOUBLE SWEET-SCENTED 
NASTURTIUM 
Golden Gleam. This Double Sweet-Scented Nasturtium was 
introduced last year, and proved to be the finest thing in Nastur¬ 
tiums ever offered. 
The plants form vigorous, large bushes, and when fully de¬ 
veloped send out short runners about 18 inches in length. The 
neatly formed plants are covered with a mass of large, golden- 
yellow, semi-double flowers 2-1/2 to 3 inches across. Pkt. 10c— 
3 Pkts. 25c, Prepaid 
MIXED PETUNIAS 
This mixture contains a good range of 
brilliant and impressive colors and 
these hardy plants retain a contin¬ 
uance of blooms until frost. Their 
blazing array of color makes any dis¬ 
play an object of admiration and 
beauty when stocked with these 
vigorous and profuse growers. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c, Postpaid 
ORIENTAL FLOWER GARDEN 
Japanese and Chinese Novelties 
This is a special collection of Japanese and Chinese flower seeds; 
curious, showy and most handsome varieties, entirely adapted to 
our climate. It is from Japan that we obtain many of our most 
beautiful flowers, and many of our rarest, most curious, effec¬ 
tive and showy varieties come from China. This Oriental 
Flower Garden contains a large assortment of varieties, all put 
up in one package. It would be expensive to buy them all ip 
separate packets. Full directions for planting are sent with 
each package. This fine Oriental seed assortment will please you. 
Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c 
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