48 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
(Gilliflower). Few flowers sur¬ 
pass stocks In brilliance and 
diversity of color, duration 
and profusion of bloom and 
fragrance, each plant a perfect bouquet. 
Plant early indoors, transplant when an 
inch high and set out the end of April in 
a cool location. Fine for beds borders and 
cut flowers. Half hardy annual. 
No. 1199. Cut-and-Come-Again. Extra fine 
for cutting; 18 inches high, throwing out 
side branches, each bearing rosette¬ 
shaped flowers on fine stems. Mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt. 10c; y 8 oz. 35c. 
No. 1200. large Flowering Ten Weeks—A 
splendid mixture of brilliant colors. Pkt. 
10c; y B oz. 30c; Yk oz. 50c. 
Sunflower 
—Plant the tall kinds 
for centers of beds 
and backgrounds; the 
dwarf for cut flowers 
and general decoration. Plant in April. 
Hardy annual. 
No. 1207. Red. Some are a rich chestnut red. 
others are of interesting color combina¬ 
tions. The long petals are often curled. 
Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 25°: oz. 40c. 
No. 1208. Miniature. Bushy plants, 3 feet 
high, bearing all summer masses of 3-inch 
single yellow flowers with dark centers; 
fine for cutting. Pkt. 5c; Yz oz. 20 c. 
No. 1209. Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. 
Golden yellow with long fringed petals; 
beautiful. Pkt. 5c; Yz oz. 15c. 
No. 1210. California.—The deep yellow dou¬ 
ble flowers are extra large; 3 to 5 feet 
high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
No. 1216. Sweet Rocket (Hesperis). 
—A delici¬ 
ously sweet scented hardy perennial bear¬ 
ing showy white and violet blooms; fine 
for permanent borders and cut flowers. 
Plant outside in April or earlier indoors. 
Height, 3 feet. Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 15c; Yz oz. 25c. 
No. 1218. Sweet Sultan —Fairly cov¬ 
ered with 
beautiful scented blooms that will keep 
fresh for days. If planted at intervals, a 
succession of blooms may be had through 
the summer and fall. Height, 2% feet. 
Easy to grow. Hardy annual. Mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt. 5c; 14 oz. 15c; y 2 oz. 25c. 
SweetWilliam 
— The rich 
flowers give 
a splendid ef¬ 
fect in beds, 
borders and rock gardens. Hardy peren¬ 
nial, but blooms the following fall if 
planted early. Colors range from white to 
nearly black. Height, 18 inches. 
No. 1222. Single White. Pkt. 10c; Yk oz. 25c. 
No. 1223. Newport Pink. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
No. 1224. Scarlet Beauty. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30 c. 
No. 1227. Single Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c; 
Vi oz. 15c; y 2 oz. 25c. 
No. 1233. Double.—All colors mixed. Pkt. 
10 c; 14 oz. 20 c; y 2 oz. 35 c. 
SCARLET RUNNERS.—See page 7. 
SILENE.—See Catchfly. 
SNAPDRAGON.—See Antirrhinum. 
SPEEDWELL.—See Veronica. 
STRAWFLOWER.—See Helichrysum. 
SWEET ALYSSUM.—See Alyssum. 
TOUCH-ME-NOT.—See Balsam. 
No. 1236. Thunbergia susan k ) E —°a 
rapid climber 4 to 6 feet high. Splendid 
for hanging baskets,, trellises, fences, etc., 
bearing beautiful flowers in profusion. 
Half hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; Yi oz. 25c. 
No. 1238. Tithonia (Mexican Sun¬ 
flower). Brilliant 
orange-scarlet flower on long stems. Par¬ 
ticularly fine for cutting; superb back¬ 
ground plants. Height, 6 feet. Pkt. 10c; 
14 oz. 30c. 
No. 1241. Torenia —Snapdragon-like 
sky-blue flowers 
with yellow throats. Fine for rock gar¬ 
dens, beds and low borders. Annual. Ht., 
10 inches. Pkt. lOo; y B oz. 40c. 
Mammoth Verbena 
Miniature Sunflower 
Sweet Sultan 
Sweet William. 
Verbena 
—Annual for beds, bor¬ 
ders, massing, window 
gardens, covering 
mounds, etc. Bears flow¬ 
ers of brilliant colors from early summer 
till fall. Soak a few hours and plant In 
boxes indoors, transplanting when an inch 
high, or plant outside in April. 
No. 1250. Floradale Beauty—A giant hybrid 
with individual florets averaging 1% 
inches across, making up into heads 4 to 
5 inches across. The plants are a mass of 
flowers ranging from bright rose-pink to 
deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. 
Pkt. 15c; y B oz. 70c; Yk oz. $1.25. 
No. 1249. Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. An “All 
America’’ winner. The florets easily cover 
a silver half-dollar. The color shades from 
clear rose-pink to rose-red. Gorgeous in 
beds and borders. Pkt. 15c; y B oz. 35c. 
No. 1245. Defiance Scarlet. The most intense 
rich brilliant scarlet variety. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 20c; V4 oz. 35c. 
No. 1246. Mammoth White. — Extra large 
and very free blooming. Pkt. 10c; y B oz. 
20c; Yk oz. 35c. 
No. 1247. Mammoth Pink Shades. Pkt. 10c; 
14 oz. 20c; 14 oz. 35c. 
No. 1248. Mammoth Purple Shades. Pkt. 10c; 
14 oz. 20c; 1/4 oz. 35c. 
No. 1252. Mammoth Mixed. The magnificent 
blooms are of the richest and most varied 
colors; very fine. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 20cf 
i/4 oz. 35c. 
No. 1255. MIXED VERBENAS.—All colors 
in a fine mixture; flowers large. Pkt. 5c; 
14 oz. 25c; y 2 oz. 40c. 
No. 1253. Venosa. The hardy variety for 
bedding, producing bright purple flowers 
all summer; 1 foot high. Pkt. 10 c; y B oz. 20 c. 
No. 1260. Veronica 
ennial of easy culture. Bears long spikes 
of bright pink and white flowers. A fine 
cut flower. Height, 18 inches. Pkt. 10c; 
y B oz. 25c. 
1 OC 7 _(Periwinkle) — Splen- 
r<0. I ZD/. Vinca <j i( i for bedding, win¬ 
dow gardens, house plants and borders. If 
planted early indoors will bloom the same 
summer; take inside for winter flower¬ 
ing; germinates slowly. Tender perennial. 
Height, 15 inches. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; 
Yk oz. 20 c; y 2 oz. 30c. 
No. 1272. Virginian Stock F^fflowen 
ing annual for beds and edgings; succeeds 
well in any soil. Mixed colors. Hardy an¬ 
nual. Pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c. 
—Bears large spikes 
of deliciously fra¬ 
grant blooms. Useful 
for beds, borders and 
winter house plants. Plant early and trans¬ 
plant. In the fall put into pots for winter 
blooming. Half hardy perennial. Height, 
1% feet. 
No. 1276. Single. A fine mixture of all shades. 
Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 15c. 
No. 1277. Double. Very large and fragrant. 
Pkt. 10c; y B oz. 40c. 
No. 1278. Allioni (Siberian "Wallflower).—- 
Beautiful biennial for rock gardens and 
low borders; dazzling orange flower. 
Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 20c. 
No. 1279. Linlfolius (Alpine W T allflower).— 
A profuse bloomer for rock gardens; an 
unusual lilac shade; biennial; 1 foot high. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 50c. 
No. 1282. Chinese Woolflower 
—The large globe-shaped flowers resem¬ 
ble balls of silky scarlet wool. Grows 2% 
feet high, and from midsummer till hard 
frost covered with blooms. A fine bedding 
plant, grown either singly or in groups; 
keeps for days, and when dried remains 
bright for weeks. Plant when the ground 
is warm and thin out to a foot apart. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. 
No. 1342. Mixed Flower Seeds 
—More than a hundred varieties for sow¬ 
ing amongst shrubbery, in fence corners 
or out-of-the-way places. It will give a 
constant succession of bloom until killed 
by frost, and does not require the constant 
care necessary to produce beautiful effects 
as in the case of flower beds. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 20c; J /4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
Wallflower 
