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Selected Flower Seed-Deposit Seed CO. Deposit, N, Y, 
PORTULACA 
One of our finest hardy annual 
plants, of easy culture, thriving 
best in a rather rich light loam 
or sandy soil, and luxuriating in an 
exposed sunny situation; the flow¬ 
ers are of the richest colors, and 
produced throughout the summer 
in great profusion; fine for mass¬ 
ing in beds, edging or rockwork, 
and frequently used to sow broad¬ 
cast over sunny banks, etc. Also 
known as Sun Plant and Rost* 
Moss. Seed does not start till 
Varm weather. 
SINGLE PORTULACA 
677— FINEST MIXED. Our 
choicest single sorts from the 
purest white to the brightest yel¬ 
lows and deep crimson. For a sol¬ 
id bed they make a gorgeous sight 
on sunny days. Pkt. 4c.; 3 pkts. 
10c. 
DOUBLE PORTULACA 
678— DOUBLE MIXED. All 
choicest colors. Double as small 
Roses. Remains open longer than 
single flowers and are even more 
desirable for bedding or borders. 
A large percentage of the flowers 
will come perfectly double, of the 
most brilliant scarlet, crimson, 
white, yellow, etc. Pkt. 5c.; 3 
pkts. 12c. 
Rudbeckia 
698—KELVEDON STAR is a 
beautiful new annual Rudbeckia. 
Flowers very attractive double and 
semi-double. Golden yellow with 
a band of mahogany red around a 
brown central disk. Pkt. 6c.; 2 
pkts. 10c. 
690—PURPUREA (Giant Purple 
Coneflower). Peculiar reddish pur¬ 
ple flowers with a very large, 
brown, cone-shaped center. Blooms 
from July to October. 3 feet. Pkt. 
5c. 
Plant* of Rudebeckla Golden 
Glow In Spring 2 for 25c.; 3 for 
50c.; 15 for $1.00. 
Plant* of Cone Flower varletle* 
2 for 30c.; 4 for 50c.; 10 for $1.00. 
RlcillUS (Castor Ott Bean) 
e»7 —ZANZIBARIENSIS. Immense, 
palm-like leaves, 2 to 3 feet across. 
Plants form a compact, tropical 
looking bush, 4 to 6 feet high, in 
two to three months from seed. 
Fine for lawn or background. Sur¬ 
passes in size and beauty all vari¬ 
eties. Our mixture has light and 
dark green leaves and some of cop¬ 
pery-bronze. Pkt. 5c.; OK. 15c.; \\ 
lb. 40c. 
Sanvitalla 
705—PROCUMBENS (Creeping 
Zinnia). An annual of dwarf com¬ 
pact growth; useful in masses in 
beds, or edges t ol borders, or in 
vases, baskets, etc. Showy bright 
yellow, double flowers; in bloom all 
summer. Pkt. 5c. 
Saponaria 
700—OCYMOIDES (Perennial). 
Very fine plant for rock gardens, 
etc. Produces an abundance of rose 
colored flowers early in spring. 
Pkt. 8c. 
707—VACCARIA (Annual). Some¬ 
times called Glorified Gypsophila. 
Bears masses of pink and white 
flowers. Fine for bouquets. Blooms 
quickly from seed. Pkt. 4c.; 3 pkt*. 
for 10c.; o*. 20c. 
Platycodon 
690—FI.VEST HIVED. Platycodon 
or Chinese Bellflower is a very de¬ 
sirable perennial bearing star-like, 
bell-shaped flowers l l /fe to 3 inches 
in diameter. A very handsome plant 
for the garden. Pkt. lOc. 
Stokesla 
STOKES’ ASTER 
737—t'YAVEA. A most charming 
and beautiful native hardy plant 
which, for many seasons, has been- 
a most admired flower. The plant 
grows from 18 to 24 inches high, 
bearing freely from early June un¬ 
til late in October, its handsome lav¬ 
ender-blue centaurea-like blossoms 
which measure from 4 to 5 inches 
across. It is of the easiest culture, 
succeeding in any open, sunny po¬ 
sition; desirable, as a single plant 
in the hardy border and effective 
in masses or beds of any size. Pkt, 
lOc.i 3 pkt*. 25c. 
Double Portulaca, or Moss Ro«*. 
SINGLE PORTULACCA 
Chinese Primrose 
Primula-Primrose 
Primroses are among the best 
mown and most popular winter 
lowering plants. Seeds sown in 
ipring produce plants which will 
>loom throughout the following 
vinter and require little care, 
679— GIANT OBCON1CA. One 
>f the grandest, showiest and 
reest blossoming of all house 
>lants. Blossoms the year around 
ind is always loaded throughout 
vinter, when flowers are most; 
teeded. Seed sown in spring will 
produce plants which commence 
:o bloom in fall and continue to 
?row and produce blossoms in the 
lovely shades of lavender, pink, 
?tc., throughout the winter. Pkt. 
15c. 
680— OBCOVKA MIXED. Con¬ 
tinues blooming the year round. 
Flowers borne on long, neat stems 
are one mass of lovely blossoms 
throughout winter and spring. Pkt. 
4150 seed*) 10c. 
681— BABY PRIMROSE. A small 
flowering sort which is a free ami 
continuous bloomer. One of the best 
blooming winter plants. Pkt. 10c. 
682— D. S. C. GIANT PRIM¬ 
ROSE. New race with much larger 
blossoms and likely to supersede 
the older sorts. Many fine colors. 
50 seeds 15c. 
^u 6 ¥~ FA3iC ' v fringed MIXED. 
Choicest varieties of the Chinese 
fringed, etc., in best mixture. This 
includes nearly all the varieties of 
Chinese Primroses found in green¬ 
houses, etc. Pkt. 10c. 
684— DO IDLE MIXED. A large 
variety of choice double sorts. 25 
Bred* 15c. 
Hardy Primroses are among the 
most desirable of perennial plants. 
They bloom profusely in any half 
shady place. Called "English Prim¬ 
roses'’ and “English Cowslips." 
JAPONIC A. One of the best 
hardy primroses for the garden; 
mixed colors. Blossoms in beauti¬ 
ful whirls around stem 12 to 18 
inches high, considered one of the 
choicest. Pkt. 10c. 
686 — VERIS POLYANTHUS. A fine 
perennial producing handsome blos¬ 
soms in spring. Various colors 
Pkt. 5c. 
687— GIANT MUNSTEAD. One of 
the most desirable classes of Eng¬ 
lish Primrose. Blossoms extra large 
Colors run in lighter shades. Great¬ 
ly admired. Pkt. 10c. 
688 — GOLD LACED. Extremely 
pretty. Blossoms laced and border¬ 
ed with gold-like bands. Pkt. 10c. 
689— VERIS LUTEA. A prettv 
harbinger of spring, bright yellow. 
Pkt. 8c. 
One packet each of the above 
Hardy Primrose* for 40c. 
Salplglossis 
PAINTED TONGUE 
These showy, half-hardy annuals 
bear beautiful, funnel-shaped flow¬ 
ers having dark veins on a ground 
which varies from white to crim¬ 
son, yellow, orange, etc., and in¬ 
termediate shades. Blooms from 
late summer until frost. 
700— NEW EMPEROR OR GI¬ 
ANT VELVET. Flowers larger and 
more brilliant than the common 
varieties in splendid mixture. Pkt. 
10c.; 3 pkts. 25c. 
We will mall 35 packet* of Differ¬ 
ent Varieties of Flower Seed* our 
•election of varletle* for $1.00. Thl» 
I* a good chance to get a good vari¬ 
ety of flower* at a low price. 
