SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 
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admired in the garden or as cut flowers. Sow thin¬ 
ly in early Spring where they are to remain. 
American Legion. (Shirley). Brilliant orange 
scarlet, good size, borne on long, stout stems. 
Highly commended, R. H. S. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Shirley Wild Rose Pink. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 60c. 
Shirley, Finest Mixed. A beautiful type and a 
great variety of colors, from pure white and deli¬ 
cate pink to deep crimson and beautifully striped. 
A most charming variety. Two feet. Per pkt., 
10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., 35c. 
Double Shirley. (Eldorado). Beautiful type 
double and semi-double flowers. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Sweet Briar. New double begonia-flowered Shir¬ 
ley in popular wild-rose-pink shade. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 60c. 
Tulip Flowered. Brilliant scarlet flowers borne 
well above the foliage. The petals form a tulip¬ 
shaped cup. One foot. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
The Bride. Pure white fringed. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 35c. 
Double Carnation Flowered. Finest Mixed. 
Three feet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c. 
Paeony Flowered Shrimp Pink. Beautiful shade, 
fine in border or as cut flowers. Height three 
feet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Paeony Flowered. Double flowers of the largest 
size, and paeony shaped. Finest mixed. Three 
feet. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Oriental Crimson. Beauty of Livermere. Deep 
crimson with black blotch, fine large flowers. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., $2.50. 
Oriental Mrs. Perry. Immense flowers of orange 
apricot. Best of the pink shades. Per pkt., 25c.; 
14-oz., 75c. 
Oriental The Feltham. A new departure in 
Oriental Poppies. A strain with nearly all the va¬ 
rious shades of the type, but with no black blotch¬ 
es at the base of petals. Per pkt., 25c.; oz., $3.75. 
Oriental Hybrids, Mixed. A fine new mixture 
ranging from delicate salmon to deep crimson. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Nudicaule Coonara Pinks. A new outstanding 
strain with large flowers of lovely pink shades. 
Per pkt., 25c.; k6-oz., 75c. 
Nudicaule Sanford’s Giants, Mixed. New strain. 
(Iceland Poppy). If sown in March will flower the 
same year and thereafter throughout the entire sea¬ 
son. The delicate and bright colors make them es¬ 
pecially desirable as a border plant. Hardy peren¬ 
nial. One foot. Per pkt., 10c.; j4-oz., 75c. 
Physalis Franchetii 
Chinese Lantern Plant or Winter Cherry 
Fruit is deep red in color, edible and enclosed in 
large, balloon-shaped husks of brilliant orange 
red. Popular for winter bouquets. Hardy peren¬ 
nial. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $3.00. 
Portulaca 
( Sunplant) 
These brilliant and popular hardy annuals are of 
the easiest culture, luxuriant in an exposed sunny 
situation, and producing throughout the summer 
a carpet of various colored flowers in the greatest 
profusion. Sow broadcast in May when ground 
is thoroughly warm. 
Alba, Single. Clear white. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Rose. Coppery rose shades. Single. Per pkt., 
10c.; oz., 75c. 
Splendens. Single, crimson. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Splendid Mixed Single. Per pkt., 10c.; special 
pkt., 25c.; oz., 60c. 
Large Flowering, Double Mixed. Large percent¬ 
age of flowers perfectly double, making a gorgeous 
display, remaining open all day. Per pkt., 10c.; 
special pkt., 25c.; oz., $2.50. 
Primula 
Primula Chinensis 
A beautiful flowering plant for winter or spring 
decorations in the home or conservatory; fa-oz. 
contains about 1,000 seeds. The following are now 
giant flowering, a wonderful advance on the old 
type. 
Giant Pink. A most striking shade of delicate 
carmine pink. The finest of all giant fringed pri¬ 
mulas; petals extremely large and of great sub¬ 
stance. Per pkt., 35c.; fa-oz., $5.00. 
Queen Alexandra. The largest, fringed, white 
in existence; a grand advance on the old type. 
Per pkt., 35c.; fa-oz., $5.00. 
Excelsior Giant Mixed. A magnificent strain of 
the giant fringed primula, includes the new and 
finest procurable. Per pkt., 35c.; fa- oz., $5.00. 
PRIMULA MALACOIDES 
Pink Beauty. A graceful type of primula which 
has become very popular for conservatory or house 
decoration in the brief time since its introduction. 
Numerous flower spikes in bloom over a long sea¬ 
son are borne well above the mat foliage. Pink 
Beauty is one of the most beautiful in this class; 
rose pink with rich cream colored eye. Award of 
Merit R. H. S. Per pkt., 35c.; fa-oz., $2.00. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
The greatly improved form of this splendid 
plant makes it invaluable for pot culture. The 
many tall, stout stems bear large clusters of flow¬ 
ers well above the neat, ornamental foliage. Plants 
from seed sown early in the year commence flow¬ 
ering in Autumn and continue throughout the 
Winter. A temperature around 60 degrees seems to 
suit them best. In growing seedlings avoid peat 
or leaf-mold. 
Obconica Gigantea. Chenie’s Giant Hybrids. A 
new very fine, large flowered strain. Per pkt., 25c.; 
fa-oz., $3.00. 
Polyanthus 
Primula Elatior 
•Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine 
for either pot or outdoor culture; hardy peren¬ 
nials. Give slight winter protection. Nine inches. 
Polyanthus, English. An extra choice strain 
bedding hybrids. Per pkt., 25c.; fa-oz., $1.25. 
