PARKIS CHOICE 
Dependable Flower Seeds 
Annuals and Perennials Blooming the First Season 
NOTE: Feet or inches tell the height of the plants; ha, hardy annual; hha, half-hardy 
annual; hb, hardy biennial; hhb, half-hardy biennial; hp, hardy perennial; hhp, half-hardy 
perennial; figures at end of description indicate the approximate number of seeds in a 
packet. Seeds are measured, count not guaranteed although mostly in excess. 
TERMS: 1 packet 5c; 21 packets $1.00; 43 packets $2.00; 65 packets $3.00; 110 packets 
$5.00. All postpaid. Safe arrival of seeds guaranteed. 
ABRONIA Umbellata Grandiflora, Large-flowered 
Sand Verbena, hha, 1 ft. Sweet lilac firs; likes 
sun and sand; rockery; remove husks. 20 s. 
ACACIA Lophantha Speciosa, hhsh, 4 ft. Lovely 
pinnate foliage, fine for groups or borders. 20 s. 
ADONIS Aestivalis. Flos Adonis, hha, 1 ft. Rich 
red flat petals, fringed foliage; for beds. 100 s. 
Alepica, hha, 1 ft. New; vivid red firs 3 in across; 
showy in beds, start tardily, can be fall-sown. 
20 s. 
Autumnalis, Pheasant's Eye, hha, 1 ft. Intense 
red with black eye; concave petals; for beds. 
100 s. 
AGERATUM. Blue Perfection 
AGERATUM, Mexican Floss Flower, hha. Showy, 
gverblooming; the little brush-like firs in clus¬ 
ters, fine for masses in beds; blue and white. 
^ The following are improved varieties, about 
6 in. high, dwarf and bushy, well suited for beds 
and edgings. Little Blue Star is a miniature. 500 s 
Blue Ball, large-flowered dark blue, compact 
habit; re-selected; regarded as one of the finest. 
Blue Cap. new, forms a continuous showy carpet 
of rich deep blue, fine for beds, edgings, or pots. 
Blue Perfection, free-blooming, mauve, compact. 
Imperial Dwarf Blue also White, for edgings, 
beds. 
Kelway's Golden River, new, dense, golden. 
Little Blue Star, small blue firs in great profusion. 
Little Silver Star, 4 in. Compact plants literally 
smothered with lovely little silver-grey, star- 
like flowers, completely hiding the dainty light 
green foliage; blooms till frost. 
Purple Perfection, compact plants smothered 
with lovely deep purple bloom. 
Mexicanum, 18 in. showy everblooming, fine for 
masses and cutting, blue and white, 1500 s. 
Victoria Louise, azure, white center, compact. 
Scarlet Gem, small dark rose firs, fine rock plant. 
Complete Special Mixture of all, 700 s. 
AGROSTEMMA Coeli-rosa, Rose of Heaven, ha, 
1 ft. A beautiful, too much neglected flower for 
showy beds and cutting. Firs like single Pinks, 
on long stems, very free-blooming, exceeding¬ 
ly showy. 
New Scarlet, rich glowing red, fringed, splendid. 
White, separate or mixed. 750 s. 
ALONSOA, hha, 18 in. Beautiful, free, and con¬ 
tinuous-blooming, for pots or beds. Potted ir 
Autumn will bloom well in Winter. Flowers rich 
colors in fine spikes, very showy. 200 s. 
Albiflora, pure white, golden eye, large,- in big 
spikes, continuous, splendid for pots. _ 
Linifolius Gracilis, 1 ft, improved scarlet, beds. 
Mutisii, lovely annual, firs deep salmon-pink. 
Complete Special Mixture of all varieties, 400 s 
ALTHEA Semperflorens, Annual Everblooming Hol¬ 
lyhock, ha, 6 ft. Started in March, plants bloon 
freely in Autumn; single, mixed colors. 50 s. 
Double, saved only from fine firs, mixed, 35 s. 
Double Fringed.flrs beautifully fringed, mixed, 35 s. 
Double and Single in splendid mixture. 50 s. 
ALYSSUM, ha. 6 
in. Everbloom¬ 
ing, sweet clus¬ 
ters, a mass of 
bloom through¬ 
out the season, 
splendid for 
beds or edgings. 
You can hardly 
do without it. 
Carpet of Snow, 
g rocumbent; for 
eds. 1/4 oz. 10 c. 
Common Sweet, 
trailing, free. 
1000 s. Oz. 25c. 
ALYSSUM, Little Dorrit 
Lilac Queen, compact, erect, lovely lilac firs. 
300 s. 
Little Dorrit, improved Gem, erect; dense; long 
and free-blooming; best for edgings; best for 
pots. 300 s. 
Little Gem, profuse all season; fine edging. 300 s. 
Minimum, 2 in, new elegant creeper, covers the 
ground with a sheet of lovely clusters. 300 s. 
Primrose Queen, 4 in, rich primrose color. 300 s. 
Complete Mixture, 1000 s. 5c, V 4 oz. 10c, oz. 25c. 
AMARANTHUS, hha. Very showy, easily grown 
plants; attractive in beds and groups. 
Abysinicus, 6 ft. A huge "Love-lies-bleeding" 
with pale green foliage, veined and shaded 
pink, surmounted by clusters of showy red tas¬ 
sels 2 ft. long. 
AmabilisTricolor, 3 ft. Rose, gold, and glowing red. 
Caudatus, Love Lies Bleeding, 3 ft. Red, also 
white. 
Coleifolius, Firebrand, 2 ft, resembles Coleus. 
Combustion, 4 ft. The brightest and most showy 
of all Amaranthus, foliage richest flaming crim¬ 
son. 
Henderi, 3 ft, narrow, wavy foliage, rosy carmine 
with orange-buff, golden yellow, and olive 
green. 
Molten Fire, 2 ft, flaming red foliage; pots or beds. 
Salicifolius, Fountain Plant, 3 ft. Elegant for pots; 
long graceful wavy leaves brilliantly tipped gold. 
Speciosus Aureus, Golden Prince's Feather, 2 ft, 
elegant golden spikes; very attractive in borders. 
Sunrise, 3 ft. foliage green yellow and red. 
Tricolor Splendens, Joseph's Coat Improved, 2 ft. 
Richly variegated yellow, green and red, lovely. 
Complete Special Mixture all varieties, 500 s. 
AMBERBOA Muricata Rosea, ha, 2 ft, rose; very 
profuse, long-stemmed Aster-like firs; fine for 
cutting. 
AMBROSIA Mexicana, ha, 2 ft. Sweet fern-like fo¬ 
liage, dense spikes of small yellow firs. 200 s. 
ANAGALLIS Grandiflora Pimpernel, hha, 6 in. A 
charming dwarf annual for pots, beds, and edg¬ 
ings. Blue, Vermilion Red, Flesh. Separate or 
Mixed. _ 
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