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SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 
MARIGOLDS 
Marigold 
They light the garden with a glitter of 
yellow and gold from July far into the 
frosts of autumn. 
DOUBLE TALL AFRICAN VARIETIES. 
Lemon Ball. Mixed shades of yellow and 
orange. Orange Ball. 
DWARF FRENCH DOUBLE. Mahogany, 
Lemon Queen, Double Dwarf Mixed 
(Pride of the Garden). 
DWARF SINGLE FRENCH. Legion of 
Honor. Golden yellow marked with a 
large spot of velvety crimson at the base 
of each petal. Golden Star, Marigold 
Mixed. 
CARNATION FLOWERED MARIGOLD. 
Guinea Gold. A brilliant orange, very 
double and ruffled with loose lace petals. 
This in a new and distinct type. 
Heliotrope. 
Hibiscus. 
Hollyhock, Double Mixed. 
Ice Plant. 
Japanese Hop Vine. 
Job’s Tears. 
Kochia (Mexican Fire Bush). 
Kudzu Vine (Jack-and-the-Bean-Stalk). 
Lantana. 
Larkspur, Tall Double Mixed. 
Lathyrus Latifolius (Perennial or Ever¬ 
lasting Pea). 
Lobelia. 
Love in a Mist, or Nigella. 
LUPINE 
MAYFAIR HYBRID. Easily grown on 
poor soil but insists on good drainage. 
Carries long graceful spikes of rich and 
various colored flowers. 
Mignonette, Sweet Scented. 
Momordica, Balsam Apple. 
Morning Glory, Japanese Mixed. 
Moonflower. 
Nasturtiums— 
Dwarf Mixed. 
Tall Mixed. 
Pansy— 
Giant Trimardeau, Mixed. 
Trimardeau, Separate Colors. 
Pansy Plants—Mixed colors of the choic¬ 
est varieties, 50c per dozen, postpaid. 
Phlox— 
Drummondi Grandiflora. 
Star Quedlinburg. 
Poppy— 
Mixed Single. 
Mixed Double. 
Shirley Mixed. 
Oriental. 
PORTULACA (Moss Rose). Brilliant gar¬ 
den annuals, 6 inches high, luxuriating 
in warm, dry, sunny situations and 
blooming profusely from early summer to 
autumn. Far lew beds and masses of 
color, from spring until frost, they are 
indispensable; colors range through in¬ 
numerable shades of red, yellow, pink, 
striped, white, etc. 
DOUBLE, FINE MIXED. 
SINGLE, FINE MIXED. 
PHYSOTEGIA VIRGINICA 
FALSE DRAGON HEAD. We are fur¬ 
nishing the Physotegia Vivid Dwarf Pink 
which grows about 18 inches tall with ex¬ 
tra large heads of very showy pink flow¬ 
ers. It is far superior to the old-fash¬ 
ioned tall-growing variety, in sturdiness, 
color and shape. This Physotegia is one 
of the finest and most freely flowering of 
all hardy garden flowers. Very fine for 
cut flowers. 
Scarlet Sage, Splendens. 
Scabiosa, Grandiflora Mixed. 
Snapdragon, Tall Mixed. 
Stocks, Large Flowering Ten Weeks 
Mixed. 
SUPREME SWEET PEAS 
Soil should be thoroughly mixed with a 
good fertilizer. We like Vigoro for this 
purpose. When the plants are well up, 
see that they have wire, strings or a 
trellis to support them. 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
Pkt., 10c; Oz., 25c. 
Royal Purple. 
Mrs. Tom Jones—Deep azure blue. 
Illuminator—Bright glowing salmon, 
tinged with orange. 
Crimson King. 
Warrior—The best pure deep maroon. 
Miss California—A rich salmon pink. 
Austin Frederick—Color a true lavender. 
King White. 
Beatall—Pale cerise. 
Beauty—Blush pink. 
Commander Godsall—Large navy blue. 
Elegance—Blush lilac. 
Good Cheer—Deep Begonia rose. 
Orange Picture—Sunproof orange. 
Pinkie—Large rose pink. 
Powerscout—Large lavender. 
Superfine—Cream suffused salmon. 
Finest Mixed. 
Thunbergia, or Black-Eyed Susan. 
Tritoma (Torch Lily, Flame Flower, Red 
Hot Poker). 
Vinca, Mixed. 
For Lawns, use 
Vigoro 
VERBENA 
NEW MAMMOTH. Individual flowers are 
larger than a silver quarter. Unsurpassed 
for profusion of bloom. Fancy mixed. 
BEAUTY OF OXFORD. A free flower¬ 
ing, very hardy annual. Excellent for 
bedding and edgings. Of creeping habit 
with dark green foliage. Many clusters 
of large star-shaped flowers, with round 
lebed petals. Bloom from June until frost. 
SNAROL with Metaldehyde 
as an Attractant 
Kills cutworms, s o w- 
bugs, snails, grasshop¬ 
pers, etc. A ready-pre¬ 
pared bait meal. Is not 
injurious to vegetation. 
Will not deteriorate from 
rain or sprinkling. V/ 2 - 
Ib. package, 35c; 4-lb. 
package, 85c. 
ZINNIA 
Deserves a prominent place in every 
garden. Plant forms handsome bushes, 
which produce hundreds of large double 
flowers all summer and fall. Zinnias 
should be transplanted when they are 4 
or 5 inches high, planting 6 or 8 inches 
apart in the row. Keep well watered if 
you want large flowers. 
FANTASY CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOW¬ 
ERED. The well rounded, medium sized 
flowers which are borne on long slender 
stems well above the foliage are com¬ 
posed of a mass of shaggy, twisted tubu¬ 
lar petals which give the blooms a rather 
charming appearance. The color range 
includes red and orange, as well as many 
fine pastel shades of pink and cream. 
TALL DOUBLE. All colors mixed. 
NEW GIANT FLOWERING. A well bal¬ 
anced mixture of all colors make a gorge¬ 
ous showing. 
GIANT FLOWERING WHITE. 
GIANT FLOWERING CRIMSON. 
GIANT FLOWERING BLACK KNIGHT. 
GIANT FLOWERING VIOLET. 
GIANT FLOWERING YELLOW. 
ZINNIA COLLECTION. 1 pkt. of each 
of the above five colors, 40c. 
DOUBLE -LI LI PUT. A fine mixture of 
dwarf double zinnias. 
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See page 34. 
GIANT 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED 
DOUBLE ZINNIAS 
Come in a rich assortment of colors. 
This year even though it was hot and 
dry, everyone having zinnias picked a lot 
of beautiful bouquets. This strain we 
feature is the best we have ever seen. 
GOLDEN WEST. A fine shade of golden 
yellow. 
PURPLE PRINCE. Rich shade of royal 
purple. 
DAYBREAK. Bright orange scarlet. 
GLORIA. Delicate reddish rose. 
ENCHANTRESS. Rich shade of red. 
SENSATION. Orange scarlet. 
DAHLIA FLOWERED ASSORTMENT. 
Six kinds. One each of the above six 
Giant Dahlia-Flowered Double Varieties, 
40c, postpaid. 
MIXED COLOR. Finest mixed Dahlia- 
Flowered Double Zinnias. This is a mix¬ 
ture of red, yellow, erange, purple and 
rose. 
