\Y/ C I r' I I C T I k.1 of twelve packets k i , D I A I all of the simplest 
We oupply a LULLtL I IvJIN of seed of the Most ropular Annuals, culture . .forsi 
Gourds. Prize photograph submitted by 
Mrs. A. B. Turner, Wayne, N. Y. 
CURIOUS GOURDS 
Annual Climbers. Rapid-growing and suit¬ 
able for sowing around arbors, trellises, fenc¬ 
ing, etc. Fruits are strangely shaped and 
quaintly marked and colored. The foliage is 
often curious. Grown for ornament, though 
one sort—the Malabar Melon—is edible. 
LARGE FRUITS 
Calabash Pipe 
Caveman’s Club 
Dipper 
Dish-Cloth (Luffa) 
Giant Bottle 
Giant Club (5 to 6 
feet long) 
Hercules’ Club 
Malabar Melon. 
Edible fruits. 
Mixed Gou 
SMALL FRUITS 
Apple 
Miniature Bottle 
White Egg 
Orange 
Pear (two colored) 
Pear (striped) 
Spoon 
Turk’s Turban 
All sorts. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 16 Orna¬ 
mental Gourds, $1.25 
GYPSOPHILA CBaby’s Breath^ 
Annuals and Perennials. Misty white 
panicles largely used for mixing with other 
cut-flowers. 
Elegans grandiflora alba. Improved, 
large-flowering, pure white form of the 
annual Baby’s Breath. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
30 cts., J^ib. $1. 
Elegans grandiflora rosea. Delicate rose 
form of above. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
MIb. $1. 
Muralis. An annual sort which forms 
mounds of green 10 inches high, studded 
with little pink flowers from early in the 
season till frost. Pkt. 15 cts., 34oz. 60 cts., 
oz. $2. 
Paniculata. Hardy perennial white sort 
that blooms first year if sown early. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., Moz- 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Paniculata fl.-pl. (Double Baby’s Breath). 
Fine for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts., Hoz. $1. 
Pacifica. Perennial. Large pink flowers. 
Blooms after Paniculata sorts have passed. 
Pkt. 25 cts., J^oz. $1, j^oz. $1.50. 
Acutifolia. Hardy perennial sort, 3 to 4 feet 
high, with large panicles of small white 
flowers in July. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 60 cts. 
Repens. _ A dwarf, white-flowered hardy 
perennial that is fine for rockwork. Pkt. 
15 cts., }4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Rep>ens rosea. Pink. Pkt. 25 cts., J^oz. $1. 
_GLOXINIA_ 
S. & W. Co.’s Large-flowered. Greenhouse 
Plant. These have now been so far fixed 
that 40 per cent of the seedlings come true. 
The ground-color of the large, erect, and 
widely opened flowers is a velvety purple- 
crimson, with a rosy white throat. On the 
often seven-lobed corolla appear more or 
less sharply defined bands, spots, and 
stripes, the latter mostly of a violet hue. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
GNAPHALIUM (Edelweiss) 
Leontopodium. Perennial; Everlasting. Sow 
early; keep cool and moist. Pkt. 25 cts. 
HELENIUM eezewort) 
Perennial. Blooms very freely in late 
summer. Useful in the hardy border. 
Autumnale superbum. Golden yellow. 
4 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Bigelowi. Light yellow. 23^ ft. Pkt. 15 
cts., 34oz. 75 cts. 
Riverton Gem. Wallflower-red. 2 ft. Pkt. 
25 cts., 34oz. $1. 
HELIANTHEMUM Rose') 
Perennial. Beautiful subjects for the rock- 
garden. 1 ft. Mixed. Golors include yellow, 
red, white, and pink. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
Much prized for cutting. The tall sorts are 
largely used in the mixed border. 
Annual Sunflowers 
Sown in a sunny location in early May, 
they bloom early in the summer and flower 
continuously until frost. 
Cut-and-Come-Again, Mixed. A mixture 
of the tall-growing, large-flowering types 
for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius (Miniature Sunflower). 
Small, single, rich yellow flowers. An 
abundant bloomer. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
J^oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius, Stella. Larger. Golden 
yellow flowers with black centers. 4 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius, Orion. A fine variety 
with petals twisted like a cactus dahlia. 
4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius, Perkeo. A charming 
dwarf variety. The plants form compact 
bushes. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 35 cts. 
Cucumerifolius fl.-pl. Double form of the 
Miniature Sunflower. Bright golden yel¬ 
low. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 35 cts. 
Dwarf Maroon Prince. The best red Sun¬ 
flower. A dwarf type. 2 to 3 R. Pkt. 15 
cts., 34oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Tall Red, Gaillardia-flowered. Mixture 
producing red or yellow-and-red flowers, 
mostly single, some semi-double. 4 to 6 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 30 cts., oz- $1. 
Dwarf Double (Globe of Gold). Dwarf; 
double; yellow. 4 ft. Pkt. 10c., 34oz. 30c. 
Tall Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. 
Flowers large, double, rich saffron. 8 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz- 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Gigantic Russian. Large old-time Sun¬ 
flowers. 8 ft. Oz. 10 cts., 34Ib. 25 cts., 
34Ib. 40 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Perennial Helianthus 
Perennial Sunflowers, Mixed. The best 
perennial varieties carefully selected. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
HELICHRYSUM (straw Flower) 
Annual; Everlasting. Best and most popu¬ 
lar of winter decoration flowers. While grow¬ 
ing they make a fine display in beds or 
borders. Allow 2 feet between plants. 
Double bright-colored flowers. 234 ft- 
Rose Queen Salmon Queen 
Golden Ball Violet Queen 
Snowball Mixed 
Fireball 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, 50c. 
New Dwarf Hybrids. See page 8. Four 
colors and mixed. Each, pkt. 25 cts. 
COLLECTION: 4 colors, 85 cts. 
HELIOPHILA leptophylla. Annual. Valu¬ 
able for growing in pots and for summer 
bedding. Flowers clear bright blue with 
white centers. 134 ft- Pkt. 25 cts., 5 
pkts. $1. 
HELIOPSIS scabra zinniaeflora (Hardy 
Zinnia). Perennial. Yellow flowers from 
June to September. 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
34 oz. 60 cts. 
H. Pitcheriana (Orange Sunflower). Peren¬ 
nial. Flowers cup-shaped, yellow, about 2 
inches in diameter. Excellent for cutting. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 50 cts. 
FRAGRANT HELIOTROPE 
Greenhouse or Summer Bedding Plant. Its 
delightful perfume makes it a splendid bed¬ 
ding plant, or can be trained as a greenhouse 
climber. Seed started indoors in the spring 
will make fine plants for summer blooming. 
Can also be sown outdoors in May. 
Marina. New large-flowering type, and the 
most fragrant lavender-blue. Height 2 ft. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Lemoine’s Giant, Mixed. Produces heads 
of flowers double the size of the old sorts. 
Queen Marguerite. Large; dark blue. 
White Lady. Largest white. 
Above three, pkt. 15 cts., 34oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Mixed. Purple, violet, lilac, and white. Pkt. 
10 cts., 34oz- 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
_HERACLEUM_ 
Giganteum. Perennial. A giant plant, 
useful for the wild garden, for large open 
spaces, or on lawns where a bold and 
striking object is desired. 6 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
34oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
_HESPERIS (Sweet Rocket) _ 
Perennial. The plants form large clumps 
2 to 3 feet high, covered with showy spikes 
of flowers resembling stocks. 
Matronalis, Red. Matronalis, White. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 30 cts., oz. $1 
HEUCHERA CAium Root; Coral Bells) 
Perennial. Dwarf, bushy plants of easy 
culture, growing 134 to 2 feet high, and bear¬ 
ing graceful spikes of flowers. Excellent for 
the border or rock-garden. July, Aug. 
Sanguinea. Coral-red. 
Sanguinea alba. White. 
Sanguinea gracillima rosea. Carmine- 
rose. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Ysoz. $2, 
34oz. $3.50 
STUMPP & WALTER CO., NEW YORK CITY 
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