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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Tritoma 
Tritoma f 
uig plant, that 
ought to be placed in every¬ 
one’s garden. Has magnificent 
fiery red fiower spikes a foot 
long. Is often called a Red- 
Hot Poker. Makes a beautiful 
sight. Pkt. 5c. 
Valeriana A peren¬ 
nial border 
plant, producing large corymbs 
of red and white fiowers suit¬ 
able for bouquets or decora¬ 
tions. Very fragrant, resem¬ 
bling heliotrope. Should be 
largely grown. Mixed, pkt. 5c. 
Verbena New Mammoth 
Veronica Spicata 
Dahlia Flowered Zinnia 
Verbenas 
Well known and universally admitted plant unrivaled 
in its splendor of brilliancy and beauty. The Verbena 
is one of our best bedding plants. Start seeds in house 
in shallow boxes in March or April; seeds sprout very 
unevenly, some coming four weeks after the others. 
Transplant to open ground about May 16th. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids ^janVhyS 
of clear rosy pink to rosy red. Award of Merit. Pkt. 15c. 
r'irronfAa A wonderful mixture of large 
^Jlganiea mixea flo^e^ing varieties. The fiow- 
ars are, as the name indicates, gigantic, and with 
white eye, the reds particularly attractive. Pkt. 15c. 
New Mammoth Grandiflora biila "is^a^far 
superior strain, both in size of fiowers and clusters, 
while the clusters of bloom are magnificent. Large 
range of colors. Pkt. 10c, Va o*- 40c, oz. 60c. 
VenOSa Hardy. 1 ft. Largely used for bedding 
purposes; strong, thrifty grower, covered 
with bright rosy heliotrope flowers. Seeds are slow to 
germinate. Should be sown in the house before March. 
Blooms until frost, hardy with protection. Pkt. 10c. 
(Speedwell) perennial. Showy plants, 
varying in height from 6 in. to 2 ft., 
according to variety. Succeed in both dry and moist 
soils. Dwarf varieties make ideal subjects for rock 
gardens, while the tall ones are excellent for cutting and 
colorful in the border. 
Prostrata. Dense-grojving plants with light blue flowers 
in May and June. Desirable trailing plants. 6 in. Pkt. 
15c. 
Spicata, Mixed. Bright blue, pink, and white. June 
and July. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Vinca 
A greenhouse evergreen shrub; shining 
green foliage. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
WallfloweP hardy or half hardy perennial 
bearing long spikes of exquisitely 
fragrant flowers. It is very ornamental in the border 
or in forming groups. Blooms in spring. Sow thinly 
in shallow drills in early spring. 
Double Mixed 
Single Mixed 
Wbltlavia Charming hardy annuals, with 
beautiful, bell-shaped flowers will 
grow and bloom freely in any soil. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Violet Sweet 
Violet Sweet (Viola) 
A great favorite, much in demand 
on account of its profusion of 
bloom and delightful fragrance. 
Hardy perennials. Pkt. 10c. ^ 
Viola Cornuta (Tufted 
These cousins of 
irauMCsy larger flowered 
pansy bloom so freely that many 
consider them superior where a 
mass of color is desired. The 
season is long, and colors par¬ 
ticularly clear and distinct. Pkt. 
10 c. I 
Double Wallflower 
z 
innias 
(Youth and Old Age) 
Dahlia-Flowered 
(Youth and Old Age). Strong growing 
free flowering plant; flowers large, double^ 
very fine colors. Especially fine for back-' 
ground. ^ 
This is the latest development in Zinnias, bearing flowers of mammoth size, closely 
resembling a decorative dahlia. This strain was granted the Award of Merit by the 
Royal Horticultural Society of England. Height 3 to 4 feet. ^ 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson. Illumination. Deep rose self. 
Dream. Deep lavender. Oriole. Orange and gold. • 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. Polar Bear. Pure white. 
Prices on above: Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 30c, Vz oz. 50c, oz. $1.00. 
Da.Hlia.-FloWCI’odj A^ixod Pkt. lOc, Vi oz. SOc, Vz oz. SOc, oz. $1.00. 
Lilliput Double Pompon or Baby Zinnias a jery pretty type of 
freely small densely double flowers: keep well above the foliage. Makes a good line 
or bed and very satisfactory for cutting. Annual. Height, 16 inches. Mixed Pkt. 10c,‘ 
Vi oz. SOc, Vz oz. 50c, oz. $1.00. 
Mixed ragged shaggy petals of brightest shades of color. Pkt. 
^ 10c, Vs oz. 45c. 
Curled and Crested Jarge, ^ fl^^^jes, the 
crested in fantastic and graceful forms. Colors, orange, 
purple, pink, deep rose. Two feet. Pkt. 5c. 
All colors. Pkt. 5c, Vi 
oz. 20c, oz. 50c. 
Mixed Colors. The plants 
are very low and com¬ 
pact, making them especially desirable for edging. They 
are in bright colors and the little double flowers are massed 
thickly on top of the round bushy plants. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Choice Double Mixed 
Tom Thumb Zinnias 
Scabiosa-Flowered Autumn Tints Mixed ?Jrm f/fllwlr and^coml" 
true. The loyely colors range through all the gorgeous autumn foliage tints. 
Vi oz. $1.00. 
Mexican Double Hybrids, Haageana 
Pkt. 10c, 
showy? 
shades of brown and orange. 
Vi oz. 6Sc. 
Ideal bedding plant. 
Flowers small and 
daisy-like in form in various 
Height, 16 inches. Pkt. 10c, 
Giant Picotee 
A new race of large-flowering Zinnias, each petal of the flower 
being edged or picoteed with a contrasting color. Pkt. 10c. 
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