Cheap Seed is a Waste of Time, Labor, and Fertilizer 
PINKS —See Dianthus. 
PORTULACA (Sun Plant)—6 inches. Of easy culture in 
formal beds of rockeries. Sow in early Spring. 
Blooms all Summer until frost. 
Single Mixed —Wonderful assortment of colors. Pkt. 
10c, Ya oz. 30c. 
Double Mixed —Choice selection of double varieties. 
Pkt. 15c, Ya oz. 60c. 
POPPIES (Papaver)—May be sown in the Spring where 
they are to remain, and thinned out; they do not 
transplant well. Brilliant showing may be prolonged 
by removing dead blooms. 
Single Shirley Mixed —A fine mixture. Should be in 
everyone’s garden. Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 25c. 
Double Shirley Mixed —A very pretty strain of beauti¬ 
ful double flowers in a great variety of colors. 
Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 25c. 
PRIMULA (Greenhouse Plant) 
Obconica Fosbender —Rich deep red. Pkt. $1.00. 
Malacoides Erikssoni Mixed —A rich variety of colors. 
Pkt. $1.00. 
RICINUS (Castor Oil Plant)—Very ornamental, tender 
plant of tropical appearance. 
Sanguineus —7 ft. Rich blood red stalks and flower 
clusters. Pkt. 10c. 
Zanzibariensis —8 ft. Gorgeous specie, gigantic leaves. 
Pkt. 10c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue, Velvet Flower)—A very 
valuable plant in the garden, gorgeous colors, and 
valuable cut flower. Sow indoors in March, or out¬ 
doors when frost is out of the ground. 
White with Gold Violet and Gold 
Yellow Rose and Cold 
Light Blue and Cold Scarlet and Gold 
Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 60c. 
Collection of the six above varieties 50c. 
Finest Mixed —Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 50c. 
SALVIA (Scarlet Sage)—Indispensible in the formal bed. 
Its rich red color is most effective in the Summer 
and Fall. Also used in front of foundation planting 
and shrubbery border. Start the seed indoors or in 
the hot bed early. 
America —Bushy plants 24 inches high. Earliest and 
most continuous bloomer of all Salvias. Brilliant 
scarlet. Pkt. 20c, Ya oz. $1.25. 
Bonfire —Lovely round bushes 2 feet high. A very 
effective variety. Brilliant scarlet spikes that stand 
clear above the dark green foliage. Pkt. 1 5c, Ya oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Dwarf Zurich —1 5 inches. Very free flowering. Bright 
scarlet. Pkt. 20c, Ya oz $1.00. 
SCABIOSA —(Pink Cushion, Mourning Bride) 
Imperial Giants, Blue Moon —Flower form entirely dif¬ 
ferent from the now existing one; composed of 
broad, heavy wavy petals eliminating the pin¬ 
cushion center. Rich deep lavender blue. 42-48 
inches. Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c. 
Crandiflora Rosette —Deep rose heavily suffused with 
salmon. Pkt. 1 5c. 
Large Flowering Varieties —Sow seed in Spring after 
danger of frost is past. Popular for bedding and 
cut flowers. 21/2 feet. 
Shasta —Pure white, immense flowers. 
Blue Cockade —Deep azure blue, long stems. 
Fire King —Fiery scarlet. 
King of the Blacks —Reddish black. 
Sulphur Yellow. 
Loveliness —Salmon rose shades. 
Pkt. 10c. Collection: 1 pkt. each of 6 varieties 50c. 
Finest Tall Mixed —Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 25c. 
SCARLET SACE —See Salvia. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flowers)—Of easy culture 
outdoors in good soil. Showy flowers, resembling 
some species of orchids. Also grown as pot plants 
for late Winter blooming. Height about 1 1/2 feet. 
Wisetonensis Brilliant Mixed —Newest bright shades. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Crandiflora Hybrids, Dr. Badger’s Giant Flowering— 
Large flowers of many shades. Pkt. 50c. 
SNAPDRACON —See Antirrhinum. 
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN— See Euphorbia Variegata. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender)—Everlasting; the cloudy masses 
of flowers are used in bouquets, and also as a dried 
flower for Winter ornamental purposes. 
Sinuata —Hybrids Mixed. Fine colors. Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 
30c. 
STOCKS (Gilliflower)—These fragrant and most popular 
annuals are of such great beauty that they deserve 
to be in every garden. 
Double Perpetual Branching (Giant Perfection)—Some¬ 
times called “Cut-and-Come Again.” Height 20 
inches. 
Brilliant —Blood red. 
Creole —Canary yellow. 
Flesh —Deep flesh. 
Rose —Rose pink. 
Snowdrift —Early white. 
Lavender —Silver lilac. 
Finest Mixture. 
Pkt. 10c, Ya oz. 50c. 
Double Early Ciant Imperial (Improved Bismarck) — 
Branching habit. The large flowers and long stems 
make it especially desirable for cutting. Very 
early blooming and produce a high percentage of 
double. Height 26 inches. Start seeds February or 
March indoors. 
Antique Copper —Rich Hellebore red. 
Apple Blossom —Pink. 
Blush —Soft pale pink. 
Buttercup —Rich yellow. 
Rose —Deep rose pink. 
Shasta —Glistening white. 
Pkt. 20c. Collection: 1 pkt. each of six varieties 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Finest Mixture —Includes all the finest colors avail¬ 
able. Pkt. 20c, Vs oz. $1.00. 
Giant Column —Immense fully double close spaced 
flowers. One 2-21/2 ft. spike per plant. This 
strictly non-branching strain is in great demand 
for forcing purposes. 
Apple Blossom —-White, delicately tinted pink. 
Ball White —Best white. 
Silver Lilac —Lavender. 
Pkt. Each 50c. 
Mammoth Double Early Branching —Coming into flower 
just as early as Nice, The Dwarf, Ten Week 
Variety, and forming plants pyramidal in shape. 
This is the most popular class for general use. 
18 inches. 
Apple Blossom —Blush pink. 
Beauty of Nice —Deep flesh. 
Mt. Blanc —Pure white. 
Queen Alexandra —Rosy lilac. 
Summer Night —Dark blue. 
Pkt. 20c. Collection: 1 pkt. each of 5 varieties 80c. 
Finest Mixture —Pkt. 15c, Ya oz. 75c. 
SWEET WILLIAM ANNUAL (Barbato-si nensis) —Blooms 
early Summer from seeds sown in Spring. Flowers 
are large, similar to the perennial Sweet William. 
1 ft. 
Single Mixed Colors —Pkt. 15c, Ya oz. 50c. 
SWEET PEAS —Sow as early in Spring (Late March) as 
the ground can be worked in double rows with a 
wire trellis or a row of brush between. Drills should 
be about 5 inches deep, 9 to 10 inches apart. Sow 
plentifully covering about 2 inches and by degrees, 
as the vines grow, fill the trenches with soil. Keep 
soil moist and apply sheep manure or bone meal, 
well hoed in, every two or three weeks. 
Early Giant Flowering Spencer —Bloom 3-4 weeks 
earlier than the Giant Spencer type. Suitable for 
planting in Greenhouse. 
Ball’s Rose —Deep cerise pink. 
Blue Bonnet —Clear mid blue. 
Burpee’s Orange —Clear orange. 
Clitters —Bright cerise scarlet orange wings. 
Harmony —-Clear bright lavender. 
Hope —Pure white. 
Laddie Improved —Rose pink, robust. 
M rs. Herbert Hoover —Clear blue. 
Perfection —Carmine rose, white base. 
Red Bird —Crimson red. 
Valencia —Bright orange, long stems. 
Zvolanek’s Rose —Deep rose pink. 
Pkt. 15c. Collection: 1 pkt. each of 6 varieties your 
selection 75c. 
Finest Mixture —Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, Ya lb. $1.50. 
Summer Flowering Spencer —Large flowered and free 
blooming. Following you will find a selection of 
the finest varieties available. 
Atlantic —Soft geranium-pink suffused amber. 
Boy Blue —Bright blue. 
Daffodil Improved —Deep cream or primrose. 
Debutante —Soft salmon shaded coral pink. 
Glen Eagles —Beautiful light lavender blue. 
Ciant White —Pure white. 
Ladd ie —Apricot and cream pink blended. 
Mary Pickford —-Dainty cream pink suffused salmon. 
Pinkie- —Deep rose-pink. 
Powerscourt —Pure lavender. 
Red Boy —Bright deep crimson. 
Tangerine Improved —Rich tangerine orange. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 35c. Collection: 1 pkt. each of 12 
varieties $1.00. 
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