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Alyssum 
1084 SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Gold Dust). Dense heads of brilliant 
golden yellow flowers. Blooms early in spring. Perennial. Height, 12 
inches. Fkt., 10c; *4 oz., 40c; oz., $1.50. 
Anchusa - Alkanet 
1094 ITALICA LISSADEL. Flowers intense gentian-blue. Invaluable 
for the hardy border. Blooms from June to August. Perennial. Height, 
5 feet. Pit., 10c; % oz., 30c; oz., $1.00. 
Aquilegia - Columbine 
Known to everyone. They are not difficult to grow from seed if you 
just remember that they take about three weeks to germinate and do 
not stop watering at the end of two weeks. You will find there are a 
great many different colors. Why not try a new kind each year? 
Height, 3 feet. 
1132 Blue Shades (New). The finest strain, the result of years of 
selecting. A new large long-spurred blue and white Rocky Mountain 
Columbine that will grow and live in your garden. Pit., 15c. 
1133 Pink Shades. Very distinctive. Huge flowers on fine plants. 
Fkt., 15c. 
1134 MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S STRAIN OP LONG-SPURRED HYBRIDS. 
Rated by the Royal Horticultural Society as the best strain ever 
raised and has received awards at every exhibition where shown. 
The blooms are large, with very long spurs and range in color through 
shades of lavender, mauve, blue, purple, cream, yellow, pink and red, 
making beautiful group harmonies. Fkt., 25c; y a oz., 85c. 
H35 Holmes' Majestic Long-Spurred Hybrids, a grand variety of 
color in the long-spurred, large-flowering forms. 
Pkt., 10c; y a oz., 45c; *4 oz., 85c. 
Arabis - White Rock Cress 
1140 ALPINA. This flower, like the dwarf phlox, produces an attractive 
blanket or mass effect. Is suitable for rock gardens. As a border plant 
it is most showy. Easily grown from seed, and lasts for years. 12 
inches. Pkt., 10c; y a oz., 25c. 
Asters, Hardy Alpinus 
1268 MIXED. A fine blend of blue and white sorts. Excellent for edging 
or the rock garden. Bloom during May and June. Height, 12 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; y a oz., 75c. 
Aubrietia - Purple Rock Cress 
1270 LARGE-FLOWERING HYBRIDS. Low, creeping, gray-foliaged 
plants. Lavender to purple flowers. Very early. 6 to 8 inches. 
Pkt., 15c; y a oz., 50c. 
BABYS BREATH. (See Gypsophila). 
Beilis Perennis - Double English Daisies 
1279 GIANT DOUBLE MIXED. Small double rose, red and white flowers 
on low plants. Prefers partial shade and usually sown same as 
pansies. Fine for borders and rock gardens. Height, 6 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 60c. 
Candytuft - Iberis 
1343 GIBRALTARICA. It is very showy; the clusters of white flowers 
are tinted rose-lavender. Blooms from April to June. Perennial. 
Height, 12 inches. Pkt., 10c; y a oz., 30c; ^4 oz., 50c. 
Campanula - Canterbury Bells 
There is hardly a group of flowers which possesses such rare beauty 
as does the large genus of Campanula. Bloom during June and July. 
1320 CALYCANTHEMA MIXED (Cup and Saucer). Perhaps the most 
showy and satisfactory of the whole group. The flowers are very 
large, in lovely white, pink, blue and deep purple. The stalks of blooms 
are about 3 feet tall. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 60c. 
1315 DOUBLE SPECIAL MIXTURE. One bell is set within another, 
making the flower last longer. Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 40c. 
Centaurea - Hardy Cornflower 
1406 MONTANA BLUE. Numerous large deep blue flowers somewhat 
resembling the annual Cornflower. Flowers from June to September. 
Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 10 c; ^4 oz., 40c. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 
Double Campanula 
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Aquilegia, Holmes' Majestic Hybrids 
