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Graceful plants of light fairy-like 
growth. Much in demand for cut¬ 
ting and combining with other flow¬ 
ers for bouquets and vases. 
2225 Elegans Griindiflora Alba (An¬ 
gel’s Breath). This is an improved 
large-flowering, pure white, of (an¬ 
nual) free, easy growth. Several 
sowings should be made during the 
season to keep up a supply. I’kt., 
5 ets.; oz., 25 cts. 
2224 Paiiiculata Flora Plena Double 
■White. Perennial 3 ft. tall. Supe¬ 
rior to the older hardy sorts, pro¬ 
ducing graceful sprays of tiny rose¬ 
shaped flowers. Very desirable for 
cutting. It cut before the flowers 
are fully open, sprays of this variety 
can be used to give a mist-like ap¬ 
pearance to winter bouquets. Pkt., 
15 cts.; % oz„ $1.00. 
2226 Repens. Perennial. Dwarf 
white Baby’s Breath. Splendid in 
rockery. Pkt., 15 cts. 
2240 Hunnrmannia (Annual). Fumariae- 
folia (Bush Esrholtzia, or Santa Barbara 
Poppy). 1% ft. Another golden yellow 
poppy, pleasing- both in the border and as 
a cut flower. The plants grow into shrubby 
bushes, producing their large cup shaped 
flowers 3 in. across on stems 12 in. long. 
The clear yellow petals are broad and crin- 
kled. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 25 cts. 
Plant 
Ice P I a n t (Mesembryanthemum). 
Crystalliniurn annual climber. A singular 
plant of spreading habit, and very effective 
in beds, rock-work, or hanging baskets, etc. 
The plants have a peculiar icy foliage, and 
Uie sun giv’cs to them the appearance of 
being covered with icy crystals. The flow- 
ei-8 ar^ white and pink, Pkt., 7 cts. _ 
2256 
Lantana 
CHOICE 
MIXED 
S h r u b b y 
plant, 1 to 3 
feet high, 
bearing 
flowers of 
various 
shades and 
colors. Es- 
p e c 1 a 1 1 y 
, adapted to 
greenhouse or window culture, 
^ough thriving nicely in the open. 
Flowers large and verbena-like. All 
shades of pink, red, orange, yellow 
orange-scarlet and white. Finest 
hybrids. Mixed. I’kt., 10 cts.; >4 oz., 
20 ctw.j 44 07... 30 cts.; 07 .., .50 cts. 
Santa Barbara Poppy 
Everlastings 
2231 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture. Are lovely everlasting 
flowers, very ornamental in the garden, and is much admired 
for the beauty of their flowers when dried. Gather them 
when first open. They retain color for years. Pkt., lO .cts.; 
% oz., 25 cts.; 'Yi oz., 40 cts. 
2252 Japanese Kudzu Vine 
Pneraria Thun- 
bergiana Perennial 
Climber. “Jack 
and the Bean 
Stalk.” The blos¬ 
soms are large and 
in panicles some¬ 
what like wisteria, 
but larger in size 
and with better 
clusters. The color 
Is of a pleasing 
shade of purple. 
The foliage is 
luxuriant. some¬ 
what like the leaf 
of a bean. The 
vine is extremely 
rapid and dense in 
g r o w th. making 
the vine of great 
value where a 
quickly produced 
shade is wanted. 
Established roots. 
■Will flourish 
where nothing else 
will grow. An or- 
namental and 
rapid g r o w i n g 
climber. Pkt., 10 
cts.; % oz,, 25 
cts.; oz., 75 cts. 
Hollyhocks 
Every garden should 
Include Hollyhocks for 
their stately tall growth 
which lends itself excep¬ 
tionally well for the 
background of borders, 
and is also well suited 
to screen off unsightly 
views or fences. They 
are easy to grow, bloom¬ 
ing from July until into 
September; 5 to 8 ft. tall. 
2237 Shuniway’s (Peren¬ 
nial) Double Exquisite 
Mixed. This mixture 
contains a well balanced 
portion of all the lead¬ 
ing strains of Holly¬ 
hocks. A row of these 
will be the pride of your 
neighborhood. Pkt., 10 
cts.; % oz., 35 cts.; % oz., 
50 cts. 
Annual Hollyhock 
2238 Shumway’s Giant 
Prize Double Mixed 
This new type of Holly¬ 
hock will bloom the first 
season if the seed is 
sown early. It includes 
a wide range of beauti¬ 
ful colors and produces 
single, semi-double, and 
double flowers. Highly 
valued for background 
planting. Grows 4 to 5 
ft. tall and bloomy for 
many weeks. Pkt., 10 
ets.; % oz., 35 cts.; % 
oz., 50 ets. 
Hollyhock 
2266 
Linaria 
(Kenilworth 
Ivy) 
Hardy Peren¬ 
nial Trailer 
Coliseum 
Ivy. Mother 
of thousands. 
A w i <f e 1 y 
loved, hardy, 
pe rennial 
trailing plant, 
with small 
lavender and 
purple flow¬ 
ers. For bas¬ 
kets, vases 
and rockeries. 
A charming 
little vine. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 
a oz., 45 cts.; 
Yi oz., 70 cts. 
2233 Heliotrope (Annual). Shumway’s Supreme 
Mixture. Dark colors. Profuse flowering plants; 
deliciously fragrant. Is splendid for bedding; 
ribbon-borders; vases, or house culture. Seeds 
sown in spring, will be fine for summer and fall 
decorations. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 70 cts. 
Beautiful Hibiscus 
2236 Hibiscus. Perennial. Marshmallow or Rosemallow. 
The flowers are of enormous size, often 10 to 13 inches 
in diameter. The colors are in a rich dark red, mallow- 
pink and pure white; the plants grow from 5 to 8 feet 
high carrying a great many blooms, blooming from 
early July until la.te in the autumn. This is a peren¬ 
nial and is perfectly hardy. All colors, mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Humulus 
2239 Humulus Japonlcna 
(Japanese Hop). Annual 
climber. Rapid climber; 
foliage luxuriant, making 
a dense covering for ver¬ 
andas, trellises, etc. Heat, 
drought and insects do not 
trouble it. 
Variegated !■ e a v e d . 
Leaves beautifully varie¬ 
gated white, green and yel¬ 
low. Pkt., 10 ets.; % oz., 
30 cts. 
2235 Heuchera (Coralbells). Be¬ 
long to Saxifrage order. They 
have roundish or heart-shaped 
leaves, a thick woody root stock 
and bear their dainty flowers in 
graceful panicles or racemes. 
New Hybrids. All shades of 
red and coral pink. Pkt., 16 cts. 
Annual. A beautiful ever¬ 
lasting; fine for summer bloom¬ 
ing, and for winter bouquets. 
Is splendid for borders. Mixed 
colors. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2232 Helenium 
(Sneeze wort) 
Perennial. Tall plants closely 
related to the Sunflower. The 
flowers are flat and borne in 
large heads of clusters. 
Autumniile Kubrum. 3 to 4 
ft. Aug.-Sept. Oxblood red 
changing to terra cotta. Pkt., 
10 cts. 
Moonflower 
Ipomoea. 20 ft. Beautiful rapid annual 
climbers. 'The flowers in their wide 
range of delicate coloring are poised on 
slender stems. Many of the sorts open 
only when the sun rises, others when the 
sun sets. Some are fragrant. Seeds 
should be soaked in warm water for 24 
hours before sowing to assist rapid 
germination. The seeds about the size 
of a pea should be notched with a file 
before soaking. 
2245 Bona Nox (Evening Glory), Violet. 
2246 Cocelnea (Star Ipomoea). Small 
scarlet flowers in great profusion. 
2247 Mexicana Grandiflora Alba CWhite 
Moon Flower). Covered with large white 
flowers every evening and cloudy day. 
Seeds should be started inside. 
2248 Mexicana Grandiflora, Giant Pink. 
2249 Shumway’s Finest Mixed 
AH Moonflowers: Pkt., 10 et.s.; oz., 50 cts. 
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BARGAIN 
G-7S—Your choice of any 5 
packets of Flower Seed listed 
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ONLY 25c 
2275 Lychnis (Jerusalem Cross). Chalcedonica. 
Hardy perennial. 3 ft. Blooms June to Au¬ 
gust. Fiery red flowers in the form of a Mal¬ 
tese cross, growing in large clusters. They 
make a brilliant display when massed in beds 
or borders. Will bloom from seed the first year 
if sown early. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 40 cts. 
2258 Crimson Flax (Linnm Annual). 
Showy plant for bedding. Habit of growth 
is slender and delicate, with great profu¬ 
sion of the brightest dazzling-red flowers. 
May be had in bloom from May to October 
by successive sowings. Pkt., 10 cts.: 
% oz., 25 cts. 
2270 Blue Flax (Linum Perenne). Hardy 
perennial 18 inches high. Dainty light 
blue flowers. Pine for rockeries and per¬ 
ennial beds. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 25 cts. 
Jerusalem Cross 
