BEDDING PLANTS 
\Vc are growers of young plants for garden decoration and 
are able to supply in season the following assortment of stock. 
All of them are produced in our greenhouses from seed of 
superior strains. Some require early planting while others are 
best delayed until weather becomes warmer towards June. 
Orders ])laced will be filled in proper season and stock re¬ 
served for this purpose. For convenience we have grouped 
them according to their uses into low growing border plants, 
cut flower sort, porch or window box plants and those marked 
(*) are fit to use in partial shade. 
Kinds not readily transplanted are grown in pots only, as 
it assures results not obtainable otherwise and the extra cost 
is well compensated by full satisfaction as experience has 
proven. 
The seeds used in the production of our plants arc selected 
from the costliest quality strains, insuring our customers 
results not obtainable from ordinary sources. 
LOW GROWING BORDER PLANTS 
ASTER LILLIPUT. Very dwarf border sort, with tight 
button-like flowers in manv handsome colors mixed, splendid 
for fall effects. Doz. 35c;'lOO, $2.00. 
AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION. Profuse blue flower 
ing border plant also fit for cutting purposes. Needs sunny 
locations. Pot grown plants. 6 for 50c. 
ALYSSUM LITTLE GEM. Sweet alyssum makes white 
carpets of coloi'. Doz. 25c; per flat $1.50. 
BALSAM TOUCH-ME-NOT. Fine ])lant of branching uji- 
right habit with fleshy camellia like flowers, makes a good 
bedding plant offered in the following coloi's: White, rose, cin- 
nal)ar red. Doz. 35c; per flat $2.00. 
BEGONIA* Everblooming Red Glory. Plants with beauti¬ 
ful glossy foliage, bronzy red during the summer and covered 
with bright red flowers until frost, needs rich loose soil; do 
not plant before end of May or June. Will thrive well in 
partial shade; also fine house plant. 3 for 50c; doz. $1.50. 
EVERBLOOMING BEGONIA CARMEN. A new continu¬ 
ous flowering Begonia with rich glistening bronze foliage 
from which arise masses of dainty flowers in a pleasing 
salmon pink color. This will prove one of the handsomest sorts 
ever grown and for filling of window boxes and flower bor¬ 
ders in the garden the Carmen begonia will delight all who 
plant them. They want a rich loose soil to do well and will 
grow in partial shade. Late planting advisable. May be grown 
indoors in winter as pot plant. 6 for $1.50; doz. $2.50. 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS*. These are the very large flow¬ 
ered sorts to be grown in shade only in soil extremely rich 
and loose with continual moisture. Do not plant before end 
of May. Many colors. Bulbs from 15c to 50c each. 
Well started plants ready end of May. 25c to 50 each, 
according to size. 
CALCEOLARIA*, Fisherman’s Basket. Produces clusters of 
very bright yellow small blossoms resembling tiny baskets; 
must be in partial shade. 15c and 25c each. 
CHINESE DELPHINIUM. This plant grows but 12 to 18 
inches high with slender sprays of beautiful blue flowers from 
mid-summer to fall. A fine border plant, producing quantities 
of charming cut flowers as well that can take the place of 
sweet peas when these are done flowering. Per dozen 75c; 
100, $5.00. 
CELOSIA DWARF COCKSCOMB EMPRESS. Curious 
tirilliant red border plant w'ith red foliage of novel effect. 
Doz. $1.00. 
Celosia Dwarf Golden Yellow. Yellow companion to preced¬ 
ing. Doz. $1.00. 
CALENDULA, BALLS SUPREME. Cadmium yellow, with 
dark center; flowers all summer; fine for cutting. Doz. 35c. 
COLEUS. Lovely foliage plants that make attractive bor¬ 
der plants of colorful effect. Must not be set out before 
warm weather in June. Many sorts to choose from. 3 for 50c. 
Cynoglossum Firmament, a new foini of dwarf Chinese 
forget-me-not, bushy plants 15 inches high, coveied with 
indigoblue flowers. Doz. 75c. 
LOBELIA CRYSTAL PALACE. This intense deep blue 
border plant is the most popular of all small border flowers, 
producing masses of color but a few inches high. Per doz. 35c. 
This superior sort must not be confused with ordinary lobelia 
that fail to grow compact and even. 
Lobelia Sapphire. This is the large light blue flowering sort 
with white eye used most frequently as trailer in boxes or 
baskets. 35c per doz. 
Lobelia Dwarf White. Pure white, very select for borders 
and rockeries. Doz. 35c; per flat $2.00. 
Lobelia Cambridge Blue. Dwarf, light blue; much apine- 
ciated. Doz. 35c; flats $2.00. 
DWARF PHLOX. This is perhaps the showiest summer 
flowering border plant known and cannot be excelled for 
beauty in sunny locations. Our strain is of the very best 
dwarf strain known, altogether superior to the ordinary types 
usualljr planted. The higher cost of seed is well justified in 
the greater beauty secured for real dwarfness is here at its 
best. Doz. 50c; per flat $2.50. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII FIREBALL. The most brilliant 
colored of this dwarf compact growing type, produces sheets 
of color all during the summer month. Easily grown in 
sunny borders and outstanding for beauty in color effect. 
Phlox Drummondii Salmon Pink. A soft salmon pink color 
of pleasing charm, compact habit of growth, with flowers 
forming an unbroken carpet from July to late fall. Needs 
sunny location. 
Phlox Drummondii Mixed Colors. Richly assorted color 
range. 
Snowball. A pure white very compact sort of startling 
beauty. 
Phlox Salmon Glory. A fine dwarf light salmon jiink as 
featured in color plate; excellent border soit. Doz. 40c; per 
flat $3.00. 
NEMESIA COMPACTA, Rainbow Mixture. These are low 
growing summer flowers resembling a large Lobelia but come 
in a wide range of copper, orange, blue, yellow and scarlet 
of many tints and variations, truly a real rainbow array of 
color blends of strange beauty difficult to describe. The 
plants are easily grown and enjoy a cool damp soil in full sun; 
will produce borders and beds of marvelous effect. Doz. 35c; 
flats $1.50. 
NOBLE PINK, FIRE KING. One of the finest garden pinks 
with clusters of large brilliant crimson flowers and glistening 
white eye. This novelty will be the most colorful surprise in 
many gardens and a delight so easily grown that every gar¬ 
den will want them in the future. The flowers may serve for 
cutting purposes to amaze your friends in table arrangements. 
They need a well fertilized soil and full sun to do their best, 
per doz. 50c. 
ROYAL PINKS. Very large flowered t.ype with fringed 
blossoms of great beauty in rich unusual brilliant colors of 
many hues, well blended. Very effective for garden borders 
in rich substantial soils. They also serve most charmingly as 
cut flowers de luxe with stems about the length of sweet peas. 
Easily transplanted and most impressive when set out in large 
numbers, as borders or beds. Doz. 40c. 
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