DAH LIAS 
Cuphea 
(Cigar Plant), 
Firefly 
Cynoglossum 
amabile, Fairy Blue 
Crepis ha 
Rubra. A very free-flowering annual that will thrive under almost 
any condition. The deeply cut foliage clings close to the ground, 
while the jjlant sends up numerous slender stems about 1 foot high, 
with a mass of soft shell-pink flowers on top. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Cuphea • Cigar Plant hhp, ha 
Ignea (platycentra). A half-hardy perennial, treated as an annual, 
that will bloom first year from seeds. Small bright scarlet tubular 
blossoms. 1 foot. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Firefly. Annual. Excellent for rockery, window-boxes or edging. 
Dwarf, compact plant about 10 inches high. Small, dehcately 
formed flowers of fiery cerise-red. Pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
Cyclamen gp 
GIANT BINNEWIES STRAIN. These are among the most beau¬ 
tiful winter- and spring-flowering plants for the greenhouse. Not 
only are the flowers of strikmg beauty, but the fohage is also 
highly ornamental. The seed we send out is grown by the 
originator. 
Bright Red. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $2.50 
Dark Blood-Red. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $2.50 
Improved Rose of Marienthal. White with carmine eye. 
Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $2.50 
Piuk Pearl. Salmon-pink. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 .seeds $3.50 
Pure White. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $2.50 
Salmon-Rose Improved. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $3 
Salmon-Scarlet (America Improved). Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $3 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 40 cts.; 100 seeds $2 
ROKOKO. New type. Large, flat flowers in various colors, with 
fluted and fringed petals. Pkt. 50 cts.; 100 seeds $3 
Cypress Vine {Ipomoea quamoclit) HAC 
One of the most beautiful climbCi’s, with light, graceful, delicate 
foliage and bright flowers. 15 feet. 
Mixed. White and Scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
ARE EASY FROM SEED 
Dahlias hhp 
These half-hardy perennials are very easily grown from seed, all 
classes coming quite true and supplying magnificent colors. In the 
garden these seedling Dahlias bloom as early and free as the plants 
grown from tubers. 
Coltness Hybrids, Improved. See page 7. 
Collarette. A novel type, having a row of petals around the disc, 
like a frill or collar, of a different color than the regular petals. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Dohbie’s Orchid-flowered. See Novelties and Specialties, page 7. 
Double Cactus. Pkt. 15 cts.; large i)kt. 40 cts. 
Giant Decorative. Beautiful flowers, varying in form between the 
Show and the Cactus Dahlias. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Single Giant Perfection. Flowers of immense size, averaging 6 
inches across. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Unwin’s Ideal Bedding. See Novelties and Specialties, page 7. 
Zulu. See Novelties and Specialties, page 7. 
Datura • Trumpet Flower hha 
Ornamental plants of rapid growth with large, trumpet-shaped, 
fragrant flowers. 3 feet. 
Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty). Flowers white inside, purple outside. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Fastuosa Huberiana. Large, double flowers of various colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 26 cts. 
Delphinium • Perennial Larkspur hp 
The tall, stately flower-spikes of the Delphinium rise to a height 
of 5 to 6 feet and supply the garden with a wealth of bloom in shades 
of blue, and white. They are effective in all situations and demand 
rich, deeply cultivated soil and considerable moisture. If flower- 
spikes are cut when through blooming, others will replace them. 
Waterer’s Superb Hybrids. A magnificent strain containing many 
of the finest and newest varieties that have been carefully selected 
to include all the most beautiful shades. 
Art Shades Mid-Blue Shades Mixed 
Deep Blue Shades Light Blue Shades 
Each, pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Pacific Strain Hybrids. A wonderful new strain. The enormous 
double flowers are beautifully placed on tall stately spikes which 
reach to truly great heights. The stems are slim and wiry and the 
plants are very resistant to mildew. 
Pastel Shades Dark Blue Shades All Shades, Mixed 
Light Blue Shades 
Each, pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1.50; Vgoz. $4 
For named varieties, see Novelties and Specialties, page 7 
Hollyhock Strain. (Wrexham Type.) This strain is considered 
one of the finest in Delphiniums. The blooms are of immense size, 
ranging in color from white and lavender through every shade 
of blue. 
Art Shades Light Blue Shades Mixed 
Deep Blue Shades Mid-Blue Shades 
Each, pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1 
Blackmore & Langdon’s Hybrids. A superior strain that contains 
a mixture of choice flowers ranging in color from fight blues through 
mauves and lavenders to deepest ultramarine. 5 feet. 
Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Choicest mixture. All shades of blue. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts.; ^oz. 60 cts. 
Belladonna, Improved. A greatly improved strain, with brighter, 
larger blue flowers, more vigorous and taller growth. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Bellamosum. A deep blue form of the popular Belladonna. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Cardlnale. Bright scarlet, with yellow center. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Cynoglossum • Chinese Forget-me-not ha 
An annual recently introduced from China and of the easiest 
culture, forming strong plants 18 to 24 inches high and producing, 
through the summer months, sprays of forget-me-not-like flowers, 
delicately sweet-scented. 
Amabile, Fairy Blue. Bright Cambridge-blue. 
Amabile, Pink. A pink-flowered form of the preceding. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 25 cts. 
Firmament. See Novelties and Specialties, page 7. 
Delphinium chinensis 
Plants dainty in form, with cosmos-like foliage, and loose, graceful 
sprays of single-spurred flowers. Blooms first year il sown early. 
Blue Butterfly Improved. Beautiful ultramarine-blue. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Cambridge Blue. Light blue, similar in color to the well-known 
Belladonna. 2J4 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Blue. Intense gentian-blue. 21^ feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 40 cts. 
Album. Pure white form of the above. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14oz. 40 cts. 
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