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T. W. WOOD 86 SONS 
SDDDSMEN SINCD 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
(Gilliflower), Few flowers sur¬ 
pass stocks in brilliance and 
diversity of color, duration 
and profusion of bloom and 
fragrance, each plant a perfect bouquet. 
Plant early indoors, transplant when an 
inch high and set out the end of April in 
a cool location. Fine for beds borders and 
cut flowers. Half hardy annual. 
No. 1199. Cut-and-Come-Again. Extra fine 
for cutting; 18 inches high, throwing out 
side branches, each bearing rosette¬ 
shaped flowers on fine stems. Mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz- 35c. 
No. 1200. Iiarge Flowering Ten Weeks— A 
splendid mixture of brilliant colors. Fkt. 
10c; Va oz. 40c; V 4 oz. 70c. 
Sunflower 
•—Plant the tall kinds 
for centers of beds 
and backgrounds; the 
dwarf for cut flowers 
and general decoration. Plant in April. 
Hardy annual. 
No. 1207. Red. Some are a rich chestnut red, 
others are of interesting color combina¬ 
tions. The long petals are often curled. 
Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 
No, 1208. Miniature. Bushy plants, 3 feet 
high, bearing all summer masses of 3-inch 
single yellow flowers with dark centers; 
line for cutting. Pkt. 5c; V^ oz. 20c. 
No. 1209. Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. 
Golden yellow with long fringed petals; 
beautiful. Fkt. 5c; Yi oz. 20 c. 
No. 1210. California. —The deep yellow dou¬ 
ble flowers are extra large; 3 to 5 feet 
high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
No. 1216. Sweet Rocket 5^®denci- 
ously sweet scented hardy perennial bear¬ 
ing showy white and violet blooms; fine 
for permanent borders and cut flowers. 
Plant outside in April or earlier indoors. 
Height, 3 feet. Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 15c; Yi oz, 25c. 
No. 1218. Sweet Sultan —Fairly cov¬ 
er e d with 
beautiful scented blooms that will keep 
fresh for days. If planted at intervals, a 
succession of blooms may be had through 
the summer and fall. Height, 2% feet. 
Easy to grow. Hardy annual. Mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 20 c; Yi oz. 30c. 
SweetWilliam 
—-The rich 
flowers give 
a splendid ef¬ 
fect in beds, 
borders and rock gardens. Hardy peren¬ 
nial. but blooms the following fall if 
planted early. Colors range from white to 
nearly black. Height, 18 inches. 
No. 1222. Single White. Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 20c. 
No. 1223. Newport Pink. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c. 
No. 1224. Scarlet Beauty. Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 25c. 
No. 1227. Single Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c; 
Vi oz. 20c; Yi oz. 30c. 
No. 1233, Double. —All colors mixed. Pkt. 
10c; V4 oz. 20c; Yi oz. 35c. 
SCARDBT RUNNERS.— See page 5, 
SNAPDRAGON. —.See Antirrhinum. 
SPEEDWELL.— See Veronica. 
STRAWFLOWER. —See hlelichrysum. 
SWEET ALYSSUM. —See Alyssum. 
TOUCH-ME-NOT.— See Balsam. 
No. 1236. Thunbergia susan^)^-^®A 
rapid climber 4 to 6 feet high. Splendid 
for hanging baskets, trellises, fences, etc., 
bearing lieautiful flowers in profusion. 
Half hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 25c. 
No. 1238. Tithonia (Mexican Sun¬ 
flower). Brilliant 
orange-scarlet flower on long stems. Par¬ 
ticularly fine for cutting; superb back¬ 
ground idants. Height, G feet. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 25c. 
No. 1241. Torenia 
with yellow throats. Fine for rock gar¬ 
dens. beds and low borders. Annual. Ht., 
10 inches. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 50c. 
Miniature Sunflower 
Sweet Sultan 
Sweet William. 
Verbena 
—^Annual for beds, bor¬ 
ders, massing, window 
gardens, covering 
mounds, etc. Bears flow¬ 
ers of brilliant colors from early summer 
till fall. Soak a few hours and plant in 
boxes indoors, transplanting when an inch 
high, or plant outside in April. 
No. 1250. Ploradale Beauty —A giant hybrid 
with individual florets averaging 114 
inches across, making up into heads 4 to 
5 inches across. Colors range from bright 
rose-pink to deep rose-red. Pkt. 15o; Ya oz. 
40c; 14 oz. 70c. 
No. 1249. Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. The 
florets easily cover a silver half-dollar. 
The color shades from clear rose-pink to 
rose-red. Pkt. 15c; Ya oz. 40c. 
No. 1245. Deflauce Scarlet. The most intense 
rich brilliant scarlet variety. Pkt. 10c; 
Va oz. 2Sc; V4 oz. 40c. 
No. 1246. Mammoth White. — Extra large 
and very free blooming. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 
25c; V4 oz. 40c. 
No. 1247. Mammoth Fluk Shades. Pkt. lOc; 
Ya oz. 25o; V4 oz. 40c. 
No. 1248. Mammoth Purple Shades. Fkt. 10c; 
Ye oz. 25c; V4 oz. 40c. 
No. 1252. Mammoth Mixed. The magnificent 
blooms are of the richest and most varied 
colors; very fine. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 25c; 
V4 oz. 40c. 
No. 1255. MIXED VERBENAS. —All colors 
in a fine mixture; flowers large. Pkt. 5c; 
V4 oz. 300 ; Yi oz. 50c. 
No. 1253. Venosa. The hardy variety for 
bedding, producing bright purple flowers 
all summer; 1 ft. high. Pkt. lOo; Va oz. 40c. 
No. 1260. Veronica <Pe"s»t*har’drp|-r" 
ennial of easy culture. Bears long spikes 
of bright pink and white flowers. A fine 
cut flower. Height, 18 inches. Pkt. 10c; 
Ya oz. 30c. 
AT 1 nan (Periwinkle) — Splen- 
INO. 1^0/. Vinca for bedding, win¬ 
dow gardens, house plants and borders. If 
planted early indoors will bloom the same 
summer; take inside for winter flower¬ 
ing; germinates slowly. Tender perennial. 
Height, 15 inches. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; 
V4 oz. 25c; Yi oz. 40c. 
VIOLA —See Tufted Pansy, page 38. 
No. 1272. Virginian Stock free flower¬ 
ing annual for beds and edgings; succeeds 
well in any soil. Mixed colors. Hardy an¬ 
nual. Pkt. 5c; Yi oz. 15c; oz. 25c. 
Wallflower 
-Bears large spikes 
of deliciously fra¬ 
grant blooms. Useful 
for beds, borders and 
winter house plants. Plant early and trans¬ 
plant. In the fall put into pots for winter 
blooming. Half hardy perennial. Height, 
114 feet. 
No. 1276. Single. A fine mixture of all shades. 
Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 25c. 
No. 1277. Double. Very large and fragrant. 
Pkt. 10c; Ye oz. 50c. 
No. 1278, Allioni (Siberian Wallflower).— 
Beautiful biennial for rock gardens and 
low borders; dazzling orange flower. 
Height, 1 foot. Pkt. lOc; V4 oz. 20c. 
No. 1279. Linlfolius (Alpine Wallflower).— 
A profuse bloomer for rock gardens; an 
unusual lilac shade; biennial; 1 foot high. 
Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 50c. 
No. 1282. Chinese Woolflower 
—The large globe-shaped flowers resem¬ 
ble balls of silky scarlet wool. Grows 2^4 
feet high, and from midsummer till hard 
frost covered with blooms. A fine bedding 
plant, grown either singly or in groups: 
keeps for days, and when dried remains 
bright for weeks. Plant when the ground 
is warm and thin out to a foot apart. 
Pkt. 10c; V^ oz. 20c; V4 oz. 30c. 
1284. Mixed Flower Seeds 
—More than a hundred varieties for sour¬ 
ing amongst shrubbery, in fence corners 
or out-of-the-way places. It will give a 
constant succession of bloom until killed 
by frost, and does not require the constant 
care necessary to produce beautiful effects 
as in the case of flower beds. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 20c; V4 lb. 50o; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
