ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL 
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Bird of Paradise (Poinciana Gil- 
lesi) The color of the flower is a golden yel- 
' low, measuring 2 V 2 inches across, and 
are produced in very large trusses. The most 
beautiful part of the flower is the large pestils, 
which are spread out in fan-like form, and are of 
bright crimson color. If the seeds are started 
early it will produce blooms in great profusion 
the first year. Pkt. 10c. 
BLUE DAISY (Agathea Coelestis) 
Grows about 1 Vz feet high, of branching habit, 
producing an abundance of clear, sky-blue flowers. 
Very pretty for summer decoration in the garden, 
and equally desirable for winter blooming. Seed 
may be started in the house in shallow boxes con¬ 
taining rich garden soil, covered with sand and 
kept moist. Packet, 10c. 
Bartonia Aurea 
Pkt. 5c. 
Very fine yellow flowers, 
thistle-like foliage; annual. 
Rrnwallia A handsome free blooming plant, 
covered with beautiful blue flowers. 
Sow seed in house in April, transplant in open ground 
in May. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Brachycome (Swan River Daisy) 
Free flowering, dwarf growing annual, covered dur¬ 
ing the greater part of the summer with a profusion 
of pretty blue or white flowers ; suitable for edgings, 
small beds or pot culture. Pkt. 5c. 
Blue Lace Flower 
(Didiscus caerulea) This beautiful Australian 
annual Lace Flower grows into an upright, 
very much branched plant of about 2 feet in 
height. Each branch ends in an umbel of 
light sky-blue flowers which spread out in 
an umbrella-like fashion, crowning each shoot 
with a beautiful and delicate head of flowers. 
The name Lace Flower is most appropriate 
since the blooms resemble in their quaint 
and artistic arrangement the most delicate 
and dainty lace. Pkt. 10c. 
Burning Busli 
Burning Bush This annual grows 
0 quickly from seed sown 
in_ the open ground. The stems are clothed 
with slender light green leaves. In the fall 
the ends of the shoots are set thickly with 
scarlet flowers—the bushy plants resembling 
balls of fire. Pkt. 5c. 
CHOICE Double Mixed BALSAM 
Balsam (Lady's Slipper, Touch-Me 
Not) An favorite, producing gorgeous masses of 
' beautiful brilliant colored flowers in the great¬ 
est profusion, double as roses and in every shade of 
color. Sow in house in April, transplant in open 
ground in May. 
Double Camelia-Flowered ^ k ; t n ® c s mixed - 
Choicest Double Mixed Colors ®z! 
35c, oz. 60c. 
Gardenia-Flowered • Mixed Colors—Flowers 
are produced m clusters 
at the top of the branches, where they are in full view, 
instead of being hidden on side of stems. The large 
double flowers have a marked resemblance to Gardenia 
blooms. In addition to white, shades of red and rose 
will be found in this mixture. Bushy plants. 1 y 2 to 2 
ft. tall. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 70c, V 2 oz. $1.25. 
Qvpsophila Baby’s Breath 
Baby’s Breath (Gypsoph- 
jjg\ The flowers are small, star- 
' like, and borne in feathery 
sprays which are highly esteemed for 
cut flowers, as they lend a most 
graceful effect when combined in 
bouquets with Sweet Peas. Succes¬ 
sive plantings of seed should be made 
a few weeks apart to furnish a con¬ 
tinuous supply of flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
oz. 25c. 
Paniculata White flowers, fine 
for bouquets; one of 
the favorite hardy perennials. Blooms 
first year if sown early; 3 feet. Pkt. 
10c, V4 oz. 25c, V 2 oz. 40c. 
Begonia The Semperflorens varieties of 
* fibrous rooted Begonias are ex¬ 
ceptionally desirable for edgings or border 
plants. They succeed equally well in either 
sunny or partly shaded locations and flower 
continuously from early summer until fall. 
They are also very attractive as pot plants 
for winter flowering indoors. Pkt. 15c. 
new Dwarf Butterfly Flower 
Butterfly Flower—-Schizanthus 
MIXED. Sometimes called the “Poor Man’s 
Orchid." It grows with fine fern-like foliage, 
begins to flower early and produces masses 
of queerly shaped blooms in various shades 
of blue, purple and pink, also some pure 
white. Annual. Height, 1 Vz feet. Pkt. 10c, 
Vi oz. 40c. 
