ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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Everlasting Flowers 
Feverfew, Improved Double White 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Acroclinium 
as for Asters. 
An ornament¬ 
al plant 
forming dense bushes about 2 feet high, produc¬ 
ing freely its bright orange-scarlet lantern-like 
fruits, which can be cut and dried for winter 
bouquets; highly interesting. Pkt. 10c. 
One of the best of the ever¬ 
lasting flowers; culture same 
Half hardy annuals. Pkt. 5c. 
Feverfew (Matricaria) 
FI PI Small, double white 
t^apensis ri. ri. f ] owers . compact, 
bushy plant, 1 foot high. Adapted to bedding, 
pot culture and cutting. Perennial but may 
be treated as annual. Pkt. 10c. 
Rail Compact bushes, 8 inches 
uoiaen nan high> covered with lovely, 
button-like, bright yellow blooms of densely 
double formation. Pkt. 10c. 
Everlasting Flowers, All Va- 
yic»t!e,c Miverl Included in this mixture 
rieiies, mixed are the most popular 
types and varieties of Everlastings—Strawflow- 
ers, Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, Rhodanthe, 
Statice, etc. Pkt. 8c, Vi oz. 25c. 
Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena 
Globosa, Fine Mixed ^ e l * r s J; 
flower heads are Clover-like in appearance, 
about % in. across, quite attractive in the 
garden, for cutting as fresh flowers, or for dry¬ 
ing for winter bouquets. White, flesh, purple 
and orange in mixture, 1 Vi to 2 ft. Pkt. 8c; 
Vi oz. 25c. 
Grasses, Ornamental, Annual Va¬ 
rieties, Mixed Ver J decorative in _ the 
7 garden, useful for mixing 
with flowers and indispensable when dried for 
winter bouquets. Pkt. 8c; Vi oz. 25c. 
Honesty—Lunaria Biennis 
(Everlasting-Biennial) Grown extensively for 
the large, silvery white partitions of the round, 
flat seed pods, which make attractive winter 
decorations. The seed pods follow the purple, 
sweet-scented, Stock-like flowers. If started 
early, the pods may mature the first year. 
4 ft. tall. Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 30c. 
Statice—Sea Lavender, Sinuata 
Clusters of colorful, strawy everlasting flowers 
of great value either in fresh or dried condi¬ 
tion. 2 ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 20c, 
V2 oz. 35c. 
GERANIUM 
Povanimn These well known favorites are 
aniuill indispensable for outdoor as well 
as indoor decorations. Sow seed in shallow 
boxes in March; when large enough transplant 
to similar boxes or small pots; plant out in 
May. Seeds, choice mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Strawflowers, 
Helichrysum 
quilled or tubular petals 
Single, Fine Mixed 
Gaillardia 
Gaillardia—Blanket Flower 
Annual Gaillardias are among the most easily 
grown and free blooming flowers of the gar¬ 
den; as colorful as the perennial but a trifle 
smaller. Attractive gray-green foliage; they 
like sunshine and a well-drained soil. July to 
frost. 15 to 18 in. 
Indian Chief Single, showy, metallic- 
red flowers with dark 
brown centers. Pkt. 10c, V4 oz. 25c. 
Lorenziana, Double Mixed choice 
' mixture 
of yellow, red and white double flowers with 
Pkt. 10c, y 4 oz. 25c. 
Bright, single, Daisy-like flowers of red and yellow'. Pkt 
5c, Vi oz. 20c. 
GODETIA 
G -.1 Handsome and showy annuals, 
V *' JU bearing freely large flowers 3 to 4 
inches across, of exquisite colors that glisten in 
the sun like satin. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Beautiful in the gar¬ 
den or when cut, but 
mostly grown to dry 
for winter bouquets. 
If flowers are wanted 
for winter use, cut 
them when partially 
open, remove foliage, 
bunch loosely, and 
hang with the heads 
downward in a cool, 
dry, shady place un¬ 
til dry. Strawflowers 
are the most widely 
used of all Everlast¬ 
ings. Flowers are 
double, 2 in. and 
more across, and are 
freely borne on 
strong, upright 
plants from mid¬ 
summer until fall. 
2 to 2% ft. Pkt. 5c, 
V4 oz. 25c. 
Xeranthemum 
A fine and showy 
class of everlast¬ 
ings ; flowers are 
used for winter bou¬ 
quets. Mixed, pkt. 5c. 
Perennial Gaillardia ^ an depended upon tc bloom all summer and into the 
fall. Bright and gaily colored, Daisy-like flowers, are freely 
borne on long, strong, flexible stems. If seed is sown early, the plants will bloom 
the first year. 2 ft. tall. 
Dazzler N ew giant type. Large, dark red 
flowers with bright orange tips. 
Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 50c. 
Strawflowers 
Portola Hybrids 
Strong, stiff stems with 
flowers that are nearly 4 in. 
across. Bronzy scarlet, petals tipped with golden yel¬ 
low. Plants are sturdy. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 25c. 
Geum 
(Perennial) Double flowers like little roses on long 
stems from June to September, if not allowed to go to 
seed. Do best in rich, well-drained soil and a warm, 
sheltered location in beds, borders or rock garden. 
Needs winter protection in very cold sections. 1 Vi to 
2 ft. 
Lady Stratheden Rich golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Mrs. Bradshaw Fiery scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Gloxinia A bulbous rooted plant, producing in 
vjioAiu tx great p ro f us i on; has large well shaped 
flowers of richest and most beautiful variety of bril¬ 
liant colors. One foot, Hybrida mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Gloxinia, Choicest Hybrids 
