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Selected Flower Seed-Deposit Seed CO. Deposit, N, Y, 
Primula—Primrose 
Primroses are among the best 
known and most popular winter 
flowering plants. Seeds sown in 
spring produce plants which will 
bloom throughout the following 
winter and require little care. 
079 —GIANT OBCON1CA. One 
of the grandest, showiest and 
freest blossoming of all house 
plants. Blossoms the year around 
and is always loaded throughout 
winter, when flowers are most 
needed. Seed sown in spring will 
produce plants which commence 
to bloom in fall and continue to 
grow and produce blossoms in the 
lovely shades of lavender, pink, 
etc., throughout the winter. Pkt. 
15c. 
#80— OBCOMCA MIXED. Con¬ 
tinues blooming the year round. 
Flowers borne on long, neat stems 
are one mass of lovely blossoms 
throughout winter and spring. Pkt. 
4150 seeds) 10c. 
#81—HAHY PRIMROSE. A small 
flowering sort which is a free ami 
continuous bloomer. One of the best 
blooming winter plants. Pkt. 10c. 
682—D. S. C. GIANT PRIM¬ 
ROSE. New race with much larger 
blossoms and likely to supersede 
the older sorts. Many tine colors. 
50 seeds 15o. 
#83—FAXC* FRINGED MIXED. 
Choicest varieties of the Chinese 
Fringed, etc., in best mixture. This 
includes nearly all the varieties of 
Chinese Primroses found in green¬ 
houses, etc. Pkt. 10c. 
#84—DO! RLE MIXED. A large 
variety of choice double sorts, 25 
■cert* 13c. 
Hardy Primroses are among the 
most desirable of perennial plants. 
They bloom profusely in any half 
shady place. Called ' English Prim¬ 
roses” and ‘'English Cowslips.” 
883—JAPOXICA. One of the best 
hardy primroses for the garden; 
mixed colors. Blossoms in beauti¬ 
ful whirls around stem 12 to 18 
inches high, considered one of the 
choicest. Pkt. 10c. 
68#—VERIS POLYANTHUS. A fine 
perennial producing handsome blos¬ 
soms in spring. Various colors. 
Pkt. 5c. 
#87—GIANT MUX STEAD. One of 
the most desirable classes of Eng¬ 
lish Primrose. Blossoms extra large. 
Colors run in lighter shades. Great¬ 
ly admired. 'Pkt. 10c. 
#88—GOLD LACED. Extremely 
pretty. Blossoms laced and border¬ 
ed with gold-like bands. Pkt. 10c. 
080—VERIS LITE A. A pretty 
harbinger of spring, bright yellow. 
Pkt. 8c, 
One packet eaek of the above 
Hardy Primrose* for 40c. 
Salpiglossls 
PAINTED TONGUE 
These showy, half-hardy annuals 
bear beautiful, funnel-shaped flow¬ 
ers having dark veins on a ground 
which varies from white to crim¬ 
son, yellow, orange, etc., and in¬ 
termediate shades. • Blooms from 
late summer until frost. 
700—NEW EMPEROR OR GI¬ 
ANT VELVET. Flowers larger and 
more brilliant than the common 
varieties in splendid mixture. Pkt. 
10c.; 3 pkts. 25c. 
We will mall 35 packet* of Differ¬ 
ent Varieties of Flower Seed* oar 
•election of varieties for 91.00. Tbl» 
Is a good chance to get a good vari¬ 
ety of flowers at a low price. 
PORTULACA 
One of our finest hardy annual 
plants, of easy culture, thriving 
best in a rather rich light loam 
oi sandy soil, and luxuriating in an 
exposed sunny situation; the flow¬ 
ers are of the richest colors, and 
pioduced throughout the summer 
in great profusion; fine for mass¬ 
ing in beds, edging or rockwork. 
and frequently used to sow broad¬ 
cast over sunny banks, etc. Also 
kaown as Sun Plant and Hose 
Moss. Seed 'does not start till 
warm weather. 
SINGLE PORTULACA 
677— FINESt MIXED. Our 
choicest single sorts from the 
purest white to the brightest yel¬ 
lows and deep crimson. For a sol¬ 
id bed they make a gorgeous sight 
on sunny days. Pkt. 4c.; 3 pkts. 
10c. 
DOUBLE PORTULACA 
678— DOUBLE M I X E I>. All 
choicest colors. Double as small 
Hoses. Remains open longer than 
single flowers and are even more 
desirable for bedding or borders. 
A large percentage of the flowers 
will come perfectly double, of the 
most brilliant searlet, crimson, 
white, yellow, etc. Pkt. 5c.; 3 
pkts. 12c. 
Rudbeckla 
698—KELVEDON STAR is a 
beautiful new annual Rudbeckia. 
Flowers very attractive double and 
semi-double. Golden yellow with 
a band of mahogany red around a 
brown central disk. Pkt. 6c.; 2 
pkts. 10c. 
#90—PURPUREA (Giant Purple 
Coneflower). Peculiar reddish pur¬ 
ple flowers with a very large, 
brown, cone-shaped center, Blooms 
from July to October. 3 feet. Pkt. 
5c. 
Plants of Rudebeekla Golden 
Glow In Spring 2 for 25c.) 5 for 
30c.t 15 for 91.00. 
Plants of Cone Flower varieties 
2 for 3©e.» 4 for 30e.» 10 for 914)0. 
Ricinus (Castor Oil B«an) 
607—ZANZIBARIENSIS. Immense, 
palm-like leaves, 2 to 3 feet across. 
Plants^ form a compact, tropical 
looking bush, 4 to 6 feet high, in 
two to three months from seed. 
Fine for lawn or background. Sur¬ 
passes in size and beauty all vari¬ 
eties. Our mixture has light and 
dark green leaves and some of cop¬ 
pery-bronze. Pkt. 5e.i ok. 15c.| 
lb. 40c. 
Sanyitalia 
705—PROCUMBEN8 (Creeping 
Zinnia). An annual of dwarf com¬ 
pact growth; useful in masses in 
beds, or edges of borders, or In 
vases, baskets, etc. Showy bright 
yellow, double flowers; in bloom all 
summer. Pkt. 5e. 
Saponaria 
*706—OCYMOIDE8 (Perennial). 
Very fine plant for rock gardens, 
etc. Produces an abundance of rose 
colored flowers early in spring. 
Pkt. 8c. 
707—VACCARIA (Annual). Some¬ 
times called Glorified Gypsophila. 
Bears masses of pink and white 
flowers. Fine for bouquets. Blooms 
quickly from seed. Pkt. 4c.j 3 pkts. 
, for lOe.j ok. 20c. 
Flatycodon 
600—FINEST MIXED. Platycodon 
or Chinese Bellflower is a very de¬ 
sirable perennial bearing star-like, 
bell-shaped flowers 1% to 3 inches 
in diameter. A very handsome plant 
for the garden. Pkt. lOc. 
Stokesia 
STOKES’ ASTER 
737—UVANEA. A most charming 
and beautiful native hardy plant 
which, for many seasons, has been- 
a most admired flower. The plant 
grows from 18 to 24 inches nigh, 
bearing freely from early June un¬ 
til late in October, its handsome lav¬ 
ender-blue c^ntaurea-like blossoms 
which measure from 4 to 5 inches 
across. It is of the easiest culture, 
succeeding in any open, sunny po¬ 
sition; desirable as a single plant 
in the hardv border and effective 
in masses or beds of any size. Pkt, 
lOc.t 3 pkts, 25c. 
Double Portulaca, or Moss Rose. 
SINGLE PORTULACCA 
Fringed Chinese Primrose 
