23 OMeasts Fourit heeste, 
Cosmos for Early Autumn Color 
Graceful autumn flowers, fine for cutting and extremely showy in the garden. 
Very easily grown. They do best in rather poor soil. 
Magnificent New Cosmos 
Extra Early Sensation 
The flowers of this strain are mammoth in size, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with 
broad, heavy fluted petals carried on very long strong stems. It is extremely early 
flowering, blooming in 10 weeks from the time of seeding. The plants make a 
rather heavy growth of foliage, reach a height of about 4 feet, are free blooming, 
and while the flowers are unusually large at all times, plants may be disbudded 
for even larger flowers for the cut flower trade. 
525 CARDINAL. Crimson. PKt., 15c; 4% oz., 50c. 
526 PINKIE. Clear rose-pink. Pkt., 15c; 4% oz., 30c. 
527 PURITY. Pure white, yellow center. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 30c. 
528 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c. 
Tall Late Mammoth Flowering 
529 GIANT WHITE. % o2z., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
530 GIANT CRIMSON. % 02z., 25c; pkt., 1Cc. 
531 PINK LADY LENOX. A beautiful shade of shell-pink, early blooming and 
very large flowers. %4 0z., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
532 GIANT MIXED. Comprises all shades. %4 02z., 20c; pkt., 10c. 
Early Dwarf, Double Crested Cosmos 
These grow to a height of about 3 feet, forming a perfect bush, massed with 
blooms bearing beautiful flowers of good size, on long stems, about 65 per cent 
with double crested flowers. 
583 CARNELIA. Crimson. Pkt., 25c, 
534 PEACH BLOSSOM. Pink. Pkt., 25c. 
535 WHIRLWIND. White. Pkt., 25c. 
536 CHOICE MIXTURE. Pkt., 20c. 
537 EARLY ORANGE FLARE. Height 2% ft. Orange flowers. 
The stems are 
long and wiry, well adapted for cutting. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 25c. 
Cynoglossum - Chinese Forget-Me-Not 
5388 AMABILE, BLUE. An annual recently intreaduced from China; of the easiest 
culture, forming strong plants 18 to 24 inches high and producing through the 
summer months sprays of intense blue Forget-me-not flowers, delicately sweet 
scented. A splendid addition to the comparatively short list of real blue flowers. 
\% oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
539 AMABILE PINK. ¥% oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
FIRMAMENT. See novelty page 23. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Eschscholtzia, page 32. 
Grow Dahlias from Seed 
While usually grown from roots and cuttings, fine flowers can be produced in 
one season from seed, if it is sown early indoors and the plants set out when 
the ground is warm. 
540 CORDES SELECTED MIXTURE. This splendid mixture of large flowering 
Dahlias is grown by one of California’s leading hybridists. This Dahlia spe- 
cialist has introduced several of America’s best Dahlias. From this mixture 
that we offer some of the leading certificate Dahlias have been grown. Pkt., 
containing 20 seeds, $1.00; large pkt., containing 100 seeds, $4.00. 
541 ADVANCE. Special strain of large-flowering Dahlias. Pkt., 40c. 
542 UNWIN’S DWARF HYBRIDS. This is a beautiful strain bearing semi-double 
flowers with an excellent range of color including pink, lavender, red, orange, 
yellow and maroon. From seed sown in the spring, plants begin flowering in 
the summer and improve until killed by frost. They grow 2 to 3 feet tall, and 
abundant flowers cover them. Tubers are produced which can be saved for the 
next year. They make good pot plants when pinched back. Pkt., 20c. 
543 DAHLIA, ZULU STRAIN. These are black leaved dwarf double hybrids, with 
flowers of various shades of crimson and scarlet, lightened by a few orange 
golden and lilac blooms. The plants are compact but vigorous, each flower borne 
on a very strong straight stem. A very effective bedding strain. Pkt., 20c. 
POR DAHLIA ROOTS. (See Summer Flowering bulbs, page 55). 
Dianthus - Annual Garden Pinks 
Every garden should include some of the pinks because they are so easily grown 
and make such a Se eeeal display with their bright colored flowers. The piss 
pe covered with sweet scented flowers all during the summer. Grows about on 
oot high. 
544 LACINIATUS SPLENDENS. A free-flowering, easily grown annual. The 
flowers are very large, over 2 inches across, in a brilliant shade of crimson, 
with a large boldly contrasting glistening white eye. Pkt., 10c. 
545 SWEET WIVELSFIELD. This remarkable hybrid is quite distinct in method 
of flowering and height of growth from the Annual Sweet William. It has . 
great variety of color and a very long season of bloom. It is an eae oe 
requires the same culture as Asters, Stocks and Snapdragons. poms n - ae 
bed in February and March, and then into the open groun early in BY, | ; 
bloom from June until frost. If sown outdoors in April, it will bloom in August. 
Pkt., 10c, 
f ; . : i illiant 
546 HEDDEWIGI. (Single Pink.) A splendid mixture of single flowers of bri t 
shades, britiantly maried: Plants dwarf and very free flowering. Yq OZ, 25C;5 
pkt., 10c. 
i i tals. 
547 HEDDEWIGI, FL. PL. (Double Pink.) Very double, with deep fringed pe 
Colors vary from white ts rose, lilac, carmine, crimson, scarlet, purple, brown 
and almost black, spotted and striped. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30Cc. 
For Perennial varieties, see page 47. 
Cincinnati 31 

Dimorphotheca—African Daisy 
Didiscus - Blue Lace Flower 
548 COERULEUS. Superb for cut flowers. 
The long stems terminate in flat clusters 
of delicate blue flowers not unlike Queen 
Anne’s Lace. \%& oz., 30c; pkt., 10c. 
Dimorphotheca 
New African Golden Daisies 
Most of us know the African Daisies, 
sometimes called the Star of the Veldt, and 
have admired their bright blossoms which 
appear in daisy-like form 2 to 3 inches 
across. A showy effect is obtained by using 
mixed colors of African Daisies, and the 
dark shades of Bedding Petunias, sowing the 
seed broadcast or setting out the plants in- 
formally, giving the appearance of being 
broadcast. Delights in a sunny situation. 
549 SALMON BEAUTY. A large flowering 
African Daisy of a pleasing true salmon 
shade, a welcome color addition to this 
popular flower group. \% 0oz., 40c; pkt., 10c. 
550 AURANTIACA. with 
Golden orange, 
dark center, 
% oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
551 MIXED COLORS. Varying in colors of 
white, yellow, salmon and orange. %& oz., 
35c; pkt., 10c. 
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Daisies 
pine Eyed African Daisy. See Arctotis, page 
English Daisy. See Bellis Perennis, Peren. 
nial page 45. 
Golden African Daisy. Dimorphotheca. See 
above. 
Shasta Daisy. 
nial page 465. 
Marguerite Daisy. 
See Chrysanthemum. Peren- 
See Anthemis. Perennial 
page 43. 
Michaelmas Daisy. See Perennial Asters, 
page 44. 
Transvaal Daisy. See Gerbera. Perennial 
page 47, 
Digitalis. See Perennial page 46. 
Delphinium, Annual. See Larkspur, page 33. 
Delphinium, Perennial. See page 46. 

SO Waa oo a er ee 
. ACME SUPERFINE 
LAWN SEED 982% Pure 
(See inside Front Cover) 

For Perennial varieties, see page 47-0 eeee_e 
ALL 10c PACKETS ARE 3 FOR 25c; ALL 15c PACKETS ARE 2 FOR 25c—When ordering see page 64 of this catalog. 
