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DIANTHUS AILLARDIA 
Rainbow Loveliness Mr. Sherbrook 
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DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
GIANT EXHIBITION TYPE. This mixture is made up from 
named Dahlias of the better varieties and is well worth growing, 
as It Is possible to secure many new and rare varieties in this 
manner. 50 seeds $2, 100 seeds $3.50, 1000 seeds $30. 
MINIATURE TYPES. This mixture is comprised of many new and 
meritorious varieties. Plants are dwarf and the flowers are ideal 
for cut-flower purposes. Grow 11% to 3 feet high. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 
pkts. $1.25, oz. $2, lgoz. $3.50. 
YELLOW PRINCE. Excellent bedding subject. A majority of the 
plants from this seed will be uniformly 2 feet high, the flowers fully 
double and a fine, bright yellow in color; but not quite all, how- 
ever, for this ts one of the first offerings of seed of Dahlias of this 
type in segregated colors, and it is not quite fixed. The few plants 
that may not match up, will be useful for planting elsewhere in 
your garden. Treat as an annual. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Dianthus, Rainbow Loveliness. This has the deeply cut 
and delicately Iaced flower of Loveliness, a novelty of a few years ago, 
and described as the sweetest flower in the garden. Whereas Loveli- 
ness is mauve, however, this new Rambow mixture has flowers in 
various other delicate tones: these include pink, red, lilac, cream, and 
white. A beautiful and sweetly perfumed perennial which will bloom 
in seven months from seed, the creation of Allwood Bros., of Hay- 
ward’s Heath, England. Originators’ sealed packets 50 cts. 
Dimorphotheca spectabilis. This new type of African 
Daisy or Cape Marigold has single daisy flowers 2 inches across and 
deep pink in color, while the center eye is shining black. They 
strike a new note in room decoration and the plant is an excellent 
flower-bed subject. Height, 14 inches. Sow in February or March, 
under glass, and plant out 9 inches apart, or Jater sow in a sunny 
position in the open. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 60 cts., Woz. $1. 
Eschscholtzia, Sweethea rt. A double California Poppy. 
The fluted, camellia-like flowers are a lively, fiery rose on primrose, 
the outside being a trifle darker than the center, and they are 2 inches 
across. Covered with its double flowers, this 8-inch-high, easily grown 
annual will be very popular this season as a border or bedding sub- 
ject. Sow seeds where they are to grow and the plants thinned to 15 
inches apart. Height, 8 inches. Pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Hollyhock, Haile Selassie. The large semi-double flowers 
are so deep a maroon that they seem to be black, and their color is 
sharply accented by the yellow stamens, producing a_ fascinating 
Babi een of black and gold. The plant grows as tall as any of 
the Hollyhocks, attatning a height of 544 feet or higher. Hardy 
perennial. Sow this year, to bloom next. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Plants, to bloom this summer, 50 cts. each, $5.50 per doz. 
Impatiens, Pink Butterfly. A tall annual, useful for the 
back of the border, for planting amid shrubs or as individual speci- 
mens. Attaining 6 to 7 feet in rich soil, it has pleasing salmon-pink 
spurred flowers, 2 inches ‘across. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Dwarf Ipomoea, Royal Ensign. This is a low-growing 
Morning-Glory, ideal for carpeting m front of the annual border, or 
for defining a flower-bed or garden path. It hugs the ground, and all 
NEW YORK CITY 

LARKSPUR 
Rosalind (Page 31) 

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ALL-AMERICA WINNERS (continued). Novelties which show high merit 
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~ LARKSPUR 
Montrose 

ESCHSCHOLTZIA _ 
Sweetheart 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
spectabilis 
summer is covered with intense Delft-blue trumpet-shaped flowers 
with a lighter center. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
The two famous climbing Morning-Glories which follow are il- 
lustrated on page 51. 
SCARLETT O’HARA. Carnelian-red. 
HEAVENLY BLUE. Sky-blue. 
Each, pkt. 20 cts., Y2o0z. 60 cts., oz. $1, 14lb. $3.50 
Irish Bellflower. Interesting and effective annual with green and 
white bell-shape blooms. Graceful base-branching stems grow 2 feet 
high; whorls of flowers are so numerous as partly to hide the foliage. 
The calyx is green, and veined, and within it is the white corolla. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
New Larkspurs (4xxz<1s) 
These new Giant Imperial varieties may grow 5 feet tall, with the 
center spike surrounded by six or eight strong branches. The spikes 
are strong and the flowers hold well, so the plant will be interesting 
to the grower and shipper of cut-bloom. 
PINK KING. Grows 514 feet high, with flowers of a soft, yet lively, 
salmon-rose. The blooms are double, 2 inches across, and are well 
placed on 2-foot stems. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., Moz. $1.25. 
ROSALIND. Pink with a salmon suffusion; groups of three or more 
of these plants in the middle distance of your annual border will 
be very striking. 
MONTROSE. Clear rose-pink, exceptionally large florets. 
Above 2 varieties, pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2 

Sawco Stupendous Pansies 
Remarkable Strain of Gigantic Proportions 
for the Greenhouse 
Offered Exclusively by the STUMPP & WALTER CO. 
We have acquired the entire stock of seed of these wonderful 
Pansies, developed through many years by a prominent New 
Jersey grower. The plants are veritable bushes, growing 4 feet 
high. Carried on thick, stiff stems, 18 inches long, are enormous 
flowers 4 to 414 inches in diameter, and in a complete color-range; 
included are both multicolor blooms and selfs, and among the 
latter are pure yellow. Invaluable to the professional gardener 
and the producing florist. 
Although primarily for cultivation under glass, they may also 
be grown in the open ground in the same manner as ordmary 
Pansies, but you should give them the protection of coldframes or 
salt hay over winter. Fax 
Seed will be ready in July, and as the supply is limited, we 
suggest that you place your order now: these will be filled in the 
rotation in which we receive them until the supply is exhausted. 
Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.50; 4 packets $9.50 (July delivery) 
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