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We catalog the Best and Most Easily Grown Flowers, Varieties which do well in most places... 
We have omitted many things which are inferior to those mentioned to keep our list from becoming 
long and confusing. 
BALSAM (Lady Slipper) 
The Improved Double Balsams 
are among the showiest flowers for 
a bed by themselves or for single 
specimens, They form little tree- 
like plants 2 ft. high and are loaded 
with flowers until frost. Not desir- 
able as a cut flower. 
162—ROYAL CAMELLIA BAL- 
SAMS MIXED. Blossoms mostly 
blotched and spotted in beautiful 
shape. Pkt. 5c, 
168—ROYAL ROSE BALSAM 
MIXED. Mostly solid color flow- 
ers. Resemble small roses. Pkt. 
5c. Z 
164—ROYAL SHOW MIXED 
BALSAMS. All colors of the finest 
double balsams in splendid mix- 
ture. Pkt. 5c.; 3 pkts, 12c:3 %4 02. 
20c. 
165—BUSH FLOWERED BAL- 
SAMS MIXED.- Different from 
others and very showy. Blossoms 
come out on top of stem and al- 
most smother the foliage. Pkt. 
10c.. ‘ 
BELLIS or DAISY 
166—TUBULOSA MIXED, Mas- 
nificent large flowering strain in 
colors red, rose and white. Petals 
folded and quilled very artistically. 
Pkt. 10c.; 3 pkts. 25c. 
167—SNOWBALL. Fine double 
white. Pkt. 5c. 
168—LONGFELLOW. Double 
dark rosy red. Pkt. 5c. 
169—CRISPA. Many quilled and 
fluted. Large rosy red. Pkt. 8c. 
170—GIANT MIXED. A fine 
_eollection of all giant daisy or 
Bellis mixed. Pkt. 8c.; 2 pkts. 15c. 
One packet of each of the 5 
Bellis or Daisy for 25c. 
AUBRETIA 
158—FANCY MIXED. A dainty 
dwarf creeping plant indispensable 
in the rock garden. Fine where a 
mat of close foliage is desired. 
Plants are covered with a blanket 
of color in the early spring, Pkt. 
8e.; 2 pkts. 15e. 
Auricula 
HARDY PRIMROSE 
160——SHOW MIXED. A choice 
mixture of the hardy Alpine Auri- 
culas or Primroses. They produce 
their richly colored, zoned and 
marked bjossoms early in the 
spring. Pkt, 10c. 
BALLOON VINE 
161—CARDIOSPERUM HALICA- 
CABUM. Pretty annual vine grow- 
ing rapidly to a height of 10 feet. 
Capsules containing seeds are orna- 
mental. Also known as Love in a 
Puff. Pkt. 3c.; 4 pkts. 10c. 
ASPERULA 
_ Sweet Woodruff 
79—Ver desirable evergreen 
creeping ierennial. Covered with 
white blossoms in the spring, In- 
dispensable for rock gardens and 
ground covers. Pkt. 5e. 
80—AZUREA SETOSA. Quick- 
flowering annuals blooming freely 
during June and July. Flowers 
borne in neat little clusters, funnel- 
shaped, and of a bright, rich azure~- 
blue color, Pkt. 5c.; 3 pkts. 10c. 

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DOUBLE TUBEROUS BEGONIA. 5 

BEGONIA 
One of our best known house plants. 
Bears large quantities of lovely flowers of 
waxlike texture and in many soft and ex- 
quisite shades. Seeds very fine, but with 
proper care will grow and bloom in 6 to 
8 months. ; 
171 — GUSTAV KNAAKE. Resembles 
the popular Lorraine. Produces in abun- 
dance, large bright, carmine-crimson flow- 
ers, 14% to 2 inches across. Fine pot 
plant. Pkt. 15c. 
172—-THE QUEEN. New. Very large 
flowered pink. Dark green foliage Pkt. 10c 
173 — BEGONIA, GRACILIS LOVERS 
GLOW. Are loaded in winter with flow- 
ers and make a charming sight. Foliage 
is handsome and rich. Pkt. 10c. 
174—BEGONIA VERNON. Blossoms a 
bright rich orange carmine; produced in 
greatest profusion. Foliage a rich red. 
Pkt. 300 seeds 8c. 
175—PRIMA DONNA. Pretty rose shad- 
ine to carmine. 200 seeds 8c. 
176-—WURTHEMBERGIA. Everblooming 
variety with large scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10¢ 
177—CRISTATA. Finest class of Tuber- 
ous Rooted Begonias with large fringed 
flowers in many colors. Pkt. 15c, 
178—TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA. 
Finest mixture of these grand summer 
bloomers. Pkt. of 150 seeds 10c. : 
179 — DOUBLE TUBEROUS ROOTED. 
Seed of the finest double sorts. Will pro- 
duce some single, but all will be good. 
100 seeds 25c. 
180 — PERPETUAL FLOWERING BE- 
GONIA. A large class which blooms freely 
and continuously. 500 seeds 5c. 
One packet each above Begonias, 85c. 
BAPTISIA 
181—-A USTRALIA (Perennial). 
‘Strong. growing plant 2 to 3 ft. 
high with deeply cut bluish-green 
foliage and spikes of dark blue pea 
shaped flowers produced throughout 
June and July. Pkt. Se. 
BOCCONIA (Piume Poppy) 
182—BOCCONIA JAPONICA COR- 
DATA, Plume Poppy; Tree Celan- 
dine. A noble hardy perennial with 
large, glaucous leaves and _ tall 
flower-stems with terminal panicles 
of white flowers. Useful for plant- 
ing as a background in large beds. 
July, August, 4 to 8 ft. Pkt. 5e.; 2 
for 10c. 
BROWALIA ‘ 
183—MIXED. Profuse bedding 
plants covered with rich beautiful 
winged flowers during the summer 
and autumn. Very showy especial- 
ly the’ blue. Will flower in the 
house during the winter. Pkt. 8e.: 
2 pkts. for 15c. 
CALCEOLARIA 
184——-GIANT FLOWERING MIX- 
ED. Showy, highly prized winter 
bloomers. Plants loaded toward 
spring with novel, richly colored 
pouch-like flowers, beautifully 
spotted and blotched in exceeding- 
ly rich and varied colors; of per- 
fect form and fine substance; of 
perfect habit of the plants dwarf 
and compact and very fine flower- 
ing. Our Giant Flowering sorts are 
handsomely penciled and spotted. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Any 3 ten cent packets of flower 
seed in this catalogue for 25c. 
JUST REMEMBER that if you wish 
seeds sent C. O. D. that you must 
send a remittance to cover postage 
