Ricinus Plants Are Magnificent Garden Ornaments 

Petunias, Giants of California 
PETUNIAS, continued 
Bedding and Window-box 
124 Glow. Bright rose. Compact plant. 
Pkts. 15c and 25c. 
125 Hollywood Star. 
Quite novel. Pkt. 10c. 
126 Fluffy Ruffles. Handsome large ruffled 
Star-shaped; pink. 
flowers with finely fringed edges. Many 
splendid colors. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
127 M.-S. Fine Bedding. Very fine. 
Striped, blotched, and all colors mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
128 Elk’s Pride. Large, deep royal-purple. 
Pkts. 25c and 75c. 
129 Flaming Velvet. Brilliant velvety 
blood-red. Plants neat, compact, and bear- 
ing a profusion of blooms throughout the 
summer. Pkts. 25c and 40c. 
129A Snowstorm. Large; pure white. 
Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
130 Snow Queen. Pure white. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $2.00. 
131 Rosy Morn. Pink. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
132 Rose of Heaven. A very effective rich 
and brilliant variety with Iuminous rose- 
pink blooms. Pkt. 10c; 140z. 75c. 
133 Heavenly Blue. Silvery blue. Pkt. 15c; 
goz. $1.00. 
Nana compacta 
A new strain of dwarf, compact Petunias 
for pot-culture, the rockery, and beds. Each 
plant forms a perfect ball. 
134 Howard’s Star. A beautiful variety. 
Produces a profusion of single reddish 
purple flowers, each having a distinctive 
five-pointed white star. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
134A Howard’s Star Improved. Velvety 
purple, pure white star. Pkts. 25c and 40c. 
135 General Dodd. Rich blood-red. Splen- 
did bedding variety. Pkt. 10c. 
136 Rufed Martha Washington. A 
lovely novelty of dwarf, compact growth, 
9 inches high, smothered with brilliant 
blooms, about 3 inches in diameter. The 
frilled portion of the flowers is a charming 
flesh-pink and the center is strongly veined 
with wine-red. Pkt. 25c. : 
137 Pink Gem. Plants 5 to 6 inches high, 
literally smothered with deep pink blooms. 
Pkts. 15c and 40c. 
138 Pink and White Gem. (WNew.) 
Rose-pink, starred white. Pkts. 15c and 
40 
Ic. 
138A Topaz Rose. Fiery rose, suffused 
gold, throat topaz. Pkt. 10c. 
Balcony 
139 BALCONY. A splendid free-flowering 
type for window or porch-boxes, vases, 
etc.; also valuable for bedding, giving a 
display of flowers throughout the entire 
summer until frost. The blooms are large, 
averaging 3 inches across. Blue, Red, Rose, 
White, and Mixed Colors. Each, pkts. 10c 
and 40c. 


Poppies 
Dainty flowers with tissue-like petals. If 
cut just before opening and the stems seared 
or dipped in boiling water, they make splen- 
did cut-flowers. Plant as early as possible 
where they are to stay, as they do not trans- 
plant well. Successive sowings every two 
weeks will give continuous bloom. 
Single Varieties 
140 M.-S. Shirley. A bed of these Poppies 
produces a gorgeous effect in the garden. 
Large flowers with brilliant colors. Pkt. 
1Detoz7 2 5c) 
141 Flanders. This is the well-known 
Poppy of Flanders Field so often mentioned 
In songs and stories of the Great War. 
Medium-sized, bright scarlet flowers. Showy 
when planted in masses. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c. 
142 Oriental Scarlet. A duplicate of the 
perennial type, but it is an annual, flower- 
ing profusely the first season. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.00. 
Double Varieties 
143 Double-flowered, Mixed. Immense 
double flowers, resembling a peony. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
POPPY, YELLOW TULIP. See Hunne- 
mMannia. 
144 PORTULACA, Single. Mexican Rose. 
Brilliant hardy annual of easy culture. Ex- 
cellent for massing in beds or rock-work. 
Thrives best in a light, sandy soil and a 
sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest 
colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
145 Double. Pkt. 10c; YWoz. 75c. 
146 PHLOX Drummondi. Easily grown 
from seed. Makes a brilliant display as a 
summer bedding plant. White, Pink, Scar- 
let, Yellow, Violet with eye, Rose with 
carmine eye, and AII Colors Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
147 Drummondi, Dwarf Cecily. For 
rock-gardens. Large flowers. Mixed colors. 
8 in. Pkt. 25c. 
Ricinus - Castor-Oil Bean 
One of our best ornamental annual plants, 
largely used for the center of beds, being 
splendidly effective grouped with cannas, 
caladiums, and other tall plants. 
148 Red Spire. The shapely, bushy plants 
attain a height of about 6 feet, with pretty, 
palmate bronzy green leaves having promi- 
nent red ribs and veins. Throughout the 
summer and autumn it produces numerous 
spikes of rosy crimson flowers or seed-pods 
9 to 18 inches Iong. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
149 Communis zanzibarensis. Enormous 
leaves, varying in color from light green to 
purplish red. 12 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
150 Crimson Queen. Plants attain great 
dimensions (12 to 14 feet). Leaves a 
beautiful blood-red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
151 M.-S. Mixture. Appreciating fully the 
splendid effects that a fine array of these 
desirable foliage plants will make in your 
garden, we have composed a mixture that 
for elegant blending is unsurpassed. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c. 
152 SALVIA splendens. Scarlet Sage. There 
is nothing more effective in the fall or mid- 
summer than these immense bright scarlet 
flowers. Seed should be started either in 
the house from February until April or in 
hotbeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
153 Bonfire. Compact, bushy plants, pro- 
ducing innumerable, erect spikes of the 
most brilliant scarlet flowers. 214 to 3 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
154 Zurich. Early. Of dwarf, bushy, com- 
pact growth and very uniform in height 
and shape. Spikes of brilliant scarlet. 
Pkt. 25c; 14oz. $1.50. 




155 SALPIGLOSSIS  sinuata. Painted 
Tongue. Very beautiful hardy annual 
plants, flowering freely from July to early 
autumn. Rich soil should be provided 
with plenty of space for plants to develop. 
Emperor. Light blue and gold. A variety 
of rich coloring. Pkt. 10c. 
156 SCABIOSA. Mourning Bride; Pin- 
cushion Flower; Egyptian Rose. Beautifully 
colored flowers. Fine for cut-flowers. 2144 
ft. Rose, Blue, White, Maroon, and 
Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
Blue Moon. See page 3. 
157 SCARLET RUNNER. Ornamental and 
useful Climbing Beans. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15c. 
158 SENSITIVE-PLANT (Mimosa pu- 
dica). A curious and interesting,. half- 
hardy annual with pinkish flowers. Leaves 
close when touched. 11% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
159 SMILAX. A _ well-known greenhouse 
climber with small, dark green foliage. Of 
great value in floral work. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
160 SCHIZANTHUS. Butterfly or Fringed 
ea ah A wide range of beautiful colors. 
t. 10c. 
161 Giant-flowered Hybrids, 
Strain. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
SNOW-ON-MOUNTAIN. See No. 72. 
162 SOLANUM, Christmas Pepper. An 
improved variety, producing quantities of 
miniature Peppers, ranging tn color from 
purple to brilliant red. Pkt. 10c; large 
pkt. 40c. 
163 Cleveland Cherry. Ornamental pot- 
plants of dwarf, branching habit for winter 
decoration. Produces a great profusion of 
scarlet berries. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
30c. 
164 STATICE. These have become quite 
popular, the flowers being used extensively 
by many of the leading florists. The seeds, 
supplied in the dried flower-heads, may be 
started indoors or sown in the open when 
the weather gets warm. In order to secure 
satisfactory germination, the flower-heads 
should be placed in the soil on their sides. 
18 in. AII Colors Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
165 STOCK. Half-hardy annual. Fine for 
cutting, bedding or edging, also pot-cul- 
ture. 1 to 1144 ft. White, Pink, Yellow, 
Crimson, Light Blue, Dark Blue, or Alf 
Colors Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
167 Evening-scented. An old-fashioned 
favorite grown primarily for the entrancing 
fragrance of its pastel purplish lilac blooms. 
It is most fragrant during the evening 
hours. 18 in. Pkt. 10c. 
STRAWFLOWER. See Helichrysum. 
Florists’ 


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Flower Seeds 
