





The new Ranunculus are surprisingly improved in size and color 

Scabiosa, Giant Loveliness 
Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Pea 
Fortune 
Pkt, 10c.; oz. 30c. 
Ricinus communis 
Castor-Oil Bean 
Large, rapid-growing, ornamental foliage 
plant. Produces a fine effect in center of 
beds or singly on Jawns. 
Cambodgensis. Leaves dark bronzy ma- 
roon. 5 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Red Spire. A very effective variety, with 
bronzy green foliage and rosy crimson 
seed-spikes. 6 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Sanguineus. Blood-red stalks and red 
fruit. 8 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Zanzibarensis. Enormous leaves, varying 
im color from light green to purplish red. 
12 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Mixed. All sorts. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Rudbeckia - Coneflower 
Kelvedon Star. A really good annual and 
a perfect, long-stemmed flower for cutting. 
Very floriferous and of sturdy habit of 
growth. Colors vary, but all have brown 
central discs, surrounded by a mahogany 
zone on petals of deep orange. 3 ft. Pkt. 
15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Newmanni. Perennial. Large yellow flowers 
with black centers. Very showy. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 60c. 

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Sweet Pea 
Shirley Temple 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c. 
Salpiglossis - Painted Tongue 
Easy-growing annual plant which has 
become a great favorite, not only because of 
Its easy culture, but mainly for its beauti- 
fully tinted and veined flowers. Blooms from 
early summer until late fall. 1% ft. 
ROSE, CRIMSON AND py, "Sit: 
GOLD. See the Novelties 
on page 7 for description of 
this UES colored va- 
Tiety . pai 4 ..$0 25 $0 50 
Crimson Ap Gold. aaa 10 40 
Primrose. ‘ ienavertien es 10 40 
Purple and Gold. i HS 10 40 
Roseland Goldier 03 10 40 
Scarlet and Gold.. yack 10 40 
White and Gold.. Beats 10 40 
Emperor, Mixed. N te pone 
ing only one main stem, and 
bearing on its summit a 
large number of beautiful 
flowers, each one Hee 
veined with gold.. é 10 30 
COLLECTION 
One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 50c. 
Saponaria - Bouncing Bet 
*xOcymoides. Fine hardy perennial rock- 
plant. Bright rose-colored flowers. 9 in. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
Vaccaria. A profuse-blooming annual with 
pink flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c. 
Sensitive Plant - Mimosa 
Pudica. Curious and interesting annual 
plants with pinkish white flowers. The 
leaves close or droop when touched or 
shaken. 1% ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c. 
Shamrock 
True Irish. Small-leaved variety. Daraey 
little house plants easily grown from see 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 


MARKET ST., 
Salvia - Scarlet Sage 
The Salvia is among our most popular and 
useful bedding plants. There is nothing more 
effective in the midsummer or fall than these 
bright scarlet flowers. 
America (Globe of Fire). 
compact grower 
height and shape. 
75c.; Yoz. $2.00. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Compact, bushy 
plants, 2 feet high, producing erect spikes 
Dwarf, bushy, 
and very uniform in 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
of the most brilliant scarlet flowers. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 75c.; Moz. $1.50. 
Patens. Large, bilche blue flowers. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Splendens. Tall-growing plants with bright 
scarlet flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
60c.; 14oz. $1.50. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Azurea grandiflora. Produces spikes of sky- 
blue flowers during August and September. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Blue Bedder. A new variety of Farinacea. 
Very compact. Deep blue flowers borne 
very profusely from seed the first year. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Earincenn A perennial variety, but best 
treated as an annual. Color, light blue. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Sanvitalia - Creeping Zinnia 
Procumbens fl.-pl. Double, bright yellow 
flowers. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Schizanthus - Butterfly Flower 
One of our finest hardy annuals, and of 
easy culture in any good garden soil. Showy 
flowers of various colors, closely resembling 
some species of orchids. 
Dwarf Large-flowering, Mixed. A com- 
pact-growing variety and very free flower- 
ing. Excellent for pots. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Garraway’s Hybrids, Mixed. Large flow- 
ers with markings on a white, buff, rose, 
blue, or purple ground. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Giant Pansy-flowered. Large pansy- 
flowered blooms in a wide range of rich 
colors. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Hybridus grandifiorus, Mixed. Compact, 
pyramidal plants, with flowers of many 
shades. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Wisetonensis. Largely used as a pot-plant 
for the house. Flowers range from white 
with yellow center to pink with brown 
center. 114 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Shasta Daisy 
Alaska. Perennial. Pure white, extra-large 
flowers. Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
New Double Giant White. Perennial. A 
new double variety, excellent for cutting. 
Flowers are about 5 inches in diameter, on 
long, stiff stems, and have the appearance 
of a giant aster. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Silene - Catchfly 
Attractive blooming perennial plants. 
*Schafta. Rose. 8 im. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 40c. 
Smilax 
A greenhouse climber with very graceful 
light green foliage. Seed should be soaked 
24 hours in warm water before sowing. 10 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
Snapdragon 
See Antirrhinum, page 10. 

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