
GEO. W. 
PARK SEED COMPANY 
EVERLASTING OR STRAW FLOWERS 
The so-called Everlasting flowers compose a useful class as the flowers are straw-like, and when 
cut and dried in the shade retain their color and beauty for months. 
They are desirable for room 
decoration during Winter when fresh flowers are not available. Many of these flowers are valuable 
for showy beds in the garden during Summer; all of 

Acroclinium Cielipierut Roseum) 
ACROCLINIUM (Helipterum Roseum). A _ hand- 
some everlasting; the plant branching and 
blooming freely. One of the best and most pop- 
ular for dying to use in winter bouquets. 
Sensation Giants, ha, 24 in. New. Extra large 3 . 
inch, completely double flowers in clusters on 
tall stems. The colors range from light pink to 
medium rose. Pick in bud for winter bouquets. 
Large-flowered Double Hybrids, ha, 18 in. Great- 
ly improved variety over any known. The ex- 
tremely large double flrs upon long 14 to 20 in. 
stems come into bloom in a few weeks. 
Roseum, Pretty rose pink corymbs. 
Corymbiflorum, ha, 1 ft. White flowers. 
Best Mixed, Color range to suit the most fastidi- 
ous. Rich shades of salmon, apricot, pink, rose, 
cerise, with white and creamy tones all in- 
cluded. Fine. 
Sanfordi, ha, 1 ft. Large corymbs of showy yel- 
low flowers. 
GOMPHRENA Globosa, hha, 2 ft. Beautiful free 
and continuous-blooming annuals of easy cul- 
ture; splendid for beds and a first-class ever- 
lasting, retaining its form and color indefinitely; 
thrives in any soil and will endure drought and 
hot sun. It is a flower that should be generally 
cultivated for its beauty in beds, as well as for 
drying. Colors: Globosa Rubra, desirable pur- 
ple color; and Finest Mixed. 



Statice Suworowili 
them are of easy culture. 
CATANANCHE Coerulea. Bright lavender, dark- 
eyed. 
ECHINOPS Ritro, hp, 5 ft. Splendid Everlasting 
with globular violet-blue heads of flowers and 
finely cut leaves. 
GYPSOPHILA (Angels’ Breath), ha. Small-flo’d 
plants, the flrs appearing as a light cloud, be- 
ing held on thread-like stems. Graceful and 
almost indispensable for bouquets. 
Carmine Glory, 18 in. Elegant plant covered with 
deep rose flowers. 
Crimson, 18 in. Striking and lovely rich red. 
Grandiflora Alba. Largest flowered pure white. 
London Market, 2 ft. Splendid large white flrs. 
Make several sowings during the season for 
continuous blooming. 
Rose Cloud, 18 in. Masses of lovely rosy flrs. 
Muralis, ha, 6 in. Lovely plants for the rockery 
or edging, rose flrs in profusion. 
Complete Special Mixture. 
HELICHRYSUM Monstrosum fl. pl., ha, 30 in. Very 
beautiful large double flrs, start readily from 
seeds and are of the easiest culture; showy in 
beds and one of the best for drying. Will grow 
in any good garden soil, free and continuous 
blooming. Colors: Pure White, Fiery Red, 
Golden Yellow, Rose, Crimson, Salmon, Sul- 
phur. Separate or mixed. 
LUNARIA BIENNIS (Honesty, St. Peter’s Penny, 
Money Plant), hb, 4 ft. Munstead Purple Giant. 
coarietf attractive plants bearing purple flowers 
and flattened paper partitioned seed pods. For 
winter decorations. 
PHYSALIS Franchetti, Chinese Lantern, hp, 30 in. 
Large orange-scarlet balloon-like fruits in long 
racemes; dry and use for Winter decorations; 
edible when fresh; beautiful. 
RHODANTHE (Swan River Everlasting), kha, 1 ft. 
Excellent for pot and market plants, as well as 
for beds and drying; flrs free and long-blooming. 
Maculata. Rose, also White: separate or mixed. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender). These are of many 
kinds. All are showy in the garden and excel- 
lent for bouquets, either green or dry. 
Bonduellii, hha, 3 ft. Yellow, a good border 
species and a fine everlasting. 
Caspia, hp, 2 ft. The most beautiful of all peren- 
nial Sea Lavenders; big sprays of lavender flrs. 
Suworowii, hha, 18 in. Long branched spikes of 
bright rose flrs; strikingly beautiful. 
Dumosa, hp, 2 ft. New, pure silvery gray; fine. 
Latifolia, hp, 2 ft. A valuable GAsHce flr retaining 
its place for years in rich soil and a sunny bed. 
Flrs very numerous, produced in branching 
panicles; blooms from June to August. A very 
useful showy perennial. 
Perezi Multiflora, hp. Deep blue. 
Puberula, hp, 4 in. Attractive low plants, dark 
violet flowers. 
STATICE SINUATA, Sinuata Pastel Shades, 21/2 ft. 
Lovely delicate shades which do not fade. 
New and fine. 
Sinuata Rose. 3 ft. Rich rose. Robust plants. 
Snowwitch, 3 ft. Tall, fine pure white. 
True Blue, 2!/, ft. Extra large heads of deep blue. 
Fr. Kampf, hp, 3 ft. Intense indelible blue ever- 
lasting; full, strong, perfect spikes; earliest and 
finest of the Sinuata hybrids. 
Complete Special Mixture of Statice. 
XERANTHEMUM. ha, 2 ft. Very beautiful eVerlast- 
ing, flrs large, double, long-stemmed. 
Pompon, 2 ft. Large double long-stemmed flrs. 
Superbissima. Globular flrs of great beauty, 
mixed colors. 
atin nat SPECIAL MIXTURE OF EVERLAST- 
NOTE: For curing Everlasting Flowers, cut Composite varieties just as their buds begin to open, 
Gypsophilas and Statice when 
flowers are well-formed, and 
Gomphrena only when matured. Other 
varieties may be dried by hanging in small bunches, heads down, tied loosely with rubber bands. 
Keep in a dry place out of direct sunlight. Curved stems may be prepared by bending green branches 
over rounded surfaces while fresh and supple. After thorough drying, Strawflowers may be dipped in 
colored dyes of desired attractive shades. There are no flowers more highly prized for decorations. 
‘ Regular pkt. 5c: Jumbo pkt. 10c. 
