












ritoma A very interest- 
== ing plant, that 
| ought to be placed in every- 
| one’s garden. Has magnificent 
the] fiery red flower spikes a foot 
Is often called a Red- 
Hot Poker. Makes a beautiful 
ght. Pkt. 5c. 
Choice Double Mixed 
oz. 50c. 
Tom Thumb Zinnias 

| and compact, making them especially desirable for 
edging. 
round bushy plants. 1 ft. 


Verbena 
Venosa 




Dahlia Flowered Zinnia 
All colors. Pkt. 
5c, 4% oz. °20c, 
Mixed Colors. The 
They are in bright colors and the little 
double flowers are massed thickly on top of the 
Pkt. 10c. 
ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Verbenas 
Well known and universally admitted plant unrivaled 
in its splendor of brilliancy and beauty. The Verbena 
is one of our best bedding plants. Start seeds in house 
in shallow boxes in March or April; seeds sprout very 
unevenly, some coming four weeks after the others. 
Transplant to open ground about May 15th. 
Gigantea Mixed = wonderful mixture of large 
owering varieties. The flow- 
ers are, as the name indicates, gigantic, and with 
white eye, the reds particularly attractive. Pkt. 15c. 
New Mammoth Grandiflora This new Ver- 
: % ‘ ; bena is a far 
superior strain, both in size of flowers and clusters, 
while the clusters of bloom are magnificent. Large 
range of colors. Pkt. 10c, Y oz. 75c, oz. $1.25. 
Royal Bouquet Bush Verbena A new, upright, compact 
form, growing 15 to 18 
inches in height and not more than 10 inches across, with no lateral 
branches being thrown out. It bears in the utmost profusion, very’ large, 
brilliantly colored flowers. The blooms are borne on long stems and group 
themselves together at the summit of the plant. One great possibility in 
connection with this valuable introduction is its suitability for growing in 
pots, a thing which has hitherto been impracticable with Verbenas. The 
color range is from purest white to pink, red, blue and purple, many flow- 
ers being distinctly auricula-eyed. The seed is offered in mixture of colors 
only. Pkt. 15c, % oz. 65c. 
~ 
Hardy. 1 ft. Largely used for bedding purposes; strong, 
thrifty grower, covered with bright rozy heliotrope flowers. 
Seeds are slow to germinate. Should be sown in the house before March. 
Blooms until frost, hardy with protection. Pkt. 10c. 

Violet 
Violet Sweet (Viola) 
A great favorite, much in demand 
on account of its profusion of 
bloom and delightful fragrance. 
Hardy perennials. Pkt. 10c. 
Viola Cornuta (Tufted 
1 These cousins of 
Pansies the larger flowered 
. pansy bloom so freely that many 
consider them superior where a 
mass of color is desired. The 
season is long, and colors par- 
ticularly clear and distinct. Pkt. 
10c. 

W A hardy or half hardy perennial bearing long spikes of 
allflower exquisitely fragrant flowers. It is very ornamental in 
the border or in forming groups. Bloom in spring. Sow thinly in shallow 
drills in early spring. 
Double Mixed 
Pkt. 10c. 
(Youth and Old Age). Strong grow- 
ing free flowering plant; flowers 
large, double, very fine colors. Espe- 
cially fine for background. 
Zinnias 
(Youth and Old Age) 
Dahlia-Flowered his 
latest development in Zinnias, 
bearing flowers of mammoth size, 
closely resembling a decorative 
dahlia. This strain was granted 
the Award of Merit by the Royal 
Horticultural Society of England. 
Height 3 to 4 feet. 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson. 
Dream. Deep lavender. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. 
Illumination. Deep -rose self. 
Oriole. Orange and gold. 
Polar Bear. Pure white. 
prices on above: Pkt. 10c, 4 
oz. 30c, 4 oz. 50c, oz. $1.00. 
Dahlia-Flowered, FP * ,* 
z 10c, VY, 
1 oz. 30c, 1% oz. 50c 
Mixed oz. $1.00. : 
Lilliput Double Pom- 
pon or Baby Zinnias 
A very pretty type of compact 
habit, bearing freely small dense- 
ly double flowers; keep well 
above the foliage. Makes a good 
line or bed and very satisfactory 
for cutting. Annual. Height, 15 
inches. Mixed Pkt. 10c, 4 oz. 
30c, Ye oz. 50c, oz. $1.00. 
; bd A new 
Giant Picotee 4 7° 
large-flowering Zinnias, each pet- 
al of the flower being edged or 
picoteed with a contrasting color. 
Pkt. 10c. 
plants are very low Fantasy Mixed H a s_ the other large-flowered 
ragged 
shaggy petals of brightest } 
shades of color. Pkt. 10c, % that will make a most colorful display. 
oz. 45c. 40c, oz. $1.25. 

Giants of California Zinnia 
Magnificent double flowers, 5 to 6 inches across. The 
many overlapping petals are more loosely placed than in 
Veronica (Speedwell) per- 
ennial. Showy 
plants, varying in height from 
6 in. to 2 ft., according to va- 
riety. Succeed in both dry and 
moist soils. Dwarf varieties 
make ideal subjects for rock gar- 
dens, while the tall ones are ex- 
cellent for cutting and colorful 
in the border. 
Spicata, Mixed. Bright blue, 
pink, and white. June and July. 
1% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Giants of California 
The largest of 
all Zinnias. 
varieties. The well-branched, 
sturdy plants grow 3 feet tall, with long, strong stems. 
Our seed of this variety is put up in a mixture of colors 
Pkt. 10c, % oz. 
