Helichrysum 
(Strawflower; Everlasting) 
One of the best everlasting flowers 
and an effective bedding plant. If 
flowers are desired for winter use, 
they should be cut just as the buds 
are opening. Hardy annual. 2 feet. 
515 Double Mixed Colors (H. mon- 
strosum fi.-pl.). Largest double flow- 
ers. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 35c; %4 02., 60c. 
Heliotrope 
A well-known favorite largely 
grown in pots, but thriving in the 
open border. 
518 Mixed Colors. Dark varieties 
mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
519 Large-Flowering. Mixed colors. 
Heads of flowers nearly double the 
size of the old sorts. Pkt., 15c. 
Hollyhock 
533 Indian Spring.. (New Annual.) 
Blooms in less than five months after 
seed is sown and blooms continuously 
until frost. Bright rose and rosy car- 
mine. Semi-double. 4 to 5 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 
534 Everblooming Hybrids. (Annual 
Hollyhocks.) Double, Semi-Double 
and Single. Mixed. A new strain, 
blooming the first season from seed. 
Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 25c. 
Humulus (Hop) 
Rapid-growing climbers with at- 
tractive foliage. The Japanese va- 
riety is a hardy annual, the best for 
quickly covering unsightly objects. 
5387 Japonicus (Japanese Hop). 
Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 25c., 
538 Japonicus, Variegated Foliage. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 30c. 
ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum) 
546 Crystallinum. <A trailing plant, 
with succulent stems and leaves. Ex- 
cellent for hanging baskets and rock- 
work. Tender annual. 9 inches. 
Pkt., 10c. 


Helichrysum (Strawflower) 
Hunnemannia 
540 Fumariaefolia (Giant Tall Poppy 
or Bush Eschscholtzia). A yellow 
Poppy, pleasing both in the border 
and as a cut flower. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 40c; 14 02Z., 75c. 
541 Sunlite. Gorgeous semi-double, 
clear canary-yellow blooms, with ex- 
tra band of petals outside. Foliage is . 
a light gray-green. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 30c; 14 0oz., 50c. 
Ipomoea (Morning Glory) 
Rapid-growing climbers of easiest 
culture; bloom earlier and more pro- 
fusely on rather poor soils, but of 
higher growth and more attractive 
foliage when grown on rich soil. Ten- 
der annuals. 15 to 30 feet. 
547 Cornell. Large flowers, carnelian- 
red, bordered white, free flowering; 
attractive bright green foliage. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 35c. 
548 Pearly Gates. Large lustrous 
white flowers blending to cream in 
the throat, making a heavy cascade 
of flowers on fence, trellis, or gar- 
den wall. Pkt., 20c. 
549 Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea quam- 
oclit hybrida). Leaves are dark green, 
fernlike and deeply laciniated; bears 
a great profusion of fiery, cardinal- 
red flowers. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 50c; 14 0z., 90c. 
550 Bona Nox (Evening Glory). Beau- 
tiful, large, violet-blue flowers which 
open at night. Rapid growth. 
_ Pkt., 10c. 
552 Rose Marie. Double early flower- 
ing, clear deep rose. Pkt., 10c. 
553 Heavenly Blue. Clark’s Earliest. 
(Rubra coerulea.) Deep sky-blue 
flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. Early 
flowering. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 30c. 
554 Scarlett O’Hara. Rich dark wine- 
red, freely produced on. fast growing 
vines, which start blooming within 65 
days after seed is sown. 
Pkt., 15c; % oz., 35c, 
Kochia 
Lantana 
562 Hybrida 
576 Rose-Pink 
\ 
Linum 
Lobelia 
586 Cambridge Blue. 
compact. 
587 Blue Gown. Clear 
Lunaria 
mentals. 3 feet. 
Lupin 
556 Tricophylla (Summer Cypress). 
nual. Through the summer this is bright green, but commences 
in early fall to gradually take on a red tinge, becoming entirely 
red before it dies. 215 feet. 
Finest Mixed. 
dainty flowers in yellow, orange, red, and pink. 18 inches. All 
summer. Fine for potting. 
Lavatera Trimestris 
Beautiful and effective hardy annual, covered during the entire 
summer with pretty and showy blossoms. 
580 Grandiflorum Rubrum. 
a day, but are borne continuously until frost. 15 to 18 inches. 

Morning Glory, Scarlett O’Hara 
Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum) 
An ornamental and interesting genus 
of fruit-bearing plants; singularly 
bright in fruit and foliage. Popular for 
greenhouse or house decoration. ; 
555 Solanum Capsicastrum. Covered 
with scarlet fruit during the winter. 
115 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
A very quick-growing an- 
Pkt., 10c; 14 02., 20c. 
Shrubby, with many clusters of 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35¢c, 
577 White 
Pkt., 10c. 
(Crimson Flax) 
The rich crimson flowers last only 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 02z., 25c. 
Pretty little plants of easy culture, blooming profusely from 
June until frost. The dwarf varieties are useful for bedding and 
edging, the trailing variety is excellent for hanging baskets, 
vases and rock work. Half-hardy annuals. 
585 Crystal Palace Compacta. 
Rich blue flowers, dark foliage. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0oz., 50c. 
Large light blue flowers, green foliage, 
Pkt., 10c; 1/16 02Z., 50c. 
deep blue. Pkt., 10c. 
(Honesty) 
589 Biennis. Hardy biennial, but grown as annuals, admired for 
their silvery, papery seed pods, which are used for house orna- 
Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 25c. 
590 Annual Varieties, Mixed. Easily grown plants. Long, grace- 
ful spikes of pea-shaped flowers of various colors. 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; 144 02., 35c; % oz., 60c. — 

40 Annual Seeds ; 
ROSS 
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