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Rotiterin Biomanneen 
Aquilegia - Columbine 
These are among the most beautiful. of 
spring and early summer flowers. Very effec- 
tive in the herbaceous border and among 
shrubbery. Graceful spurred flowers on stems 
2 feet or more above the fernlike foliage. 
FOUR BEAUTIFUL NEW 
AQUILEGIAS 
CLEMATIFLORA, CHOICE MIXED. 
New. Spurless Columbine with beau- 
tiful open flowers like clematis. Con- 
tains all colors with the exception of 
deep red. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
COPPER QUEEN. Toe deep copper, 
_ with long spurs of deeper blue. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
CRIMSON STAR. Crimson and white. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
LONGISSIMA. The most beautiful 
Long-spurred Aquilegia. The flowers 
are of striking formation, with deep 
yellow petals, paler yellow sepals and 
‘spurs 4 to 5 inches or more im length. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
COLLECTION 
One pkt. each of above 4 varieties, 80c. 
SELECT LONG-SPURRED AQUILEGIAS 
The finest types. The free-flowering plants 
are of strong, robust growth. 
Blue Shades. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Orange and _. Scarlet Shades. Pkt. D5cr: 
-large pkt. 75c. 
Pink and Rose Shades. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Snow Queen. Pure white. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c 
Mirs. Scott Elliott’s Select Strain. Choice 
mixed. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 85c. 
Mybrids. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
»pkt. 60c. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Alpina. Blue and white. Fime for rock- 
gardens. 14% ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Czrulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
“Large, violet-blue and white flowers. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Californica hybrida, Mixed. 
yellow and orange shades. 
_Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Canadensis. The scarlet and yellow native 
species. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Double, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.40 
Baby’s Breath. See Gypsophila, page 34. 
Principally 
Long spurs. 

Bachelor's Button 
See Centaurea and Gomphrena, pages 30, 33. 
Baileya multiradiata 
Desert Sun Ray 
Fine annual, growing 1 foot high, with 
grayish green foliage. The flowers are hand- 
some and daisy-like, 1144 inches across, com- 
posed of many bright yellow rays. Excellent 
as a cut-flower, and fine for dry locations. 
Small pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Balloon Vine - Love-in-a-Puff 
A rapid-growing annual climber with white 
flowers, followed by inflated seed-pods. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 25c. 
Double Balsam . Lady’s Slipper 
An old and popular garden flower of easy 
culture. Gorgeous masses of brilliantly col- 
ored, double flowers. 2 ft. 
Camellia-flowered, Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 5c. oz. $1.25. 
Baptisia - False Indigo 
Australis. A strong-growing perennial plant 
3 feet high. Dark green, deeply cut foliage 
and spikes of dark blue, pea-shaped flowers. 
June and July. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 

Cactus, Mixed 
Begonia gracilis 
One of the finest outdoor flowering Be- 
gonias. 1 ft. 
Carmen. Bright ae Bronze foliage. Pkt. 
35c.; large pkt. $1.2 
Indian Maid. Bright deep scarlet flowers 
and oe bronze foliage. Pkt. 25c.; 
pkt. $1.2 
Prima Donne Rose, Wena to carmine. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.2 
White Pearl. Lovely ine variety. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
; large 
Begonia semperflorens 
The following varieties are unsurpassed for 
bedding plants, thriving equally well in par- 
tially shaded or sunny locations. As pot- 
plants for winter flowering, they are sup rb. 
Darling. Plants are ball-shaped, of dwarf 
habit, growing about 8 inches high. Flow- 
ers large and of a brilliant carmine-rose. 
Most effective for beds and borders. Pkt. 
35c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
Christmas Cheer. Flowers bright crimson- 
scarlet_and produced in immense quan- 
tities; fine for Acbristmas forcing. Pkt. 25c.; 
large ’pkt. $1.2 
Choice Mixed. "AN colors. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. $1.25. 

Bean, Runner 
Scarlet. aK rapid climber, flowering pro- 
fusely. Grows 10 to 15 feet high. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. ; 
Blue Lace Flower 
See Didiscus, page 32. 
Brachycome 
Choice Mixed. Swan River Daisy. A free- 
flowering, dwarf-growing annual, 1 foot 
tall, covered during the greater part of the 
summer with a profusion of dainty flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c. 
Browallia 
A favorite bedding plant, producing beauti- 
ful flowers during the summer and autumn 
months. Blooms well in winter if the plants 
are lifted in the autumn and cut back. 1% ft. 
Elata czrulea. J[.arge, sky-blue flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
Speciosa major. Flowers large, ultra- 
marine-blue. Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Viscosa compacta, Sapphire. Large, dark 
blue flowers with white eyes. Pkt. 20c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
Cactus 
All Kinds, Mixed. Growing Cacti from seed 
is easy and interesting. Seed germinates 
irregularly over a period of 14 to 40 days. 
Pkt: 25c:; Iarge pkt. 75c. 
Calceolaria 
Excellent plants for decorating the green- 
house or conservatory, producing a mass of 
pocketbook-like flowers. 
MICHELL’S RAMONA. This is a Hybrida 
grandiflora nana type. It is exceptionally 
free flowering, of dwarf, compact habit. 
The flowers are large, well shaped, and 
beautifully tigered, and the mixture con- 
tains a fine range of coler in bronze, yellow, 
and red. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Albert Kent Hybrids. A fine English va- 
riety for erther greenhouse or outdoor cul- 
ture. Flowers medium size in large, grace 
ful clusters in an excellent mixture. Pkt. 
50c.; large pkt. 85c. 
Hybrida grandiflora pumila compacta. 
Dwarf, compact grower, with immense 
trusses of large, self-colored and spotted 
flowers. 1 ft. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 85c. 

Browallia speciosa major 

-28 HENRY F. 
MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
