Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 
COSMOS (HO 4 to 7 ft.) 
One of the best summer and 
autumn cutflowers and also an 
excellent plant for all back- 
grounds or screens. The plants 
are robust and quick growing, 
with fine foliage. They bloom 
in late summer and autumn and 
make most desirable cutflowers. 
LADY LENOX OR LATE 

FLOWERING 
Crested Cosmos 
Pkt. Oz. 
TTVO0— Eady | Lenox Whiteser cc ccc eae e cs 1 - $ .10 $ .30 
11 ——Eady Lenox Pinksesea. cates eee e oe .10 30 
1112—Mammoth Late Crimson............... 10 30 
PETS —Eadyal’enoxaiixediasct ce ctarte ciactios se 6 cles 10 .30 
NOVELTIES 
1114—Early Double Crested Mixed............ 25 — 
1117—Klondike Orange Flare, Vivid Orange.... .10 .50 
Columbine. See Aquilegia. 
DAHLIA (T# 3 to 4 ft.) 
1116 — Unwins Ideal Bedding 
Mixed.—This is a dwarf family of 
beautiful dahlias growing. only 18 
to 24 in. tall and bearing a pro- 
fusion of double and semi - double 
blossoms the first year from seed. 
They make very desirable cutflowers 
or gorgeous beds. Start seed early 
in the spring in a bed and trans- 
plant to permanent location after 
wart weather comes. 
Pkt. 25c, 44 oz. 70c. 

Dahlia 
DELPHINIUM 
(H# 3 to 4 ft.) 
There are few perennials that 
furnish so delicate and beautiful 
flowers as this. It is perfectly 
hardy and once established will 
last and grow better for years. 
The blossom spikes begin to ap- 
pear in the early summer and 
continue to put out until cold 
weather. It makes one of the 
best of cutflowers or a good gar- 
den decoration. 
1118—Cliveden Beauty, Deli- 
cate light blue, pkt. 20c. 
1119—Bellamosum, rich dark 
blue, pkt. 20c. 
1120—Mixed, beautiful colors, 
pkt. 20c. 
DIGITALIS (H# 3 to 4 ft.) 
1121—The Shirley Mixed.—This is the favorite old Foxglove 
that was so popular in our grandmother’s garden. It is per- 
fectly hardy and easy to grow but will not bloom the first year 
from seed unless started very early. The best plan is to sow 
seed one spring and transplant in the early fall for next spring 
flowers. Flowers of great substances are borne on tall spikes. 
Pkt. 20c, %4 oz. 35c. 

DIANTHUS (HO 15 in.) 
We all know and love these old 
fashioned pinks. They are among the 
most useful and desirable of the an- 
nuals and so very easy to grow. Sow 
the seed outdoors early in the spring 
in a good rich soil and you will have 
a wonderful show of bright colored 

flowers. It makes one of the best cut- 
flowers for basket and table decora- 
tion. 
PKG Oz. 
1124—Fireball, Double 
Bierys Red ae.) 20) $1.50 
1126—Double Hedde- 
Wiggii Mixed .. .15 .80 
1127—Double Chinese 
. Mixed, China 
Dianthus Pinks ae eae 15 80 
Dianthus Barbatus. See Sweet William. 
Dusty Miller. See Centaurea Gympnocarpa. 
English Daisy. See Bellis. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
(HO 10 in.) 
1130 — Mixed Hybrids. — Com- 
monly known as California Poppy; 
these bright flowers add a brilliant 
touch to any wildflower garden or 
out-of-the-way spot. They require 
almost no attention and if seed are 
scattered about in the early spring 
they will bloom 
themselves from year to year. 
there and reseed 

Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 25c. 
Eschscholtzia 
FORGET-ME-NOT (HH# 8 in.) 
The tiny little flowers of the Myosotis have a never-ending 
charm. They bloom in a short while from seed and if given a 
moist shady place will last indefinitely. Good for shady window 
boxes. 
1200—A|pestris, Blue. Pkt. 25c. 
FOUR O’CLOCK (HO 24 in.) 
1131 — Mixed. — For massing 
against the foundations of a house 
or to make a bed, it is hard to find 
anything so inexpensive and easy to 
grow that will give the same results. 
Fine bushy plants with deep green 
foliage and literally covered with 
brilliant flowers of many colors may 
be obtained on almost any soil by 
sowing the seed after frost is over. 
Pkt; L0e;.0z..40¢c, 4 Ib. $1325. 
Fox Glove. 

Four o’Clock 
GERANIUM (T# 18 in.) 
1132—Zonale Mixed.—The finest of bedding or pot geraniums 
can easily be grown from seed. Sow indoors early in the spring 
and transplant after warm weather comes. Plants grow rapidly 
and make fine large specimens by midsummer. Colors mostly 
in red and pink shades. Sold out. 

See Digitalis. 
GAILLARDIA (HO 18 in.) 
No garden is complete without its 
Gaillardias. They are hardy, easy to 
grow and generally come back year 
after year. The blossoms are large 
and brightly colored in shades of red 
and yellow. 
1133 — The Dazzler, 
Vivid Red, pkt. 20c, oz. $1.50. 
Large New i 

Gaillardia 
GOURDS (HO Vine) 
1136—Small Ornamental Mixed.—This is an excellent mix- 
ture of the finest of the small novelty gourds, giving a variety of 
colors as well as many different shapes. They are easy to grow. 
Plant in a light rich soil after warm weather comes and culti- 
vate like squash. 
PEEROCOZaoOG: 
GILIA (HO 24 in.) 
1135—Capitata, Thimble Flower.—Beautiful feathery foliage 
and lavender blue flowers make this one of the most desirable 
of annuals. Good cutflower. 
Pkt. 10¢;, oz. 50c, 
GYPSOPHILA (HO 25 in.) 
This is one of the most useful of cutflowers for florists and 
those desiring to maintain a supply of home decorations. These 
miniature flowers are borne in abundance and are used to mix 
in with other cutflowers for vase and basket work. These annual 
forms succeed almost anywhere and will more than repay the 
effort required. Sow in the open ground after frost is over. 
Pkt. OZ: 
1142—Elgans Improved Convent Garden, White..$ .10 $ .20 
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