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Aquilegia, Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain 
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. 
ew. 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. Lovely 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 in 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. 25c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
Pink pe Rose Shades. Pkt. 25c.; large 
. 75c. ; 
Snow Queen. Pure white. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Select Strain. Choice 
mixed, Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 85c. 
Hybrids. Mixed colors. Pkt. 
pkt. 60c. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
*Alpina. Blue and white. Fine for rock- 
gardens. 144 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Czrulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
Large, violet-blue and white flowers. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 60c. 
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HENRY F. 

MICHELL CO., 
Standard Aquilegia, continued 
Californica hybrida, Mixed. Principally 
yellow and orange shades. Long spurs. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. d 
Canadensis. The scarlet and yellow native 
species. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Double, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
Single, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
Baby's Breath. See Gypsophila, page 34. 
Bachelor's Button 
See Centaurea and Gomphrena, pages 30, 33. 
Beileya multiradiata 
Desert Sun Ray 
Fine annual, growing 1 foot high, with 
grayish green foliage. e flowers are hand- 
some and daisy-like, 114 inches across, com- 
posed of many bright yellow rays. Excellent 
as a cut-flower, and fie 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 eas 
culture. Gorgeous masses of brilliantly col- 
ored, double flowers. 2 ft. 
Camellia-flowered, Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.25. 
Double Bush Flowered. Choice mixed. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c.;*140z. 75c. 
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. 
Begonia gracilis 
One of the finest outdoor flowering Be- 
gonias. 1 ft. 
Carmen. Bright pmk. Bronze foliage. Pkt. 
35c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Indian Maid. Bright, deep scarlet flowers 
and dark bronze foliage: Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. $1.25. 
Prima Donna. Rose, shading to carmine. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
White Pearl. Lovely white variety. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
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 superb. 
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 Christmas forcing. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. $1.25. 
Choice Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. $1. 
Begonia, Tuberous-Rooted 
These are very popular because they are of 
easy culture and extremely showy. Thrive in 
semi-shady situations. 
Single, Chole Mixed. Pkt. 35c.; large 
pkt. $1.75. 
Double, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 50c.; large 
pkt. $1.75. 
Bean, Runner 
Scarlet. A rapid climber, flowering pro- 
fusely. Grows 10 to 15 feet high. Pkt. 10c.; 
Ib. 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. ig ft. 
Elata cerulea. Large, sky-blue flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
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.; large 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 
randiflora nana type. It is exceptionally 
ree flowering, of dwarf, compact habit. 
The flowers are large, well shaped, and 
beautifully tigered, and the mixture con- 
tains a fine range of color in bronze, yellow, 
and red. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. $1.25, 
Albert Kent Hybrids. A fme English va- 
riety for either greenhouse or outdoor cul- 
ture. Flowers medium size in large, grace- 
ful clusters in an excellent mixture. 
50c.; Iarge 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. 

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