




_ CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
_ The Chinese Lantern Plant (Physalic Franchetti) 
_ is a hardy, perennial variety of Ornamental 
i Winter Cherry which forms dense bushes about 2 
feet high. It is grown for its very attractive 
_ balloon-like pods which turn very bright red and 
resemble Chinese paper lanterns. May be. easily 
dried for Winter bouquets and decorations—being 
ie very fine at Christmas—retaining its color and 
_ shape all during the winter. The Chinese Lantern 
Plant is easily grown on any ordinary garden 
soil, and is unusually 
Striking in the gard- 
en. A money-maker 
for florists and others 
who have a cut-flow- 
er trade; and a real 
enjoyable and fascin- 
ating plant to grow. 
Grows readily from 
seed, and showy. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c. 
: Postpaid. 
SHOO-FLY PLANT 
It is said that flies will not stay in a oom where 
it is grown if they can conveniently escape. What 
it is about it that repulses them is not clear, as 
the plants and flowers have no odor. It is a 
beautiful flowering plant, and blooms in a short 
4 — time (60 days)'from seed. It is a profuse bloomer 
> ANT in pots both summer and winter, the blossoms 
j ANN being large, cup-shaped and of a lovely light blue 
color with white center. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. 
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT 
Or Giant Spider Plant 
A remarkable curiosity, which grows to the height 
of about 4 feet, and is covered with large spikes 
_ of flowers 6. to 8 inches long, produced in lovely 
‘shades, white and pink at base and rose to bright 
red and purple at top of flower, resembling ctus- 
ters of brilliant and many-colored electric lights. 
Grows readily from seed. Showy and ornamental. 
A curious and unusual plant, so lovely that every- 
one will admire it. 
Seed shown in open 
ground in May ~-will 
flower in July, and 
continue to flower un- 
interrupted -until the 
frost. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
Postpaid. 
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GIANT ZANZIBAR PALM 
MOSQUITO PLANT 
This is the wonderful plant you have been seeking 
to beautify your lawn. It often grows 14 feet 
high, the enormous leaves measure 4 feet across. 
It presents a pyramid of tropical looking foliage 
which grows big in 4 to 6 weeks. .A rare, showy 
and interesting plant for the lawn. Some folks - 
plant this Giant at some distance from their porch 
or house, claiming that it draws the ‘mosquitos . 
Zanzibariensis away, Pkt. 10: 3 pkts. 25ce. Postpaid. 
> COSMOS DAHLIAS 
SENSATION—Extremely early flow- UNWIN’S DWARF HYBRIDS, Semi- 
ering, blooming in 10 weeks from the Double, Mixed. In three months from 
time of seeding. Plants 4 to 6 ft. tall, seed the dwarf, compact plants hold 
flowers 3 to 5 inches across, with a wealth of Dahlias. Grows up to 
» broad, heavy fluted petals. Mixture 18 inches high, require no stakes and 
contains white, crimson, rose, pink. can be spaced 20 inches apart. 
- ————s«é&wPKt. 100e; 3 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. Pkt. 20c; 3.pkts. 50c. Postpaid. — 
ANNUAL LARKSPURS — Double Giant Imperia] Mixed 

ah attractive. Real treasures for cutting. Perfectly hardy. Sow very early in © 
spring, thin out the seedlings as necessary and give each plant room for ~ 
development. Seed may also be sown in late fall for early flowers the follow- 
ing spring. In the summer germination is improved by chilling the seed sev- 
eral 
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lower stems, three to four feet long, branch from the base of the plants. 
1 ted generously. Pkt. 15e; 3 pkts Postpaid. 
- 30c, 

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Annual Larkspurs give fine spikes of bloom that are exceedingly graceful and © 
days in the refrigerator. ‘These Larkspurs are ideal for cut flowers aS 
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