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Aquilegia, clematiflora 
AQUILEGIA - Columbine 
Detorsui le 
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 above 
the fernlike foliage. 
Hardy Perennials. 
Four Beautiful New Aquilegias 
Clematifiora, Choice Mixed. New. 
Spurless Columbine with beautiful 
open flowers like clematis. Contains 
all colors with the exception of deep 
red. Pkt. 25c. 
Copper Queen. Lovely deep copper, 
with long spurs of deeper blue. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 75c 
Crimson Star. 
Pkt. 25c.; 
Crimson and _ white. 
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 
Orange and Scarlet Shades 
Pink and Rose Shades 
Snow Queen. Pure white. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Select Strain. Choice 
mixed. 
Any of the above, pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Hybrids. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 60c 
Standard Varieties 
xAlpina. Blue and white. Fine. for rock- 
gardens. 14% ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Czrulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
Large, violet-blue and white flowers. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 

Californica hybrida, Mixed. Principally 
yellow and orange shades. Long spurs. 
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. $1.00. 
Single, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
BABY’S BREATH 
See Gypsophila, page 13. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON 
See Centaurea and Gomphrena, pages 9, 12. 
BAILEYA MULTIRADIATA 
“ ‘ Desert Sun Ray es 
Grayish green foliage. Flowers are hand- 
some and daisy-like, 114 inches across, com= 
posed of many bright yellow rays. Excellent 
as a cut-flower, and fime for dry locations. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
BALLOON VINE . Love-in-a-Puff 
Annual. 10 to 15 ft. 
A rapid-growing climber with white 
flowers, followed by inflated seed-pods. Pkt. 
1Oes"07225c-; 
DOUBLE BALSAM 
Lady's Slipper 
Annuals. 2 ft. 
An old and popular garden flower of easy 
culture. Gorgeous masses of brilliantly col- 
ored, double flowers. 
Camellia-flowered, Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 
10c.; Iarge pkt. O5c% ; oz. $1.25. 
Double Bush Flowered. Choice mixed. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c.; Yoz. $1.25. 
BAPTISIA . False Indigo 
Perennial. Bate 
Australis. A strong-growing plant. Dark 
green, deeply cut foliage and spikes of 
dark blue, pea-shaped flowers. June and 
July. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER 
See Didiscus, page 11. 
BEGONIA GRACILIS 
One of the finest outdoor flowering Be- 
gonias, 
Carmen. Bright es Bronze foliage. 
35c.; large pkt. $1.2 
Indian Maid. Hecht deep scarlet flowers 
and dark bronze foliage. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. $1.25. 
Prima Donna. Rose, spauine to carmine. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.2 
White Pearl. Ne Leen variety. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. $1.2 
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 sete: and borders. Pkt. 
35c.; large pkt. $1.0 
Christmas Cheer. ren bright crimson- 
scarlet _and produced in immense quan- 
tities; fine for Christmas forcing. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. $1.25, 
Choice Mixed. All colors. 
pkt. $1.25. 
Pkt. 
Pkt. 25c.; large 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
Tender Perennials. 
These are very popular because they are of 
easy culture and extremely showy. Thrive in 
semi-shady situations. 
pee Choice Mixed. Pkt. 35c.; large 
155 MW y/Sy 
Double, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 50c.; large 
pkt. $1.75. 
BEAN, RUNNER 
10 to 15 ft. 
Scarlet. A rapid climber, flowering pro- 
fusely. Pkt. 10c.; Wb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.25. 
BRACHYCOME 
Annual. ein 
Choice Mixed. Swan River Daisy. Free- 
flowering, dwarf-growing; covered during 
the greater part of the summer with a 
profusion of dainty flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c. 
BROWALLIA 
Annuals. 1% ft. 
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. 
Elata czrulea. Large, 
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 
Heights vary. 
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 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. Pkt. 
sky-blue flowers. 
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. 

Balsam, Double Bush Flowered 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 7 
