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Phlox Drummondi 
Poppy Single Shirley 

Salpiglosis (See Page 25) 
Poppy Double Shirley 
(Beard Tongue.) HP. Persistent 
PENTSTEMON bloomer. Easy to grow. 
Wine Mixed. Large Flowering Hybrids. Pkt. 25 cts. 
HA. One of the easiest 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII plants to grow from 
seed. It will thrive in any kind of soil and a 
sunny position, but prefers light, rich loam. 
Blooms all summer. Height 15 inches. 
LARGE FLOWERING VARIETIES 
White, Primrose, Rose, Scarlet. Each, Pkt. 15 cts. 
Collection: 1 Pkt. each of above 4 colors, 50 cts. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 60 cts. 
DWARF PHLOX, R. 
Compact habit. Fine for pots. 
Finest Mixed. PKt. 25 cts. 
PINK (Dianthus). HB1l, HP and HAR. One of 
the most beautiful and best-loved flowers. 
Some are hardy biennials that bloom finely the 
first season. Supply of seed of some sorts doubtful. 
CHINENSIS, Double Mixed (China Pinks). 1% 
feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 30 cts. 
HEDDEWIGI, Laciniatus. (Japan Pinks). 
and brilliant; 
1 foot. 
Single Mixed. Very choice. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 
25 cts. 
Double Mixed. Extra. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 25 ets. 
PLUMARIUS (Hardy Garden Pinks). HP. The 
fine, fragrant perennials of old-time gardens. 
6 inches. 
Large 
often oddly edged and striped. 
Pheasant’s Eye. Single mixed. Pretty, fringed 
flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 30 cts. 
Double Splendid Mixed. Large-flowering Grass 
or Spiced Pinks. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Hardy Annual Sweet Wivesfield. Choicest Mixed. 
R. Splendid for cut flowers. The Sweet-Wil- 
liam-like flowers are producedin many colors. 
Fine for rockeries. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 40 cts. 
(Chinese Bellflower or Balloon 
PLATYCODON Flower). HPR. Splendid for the 
perennial border or in a half shaded Rock 
Garden. Height 18 inches. Deep Blue, Pkt. 10 
cts.; White, Pkt. 10 cts. 
Annual Poppies should be sown early 
POPPIES and very fiat preferably in cloudy 
weather or after a shower. Barely cover the 
seed and press down firmly. Thin to stand 3 
or 4 inches apart. Make sowings at intervals 
for a succession. 1% feet. 
SHIRLEY POPPIES, HA. 
These interesting and lovely flowers, now grow- 
ing in almost every garden in the world, are called 
Shirley poppies from the place of their origin, the 
garden of the late Rev. William Wilkes, for many 
years vicar of Shirley, England. 
Single Shirley. Choicest strain of seed of thir 
lovely flower. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 25 cts. 
Begonia-flowered Double Shirley This splendid 
class grows 2% feet high and produces im- 
mense flowers very rich and beautiful. Pkt. 10@ 
cts.; %4 oz. 25 cts. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
Sap of plants is said to produce opiates, hence 
sale of seed is forbidden. 
HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES 
Iceland Poppies (Papaver nudicaule). HPI1R. 
1 foot. Flower the first year from seed, bloom- 
ing almost as quickly as the annuals. 
* Sandford’s Giant Strain. Mixed, many colors. Im- 
mense flowers on stiff strong stems. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Oriental Poppies. Sow outdoors in early spring. 
When fall growth starts, transplant to perma- 
nent quarters. Immense blooms. 2 feet. 
Searlet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Salmon. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Mixed Hybrids. Immense flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 
(Sun Plant; Rose Moss). HAR. Of 
PORTULACA easy culture, thriving best in light 
loamy soil, and in a sunny situation. Fine for 
beds, edgings or rockwork. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. % oz. 30 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz. $1.00. 
(Persian Daisy). HP. Handsome 
PYRETHRUM herbaceous plants of easy culture. 
Roseum Hybridum. Double and Single mixed. 
Piste acts: 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE See Blue Lace Flower, 
page 15. 
(Castor-Oil Bean). HA. Ornamental 
RICINUS plants, producing subtropical effects. 
Fine for hedges or fences. 
Zanzibariensis. Mixed. Very large leaves, some 
coppery bronze, changing to green. Pkt. % oz. 
10 cts.; % oz. 20 ects.; 1 oz. 35 cts. 
ROCK PLANTS HA. Easily raised. 
Finest Mixed Annual. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 35 cts. 
(Coneflower). HA. A free-flowering 
RUDBECKIA plant of compact growth forming a 
a dense bush and blooming profusely. Fine far 
cutting. 2 feet. 
Bicolor Superba. HA. Golden yellow flowers 
velvety brown at the base and with brown 
discs. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Kelvedon Star. Golden yellow, long stemmed 
flowers blotched maroon. Ht. 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
My Joy. Giant Black-eyed Susans. Flowers very 
large, some over 5 inches in diameter, orange- 
yellow with rather small cone. Pkt. 15 cts. 
(Flowering Sage). HA. Easily raisea 
SALVIA from seed sown in February or March in 
greenhouse or hotbed. Transfer seedlings to 
the onen garden end of May. 
Searlet Bonfire. 2 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz. 75 cts. 
Blue Bedder. 2 feet. A new variety of Farinacea: 
very compact form, of a deep blue shade and 
flowering very profusely from seed the first 
year. Pkt. 25 cts.; % oz. $1.00. 
SSD 
WILSON’S SEEDS 
MONTCLAIR, N. J. 
