COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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Cyclamen 
in flat filled with sifted leaf mould and enough 
bout % i 
grees. As the plants t carefully into p 
spacin Piseetan tun apert.. When lants are ready, transplant 
f ~ cin a per ea alee meget Saar hi Neways ered some 
lass and the plants cool ventilating and uent 3 
Or kee Peete, a freme hewes Clik dict alles kee the pelt 
under benches always moist but not soaking wet. When ts 
are in bleoming size pets, transfer them into and airy se. 
clamen does not 1 heat; to keep plants , ventilate, spra 
th water; keep shaded to avoid leaves from wilting and to eveid 
disease spray once a week with nicotine, and if disease appears, spray 
with nicotine twice a and place pow chareoal around the 
plants on top of the soil. Water carefully. The highest prices are 
paid for Cyclamen in ber. It takes 16 to 18 months to raise a 
perfect plant from s y. 
. The seed we offer is raised for us by one of Germany’s best grow- 
ers and is the best money can buy. 
PEARL OF ZEHLENDORF—Dark salmon pink. ROSE OF 
ZEHLENDORF—Light salmon pink. GLORY OF WANDS- 
BECK—Dark clear salmon. SUNRAY—Pure pink, blood-red 
eye. BONFIRE—Brilliant ruby-salmon. 
VULCAN—Glowing dark red. BRIGHT ROSE—Deep pink. 
ROSE OF MARIENTHAL—Salmon rose. PURE WHITE— 
PURE WHITE WITH RED EYE—LILAC BLUE. CRIMSON 
KING—Blood red. FIREBRAND—Salmon scarlet. 
AMSTERDAM GIANT—Bright crimson. 
TORCH LIGHT—Dazzling vermillion red. 
Price for any of the above: 10 seeds 20c; 100 seeds 
$1.80; 1000 seeds $16.00. 
CYCLAMEN SPECIAL MIXTURE 
Includes every variety listed as well as new varieties 
all of Giant Flowering class. 10 seeds 20c; 100 seeds $1.80; 
1000 seeds $16.00. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUM 
IN A SPECIAL MIXTURE (SUCCESSION MIXTURE). This mixture 
contains the best, longest lived and hardiest of hardy chrysanthemum 
varieties. The plants raised out of this seed will furnish you bloom 
from early in May till late in summer. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. 
IN EVERY CASE when price is not quoted for any item in this 
catalog it means that we are unable to supply that seed at the pres- 
ent, owing to war conditions. 
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Coleus For spring sales sow late in January or early 
in February, press the seed into the dirt and 
cover lightly with dirt when the seeds are beginning to sprout. 
When the plants are large enough to handle, pot off singly, 
shift as needed. Use rieh and porous soil. 
COLEUS METEOR Leaves of enormous size in 
shades of copper red with a me- 
tallic lustre. T. pkt. 25c; dy oz. 45c; yy oz. 80c. 
COLEUS SUNRISE—Miniature form of Coleus, plants only 10 
inches tall. The leaves are small but very thick set on the 
stalks. Colors almost without an end, many plants having 
leaves bordered and marked in a remarkable fashion. Unex- 
celled for fancy beddings and for pots. T. pkt. 25c; ~ oz. 
80c; % oz. $1.50; oz. $10.00. 
FINEST MIXED—This contains the finest varieties of coleus 
with leaves which often measure 10 inches in length and 8 
inches in width, heart shaped and handsomely crimpled, 
toothed and frilled, their color combinations are remarkably 
rich, comprising all the reds, metallic green and yellows in 
shades in the most delicate to nearly black. T. pkt. 25c; 7 
oz. 70c;: % oz. $1.20; oz. $8.00. 
Flowers for Bouquets 
Achillea, Aconitum, Acroclinium, Ageratum, Ammobium, 
Anemone, Anthemis, Anthirhinum, Aquilegia, Arctotis, Ar- 
meria, Asperula, Aster, Astilbe, Bellis, Brachycome, Browallia, 
Calendula, Calliopsis, Campanula, Carnation, Cantanache, 
Celosia, Centaurea, Cheiranthus, Chrysanthemum, Clarkia, 
Coreopsis, Cosmos, Dahlias, Delphinium, Dianthus, Digitalis, 
Dimorphoteca, Doronicum, Eryngium, Bupaterium, Gaillardia, 
Gillia, Geum Gerbera, Godetia, Gomphrena, Gypsophyla, Heli- 
anthus, Helichrysum, Hesperis, Heuchera, Hugelia, Hunne- 
mania, Iris, Larkspur, Lavatera, Lathyrus, Lavender, Lepto- 
syne, Linaria, Lunaria, Lupinus, Linum, Lychnis, Marigold, 
Mignonette, Myosotis, Nasturtium, Nemesia, Nierembergia, 
Nigella, Pansy, Pardanthus, Pentstemen, Phlox, Physalis, 
Physostegia, Platycodon, Poppy, Primulas, Pyrethrum, Rho- 
dante, Rudbeckie, Salpiglosis, Salvia, Saponaria, Schizanthus, 
Scabiosa, Senecio, Silene, Statice, Stevia, Stocks, Stokesia, 
Sunflower, Sweet William, Sweet Pea, Valeriana, Verbena, Vis- 
caria, Thalicrum, Trachelium, Tritoma, Xeranthemum, Wall- 
flowers, Zinnia. See also Ornamental Grasses. Most of them 
are useful for bouquets. 
A shorter list including only the more important bouquet 
flowers: Acroclinium, Antirhinum, Arctotis, Asters, Calliopsis, 
Carnation, Centaurea, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Delphinium, Gail- 
lardia, Gypsophyla, Helichrysum, Larkspur, Marigold, Phlox, 
Salpiglosis, Saponaria, Scabiosa, Statice, Sweet Pea and 
Zinnia. With Iris, Peonies and hardy ferns the above will 
produce during the summer till frost an uninterrupted supply. 
A PEARL 
among flowers is salpiglosis. Without an equal in richness of color- 
ing, one of the choicest, very finest, very select, yet almost unknown. 
Start a bed of salpiglosis so that visitors and passersby could see, 
stop, look, admire and inquire as well as to start them talking, men- 
tioning your place of business as the place where they have seen the 
flower of fabulous beauty. 
