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Aquilegia, Crimson Star 
AQUILEGIA - Columbine 
Perennials. Ditowaiit. 
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. 
Select Long-Spurred Aquilegias 
The finest types. The free-flowering plants 
are of strong, robust growth. 
Copper Queen. Lovely deep copper, with 
long spurs of deeper blue. 
Crimson Star. Crimson and white. 
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 mches 
or ae in length. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
$1.0 
Blue cheual 
Orange and Scarlet Shades. 
Pink and Rose Shades. 
Snow Queen. Pure white. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Select Strain. Choice 
mixed. 
Any of above, pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. ex- 
cept as noted 
Hybrids. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 60c 
Standard Varieties 
Blue and white. Fine for rock- 
gardens. 11% ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Czrulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
Large, violet-blue and white flowers. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Californica hybrida, Mixed. 
yellow and orange shades. 
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. AO colors. 
pkt. 25c.; oz. $1. 
Alpina. 
Principally 
Long spurs. 
Pkt. 10c.; 
large 

HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
BABY’'S BREATH 
See Gypsophila, page 13. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON 
See Centaurea and Gomphrena, pages 9, 12. 
Balsam Apple. Momordica 
Annual. 
Remarkably handsome climbing annuals, 
bearing ornamental orange-colored fruit. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c.; oz. 85c. 
DOUBLE BALSAM 
Lady’s Slipper 
Annuals. PRA ihe 
An old and popular garden flower of easy 
culture. Gorgeous masses of brilliantly col- 
ored, double flowers. 
Camellia-flowered, Choicest Mixed. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. De: OZap e255 
Double Bush Flowered. Choice mixed. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c.; 14oz. $1.25. 
BAPTISIA .- False Indigo 
Perennial. 3 ft. 
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 
Greenbouse or House Plants. 12 in. 
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 flowermg, 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 eee forcing. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. $1.2 
Choice Mixed. Picts 5c; 
pkt. $1.25. 
CALLIOPSIS 
Annuals. 12 to 24 in. 
Showy and easily grown annuals. Perfect 
little bushes which are a mass of bloom from 
early summer until cut down by frost. Ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
Golden Crest. Color rich orange-yellow or 
gold with brown center. Many of the 
flowers have a double row of petals. Free 
flowering, with stems 1 foot long. Ex- 
cellent for cutting, and has a pleasing fra- 
grance. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.00. 
Tall Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; ‘large pkt. 
25C.807.4/ DC: 
Dwarf Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; 
Dkte2 5s Oz bee 
"An colors. large 
large 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, 
BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
These are very popular because they are of 
easy culture and extremely showy. Thrive in 
semi-shady situations. 
Single, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 35c.; 
1. 
pkt. $1. 
Double, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 50c.; 
pkt. $1.75. 
BEAN, RUNNER 
10 to 15 ft. 
flowering pro- 
large 
large 
Scarlet. A rapid climber, 
fuselyse ekt. 15c.; lbs 35c:;) Ibs 60c:; 
5 Ibs. $2.75. 
BRACHYCOME 
Annual. 12 in 
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. 
Elata czrulea. Large, 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c. 
Speciosa major. Most desirable variety 
as a pot or basket-plant. Rich blue flowers. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Viscosa compacta, Sapphire. Large, dark 
blue flowers with white eyes. Pkt. 20c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
CACTUS 
All Kinds, Mixed. Seed germinates irre- 
gularly over a period of 14 to 40 days. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
CALCEOLARIA 
Heights vary 
sky-blue flowers. 
Greenhouse or House Plants. 
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. Flowers medium 
size in large, graceful clusters in an ex- 
cellent mixture. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. 85c. 
Hybrida grandiflora pumila compacta. 
warf, compact grower, with tmmense 
trusses of large, self-colored and spotted 
flowers. 1 ft. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 85c. 

Balsam, Double Bush Flowered 

PA. 7 
