ALNEER SEED COMPANY—Established 1883. 






PLaTYcoDoN, Chinese Bell Flower. 
Platycodon (Chinese Bell 
Flower) 
Large, open, bell-shaped fiowers of a rich 
violet blue, almost rivaling the splendid 
Jackmanii Clematis in beauty. Plant very 
aGwarf and compact. Hardy perennials. 
Pkt. 10c. 


Double Portulaca 

A most brilliant and profuse 
Portulaca bloomer; beautiful and delicate, 
rich colors of every shade. A charming genus. 
The Double Portulaca is one of the finest an- 
nuals in cultivation; flowers double as roses. 
Plant on sandy, light soil, in warm sunny place. 
Sow seeds in house and plant out in May. 
Mixed. Pkt. 
Double Rose Flowered Civ tess rie 
Sweet Rocket—Hesperis Matro- 
mails (Dame’s Violet). An old-fashionéd gar- 
den plant growing three feet tall. Bears 
during the summer snowy white, lilac, and pur- 
ple fragrant flowers. Excellent for naturalizing 
‘in as permanent border. Pkt. 5c, 4% oz. 25c, 
oz. 75c. 
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POPPIES 
Plants with large and brilliant colored flowers, proe 
ducing a rich and fine display of bloom. Sow seed 
in open ground in May. 
Annual 
Double Shirley, Begonia Flowered 
Mixed The flowers resemble the double tuberous 
rooted Begonias in form, and contain an 
assortment of lovely light shades. Pkt. 5c, oz. 75c. 
Improved Single Shirley, Mixed 
Lovely and dainty shades of pink, salmon, terra- 
cotta, apricot, etc.; many shaded and edged with 
other colors. Hardly any two flowers exactly alike. 
1% ft. Pkt. 5c, oz. 75c. 
Hardy Perennial Poppies 
Oriental Perennial Hybrids 
Great flowers of gorgeous brilliancy. For bright- 
ness of color nothing can eclipse these beautiful 
Oriental® perennial poppies. The colors range 
from soft fiesh and rose to most brilliant daz- 
zling scarlet and richest maroon purple. 
Flowers enormous; 6 inches across. Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c. 
’ Colorful silken fiowers on 
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Iceland P PRs graceful, wiry stems, 15 
to 18 in. long. Easily grown. Fine for borders or 
rock gardens. Will bloom the first season if seed 
is sown early. Mixed. Pkt. 10c, Y¥g oz. 50c. 

Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean) 4 ‘@!! srow- 
ing plant of 
tropical erigin, the foliage being most valuable; 
good for screens, etc., height from 3 to 7 ft. Sow 
when all danger of frost is over. Fine mixed. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Rock Garden Annuals Mixed 
Splendid Mixture of 25 varieties suitable for 
rock garden. Pkt. 10c. 
Rock Garden Perennials Mixed 
Wonderful Mixture of over 50 rare and choice 
rock garden perennials. Pkt. 15c. 
SALVIA 
5 5 The Scarlet 
werl age 
Salvia (Flowering Sage) ‘The Searlet 
of the most brilliant bedding plants; blooms 
from early summer until frost. Popular for beds, 
borders, edgings and pot culture; may be used 
for cutting. 

Splendens Brilliant searlet. Pkt. 10, %4 
: oz. $1.25, oz. $4.00. 
America or. Globe of Fire The éwarf 
plants are 
of compact rounded growth. Each spike is 
closely set with mammoth size flowers of the 
most brilliant scarlet. It begins to bloom early 
in the season and continues until cut down by 
frost. Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. $1.50, oz. $4.50. 
Farinacea The fine bright blue flowers are 
borne on long graceful stems. 
They are excellent for cutting. The bushes 
are well rounded, growing 2 feet tall, and bear 
a profusion of blooms. Pkt. 10c. 

Texas Blue Bonnet subrerioaue) 
ushy plants 
bearing a profusion of pea-shaped flowers of 
rich deep blue with heart-shaped blotch of 
rosy pink. The Texas State Flower. Does well 
in dry locations. Blooms in June. 1 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 5c, 4% oz. 30c, oz. 50c. 





PRIMULA PRIMROSE 

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Chinese Primrose (Primula) 
Our primroses are from the very finest 
strains. Sow seeds in February, March 
and April. When sown, the seeds germi-._— 
nate freely and fine plants can be had for 
winter flowering. 
Obconica Gigantea 
Individual flowers are extra large, of fine 
form and texture, and freely borne in 
immense clusters for a long time. All 
primulas do best if grown in good, porous 
soil and at a temperature as near 60° as ~ 
possible. Mixed Pkt. 20c. ; 
Hardy Primrose (Primula) 
Sow seed on surface and merely cover. 
Het. 1 ft.; partial shade; blooms April 
and May; fine for rock-gardens. 
Veris, Mixed Very. large flowers 
‘ in clusters; orange, 
yellow, cream, white, pink, rose, crimson, 
lilac, purple, violet, etc. Excellent for 
beds, borders and rock gardens. April and 
May. Any soil or situation. 6 to 9 in. 
Pkt. 15c. 
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Salpiglossis, 
Painted Tongue—Velvet Flower 
Large, trumpet-shaped flowers of rich 
velvety texture, the colors charmingly _ 
penciled, netted, and veined with golden | 
yellow, crimson and purple. July until — 
frost.e Desirable for bedding and prized | 
for cutting. 2% ft. Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 50c._ 



