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STREPTOCARPUS HYBRIDUS 
STREPTOCARPUS—Winter blooming greenhouse plant. Flowers 
large, trumpet shaped in shades of violet, pink rose down to pure 
white. What we offer is seed saved from the finest, large flowered 
hybrids, the best money can buy. Treat same as Gloxinia. Seed 
very fine. Height 1 ft. 
SWAINSONIA GRANDIFLORA 
An elegant plant with large white, pink and red flowers and 
delicate bright green foliage, excellent for bouquets, as a green, in 
basket and design work, for high class wreaths and sprays and as a 
substitute for Valley in brides bouquets. Readily started from seed. 
Grow in a 50 deg. house, give rich soil and plenty of sun. The 
flowers resemble somewhat sweet peas, the plants are in bloom al- 
most every day in the year if kept in a large pot or tub. so as to 
restrict them as to root room. Once you try Swainsonia you will not 
be without it. Tender perennial. Height 3 feet. T. pkt. 25ce. 
SWEET VIOLET QUEEN CHARLOTTE 
SWEET VIOLET—Viola Odorata. Biue hardy English violet, sweet- 
ly scented. Violet requires rich, well arated: somewhat sandy soil 
and should never suffer from lack of moisture. Plant seed in fall 
or spring. Of all violets, Queen Charlotte is the hardiest—does not 
winter-kill even in Iowa. Blooms in the spring and again in the 
fdll. Seed lays long before it sprouts. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c. 
PLANTS—Three for 50 cents, prepaid. 
THALICRUM 
Thalicrum is an absolutely hardy and long lived perennial of vig- 
orous growth, doing well in rich soil and full sun, withstanding 
most severe hot and dry weather. The foliage of all Thalicrum is 
a first class material for boquets and baskets. Sow the seed in the 
spring or fall, space the plant foot apart each way. 
THALICRUM DIPTEROCARPUM—F lowers rosy purple in June and 
July. Beautiful cut flower. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 1c; oz. $2.60. 
DIPTEROCARPUM ALBUM—Beautiful foamy flowers, pure white. 
Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 15c; oz. $2.60. 
THALICRUM PURPUREUM—Produces in June and July large beau- 
tiful plumy flowers of bright lavender pink. Height 4 ft. TT. pkt. 
15¢e; 1/16 oz. 35ce. 
THUNBERGIA ALATA—Black Eyed Susan 
A fine climber with ornamental leaves and attractive blooms 
ranging from white to deep orange from May té August. Much used 
for hanging baskets. Sow in January to February under glass. 
Tender. Height, 6. to 8 ft. Mixed. T. pkt. 15¢; oz. 50c; Ib. $7.00. 
THYMUS SERPYLLUM 
Mother of Thyme, Wild Thyme or Mountain Thyme. A rapid 
growing, creeping plant, absolutely hardy, unexcelled for covering 
bare spots, as an edging plant and for rockeries. Blooms in June 
and July, filling the air with a most pleasant and delicate fragrance. 
T. pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35ce. 
THYMUS SERPYLLUM RED (Coceineum)—Flowers bright red, 
while the flowers of Serpyllum are pale pink. Either variety has 
strongly perfumed foliage, both are of neat dense growth not over 
2 inches tall, ideal as ground cover. T. pkt. 20c; yy oz. 40c. 
_ TORENIA FOURNIERI 
FOURNIERI GRANDIFLORA—A charming dwarf-growing annual 
with biooms in which deep and sky blue as well as golden yellow is 
blended in a charming fashion, and thriving under the hardest of 
conditions. Will do well in rich soil as well as in dry sand, along 
with cacti or in moist and shady places, and is invaluable for the 
South, where it is used in the same way as pansies in the North. 
Makes a great plant for hanging baskets or window boxes, also fine 
as pot plant oA for bedding. Very floriferous, keeping in goed leaf 
and flowers from spring to frost. Of easiest culture. Sow the seed 
in January and February and when ail danger of frost is past set 
outdoors inches apart. It forms neat rounded bushes. Height 1 
ft. T. pkt. 15c; yy oz. 80c; % oz. 55c; %4 oz. $1.00. 
TORENIA THE BRIDE—Plants compact like Fournieri, flowers large 
pure white. Price the same as for Fournieri. 
TRITOMA—FLAME FLOWER 
Sow in February or March, line out in May, lift before frost, 
store buried in sand in a cool cellar, set out in May. Blooms from 
July to October. The roots are fleshy and keep well in storage. 
Hardy south of Kansas City. Height 3 ft. 
TRITOMA SPECIAL MIXTURE—Composed of choice early flowering 
varieties. Our mixture will produce elegant flowers in shades of 
orange, yellow, rose and salmon pink and some crimson flowers if the 
seed Js sown early. Hardy perennial but some protection over win- 
ter can do no harm. Average height 3 ft. T. pkt. 20c; 1/8 oz. 25c; 
oz. $1.50; 1b. $18.00. 
TRICHOLAENA ROSEA 
Of all ornamental grasses suitable as fillers in bouquets Tricho- 
laena is the prettiest. Grows 2 ft. tall, produces an abundance of 
downy pluthes of pale silvery pink, dainty and striking in a bouquet 
of pink roses or other flowers where pink predominates. Annual. 
TAHOKA DAISY Valuable ;cut flower, easily raised. Flow- 
ers daisy-like, 2 inches or more across, 
pure blue-lavender fading to rosé with geide yellow centers that 
stay yellow, on good long stems, from mid-June until late autumn. 
Heat and dronght resisting plant. Plante compact, bushy, 20 inches 
tall. Annual. T, pkt. 20c; % oz. 50c; oz. $4.00. 
TAGETES LITTLE GIANT 
Plants very compact, only 4-6 inches high, dense fernlike foliage 
flowers dainty single birght golden orange touching one another and 
as many as 200 biooms on a single plant that has a spread of 8-10 
inches. A veritable floral cushion of striking effect when used for 
edgings. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; oz. $1.20. 
TROLLIUS HYBRIDUS MIXED 
Perfectly hardy, free flowering perennial, producing giant ball 
shaped flowers resembling tulip, from May ‘until August. A valu- 
able cut flower. Succeeds in rather light soil and in a half shady 
position. The seed we offer is from a collection of new large flow- 
ered hybrids in all shades of yellow with a percentage of double 
flowers. Divisions of clumps placed in 2% in. pots late in August, 
then planted 8x6 in. will produce bloom from February on. Height 
2 feet. T. pkt. 15c; yy oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
TROLLIUS LEDEBOURI (GOLDEN QUEEN)—Valuable, new hard 
perennial plant, of vigorous growth, attaining a height of 4 feet an 
producing quantities of intense orange-yellow flowers four in, across, 
from June till November. Unlike other varieties of Trollius the seed 
of Ledebouri germinates readily. Will bloom the first year if started 
early in spring. T. pkt. 20c; y oz. 40c. 
TUNICA SAXIFRAGA 
A nice, tufted plant with pale pink, carnation-like, single flowers, 
born on thin, wiry stalks all summer. Fine for borders or rock- 
eries. Hardy. Height 10 in. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
TIGRIDIA—Kasily raised from seed Sown in January or February 
in heat most of the seedlings will bloom the same year. Sow in very 
sandy soil, transplant as soon as the seedlings are large enough to 
handle, the sooner the better and let them come to bloom in the 
flats. Or you can plant the seedlings outdoors in May in very rich 
soil in full sun. Trigidias must have lots of water to do well and 
must be planted four inches deep, not less. Seed saved from a 
collection of very fine varieties. T. pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 35c; % oz. 
60c; oz. $4.00. 
TRICYRTIS HIRTA 
Hardy perennial flowers, lily-tike, shaded pink dotted red, from 
September till frost. Fine for cutting and very striking when planted 
in groups in semi-shaded position. Height 20 in. 
VIRGINIAN STOCK 
CRIMSON GEM—The best variety, producing large deep crimson 
flowers on plants 18 in. high from May to September. Thrives in 
any kind of soil exposed to sun, especially so in the coast regions 
and is one of the best plants for bedding, borders, etc. Annual. T. 
pkt. 10c; oz. 80c. 
VISCARIA—FLAME FLOWER 
CARDINALIS—Hardy annual growing tn tufts and bearing flery, 
red single flowers 2 inches across. Grown in a bed the brilliant 
coloring of these flowers makes a strong effect. Fine for bouquets 
as a pot plant and for bedding. Will do well in any kind o soil 
and withstand hot and dry weather, blooming all summer, Sow the 
seed where the plants are to stand, later thin out to 6 inches apart 
Metght. 12 inches T pkt Me: of ¢Se: Ih 84.00 
STAR OF TEXAS 
(Xanthisma Texanum). Plants neat and bushy producing quan- 
tities of bright canary-yellow daisles with pointed petals on wiry 
stems throughout the summer. Heat and drought resisting annual 
18 in, tall, T. pkt. 15¢e. 
PLATYCODON is a flower that every florist and grower ot 
flowering plants should know. Try Platycodon. 
