mail. 
Express or Local Truck. 
$3.50 value. 
prices. 
Ageratum - Floss Flower 
Michell’s Blue Boy. Extra dwarf. The 
growth is uniform and even, 4 inches high, 
completely covered with flowers of the 
richest shade of blue. Doz. $3.00; 100, 
$22.50. 
Alternanthera 
Very useful for carpet bedding. 
best in warm, sunny situations. 
Versicolor. Red. 
Aurea. Yellow. 
All Alternanthera, doz. $2.00; 100, $15.00 
Grows 
Alyssum 
Michell’s Bouquet. 4 in. 
flowers on dwarf, compact plants. 
$2.50; 100, $18.00. 
Pure white 
Doz. 
Antirrhinum - Snapdragon 
Nanum grandiflorum(Semi-Dwarf) Rust- 
proof. 21% ft. A selected mixture in Red, 
Yellow, Pink, Orange and White. Doz. 
$3.00; 100, $22.50. 
Asters 
Giant Branching. 214 ft. A useful plant 
for the border and for cutting. Offered 
only in mixture of White, Pink, Crimson, 
and Blue. Doz. $2.50; 100, $18.00. 
Begonias, Fibrous-rooted 
Gracilis luminosa. 1 ft. A popular variety 
with bronzy red foliage and brilliant scarlet 
flowers. 
Prima Donna. 1 ft. Lovely rose-colored 
flowers shading to carmine. 
All Begonias, 4-in. pot-plants, doz. $6.00 
Cannas (Pot Grown) 
City of Portland. 4 ft. 
Foliage green. 
King Humbert. 414 ft. Its majestic growth 
is enhanced by its massive trusses of cop- 
pery scarlet flowers. Foliage is deep bronze. 
The President. 4 ft. Rich glowing scarlet. 
Green foliage. 
Yellow King Humbert. 414 ft. Masses of 
golden yellow flowers, dotted red. Green 
foliage. 
All Cannas, doz. $6.00; 25 for $12.00 
A glowing pink. 
Coleus 
Golden Bedder. Rich canary-yellow foliage. 
Queen Victoria. Red foliage with yellow 
edge. 
Verschaffelti. Dark crimson foliage. 
Rainbow Mixture. An excellent mixture of 
all colors and markings. 
All Coleus, doz. $2.50; 100, $18.00 
On all orders for Bedding Plants please note 6 plants of any 
variety or color is the minimum quantity for delivery by Railway 
Add 10 per cent to your order to cover delivery if less than 
Small quantities will be available at our Store on a cash-and- 
carry basis during the planting season at especially established 
Dracaena 
Indivisa. Graceful, narrow green leaves. 
Suitable for urns and window boxes. 4-1n. 
pots, each $1.25; 6-in. pots, each $2.50. 
Geraniums 
Beaute Poitevine. Salmon-pink; 
double. 
Mme. Landry. A real coral color. Compact 
habit. 
Rose-scented. The 
scented variety. 
Ricard. Enormous, bright scarlet flowers 
during the entire season. 
All Geraniums, 4-in. pot-plants, 3 for $1.75; 
doz. $6.00; 25 for $12.00 
very 
old-fashioned 
sweet- 
Heliotrope - Cherry Pie 
18 in. A general favorite because of its 
fragrance. Doz. $6.00; 100, $45.00. 
Lantana 
2 ft. A very desirable bedding plant be- 
cause of its bright orange and pink shades, 
flowering continuously summer and _ fall. 
Doz. $6.00; 100, $45.00. 
Lobelia 
Compacta. 4 in. The ideal edging plant. 
Blue flowers. Doz. $3.00; 100, $22.50. 
Marigold 
TALL AFRICAN VARIETIES 
Alldouble Orange. Originator’s Stock. 3 ft. 
This new variety will produce a large per- 
centage of double flowers of a bright orange 
shade. 
Alldouble Lemon. 3 ft. Fine clear yellow, 
all double flowers. 
Guinea Gold. 3 ft. 
flushed with gold. 
Yellow Supreme. 3 ft. Broad, loose, frilled 
petals, similar to Guinea Gold, of a rich 
creamy lemon-yellow color. 
DWARF DOUBLE FRENCH VARIETIES 
Melody. 1 ft. 
type flowers. 
Spry. Extra dwarf; very compact and uni- 
form habit about 9 inches tall with very 
light orange-crested center and maroon 
outer petals. 
All varieties of Marigolds, 
doz. $3.00; 100, $22.50 
Moon Vine 
Ipomoea noctiflora. A pure white variety 
blooming toward evening and in the fore- 
noon. The flowers are frequently 6 inches 
in diameter. 3 for $1.50; doz. $5.50. 
Color clear orange, 
Golden yellow. Harmony 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
STELLA Choice Bedding Plants 
PLEASE NOTE. These plants do not ship satisfactorily by Special Notice an Guarantee 
We spare no effort to supply all Plants, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, 
etc., of the best quality. The many causes beyond our control 
do not permit us to guarantee the life of this stock. Thatis entirely 
within the power of the buyer or planter. However, we will gladly 
replace any plant or shrub damaged in transportation if the Rail- 
way Express receipt is marked ‘‘damaged”’ and returned to us. 
Fringed Petunia 
Michell’s Gay Lady. The plants are very 
compact and erect, growing 8 to 10 inches 
tall, and when in full bloom form a com- 
pact mat of color. The color-range Is a 
combination of pink and white to red and 
white. Doz. $4.00; 100, $30.00. 
Petunias 
SINGLE PLAIN-EDGED VARIETIES 
Michell’s Dwarf Elk’s Pride. 8 in. A really 
dwarf type of this popular Petunia in which 
the straggly habit is entirely lacking. The 
color is the well-known royal purple. 
Rose of Heaven. 8 in. Rich, brilliant rose 
color. 
Rosy Morn. 10 in. Dwarf, bushy plants, 
bearing in great profusion brilliant rose- 
colored flowers with a white throat. 
Silver Blue (Heavenly Blue). 10in. Makes 
a fine bedding variety combined with 
Rosy Morn. 
Snowstorm. 10 in. A fine large-flowering 
pure white variety. Very free bloomer. 
Good as a pot-plant and for bedding. 
All above Petunias, doz. $3.00; 
100, $22.50 
Phlox Drummondi 
Gigantea Art Shades, Mixed. A strain 
with flowers, 144 to 1% inches in diameter, 
in many pleasing art shades. Plants grow 
about 9 inches high. Doz. $3.00; 100, 
$22.50. 
Salvia - Scarlet Sage 
America (Globe of Fire). 2 ft. Dwarf, 
bushy, compact grower and very uniform 
in height and shape. 3-in. pots, doz. $3.00; 
100, $22.50. 4-in. pots, doz. $5.00; 100, 
$40.00. 
Verbena 
Dwarf Upright. The tdrtvidual florets 
have distinct eyes and the color-range Is 
a choice mixture of bright shades. 8 in. 
Doz. $3.00; 100, $22.50. 
Vinca 
Major variegata. A trailing plant used for 
hanging-baskets and window-boxes. Green 
foliage, mottled white. 3-in. pots, each 
35c.; doz. $4.00. 4-in. pots, each 75c.; 
doz. $8.50. 
Vinca rosea + Madagascar Periwinkle 
Alba. 11% ft. White, with rose eye. 
Alba pura. 11% ft. Pure white. 
Rosea. 114 ft. Rose with dark eye. 
All above Vincas, doz. $4.00; 100, $30.00 
Zinnias 
Michell’s Giant Dahlia-flowered, Mixed. 
Elegans, Lilliput. 
All Zinnias, doz. $2.50; 100, $18.00 
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