Helichrysum 
(Strawflower ; Everlasting) 
One of the best everlasting flowers 
and an effective bedding plant. If 
flowers are desired for winter use, 
they should be cut just as the buds 
are opening. Hardy annual. 2 feet. 
515 Double Mixed Colors (H. mon- 
strosum fi.-pl.). Largest double flow- 
ers. Pkt., 10c; 44 02., 30c; 14 02z., 50c. 
Heliotrope 
A well-known favorite largely 
grown in pots, but thriving in the 
open border. 
518 Mixed Colors. Dark varieties 
mixed. Pkt., 10c; 144 oz., 75c. 
519 Lemoine’s Giant Mixture. 24 to 
20 ins. Large flower heads in blue, 
lavender and violet shades. 
PkEt., 10c; % oz., 75c. 
520 Regale Dwarf Mixed. Extra large 
lavender-violet flower heads. 15 ins. 
PkKt., 15c; % oz., $1.00. 
Hollyhock 
533 Indian Spring. (New Annual.) 
Blooms in less than five months after 
seed is sown and blooms continuously 
until frost. Bright rose and rosy car- 
mine. Semi-double 1 to 5 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 40c. 
534 Semi-Double, Annual Finest Mix- 
ed. A new strain, blooming the first 
season from seed. : 
Pkt., 10c; 1% 0z., 35c. 
Humulus (Hop) 
Rapid-growing climbers with at- 
tractive foliage. The Japanese va- 
riety is a hardy annual. the best for 
quickly covering unsigntly objects. 
537 Japonicus (Japanese Hop). 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 40c. 
538 Japonicus, Variegated Foliage. 
Pkt., 10c; 144 0z., 40c. 
Hunnemannia 
540 Fumariaefolia (Giant Tall Poppy 
or Bush Eschscholtzia). A yellow 
Poppy, pleasing both in the border 
and as a cut flower. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 02., 50c; % o2z., 90c. 
541 Sunlite. Gorgeous semi-double, 
clear canary-yellow blooms, with ex- 
tra band of petals outside. Foliage is 
a light gray-green. 
Pkt... 10c: 1% oz.. 30c: 14 oz.. 50c. 
40 Annual Seeds 
Helichrysum ( Strawflower) 
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum) 
546 Crystallinum. A trailing plant, 
with succulent stems and leaves. Ex- 
cellent for hanging baskets and rock- 
work. Tender annual. 9 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 35c. 
545 Criniflorum (Livingstone Daisy). 
A beautiful annual of spreading 
habit and covered with 1-in. daisy- 
like flowers. Excellent for rockery 
and edging. 3 in. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 40c. 
Ipomoea (Morning Glory) 
Rapid-growing climbers of easi- 
est culture; bloom earlier and more 
profusely on rather poor soils, but 
of higher growth and more attrac- 
tive foliage when grown on rich 
soil. Tender annuals. 15 to 30 feet. 
547 Crimson Rambler. Deep crimson 
free flowering. rapid grower. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 40c 
548 Pearly Gates. Large lustrous 
white flowers blending to cream in 
the throat, making a heavy cascade 
of flowers on fence, trellis, or gar- 
den wall. Pkt., 15c; 1% oz., 40c. 
549 Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea quam- 
oclit hybrida). Leaves are dark green, 
fernlike and deeply laciniated; fiery 
cardinal-red flowers. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c; %4 02., 90c. 
550 Bona Nox (Evening Glory). Beau- 
tiful, large, violet-blue flowers; open 
at night. Rapid growth. Pkt., 10c., 
551 Blue Star. Light blue with dark 
blue ribs to form a star; very early. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 02., 50c. 
551A Darling. Brilliant rose-cerise 
with pure white throat, large 4-inch 
flowers. Pkt., 10c; 4 0z., 35c. 
552 Rose Marie. Double early flower- 
ing, clear deep rose. Pkt., 10c, 
553 Heavenly Blue. Clark’s Earliest. 
(Rubra coerulea). Deep sky-blue 
flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. Early 
flowering. Pkt., 10c; 1%4 0z., 40c. 
Lantana 
562 Hybrida 
577 Alba. 
Linaria 
579 Northern Nights. 
high, bushy but erect 
Pure white. 
Linum 
Lobelia 
586 Mrs. Clibran. 
ing. 
Lunaria 
mentals. 3 feet. 
Lupin 
: Finest Mixed. 
dainty flowers in yellow, orange, red, and pink. 
summer. Fine for potting. 
Lavatera Trimestris 
Beautiful and effective hardy annual, covered during the entire 
summer with pretty and showy blossoms. 
576 Splendens Loveliness. Bright carmine-rose, bronze foliage. 
Bloom very quickly fr 
580 Grandifiorum Rubrum. 
a day, but are borne continuously until frost. 15 to 18 inches. 
Morning Glory, Scarlett O'Hara 
554 Climbing Scarlett O’Hara. Rich 
dark wine-red, freely produced on fast 
growing vines, which start blooming 
within 65 days after seed is sown. 
Pkt., 15c; 144 0z., 50c. 
Christmas Cherry (Solanum) 
555 Christmas Cherry, Patterson. Com- 
pact strain with medium sized round 
red fruit. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 60c. 
Kochia 
556 Childsi (Summer Cypress.) A very 
quick-growing annual. Through the 
summer this is bright green, but com- 
mences in early fall to gradually take 
on a red tinge, becoming entirely red 
before it dies. 215 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 30c. 
Shrubby, with many clusters of 
18 inches. All 
PEt., 10c; 1% oz., 40c. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 35c. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 30c. 
‘(Baby Snapdragon.) Plants grow 15 in. 
and are best grown from broadcast seed. 
om seed when spring sown. 
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 35c. 
; (Crimson Flax) 
The rich crimson flowers last only 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c. 
Pretty little plants of easy culture, blooming profusely from 
June until frost. The dwarf varieties are useful for bedding and 
edging, the trailing variety is. excellent for hanging baskets, 
vases and rock work. Half-hardy annuals. 
585 Crystal Palace Compacta. Rich blue flowers, dark foliage. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. 
Extra dwarf. Dark blue, large white eye. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/16 oz., 40c. 
587 Hybrida Pendula, Sapphire. Dark blue with white eye. Trail- 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 50c. 
(Honesty) 
589 Biennis. Hardy biennial, but grown as annuals, admired for 
their silvery. papery seed pods. which are used for house orna- 
PEt., 10c; 4% 02%., 30c; 14 oz., 50c. 
590 Annual Varieties, Mixed. Easily grown plants. Long, grace- 
ful spikes of pea-shaped flowers of various colors. 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 30c; % oz., 50c. 
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