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Produce Abundant Blooms—All Flower Seed Postpaid 
2001 ACHILLEA, The PEARL 
Hardy perennial, 2 ft. Flowers June to September. 
Produces large clusters of pure white double fiowers for 
a long season. Very useful for borders, rock gardens, 
Excellent to cut for vases or for mixing in bouquets. 
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2019 Ampelopsis 
Perennial 
Veitchi (Boston Ivy). The most popular 
climbing plant for covering brick, stone 
or wooden walls, trees, ete. When it be- 
comes established, it is of very rapid 
growth and clings to the smoothest sur- 
face. The foliage is of a rich olive 
green during the summer, changing to 
various shades of bright crimson and 
scarlet in the fall. Pkt., 25 cts. 
(Flowering Maple.) Tender perennial. 
3 to 4 ft. Blooms in 6 months from seed 
and continues blooming all the year. 
Sow indoors any time before April; set 
out in pots, baskets or beds in the 
spring. The flowers will appear by fall, 
and will continue to bloom indoors 
during the winter. Produces lovely, 
bell-shaped flowers in white, yellow, 
pink and red. Easy to grow. Pkt., 
35 cts.; 2 pkts. for 60 cts. 
2099 Aubrietta (Perennial) 
One of the daintiest and most deli- 
eately beautiful of all dwarf, creeping 
plants for carpeting beds or rockeries, 
A gem for planting in crevices of 
rocks or wall, forming a cataract of 
color, 6 in. Flowers in April and 
May. 
Large-Flewered Hybrids Mixed. A 
wonderfully fine strain, producing a 
good range of colors. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Amaranthus (Annual) 
Tall, ornamental foliage plants, with showy 
flower clusters, which attain their finest 
coloring in hot, sunny locations. 
2014 Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding.) Droop- 
ing red spikes. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2015 Molten Fire. The top leaves are a fiery 
crimson, the lower ones maroon. Pkt., 15. ets. 
2016 Salicifolius (Fountain Plant.) Willow- 
leaved. Red and yellow foliage of drooping 
habit. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2017 Shumway’s Superfine Mixture. A well 
balanced mixture of the above and others. 
Vkt., 15 cts.; 44 oz., 26 cts. 
(All New Cro 
Pkt., 25 cents. 
2002 : 
Acroclinium, << 
Everlasting 
Its graceful, daisy- 
like flowers, when cut 
in the bud, can be 
dried for winter bou- 
quets. It blooms in 6 
weeks from time of 
sowing. Height 20 in. 
Flowers are double 
and semi-double; 
white, chamois, flesh 
color and bright rose. 
Pkt., 25 cts. 
Anchusa 
(Annual) 
from early 
cts.; 14 0z., 32 cts. 
2045 Italica, 
Dropmore Variety 
height. The 
0z., 60 cts. 
pot plants 
colors. 
$1.25, postpaid. 
2008 AGROSTIS (Cloud Grass.) 
An airy and graceful 
nual grass; looks like a line 
Beautiful 
with cut flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 
tiport. 
mist when in bloom. 
Ageratum 
(Annual) 
One of the best } 
plants for bedding, 
being literally cov- 
ered with a mass of 
blooms from early 
summer until frost. 
2005 Blue Perfection. 
The Darkest Blue. 
Compact, round 
plants, 6 to 8 in. tall, 
hidden by a mass of 
pure blue flowers. A 
particularly fine vari- 
ety for dwarf beds 
and for edgings. Pkt., 
15 cts.; %4 oz., 75 cts. 
2006 Little Dorrit. 
Azure Blue. Very 
dwarf, growing 4 to 5 
in. tall. The light blue 
flowers have an at- 
tractive darker blue 
center, Pkt., 15 cts.; 
14 oz. 75 cts. 
Roseum Double Giant al 
Mixture. (Annual) pe 
Summer Forget-Me-Not 
2044 Capensis 
The blooms are gen- 
tian-blue. The plants 
grow 2 ft. and bloom 
summer 
until frost. Pkt. 15 
Perennial—®5 feet in 
plants 
bear a profusion of 
rich deep  sky-blue 
blooms from June un- 
til August. Good for 
the back of the bor- 
der. Pkt., 20 cts.; %4 
1122 Abutilon Plants 
Flowering Maple 
Offer these from 3-inch 
in the 
75 cts. each; 2 for 
mixed 
an- 
2045 Anchusa: Italica 
AMAZING 
BARGAIN 
No. 4-68 
Your choice of 
any 6 packets 
on this page 
(excepting 
Abutilon). 
Only 7o¢ 
Rose of 
1, “to <2. feet. 
decorative 
of foliage. 
Kxcellent for 
Ya 
2007 Agrostemma 
Heaven 
Blooms from 
June to September. 
plant 
beautiful large white or deep 
crimson blossoms, borne on long 
stems, with soft silvery white 
Very free 
eutting.- 
20 cts.; % 0z., 50 cts. 
Snapdragons 
NEW RUST RESISTANT 
Maximum Giant Flowered 
A beautiful strain of tall-growing 
snapdragons which have elegant large 
blooms closely set on a spike 4 ft. in 
height. Hach bloom 2 to 2% inches 
across. 
2021 Appleblossom. Rosy pink. 
2022 Cattleya. Rosy lilac. 
2023 Copper King. (Indian Summer.) 
Velvety copper-scarlet. 
2024 Golden Queen. Golden yellow, 
lilac-rose throat. 
2025 Old Gold. Golden yellow, old rose 
throat. 
2026 Purple King. Velvety dark garnet. 
2027 Ruby. Velvety ruby-red. ° 
2028 Snowflake. Snow-white, 
tube. 
2029 The Rose. Rose pink. 
2030 Wallflower Colors. Brown with 
violet throat. 
Each of the above, pkt., 25 cts. 
yellow 
2031 Maximum or Giant Flowered ; 
Mixed. Pkt., 20 cts.; 1% oz., 75 cts; 
VY, 02., $1.00; 0z., $3.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER 2032 — One 
large packet each of the above 
10 Named Sorts ONLY $1.10 
2020 Anemone (Windflower) 
Coronaria Single Mixed. Perennial. 
Blooms from early spring until June. 
liant display. Excellent for cutting. 
ly 0z., 60 cts. 
2004 ADONIS (Pheasant 
Eye) Hardy annual. 1 foot. 
A showy plant with dark 
green, feathery foliage and 
small cup-shaped, crimson 
flowers with dark centers. 
Blooms and keeps well for 
several days when cut and 
placed in water. Nice for 
mixing in bouquets. Sow out- 
doors in early spring. Blooms 
early. PEt., 25 cts. 
Coronaria 
Avery 
producing 
introductions. 
flowering. 
Pkt., 
Vy O%, 35 cts.; oz., 6O cts. 
0Z., 25 cts.; % Oz., 
40 cts.; 0oz., 70 
cts. 
ALYSSUM 
Perennial 
Showy free flow- 
ering spring- 
blooming plants. 
Valuable for 
front row in bor- 
der or rock. gar- 
den. 
2013 Saxatile 
Compactum (Bas. 
ket of Gold) 9 
in. May-June, 
Produces mass- 
es of golden flow- 
ers very early. 
Pkt., 25 cts. 
The flowers 
are large and cup-shaped, blue, white or red with 
contrasting centers. Make a most atractive and bril- 
Pkt., 25 cts.; 
Alyssum 
Alyssum. Annual. Queen of edging plants. For beauty. and 
fragrance either alone or mixed with Ageratum, Lobelia or 
Dwarf Marigold, it has no equal. ; iaee, a0 
2037. Alyssum, Violet Queen. One of the most charming new 
Everybody is eager about it. 
compact, neat in habit, free flowering, and the small sweetly 
scented flowers are a very rich, deep shade of violet. 
Queen will unquestionably be one of the leading novelties of 
the season, Pkt., 20 cts.; 2 Pkts. for 30 cts, - sh 
2010 Sweet Alyssum (Benthami Maritimum.) 10 in. Flowers 
white and honey-scented, produced from early in the season 
until freezing. Pkt., 10 cts.; 44 0z., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts. — 
2011 Little Gem or Tom Thumb. Same as above only plants 
are more bushy and compact—4 to 5 inches tall. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
2012 Compactum Lilacinum, Lilac Carpet Plant. 9 in. Dis- 
tinct variety with delicate lavender flowers. Pkt., 15 cts.; %4 
2031 Antirrhinum—Shumway’s 
Maximum or Giant Flowered Mixed 
10 ‘inches. 
2020 Anemone 
- (Windflower) _ 
ia cyte 
(See Colored Pg. 46) — 
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2013 Alyssum Perennial 
