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& CHOICE DEPENDABLE
SEASON of 1934
GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA
A11 of Park’s seeds are 5c. a Packet, and all are Guaranteed
DO you want a rare and magnificient easily-grown flower for beds, pots, porch-
boxes, baskets or the rockery? If so here itis — Oenothera Tetraptera Rosea — the most beauti¬ ful of all Evening Primroses. The seeds start promptly, the plants are dwarf, spreading and com¬ pact, and literally covered daily with large salmon-pink flowers, as represented in the engraving. I had trouble to find seeds of this glorious flower, but am now delighted to be able to supply my pat¬ ron-friends with a pkt. of 35 seeds, for 5c. I know my friends will thank me for acquainting them with this charming Primrose, and I am highly elated that I have secured the seeds to supply them. I have many other fine Primroses, but this is absolutely the finest. See pages 27, 57,40, and insert C.
Benary’s Eureka Violet. Beautiful Royal Purple, large white center; splendid. 50 seeds 5c.
WILL YOU KINDLY HAND EXTRA COPIES TO FLOWER LOVING FRIENDS
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INDEX also GERMINATION TABLE
1X7 HEN sowing divide the packages and sow at different times. Note the time, and give good care until the plants have had time " appear, Figures here indicate pages, and letterB indicate as per key the time needed lor germination. Do not condemn seeds un¬ til you nave given them at leant two or three trials. Those marked * will often lie dormant tor a year or more.
5tlai|sa 8 «lays>fc IOdans,C 15da»s,d UO(luys,e 25 days, f 30days,g 50dai/s,*
23f
e. 37 62
e, „ d, 69 62
Ab-ro'-ni-a e, 17, 66 A'-bruS B, 43
Ab-sin'-thi-um g, 55
Ab-u'-til-on e, 43
Ac-a'-ci-a 43, 50. 62 Ac-anth'-us Ae'-er Ach-ill-e'-a Ach-l-me'-nes d, 43 Ae-on-i'-tum e, Al, 5o Ac-roc-li'-ni-um b. 36 Ad-an-so'-ni-a Ad-e-noph'-or-a Ad-lu'-mi-a f.
Ad-o'-nis e, 17, Aeth-i-on-e'-ma e. Ag-ap-anth'-us e, Ag-ath-ae'-a e, Ag-a'-ve f.
Ag-e'-rat-um a, 17, Ag-rim-o'-ni-a Ag-rost-em'-ma Ag-ro'-stis Ai-lanth'-us Ak-e'-bi-a Al-is'-ma Al-nus
Al-on-so'-a d
Al-stro-mer'-i-a Al-tern-anth-e'-ra Al-thae'-a a.
Al-yss'-un a, 17, no Sax'-a-tile c, Am-ber-bo'-a Am-bros'-i-a Am-mob'-i-um An-ag-al'-lis An-chu'-sa c, An-em'-o-ne d, An-gel'-ic-a An-gel-o'-nia An'-ise Anth'-em-is Am-ar-anth'-us Am-ar-yl'-lis Ain-el-an'-chi-er Am-orph'-a Am-pel-op'-sls Anth-er'-i-cum
Bra'-he-a c, 37 , 56 3ri'-za
Brom'-us Brow-al'-li-a
Brug man' si a Bry-o'-ni-a Bry-o-nop'-sis Budd-lei'-a 56 Buph-thal'mum Bu' tom us Bux' us Cac-a'-li-a Cac'-tus Caj-oph'-or-a Cal am in' tin Cal-am'-pe-lis Cal-an-dri'-ni-a
g
Cal-ce-ol-a'-re-a 20, 43
37, 56
d, 17 b, 17 a, 36
e. 17 17, 56 17. 37
Cal-en'-du-la Cal'-la
Cal-lic-ar'-pa Cal-lieh'-ro-a Cal-li-op'-sis Cal-lirh'-o-e b, Cal'-tha Cal-yc-anth'-us Cam-el'-li-a
Cam-pan'-u-la a, 20, 3®
Can'-na Can'-nab-is Can-a-ri'-na Ca-na'-ry Vine Can' dy tuft
A nth-ox -ant h'um d,69 An-tig-o'-non An-tir- rhi'-num Aq-uil-e'-gi-a Ar'-ab-is Ar-a'-li-a An-dros'-ac-e Ar-but'-us Are-to'-tis Ar-dis'-i-a Ar-e'-ca Ar-e-na'-rl-a Ar-gem-o'-ne Ar-is-tol-och'-i- Ar-me'-ri-a c, 37, 56 Ar-ne'-bi-a b, 18
Ar'-nic-a
g, 56Cap'-si-cum d, 47 d, 55 a, 37 17 60 62 62 62 37
Art-em-is'-i-a c, 18, 55 Ar-un'-do 59
As-cle'-pi-as g, 37, 60 As-par'-ag-us g, 43,50 As-per'-u-la d, 18, 55 As-phod'-el-us g. 37 As'-ter b, 19, 54
Perennial 37, 65 As-til'-be d, 37, 56
As-tran'-ti-a 59
At'-rip-lex At'-rop-a 65
Au-bri-e'-ti-a e, 37, 56 ' ' ‘ 62
Au'-cub-a
Aur-ic'-u-la g, 16, 55Cir'-si-um
Av-e'-na c, 59Cit' rus
A z al' e a 72 Cle'-mat-is
Balm [Herb) d, 55 Clar'-ki-a
llal'-sam b, 19Cle-o'-me
Bap-tis'-i-a e, 37Cli-anth'-us
Bar-to'-ni-a
Baa-el'-la 60CIi-to'-ri-a
Bas'-U [Herb) f, 55Cob-ae'-a Beg-o'-ni-a d, 7, 43, 50r'ol' chic um
Bel'-lis Ben-in-ca'-sa Ber'-ber-is B-t-on'-ic-a Bet' ul a Bl'-dens Kig-no'-ni-a Bor-co'-ni-a Boeh me' ri a Bol-to'-ni-a Bor-a'-ge
a. 22, 54, 66 a, 34 g, 62 20 62 c. 20 43. 62 z, 37 55 e. 20 e, 55
Bor'-e-cole Bor o' ni a Bo-se'-a
Bous-sin-gaul'-ti-a Bou vari di a lrach-yc'
c, 20 50
Cor-yd'-al-is Cos-mid'-i-um b, 21 60Cos'-mos a, 13, 21 50 Cot o' ne as tei 62 50|Cox'-comb a, 16, 20
20Cram' be
f, 33Crat-ae' -gus
d, 69 d, 59 c, 20. 55
Cre'-pis Grot al a' ri a Cruc-i-an-el'-la
60 Cry p tom er' i a 62 d, 34 Cryp-tos-tem'-ma 21 d. 43Cuc'-um-is d. 34
d, 62Cuc-ur'-bit-a d, 34
e, 37Cu'-phe-a
69
Cy'-clam-en
62 Cy-clan-the'-ra d, 20 ~
47 c, 34 65
d, 32
34 '
Cy-don'-i-a g, 621 Cyn-o-glos'-sum a, 21 Cy'-per-us f, 59
Cy phom an' dra 11,55
20Cyt' is us
c. 20
e. 42 g, 60
a. 23
b. 20
20, 66
f, 59 f, 60 f. 43
o, 20 38
c, 34 2 . 56
d. 20
Car ag a' na 62
Gar'-di-nal Climber 31 Car-di-os-per'-mum 43
d, 20Di-anth'-us a, 22, 39, 57
Cari-du-us Car )u dov' ic a Ca' rex Ca' i ri-ca Car-na'-tion Car pi' nus Cas' si a Cas-u-ar-l'-na Cat-an-anch'-e Cat-al'-pa Cateh'-fly Ce an o' thus Ce'-bath-a Ced ron el' la Ce las' trus Ce-lo' si-a Cel'-si-a
c. 2o 51 59
d, 47 c, 37
e, 50
c, 18 g. 37 a, 56
60, 62 66 g, 62 e, 18 50 33 56
d. 18
a 3, 62Cen-tran'-thus
Cent-au-rid'-i-um e, 21
Cen-tro-se'-ma Ceph al a' ri a
56Cer-as'-ti-um b, 55, 56
Ceri cus 62
Ce-rin'-the e, 21
Chae-nos'-tom-n e. 21 Chn.m-a«-peu'-ce d. 38 Cham ae' rops 33 Cheir-anth'-us e,21, 56 Chel i don' i um 21 Che-lo'-ne e, 39,55 Che nop od' i um 21 Chor iz' em a 61
e, 18Chrys-anth'-em-um 21 Chry su' rus 59
Cim-ic-if'-ug-a 39 Cin-er-a'-ri-a c, 21,43
Col' -e-us Col-lin'si-a Col lo' mi a Col u' te a Com-me-Ii'-na Con val la' ri a Con- vol'-vul-us Cor-e-op'-sis a, Cor-d.vl-i'-ne Cor' nus Cor o nil' la
62
z, 39, 62
a,
c, 21 43
a, 21 e, 34, 43
d, 34 39
c, 43, 51
b, 21 21 62
c, 21 39. 65 21, 34 21. 64
51
62
56
39, 55|Ga-za'-ni-a Gen-is'-ta Gen-ti-an'a Ger-an'-i-um Ger-ar'-di-a Ger-be'-ra Ges-ne'-ri-a Ge'-um Gil'-i-a
21 f, 62 21 21
39, 66 Gink' go
Glad-i'-o-lus Glau'-ci-um Gled Its' chi a Glob-u-la'-ri-a b, 21Glox-in'-i-a d. 16. 44 f. 44, 56 Gnaph-al'-i-um 36 ,39 God-e'-ti-a d, 24, 54
Gom-phre'-na c, 36 Gos syp' 1 um 23 Gourds d, 34, 35
Cy' -press vine a.
22,
a.
22
Dai'-sy Dah'-li-a Daph' ne Das-yl-i'-ri-on Dat is' ca Dat-u'-ra d,22, 61 Dau ben to' ni a 47 Del-phin-'i-um d, 22 Perennial e, 39
Des mo' dl um 62 Deut' zi a 62
Gra ham i a' Grev il' le a Gun ne' ra
40 Gym noc' lad us
Gym'-noth-rix
62Gyn er' i um
Di-as'-ci-a b, 22
Die-tam'-nus z, 3r
Did-is'-cus d, 22
Dig-it-a'-lis c,39
Dim-orph-oth-e'-ca 22
Di-o'-cle-a 5!
L)i os' pyr os 62
Dip'-sac-us b, 39
Dol'-ich-os d, 34. 44
Do ro ni' cum 39
Drac-ae'-na e, 44 Drac-o-ceph'-al-um 39 Dros' er a 69
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62 |
Ec-bal'-li-um |
e |
34 |
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43 |
Ech-in-o-cys'-tis |
z |
,34 |
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|
51 |
Ech'-in-ops |
dy |
39 |
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d. |
38 |
Ech' i um |
22 |
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d, |
62 |
El e a s' nus |
62 |
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b. |
20 |
El eu si' ne |
59 |
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62 |
El' ym us |
59 |
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38 |
Em me' nan the |
54 |
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38 |
Ep' ac ris |
44 |
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62 |
Ep-i-lo'-bi-umd, |
39, |
65 |
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c. |
20 |
Er ag ro7 stis |
59 |
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39 |
Er-e-mu'-rus |
39 |
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20. |
38 |
Er i anth' us |
69 |
39 57 47 22. 39 67 39
E-rig' -er-on Er-i'-nus Er i ob ot' yr a Er o' di um Er-pet'-i-on Er-yng'-i-um Er-ys'-i-mum c. 22,67 Er-yth-ri'-na c, 44 Esch-scholtz'-i-a c, 23 Eu-cal-yp'-tus c,44,61 Eu-cha-rid'-i-um c, 23 Eu chlae' na 59
Eu oni' de 54
Eu lal' i a 69
Eu-pa-to'-ri-um 39, 44
Eu-phor'-bi-a e. 23, 39Knaut' i a
Eu' atom a
Eu-toc'-a
Ex'-ac-um
d. 39 Ex o' chor da
Fab i a' na Fe'-di-a Fe lie' i a Fenz'-H-a Fern
Fes tu' ca
Foe-nic'-u-lum
Fra-ga'-ri-a
Fran-co'-a
F'rax' in ub
Frees'-i-a
Fuch'-sl-a
Funk'-i-a
Gail-lar'-di-a
Gal-e'-ga
Gal'-i-um
Gam-o-lep'-ls
Gar de' ni a
Gar-do'-qui-a
Gau'-ra
SI e, 23j 51 62
d, 39. 62 39. 56, 6'
e, 39, 57
23 c. 23
c, 44
b, 3«. 57
c, 23,39
62
23
d, 23 62
c, 57
Gyp-soph'-il-a c, 36,39 Ham am e' lis 62
Heb-en-stre'-tia c, 24 Hed' er a 62
He-dych'-l-um f, 44 He-dys'-ar-um b, 39 Hel-en'-i-um a, 39 He-Ii-anth'-em-um 39 He-li-anth'-us a. 24, 39 He-lich-rys'-sum a, 36 He-li-op'-sis 39, 65 He'-li-o-trope d, 44 Hel-ip'-ter um d, 36 He-mer-oc-al'-is d, 40 He-rac-le'um g, 40 Heu-che'-ra e, 40, 57
He-be-cli'-ni-um 51 He-li-oph'-il-a 54 Hel leb' or us 40
Her ni a' ri a 24
Hes' per is 40, 7 Hl-er-a'-ci-um 40, 57 Hib-is'-cus d, 24, 40,44 Hol'-ly-hock a. 24, 40 Hor' de um 59
Hor mi' num 67
Hum-u'-lus c, 11, 34 Hun-nem-an'-ni-a 24 Hy ac in' thus 40 Hy-per'-ic-um 40, 57, 62
Ib-e'-ris 40
I lex 82
Im-pat'-i-ens d, 24
In-car-vil'-le-a 40
In-dig-of'-er-a e, 44
In-u'-la d, 40
l-pom-oe'-a a, 35
I-pom-op'-sls e, 40
I'-ris e, 40, 69
I'-sat-is b, 40
Is-ol-'-ep-ls 59
Is-ol-o'-ma 44
Jac-ar-an'-da e, 44
Jon-op-sid'-i-um d, 24
Ju' glans Jun' cus Kal an' cho e Kaul-fus'-si-a Ken-ned'-y-a Kit-ai-bel'-i-a
Kniph-of'-i-a Koch'-i-a Koe leri i a Ko-el-reu-te'-ri-
61 Lag u' rus
d, 25 c, 25 33
c, 23 L,al-lem-ant'-i-a 54 Lan-ta'-na
c, 23Lark'-spur 44 Las-the'-ni-a 69 Lat a' ni a 39 Lath'-yr-us
f, 67Lav-a'-ter-a e, 44 Lav'-en-der 62 Lav-en'-dul-a f, 44, 61 Lay'-i'a i
z, 44 Lep-tos'-iph-on .
d, 39 Lep-tos'-yn-e e, 10, 23Leu-canth'em-um a, 39 , 55 Li a'-tris
39 Lig-ul-a'-ri-a c, 50
e, 23Lig us' trum 62
39 LiP i-um 40
c, 23 Lily of the Valley 39
c, 23 Lim-nanth'-es d, 25
, 25, 44 c, 55 5! a. 25 c, 25 25 40 40
a, 25, 54
Lin-a'-ri-i!
Lin del of Lin-um b, 25 Liq uid am' bi r Li ri od en' d.on Lis i anth' us Lo-a'-sa <
Lo'be'-li-a c. 26, 40, 51 Lo' nas Lon ic e' ra Loph-os-per'-mum Lo'-tus
Luf'-fa d
Lu-na'-ri-a Lup-i'-nus Lych'-nis Lyth'-rum Mac kay' a Bella Mac lu' ra Mag no' li a Ma -lop-e a,
Mal'-va a, 25, 40 Mar'-i-gold a. 26 Man-de-vil'-le-a c. 44 Mar-tyn'-i-a e, 25 Matth'-i-o-la a, 26 Ma-tri-ca'-ria c, 25, 54
Poin-ci-an'-a
40Poin-set'-tl-a
d, 46
e, 46
36 63 35 61 d. 35 25
a, 25 c. 26, 64 d, iO 44 63 63 , 25 51
Pol-em-o'-ni-ume, 41 Pol-yg'-o-aum z, 30,42 63|Por-tu-la'-ca e. 2g
44IPot-en-til'-la c, 42, 57
35lPrim'-u-la d, 41,45
Pru-nel'-la 42
Pu-er-a'-ri-a 63
Pyr eth' rum e, 30, 42 Par-dan'-thua 41 Par-nas'-sl-a 67, 50 Pe-re'-si-a 39
phal-ang'-l-um 46, 61 40 4 hor'-mi-um 46.61 Ra nun' cu lus 30, 68 Rth-man'-ni-a b.48 Rhe' um b, 42
Rhod-an'-the e, 26
Rhod-och'-it-on 46 Rhod od en' dron 63 Rhyn chos per' mum46 Ri'-ci-nus d, 13, 20
35 e, 40 44 26 63 e, 44 59 59
Mau-ran'-dy-a Me-con-op'-sis Me de' ol a Me die a' go Mel' i a
Mel-i-anth'-us Men' tha Me ny anth' es Mes-em-bry-anth'-em um 26, 64
Me-tros-id-e' ros 61 Mign-on-ette' a, 26
Mik-an'-i-a 51
Mi-mo'-sa b. 26
Mim'-u-lus c, 26,54,57 Mi'-na a, 35
Mi-ra-b'-i-lis a, 26
Mol-u ce!'-la c,13 36
Mom-or'-di-ea d, 35
Mon-ar'-da Mor-i-ean'-di-a Mor-i'-na Mo' rus Mu'-sa Myr' tus My-os-o-tid'-i-um 54 My-os-o'-tis b, 26, 54 Nan dl' na
Nas-tur'-H-um b, 32,35
g, 40 47
63 z, 44 51, 63
Nel um' bi um Nem-es'-t-a Nem-oph'-i -la Nep'-et-a Ne'-ri-um Ner' ter a Nic-an'-dra Ni-eo-ti-a'-na e.
59 24 24 54 44 61 24 27.44
a.
Nier-em-berg'-i-a d,27
b, 27
c. 27 27 69
c, 27
27
Ni-gel'-la Nol-a'-na No-to-bas'-is Nu phar Nye-ter-in'-i-a 62|Nym-phae'-a Nys' sa
Ob el is ca' ri a Oen -oth-e'
On o' nis On-op-or'-don Or nl thog' al um 40|Or-ob'-us c,40, 67
d, 24 Os-trow-ski-a' 14 59 0x'-al-is c,
62 0x-y-u'-ra 59 Pae-o'-ny 25 Palms
44 Pan'-sy c,4, 6,28,57 Pap-a'-ver c, 30, 41.60 Pars'-ley d, 35
Pas-sif-lo'-ra g, 7,43
f. 35, 40Paul-ow'-ni-a
. 69
Pel-ar-go'-ni-um 45.41 Pent-ste'-mon c, 30,40 Per-il'-la d. 36
Pet-u'-ni-a c, 9,29, 40
Phae-el'-i-a c, 31
Phas'-e-o-lus d, 44
Phlox c, 29, z, 41 Phy'-sal-is d. Phy-si-an'-thus Phy-sos-teg'-i-a Pink
Pit-tos-por'-um Pod-ol'-e-p s
30. 36 d, 46 39 41,58 d. 46 c. 30
Riv-i'-na Rha-go'-di-a Rud-beck'-i-a Rom'-ney-a Saint-paul'-i a Sal-pig-los'-sis
d, 46 46. 61
e, 30 42
e 46
d. 13
31
' 26
d. 42 g, 4*
c.
Sal' vi a d, 31, T5 San-tol-i'-na 4»
San-vi-ta'-li-a c. 32, 68 Sap-o-na'-ri-a c, 31, 58 Sax'-i-frag-a d.49, 68 Scab-i-o'-sa 31, 42, 61 Schiz-anth'-us c, 5, 31 Schiz-op-et'-al-on 31 Scu-tel-la'-ri-a 58 Sed'-um a. 58
Sem-per-vi'-vum 68 Sen-ec'-i-o a, 31,42 Si-dal'-ce-a d, 42 Si le' ne a, 31, 42, 58 Sin' ning la c, 46 So la' num e, 31,46. 65 Sol 1 da' go b, 42
Sper' gul aria 31 Sphen og' yn e d, 40|Stat'-ic-e Sten ac' tis Steph an o' tis Ste' vi a a, 3l’ 54 Stach' ys 0, 42, 56, 59 Stocks 10 Weeks a, ?1 Stokes' la e. 31
Strep toe ar' pus d, 4 Suth er land' i a a, 46 Swain son' la f, 46 Sweet Pea d, 6. 36 Sweet WiK liam a, 42 Skim'-mi-a 46. 91
Tac so' ni a Tec o' ma Te lek' i a Tet-ran e' ma The'-a
Ther mop' sis Thun berg7 i a Tor e' ni a Trach e' li um f, 59Trich os an' thes d, 35 63Trif o' li um e, 32, 42 Trit'-o-ma e, 40 t, 42
Tropae' od um 32, 46 Tu'ni ca a, 32. £8 Ty dae' a e, 46
Ti-tho'-ni-a £4
Trad-es-can'-ti-a 68 Trees and Shrubs 62,(3 U-ros-per-mum £8 Ur-si-ni-a £2
Val er i a' na c, 32, £8 Ve nid' i um c, 22 Ver bas' cum c, 42 Ver be' na b, 33.45. £8 Veroni'ca d, 42, 46 Ver-non'-t-a 42
Ve-ra-trum 42
Vic' la 25
Vin'-ca Rosea 10, 32 Vi o'-la 32,42 , 54 58 Vir-gin'-i-a Stock 32 Vis ca' ri a a, 92 Vit ta de' ni a "2 Wahl en berg' i a 32 Wall' -flow er 32, 42 Whlt-la'-vl-a 32
Xer anth' em um 96 Yuc' ca 42
Zin' ni-a 33 . 54 . 68
46.,- f,46 c 46
c, 42 46 46
d, 42 c 35 d, 32 d. 32
ra a, 27, 40Trol' 11 us
65 ~
40'
55
27,44 a, 27 z. 41 z, 33
Time of germination varies considerably, according to conditions. If the soil is too dry the seeds will not start; if too wet they will
rot, especially if the temperature is warm. Some seeds, especially of shrubs and trees, will He in the ground for one, two or more years before germinating. Adlumia, Dictamnus, Primula vulgaris, English Violets and many other perennials will often lie dormant years or even longer. I have known fresh seeds of shrubs to He dormant for four years, then come up thick in the row. Most of the eeedc I offer however, will germinate promptly, and bloom the same season in which they are sown.
Yes, Sister, I buy only of Park; his seeds always grow and yield the finest flowers.
I 3* *T R 0> » U C TORY
EAR Patron-friends: By the permission of kind Providence I have the pleasure of greeting you once more at the threshold of another New Year. I say pleasure advisedly, for I feel grateful and happy on account ot the hearty support you have given me the past year, and the friendly and encouraging letters that have come to me daily, often accompanied by liberal orders. I appreciate and am thankful to you all for your earn¬ est efforts to promote my welfare and increased trade among your flower-loving friends. I realize that my success in business is largely due to these efforts, and I enter into this New Year with increased energy and renewed zeal in the delightful vocation that has now been mine for more than two generations.
My friends, your faithfulness and loyalty in the past is a cogent inspiration to me to treat
you better and more generously, if possible, in the future than I have done heretofore. It is true I have made some mistakes, for “to err is human;” but my errors were not intentional, and when they occurred I have always been ready and anxious to correct them. I want to so deal with every patron as to secure land merit his or her confidence. I try to do an honest business, and am willing always to do more than justice and fair dealing demand. I want to earn the friendship as well as the confidence of everyone who entrusts me with an order. I aim to send out seeds of only the new crop, such as will be sure to grow under favorable conditions. I send with every package a little booklet of “Hints” telling just how to sow, as also giving brief after- treatment. Still more, I guarantee all my seeds, and will replace such as fail, if my cultural directions are heeded and a full and careful report is sent me.
Another important element in my business system is to sell only seeds of the finest quality and true to name. This is even more needful than seeds of good vitality for the disappointment comes after weeks of labor and care have been spent in culture. All of my seeds are obtained of reliable growers, and of the best seeds they produce. They can, therefore, be relied upon to yield the best results. They will not prove disappointing.
Again.— In early life I adopted the motto “Big Sales and Small Profits” and this motto I have never discarded. I have no desire to become a millionaire. I believe in the old proverb “A Good Name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and Loving Favor rather than silver and gold.” For this reason I sell any seeds offered in this Flower Book for 5cts., 22 packets $1.00, 50 packets $2.00, and 77 packets $3.00. These seeds are packed free, sent by mail post-paid and warranted to reach you in good condition. If mistakes are found I cheerfully correct them. Send your money with the order. I guarantee its safety. Sums under $1.00 send in 3-cent or 1-cent stamps. Now, while I appreciate and am thankful for even the smallest order, I also appreciate and am thankful for orders that embrace the orders of flower-friends in a community, and any person who gets orders at 5cts a packet amounting to $2.00 can get 10 extra packets, selected from my flower book; and to any person who gets orders for 60 packets at 5cts each, $3.00, 1 will send 1 7 packets. So you see, it will pay you to see your friends and neighbors and swell your order to two or three or more dollars, and thus get a nice collection for your effort. Extra books and order sheets will be sent on request. Also, I will mail my Flower Book free to any of your friends. I would far rather have 5 or 6 names of flower-ioveis than 100 promises.
My Flower Book is issued and mailed about New Years. It is not like ordinary catalogues, but prepared to give information that flower -loving people will appreciate. A glance at its pages will reveal its useful scope. I aim to give truthful descriptions, indicate in some degree how the flowers can be best used, their height, time of blooming, etc. I show many of the good things by clear wood-engravings, and do the printing in my own well-equipped printing office. No expen¬ sive colored plates are used, and the economy thus realized is put into larger seed packets and popular prices. I have conducted my business in this economical way since I began (1868), and expect to continue in that line as long as life.
Flower-loving people are the most delightful people in the world. I have enjoyed every day of my long period of dealing with them. Its a joy to me when the seed season comes around, and 1 always anticipate the many friendly letters that come to me from my big floral family. I wish them all success and pleasure in their floral work, and remain, as ever— the flower-lover’s friend, Greenwood, S. C., Season of 1934. GEO. W. PARK.
An Old Patron. — Dear Mr. Park: In 1884 I bought a packet of mixed Biennials and Perennials from you, and they came up fine. Now, after BO yearB, many of their progeny are still thriving and blooming each year. Digitalis, Columbine, Sweet William, and others. I am now 76 years young, and am sending a small order. Mrs. A. C. Terry, Susquehanna Co., Pa.
Appreciated. — Dear Mr. Park: The seeds I ordered from you have come up wonderfully well, and I am so happy to be able to have so many different kinds of flowers. Your prices are much appreciated. Mr9. R. E. Wagner, Multnomah Cc., Ore., April 25, 1933.
Catalogue. — Dear Mr. Park: I have had very large catalogue experience, and I want to congratulate you on your issue this year. The amount of real information you have pack¬ ed into it in an unusually interesting way is wonderful. Chas. Rimes, Morris Co., N. J., March 1, 1933.
Antirrhinum, Cheiranthus. — Dear Mr. Park: I wish to express my thanks for the privilege of being able to purchase such wonderful seeds at such a Tow price. I was de¬ lighted with my Snapdragons, they were so large and of such beautiful colors. The Cheiranthus Allioni also was fine, many inquired whatthey were. Mrs. E. Preston, Barnstable Co. , Mass
REMARKS, NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS
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4 GOD’S LOVE, AND BEAUTY. - “My Father in Heaven, help me never to forget Thy love to me. It comes 4
J with the light of the morning, and it remains'with the light of the stars of the night. It looks up at me in the beauty of the 4 4 flower. It shines upon me in the smile of a friend. All beautiful things are the gifts of Thy love. Help me to be thankful, and 4 : to link every beautiful thing with Thee. Amen." John Henry Jowett. T
| pgy" My friends, are these your sentiments? If not, why not? Park.
HE past year was not very favorable for the germination of seeds. The weather
_ was either too wet or too dry to promote
successful sowing. However, many of my friends have sent in favorable reports. The Ostrowskia has been more or less complained of, yet a number of those who got the seeds were successful in raising plants. The seeds are considered difficult to start, and are mostly very tardy. Many persons were too impatient and neglected to care for the seed-bed before the seeds had time to start. The beauty of the plant, however, should prompt the sower to not be too impatient. The same may be said of Delphinium, Meconopsis, Dictamnus, Helle- borus, Adlumia, and many other seeds. It is always well to consult the index page and note the time required for germination. Those periods are not to be relied on entirely, but mostly indicate the time approximately.
borne years ago 1 ? brought from Bohemia a cluster of Pricel berries the seeds of which I took from the fresh fruit and planted in a labeled row in the garden. I expect¬ ed to see the plants in the Spring, but was dis¬ appointed. Next Spring I felt sure the plants would appear, but, do you know, one morning in the fourth Spring I was surprised and de¬ lighted to find the plants standing like a row of little soldiers, smiling in the warm sunlight. Well, it taught me a lesson in patience in sowing I have never forgotten.
Benary’s Giant Gloxinias. — These are of surpassing beauty. The plants are robust and
are of good habit, while the enor¬ mous flowers are of splendid form and display the richest, rarest, and
_ _ the most exquisite
colors, rare and beautiful and contrasted in the most striking manner. They are real eye- openers, and make the beholder stand speech¬ less in wonder and admiration. 100 seeds 5cts. Dear Mr. Park: I just want to tell you about
the many Gloxinias I have raised from your seeds of Benary’s Giants. They are wonderful. Some of the blossoms measure over four inches across. The ones I raised last year drew the blue ribbon at the Flower Show this August. The seed I sowed last March yield¬ ed plants that were i n bloom in just six months. --Mrs. Jas. Farrar, Franklin Go., Vt., Oct. 2,1933.
Gloxinias, etc.. Dear Mr. Park: I have a nice lot of Gloxinias and Christmas Cheer Begonias coming on, and my Sweet Peas bloomed so profusely and were so beauiiful that everyone admired them. Miss R. Dukes, Orangeburg Co. , S. C.
VlSCARIA
The Eureka is a beautifvd Violet (Page 47) but for some reason which I do not know but much regret, a portion of the seeds sent out last year were not true. Now I will gladly send another pack¬ et to those who received these untrue seeds when they order seeds this sea¬ son, if they let me know of the error.
The Browallias are easily-grown and continuous-blooming plants, the flowers rich in color and very pretty. Browallia Elata blooms well in the garden in Summer and is sure to bloom freely in the win¬ dow in winter. Browallia Roezli, though rare, is one of the loveliest, and should be better known. The flowers are larger than
those of B. Elata, and of an exquisite heavenly blue shade. It is a very beautiful pot plant, and always greatly admired. The little engraving shows a flower of this handsome Browallia. See Pages 16 and 21.
Have you ever notic¬ ed how tardy volunteer s< eds are in germinat¬ ing? Seeds of Larkspur ripen and drop in early Summer, but lie dor¬ mant until late Autumn The same is true of Corn ^OctJLATA^ t t t , , , , . ? Flower, Calandrinia and
Nemophila, all of which germinate promptly if properly cared for. Should this not give us a lesson in patience in raising plants from seeds? Conditions surely have a lot to do with success.
A little annual that is quite showy and is becoming popular in Europe is Viscaria Ocu- lata. It should be grown in a mass, not too thick, but thick enough to cover the bed, say three or four inches apart. The colors are rich and pleasing, and mostly show an eye. The new Dwarf varieties are preferable and are very attractive in a bed, the little bright flowers appearing in great profusion. See illustration.
The seeds can be sown where the plants are to bloom. Sow in rows three inches apart and cover an eighth inch deep with a mix¬ ture of sand and rich loam, then make the soil firm by pressing with a brick. The plants will come into bloom in a few weeks. For more information, see pages 32 and 48.
The Calico Flower.— One of the most eas¬ ily-grown and charming of pot vines is Aristol- ochia Elegans, a flower of which is represented in the engraving. It starts readily from seeds, has graceful stems and foliage, and begins to bloom the first season, the peculiar and attrac¬ tive flowers three inches across being white, red, yellow, purple, and brown so distinctly con¬ trasted as to merit the common name of Calico Flower. It thrives in a compost of rich loam, sand and well-rotted sta¬ ble litter thoroughly mixed, good drainage be¬ ing provided. Water freely while growing and shift into larger pots as the plants grow. Pro¬ vide a trellis as soon as the plants show a dis¬ position to run. This is one of the beautiful tropical vines that can be grown in the window in winter and set out in summer. 15 seeds 5c.
Columbine. — For a shady place the various species of Columbine are well suited, and a mixture of the seeds will produce many kinds, all of which are handsome. The seeds germi¬ nate in from one to three months, so do not neglect the bed until the plants appear. They thrive in a rich, well-drained soil, and bloom mostly in the Spring, the flowers being very graceful and showy, and of the various colors, blue, white, shades of red and yellow, and some, strikingly variegated. See page 37.
Delphinium. --Perennial Larkspur, Del¬ phinium, is one of our best perennials, coming
in long trusses, and if these are freely cut to prevent seed formation the blooming period will be prolonged through¬ out the season. The seeds do not germinate very promptly unless sown soon after they ripen, and I supply them fresh in Autumn, to be sown at once. The same seeds, however, germinate fairly well the next season but require from one to three months to start, and many persons neglect the seed-bed before giving the seeds sufficient time to start. My seeds are always of the latest crop and will al¬ ways produce plants under favorable condi¬ tions. See page 39.
To Turn Hydrangeas Blue. --Water with alum water, a spoonful of alum to a gallon of water. Continue thispracticeuntil blue appears.
Starting Seeds in Boxes. Cet boxes 18 in. long, 12 in. broad and 4 in. deep. Fill in an inch of well rot ted stable litter, then two in. of sandy woods earth or fertile loam, the surface sifted and pressed. Press rows, sow, and cover with fine sand. This will ensure fine stocky plants and thrifty growth.
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Anemone and Water Lilies.— Dear Mr. Park: I planted Anemone seeds bought of you last year and got 45 plants. They are blooming now and are beautiful. All of the Pink and Blue Water Lilies are up, seeds of which came from you in February. Mrs. Win. Klocke, R. 8 Box486A, King Co., Wash., May 8, 1933.
Note. — Anemone seeds are sown as other seeds, covering them barely a sixteenth inch deep. The water lily (Nymphaea) seeds should be sown in pots of good earth and covered a sixteenth inch with sand, and the pot then sunk in a tub or pond of water, the pot sunk two or three inches under the water. The water wall be warmer and germination promoted by full sunshine. Nelumbium or Egyptian Lotus seeds are hastened in germination by having the shell filed enough to admit the water. The seeds are as large as a filbert and should be covered a half-inch deep. See page 59.
Stock, Bismarck Giants.— Mr. Wm. Mac¬ donald of California is getting a lot of fame for
his Bismarck Ten Weeks Stocks by exhibiting in Eng¬ land and securing awards and com¬ mendations from the Royal Horti¬ cultural Society. These indicate the great value of his strain and the high quality of his seeds. The plants grow 2| feet high, and every branch is tipped with a huge spike of big double fra¬ grant flowers. The seedlings start read¬ ily and quickly come into bloom, showing a wonder¬ ful range of colors from white to scar¬ let, from lilac to rich blue, and from canary to goiden rose. Perhaps there is not another strain known that quite equals Macdonald’s Giant Imperial Bismarck Stocks. They are glorious in beds and excellent for cutting. You cannot err in getting seeds of this grand strain of Ten Weeks Stock. It is simply incomparable. Exquisite mixture direct from Macdonald, all colors, 60s. 5c. Don’t omit it. See engraving, also page 31.
Damping Off. —I speak of this trouble in my “Hints” sentwith the seeds, but some who buy seeds do not read the “Hints” and when the plants appear they are lost by “damping off.” This is caused by a microscopic fungus that covers the soil. It can be controlled by frequently stirring the soil. An application of unburned coal-dust or of a mixture of lime and sulphur, equal parts, is a remedy. Be prompt, or the fungus will destroy your plants.
Closing Remarks, it is always a pleasure to an wer enquiries, but I regret the answers are not always prompt on account of pressure upon my time. In such cases I ask your indulgence.
With best wishes, GEO. W. PARK
NEW GIANT EVERBLOOMING CARNATION
I gladly offer the Improved Giant Everblooming Chabaud Carnations,
developed by Vilmorin of Paris, France, and my seeds are direct from his gardens. The seeds start in from five to ten days, the plants begin to bloom i n six months, and bloom freely and continuously. They are splendid for beds, and when grown in pots bloom well in the window in winter. The plants are stocky and strong, stool out into fine clumps, and produce terminal clusters of large perfectly double, deliciously fra¬ grant flowers of many rich and charming colors. I supply the colors separately or all mixed. The seeds have been carefully tested and are of known vitality, and the high quality and genuineness are guaranteed by the character of the growers. I am confi¬ dent these glorious big improved Pinks grown by Vilmorin will more than satisfy and please all my patrons. Be sure to place at least one or more packets on your list.
- These fine colors, 75 seeds 5cts., Complete Special Mixture 75 seeds 5cts.
Snow White Rosy Lilac
Sulphur
Yellow-flaked
Magenta Rosy Pink
Flesh-color
Scarlet
Copper-red
Ruby-red
Blood-red
Salmon-rose
METTE’S MARVELOUS PANSIES
Last year I described Mr. Mette’s Triumph
of the Giants, a strain celebrated the world over for j its size, variety, and beauty. The above fine wood en¬ graving shows the charming ruffled character of the [ flowers. They are glorious Pansies and will surely please i you. Seeds direct from Mr. Mette. 50 s. 5c., 1-32 oz 50e.
FRENCH DOUBLE PICOTEE
The handsome wood engraving represents
a flower of the beautiful French Double Picotee. About 90 per cent of the seedlings yield double flowers, and the various lovely colors, richly mingled and contrast¬ ed, together with the exquisite fragrance exhaled, al¬ ways elicit unlimited admiration and praise. 35 seeds5e.
SOME NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS
Liquid Fertilizer. — To make a good liquid fertilizer get an open-end barrel or metal drum and fill it with water; then sack a half-bushel of fresh stable manure and, place m the water. To enrich the water, punch the sack with a blunt stick until the water shows color, when it is ready to use. The water must be freely used to prevent it from becoming stale. Water with this liquid about once a week and you will be surprised at the increased growth.
Platycodon. — This is a very beautiful and tenacious hardy perennial that blooms the first season when started rather early in Spring. The plants grow about 2 feet high, and bloom throughout the season, are large and showy, and thrive even in sandy soil and hot sunshine. They should be better known. It is also known as Wahlenbergia and Campanula grandiflora (See page32.) A writersays in the Eng. Garden :
This is a fine plant for the rockery, its neat bushy, compact, but vigorous growth at once arrests attention. The beautiful blue and white flowers are freely produc¬ ed, are quite large, and of the bell-shape form. E. G.
Oenothera Missouriensis. — This makes a splendid rock-work plant when grown in dry sandy soil and in full sun. In rich soil it grows too freely to bloom well. Its long trailing stems with narrow shining leaves makes it valuable. Starts readily fiom seeds. Hardy perennial. 50 seeds 5 cents.
Jacob Vis Davil. Vis
Vis Brothers.— On another page are the pictures of Father Vis and one son, and here are the other brothers. You must admit that they are all good-looking, and what is more, they are as good as they look, when it comes to growing good seeds of choice flowers. You can always bank on anything that bears the name of Vis. They are reliable Dutchmen.
Niererr.bergias. — N. Frutescens, 2ft., is of easiest culture from seeds, begins to bloom in three or four months after sowing the seeds, and continues to .bloom freely till after frost.
In a mild climate it retains it’s narrow graceful foliage throughout the winter, and begin to bloom in the Spring, soon becominga waving mass of little cup-shaped flowers, appearing in the distance like a lot of fluttering but¬ terflies. It is really one ot the most desirable perennials, and should be in every garden It is also fine as a pot plant. It s relative N. Gracilis is low and rather drooping and is a lovely house plant for the window or rockery. 750 seeds 5ets.
Obelisk Flower.— A beautiful blit much neglected flower is Obeliscaria Pulcherrima. It has a high rich brown “Obelisk” center §J surrounded by broad velvety crimson drooping petals (see cut.) Each petal A.V is distinctly margined with gold. It is a near relative of Rudbeckia, but more attractive on account of its odd and charming appearance. It is very easily grown, and if its merits as a showy garden flower were better known it would be popular. 200 seeds 5cts. See page 27.
Pyrethrum Roseum. — No garden should be without these handsome and useful flowers. Equally showy and beautiful are both single and double kinds, but the single command attention by their grace and elegance, points that are lacking in the double. The single kinds are extremely light and effective, and last a long time in perfection. Beds wholly devoted to these make areally telling display, and where cut flowers are required in quantity they are simply invaluable. F. J. in English Garden,
Double Pyrethrum
I offer Pyrethrum seeds from Vis Brothers’ splendid collection, Single Mixed* 250 seeds at 5c., and of Double Mixed 100 seeds 5c., James Kelway, the rich deep velvety crimson Pyreth¬ rum, 100 seeds 5c. Don’t fail to add these to your order.
I find the following in the English Garden:
“I do not wonder that these are being much grown for cutting purposes, for they are easily grown and flower with great freedom. From one bed a friend cut over5,000 flowers, and there were many blossomsstill open. Fie had a deep, strong, sandy loam which suited the Pyrethrums exactly. Plants are easily propigated from seeds, and when large the clumps can be divided and firmly planted in well manured and deeply dug soil. To avoid slugs during winter place around the stems coarse sand or fine ashes, these being the best preventives.”
Verbascum Phoeniceum hybridum.— A
perennial Mullein, and one of the very best for mixed borders in small gardens, the flowers white, lilac, violet, rose, blue, and purple. It continues blooming from May till August, and is very striking. H. D., in Eng. Garden. 5c. P.42
Silene Orientalis. — This is a very desirable Catchfly having large, dense clusters of deep rosy- purple blossoms and glaucous foliage. It blooms the second year. In dry soil it lives for several years.
Note. — I have found this a very attractive plant for beds, clove-scented and fine for cutting. 1 1 starts read¬ ily from seeds, and mostly self-sows. Compacta is an improved sort 18 inches high. Sets. See page31.
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The Sweet Pea has all the good qualities of a perfect
annualfor general cultivation. _ Itia of easy culture, growingin almost any soil or sunny situation, begins to bloom when small, and if freely cut the flowers will continue to develop for a long period. The flowers are of charming shape, rich and varied in color, delicate in texture, and all of the choice varieties offered are deliciously scented and borne on long stems, four or more flowers on each stem. There is a bewildering variety of named sorts, and to determine the most desirable sort in each color, the National Sweet Pea Society recently appointed a committee of expert specialists to select the very best varieties, and their report embraced the 16 named varieties I offer as the best and most distinct and beautiful of the entire list; you cannot, there¬ fore, errin getting these finest varieties.
Avalanche, rich-frilled, pure white giant firs; best pure white.
Bonfire, soft cherry, white wings; huge flrs well frilled; fine.
Fortune , rich indigo jimmense finely waved flowers; outstanding.
Glen Eagles, true heavenly blue: big frilled long-stemmed flrs.
Grenadier, intense Geranium- red; huge sun-proof, frilled firs.
Huntsman, sun-proof vivid scarlet; big, bold, 4 to stem flrs.
Mary Piekford, lovely cream- pink with tan; huge, frilled, fine.
Olympia, vivid purple; glori¬ ous big frilled flrs; robust, free.
Pinkie, clear rose-pink ; long- stem mammoth frilled flrs; fine.
Sunset, rose, amber and gold; like a sunset glow: a choice sort.
Supreme, exquisiJe softpink; giant f rilled long-stem flrs; lovely.
Tangerine, improved; rich tangerine -orange, best orange.
Warrior, rich velvety maroon; big full-frilled, long-stem blooms.
Wembley, rich lavender suf¬ fused blue; extra in size and form.
What Joy, rich deep primrose; exquisite frills, the best yellow.
The Prince, intense glowing crimson; frilled; best crimson.
The above cream of Giant Orchid-flowered Spencer
Sweet Peas, packets of 75 seeds 5cts., or the 1 6 varieties(16 pkts) 65cts. , or 1 ounce of each (16 ozs) $1.50, All are new seeds direct from the California grower. I also supply the following novelties;
Christmas Varieties
Apollo, soft salmon-pink, big beautiful, waved long stem flrs.
Dupl ex Gem, (double) lovely pale rose; an outstanding duplex.
Fandango, duplex, bright pink big flr3 in 4’s, long stems, fine.
Fragrance, mammoth clear lavender, the best of all; splendid.
Pal, an outstanding sort, en¬ tirely new shade, rich rose-crim¬ son; big bold frilled blooms, fine.
Sweet Pea Novelties
Bonnie Briar, huge rose-pink frilled firs, showing a glint of amber; the finest of all rose-pink kinds. Awarded Silver Medal by Scottish S. Pea Society. 15 s. 5c.
Eleanor Blue, the fascinating new shade; big waved flrs. pro¬ fuse, 4 or 5 to stem; will displace othe s. 15 seeds 6cts.
Little Bo Peep, dwarf (not a Cupid) lfoot high, branching, for beds or pots; salmon-pink. 15 s. 5c.
Dear Mr. Park: The Sweet Peas I got from you last Spring were just lovely. I got that 65cts. offer you had of sixteen packets. Mrs. E. F. Roll, Ravalli Co., Mont., August 22, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: The Sweet Peas and double Poppies were wonderful. Everyone thought the Poppies were giant Dahlias at a distance, they were so tall and the blossoms were immerse. The Sweet Peas sold at 50 cents a bunch, and that was a depression price. Mrs. O. Dukes, Columbia Co., N. Y., April 12, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I find that flowersfrom your seeds are always outstanding. I made ten entriesin the Flower Show and took five first prizes and four second prizes, the flowers being raised from your seeds. My Pansies, seeds purchased from you this Spring, are now a riot of color. They are wonderful. Also the Double Portulaca. 1 have too many to mention, but they are all fine. My Sweet Peas from you were extra fine. I did not see any finer at the Show. G. B. Cliff, Wasatch Co., Utah.
TOBACCO STEMS. — Chopped up, these are a first-class mulch, not only retaining moisturein the ground and enriching the soil, but is a reliable insectide. Apply it to rows of Sweet Peas when they are a few inches high, and weave some into the wire trellis. It is a sure protction against lice. Apply them around Asters to kill root lice. Spray infested plants with tobacco tea as hot as the hand will bear, or dip tile plants quickly into hot tobacco tea to rid them of insects. This is the mission of tobacco, a poison so active that one drop of nicotine will kill a dog. The stems can be obtained for a trifle from any cigar factory, or the plants are as easily grown as corn. Start seeds in a box or bed and transplant two feet apart. When in full bloom cut the stalks and hang up in a shed to cure. 1000 seeds Insect -killing Tobacco ocents.
A FINE BEGONIA FOR BEDS OR POTS
Christmas Cheer is a very desirable pot plant for winter-blooming, and one of the easiest to grow. The plants, started from seeds in the Spring, become globes of charming crimson-scarlet flowers, often two inches across, produced in elegant clusters. The plants do well in beds in summer, as well as in pots in winter. Directions for sowing these and other small seeds go 1 with every package. Packets of 500 seeds 5cents.
Dear Mr. Park: Begonia Christmas Cheer came up in hundreds. I couldn’t save all the plants, but succeeded pretty well. A mouse ate his supper off of my little Primula Obeonica, so I must try them again. Mrs. C. O. Marlin, Wayne Co. O.
Dear Mr. Park: Seeds which I got from you this Spring have germinated nearlv 100%. Plants are strong and rugged and I could not ask for any better. W. H. Crandall, Washington Co., E. I., April 14, 1933i
Beautiful Flowers and Delicious Fruits
Why not grow both on the same vine? You can do it by sowing seeds (15 seeds Sets) of Passiflora Edulis. There is no more beautiful flower than Passiflora Edulis, shown in the illustration, and the large egg- shaped purple fruits, showy and pretty as a flower are deli¬ cious as a dessert. The foliage is also charming, and no vine will excite more admiration or praise, as well as curiosity and interest. Add it to your order. Seeds large and plants of easy culture. Following extract is from the English Garden:
It is hard to give a reason for the neglect of this vine for its fruit, as it bears enormous crops of most luscious fruits, a valuable addition to the dessert. Its culture is of the simplest, it requires but little care. It thrives well and bears three crops a year. —English Garden.
The Showy Mush Mallow
A showy and very handsome peren¬ nial of the easiest culture is Malva Moschata, shown in the engraving. Seeds germinate in five or six days, and the plants bloom freely the first season and remain, being a hard3r per¬ ennial. The flowers are large and very attractive, pleasantly scented, and come in fine terminal clusters through¬ out the season. Young plants often spring up from fallen seeds. This is a splendid garden flower and excellent for beds or groups. The plants, two feet high, stool out, branch, and be¬ come a mass of big flowers, always showy and admired. You make no mistake in getting this fine perennial. It will please you and stay by you. Colors: Pure Rose and Pure White, Separate or Mixed, 200 seeds 5cents.
White Musk Mallow. — Those who
would like to grow a beautiful white delicately scented hardy flower should get the white Musk Mallow. Its flowers are transparent and perfumed like musk. It will grow almost anywhere, flow era freely and continuously, and looks well i n a cut state.— English Garden.
The rose variety is just like the white ex¬ cept in color. Both are beautiful.
Other Maivas. — M. Mauritiana is a
handsome annual 5 feet high; flowers axillary, deep purple. Page 25. M. Alcea is a perennial, 4 ft., bearing clusters of rosy purple firs, leaves palmate, light green, downy. See page 40.
New Giant Schizanthus
Finest of all Schizanthus
Several New Races of Schizanthus have late¬ ly been introduced, but the newest and finest of all are the Elegant Chislehurst Hybrids recently dissiminated by Vilmorin, of Paris, France. These hybrids are readily grown from seeds, and can be sown in a bed to stand three or four inches apart, or grown in four-inch pots, three plants in a pot, for room decora¬ tion. The flowers are orchid-like, displaying lovely rich colors and variegations, and their beauty cannot be described — the flowers must be seen to give an idea of their exquisite beau¬ ty. The plants branch freely, and the clusters of charming flowers are produced in such abun¬ dance as to almost hide the pretty foliage. This is one of the good things of easy culture, and deserves a place in every collection. Don’t for¬ get it. 150 seeds Sets. See page 31.
Marvelous Flowers. — Dear Mr. Park: The flowers I prow last year from your seeds were marvelous. I have never seen such Wallflowers and English Daisies. The Munstead Primulas planted in September are wonderful healthy plants, now in bloom. The Schizanthus grown in pots are two feet high and such a mass of blooms that the whole house is a mist of their lovely blossoms. I am highly pleased with your seeds and am looking forward to trying some of the things new to me. Mrs. H. C. Sloan. Orange Co., Calif,, March 12, 1933.
A Good Rare Edging. — A lovely flower-edging can be obtained by the use of Gamolepis Tagetes, a rare little plant recently found in South Africa It grows about six inches high, branching freely, and the bright golden flowers, fragrant and beautiful, are borne in such profusion as to almost hide the charming lacinated foliage. Seeds germinate in ten days, and the plants started in Spring bloom until frost. 100 seeds 5cents.
Grand New Large Early-flowering Cosmos
An Annual of more than Ordinary Beauty and Utility
The old-fashioned Cosmos bloomed so late that Jack Frost came and destroyed the plants just when the buds were ready to open, but this trouble has been entirely overcome by the new Early-flowering race I here offer. The seeds start in live days, and the plants begin to bloom in about three months, and continue to bloom freely throughout the season, when not allowed to form seeds. I need hardly tell you that Cosmos are among the roost graceful, showy, and beauti¬ ful of garden flowers. They are not only showy in beds, but are charming as cut flowers for room or table decoration. Plants grow three feet high, branch freely, and become veritable little trees of rich bloom. The graceful form and rich beauty of the flowers of this splendid race of Cosmos are well shown in the above handsome wood-engraving. Colors: White, Pink, Purple, Crimson, separate or mixed. 50 seeds 5cts. See also page 21. Don’t fail to add one or more packets of this splendid Cosmos to your order.
Benary’s Super-Giant Double Petunia
This is the last word in Double Petunias. The flow¬ ers are of enormous size and marvelous beauty, each bloom a prodigious feather- ball, rich in color and deli¬ ciously scented. This sur¬ passing- strain has been developed by years of careful selection, hybridization, and culture. It is truly a “Tri¬ umph of the Giants” in huge Double Petunias. Mr. Denary is a specialist in Petunias, and this is his latest and best. It is simply a world-beater, and stands unrivalled. If you want something of surpass¬ ing beauty, get these Super¬ giant Petunias. New-crop seeds, which I receive direct from Mr. Benary, 25 seeds 5cts., 125 seeds 20cts.
Special Note. — I regard Benary ’s Petunias the finest in the world. They surely cannot be ex¬ celled. He has given them his best attention for years, and his seeds are always reliable. I offer them with entire confidence, feeling that they will give unbounded satisfac¬ tion to all who grow them. New- crop seeds direct from Mr. Benary of all except Hufeld’s Canary Bird which are direct from Mr. Hufeld.
The seeds I offer of Giant Single and Double Petunias are from Benary who is a noted specialist. When in Europe, I visited Benary’s and was surprised to see 50,000 potted Petunias on “stair steps” under open sheds, and especially at the huge size of the flowers and odd beautiful colors and variegations. 1 had never seen such Petunias before. All of Benary’s fine Petunia seeds are saved from artificially fecundated blooms, and are absolutely dependable.
Alba, la rge white flowers, yellowish throat, fine. Camilla, new pink, red veins, dark throat.
Canary Bird, Hufcld’s handsome new yellow.
Dark Copper Red, new splendid analine red, perfect. Fimbriata, tyrian rose, flowers fringed, superb. German Empress, bluish white, veined violet blue. King Alphonso, rich crimson, boldly ruffled. Maculata, new, copper and white, blotched; rare. Miranda, carmine, scarlet throat, waved, frilled.
Prince Wurtemberg, dark crimson, black throat. Princess Wurtemberg, pink, veined purple, showy. Quadricolor, pink, veined purple, yellow markings. Yellow Throated, purple, rose, white, yellow throat. Silver Rose, pink flushed rosy carmine, splendid. Titania, rich dark crimson, white margin. Semi-dwarf, fringed, new, splendid, mixed colors. Benary’s Prize Varieties Mixed, Single, 100 s. 5c. Benary’s Giant Double, 30 seeds 5cts.
Complete Special Mixture of above Superbissima, Ruffled Giant Petunias, pkt. of 100 seeds, 5c.
Further Remarks about Petunias
if i were limited to one flower with which to decorate my home I would choose Petunias. Plants start readily from seeds, endure moisture, drouth, hot sun, cold, and neglect better than any other flower, and produce a wealth of big fragrant, rich colored flowers from Spring until frozen. Fine for pots in Winter, the new dwarfs blooming freely and perpetually.
For showy everblooming bedding plants I especially recommend the Vis Improved Compact
Petunias. The flowers are not so large, but the plants become a waving mass of lovely flowers, sweet-scented and showy. They are splendid for beds, borders, baskets and pots, and bloom well in the window in winter.
Senator, rich violet purple, white throat, beautiful. | Snowball, a mass of pure white firs., very floriferous. Rose of Heaven, fiery rose, a favorite color, effective. | Any color or all mixed, 1000 seeds 5cts or 1-32 oz 15cts.
For a bed or border, set Senator 8 inches apart, then Rose of Heaven, and border with
Snowball. 1-32 oz (about 9000 seeds) of each variety will cost 45ets. Start the seeds in a box or bed and transplant when large enough. The plants begin to bloom in a few weeks, and will bloom until after severe frost.
Petunias. — Dear Mr. Park: I am so delighted with my Petunias, of which you sent me seeds. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy them, they are simply gorgeous. Mrs, G. L. Schafer, Wyoming Co., N. Y., July 2, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I raised the most beautiful Petunias I have ever seen from seeds of your Ruffled varieties. They were equal to any Petunia seeds for which I paid 25cents a packet. Mrs. Geo. Shondrick, Guernsey Co., Ohio, July 27, 1933.
The Golden Thistle. — This (Scolymus hispanica) is a striking plant two feet high, with
very branching stems and variegated spiny leaves. It bears dozens of fine, showy flowers, and the long white- flesh roots, an inch thick, are eaten like Salsify or Cardoon, and can be lifted and stored for winter use. Sow and treat as Salsify. It’s a “flower-vegetable.” Do you want to try it? 100 seeds 5cts.
Pleased. — Dear Mr. Park: I had the prettiest flowers last year from your seeds I have ever grown. I used to buy of D., but find I get the same thing of you for much less money. Grace Penn, Livingston Co., Mich.
Hufeld’s Super-giant Daisy
When the Monstrosa varieties of Beilis Perennis, the double English Daisy, were developed we thought the last stage of improvement of that splendid perennial had been reached; but here crnnes that German hybrid¬ izer, Fritz Hufeld, with a Super-giant race that surpasses all others. He calls it “Le Grand Fuselier,” and describes it as follows :
“This is the biggest English Daisy in exist¬ ence. The enormous full-double flowers give rather vhe idea of a finely-formed Double Aster than that of an English Daisy. The first flowers measure from two to two and a half inches in diameter, beingborne on strong stems a foot in length. This race is unsur¬ passed in regard to size and the perfect form of the absolutely double flowers.” See eng.
I supply seeds direct from Mr. Hufeld, 300 seeds, Pure White, Pure Rose, or in Mix¬ ture, 5cents.
Also Hufeld’s Glory of Frankfort, dark red, quilled, the only real dark red Daisy; makes a charming border, fine for cutting.
Hufeld’s Giant Chevreuse, the new
Italian Daisy, bears bright red flowers of enormous size.
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A FINE CUT FLOWER
The new Ainberboa Muricata Rosea is a hardy annual that deserves a place in every garden, not only as a showy bedding.pl ant, but to afford flow¬ ers for cutting. Plants grow two feet or more in height, branch freely, and are covered with lovely bloom from July until October. The flowers are rosy* pink in color, two to three inches across, borne on long stems, and very graceful. See engraving. They keep well when cut, and are excellent to work into designs or bouquets. Add it to your order. 50 seeds 5cts. See page 17.
To Destroy Beetles.— To get rid of the beetles
that eat the Aster and Dahlia flowers, as also to destroy the Mexican Bean beetle, place some Slug-shot in a coarse sack and shake over the plants. The thin film of dust thus de¬ posited is a complete remedy. “Slug-shot” can be obtained at almost any drug store. This is not a paid-for notice, but the remedy is so effective I want my friends to know of it.
TORENIA, Improved Large-flowd.
In 1876 a beautiful annual was found in Cochin, China that proved to be a species of Torenia, and it was named Torenia Founrieri, after the discoverer. This had charming blue and purple flowers, and was a favorite. However, under the skillful hand of flo¬ rists it was improved in size, color, and form until we have, today, compact plants that bloom with greatfreedom, and develop huge flowers of various rich colors and variegations. These greatly improv¬ ed sorts I offer here as follows:
Giant Princess of Montenegro, blue, purple, and golden
yellow. 75 seeds 5cts.
Giant The Bride, lovely pink and white. 75 seeds 5c. Giant Varieties Mixed, 100 seeds 5cts.
All Torenias can be grown in pots or bedded out. They are well adapted for the South, where they thrive in the hot sun, or in dry soil that would kill many plants. A bed of Torenias seen at a distance resemlles a bed of Pansies. The plants start readily from seeds and do well in beds or pots. When grown in pots they are fine plants for the market. See p. 32.
A RAPID VINE
Here is an attractive and handsome foliage vine repre¬ sented in the engraving. It is Humulus Japonicus Vari- egatus, popularly known as Variegated Japanese Hop. Anyone can grow it from seeds, which come up prompt¬ ly, and the vines will quickly cover a trellis, summer house or wall with the distinctly contrasted white and light and deep green foliage, dense and graceful. The flowers are small white clusters, but not conspicuous. As a foliage vine however, it is hardly excelled for hiding unsightly buildings or stumps, its rapid growth and density well fit it for the purpose. Sow in Fall or early Spring. It thrives in almost any soil or situation. Give support as soon as they be¬ gin to run. 50 seeds 5cts.
NIEREMBERGIA FRUTESCENS.— One of the most enduring
and handsome of perennials is Nierembergia frutescens, a shrubby species from Chili. Easilj' propagated from seeds, the little plants soon begin to bloom, and keep blooming and increasing all season . They grow two feet high, become a mass of slender, flax-like branches and foliage. Their lovely cup-like blue and white flowers; an inch across, seen at a distance appear as a fluttering swarm of pretty butterflies. In winter the plants retain their handsome green color, and quite early they don their fresh foliage, and swing their exquisite chalices to the breeze. My friends, if you want a charm¬ ing everblooming perennial for either house or garden, here it is. 1 am sure if you knew of its beauty and usefulness you would not be without it. It thrives in heat or cold, rain or drouth, sand or clay, cultivated or neglected, has no enemies, increases from self-sown seeds, and is always profusely in bloom. It never tires nor sulks, but greets you with a nodding, loving smile every time you come into its presence. Can you ask for more? Packets of 750 seeds 5cts.
A SPLENDID LASTING PERENNIAL
In the little engraving I show flowers of Platycodon grandiflorum, the Chinese Bell Flower. It is easily grown from seeds, and when established will last for years. Started early the plants wall bloom the first season, and be¬ ing hardy, will make a fine display in the gar¬ den, year after year. Plants grow about 18 in. high and bloom throughout the summer. If you want a beautiful lasting perennial, one that does not need petting, be sure to get this one. It will prove an annual source of delight to you and your friends. Colors: White, Blue, or both Mixed, 75 seeds 5cts., Dwarf White,
Blue, or Mixed, 75 seeds 5cts., Duplex White,
Blue, or Mixed, 40 seeds octs., Complete Spe¬ cial Mixture, 100 seeds, 5cts.
Platycodon. — This is undoubtedly of the first rank among the whole host of hardy plants. In no sense is it an every-day looking plant, even prior to the flowering, and still less so when the richly colored blossoms expand, for then it is one of the most valuable of choice hardy garden plants. It is deserving of all care, as it is deserving of all praise. — English Garden.
The Giant Spider Flower
Here is a first-class annual from South Amer¬ ica, the finest of all the whole Spider Flower (Cleome) family. It grows three feet high and forms a pyramidal tree as shown in the engrav¬ ing. The plant is clothed with charming green foliage, and the big spider-like flowers borne in . elegant terminal clusters are of the most beau- ' tiful shades of white, lilac, rose, and glowing carmine-crimson. A group or bed in the garden or on the lawn is wonderfully attractive. It blooms freely from July until cut down by frost. Easily grown from seeds, and requires no special care. This is one of the good new things that deserves general cultivation. Why not add it to your list? 75 seeds 5c. See pg. 21.
Sanvitalia Procumbens fl. pi. — This very
charming little annual might appropriately be called “Trailing Sunflower.” It is one of the most beautiful and free-blooming annuals I have ever seen. It endures almost any treatment, and grows in almost any posi¬ tion. The flowers are not unlike miniature Sunflowers, and produced in such quantities as to hide the foliage. The seedlings begin to flower early in Summer and con¬ tinue until October. English Garden.
Note. — The Sanvitalia is also fine for the Rockery, and resists drouth. It is a desirable annual. 100 s. 5o.
CENTAUREA AMERICANA
I am pleased to call your special attention to a very charming American annual, Centau- rea Americana. The plants spring readily from the large seeds, and bloom throughout Summer and Autumn. The plants grow three feet high, branch out well, and bear on long stems the large, elegant showy lilac-blue or lavender firs, showy in the garden and hardly surpassed for cutting, being about as lasting as a Corn Flow¬ er. The beauty and utility of this splendid annual for a garden show, as also for cutting recommends it to all, and it seems strange that it is not generally cultivated. The seeds are sure to start, and the plants sure to grow and bloom. The flowers resemble those of Scabiosa Japonica in form and color. 25 seeds Scents.
The Glorious Sunset
You may apply this to the very attractive flower represented in the engraving. Hibiscus Sunset is an improved variety of Hibiscus Manihot, a species found in Eastern Asia. The plants start readily from seeds and bloom dur¬ ing Autumn, the big yellow flowers with a central crimson eye coming in clusters at the tips of the branches. May be grown in pots as well as garden beds. Plants grow from 6 to 12 feet high, and the flowers are from 6 to 7 inches across and quite attractive. 40 sewls Sets.
tlW° I can also supply Hibi-eus Trionum grandifiorum, the beautiful large-flowd “Flow- er-of-an-hour.” 15 seeds 5cents.
I Pot Marigold. — We sowed patches of this
annual (Calendula) in the kitchen garden in April, and the plants began to flower in July, and kept in bloom throughout the season. At times they bloomed more freely than any other annual, and the large flowers were exceedingly showy. I do not know of a better late-flow¬ ering annual. J. Muir in English Garden.
Note. — I have all the improved varieties of the old • Pot Marigold (Calendula). See pages 20 and 48. They are fine for window pots in TV inter also. Park.
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A Charming Garden Annual
This double-flowered Gaillardia is one of the most free-blooming, showy, and beautiful of our Summer annuals. The plants start readily from seeds, begin to bloom early, and continue blooming until the ground freezes, rivaling the Calendula and Pansy. The flowers are produced on long strong stems, are double to the center, as large as a Chrysanthemum Aster, and come in rich colors, white, cream, yellow, red, variegated red and white, and red with yellow. If started in midsummer the plants will bloom dur¬ ing autumn, endure the winter, and make a fine display the next season. The flowers are showy in the garden, and last well when cut for bouquets or floral designs. This is one of the good things that every gardener should have. Once planted, it will take care of itself by volunteer plants. It is not only valuable as a garden flower, but excellent for cutting, as it has long, strong stems and lasts a long time in water when cut. I offer new-crop seeds of Benary’s Special Mixture, all colors, 50 seeds 5c., See page 23. Be sure to add it to your list.
v. A Grand Novelty
The New Tom Thumb Antir¬ rhinum, Little Pinkie, growsseven inches high, branches freely, and is smothered with spikes of charming bright rosy- pink flowers, larger than most Tom Thumb Snapdragons. Itis just the thing for rockeries, beds and edgings, and as a pot-plantfor the window, itis hardly excelled. It’s alittle beauty You’ll like it. Direct from the originator. 100 seeds 5c. For other beautiful Snapdragons see pages 18 and 52.
A Splendid Novelty
Here is a new race of Giant Streptocarpus
Hybrids that will be eye-openers to many who grow fine window plants. For thirty years the European plant-breeders have been hybridizing and selecting, using the finest known species and varieties; and these earnest efforts have resulted in a magnificent strain of Hybrids, the flowers of which are surpass- ingly beautiful in size, form, rich and varied colors, and free and continuous-blooming. The foliage, too, has been more or less improved.
These new and beautiful Hybrid Streptocarpus are as easily raised from seeds as Gloxinias, and the seeds are of Gloxinia size, so of course, must be carefully sown. Started early in Spring the plants will begin to bloom in August and will continue freely in bloom till Winter. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, about 2 in. long, very graceful, and wonderfully varied in color .ranging from white to rich blue and crimson, the throat and lower segments often splashed with white or purple. You will be more than pleased with these glorious new flowers, and when in bloom in your window they will be the wonder and enthusiastic ad¬ miration of all who pass. If you grow Gloxinias and Calceolarias, don’t fail to get this. 150 seeds Sets.
A Fine Golden Annual
A very beautiful golden-flowered annual is Cosmea Klondyke. It’s massive laciniated foli¬ age is dark green, and richly clothes the plant from the ground to the top. The big rich orange flowers come in masses at the summit late in au¬ tumn, at which time the plants have attained a height from six to ten feet, the top freely branch¬ ed and very showy. This plant will retain it’s foliage firm and unaffected during a drouth, while many other plants wilt and suffer. In a bed or border in the background this Cosmea can hardly be excelled for showiness and beauty. It should be a “must have” in every garden. 40s 5c.
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Mimulus Duplex.— The little engraving shows a flower of this pretty, free-blooming Mimulus. Seed¬ lings come quickly into bloom and in a sandy soil and shady situation branch and display their lovely flowers, yellow richly spotted with brown. Those who are fond of odd and hand¬ some flowers will find this a desirable addition to their collection. Any person can grow it either indoors or in a shady bed, and it is al¬ ways admired. 1000 seeds Sets. See page 26.
A Good Investment. — Dear Mr. Park: I
do not know of any nvestinent which has brought me greater delight than the 52.00 which I invested in seeds from you this spring. Plants which I always supposed were only for the expert in a well equipped conservatory have become mine in my own modest flower room. I could not have such as Achimenes, Gesneria, Tetrane- ma, and Streptocarpus at the price of some seedsmen. The Freesia Ragioneri germinated 100%. Friends to whom I have recommended your seeds were also well pleased with results. Rev. R. H. Walker, Chester Co., Pa., Aug. 28, 1933.
All Germinated.— Dear Mr. Park: I would
like to take this opportunity to thank you for your gen¬ erosity and the excellent service given all orders. Of the 75 varieties of flower seeds ordered from you this Spring I haven’t had a failure as far as germination is concerned. All the little plants are stocky and of good color. I am eagerly awaiting the flowering period. Mrs. F. V. Wiltsie, Onondaga Co., N., T ., May 1, 1933.
Note.— The fact that Mrs. Wiltsie was suc¬ cessful with so many seeds reflects more credit to her skill, care, and patience than to the vi¬ tality of the seeds, for the same seeds sown by someone else might have been a complete fail¬ ure. I regret to say that I get an occasional complaint saying “I sowed 50 packets of your seeds and failed to raise one plant from them.” It simply annoys me to know that 50 packets of my good seeds have been wasted by the care¬ lessness and slovenliness of the sower. —Park.
Salpiglossis. — It is impossible to exaggerate
the beauty of this old-fashioned but. too much neglected annual.
The flowers have almost the appearance of jewelled enamels, and vary very much in color, from straw to beautiful purple and gold. It grows tall, and is best where it can rest upon other annuals orbestaked.-E.G.
Always Good. — Dear Mr. Park: When I was a child my mother used your B<-£ds in her flowerbeds, and she still says, "you can’t go wrong with Park’s Seeds.” Mrs. A. E. Dauphinee, Barnstable Co. Mass., April 12, 1933.
Skimmia Japonica. This is not grown as
a window plant so much as it deserves to be. It is a capital subject for cool rooms, corridors, and similar places, where the berries are safe from the attacks of , birds. Being of slow growth, it may be kept for several ; years in the same pot.— English Garden.
New Double Daisy. I ask special atten¬ tion to the new Giant Double Daisy described and illustrated on page 10. The seeds I offer ! come from the great German florist, Mr. Fritz Hufeld, and the enormous size and rich beauty of the flowers will doubtless surprise and please all who grow them. It is not often I can offer such a grand novelty as this splendid big Daisy, and I trust many of my friends will avail them¬ selves of it. It’s a perennial of more than ordi¬ nary merit. 5c.* For full description see page 10.
Vis’ Super Giant Pansies. See page B. They’re the largest and finest Pansies in the world.
Was Skeptical.— Dear Mr. Park: I am
much pleased with your seeds. I confess I was skepti- cal about choice seedd for 5conts, but had better luck with them than with those I paid a big price for. I have been telling my friends about them, and will send for more in the Spring. Mrs. R. E. Hair, Ingham Co., Mich.
Erysimum Pulchellum.— A very pretty little hardy perennial is Erysimum Pulchellum,^ a near relative of the Wall¬ flower. The plants are a foot high, tenacious, and in the Spring are covered with clus¬ ters of beautiful yellow flow¬ ers as shown in the little illustration. For an edging or for the rockery it is very desirable. It thrives in good soil and partial shade. 200seeds 5c. See page 57.
Carnation Grenadin.— It is strange that this beautiful Carnation is not generally grown, espe¬ cially by florists, as it is invaluable for bouquets, but¬ ton-holes, and table decoration. It is astonishing what a quantity of bloom even a single plant will produce. The seeds should be sown in Spring in fine loamy and leafy soil, water sparingly until the plants appear. Treat as an annual.— English Garden.
Note. — Carnation Grenadin is a hardy sort blooming the first season. I can supply the seeds in colors: White, Scarlet, and Rose, Sep¬ arate or Mixed, 50 seeds 5cts. See page 38.
Gilia Tricolor.— Have you ever seen this exquisitely beautiful lit¬ tle annual? Sow the seeds in Spring and the lovely bloom-clusters will delight you through¬ out the Summer. The flowers are yellow, violet, and w’hite strikingly contrasted. It is one of the good little things that should be in every garden. 800 seeds 5cts. See page 23.
A Pretty Bog Plant.— Myosotis Palustris Semperflorens is a very pretty plant for the edge of a pond or stream, and takes care of itself when once established. It is not showy, but its modest little blue clusters, illustrated, are in evi¬ dence continually from Spring till snow flies. It revels in shade and moisture, and is just the plant for a shady nook in the rock¬ ery. See page 26.
For a Hanging Basket. Linaria Cymbal- lariais a lovely plant for a hanging basket, drooping in long flowered festoons. It’s easi¬ ly grown from seeds, and does well in the sun¬ shine or in dense shade. It is also fine to cover a Gladiolus or Rose bed, shading the ground, promoting the growth and health of the plants.
Another very beautiful plant for a bracket pot is Panicum plicatura variegatum. It has admirable foliage and droops very gracefully. Still another fine plant is Asparagus Sprengeri. The seeds are a month or more in starting, and the plants grow slowly, but are tenacious and increase with age. The beauty of this plant is enriched by the scarlet berries that are so freely borne in autumn.
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Saponaria
Saponaria Ocymoi-
desis a hardy perennial of great beauty, bloom¬ ing in clusters so freely as to form a carpet of lovely pink color. For the rockery and beds or edgings it is hardly sur¬ passed; full of bloom on Decoration Day, and ex- cellentfor the cemetery. Easily grown, blooms 2nd season. 500 s. 5cts.
Bodger’s Aster
These are all Wilt-
resisting, and when you sow them you can de¬ pend upon having fine flowers instead of wilted plants and dried up buds. Cultivate every fortnight till the buds appear, then mulch the bed liberally with chop¬ ped tobacco stems to kill lice and enrich the soil. Mixture 150 seeds 5cts.
Vinca Rosea
A beautiful, free
and continuous-bloom¬ ing plantfor beds in the Summer and for pots in Winter is Vinca Rosea. It endures the hot sun, drouth, and wet spells, and has no enemies. It is a “must have” when known. White, White with eye. Rose, Carmine, separate, 250 seeds5cts., all mixed 500 seeds Sets.
Martynia
Vigorous, rather
prostrate annuals 2 feet, that propagate f rom self- sown seeds when once introduced. The flowers are showy and handsome and borne in terminal racemes. Collors: .Frag- rans, Lutea, Tricolor, and Proboscidea. Sep. 15 seeds 5c., all mixed 25 seeds 5c. See page 25 for other splendid varieties.
Nasturtium
In Europe I saw Dwarf Nasturtiums used for beds and borders, and was sur¬ prised attheirshowinessand beauty. Why notin Ameri¬ ca? They are easily grown. Sep. 30s. 5c. , mx. 50s. 5c,. oz. (about250s.) 15c., i lb 50c.
Sweet Alyssum
Little Dorrit, is a
splendid everblooming annual for beds, edgings and pots ; a mass of white sweet bloom all season. A lovely window plant in winter. Little Dorrit i3 perhaps the best of all for a white carpet or edging, as well as for pots. See page 17. 300 seeds 5cents.
Virginia Stock
This charming, free
and perpetual-blooming annual should be more popularfor beds as well as pots. It blooms freely in lovely clusters (see cut) and the flowers are bright and showy. They i are also fine for window] pots for winter-bloom-! i ng. Sow w'here plants are to stand and thin out; it is more showy in masses; blooms till after severe frosts. Red, white, crimson, carmine, yellow. Each, 1000 seeds, 5cts. , all mixed, 1500 s. 5cts. See page. 32.
FOR BEDS. — In Europe the Tom Thumb Compact
Hybrid Dahlias are becoming popular for beds. The plants grow about afoothigh.stooloutand branch (asi ndicated in the en¬ graving) andthe exquisiteand showy single and double blooms comei n great abundance and make a grand display. The pi ants are as easily grownf rom seeds as a Zinnia, and comei nto bloom about as soon. No insects trouble them, and if watered during a drouth they will bloom continuously throughout the season. I offer a fine strain of the finest seeds, and 80 per cent of the plants will be true. Colors: white, yellow, crimson, pink, scarlet, and variegated, single but often showing double flowers. Finest Mixture, all colors, 5c. 5 packets for a large bed 20cts. Page 22.
Agathea Coelestis. — As a winter flower, the charm¬ ing Daisy-like blossoms of this are very beautiful, the color good and the flowers on good stems. Few things are moreprofuse flowering. Particularly is thi s true of old plants that have been cropped over once or twice during Summer. Such plants grown i n 8i nchpots wil lyield a surprising lot of bloom, useful alike for small vases or table decoration during winter. The plant is easily managed. English Garden. 50 seeds 5cts. See page 43.
Carnation
yilmorin’s New Giant
Carnation is decidedly the finest of Carnation Pinks. Seedlings bloom early and continuously, the huge firs, full-double,' richly scented and of exquisite colors; fine for pots or beds, hardy, easily grown. Be sure to add it to your order; it’s indispen¬ sable. A good wdnter bloomer.
Coxcomb
Benary’s Improved Dwf.
Glasgow Prize Coxcomb is a splendid bedding plant. Seedlings start easily, begin to bloom early, and improve in beauty untilfrost. Set8in. apart ; the big crimson combs a foot broad seen against the lovely foliage is showy and greatly admired. Seeds direct from Benary. Fne for pots.
Cyclamen
^rnong blooming pot- plants for the window in winter Vilmorin’s Improved Cyclamen are hardly excell¬ ed. Almost every seed will produce a plant; the lovely waxy flowers show many ex- quisite colors. Plants have handsomely marked foliage, and bloom throughout the winter. My seeds are fresh.
Annual Phlox
J)rummond’s Phlox, a
favorite for many years, has been greatly improved. The plants are now dwarf and compact, produce larger flowersin larger trasses, and the new colors and variega¬ tions are marvelous. For pots or beds they are glorious masses of rich bloom;last for months; showy and beautiful.
Auricula
Beautiful beyond des¬ cription are the big clus¬ ters of Kelway’s New Giant Auricula, each flower If in. acorss, exquisite in color and variegation. I offer seeds of this grand plant direct from Kelway.theoriginator. Treat as a Primrose and the flow¬ ers will be a glorious surprise to both you and your friends.
Balsams
Benary ’s Camellia-flwd.
Balsams are as double as Camellias, are like Camellias in form, waxy in texture, and of the most varied colors. Mr. Benary has given this flower his special attention for years, and his strain is unsurpassed. Plants 20 inches high, becoming wreaths of rich flowers. Don’t omit this.
Cineraria
Jf you want a magnifi¬ cent display of wdndow flowers in winter get seeds of Kelway’s fine strain. Plants start readily from seeds, grow freely, and come into bloom in a few months. They are compact, bear immense firs, of richest colors and variega¬ tions, and the big trusses of bloom last for weeks.
Gaillardia
Qaillardia Lorenziana
fl. pi. is an everblooming annual a foot high, branching each branch bearing a big double flower ,like a Calen¬ dula, lasting for weeks. Col¬ ors : white, yellow, red, cream, red tipped with white, scarlet white tip. All in Benary’s special mixture I offer. Plants bloom till winter.
Gloxinias
*plie last word in Glox¬ inias is Benary’s Giant Strain. Thereis nothing bet¬ ter known. The flower3_ are of monstrous size, exquisite colors, and variegations. Pure white, red bordered white, deep violet with white bord¬ er and spotted throat, white and pink, vivid scarlet with white throat, azure blue, mix.
Schizanthus
Recently improved hy-
’’ brids of Schizanthus have been i ntroduced, but their flowers never appealed to me until the Chislehurst Giant Hybrids appeared, and I con¬ fess i t was a case of “love at first sight”. I enthusiastical¬ ly declared they far surpassed all others. Get seeds I rec¬ ommend; you’ll thank me.
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SPLEN BID SPECIAL TIE $
All Newcrop Seeds, Best Quality.
One Packet 5c, 22 Packets $1 .90, 50 Packets $2.00.
Giant Aster
^ette’s Giant Prize is
the grandest Aster in cul¬ tivation. Mr. Mette, the fa¬ mous seed-breedersa ys so, for he grows all kinds. Plants 3 feet high; big fluffy Chrysan¬ themum-like flowers up to 8 in. across; marvelous colors. If you want the best Aster here it is in Mette’s seeds; you’ll not regret having them
Browaliia
'phe New Beautiful Bro¬ waliia Viscosa i3 like B. Elata, but the firs .are larger, much richer blue, and more freely produced. Good for pots or beds, ever-blooming and fine for winter-blooming in the house. Pinch the tops off to promote a strong bushy growth. It is of the easiest culture. It’s a good thing.
Dianthus
J^obilis,fl. pi. the glori¬ ous Royal Pink. Plants bushy, thrifty free-bloom¬ ing, flowerslarge,full-dble, of fine form, showing rich lovely colorsfrom white to deep crimson, exquisitely variegated, and splendid in beds, fine for cutting. This is one of the most beauti¬ ful of Pinks, the seedlings bloom early, abundantly and continuously the first season. Fine mixture. 100s.
Nasturtium
Qne of Our most showy
and beautiful annuals. Seeds start readily, plants grow thriftily, and each be¬ comes a globe of lovely, fragrant flowers of all col¬ ors from pearly white to darkest crimson, many charmingly variegated ; are splendid for bedsand table decoration. Dwf., mixed 50.
Tithonia
CJpeciosa. A beautiful
half-hardy perennial, blooms freely the first sea¬ son; grows 12 feet high, branching, and each plant becomes a pyramid of ele¬ gant rich scarlet flowers the size of a Zinnia. 35seeds5c.
Dear Mr. Park: You really should have seen my Tithonias. People raved over the unusual flowers. Your seeds are fine I’ll tell the world so. Mrs. J. Hogge, Warwick Co., Va. 1933.
Pansy for Beds
'pliere is no more charm¬ ing or attractive flower for beds than Vis’ Bedding Pansies. Plants should be 5 in. apart, and the large, bright, deliciously scented flowers make a glorious carpet. Started early the plants bloom in June and later sown in September they bloom early in spring.
Amaranthus
gunrise. — This is one
of the showiest and most beautiful of variegated¬ leaved annuals. The plants grow three feet high, the foliage is bright crimson and golden yellow richly contrasted with green. Will grow i n rather poor soi 1 and in full sunshine the colors become more brilliant.
Mignonette
'phis is not a very showy
annual, but it’s hand¬ some spikes of bloom are freely an continuously pro¬ duced, and the rich odor from the flowers makes the garden air sweet with perfume. The plants grow a foot high , branch into a mass of foliage, with frag¬ rant spikes, red, white, yel.
Vinca Rosea
'phis is a half-hardy
perennial, but seedlings start quickly and bloom freely and continuously the first season. The beautiful Phlox-like clusters, come at the tips of therichl.v fo- liaged branches and are showyin potsor beds. The plants revel in the hot sun, and stand dry weather.
Mirabilis
'phis is so easily-grown
from seeds and so beau¬ tiful thatitis always in a list of flowers for children. The plants start quickly from seeds, soon comeinto bloom, and every evening and morning show an array of beautiful firs, in many lovely colors and variega¬ tions. Mixed. See page 26.
Kaulfussia
'phis is a lovely little hardy annual six inches high, and form a compact tuft of foliage, making a carpet of purple, azure, white and crimson, showy and beautiful. If Gladiolus bulbs are set among the plants the beauty of the bed is enchanted. Colors separate or mixed. 150s. 5c.
Godetias
'phese are hardy an¬ nuals of great beauty in bedsand borders. They grow a foot high, branch and bear their large, showy flowers in abundance, the colors being white, roseand crimson in many shades, some prettily spotted and blotched. The flowers are both single and double. 5c.
Petunia
p offer here Benary’s finest seeds of Double Lilliput Petunias. Each packet contains 75 seeds saved from carefully hand fecundated flowers; plants will yield 50 per-cent fine double flowers. These firs., not large but fragrant and freely produced; fine for beds or pots. All colors, 5c.
Carnation
Qhabaud Everbloom-
ing.SluisBros. Holland Distinct strain. Very large double richly-scented firs, of the finest texture. Seed¬ lings bloom perpetually in six months. Plants robust, very free blooming, 80 per cent double; fine for beds or cutting; hardy. Extra Select, allthe fine colors, 75s
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PARK’S CHOICE
17
Dependable Flower Seeds
Part One - Annuals and Perennials Blooming the First Season
NOTE: Feet or Inches tell the height of the plants; ha, hardy annual; hha, half-hardy an” nual; hb, hardy biennial; hhb, half-hardy biennial ;hp, hardy perennial; hhp, half-hardy peren” nial; wa, window-garden annual; wp, window-garden perennial; figures at end of description in” dicates the number of seeds in a packet.
TERMS: 1 packet 5 cts.; 22 packets $1.00; 50 packets $2.00; 77 packets $3.00; 130 packets $5.00, all mailled. Safe arrival of both money and seeds guaranteed.
Always name a few substitutes in case of shortage; otherwise due cards will be sent.
l-p” 3-ct. Postage Stamps will be accepted for small sums. All orders given prompt and careful attention. Any errors cheerfully corrected.
I®" I am always glad to hear of the success of my patrons, for their pleasure is more to me than their money. Address GEO. W. PARK, Greenwood, South Carolina.
ABRONIA Umbellata, Sand Verbena, hha, 1ft.
Sweet lilac flrs.;likes sun and sand; rockery or beds; remove husks in sowing. 20 seeds.
ADONIS Aestivalis, Flos Adonis, hha, 1 ft.
Rich red flat petals, fringed foliagejfor beds. 100 seeds.
Alepica, hha, 1ft. New; vivid red flowers 3in across; showy in beds; start tardily, can be fall-sown. 20s.
Autumnalis, Pheasant’s Eye, hha, 1ft. Intense red with black eye; concave petals; good for beds. 100s.
AGERATUM, Mexican Floss Flower, hha,
18in. Showy, everblooming, the brush-like little flrs in clusters; fine for masses in beds; blue and white.
The following are improved varieties, about 6 in high, dwarf and bushy, well suited for beds and edg¬ ings. Little Blue Star is a miniature. About 500 seeds.
Blue Ball, large-flowered dark blue, compact habit; re-selected; regarded as one of the finest.
Blue Perfection, free-blooming, mauve, compact; a fine variety.
Fraseri, deep amethyst-blue, dense habit; early, free- blooming; popular for beds.
Little Dorrit, azure blue, compact; also white, fine.
Little Blue Star, small blue flrs in great profusion, dwarf and compact, miniature.
Imperial Dwarf Blue also Imperial Dwarf White, popular sorts for edgings and beds.
Mauve Beauty, large mauve flrs, dwarf, compact, very free-flowering; fine English variety.
Princess Victoria Louise, light blue with white cen¬ ter; very free-flowering, compact, beautiful.
Swanley Blue, latge free-flowering; compact, very fine deep blue, an old fine bedding sort.
Capella, dense umbels of beautiful chamois flowers.
Complete Special Mixture of all, 700 seeds. AGROSTEMMA Coeli-rosa, Fringed Crimson, hha, 1ft. Rose of Heaven; free-blooming; very showy and beautiful in masses, also white and mixed. 750 s.
ALONSOA, hha, 1 ft. Beautiful free and con¬
tinuous-blooming, for beds or pots, fine. 200 seeds.
Albiflora, white; Linifolia, scarlet; Gracilis, scarlet, for pots; Miniata, dwarf, rich red; Mutisii, dwarf, chamois; Myrtifolia, 2 ft., carmine; ' Warscewiczii Compacta, brilliant tomato-red, fine.
Separate or in Complete Special Mixture.
ALTHEA Semperflorens, Annual Everblooming Hollyhock, ha, 6 ft. Started in March plants bloom freely in autumn ; single, mixed colors. 50 seeds.
Double, saved only from fine flrs, mixed, 25 seeds.
Double Fringed, flrs beautifully fringed, mixed. 25 s.
Double and Single in splendid mixture. 50 seeds.
ALYSSUM Sweet, ha, 6 inches Everblooming,
white, sweet clusters, a mass of bloom throughout the season ; splendid for beds and edgings. You can hardly keep house without it. 1000 seeds 5 cts, \ oz. 10 cts.
Common White, trailing, free-blooming. Oz. 25 cts.
Carpet of Snow, procumbent; fine for beds.
Lilac Queen, compact, erect; lilac flowers.
Little Dorrit, improved Gem, erect; dense; long and free-blooming; best for edgings, beds or pots. The little plants are a perpetual sheet of sweet bloom.
Minimum, 2 in, grows close to the ground.
Primrose Queen, 4in, rich primrose color; new.
Complete Special Mixture, \ oz. 10 cts, oz. 25 cts.
AMARANTHUS, hha. Very showy plants
easily grown from seeds. I offer the finest sorts, and the mixture affords much pleasure; attractive in beds and groups, and make a fine display for months. 300 s. Abysinicus, 6ft. Bold, showy plants; bear long red drooping tails; fine for beds
Bicolor ruber, 3 ft. Base of leaves fiery red, upper half maroon; for pots or sunny beds.
Amabilis Tricolor, 3 ft. Rose, gold and glowing red; variegated; good for pots or groups.
Caudatus, Love Lies Bleeding, 3 feet.' Long pendent red tails, also white, rich in beds; fine for decorating. Coleifoliua, Firebrand, 2 ft. Resembles Coleus. Melancholicus ruber, 1 ft. Red foliage; for beds. Monstrosus, Giant Prince’s Feather, 4 ft. Rich red flowers on densely packed erect spikes.
Salicifolius, Fountain Plant, 3 ft. Elegant for pots. When full-grown the long graceful wavy leaves are brilliantly tipped with orange, carmine and bronze. Tricolor Splendens, Joseph’s Coat Improved, 2 ft. Richly variegated yellow, green and red, easily grown. Tricolor Aurora, 2 ft. Red, yellow and dark green, with a large rich carmine head; very showy. Speciosus Aureus, Golden Prince’s Feather, 2 feet. Elegant golden spikes; showy in borders, fine. Sunrise, 3 ft. A beautiful variety of the Tricolor fam¬ ily, the foliage is green, yellow, brilliant red, showy. Oriflamme, 2 ft. Umbrella A maranthus; the massive top leaves rich carmine; fine for pots or beds. Complete Special Mixture all varieties. 500 seeds.
AMBERBOA Muricata Rosea, ha, 2 ft. Rose;
very free-blooming; flrs single, Aster-like, 2 in. across long-stemmed, useful for cutting; a splendid easily- grown garden plant. 50 seeds.
AMBROSIA Mexicana, ha, 2 feet. Feathered
Geranium. Very fragrant, fern-like foliage, dense spikes of small yellowish green flowers. 200 seeds.
ANAGALLIS Grandiflora Pimpernel, hha, 6 in.
Charming dwarf annuals for pots, beds and edgings. Plants compact, very floriferous and blooms from May till Fall. Intense Blue, Deep Vermillion. Red, Flesh and mixed. 300 seeds.
ANCHUSA Affinis ha, 3 ft. Azure Blue, 50seeds
Barrelieri, hp, 2 ft. Blue with white tube and yellow throat; in clusters; earliest, blooms in May, 30 seeds. Capensis, Cape Forget-me-not, hb, 2 ft. 50 seeds. Italica Dropmore, hp, 3 ft. Lovely gentian blue; an improved Italica; showy in beds, fine to cut. 35 seeds. Lisadel, hp, 3 ft. New, large rich blue flrs. 25 seeds. Sempervirens, hp, 2 ft. Rich blue in short spikes. 30 s. NOTE: All Anchusas must be started early to bloom the first season. The flowers are good for bees, beauti¬ ful in beds, and the long, loose sprays are fine for bouquets. The plants thrive and bloom in any garden.
ANEMONE Coronaria, St. Brigid, Kelway’s
Strain; the beautiful Poppy Anemone, hp, 1 ft. Very beautiful tuberous plants, the flrs large, Poppy-like in many rich colors; seedlings bloom in six months, and plants can be had in bloom according to the time seeds are sown; remove the cotton from the seeds be¬ fore sowing. Plants like a sandy, well-drained loam and partial shade. Kelway’s Langport Strain is un¬ surpassed, the flowers being double, 50 seeds. ,
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BARTONIA Aurea, ha, 2 ft. Large, showy
golden flrs; fine; likes sun and sandy soil. 500 seeds.
BELLIS, See Daisy, page 22.
BIDENS Dahliaoides, hp, 2 ft, Compact, free
and long-flowering; firs of various colors. 60 seeds.
BOLTONIA Glastifolia, hp, 4 ft. A branching,
free-blooming autumn flowering plant; flowers daisy¬ like, an inch across, white flushed lavender. 150 seeds. Latisquama, hp, 2 ft. Aster-like, free-blooming, showy violet firs. Not unlike Perennial Aster. 150 s.
BORECOLE Excelsior, hb, 2 ft. Striped curled.
Palm Tree, hb, 6 ft. Palm-like, fine for winter beds.
BRACHYCOME Iberidifolia, hha, 6 in. Beau¬ tiful, free-blooming plants for beds or pots; firs Cin¬ eraria-like. Blue, White, Rose or mixed. 1000 seeds.
BROWALLIA. There are several species rec¬ ommended, all fine for pots or beds. Everblooming, profuse; do well in summer or winter; likes moist, porous soil; sun or shade. Fine for winter bouquets. Elata Grandiflora, hha, 2 ft. Improved large-flowd, borne in clusters at the tips of branches; self-sow; free and long-bloomimg. Blue, White, Mixed. 500 s. Roezli, hha, 18 in. Flowers azure blue with gold tube, twice the size of Elata, blooms from spring till fall; plants compact. An exceedingly pretty species. 40s. Speciosa Major, hha, 3 ft. Mostly for pots; flowers large; not unlike a Petunia; almost continuously in bloom. Blue, White, and Mixed. 40 seeds.
CACALIA Coccinea, ha, 18 in. Flora’s Paint Brush
Scarlet, Golden Yellow, Mixed. 250 seeds.
CALANDRINIA,ha. Fleshy leaves, Portulaca-like.
l Grandiflora, 1 ft. Firs 2 in across, cup-shaped, open in the sun, likes sand, fine rose color. 500 seeds.
CALCEOLARIA Scabiosafolia, ha, 1 ft. A pretty,
easily-grown annual from Chili; flowers yellow, borne profuselv during summer; for pots or beds. 200 seeds.
CALENDULA Officinali* fl, pi, ha, 1 ft. The
old Pot Marigold Improved, appearing in many va¬ rieties; flowers full double and reach 4 in across when plants are disbudded. I offer the best kinds and my seeds are first class; plants continuous-blooming, often showing their bright firs until freezing weather. Balls Orange, best double; immense orange flowers. Campfire, huge full-double orange flowers. Favorite, sulphur striped cream-white, brownish tint. Meteor, full double; yellow with orange border. Orange King I mproved, intense orange, splendid. Radio, new, quilled; very double, golden flowers. Sulphur Crown, Lemon Queen, giant full-double firs. Pluvialis, Cape Marigold, ha, 1ft. Large single white and maroon flowers; very handsome. 100 seeds. Pongei fl. pi. Large double white flowers; known as Double Cape Marigold; a pretty annual. 100 seeds. Trianon, Royal Marigold, large dble firs; fine sulphur yellow with charming brown shadings; rare. 100 seeds. Separate or in Complete Mixture. 100 seeds.
CALLICHROA Platyglossa, ha, 1 ft. A pretty
composite; Aster-like; yellow, white border. 200 seeds.
CALLIOPSIS. Those I offer are beautiful
very free-blooming annuals, of easy culture, showy in beds and bloom for weeks during summer. Seeds may be sown in Fall or Spring where plants are to bloom and thinned to 4 or 5in apart.
Drummondii, Golden Wave, ha, 18in. Crimson and gold, in bloom appears as a wave of gold. 100s. ioz 15c Coronata. ha, 2ft. Large firs, orange, red spots. 500 s. Cardaminifolia, ha, 2ft, Yellow, crimson, mixed. 500s. Tinctoria, ha, 3 ft. Red with gold border. 1000 seeds. Crimson King, ha, 9 in. Bushy plants covered with rich crimson firs; long-blooming, fine for beds. 500s. Garnet, ha, 1ft. Scarlet, free-bloomirxg, beds. 500s. Radiata, ha, lft. Showy mixture; fine for beds. 300s. Beauty , ha, 9 in. Dwarf, golden yellow and purple. 500s. Superba,ha, 18 in. New bizarre shades, fine. 300 seeds. Hybrid fl. pi., ia, 3ft. Showy firs, various colors. 500s Mayfield Giant, hp, 2ft. Large yellow firs on long, strong stems; fine for cutting; new. 40 seeds.
Nana Aurea, ha, 6in. Gold yellow and brown. 500 s. Complete Special Mixture, all varieties, 100 s. ioz 15cts.
CALLIRHOE Lineariloba, ha, 2 ft. Leaves with
narrow lobes; flrs Malva-like; pretty; rare. 50 seeds. Pedata, ha, 3 ft. Upright, branching ; showy; cup¬ shaped cherry-red flowers; easily grown. 50 seeds.
CAMPANULA, Annual. These are all, with the
exception of Macrostyla, less than 1 ft. high. They are very pretty and bloom freely, the blue and white bells are always admired. Fine! for beds edgings and rockery. Sow seeds early where plants are to bloom.
Attica, (Drabifolia) ha, 4 in. Neat little branching rock annual from Greece; open Blue or White bells; either color, separate or mixed. 300 seeds.
Lorei, (Ramosissima) ha, 1 ft. Erect, branched plants.
Speculum (Specularia) Venus’ Looking-glass.
Speculum Grandiflora, ha, lft. Pretty in beds or vases; free-blooming. Blue, White, Mixed. 1000 seeds.
Speculum Procumbens, ha, 6 in. Low, spreading; lovely bells in profusion. Blue, White, Mixed. 1000 s.
Fragilis, hp, 6 in. Spreading; finest sort for hanging baskets, vases or rockery; blue bells with white throat beautiful; free-blooming; July and August. 50 seeds.
Macrostyla, ha, 2 ft. Peculiar Bellflower from the Taurus Mts; stems rigid, curious calyx, flowers large veined and gaping; odd and showy; purple. 100 seeds.
Candytuft Umbellata Convolvulus Minor
CANDYTUFT, ha. Old, popular, beautiful,
bushy garden annual of easy culture from seeds. Those here offered bloom the first season. Sow early where plants are to bloom and thin to about 5 or 6 in. Affinis, 6 in. White; for beds and edging. 1000 seeds. Amara, lft. Common Candytuft; white; fine. 1000 s. Coronaria, Giant Hyacinth-flw’d, lft. Huge white umbels; splendid for beds and borders. 1000 seeds. Rocket Empress, 1 ft. white flowers 500 seeds. Little Prince, 1 ft. Spreading; white heads; 250 seeds. Pectinate, 1 ft. Fine foliage and showy white umbels; bears drouth well; sow early; fragrant. 500 seeds. Umbellata, 1 ft. Very beautiful varieties of many rich colors; the flowers are freely borne in big umbels and make a grand display in beds or borders. White, Car¬ mine, Purple, Cardinal, Lilac, Mixed. 750 s. J oz. 15c. Queen of Italy, 9 in. Exceedingly free-flowering dwarf compact sort with evergreen foliage; pink heads; su¬ perb for edgings or the rockery; excelent. 300 seeds. Complete Special Mixture, above varieties. 750 seeds.
CANNA, hhp, 3 ft. Crozy’s finest mixed. 10 s.
CANNABIS Gigantea, ha, 8 ft. Easily grown; ma¬
jestic foliage; good for background or specimen. 50s.
CAPSICUM, Pepper, White Prince, hha, 18 inches.
Cream turning, yellow, finally brilliant orange. 100 s. Tom Thumb, hha, 18 in. Small, round, red. 100 seeds. Little Gem, hha, 1 ft. Erect, small, garnet. 100 seeds.
CARDUUS Benedictus, ha, 3ft. Blessed Thistle. 30s
Kerneri, hb, 3 ft. Branching, fine big rosy flrs. 25 s. Marianus, ha, 2 ft. Fine blotched foliage, rose. 40 s.
CATCHFLY Silene Armeria, ha, 1 ft. Very pretty
flrs in clusters; for beds and cutting; mixed. 1000 s.
CELOSIA Cristata, Coxcomb, hha, 18 in.
Huge broad combs in many showy colors, fine. 150s. Cristata Nana, Dwarf, hha, 1 ft. Large combs, richest colors, unexcelled in quality. Orange, Rose, Blood Red, Cardinal, Separate or Complete Mixture. 150 s. Glasgow Prize, hha, 1 ft. Like Empress but has bright green foliage; superb for a showy bed. lOOseeds. Empress, hha, 1 ft. Huge bright crimson combs; bronze foliage; splendid for beds; fine display till frost. 100s. Magnifies, hha, 2 ft. Branching, each branch tipped with a big showy plume; beautiful, lasts well when cut. Scarlet Crimson, Golden Yellow. 150s. mixed 250s. Dwarf Crimson Exhibition, hha, 1 ft. Saved from prize flrs and enormous combs; for pots or beds. 50 seeds. Globosa, hha, 2 ft. Crimson-scarlet heads, 6 in across; not unlike a huge Chrysanthemum. 75seeds.
Plumosa, Parrot’s Feather, hha, 2 ft. Big feathery plumes of surpassing beauty; scarlet and orange mixed. 50s. Childsii, Chinese Wool Flower, hha, 2 ft. Many showy colors in mixture; excellent for beds. 250seeds.
CENTAUREA, ha, a genus embracing many
of our most useful and beautiful garden flrs. All are easily grown, showy in gardens and fine for cutting. Americana, 3 ft. Largest, most showy of allCentau- reas, 5 in across; fine for beds, also cutting; should be better known. July and August; Blue. 25 seeds. Cyanus, Corn Flower, 2 ft. Showy in beds and excel¬ lent for bouquets. I offer only the double-flowered, being larger, more showy and attractive. Sow in fall or spring. Double Azure, or Emperor William, is one of the finest, lasting well when cut. It is a treasure for the florist. My seeds are extra select and will be found superior. White, Purple, Blue, Rose, mix. 300s. Jo* 15o
Nana Compacta Victoria, 9 in. This is decidedly the best for beds. The plants are bushy, and are literallv smothered with exquisite blue flowers. 300 seeds. Depressa, The Queen, 1 ft. Rich blue with vivid red center, notunlike Cyanus; fine. 50seeds.
Imperialis, Royal Sweet Sultan. These are glorious annuals, 3 ft high, branching and covered with large fringed firs of exquisite form. They are giants com¬ pared with the common Sweet Sultan. The firs are on long stems, range in color from pure white to rich blue and purple, are borne abundantly from mid-sum¬ mer till late autumn. They are sweet-scented and ex¬ cellent for cutting. Favorita, brilliant rose; Graziosa, intense lilac; Gigantea Alba, white; Iphigenia, delicate pink; Rosea , bright rose; Purpurea, vivid purple-rose; Splendens, dark purple; Variabilis, white changing to rose. Complete Mixture. 75 seeds.
Moschata, Sweet Sultan, 2 ft. Large fragrant firs; fine for cutting. Blue, White, Rose, Yellow; Mixed. 50s Odorata, 2 ft. Beautiful in the garden and fine for cutting; flrs large; deliciously fragrant; lasting. Blue, White, Yellow tinted rose, and Mixed. 50 seeds. Complete Mixture of Centaurea, 250 seeds; \ oz 15cts.
CENTAURIDIUM Drummondii, ha, 2ft. Centaurea-
like; clear citron yellow flowers. 40 seeds.
CENTRANTHUS Macrosiphon, ha, 2 ft. Free and
long-blooming, showy; for beds and borders; 500 seeds
CERINTHE Major, Honeywort, ha, 18 in. Leafy
racemes of brown and yellow flrs; liked by bees. 100 s.
CHAENOSTOMA Fastigiata, hhp, 9 in. Tufts of
small bright flrs; very pretty; showy. 300 seeds.
CHEI RANTHUS Allioni, hb/ 18 in. This is
the brigest of orange-colored flowers, and very free- blooming; easily grown, and when sown in spring will bloom from July until November. Firs in fine clus¬ ters; fragrant; should be in every garden. 150 seeds. Kewenaii, hhp, 2ft. The Winter-blooming Wallflower. Started in spring they bloom during autumn; flowers sulphur passing to golden and purple violet, very sweet-scented; of easy culture. 75 seeds.
Linifolius, hp, 9 in. Splendid for rockery or border; very floriferous, lilac, sweet-scented clusters. 100 seeds
CHELIDONIUM Majus, Great Celandine, ha, 2ft.
yellow flrs in clusters; showy. 250 seeds.
CHENOPODIUM Atriplicea, ha, 3 ft. Clusters of
reddish purple flrs; plants erect; slightly branched. 50
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Annual. These im¬ proved varieties are of easy culture and bloom a- bundantly during summer; showy; fine for cutting. Coronarium fl. pi., ha, 4ft. Showy in beds. White, Gold¬ en Yellow, Sulphur Yellow or Mixed. 500 seeds.
Dwarf Compact Golden Queen, 2ft. Yellow; also White Pearl, white; plants compact; double; fine for beds. 500s. Carinatum Dunnetti Double, 18 in. Large double flrs, free andlong-blooming, valuable for cutting; White, Gold¬ en Yellow, Dark Copper Red, Purple, or Mixed. 150s. Eclipse, 18in. Orange with scarlet ring; single. 500s. Golden Feather, 15in. Golden foliage, flrs variegated. 500s Radiatum 18 in, wheel-shaped, odd but showy. 500 seeds. Segetum North Star 20in, white with black center; Morn¬ ing Star, primrose yellow; Erening Star, large golden yellow. Separate or Mixed. 100 seeds.
Tricolor Eldorado, 2ft, golden with brown disk. 100 s. Tricolor Double Fringed, 30in. Firs large, double, fring¬ ed, in many colors, making a fine display in beds throughout summer and fall; fine for cutting. 100s. Inodorum, Bridal Robe, hb, 18 in. Firs double, pure white plants compact, finefoliage; good for cutting. 150s. Complete Special Mixture above varieties. 500 seeds.
CINERARIA Lobata, hhp, 3 ft, Showy plants,
flrs in clusters, yellow with calyx-like bracts. 100 s.
CLARKIA, ha, 2 ft. One of the most beauti¬ ful and easily grown garden plants. Seedlings start readily, begin to bloom early, and keep up the display for many weeks; showy in beds and fine for cutting. I offer only double varieties of Clarkia Elegans, as they are very much superior to the single-flowd. Clar¬ kia Pulchella, single-flowd it pretty and worth grow- i ng, although the double 3ortsare more admired. Sow n spring and thin to ( inches apart, or sow earlier in a protected bed and transplant. Sep. 1500s. mixed 2000s. Elegans, Apple Blossom, pale pink ; Brilliant, car¬ mine-rose, White Prince, pure white; Deep Lilac; Purple King .rosy purple; Queen Mary, rosy-pink; Ruby King, ruby red; Salmon Queen, salmon- pink, Scarlet Queen, brilliant also finest mixed. Pulchella Integripetala, 1 ft. Mrs. Langtry, white, crimson center; Marginata fl. pi., red, white border; Pulcherrima fl. pi., magenta-red, showy. 1500 seeds. Complete Mixture of Clarkia, 1500 seeds, 1 oz 15cts.
CLEOME Grandis, Spider Flower, hp, 3 ft. Eas¬ ily-grown; showy; flrs rosy mauve, clustered. 100 3. Gigantea Hybrida, ha, 3 ft. Showy plants, flrs white to lilac, rose and crimson, mixed. 75 seeds.
Pungens, ha, 3 ft. Flowers rose, in clusters. 100 seed3. Speciosa, ha, 3 ft. Rich crimson, beautiful. 50 seeds. Complete Special Mixture, all varieties, 100 seeds.
CLINTONIA Pulchella, ha, 6 in. Firs rich blue
with gold eye; spreading, baskets or rockeries. 350s.
COLLINSIA Bicolor, ha, 1 ft. Handsome,
showy for bed3 and borders. Candidissima, White, Carnea, flesh; Bicolor, violetand white ;mixed. 1000s. Grandiflora, ha, 1 ft. Large flowered, excellent for beds and borders; charming. White, Red, mixed. 1000 3 Multicolor, ha, 1 ft. White, Violet, and Lilac. 1000 s. Complete Special Mixture, all varieties. 1000 seeds.
COLLOMIA Coccinea, ha, 18 in. Pretty Phlox¬ like flrsin clusters, deep scarlet. June to Oct. 2000s.
COMMELINA Coelestis, hhp, 2 ft. A tuberous-
rooted herbaceous perennial, lovely sky-blue flrs. 503. Seilowiana, hhp, 18 in. Large cobalt-blue flrs. 50 s.
CONVOLVULUS Minor, ha, 1 ft. Beautiful
free and long-blooming; for beds or borders; Petunia¬ like flrs. Blue, White, Rose, Azure, Striped, Crimson, Purple; separate or mixed 150seeds, Joz lOcts.
COREOPSIS Grandiflora, hp, 3 ft. Large
golden yellow flowers on long stems; fine for cutting; easily grown; blooms first year from seeds. 100 seeds. Grandiflora Kelway's Double, hp, 2 ft. Large double golden flrs on strong stems; superior to single. 75s. Lanceolata, hp, 1 ft. Golden; like Grandiflora. 200s.
COSMODIUM Orange Crown, ha, 2 ft. Golden
yellow with a dark orange zone, easily grown, 50 s.
Cosmea Mammoth Late CLARKIA- Mrs. Langtry
COSMEA Hybrida, Earliest Large-flowered, hha,
3 ft, Improved extra-early mammoth sorts; lovely foliage; flrs bloom freely from June till frost; sow in boxes early and transplant, or later out doors. White, Pink, Purple, Crimson, Mixed. 50 seeds. Early-flowd Double or Crested Praecox, hha, 3 ft. These are much superior to the older crested sorts. White, Pink, Crimson, and Mixed. 50 seeds.
NOTE: These Praecox Cosmos are somewhat more dwarf, more free-blooming and larger than the older varieties; flowers double, 4 in across; very showy. Fairy Queen, 1 ft. A lovely dwarf sort, flrs carmine rose, borne in great profusion; floriferous. 50 seeds. Lady Lenox, 3 ft. Giant flrs rose and white. 50 seeds. Mammoth Late, 5 ft. Extra giant flrs on long stems; fine for backgrounds and cutting. White, Pink, Pur¬ ple, Crimson, or Mixed. 50 seeds.
Complete Mixture, single and double. 75seeds.
CRAMBE Cordifolia, hp, 6 ft. Firs white. 100 s. CREPIS Barbata, ha, 1 ft. Yellow, for beds, easily
grown. Rubra, rose; Alba, white; also Mixed. 50 s.
CROTALARIA Retusa, hha, 2ft. Free-bloom-
i ng, flrs golden yellow and brown, pea-shaped, in up¬ right racemes, showy. 25 seeds.
CRYPTOSTEMMA Calendulaceum, hha, 2 ft. Yel¬ low. clustered at tip of branches, Marigold-like. 100s.
CUPHAEA Miniata, hhp, 2 ft. Mexican plant, flrs
deep scarlet with lilac center; pots or beds. 50 seeds. Platycentra, Cigar Plant, hhp, 1 ft. Firs scarlet tip¬ ped black and white; free-blooming; pots or beds. 25s. Purpurea, hhp, 1ft. Purplish crimson, showy. 50 s. Silenoides, hha, 18 in. flrs crimson-brown. 50 seeds. Zimapani, hha, 2 ft. Firs large, purple, showy. 50 s. Complete Special Mixture all varieties, 50 seeds.
CYNOGLOSSUM Amabile ,ha, 2 ft. Chinese For¬ get-me-not; rich indigo blue flowers, fragrant, 100 a. Coelestinum, ha, 18 in. Firs sky-blue, for bees. 100 s. Furcatum, hb, 2 ft. Firs blue, in clusters. 100 seeds. Linifolium, ha, 1 ft. Venus navel-wort, white. 100 a.
DAHLIA Kelway s Show and Fancy, hhp,
4ft. This is the finest seed to be obtained, saved by Kelway from his finest Exhibition varieties, which was awarded Gold Medal at St Louis; Premier Prize and Gold Medal at Paris International Exhibition. Kelway’s seeds are dependable and produce the fin¬ est flowers. Order early. 20 seeds.
Double Cactus-flowered, 4 ft. Finest mixed colors saved from Kelway’s choice named collection. 15 s.
Double Lilliput, 3 ft. Small-flowd, bright colors. 15s.
Double Bodger’s Cold Medal, 5 ft. A fine assort¬ ment of bright colors, from only double firs. 20 seeds.
Hornsfield Giant, 6 ft. producing large double firs in a great variety of color, new, very choice. 20 seeds.
Single Cactus, 4 ft. Finest sorts mixed. 35 seeds.
Giant Perfection, 4 ft. Large-flowd single mixed. 35s.
Collarette, 3 ft. Collar-like, quilled center. 30 seeds.
Striped and Spotted, 3 ft. Single; fine; vary. 35 seeds
Tom Thumb, Coltness Hybrids, 1ft. 80% true; very free-blooming; makes a showy bed; many colors. 30s.
DAISY, Beilis Perennis, English Daisy, hp,
6in. Beautiful hardy everblooming plants for summer beds north and winter beds south. The firs are like small double Asters of many rich colors, and if alter¬ nated with Pansies the effect is charming. The plants are easily grown from seeds and should be set 6 in apart in a bed.
Monstrosa, extra double firs of robust habit, remark¬ ably fine; largest and best quality ; unsurpassed. Red, White, Rose, Snowball, Quilled Scarlet; sep or mx 150s
Tubulosa, the new giant quilled daisies; all the fine colors in splendid mixture. 100 seeds.
Tubulosa fl. pi. Kelway’s Quilled, a new race of large double firs; many choice colors mixed. 100 seeds.
Ranunculus-flowd, double, broad white petals. 150s.
Kelway’s Double Crimson, extra double, hardy, free-blooming; rich colored, makes a fine display. 100s
Stricta fl. pi. , upright; robust and hardyjlovely dble pure white firs in profusion ; extra choice. lOOseeds.
DATURA Ceratocaula, hha, 3ft. Very large
trumpet flowers, white and pink, fragrant; from June till frost. 30 seeds.
Cornucopiae, wp, 2 ft. Horn of plenty, large purple firs, deliciously scented; fine for pots or beds. 30s.
Fastuosa, hhp, 3 ft. Firs 6 in long, double; fine for beds or pots; White, Purple, Mixed. 30 seeds.
Chlorantha fl. pi., hhp, 2 ft. Golden Queen, splendid for pots or beds, firs large, double, yellow, notunlike a Paeony; free and long-blooming, fragrant. 30 seeds.
Wrightii, hhp, 2 ft. Beautiful, easily-grown, white. 30s.
Complete Special Mixture of varieties. 40 seeds.
DELPHINIUM Cardiopetalum, ha, 1ft. A
lovely little annual from the Pyrenees; flowers dark bluish violet. 50 seeds.
Chinese Large-flowd, hp,2ft. Handsome, free-bloom¬ ing Larkspur, fine for beds or cutting. Mixed colors. Sown early blooms first year. 50 seeds.
Chinese Tom Thumb, hp, 1 ft. Rich ultramarine blue, very free-flowering; best planted in masses. 50 s.
Pumilum, White Butterfly , hp, 18in, profuse, show- y. Blue Butterfly, rich blue. Azure Fairy, lovely Cambridge-blue firs in profusion, 50 seeds. Pumilum varietie sin mixture, 75 seeds.
Nudicaule, hp, ISin, fine scarlet, from Calif. 30 seeds.
Complete Mixture of the above varieties, 75 seeds.
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DIANTHUS Heddewigii, hb, 1 ft. These are
magnificent pinks that bloom freely and continuously the first season. The firs are large and showy, single and double, and come in a wonderful variety of bright beautiful colors. They are among our finest garden flowers and are fine for cutting. 200 seeds.
Diadem Pink, fine double, very large, variegated. Count Kerchove, blood red with black spots, pretty . Fireball, rich glowing scarlet, double, large, free. Striatus, extra large, double, white striped crimson. Luteolus, double, light yellow, rare and beautiful. Rosalind, delicate flesh changing to rose, very dble Snowdrift, flowers double, fringed, pure white: fine. Lucifer, large double intense orange scarlet, exquisit e¬ ly fringed; showy as a Carnation, fine for cutting. Salmon Queen, large, handsome double firs on stems 8 in Jong; attractive bright salmon-rose; excellent. Nobilisfl. pi. , Roy al Pink, large double firs of many' rich colors from white to dark crimson; beautiful. Mirabilisfl. pi. , large fluffy double firs, the petals so finely dissected as to appear as threads.
Snowball, firs extra large, double, pure white; lovely. Princess Pink, fringed, spotted in prettiest shades. Margined, large double flowers, dark red edged white. Violaceus, flowers double, brilliant violet-red; fine. Single-flowd Varieties: Crimson Belle, dark red, Eastern Queen, beautifully marked rose; The Bride, white, purple center; Mephisto, ribboned and striped; Crested Fringed, pure white; Salmon Queen, delicate salmon-red; Vesuvius, intense orange scarlet, Zonalis, bright salmon. Separate or i n complete mixture, 300s. Imperialis fl. pi., 1ft, many colors in fine mixture. 300s Complete Mixture of single and double varieties. 300 s. DIASCIA Barberae, hha, 9 in, Lovely spurred
bright rose firs in profusion; fine for cutting. 150 seeds
DIDISCUS Coeruleus, hha, 15 in, Blue Lace Flow¬
er, fine for garden display and for cutting. 70 seeds.
DIMORPHOTHECA Aurantiaca, hha, 1 ft, A very
showy annual from S. Africa; firs in great profusion ; daisy-like, golden orange ; free and long-blooming. 100s Aurantiaca Hybrida, 1 ft, like the preceding but of all shades from pure white to deeporange. lOOseeds. Ecklonsis, 2 ft, new and beautiful; flowers3in across, white with deep blue disk; in bloom all season. 50 s. Ringens, lOin, compact free-blooming annual; firs white with a distinct blue ring; easily grown. 30seeds.
DRACOCEPHALUM Moldavicum, ha, 2 ft. A neat
bushy Balm; long spikes of fragrant flowers; colors: Blue, White, or Mixed. 200 seeds.
ECHIUM Creticum, ha, 18 in. Firs scarlet in long
racemes; thrives in hot dry soil. 35 seeds. Plantagineum, ha, 2 ft. Plants are free-growing and continuous-blooming; firs rose turning purple. 100 s. Vulgare, hb,2ft. Bigspikes of blue flowers.
ELSCHOLTZIA Cristata, 2 ft. Free-growing plant
bearing lilac flowers; very fragrant. 250 seeds.
ERODIUM Gruinum, ha, 1ft. Heron's Bill, lovely
blue Oeranium-like firs; odd, showy. 15 seeds.
ERYSIMUM Nanum Aureum Compactum, ha, 1 ft,
Plants smothered with golden fragrant flowers; fine for beds. 300 seeds.
Perofskianum, ha. 18in. Firs vivid orange, fragrant, in clusters; attractive; fine for beds and cutting.
Fenzlia Dianthiflora
Gaillardia Grandiflora Finest Largre-flowered
Eschsoholtzia New Larpre-flower< d
E5CHSCHOLTZIA, ha, These are among
the mo3t easily grown, beautiful and showy of garden annuals. The plants grow a foot high, clothed with finely cut silvery foliage against which the long-stem¬ med, richlv colored cup-shaped flowers stand out in great numbers, affording a wonderful display. Sow in Spring or Fall.
Large-flowered Plain, ha, 15in. 500 seeds, Californica, beautiful rich deep yellow, very showy. Carmine King, extra large, beautiful carmine-rose. Chrome Queen, lovely chrome yellow ; admirable. Cream White, soft creamy-white; odd and pretty. Mikado, brilliant orange-crimson ; very attractive. Rajah, purplish carmine ; large-flowered, handsome. Rosea, rich intense rose; a lovely color, excellent. Complete Special Mixture of above varieties 600 seeds. Double-flowd Varieties, 15 in, 200 seeds.
Alba, creamy white, rare aud beautiful, extra choice. Aurantiaca, bright orange, yellow edge, very showy. Crocea, bright orange-yellow; very attractive. Carmine Queen, beautiful vivid |:leep crimson; new. Robert Gardiner, new double orange; fine, excellent. Rosea, brilliant rose; one of the best; large-flowered. Complete Mixture Double-flowered sorts. 250 seeds. Frilled and Fluted Varieties, 15 in. 200seeds. Ballet Girl, shining carmine-purple with cream cup. Geisha, large, cinnabar with orange-red cup, fine. Ingnea, fire-red; very attractive; rare and beautiful. Kermesina, vivid crimson-carmine, always admired. Rosea, beautiful rose-pink ; excellent, free-blooming. Suiphurea, exquisite Fuiphur-yellow, large, frilled. Tango, large-flow'eied ochre-red, odd and handsome. Winsome, bright coral-rose on yellowish ground, fine. Complete Special Mixture above varieties. 250 seeds. Compacta, Dwarf varieties, 1 ft, 200 seeds.. .
Dainty Queen, lovely coral-pinl; ; exquisite color. Fire King, rich deep red, attractive, very desirable. Mandarin, rich deep orange shaded crimson ; fine. Mauve Beauty, deep reddish violet; new odd color. Rose Queen, rich intense rose ; showy and beautiful. Oriental Queen, crimson-carmine, rich colors. Vesuvivus, beautiful Wallflower-red, one of the best. Complete Mixture above varieties. 250 seeds. Ramona, 1ft, glittering copper-gold with pink shad¬ ings, deeply frilled ; appears as double; beautiful. 100s Kel way’s Rainbow Mixture, large-flowered, showing many new shades from pir.k to purple; choice. 500s. Holland Prize Mixture, rich colors in splendid mix¬ ture, single, double, and fringed. 500 s 5c, {oz 15cts. Complete Special Mixture of Eschscholtzia.1000 seeds.
EUCHARIDIUM Grandiflorum, ha. 15in, purple firs
early-blooming, showy in beds, pretty. lOOOsceds.
EUPHORBIA Heterophylla, ha, 2 ft, ornamental
plant; upper foliage blotched red, white at base. 50s. Variegata, ha, 2 ft, Snow on the Mountain ; white firs and handsome green foliage margined white. 75 seeds.
EUTOCA Viscida, ha, 1 ft, very pretty deep blue
firs; showy in a bed; free-blooming. 1000 seeds. Wrangeliana, 1 ft, blue firs : good for bees. 1000 seeds.
FEDIA Cornucopia, ha, 6 in. A low plant with
clusters of red firs on purplish thickened stems. 100 s.
FENZUA Dianthiflora, ha, 4in. Very pretty little
mnual for pots or rockeries; rose flowers. 100 seeds.
GAILLARDIA. This should be better known.
Plants start readily from seeds, soon come into bloom, and if kept from seeding, will keep up a continuous display. The grandiflora varieties have been much improved in size and colors, and a bed properly cared for will bloom freely for years, beginning early and continuing until checked by frost. The same may be said of G. Lorenziana, the exquisite free-blooming double varieties. The flowers are not only glorious in beds, but very desirable for cutting. Sow in a sunny bed and thin to 6 in apart, or sow and transplant. I particular recommend the Grandiflora and Lorenzi¬ ana Gaillardias.
Amblyodon, ha, 2 ft. Texas annual; blood-red. 75 seeds. Picta, ha, 1 ft. White, Yellow, Ilosy-white, Scarlet, Quilled, separate or in complete mixture. 150 seeds. Lorenziana, ff.pl, ha, 18 in. Large double firs in many colors: White, Dark Red, Sulphur, Red tipped yellow, Red tipped white. Separate mixed, 100 seeds. Gandiflora Maxima, hp, 3 ft, large golden yellow.50 seeds. Sanguinea, dark blood-red, tipped with yellow; fine. Dazzler, pure golden yellow with big red center. Oculata, light shades, with brown center, very choice. Rhinegau, lovely yellow with red zone; beautiful. Semiplena, semi-double flowers; finest mixed colors. Standholder, giant-flowed, various colors in mixture. Kermesina Splendens, brilliant crimson; very beautiful and showy; fine for cutting,
Neudorf, large firs cherry-red, with sulphur yellow. Sybilla, large vivid carmine tipped white with dark crimson center; showy; free-blooming.
Complete Mixture Grandiflora varieties 100 seeds. Kelway’s Exhibition, the finest known strain, flowers of enormous size and a wonderful variety of colors. 50 s.
GAMOLEPIS Tagetes, ha, Gin. Bright yellow firs;
very dwarf ; fine for edgings; tloriferous. lOOseeds.
GARDOQUIA Betonicoides, hha, 2 ft. A showy
mint with spikes of handsome purple firs. 200 seeds.
GAURA Lindhe'meri, ha, 3 ft. A pretty border
plant with graceful sprays of rosy white firs. 100 s.
GAZAWIA Longiscapa, hha, lft. Showy ; flowers
golden yellow; brown ring; fine for pots or beds. 100s
GERARDIA Hybrida, hp, 3 ft. Showy, hardy,
bearing an abundance of pretty tubular firs of various colors: splendid for beds. 350 seeds.
GERBERA Jarnesoni, hhp, 2 ft. Barberton Daisy
from Africa; lovely rich scarlet flowers. lOseeds. Jarnesoni Hybrida, splendid firs in many beautiful colors mixed. Start early in spring for fall firs. 12 s.
CILIA Linifolia, ha, 15 in. Very graceful large
white flowers; attractive in beds; dwarf. 800 seeds. Achilleifolia, lft. Blue firs on long stems. 800 seeds. Tricolor, 1 ft. Yellow, violet and white: fine. 800 s.
GLADIOLUS Hybridus Praecox, hp, 2 ft. Finest
new Large-flowered mixed. Seedlings bloom the first year when sown under glass early in March. 30 seeds.
GLAUCIUM, Horn Poppy, hp, 2ft. Tricolor, orange
yellow, black spots. Leiocarpum , fiery orange-scar¬ let. Burbank’s Hybrids, many colors mixed. 50s. GOSSYPIUM Herbaceum, hha, oft, cotton, white. 50s
GRAHAMIA Aromatica, ha, lft. Yellow, sweet. 50s
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Godetia, Duchess of Albany
Choice Godetias
When in Europe I saw no flowers
that were more attractive than those of God¬ etia. The beds were glorious sheets of rich color of rose, red, white and variegated, each variety occupying a different bed. The plants start readily from seeds. Sow early in rows 6 in apart and thin out. I offer choice new- crop seeds of the finest single and double va¬ rieties and the flowers will be a revelation to those who have never grown them.
Single-flowered varieties, ha, 800 seeds. Brilliant, 15 in. Crimson, white center. Crimson Glow, 1 ft. Compact, glowing red. Aurora, 1 ft. Pink with crimson-carmine. Duchess of Albany, 15in. Satiny-white, fine. Gloriosa, 1 ft. Darkest glowing red, splendid. Cattleya, 15 in. Light lilac, white center. Mauve Queen, 15in. Heliotrope color, pretty. Lady Satin Rose, 1ft. Bright crimson: tine Princess Henry, 15 in. Satin rose, red spots. Rosamond, 1 ft. Vivid rose with white. Complete Mixture single varieties lOOOseeds.
Fine Double-flwd Varieties, ha, 500 seeds. Azaleiflora, fl. pl.,15in. Double, bright rose with crimson spots; free-blooming and as beautiful as an Azalea.
Azaleiflora Cornelia, 15in. lovely satin-rose. Carminea, 2 ft. Carmine, pink border. Rosea, 2 ft. Large double, brilliant rose; tine Lilacina, 2 ft. Lilac with carmine base. Brilliant, 15 in. Crimson, white center. Schaminii, 2 ft. Lovely bright rose. fine. Rosy Morn, 2 ft. Coral pink, superb double. Complete Mixture double varieties, 800 s. Complete Special Mixture all varieties. 1000s.
Hebenstretia Comosa, hp, 1ft. Fragrant White. 50 s.
HELIANTHUS, Sunflower, ha. Showy eas¬ ily grown plants, beginning to bloom when small and continuing until the seeds ripen. Firs large, mostly shades of yellow; produced freely even in dry weather.
Large-flowd Single Bismarckianus, 10 ft, Golden yellow; showy. Giganteus, 12 ft. Russian; huge gold¬ en firs. Primrose, 8 ft. Sulphur yellow ; odd, attract- ve. Macrophyllus Giganteus, 15ft. Tall, giant flrs. Gaillardiflorus, 8ft. zoned brown and red. Sanguin¬ eus, 10ft. Blood red, fine branching plants. Golden Nigger, 6 ft. Golden yellow, black eye. Dwarf Va¬ riegated Foliage, 3ft. Green and cream. 40s. mx,50s.
Large-flowered Double Californicus, 6 ft. Extra double; golden yellow with green center. Chrysan- tbemiflorus. 10 ft. Huge full-double flrs, laciniated petals. Globosus Fistulosus, 8ft. very large; orange. Fistulosa Dwarf, 3ft. Orange, large double. Multi- florus. 6 ft. Double, very showy. 40 seeds, mixed 50 s.
Small-flowd Stella, 5ft, gold black eye. Purpureus, 5 ft, shades of red. Diadem, 5 ft, lemon, dark eye, cactus petals. Lilliput, 1 ft, free-blooming, gold, dark eye. Erato, 4 ft, cream, black center, cactus petals. Stellatus, varying from white to light yellow and gold. Separate or Mixed 100 seeds.
HERNIARIA Hirsuta, ha, 2 in. Small green flrs,
dense foliage; valuable for carpet-bedding. 250 seeds.
HIBISCUS Calisureus, ha, 2ft. white, purple eye. 150s.
HOLLYHOCK Exquisite, hp, 5ft, dble fringed. 20s
Mammoth Alleghany, hp, 11 ft, semi-dble, fr. 25 s.
HUNNEMANIA, Mexican Tulip Poppy . hhp, 2ft.
Bright yellow, 3in. across, constantly in bloom. 150s.
IMPATIENS Glanduligera, ha, 4 ft. Purple,
decorative plant. 40 seeds.
White Queen, ha, 4ft. Fine pure white. 40 seeds. Holsti Hybrids, hhp, 2 ft. A great variety of colors, fine for the conservatory or sheltered beds. 35 seeds. Nana Amabilis, hhp, 10 in. Firs striped and shaded carmine-rose on silvery-white ground, red eye. 30 s. Sultani Hybrids, hhp, 2 ft. Finest mixed colors. 35s. Queen Carlo, hhp, 18 in. Lovely old rose. 25 seeds. Olivieri, hhp, 4 ft. Robust plant with large rosy-lilac flrs; rare and beautiful, very attractive. 30 seeds. Balfouri, hhp, 2 ft. The Orchid Balsam; flowers white with carmine-rose; attractive; seeds start tardily. 30s. Noli-me-tangere, ha, 2 ft. Touch-me-not; yellow. 25s Complete Special Mixture all varieties, 35 seeds.
JONOPSIDIUM Acaule, ha, 3in. Diamond flower,
white tinged violet; beds or rockery; self-sows. 200 s.
KAULFUSSIA Amelloides, ha, 6 in. A pretty gar¬
den plant from Africa; Blue, White, Red, Mixed. 150s.
KOCHIA Trichophylla, ha, 2 ft. Summer Cypress
or Mexican Fire plant; decorative bushes, foliage green turning to fiery red in autumn. 200 seeds. Childsii, ha, 3 ft. Fresh green foliage; splendid. 200 s.
Sultani imp-tiens Double Hollyhock
Hellianthus
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LALLEMANTIA Canescens, hb, 18in, blue; bees. 100s.
LARKSPUR Double. These are beautiful an¬ nuals for garden decoration or for cutting. The flrs are exquisite in texture and color, are free and long- blooming, borne in long spikes. The plants are of easy culture, and will grow in almost any sunny bed. Sown in Autumn they bloom well during Spring and Summer; sown in Spring they will bloom in Summer and Autumn. Sow where plants are to bloom and and thin. I offer only choice seeds of finest varieties.
Stock-flowered, ha, 3 ft. This is the most showy and popular variety, and a general favorite; should be in every garden. Colors; White, White striped blue, Bright Rose, Lilac, Azure, Violet, Tricolor, Dark Blue, Carmine, Rosy Scarlet, La France, Los Angeles. Separate 250 seeds, all mixed 500 seeds, Joz. 15cts.
Giant Hyacinth-flowered, ha, 3 ft. Erect, firs in long spikes; very double and of many colors: White, Rose, Indigo, Violet. 200 seeds. Mixed, 500 seeds.
Dwarf Hyacinth-flowered, ha, 18 in. Fine for beds; flowers double in the following colors: White, Rose, Azure, Dark Blue, Violet, Red. 200 s. mixed 500 seeds.
Emperor, ha, 2 ft, Lovely spikes of double rich color¬ ed flrs; free-branching, finest colors mixed. 500 seeds.
Dwarf Candelabrum, ha, 15in. Plants branch, becoming a wealth of lovely flrs, finest colors mixed. 200 seeds.
New Giant Imperial, ha, 3 ft, Showy, long thickly set branches appearing as spires of big double flowers. Fine for beds or cutting. White Spire, Blue Spire, and Lilac Spire. 100 seeds. Mixed 250 seeds.
LASTHENIA Californica, ha, 6in. A spread¬
ing plant with bright yellow flrs; for rockery. 250s.
LAVATERA Trimestris Splendent, ha, 3 ft.
Improved tree mallows; large, showy flowers, fine for beds or borders. Rose, White, separate or mixed, 50s.
LAYIA Elegans, ha, 1ft. A lovely free-bloom-
: ingi plant with bright golden flrs edged white. 250 s.
LEPTOSIPHON Densiflorus, ha, 6 in, Dense
plants smothered with bloom; blue, white, mixed. 100s
French Hybrids, 6 in. A lovely little plant for garden or rockery; various colors in mixture. lOOOseeds.
LEPTOSYNE Stillmanii, hha, 18 in. Early, Daisy¬
like flrs, golden yellow; fine for cutting, showy. 100s.
Maritima, ha, 2 ft. Large golden yellow flrs; fine. 100s.
LEUCANTHEMUM Grandiflorum Vernale, Spring
1 Marguerite, hp, 30 in. Early; long-stemmed; free. 50s.
LIMNANTHES Douglassi, ha,8in. Yellow, white streaked gray; fragrant; beds and rockeries. 200 s.
LINARIA Bipartita, ha. 1ft. From Portugal;
pretty little Snapdragon-like flrs; white or violet. 1000s
Cymbaitaria, Kenilworth Ivy, hp, 6in. for hanging bas¬ kets; lilac flowers. Globosa, blue firs; admirable. 100 s.
Dalmatica Superba, hp, 3ft. Bright yellow.; pretty. 100s.
Excelsior Hybrids, ha, 1 ft. An effective mixture of many fine new hybrids; good for cutting. 1500 seeds.
Macedonia Speciosa, hp, 3ft. Forms spikes of lemon- yellow firs with a citron spot on the underlip. 100 s.
Pancici, hp, 1 ft, Large, canary-yellow flrs and charm¬ ing foliage, very free-flowering; splendid. 100 seeds.
Reticulata Aurea Purpurea, ha, 1ft. Very showy golden yellow and dark purple flrs; remarkably pretty. LINUM Grandiflorum Rubrum, ha, 1 ft. One of
our best showy annuals; brilliant scarlet; beds. 1000 s.
Lewisii, hp, 3ft. Very showy; pretty cornflower-blue flowers with pale blotches; fragrant. 100 seeds.
Perenne, hp, 1 ft. Fairy Flax, always in bloom; graceful and beautiful; colors: Blue, White or mixed. 200 seeds.
Uaitatiiaimum Grand' >rum, ha, 1 ft. The Common Flax; large-flowd, dain' / pure blue flowers. 800 seeds.
LOBELIA Eri a*, Barnard’* Perpetual,
hhp, 8in. Brilliant deep blue, white eye; profuse. 1000s
Leptosyne Maritima Lavatera Splendens
White Lady, 4in, large-flowd; compact; pure white. 1000s
Crystal Palace Compacta, 6in, intense dark blue, 1000s.
Emperor William, 4 in. Extra dwarf, bright blue. 1000 s.
Snowball, 6in, dense balls of white bloom. 1000 seeds.
Speciosa, 1 ft., dark foliage, flrs navy, white eye. 1000 s.
Heavenly Blue, 9 in, fine blue, large- flowered. 1000 seeds.
Prima Donna, lOin. Rich velvety red, very showy. 500 s.
Compacta Duplex, 6in. Firs semi-double, blue. 250 seeds.
Mrs. Clibran, 4in. Blue, white eye; superior. lOOOseeds.
Complete Special Mixture above varieties. 1500 seeds.
Pendula, for hanging baskets. Amanda, 1ft, free-flow¬ ering, flrs rosy-lilac, changing to amaranth-red. An- gelonia, pure white, profuse, fine. Hamburgia, azure, white eye. Sapphire, intense azure blue, white eye. Each variety 500 seeds, mixed 750 seeds. LUNARIA Biennis, hb, 2 ft. Very handsome biennials blooming first season when started early; upright racemes of showy phlox-like flowers in sum¬ mer, followed by charming seed-pods that keep well for winter decoration. Colors; White, Rich Crimson, Variegated-leaved, Purple or mixed, 40 seeds. LUPINUS Albo-coccineus Nanus, ha, 1ft. A beautiful free-blooming plant for beds; flrs bright and showy. Rose and white, Scarlet and White. 75 s.
Cruikshanksi, 4 ft. One of the best; plants branch freely, each branch tipped with a big spike of various color¬ ed flowers; very showy and beautiful. 25 seeds.
Hartwegi, 2 ft. Showy, free and long-blooming; sweet- scented flowers in big racemes; for beds and cutting. Blue, White, Azure, Rose, Red, and Mixed. 50 seeds.
Hirsutus, 2 ft. An easily grown plant with large flowers. Blue, White, Red or Mixed. 10 seeds.
Hybridua Atrococcineui, 2 ft. Considered the finest of all annual Lupins; long, graceful spikes of vivid crimson- scarlet flowers with white .tip; fragrant ; splendid' 50s.
Sub-carnosus, Texas Blue Bonnet. 1 ft. Native of Texas, where it shows a sheet pf rich ultramarine blue. 40 s.
Mutabili* Versicolor, 3ft. White, yellow, rose. Mix. 35 s.
Luteus Romulus, 2ft. Palp yellow, large fragrant flrs in big spikes; good for borders. 30 seeds.
Sulphur eus Superbus, 18in. ^pilte§l7pf beautiful sulphur^ yellow flowers: fine for beas or borders. 25 §eeds.
Complete Special Mixture of aboye. 75 seeds.
LYCHNIS Arckwrightii, hp, 18 in, Flew; bril¬ liant flrs in lovely colors; glorious in beds. 60seeds.
Chalcedonies, hp, 2ft. Rich scarlet, showy; flowers in big heads; very desirable border plant. 100 seeds.
Haageana, hp, 1 ft. Very attractive plants; firs large and bright, long-blooming, mixed colors. 200 seeds.
Viscaria Splendens, ha, 1 ft. German Catch-fly; fine for beds; brilliant red, very ahowy, easily grown. 1000s.
MALOPE Grandiflora, ha, 3 feet, showy for
large beds and borders; flrslarge Hollyhock-like; long- blooming. Colors; White, Rose, Red. Sep. or mx. 500s. MALVA Crispa, ha, 7ft. Pretty foliage £C0s.
Mauritiana ha, 4ft. Purple, easily-grown. 500 seeds.
Moschata, hp,2 ft. Showy, rose, white, mixed 200 s.
MARTYNIA Fragrans, hha, 18 in. Flowers reddish-
purple with a crimson throat. Lutea, yellow flowers in clusters. Tricolor, with bark spots. Proboscidea, Devil’s Claws, white, yellow vic,let; easily grown. 25 seeds.
MATRICARIA Capensu, A, pi, ha, 2 ft. Feverfew,
branching plants bearing masses of pure white flrs, perfectly double; showy; fine for cutting. 200 seeds.
Alba Plenniiaima, 2ft. double, pure white, splendid. 200s.
Eximia, fl. pi, 2 ft, large pure white double flowers. 2C0s.
Golden Ball, 8in, firs double in masses; rich golden yel¬ low; excellent for beds; very beautiful. 200 seeds.
Silver Ball, like Golden Ball, but white firs. 200 seeds. Complete Special Mixture of Matricarias. 250 seeds.
MATTHIOLA Bicornia, 18in., ha. A little plant bearing a profusion of lilac firs, deliciously scented. 2000 seeds.
Marigold African Double
Myosot;g- Forget-me-not
Mirabi,:s. Four O’clock
MARIGOLD, Tagetes, African, hha. 3 ft.
Branching erect plants, a mass of big double blooms in summer and winter; thrives in good soil in a sunny place; one of our most showy and beautiful yellow- flowd garden annuals. Lemon and Orange, separate or mixed. 40 seeds.
Quilled Lemon, also Quilled Orange, 3ft, large dou¬ ble showy flowers. Separate or mixed. 40 seeds. Dwarf Lemon, also Dwarf Orange, 18 in. Large double firs; fine for beds and cutting. 50 seeds. Complete Mixture of Double African Marigolds. 75 s. French Double, Tall Large-flowd, 30in. These are unrivaled for beds during late summer and autumn. I have all the fine colors and my mixture contains seeds of all. Brown, Orange, Yellow and brown, Brown quilled. Orange quilled, complete mixture 75 seeds. French Double Dwarf, 18in. Finest double, superb for beds; wonderfully free and long-blooming; beauti¬ ful in foliage as well as in flowers. Colors: Orange, Brown, Sulphur, Yellow and brown, Striped, Reddish Brown, Yellow and brown quilled, Sulphur quilled yellow. Brown edged yellow, and mixed. 75 seeds. Lilliput Double French, 1 ft. These are small in plants as 'well as firs; elegant for beds and pots, and fine for cutting; mixed. 50 seeds.
Single-flowd French, Striata, 8 in, gold striped. 100 s Legion of Honor, yellow and brown. 100 seeds.
Fire Crosa, golden yellow, with large brown blotch. Silver King, sulphur yellow; brown spots; excellent. Gold Star, yellow striped maroon; new; handsome. Star of India, crimson striped yellow; fine.
Complete Mixture Single French Varieties. 150 seeds. French Tall Cold-striped Scotch, 30 in. Rich.brown with distinct gold stripe; saved only from prize flrs, very special selection of extra large and well-marked flrs. A glorious bedding plant. 60 seeds.
Bodger’a Tree, 6ft, many fine colors in mixture. 40s. New Climbing, grows 15ft high under favorable con¬ ditions, and bears a wealth of big double flrs of many colors; grown in pots it blooms well in winter. Needs protection. 30 seeds.
Nana Aurora, 1 ft, large double flowers; cream yellow stained red; new, odd, and showy. 50seeds. Brilliant, 1 ft, rich glowing reddish-scarlet with prim¬ rose blendings; new, striking. 50 seeds.
Tagetes Signata Pumila, 1 ft, plants become a globe of yellow bloom ; fine for beds, blooms till winter. 60 s Tagetes Lucida, 18in, deliciously fragrant, yellow. 50 Fire Cross, deep orange yellow blotched crimson, pg 48 Complete Mixture African and Frsnch Marigolds. 200s
MEDICAGO Intertexta, Calvary Clover, ha, 8 in.
A llitle plant cultivated as a curiosity on account of its peculiar seed-vessels. 15 seeds.
Scute! lata, ha, 10 in. This trailer has snail-like seed- vessels and is interesting for that reason. 20 seeds.
MESEMBRIANTHEMUM Spectabilis, hha, 1ft.
crowded eaves; pretty red flrs 2 in. across. 25 seeds. Cordifolium Variegatum, 6in, rosy purple flrs. 50 s. Tricolor, in, very pretty, rose, white or mixed. 100 8.
MIGNONETTE, Improved Large-flowd. These are
popular garden subject on account of their delightful fragrance. The flowers are not particularly attractive, though much improved. The colors range from white to deep red, as well as shades of yellow. I offer the finest sorte known, all large-flowered.
Large-flowered Improved, ha, 15in, very fragrant. 2000s. Golden Queen, compact, free-blooming; large golden flowers on long spikes, showy and beautiful. 500 seeds.
Diamond, 15in, lovely pure white, fragrant, showy. 500s
Bismarck, 1ft, considered one of the best ; an improv¬ ed Machet; robust, compact, with huge spikes of richly scented red bloom; fine for pots or beds. 500 s. Giant Pyramidal, 18in, large spikes of red flrs. 500 seeds. Goliath, 1 ft,. bears mammoth spikes of double red flrs. Gabriele, 15 in, big reddish spikes; beds or pots. 500 s. Machet, Benary’s Famous Strain, 15 in. This is the best of Mignonettes; plants strong, compact, very free-blooming; flrs large in thick spikes. Colors: Rosy red, Golden yellow, Pearl white, sep or mixed, 200 s. Victoria Perfects, 1 ft, brilliant red in fine spikes. 300s. Comolete Mixture, all the fine varieties, 500 seeds.
MIMOSA Pudica, hha, 2ft. Sensitive Plant, pros¬ trate with pretty pinnate leaves that droop when touched; pink flowers. 50 seeds.
Spegazzini, Tree Sensitive Plant, fine for pots. 20 seeds.
MIMULUS Cardinalis, Monkey Flower, hp, 18 in.
Deep scarlet, orange, and red mixed, choice. 1000 s. Cupreus Bismarck, hhp, 6in, Rich crimson-scarlet; dwarf free-blooming; fine for pots and rockeries. 1000 seeds. Duplex, Hose-in-hose, hp, 6in. Large-flowd Imperial; flrs beautifully spotted on white or yellow ground. 500 Queen’s Prize, hhp, 6 in. Very large flrs richly spotted, free-blooming; lovely pot plant; likes sand, moisture, and shade. 1000 seeds.
Quinquevulnerus Maximus, hp, 1 ft. Large-flowd mx. 500s. Tigrinus, 8 in, hp, beautiful golden flrs spotted brown; free-blooming, fine for pots or beds. 1000 seeds.
Fire King, hp, 8 in. Giant; very large and attractive; fiery scarlet; splendid for pots. 1000 seeds.
Complete Special Mixture of Mimulus. lOOOseeds.
MIRABILIS, Four-o-clock. A beautiful tu¬ berous-rooted flower, the branching plants literally covered every evening and morning with bright-color¬ ed, often variegated, flowers, the prevailing colors crimson and gold. Plants are easily grown from seeds and thrive in any rich sunny bed. The tubers are hardy South, but must be protected North.
Tall Mirabilis, hhp, 2 ft. Makes s beautiful bed or border; blooms continuously all the season. Colors: Carmine, Crimson, Chamois, Red and white. Lilac, Yellow, White, Yellow and red. Sep or mixed, 30s. Tom Thumb Mirabilis, hhp, 1ft. Striped-leaved; very dwarf and compact; fine for edgings and beds. Colors: Carmine, Dark Crimson, Tricolor, White, White and red, Yellow and red; sep or mixed. 30s. Longiflora, 2 ft. White, Violet, or mixed. 20 seeds. Complete Special Mixture of Mirabilis. 30seeds.
MYOSOTIS, Forget-me-not. These are modest but
very beautiful flowers for a moist shady place, and are easily started from seeds. The flowers are in clus¬ ters, and the plants are almost continuously in bloom. Alpestris, hb, 5 in. One of the best for either garden or rockery; flowers are in fine clusters and very fragrant in the evening. Colors; Blue, White, Rose, mx. 500 s. Victoria, hb, 8 in. Dwarf, globular plants covered with bloom, central flrs double; best for borders and pots; free- blooming. Azure, Rose, Indigo, Mixed. 500s. Elsie Fonrobert, hp, 6in, large-flowered, blue, choice. Stricta, Royal Blue, hb, 1 ft, pillar-like, large. 500 s. Dissitiflora Perfection, hp, 9 in, large blue;free. 250 seeds Sylvatica, hp, 6in, Wood Forget-me-not, blue. 500 s. Oblongata Perfecta, hp.lft, sky blue, winter-bloomer. 500 Sutton’s Royal Blue, hb, 6 in, rich indigo blue, long stems, free-blooming, very fine. 500 seeds.
Isolde Krolz, hp,6in, large-flowd, long-bloopiing. 300s. Complete Special Mixture' of Myosotis. 600 seeds.
Marluuid Tull Scotch Striped
NEMESIA Strumosa, large-flowd, hha, 1 ft. Splen¬ did for beds and pots; lira rich and varied, come in great abundance, and are wonderfully attractive and beautiful. 250 seeds.
Struinosa Nana Compacta, hha, Sin. Magnificent bedding and pot plants, rivalling Phlox in show and beauty yet rarely seen in gardens. Plants branch and the firs are so abundant as to make a sheet of rich color. 300s Blue Gem also White Gem, hha, 1 ft. Here is one of our loveliest, most free-blooming little annuals; the firs appear in wonderful profusion and richly decorate as edgings, small beds, rockeries, or the ground of rose- beds. A celebrated Horticulturist writes, “No Gen¬ tian of the Alps given the best of rock gardens could do so much for beauty.” 300 seeds.
Versicolor, 1ft, blue, lilac and white mixed; small. 300a. Lilacina, 1ft, profuse; pink and lilac, gold eye. 300 s. Triumph, 1 ft, large, showy firs, free-blooming, compact, rich colors; fine for pots and beds; splendid. 500 s. Complete Special Mixture of Nemesia. 500 seeds.
NEMOPHILA Atomaria, Holborn Blue Bell, ha. 6in.
Makes a beautiful bed; sow either in Fall or Spring and thin to 4 in apart; dark blue. 500 seeds. Crambeoitle*, light blue, beautiful, showy. 500 seeds. DiscoidaiU, blackish purple edged white. 500 seeds. Insignia Marginata, Blue, White, beautiful. 500 seeds. Purpurea Rubra, rosy lilac, fine for beds. 250 seeds. Maculata Purpurea, lilac and white; fine, showy. 500 s. Complete Special Mixture Nemophila. 600 seeds.
NICANDRA Physaloides, ha, 3 ft. A Peruvian
plant. ; firs large, cup-like, blue, drooping. 100 seeds.
N1EREMBERG1A Frutescens, hp, 2 ft; blue flrs.
Excellent for cutting. See page 13.
Gracilis, hhp, 1ft. Beautiful white firs. See page 57.
NICOTIANA Affinis, hha, 2 ft. Star-like white
deliciously -scented flrs. showy, free and. continuous- blooming: a fine garden or pot plant thriving in any sunny situation. 500 seeds.
Affinis Hybrida Grandiflora, hha, 18 in. Charming
largt-flowd, sweet-scented hybrids many colors. 500s. Sanderae Hybrida, bha, 2 ft, in many colors. 500 S. Crimson King, hha,18in. Splendid for beds; flowers rich velvety crimson, the brightest of Nicotianas. 501 s Crimson Bedder, hha, 15in. A fine new bedding plan: free-blooming; flowers rich crimson, a mass of bloom throughout the season; one of the best. 200 seeds. Grandiflora Purpurea, hha, 5 ft, wine-red. 500 S. Macrophylla Gigantea, hha, 7 ft, huge; red firs. 5003 Sylvestris, hha, 6 ft. Pretty, free and continuous- blooming; large trusses of white, sweet-scented, firs,
Nicotians Crimson King
drooping, very attractive, always admired. 500 seeds. Suaveolens, hha, 18 in. Firs white, in panicles. 150 a. Complete Special Mixture of Nicotiana. 800 seeds.
NIGELLA, ha. Beautiful, easily-grown; flowers
large and charming; foliage lace-like; self-sows.
Miss Jekyll, 18in. This is the best variety, the firs very double, borne freely, makes a fine display; colors: Blue, White, or Mixed. 300 seeds.
Hispanica, 18 in. Fine for cuttiug, mixed colors. 500s. Diversifolia, 2ft, firs charming light blue, fine. 300 s. Complete Special Mixture of all varieties. 500 seeds.
NOLANA Atripli cif olia, ha, 6 in. Large-flowered,
flrs lavender blue, yellow throat, handsome. lOOseeds. Grandiflora Alba, ha, 6in. A fine pot, bed, or basket plant; flrs large, Cornflower blue, beautiful. 100s.
N0T0BAS1S Syriaca, hha, 2 ft. Syrian Thistle,
handsome. 35 seeds.
NYCTERINIA Capensis, hha, lft. White, reverse
brown, blooms at night, vanilla-scented, odd. 1000 s. Selaginoides, hha, 6in. Pink with yellow eye, excel¬ lent for pots, borders, and rockeries. 1000 seeds.
OBELISCARIA Pulcherima, ha, 18 in. The pretty
Obelisk Flower; large showy flowers on long stems, velvety crimson with gold edge and brown center, rare and beautiful. 200 seeds.
OCYMUM Basilicum, 1 ft., fine pot plant; attractive.
OENOTHERA Evening Primrose. Annual and per¬ ennial flowers of much beauty, the prevailing color yellow, bright and attractive. The following do well in rich soil and a sunny situation:
Acaulis, ha, 6 in. Large and beautiful white and gol¬ den flowers, stemless, May to September. 300 seeds. Afterglow, hb, 3 ft, yellow with red calyx. 500 seeds. Lamarckiana, hb, 4ft, flrs 4in across, yellow. 1000s. Drummondii, hb, 2 ft, flrs 3 in across, yellow. 500 s. Fruticosa Major, hb, 2ft, large golden flrs; seep. Clutei, hb, 4ft, large soft yellow; splendid. 250seed.- Trichocalyx, hb, 2 ft. Considered the finest; flowers large, white, sweet-scented; easily-grown. 250 seeds. Taraxacifolia, ha, 6in, firs large white and yellow. 3. '•> Complete Special Mixture of varieties, 500 seeds.
OXALiS Tropaeloides, lia, 4 in. Pretty; easily-
■;rown; flowers yellow. 250 seeds.
Valdiviana, hp, 6in, yellow firs; free-blooming. 300s. Cloth of Gold, hp, 6in. Masses of golden clusters in summer, sweet-scented; a bulbous perennial. 500 Complete Special Mixture of Oxalia. 500 seeds. OXYURA Chrysasdhemoides, ha, 18 in. Yellow
shading to white, yellow disk, free-blooming. 100 s,
Pansies, Re-selected Giant-flowered
HESE are so
well and favor¬ ably known that a description of their exquisite beauty and usefulness in the garden is unnecessary.
They are simply indis¬ pensable, and if I were to name a half dozen of our best seedling flowers the Pansy would be one of them. There is, how¬ ever, much difference in the strains, some being greatly superior in the vigor and free-blooming quality' of other plants, as well as the great size, form, variety and rich¬ ness of colors and varie¬ gations. I am pleased to say that the seeds I offer are fromPansy special¬ ists, all of the new crop, and cannot be surpassed in quality, regardless of claim or price. I chal¬ lenge comparative trial.
They are simply unri¬ valled . See pages 4 and 5, for fuller illustration of Mette’s Triumph of the Giants, finest known.
Benary’s Exhibition, finest of blotched Pansies, huge frill¬ ed blooms, richest and most varied colors. 50 seeds. Benary’s Non-Plus-Ultra, exceedingly rich mixture; blotch¬ ed; frilled; wonderfully effective. 100 seeds.
Cassier’s Giant Blotched, largest-flowd class of blotched Pansies ; saved only from choice plants. 50 seeds. French Giant, large stained, rare colors, blotched. 100 s. Giant Mastadon, enormous firs, of the richest colors; new ;
saved from selected plants only. 100 seeds.
Kelway’s Blue Boy, rich ultramarine blue; the finest Pan¬ sy of it’s color. 50 seeds.
Mette’s Triumph of the Giants. See pages 4 and 5.
GIANT-FLOWERED NAMED VARIETIES
Orchid-flowered, beautiful frilled firs; light shades. 200s.
Roggli New Swiss Giants, Vis choice re-selected, the most popular of Giant Pansies, always enthusiastically ad¬ mired for it’s exquisite colors and variegations as well as it’s enormous size. 100 seeds; l-32nd oz 15 cts.
Roggli Alpenglow, cardinal shades; giant firs; new; 100 s.
Roggli Lake of Thun, blue with dark blotches. 100 s.
Striped Mammoth Parisian, not thelargest size, butbeauti- fully striped and mottled; rich colors. 200 seeds.
Via all Giant*, choice blending Giant-flow’d Pansies. 200s.
Vi* Market Strain, large substantial blooms, showing very fine colors and markings. 200 seeds.
Adonis, light blue with white eye.
Alba Pura, lovely pure white, fine.
Apolla, bronze, blotched, fringed.
Apricot, self-color, new and rare.
Canary, ruffled; yellow, black eye.
Aurora, brilliant red, edged white.
Cardinal, magnificent cardinal-red.
Dark Blood Red, fringed, fine, choice.
Dark Blue, splendid velvety blue.
Emperor Fredrick, dark red, edged.
Emperor William, ultramarine blue.
Apricot Queen . compact, free-blooming, firs medium size, pretty, apricot shaded yellow, with darker center. Bedding Mixture, choice mixture of all colors, for beds, Holland-grown, extra fine. 200 seeds. l-4th oz. 20 cts. Curled and Fringed, richest colors, finest mixed. 200 seeds.
Eros, brown, yellow eye and border. Fairy Queen, light blue, white-edged. Freya, black violet, silver-edged. Germania, giant ruffled firs; extra. Gold King, yellow dark eye; fine. Gold Queen, bright yellow, self.
Indigo Blue, very attractive.
King of Blacks, coal-black, showy. Light Blue, dark center, beautiful. Mad. Perret, red shades on white. Mette’s Mammoth, 5-blotched, showy.
200 SEEDS
Peacock, blue, white edge; beautiful. Pretiosa, violet on crimson ground. Prince Henry, rich blue, dark eye. Psyche, velvety violet, white ground. Purity, large pure white; beautiful. Quadricolor, a rich blending of colors. Snowflake, spotless white; showy. Solfatare, sulphur, dark blue spots. Triumph, huge flowers fine mixture. Victoria, vivid red, with violet spots. Vulcan, rich dark red, 5-blotched. Mette’s Compact Bedding, very free and long-flowering, graceful, compact, finest blend. 200 s. l-4th oz. 25c. New Spencer, large-flowd, frilled and fringed, and almost double; rich colors, greatly admired. 250 seeds.
Park’s Giant, mixture of all Giant-flowd varieties. 300 s.
G IANT^.WINTER BLOOMING PANSIES
These are unusually hardy, and bloom very early in spring; indeed where winters are mild they bloom through¬ out the cold months with a little protection, as a cold frame or lath house they will bloom during the Northern winters. Started in August or early September, so as to come into bloom by winter, you may often dig fine firs out from beneath the snow. I offer only the giant-flowd varieties, as follows: Celestial Queen, sky blue, beautiful. Charm of March, rich velvety blue. Helios, pure golden yellow without eye. Ice King, silvery white with dark blue eye. Jove, purple-violet, upper petals azure shading to white. Jupiter, deep purple, top petals white. March Beauty, velvety dark blue, superb. Mars, cornflower blue. North Pole, pure snow-white. Winter Sun, golden yellow with a distinct dark eye. Woden, very dark almost black. These colors separate or mixed, 200 seeds. 1-16 oz. 15 cts.
Note: I would call special attention to my offer of the famous Roggli Swiss Giant Pansies. The seeds were grown for me by a Holland specialist, and were saved from selected plants with large-flowd rich colored blooms. I am confident they cannot be excelled. You will find them not only of the highest quality in size, form and ex¬ quisite colors. Under favorable conditions every seed will germinate and give you a sturdy plant.
PORTULACA the BEAUTIFUL ROSE MOSS
These are among the most beautiful, free-blooming of our hardy annuals. The plants are low and spreading, and the seedlings begin to bloom when small, and in¬ crease in size and beauty with age. The single firs are cup-shaped, and the double appear like little double roses, and in a bed the display is wonderfully attractive throughout the summer. The plants like sandy soil and a sunny exposure, grow and bloom freely, and are never troubled with diseases or pests. They will endure more hot sun and drouth than al¬ most any other flower. They should be generally grown. Double-flowered, Benary’s Prize Strain; White, Orange, Striped, Rose, Salmon, Purple, separate 300 seeds. Double complete mixture SOOseeds. The single-flowered are gorgeous in a mixture of colors. Pkts. Mixed 600 seeds5c, or 1-16 oz. 15c. Large-flowd Parana, 509 seeds 5 cts.
Quadricolor
Yellow Throated
Hybrid Compact
Giant Dble Fringed
PETUNIA FINEST NAMED VARIETIES
F I were asked to select the best all-round flower for the ordinary home, I would un¬ hesitatingly name the Petunia, and especially the Dwarf Compact Single-flowered. The plants are readily started from seeds, soon come into bloom, becoming a glowing mass of exquisite, showy, and deliciously fragrant flowers, and remaining so throughout the season if not allowed to exhaust themselves by seeding. The plants will endure more neglect, suffer less from either wet or dry weather, and prove decorative to a degree surpassing that of any other flower. Then, too, when once given a garden bed it will provide an abundance of plants every spring from self-sown seeds. Still more, if plants are cut back and potted in Autumn, they will continue to bloom in a sunny window during winter. Could we say as much for any other flower?
" ' ' ' ^ - - ,'w> — J~ 1 - Multiflora, spotted and starred, splendid mixture.
Norma, free-flowering; violet blue with white star. Rose of Heaven, fiery rose, free and long-blooming. Snow Queen, large pure white flowers, floriferous. Stellaris, rose, star-like with white stripes, splendid. Venosa, beautifully veined in prettiest shades; fine. Complete Mixture of the above 1000 seeds; 1-32 oz 15c. Balcony Petunias. These grow in prostrate form, the branches long and drooping, especially adapted for porch boxes, pots, baskets and urns. I offer the fol¬ lowing: White, Rose, Dark Red, Red and White starred, Violet blue and Mixed. 100 seeds.
Hybrid Compact, hhp, 1 ft. 1000 seeds, each variety.
Adonis, carmine-red with white throat, attractive.
Belle Etoile, white star on purplish-crimson ground.
Brilliant, free-flring, brilliant carmine, white center.
Erfordia, Rosy Morn, brilliant rose with a broad white throat, beautiful, profuse bloomer; excellent.
General Dodds, darkest red, pots or beds, admirable.
Gloria, dazzling carmine-rose with white throat; fine.
Inflata, purplish carmine, for balconies and baskets.
Lord Courtney brilliant rose with yellow throat.
Maculata, striped andblotched, magenta red; white.
Marginata, firs red with green margin, odd, showy.
KEL WAY’S and BENARY’S FINEST GIANT PETUNIAS These Gfant Hybrids are robust in growth and develop flowers both single and double, of enormous size, most beautiful, rare and vivid combinations of color. They will be a revelation to those who know only the old-fashioned Petunias. The seeds here offered are of unsurpassed quality. There’s none betteratany price.
Kelway’s Perfect Model, Magnificent large flowers, Kelway’s Choicest Double Fringed, large-flowered, from selected plants, beautifully striped, 100 seeds. selected and saved with greatest care, mixed. 30 seeds. ICelway’s Choice Single Fringed, exquisitely cren- Benary’s Giant Double, superb mixture of all giant-
ellated, finest colors in splendid mixture, 100 seeds. flowd double Petunias, rich variety of colors. 30 seeds. Kelway’s Royal Blue, true velvety blue, exceedingly Petunia Hybrid Double, Small-flowd varieties. 50 s.
free-blooming, unsurpassed for beds or borders. 75 s.
Kelway’s Giant, complete mixture of Kelway’s Giant flowered single Petunias, plain and fringed. 100 seeds.
Erfurt Dwarf Compact Double-ruffled, free and long blooming, rich colors, veined, blotched, throated. 100 s SPLENDID DOUBLE PETUNIAS
Lady of the Lake, pure white, large, fringed. 25 seeds.
Brilliant Rose, charming color, showy, fringed. 25 s.
Kelway’s Perfect Model, carefully fecundated from finest double flowers, brightest colors mixed. 30 seeds.
Azaleiflora, 14 in. high, pure white, very pretty.
Striped and Blotched, free-blooming, fine mixture.
Lilliput, 10 in, seifs, spotted and striped, fine colors.
Hybrid Double Mixed, free-blooming, fine for beds.
NOTE, Seeds of Double and Large-flowered Petunias require to be sown with special care, and those who do not have the patience to sow such seeds should get the small single-flowd compact varieties. These Double Petunias are all produced by careful hand fecundation, and it is criminal to get them and plant in a box or bed as you would plant Phlox or Zinnias.
New Giant Perfection. The latest in Annual Phlox. Plants grow 9 in high, branch freely, and arc literally covered with huge broad clusters of showy firs, very rich and varied in color; making a marvelous display in beds or pots. Colors: Pure White, Violet, Yellow, Blue, white eye, Purple, Dazzling Red, Fiery Scarlet, Rose, Scarlet, white center, Salmon Rose. 75 seeds. Complete Mixture, 150seeds; 1-16 oz. 15cts.
PHLOX Drummondii
This is one of our best annual flowers.
At the North plants should be started in beds or boxes and transplanted, but at the South the seeds may be sown in the fall where the plants are to bloom. They mostly reseed, and cover the ground with vol¬ unteer plants. They like rather sandy, rich soil, and will grow in any garden. Seedlings begin to bloom when quite small and continue throughout the season The bright flowers in many colors and variegations appear in big, broad clusters. A carpet bed of the plants in special colors makes a glorious display. 1 offer choice new-crop seeds of the finest races, and can supply the colors separately or all in special mix¬ ture. They are hardy annuals and can be sown early ; plants grow onefoothigh; set plants six inches apart. Improved Grandiflora, 1ft. Splendid large flowers in big broad clusters; one of the finest for beds and bor¬ ders. exceedingly showy when grown in masses. All the brightest and best colors mixed. 200 s. 1-8 oz 25c. Firnbriata, 1 ft, beautiful fringed, fine mixed. 100 seeds Cuspidata, 1 ft, starry sorts in mixture, showy. 100 s. New Dwarf Compact, 6in, very attractivei n beds or pots, finest mixture of ail choice colors. 150 seeds.
POPPIES, Bright and Showy as Paeonies
OPPIES are old-fashioned flowers, but how showy and beautiful they are! Once in the gar¬ den they mostly take care of themselves. The large double ones are as handsome as Paeonies, and quite as showy and pleasing, while the single firs exhibit a wonderful variety of shades and variegations, and are always admired. In garden beds and borders they are truly gorgeous, and a few seeds scattered about the vegetable beds make bright and beautiful the vegetable garden without detriment to the growing plants. Poppies should adorn every home and it pays to use only the improved varieties, such as I offer. The seeds may be sown either in Fall or early Spring. Do not let the plants crowd if you would have the best results.
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Double Paeony-f lowered, ha, 18 in. Huge double firs not unlike a Paeony in appearance; the petals are broad and over-lapping. They are of easy culture and very satisfactory. Colors: White, Brilliant Rose, Salmon Pink, Cochineal Red, Cardinal Red, Strip¬ ed, Deep Purple, Pansy Violet, or Mixed. 2000seeds.
Double Fringed, ha, 3 ft. These are the richest and most showy of all Poppies, and should be found in every garden. The flowers are large feather-balls and make a glorious display. Colors: White, White strip¬ ed red, Salmon Rose, Pink, Red on white, Scarlet, or Mixed. 2000 seeds.
Ranunculus-flowd, ha, 2 ft, a lovely double Poppy of medium size, free-blooming; mixed colors. 1000s.
Japanese Pompon, ha, 2 ft, many colors mixed. 500s.
Glaucum, Tulip Poppy, ha, 18 in, vivid scarlet. 500 s.
Mikado fl. pi., ha, 18in, white margined wine-red. 1000s
Shirley, Single-flowd, ha, 2 ft, exquisite colors. 1000s.
Shirley Dwarf, Salmon shades also blue shades. 500 s.
Shirley Lilliput, ha, 1ft, abundant small firs. 500 s.
Shirley Ryburg, Double, ha, 2 ft; finest colors. 500s.
Umbrotum, ha, 18 in, fine for sowing in grass. 2000 s.
Danebrog, ha, 3 ft. Scarlet blotched white. 1000 seeds.
Ariel fl. pi., ha, 3ft, salmon on white, blue spots. 1000s.
Lavigatum, ha, 2ft, scarlet, black and white spots. 1000
Flanders Field, ha, 18in, rich scarlet, re-tows. 2000 s.
Iceland or Nudicaule, hp. These are beautiful per¬ ennials but bloom the first season when started early. The firs are large and showy, and come in rich colors.
Coonaria Pinks, hp, 15 in, salmon shades mixed. 250s.
New Sunbeam, hp, 18 in, an improved new race, large showy flowers on strong stems; fine for cutting; very fragrant; always admired; rich colors mixed. 250s.
Yellow Cardinal, ha, 2 ft. Double, canary yellow. 1000s.
Cardinal fl. pi., ha, 1 ft. Rich colors in mixture. 1000a.
Complete Spocial Mixture Annual Poppies 2000 seeds.
PARSLEY Beauty of the Parterre, the most lovely
plant known for table decoration and garnishing, does well in pots, fine foliage and prettier than the finest fern; hardy, easily grown. 250 seeds.
PENTSTEMON Gloxinia-flowd, hp, 2 ft. Large firs
of various colors richly marked, like a Gloxinia. 200s.
PERESIA Multiflora, hb, 3 ft. Star-shaped, Aster¬
like porcelain-blue flrs, showy, beautiful. 35 seeds.
PER1LLA Laciniatus, ha, 2ft. Large curled bronze
leaves; Coleus-like; the finest sort; self-sows. 1000 s.
PHACELIA Carapanularia, ha, 9 in, bell-flower,
deep blue. 500 seeds.
Congesta, ha, 2 ft, blue, showy in masses. 500 seeds. Grandiflora, ha, 5ft, dark blue, rare, handsome. 250s. Parryi, ha, 1 ft, saucer-shaped, violet, 5 spots. 1000 s. Tanacetifolia. ha, 2 ft, bluish pink , fine for bees. 1000s Complete Special Mixture of Phacelia. lOOOseeds.
PHYSALIS Franchetti, Chinese Lantern, hp.30in.
Large orange-scarlet fruits in racemes; see page 36. Edulis, Cape Gooseberry, 3 ft yellow ; edible fruit. 100s Alkekengi. hp, 2ft, white flrs; red berries. 75seeds.
PODOLEPIS Chrysantha, ha, 1 foot, yellow and
pink flrs : fine for pots and borders. 150 seeds.
POLYGONIUM Orientate, ha, 7 ft, lovely, droop¬ ing red spikes; very handsome; seeds are tardy in germinating. 50 seeds.
Variegati*, ha ,4 ft, variegated foliage; fine to cut. 50s.
PYRETHRUM Golden Feather, hp, 1ft, fine. 1000 s
Aureum Excelsior, hp, 6in, deep golden foliage. 250s. Golden Gem, hp, 1 ft, double white flrs; fine. 500 s. Laciniatum Perfection, hp, 1 ft, fine cut foliage. 500s Mette’s Carpet of Gold, hp, 6in, improved, golden. 800
RANUNCULUS Aconitifolius, hp, 2 ft. Single white
cup-shaped flrs; pretty, neat, rare, 25 seeds.
RICINUS Castor Bean, hha. These are tall
branching plants clothed with large tropical leaves often tinted rose or crimson. They are very showy in groups, and always attractive. In mild climates they are perennial, and will grow twenty feet high. The Zanzibar Ricinus grows more dense and has larger foliage than the older kinds. All are handsome, and give a semi-tropical appearance to the grounds. Very easily grown; fine for backgrounds.
Barboniensis Arboreus, 15ft, green foliage; pretty. 10s Gibsoni, 5 ft, dark red leaves and fruits; a good sort for a summer hedge. 10 seeds.
Sanguineus, 7 ft, red leaves and stems; also good for a showy summer hedge. lOseeds.
Laciniatus, 8ft, new; beautiful laciniated leaves. 6s. Coccineus, 7 ft, new; lovely bronze foliage and glow¬ ing scarlet flowers and fruits; the best. 10 seeds. Zanzibarensis, 8ft, large-leaved; beautiful seeds of various colors and variegations, mixed. 8 seeds. Enormis, 10ft, also Cinerascens, ash gray; Maculatus; Niger; Separate or Mixed. 10 seeds.
Complete Special Mixture, 12 seeds, one ol each sort.
RICOTIA Lunaria, ha, 9 in, showy lilac flrs. 20 s. ROSA Nana Polyantha, ha, 2 ft. Baby Rose;
blooms in 5 mos; white aud pink, single and dble. 15 s.
RUDBECKIA Superba Semi-plena, ha, 2 ft. Large
double and semi-double flowers; color golden yellow with brown markings. See engraving.
Newmanii, 2ft, hp, showy golden, dark disk. Purpurea Hybrida, 4ft, hp, rich red, varied; long- blooming, showy and beautiful.
Salpiglossfs , Gloxinia-flow’d
SALPIGLOSSIS Giant Gloxinia-flowered,
hha, 2ft. The finest large-flow’d, richest colored and variegated of all Salpiglossis ; makes a glorious bed and is practically everblooming. Colors: Yellow, Crimson, Brown and gold. Chamois, Deep Scarlet, Black, Light Blue, Lilac, Violet, Rose, Mixed, 150 s. New Dwarf, 1 ft. Splendid colorsin mixture. 150s.
SALVIA. These are showy and beautiful in
either beds or pots. The plants can be grown from seeds, and thrive in a rich soil and sunny situation. Argentea, hp, 5ft, pretty silvery foliage, pinkish firs. Carduacea, hb, 1ft, blue with red anthers, showy. 50 s Coccinea, hha, 3ft, for, pots or beds, fiery scarlet. Farinacea, 3 ft, azure firs in long spikes.
Patens, 3ft, hp, intense blue, free-blooming, beautiful, liorminum, ha, 2ft, Blue, Red, White, 100 seeds. Roemeriana, hb, 18 in. Scarlet, _ very handsome. Sclarea, hb, 5 ft. Showy, branching, bluish white. Globosa, hp, 4 ft, silvery-gray foliage, white flowers. Dichroa, hp, 3 ft, spikes of deep blue firs, new, fine. Ringens, hp, 2 ft, reddish purple firs, large spikes. Turkestanica, hp, 3 ft, bright pink firs, very pretty. Tenorei, hp, 2 ft, bright blue, continuous-blooming. Splendena. These are among the brightest and best of bedding plants. They are not only extremely showy, but retain their beauty throughout the season. Bonfire, hhp, 18 in, compact erect habit, profuse. Fireball, hhp, 1 ft. The nameindicates the plant, fine. Primusor Harbinger, hhp, 1ft, earliest, free-blooming. Zurich, hhp, 1 ft, very dwarf, compact, fine for beds. Glory ofStutgart, hhp, 18 in, showy scarlet flowers. America, hhp, 1 ft, long spikes of dazzling scarlet firs. Gigantea, hhp, 3ft, fine for tall groups and specimens. Semperflorens. hhp, 1ft, scarlet; surpasses others. Lilacina, hhp, 2ft. Lilac flrs, golden-spotted foliage. Maroon Prince, hhp, lft, rare, very deep violet. Complete Special Mixture of Salvia Splendens. 100 s.
SANVITALIA Procumbent fl, pi., ha. 6 in A pretty
free-blooming, golden-flowering trailer.
SAPONARIA Calabrica, ha, 1 ft. Deep rose, very
free-blooming, makes a carpet of rich color. 1000 s. Calabrica alba, white, also Scarlet Queen. 1000 seeds. Ocymoides, hp, 1ft, spreads, a mass of rose bloom. 500 Officinalis fl. pi. hp, 2 ft, double, Bouncing Bet, pink. Vaccaria, hb, 2 ft. Graceful pink panielcB, fine. 200 s. Alba, hb, 2 ft. Showy in beds, good to cut. 200 seeds. Complete Special Mixture of Saponaria, 800 seeds.
SCABIOSA Tall Large-flowd, hb, 2 ft. Splen¬ did flowers for garden or greenhouse. Seepage 61. New Dwarf Compact, ha, 18in. This raceis remark¬ able for its dwarf habit and the stooling out of the plants, thus forming a mass of big double long-stem¬ med flrs. Azure, Cherry red, Fiery crimson. White, Purple, Rose, Yellow. They bloom all the season : mix. Columbaria, hp, 2 ft. A very valuable new species, rosy mauve flrs, beautiful, fine for cutting. 25 seeds. Peach Blossom, hb, 2 ft. Big double pink flowers on long stems, an exquisite bouquet flower.
New Shasta, ha, 2ft. Giant white Arson long stems. Minor Aurea fl. pi., ha, 3 ft. Double, golden yellow,
SCHIZANTHUS, Butterfly Flower. These
are splendid annuals, the plants growing from one to two feet high, branching freely, and almost smother.
Salvia Splendens Extra Early Primus
Ten Week Stock New Beauty
ed with delicate orchid-like bloom. The markings are white, rose, gold, crimson, and violet.
Grandiflorus, ha, 18 in. A class of large-flowd hybrids Colors; Pure White, Crimson, Violet, Mixed. 300 s. Dwarf Hybrids, ha, lOin. Beautiful colors mixed. Pinnatus Roseus, ha, 18 in. Rose white ground. Retusus Rosamond, ha, 2 ft. beautiful, rose pink. Trimaculatus, ha, 18 in. Lilac and white, gold spots. Wisetonensis Excelsior, ha, 15 in. Ideal pot plant. Bridal Veil, hha, 15in. Pure white, very beautiful.
Dr. Badger’s Hybrids, ha, lft. Among the finest of annuals, many rich and beautiful shades mixed. 150 s. Complete Special Mixture of Schizanthus. 250 seeds.
SCHIZOPETALON Walken, ha, 1 ft. Good luck
flower, almond scented, petals white, fringed. 100 s.
SENECIO Elegans fl. pi., ha, 18 in. Very beauti¬ ful flowers in dense heads, double, fine forbedsor bou¬ quets. Blue, Rose, Violet, and White, Mixed. 200 s. Orientalis Compacta, hb, lft. Clove-scented, rose.
SILENE Pendula fl. pi., ha, lft. Very beautiful, Rose, White, Salmon, Red, Deep Lilac, or Mixed. Maritima, hp, 5in , white flrs, pretty, for rockery, 150s. Ruberrima, ha, lft, single, bright carmine-rose. 1000a Complete Special Mixture of Siiene, 1000 seeds.
SHORTIA California, ha. Gin. Golden daisy-like
flowers, finefor beds ana edgings; attractive. SOLANUM Ciliatum, hhp, 18 in, large scarlet fruits. Albidum Portmanil, 10ft. leaves 2ft long, lobed. Atropurpureum, 5 ft, red spines, small purple firs. Laciniatum, 5ft, very ornamental; fine for groups.
SPHENOGYNE Speciosa, hha, 1 ft. Pretty daisy¬
like, yellow, dark zone. iOO seeds.
STOKESIA Cyanea, hp, 18 in. Aster-like, blue. SPERGULARIA Azoroidea, small bright blue flrs. STEVIA Eupatoria, ha, 18 in. flesh-colored flrs.
Serrata, hp, 1 ft, small white, sweet-scented flowerB.
SYMPHYANDRA Hoffmannii, hb, 1 ft. Dense
spikes of white bell-shaped flowers; attractive,
STOCKS, Ten Weeks, hha. All the Stocks
are beautiful and very satisfactory for either out-door beds in summer or pots in winter. Plants started in spring begin blooming in summer and continue until winter. The firs are large, double, deliciously-scented'* and come in massive spikes; fine for cutting.
New Beauty 30 in. The finest of Stocks, profuse, double's and of many colors, as follows: White, Rosy-lilac> Canary-yellow, Blood-red, Violet, Gold with Rose,' Pink, Purple, Separate or Mixed. 60 seeds.
Dwarf Gerir>an, 1 ft. German seeds grown from potted; plants; finest quality. Colors; White, Canary, Rose,* Crimson, Deep Blue, Light Blue, Sep or Mixed. 60 s. Bismarck, hha, 30 in. Large, full-double, richly scented and freely produced from June till October; elegant for beds or pots, and finefor cutting. Colors: White, Chamois, Azure, Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Crimson, Blood red, separate or all mixed, 60 seeds. Large-flowering Dwarf, hha, 18in. Long spikes, double firs. Mammoth Column, hha, 3ft. splendid colors mixed. Perpetual Giant Perfection, hha, 18in. Exceedingly hand¬ some variety; flowers very double, in long spikes, mix Victoria Bouquet, hha, 1 ft, beautiful; finest mixture. 60 s.
Xropaeolumj Tom Thumb Virginia Stock
TORENIA Bailloni, hha, 1 ft. Beautiful pot
plant, or for a sheltered bed; golden, brown throat. Fournieri, Large-flowered, hha, 1ft. One of our loveli¬ est, most easily-grown pot or border plants; extremely handsome, blue and violet, with a golden throat, as lovely as a Pansy. 100 seeds.
Compacts Nymph, compact in growth; flowers blue with deep indigo; very pretty. 100 seeds, j Complete Special Mixture of Torenia. 150 seeds.
& TRACHEL1UM Coeruleum, hp, 2ft. Branching,
■ free-blooming, pretty ; firs abundant; cup-like. 1000 s.
1 TRIFOLIUM Suaveolens, ha, 18in. A very sweet-
k scented clover of easy culture; rose, pretty. 500 seeds.
I TROPAEOLUM, Tom Thumb, hha. These
Ik' grow six inches high, branching and blooming pro- fusely for a long time, fine for beds and edgings. All are of easy culture. Colors: Apricot, Scarlet, Bronze,
J Golden Yellow, Rose, Straw spotted red, Light Yel- S-, low. Pearl white, Orange spotted, Salmon-rose, Yellow with yellow foliage, Yellow spotted scarlet, Crimson ff with marbled foliage. Scarlet with marbled foliage.
30 seeds 5cts. Oz 15cts. Mixed 50 seeds Sets, ff Lilliput Nasturtium, 10 in. Charming new class,
• flowers and leaves small and graceful, free-bloomiijg,
B many fine colors, mixed, 30 seeds 5cts.
TUNICA Saxifraga, hp, 9 in. A pretty little per¬ ennial for edgings and rockery; free-blooming. 100s.
URSINIA Ahethoides, ha, 1ft. New, from South
Africa; Aster-like, deep orange richly marked red. 100s
VALERIANA Rubra, hp, 3 ft. A lovely, showy,
f ree-blooining border plant ; flowers fragrant, in hand¬ some clusters. White, Rose, Scarlet, or Mixed. 300 s.
VENIDIUM Calendulaceum, ha, 9in. For rockeries
or edgings; very profuse golden blooms; showy. 100 s. Fastuosum, ha, 30 in. New; bright orange with a dark center and maroon zone; long lacinated leaves. 100 s. VINCA Rosea, hhp, 1ft. A splendid ever-bloom¬ ing plant for beds in summer and pots in winter; firs Phlox-like, fine texture; rich in color and abundantly produced; endures the winter in Florida; at the north i the plants must be started early for beds; they like rich, sandy soil and sunshine, and will endure dry or 1 wet weather better than many other plants. It is one of the good things every^ flower-garden should have.
( Rose, White, Carmine, White-eyed. 250 s. Mixed 500's.
, VIOLA Cornuta, hp, 6 in. These are admira-
l bly adapted for the rockery and beds and borders, as they come in bright colors and are very free-bloom- f ing; thrive in moist partial shade, have no enemies. 50s White Perfection, very large, perfect, pure white.
, Blue Perfection, bright solid blue, large, free-blooming.
• Lutea, chrome yellow, pretty, showy, free-flowering.
1 Admiration, very large circular purple flowers, showy.
« Rose Queen, deep rosy-lilac, free and long-flowering.
, Spring Messenger, bright, rich purple, free-blooming.
Haslemere, lilac-pink, in great abundance; charming.
. Complete Special Mixture of Viola Cornuta. lOOseeds.
' Choice Hybrid Violets. These are known as Tufted , Pansies. They are valuable for beds and rockeries, and
2 exceedingly handsome in form and colors. 50 seeds.
. Admirabilis, exquisitely blotched, in superb mixture.
Vinca Rosea
Ardwell Gem, large-flowd chrome yellow; extra choice.
Darid Simpson, lavender marbled crimson; showy.
Firmament, lovely sky blue, continuous-bloomer.
Nora Marrow, rosy lavender, a lovely color; excellent.
Primrose Dame, large-flowered, sulphur yellow ; showy.
Purple King, beautiful rich purple, free-blooming; fine.
Snowden, lovely pure white, handsome, very choice.
Complete mixture of Tufted Pansies lOOseeds.
Bosniaca, hhp, 4 in. A lovely violet for the rockery ; firs deep purple in great abundance. 50 seeds.
Gracilis, hp, 6 in. Deep purple, fine rock species of tufted habit; trailing, spring-blooming. 50 seeds.
Little-Johnny-Jump-Up, hp, 4in. The old-fashion¬ ed violet found in old gardens; tenacious. lOOseeds.
VIRGINIA Stock, ha, 1 ft. Showy everblooming
annuals, sown in spring or fall; repeated sowing keeps up the display all season. Sow where the plants are to bloom and thin. Red, White, Crimson, Carmine, Yellow. Separate or in complete mixture 1500 seeds.
VISCARIA New Compact, ha, 8 in. These are
pretty border plants that may be sown in spring or autumn; colors exceedingly bright and a bed of the blooming plants is always greatly admired. Blue, White, Red or complete mixture 1500 seeds.
Cardinalit, ha, 1 ft. Flame Flower, beautiful rich scarlet glorious in beds, very attractive. 1500 seeds.
VITTADENIA Triloba, hp, 9 in. A pretty spread¬
ing plant with rosy mauve and white flrs. 25' seeds.
WAHLENBERGIA or Platycodon, hp. One
of the best hardy perenhials, producing very showy flrs during the entirfe season. They form large clumps and are excellent for planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery, easily grown from seeds, which begin blooming in August if sown outdoors in April.
Grandiflora, 18 in. Large-flowd, Blueor White. 75 seeds.
Duplex, 18 in. Double, very fine, Blue or White. 40 s.
Mariesi, 1ft. Dwarf, large open bell-shaped flrs. Rich Blue, Pure White or Mixed. 75 seeds.
Complete Special Mixture Wahlenbergia 100 seeds.
WALLFLOWER. These are easily-grown and
very beautiful sweet-scented flrs, butitis only recent¬ ly that a race of Wallflowers has been developed that will bloom the first season. The plants grow 2 ft high producing big spikes of deliciously scented flrs, very showy in beds and good for cutting.
Early Wonder, 2 ft. Developed by the famous German florist, Mr. Benary. Shows elegant double flrs in five months from seeds, and will bloom freely in winter in pots when started in mid-summer. My seeds are direct from him, and I can supply all the finest colors in mixture. 100 seeds.
Early Parisian, 1 ft. Beautiful single-flowd varieties that bloom in four months, and are very desirable for beds in summer and pots in winter. They are of easy cul¬ ture and sure to bloom, firs large, in fine spikes and very fragrant. Light Brown, Blood Red, Cream Yellow, Yellow with black bud. Sep. or mixed 200 s.
WHITLAVIA Grandiflora, ha, 1ft. Very pretty
annual with lovely bell-shaped flowers, easily grown. Blue also White. 1500 seeds.
Gloxinoides, 1 ft. Variegated blue and white. 1500 seeds.
Complete Special Mixture, all varieties. 1500 seeds.
Whitlavia
VERBENAS, SUPERB HYBRIDS
1HE Hybrid Verbenas are among the most beautiful and useful of our flowers. Seedlings
begin to bloom early and continue freely until winter, the lovely fragrant clusters making a fine display in either beds, borders or pots. In pots they bloom until Christmas. The common hybrids bloom more freely and are really more showy than the Grandiflora and Colossal varieties, but the flowers are not ■o large nor produced in such large clusters. They are all deliciously fragrant and continuous-blooming.
red with white throat. Rose and Carmine shades. 50 s. Colossea, lovely pink shades, firs over an inch across, in large umbels; also rose with white eye; huge. 40 s. Grandiflora Etna, intense Geranium-red with cream- yellow eye, flowers in large trusses, 40 seeds.
New Royal Bouquet, 18in, upright, each plant becom¬ ing a bouquet of many shades and variegations. 40 s. Complete Special Mixture Mammoth Verbena, 100 s. Dwarf Compact. These are especially desirable for beds and pots as they bloom freely and continuously. Many fine colors in mixture, 75 seeds.
OTHER CHOICE SPECIES: Aubletia Grandiflora, hp. loin., Rose Vervain, reddish-purple. Drummondii, hp, 15 in, rosy violet in fine clusters. Erinoidea, ha, 1ft, from Peru, Moss Verbena, small firs in fine clusters, prQ- fuse. Violet, White, mixed. Venosa, hp, 2 ft, for beds; free-blooming, firs pnrple-viqlet; easily grown. 100 s.
Mammoth Queen. 18 in. These arc of enormous firs and clusters, and always call forth enthusiastic ex¬ pressions of admiration. I offer the finest kinds. 50 s.
Snow Queen, Giant-flowd, lovely pure white .beautiful.
Rose Queen, Superb variety, charming soft rose, fine.
Scarlet Queen, Huge vivid scarlet, white eye; gorgeous.
Salmon Queen, Bright salmon-rose, white eye, beautiful.
Auricula Queen, Various colors, large distinct eyes.
Golden Queen, large clusters of golden yellow firs, fine.
Special Mixture Mammoth Queen varieties, 75 seeds.
M ammoth Varieties, hhp, 18 in. These are readily grown from seeds, easily transplanted and give gener¬ al. satisfaction. The flowers are of all colors and are
•showy throughout the season. Royalty, , vivid blue shades. Firefly, dazzling scarlet. Miss Wilmolt, salmon- rose. Luminosa, fine pink. Striata, charmingly striped. Fairy Queen, lovely soft pink. Purple Cloak, dark purple-
Dodger’s Unrivalled Dahlia-flow’d Zinnias
It is not uncommon for these Zinnias, under favorable conditions, to grow from six to nine inches in diameter, double to the center. My seeds are direct from the originators, saved; front their best f traih.
“ " >--iI --J- -j ■ Meteor, rich glowing dark red, very large, floriforous.
Old Gold, .glowing; shade of old gold, large, splendid.
Buttercup, rich cream-yellow firs, abundantly produced. Canary Bird, hha, 3 ft, soft Primrose, very, beautiful. Crimson Monarch, largest and.best red, flowers often 8 in across, borne freely on strong, thrifty plants.
•Dream, lavender-blue, one of the best, always admired'. Eldorado, charming shade of rose on salmon, splendid. Exquisite, tyrian rose, huge flowers, most pleasing. Golden Dawn, enormous flowers, perfectform, golden. Golden State, vivid orange yellow, large, handsome. Lemon Beauty, enormous firs, yellow, brown shadings.
Old Rose, one.Off the njpst beautiful, distinct and fasci¬ nating; cxtjp a large flowers; charming, well named.
Oriole, huge plants, large dble orange and yellow firs.
Polar Bear* immense size, snow-white flrs, charming.
Scarlet Flame, magnificent flaming scarlet; a shading of rich orange adding a brilliant lustre, very showy.
Youth, beautiful soft rose self, a good forcer and.shipper as it has superior lasting qualities; one of the best.
Separate 25 seeds. Complete Special Mixture 40 seeds.
Luminosa, bright deep pink suffused salmon, new, fine.
SOME OTHER CHOICE ZINNIAS
Lilliput, 1 ft, branching, small double flowers mixed. 35 s Pumila, 1 ft. Semi-dwarf, tdpvely for beds, branching.
Achievement, 3 ft, quilled, beautiful rich colors. 35 seeds. Crispa, 2 ft, double, crested petals, fine for cutting. 35 s. Early Wonder, 1 ft, early-flowering, first of a new race, masses of lovely rose firs on long stems. 15 seeds. Gracillima, 1 ft, fiery scarlet flowers, beautiful. 35 seed 8. Grandiflora Robusta, 3 ft, huge firs, mixed colors. 35 s. Haageana Perfection, 1 ft, compact, free-blooming, good for beds, double orange and lovely rare shades. 35 s.
very free-blooming, fine for cutting. Colors: White, Salmon Pink, Crimson, Scarlet, or Mixed. 40seeds.
Pumila Picotee Delight, 1 ft, new salmon rose, very dou¬ ble, every petal curled and distinctly margined. 35 s.
Scabiosa-flowered, 3 ft, branching, free and continuous- blooming, firs double, crested, many rich colors. 20 s,
Some Fine Easily-grown Palms
The flowering splendid Palms are readily grown from the fresh seeds I supply, and are of the easiest culture. The seeds require from two to six months to germinate, so do not be impatient if the plants do not show up promptly. Complete Special Mixture of all varieties, 5cts.
Areca Lutescens, an elegant graceful Palm; leaves shining green with yellow stems; beautiful.
Brahea Filifera, magnificent gray-green leaves with tiny thread-like Aliments, robust growth.
Chamaerops Excelsa, a robust Palm with orbicular leaves at top of trunk, somewhat glaucous.
Latania Borbonica, splendid big leaves, spreading; popular, easily-grown fountain-like Palm.
Phoenix Canariensis, one of the best for house culture; the leaves arched, giving a graceful effect.
Phoenix Robelina; very handsome, vigorous Palm with gracefully recurved leaves, fine house plant.
Sabal Palmetto, the beautiful native Palm of Florida, big flower clusters honey-producing; almost hardy.
Seaforthia Elegans, a splendid Palm from Australia; very graceful in form; likes heat, fibrous loam and sand.
BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENTAL VINES
BEAN Scarlet Runner, hha, 15ft. An easily-grown vine bearing freely large clusters of rich showy scarlet firs, followed by big pods of edible beans. 15 seeds; oz. 10c.
BENINCASA Cerifera, hha, 15ft, A handsome Gourd- vine; large leaves and big showy golden firs 4in across, followed by white fruits 15in. long; used for preserves
BRYONIA Dioiea, hhp, 8ft. A strong-growing tuberous- rooted perennial with racemes of small whitish flow¬ ers and red fruits; a good cover vine. 15 seeds.
BRYONOPSIS Laciniosa, hha, 15ft. A lovely rapid vine with pretty foliage and small firs succeeded by charm¬ ing little fruits, green with brown spots; fine. 30 seeds.
CAJOPHORA Lateritia, hhp, 5ft. A rapid growing pros¬ trate or climbing perennial with large brick-red firs.
CALAMPELIS Scabra, hhp, 15ft. The Glory Flower of Chili, a splendid climbing evergreen, the firs, bright and showy, in graceful clusters.
CANARY Vine, hha, 15ft. A very pretty vine of the Nas¬ turtium family ; firs resemble a miniature Canary bird, and appear in great profusion; extra choice. 12 seeds.
CARDINAL Climber, hha, 20ft. A hybrid Ipomoea sim¬ ilar to Cypress Vine, but more robust and having larg¬ er, more showy firs ; a good trellis vine. 25 seeds.
CARDIOSPERMUM Halicacabum, ha, 15ft. Baloon Vine, very pretty, foliage soft green, firs small white in clusters, followed by baloon-like seed-vessels. 35 s.
CLITORIA Ternatea, hha, 10ft. A curious and beautiful vine; large pea-like flowers, clear azure blue set off by a horse-shoe-shaped ring of pure white. 20 seeds.
CONVOLVULUS Major. Morning Glory, ha, 30ft. A rap¬ id vine bearing large, beautiful firs freely throughout the season; sow early, where plants are to vine. This is an old vine but easily grown, and no flower exceeds it in pleasing texture and charming beauty. I supply the large-flowered strains, and in all the splendid new and old colors: White, White striped rose, White with rose center. White striped blue, Pale pink, Crimson, Dark red. Light blue, Lilac, Purple and mixed. 100 s.
Double-flowd,20ft. Pretty double and semi-double firs. 25
CUCUMIS Flexuosa, hha, 20ft. Snake Cucumber, flow¬ ers yellow; fruits 3ft long, twisted and marked like a snake, when ripe they change to golden yellow 35 s.
Dudaim, 10ft. Orange fruits, pleasantly sweet-scented.
CUCURBITA Ficifolia, the beautiful Malabar Melon, showy foliage and fine, large striped edible fruits.
Argyrosperma, the beautiful silver-seeded gourd, showy.
CYCLANTHERA Eiplodens, hha, 10 ft. A grand vine of rapid growth with handsome foliage and egg-size fruits that explode when ripe. 25 seeds.
Pedata, similar to above, handsome foliage; fast grower.
CYPRESS Vine, hha, 25ft. Easily-grown, very beauti¬ ful vines in both foliage and flrs; numerous bright firs that stay open all day and bloom from early summer till frost. Colors: Scarlet, Rose, White or Mixed. 50 s.
DOLICHOS Lablab, hha, 20ft. A free-growing bean-like plant with purple flrs in great abundance, followed by reddish-purple pods that are as attractive as the flrs; a pretty vine to cover stumps, old buildings, trellises or for shade. I supply separate colors or all mixed. 15.
Giganteua, 6ft. Violet-red flrs, resembles Sweet Peas. 12.
Japonicos Albua,2ft. A fine variety with white flrs. 12 8. Violaceua, 2ft. Lovely violet-colored flrs, choice. 12 s.
New Dwari Pink, 2ft. Showy pink flrs, fine for beds. 12 s.
ECBALLIUM Elaterium, ha, 6ft. A handsome trailing plant with cordate leaves and golden flrs an inch a- cross; followed by oblong rough-hairy seed-pods that when ripe detach from the stem and violently eject the seeds from the stem end; curious and pretty. 20 s.
ECHINOCYSTIS Lobata, ha, 30ft, Wild Cucumber. A graceful rapid vine with inflated baloon-like fruits.
GIANT GOURDS or PUMPKINS. These are interesting as they often grow from 100 to I501bs, and are of vari¬ ous colors. They have a tender rind and are edible.
Very Large Toura, lOOlbs, gray and green; edible, inferior.
Potiron, mammoth yellow, keeps for winter, fine flavor.
Etampea, large, bright red, flesh orange, thick, sweet.
Gray Boulogne, gray, often 3 ft across, good flavor, fine.
HUMULUS Japonicus, Japanese Hop Vine, see pg 11.
Cobea Scandens
“Cathedral Bells”
Here is a very beautiful, rapid-growing free-flower¬ ing vine too much neglect¬ ed. It starts readily from seeds, planted edgewise, and will grow 30ft. in a season, producing large graceful, showy purple and white bells throughout summer and autumn. Both foliage and flowers are surpassing¬ ly attractive. This vine has no enemies, and wjll grow in sun or shade. It is a per¬ ennial south, and will last for years. In the north it is grown as an annual. It also makes a fine pot-plant for winer-blooming when given a sunny window.
Purple, White, or Mixed.
Hercules Club Gourd Maurandla Vine
IPOMOEAS. These are among the most desirable of vines. They are readily started from seeds, grow rap- iply, bloom freely throughout the season, and cannot be surpassed for covering old walls, buildings or trel¬ lises. Give strong support early. Most of the species are annual, but some are herbaceous perennials with tuberous roots. All are of easy culture.
Bona Nox, hha, 20ft. A vigorous vine bearing clusters of long-tubed bright lilac flowers throughout summer; a handsome trellis or wall vine; the Evening Glory. 10s. Coccinea, hha, 30ft. Lovely vine with small graceful fol¬ iage and lovely scarlet flowers somewhat like Cypress- vine, open all day ; graceful and of easiest culture. 20s. Grandiflora Rubro-coerulea, hhp,40ft. Heavenly Blue, ear¬ ly-flowering; most beautiful of all Ipomoeas. The firs, are large and of the most exquisite blue imaginable. Hederacea.hha, 15ft. The beautiful Ivy -leaved Ipomoea. lovely sky-blue firs, free and continuous-blooming. 25 Huberi, hha, 15ft. Firs of many colors, variegated foliage. Imperialis, Japan Morning Glory, hha, 20ft. New giant- flowd; very beautiful large firs in many bright colors. Leari, hhp, 25ft. A rapid vine with intense blue flowers till October ; likes a warm, sunny place and good soil. 5 Limbata Elegantissima, hha, 20 ft. Vigorous vine, flowers dark blue striped white; very handsome. 30 seeds. Mexicans, hhp, 30ft. A tuberous-rooted vine; firs flesh with deep center, produced freely in big clusters. 30 s. Nil Grandiflora hha, 30ft. Vigorous vine with large bell¬ shaped sky-blue firs in abundance, graceful, showy. 15 Noctiflora Moon Vine, hhp, 20ft. A splendid vine, free and long blooming, firs large, pure white, deliciously scent¬ ed; charming. Black-seeded or White-seeded. 12 seeds Sanguinea. hha, free growth, pretty foliage, scarlet firs. Scarletina, hha, 10ft. Pretty brick-red firs, attractive. 8s Setosa, Brazilian Morning Glory, hha, 30ft. Hispid vine with big clusters of showy red firs, start early. 8 seeds. Violacea Vera Praecox, hhp, 40ft. Heavenly blue firs. 12 s. LAGENARI A. This species includes many varieties of hard-shell gourde of various shapes and sizes, the flrs are white, showy, fragrant and pretty.
Vulgaris Leucantha, a vigorous vine with branched ten¬ drils and broad leaves, the fruit club-shaped, often called Hercules Club; scmetimes attains a length of 6ft, and is used by some people as food, easily grown. Dipper or Siphon, a handsome vine, the fruits having a long neck; used for dippers, bird-houses, etc.
Bottle Gourd, large, bottle-shaped with a long neck. Powder Horn, fruits large, incurved like a powder-horn. Sugar Trough, very large, used as troughs, lard-tubs, etc. Corsican, Dish, big depressed fruits, usedfor receptacles. Minima, very small, used for pipes and children’s toys. LATHYRUS Azureus, Lord Anson’s Pea, ha, 3ft. Flow¬ ers blue, solitary, on long stems, a pretty variety. 25s Rotundilolius, hp ,5ft. Large coppery-red flrs, long stems. Tingitanus, ha, 6ft. Large purple and red flrs, handsome. LOASA Lateritia, hhp, 5ft. A beautiful vine, red flrs. 100 LOPHOSPERMUM Scandens, hhp, 20ft. A lovely peren¬ nial vine with silvery foliage and large tubular rosy flrs; useful for window or out-door culture. 75 seeds. LUFFA, Dish-rag Gourd, hha, 15ft. Very handsome vine in foliage, firs and fruit; easily grown; always admired Acutangula, golden flowers and long showy fruits. 15 s. Macrocarpa, yellow flowers, very large smooth fruits, 15 Marylandica, very interesting, large showy fruits. 12 s. Cylindrical handsome variety; beautifulflrsand fruits. Sooly-qua , a small-fruited vari ety ; showy and attractive MAURANDYA.hhp 6ft. Large-flowered, very free and long-blooming; graceful foliage; fine for trellises or to cover low fences. Colors : Rose, Purple, White or mixed
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Corsican or Dish Gourd Thunbergia Alata
MINA Lobata, hha, 20ft. Firs bright rosy-crimson chang¬ ing to orange, then to yellow, disposed in scorpoid ra¬ cemes; corolla salver-shaped with a swollen tube. 25s.
MOMORDICA Balsamina, Balsam Apple, hha, 6 ft. A pretty African vine, showy yellow flowers w ith brown spots, rich orange fruits: exceedingly handsome 30s.
Charantia, Balsam Pear, 6 ft. Similar to the Balsam Ap¬ ple, pear-shaped ; fruits are used in making salves. 30a
NASTURTIUM Giant Fragrant. The old-fashioned Nasturtiums of our childhood have been greatly im¬ proved, but they still recall the hallowed associations of by-gone days. The vines are stronger, the flrs larg¬ er and fragrant and the colors and marking more va¬ ried. The foliage, also, shows different graceful forms and charming variegations. I offer the finest varieties.
Axa Gray, beautiful creamy white, odd, very effective.
Atropurpurea, brilliant deep crimson, a choice variety.
Brilliant, fiery scarlet, dark foliage, extremely beautiful.
Butterfly, lovely yellow with showy salmon spots.
Cardinal, glowing scarlet with handsome dark foliage.
Chamaeleon, beautifully flaked and spotted, dark-leaved
Cloth of Gold, golden foliage, brilliant red flowers.
Edward Otto, brownish-lilac firs, odd, attractive, choice.
Fimbriatum, fine fringed varieties, rich colors mixed.
Firefly, bright orange yellow with cardinal spots, fine.
Golden Queen, golden foliage, sunflower-yellow flowers.
Gunther’s Hybrids, dark leaved varieties in mixture.
Hederifolium, Ivy -leaved, beautiful colors in mixture.
Jupiter, pure orange yellow, large-flowered, attractive.
Kermesina, beautiful rich crimson, one of the showiest.
King Theodore, rich blood-red with dark foliage, fine.
Princess Victoria Louise, cream-yellow with red spots.
Ruby King, raspberry-red with dark foliage, charming.
Schillingi, flowers yellow spotted maroon, very pretty.
Twilight, chamois tinted salmon rose, a charming color.
Complete Special Mixture, above varieties, 50 s, oz 15c.
OVIFERA GOURDS. These are vines with tendrils and yellow flrs, bearing small fruits of various shapes, siz¬ es and colors. They are easily grown, will trail, and produce their little hard-shelled gourds freely ; some¬ times called bitter-boxes, used for children’s toys.
Bicolor, green and golden yellow, variegated, fine.
Miniature, round, dark green with gold stripes, choice.
Orange, resembles an oronge in size, shape and color.
Neat Egg, the shape and color of an egg, very useful.
Pear Gourd, shaped, yellow and white, also Pear striped
Apple Gourd, shape of an apple; creamy-white, pretty.
THUNBERGIA Alata, hha, 30ft. _ This is a beautiful easily-grown vine, blooming continuously from early summer until severe frost, and if cut back and potted will bloom all winter in the house. The flowers are an inch across, of colors from pure white to rich orange, some spotted or eyed with black and white. It is one of our most desirable vines and should be better known Oculata, lovely yellow with a big black eye, beautiful. Alba Oculata, white with a large dark eye, pleasing. Alata, nankeen or buff, showy and beautiful, effective. Bakeri, pure white flowers, fine for a trellis, attractive. Aurantiaca. beautiful deep orange, one of the prettiest. Aurantiaca Oculata, rich orange with a large dark eye. Fryeri, honey-yellow with a distinct white center, fine.
Complete Special Mixture of above varieties, 25 seeds.
Gibsoni, large orange flowers; seeds germinate tardily.
TRICHOSANTHES Colubrina,Serpant Gourd, hha, 15ft. A handsome vine, the flrs pure white, long-fringed, very pretty, fruits 5ft long, coiled like a serpant, 15 s.
VICIA Gerardi,4ft. lovely climber, racemes of blue firs.
Snowdrift, 6ft. a quick-growing beautiful climber, with pretty foliage and superb white flowers in abundance.
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Sweet Peas, Christmas, Grandiflora and Cupid
SEE ALSO PAGE 6 FOR GIANT SPENCERS IN BEST VARIETIES
The Giant Christmas Spencer Sweet Peas arc very large, ruffled, fragrant flowers of all
colors that develop from ten days to two weeks earlier than other varieties; this is their peculiar merit. I offer the finest Giant Christmas Spencers, as follows; Aviator, dazzling scarlet; Blue Bird, rich azure blue; Glitter*, intense orange scarlet; Harmony, clear lavender ;Giant Rose-pink; Madonna, pure white; Warbler, rich mauve- purple; Yarrawa, rose, blush wings. Separate, about SO seeds. Mixed, 60 seeds. Oz. 25 cts.
Cupid, in finest mixture, 75 seeds 5cts. Oz. 8cts. These are bushy varieties that do not need support; they bloom profusely and are fine for beds and cutting.
NOTE. Sow early in a trench running north and south, covering a fourth inch deep, and drawing the soil in as the plants grow. When the soil is level, cover it with tobacco stems and supply a chicken-wire trellis into which tobaccb stems have been woven. This will effectually ward off an attact of plant lice, which recently have been troublesome in some sections. The tobacco stems act as a fertilizer. Many growers prepare the soil by spading two feet deep in autumn, stirring into the bed a liberal application of rotted stable litter. When thus prepared the plants grow vigorously, and the flowers and clusters are of the largest size.
Grandiflora. These are large-flowered and free-bloom¬ ing, come in all the fine colors. I supply a splendid mixture. Pkts, 75 seeds 5cts. Oz. 8cts.
Acroclinium
Ammobium Alatum
Gomphrena Globosa
Statice
Xeranthemum
EVERLASTINGS or STRAW FLOWERS
The Everlasting? have straw-like petals, and when cut and dried in the shade, they retain
their form and color, and can be used with dried Grasses in bouquets and designs. Some of them, as Acroclinium and Rhodanthe, should be cut as they begin to open, for best results, others should remain until fully developed.
Acroclinium, ha, 18 in, 200. Lovely everlast¬ ing; graceful, free-blooming, easily grown, pretty double flrs. Rose, Pure White, Mixed.
Ammobium Alatum Grandiflorum, hb, 3 ft, 1000. A showy white everlasting of free growth; flrs double, profuse, keep well; cut early.
Celosia Spicata, hha, 2 ft, 50. A pretty garden flower and valuable everlasting from tropical Asia; flowers rosy white in fine spikes.
Gnaphalium Foetidum, hp, 2 ft, 100. Heads nu¬ merous, golden yellow; desirable everlasting.
Gomphrena Globosa, hha, 2 ft, 150. Beautiful free- blooming and continuous-blooming annuals of easy culture; splendid for beds and a first- class everlasting, retaining its form and color indefinitely; thrives in, any soil and will en¬ dure drought and hot sun. It is a flower that should be generally cultivated for its beauty in beds as well as for drying. Colors: White, Flesh, Rose, Carmine, Variegated, or Mixed.
Globosa Compacta Rubra, 6 in. For pots and beds.
Aurea Superba, 1ft. Long orange heads, showy.
Gypsophila Elegans, 18 in, ha, 1000. Small-flowd plants, the flowrers appearing as a light cloud, being held on thread-like stems and are very numerous. Very graceful and almost indis¬ pensable for bouquets, also good for drying. Large-flowd White, Carmine, Rose; or Mixed.
Muralis, ha, 6 in, 1000. Lovely plants for the rockery or edging; flowers rose, in profusion.
Helichrysum Monstrosum fl. pi., ha, 30 in, 150. Very beautiful large double flowers, showy in beds and one of the best for drying. Will grow in any good garden soil, free and con¬ tinuous-blooming. Colors: Cream White, Pure White, Fiery-red, Bronze, Yellow, Rose, Crimson, Salmon-rose, Sulphur or Mixed.
NOTE: These Helichrysums should be found in every garden. They are the largest and best of everlastings, start readily from seeds, and are of easy culture. I cannot too highly recommend them.
Helipterum Corymbiflorum, ha, 1ft. A handsome white-flowered everlasting, the plant branch¬ ing and blooming in corymbs. 50 seeds.
Sanfordi, Big corymbs of showy yellow flrs.
Lonas Inodora, ha, 1 ft, 300. Small golden flrs in dense terminal heads.
Molucella Laevis, ha, 18 in, Shell-like flrs. 35 s.
Physalis Franchetti, hp, 30 in, 100. Chinese Lan¬ tern; large orange-scarlet balloon-like fruits in long racemes ; dry and keep well for winter decorations; edible when fresh, beautifnl.
Polycolymna Stuartii, hha, 2 ft, 35. White, inter¬ esting, easily-grown plant, flowers dry well.
Rhodanthe, hha, 1 ft, 150. Excellent for pot and market plants, as well as fine for beds and drying; free and long-blooming ;always admir¬ ed. Maculata, Rose; Maculata alba, white; Mang- Ie*ii, beautiful rose. Special Mixture.
Statice, Sea Lavender. These are of many kinds, and all are showy in the garden and excellent for bouquets either green or dry.
Bonduellii, hha, 3 ft, 15 heads. Yellow; a good border species and a fine everlasting.
Dumosa, hp, 2 ft, new, pure silvery gray ; fine.
Incana Nana Hybrida, hp, 1 ft, 200. Mixed colors.
Latifolia, hp, 2 ft, 100. Small lavender; panicles.
Macrophylla, hha, 2ft, large-leaved, azure, flrs.
Sinensia, ha, 18 in, 100. White and Yellow, fine.
Sinuata, ha, 1 ft, 10. One of the finest species for either garden or drying.
Spicata, ha, 6 in, pink flowers in dense termi¬ nal spikes in summer; pretty.
Suworowii, hha, 18 in, 200. Bright rose in large spikes; strikingly beautiful.
Complete Special Mixture, all varieties. 5c.
Xeranthemum, ha, 2ft, very beautiful everlasting, flrs large, double, long-stemmed and lasting.
Imperial, double, large-flowd, dark red 100 s.
Superbissima, globular flrs of great beauty. Col¬ ors: White, Rose or Mixed. 100 seeds.
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ACANTHUS Lusilanicus, 3 ft., broad, glossy cut foliage ; showy purple firs, in spikes. 8 ACHILLEA Ageratuin, 3 ft., heads of showy golden yellow firs. ; very attractive. 150 Fllipendulina Parker’s, 2 ft., robust gold heads. Kelewayl, 2 ft., showy, bright red heads. 100 s. The Pearl, 2 ft., double, white ; splendid. 100 s. ACOXITUM Xapellus, 3 ft., dark blue spikes ; fine for borders ; lasts for years. 15 s. Lycoctonum, 3 ft., yellow, in spike-racemes. Lneinatum, 7 ft., deep blue, handsome. 15 s. lVilsoni, 8 ft., from China, blue firs. 10 s. Tauricum, 4 ft., beautiful deep blue firs, in dense upright racemes ; June. 15 s. ADEJiOPHORA Potanini, 18 in., hardy Bell¬ flower ; light blue, large drooping bells. 40 s. ADLU3II A Cirrhosa, 20 ft., lovely biennial vine ; pretty foliage ; handsome pink firs. AETH10SEM.4 Grandiflora, 1 ft., lovely rose firs, in long racemes ; splendid. 10 s. AGROSTEMMA Coronarla, 2 ft., showy phlox¬ like firs. White, violet, bicolor, red or mixed. Flos Jovls, 1 ft., rosy clusters, fine. 100 s. Walkeri, 2 ft., brilliant rose-purple. 100 s. ALSTROMERIA Cliilensis, 2 ft., tuberous plants ; lily-like ; in masses ; mixed colors. ALYSSEAI Argenteum, 2 ft., silvery foliage, yellow firs. ; neat for the rockery. 100 s. ANEMONE Japonlca, 2 ft., rose and white firs. ; beautiful ; free-blooming ; autumn. ANTHEM IS Kelwayii, hp, 2 ft. Handsome, con¬ tinuous-blooming; flrs. golden yellow also white. 200 8 ! Nobilis, Cammomile, hp, 1ft. Fragrant cut foliage; white, gold disk; for beds; medicinal. 100 seeds. Tinctoria, Golden Marguerite, 2ft, gold shaded white. Macedonica, 6in., free-blooming plant for edgings or the rockery, flrs white, very pretty, easily grown. 150 8 AXTHERICUM Lilastrum Giganteuni, 2 ft., firs, large, white, lily-like ; fine. 25 seeds. ARMERIA Formosa, 2 ft., fine, mixed. 50 s. |
ASCLEPIAS Tuberosa, 1 ft., showy clusters of a an^ scarlet firs. ; summer. 35 s. ®®ELTIS Luteus, 4 ft., yellow fragrant firs. in. long racemes; lily-like. 8 s. ASTER, Perennial. These are fine autumn firs, mostly blue and red shades. They are among our best perennials ; some bloom well the first season. Alpinus, 1 ft., large, beautiful, profuse. Go¬ liath, 2 ft., largest firs., soft blue, fine. 50 s. Amellus, 2 ft., blue and rose shades. 60 s. Cassubicus Grandiflora, 2 ft., large blue firs. Dlplostephioldes, 1 ft., large, light blue ; charming ; pots or beds ; splendid. 50 s. Snowflake, 2 ft., large white firs. ; fine. 50 s. Horizontalis, 3 ft., large showy firs. ; splendid. Grandiflorus, 3 ft., large-flowd. branching plants ; blooms first season ; lasts for years. Xew Double-Flowered, 3 ft., fine double and semi-double firs. ; blue and red shades mixed. Complete Special Mixture all varieties. 100 s. ASTILBE Davldil, 6 ft., long graeful panicles of rosy-lilac firs. ; rare ; beautiful. 300 s. AUBRIETIA, 6 in., spreading plants that form a sheet of early spring bloom ; lovely red and blue shades ; very beautiful. Eryii, large blue, splendid. Graeca, light blue,, floriferous. Purpurea, violet, fine. Sep¬ arate 150 seeds ; mixed 250 seeds. BAPTISIA Australis, 4 ft., azure ; pea-like' firs, in racemes ; a fine perennial. 25 seeds. BETOXICA Grandiflora, 2 ft., hardy border plant ; firs, reddish purple in large heads. BOCCOXIA Cordata, 8 ft., Plume Poppy; pan¬ icles of chamois firs. ; heart-shaped leaves. Mlcrocarpa, 9 ft., amber buds, buff firs. 100 s. Thunbergii, 7 ft., flesh buds, coffee-colored firs. ; red veined foliage ; fine. 100 s. BUPTHALMUM Salicifoliuin, 2 ft., large yel¬ low firs. ; willow-like foliage ; handsome. |
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AQUILEGIA, the ! I have a splendid collection of these grace easily-grown, free-blooming, and greatly admired. Th started from seeds, which require from four to six weeks Alpina, 2ft, blue firs, 3i n across, 2 or 3 on a stem ; rare. 1 50 s. Superba, 2 ft, new, superb, flrs blue, white corolla. 150 s. Baicalensis, 2 ft, beautiful blue with snow-white corolla. Californica Hybrida, 3 ft, sepals and petals tinged orange, long carmine-like spurs, canary corolla. lOOseeds. Canadensis, 1ft, old rose and golden yellow ; graceful. 100 s. Caryohpylloides fl. pi, beautiful striped varieties. 100 seeds. Chrysantha, 3 ft, chrome yellow, long spurs, blooms all summer, a splendid perennial. 150 seeds. Grandiflora Alba, 2ft, a sort w ith large snow-white flrs. Double-flowd, 3 ft, golden yellow, the best double, 75 s. Coerulea, Rocky Mountain Columbine, 2 ft, sky blue with white corolla, one of our loveliest, fine. 50 seeds. Citrina, 2 ft, lemon yellow, long spurs; Rose Queen, rich rose, white corolla; Double-flowd, white, yellow, blue. Erecta Nana Atroyiolacea, 1 ft, choice dble violet-blue. 50 s. Flabellata Alba, 1ft, pure white, early-flowering. 30 s. Glandulosa, 3 ft, large, nodding, lilac blue, white tips. |
Beautiful Columbine ‘ul, showy, and beautiful perennials, all hardy, 3y delight in moist soil and partial shade, and are easily to germinate, according to conditions. Formosa. 1ft, large double flrs, nodding, graceful. 50 s. Haylodgensis Hybrids, long-spurred, splendid; mixed. Helenae, 2 ft, large flowers, violet blue. 50 seeds. Hybrida Vernalis, 2ft, semi-double, long-spurred. 100s. Jaetschaui, 3 ft, large golden flrs, peach spurs. 50 s. Nivea Grandiflora, 3 ft, large semi-double. 150 seeds. Olympia, 3ft, big blue flrs, lovely white corolla. 100s, Scott Elliott’s Long-spurred, mixed colors, fine. 100 s. Siberica, 1 ft, large dble, blue, rose, red, sep or mx. 50 s. Skinneri, 2 ft, yellow with scarlet spurs, profuse. 50 s, Stellata fl. pi., 3 ft, double, erect flrs, mixed. lOOseeds, Truncata, 3 ft, old rose with yellow, early, fine. 100 s. Vervaneanafl. pi., rosy-lilac, variegated foliage. 100s. Vulgaris fl. pi., 2 ft, in many colors and forms, often blooming throughout the season; can be grown along streams or in by-ways. Mixed colors, 300 seeds. Long-spurred varieties in splendid mixture. 200 seeds. Complete Special Mixture all sorts, single and double. |
CAMPANULA, Perennial Bellflowers
HESE beautiful Bellflowers are hardy perennials, lasting for years. Many of them are fine for beds, and all are excellent garden flowers. Barbata, Carpatica, Garganica, Rotundi- folia Superba, Pusilla and Sarmatica are unsurpassed for the rockery, see also page 58.
Alliariaefolia, 3ft, big cream nodding bells, 300seeds. Carpatica, 1 ft, beautiful large open long-stem bells;
fine for beds and rockeries; White, Blue, Mixed, 300s. Garganica, 6 in, rotate blue flowers: fine for window boxes or baskets; blooms all summer; seeds small, 100s Grandis, 3 ft, large blue saucers; very showy. 150s. Glomerata Superba, 2 ft, large clusters, violet, 150s. Latifolia, 2ft, very large blue bells, free, 150seeds. Alba, 2ft, very large pure white, profuse, 150 seeds. Macrantha, 4ft, deep violet firs, fine for borders, 150s. Alba, 4ft, pure white, large, fine, 150seeds. Michauxioidea, 5 ft, azure, nodding, showy, 150 seeds. Mirabilis, 2 ft, pyramidal; big blue bells; fine, 25 seeds. Persicifolia Grandiflora, 3 ft, beautiful large open bells in J uly, in terminal and axillary racemes; showy ;
Blue, White, separate or mixed. 300 seeds.
Telham Beauty, 3ft, new; huge blue bells, 1U0 seeds.
Giant-flowd Double, lovely blue and white mx. 100s.
Pyramidalis, Chimney Bell Flower, '5ft; big branching plants, forming a pyramid of long racemes laden with charming blue or white bells; elegant in borders or beds, blooming freely during summer. Colors: Blue and White, separate or mixed, 500 seeds.
Compacta, 3 ft, a dwarf form, free-blooming; mx, 250s
Rapunculus, 3 ft , small, lilac bells narrow spikes, 300 s.
Rotundifolia, 1ft, Scotch Blue Bells; lovely. 100 s.
Turbinata, 1 ft, splendid spreading perennials, free- blooming, showy; flowers large, open bells; fine rock plant, Blue, White; separate or mixed, 150seeds.
Complete Special Mixture Perennial Campanulas. 250 s
Campanula Medium, Canterbury Bells
The Canterbury Bells are biennials, easily grown from seeds, and when in bloom are the
most attractive of garden flowers. They grow two feet high, becoming pyramidal little trees literally covered with
large, exquisite bells, graceful in form and rich in color. SINGLE: White, Lilac, Deep Lilac, Rose, Carmine, Striped, and Light Blue 250 seeds. Mixed 750 seeds. DOUBLE: White, Lilac, Deep Lilac, Rose, Carmine, Striped, Light Blue, 250 seeds. Mixed 750 seeds. Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer) White Blue, Rose,
Don’t forget the splendid “Beil Flowers’’ when ordering. Striped, Lilac, Carmine, Deep Blue, separate 250s. The colors in Complete Special Mixture, 750 seeds. Praecox, Single, early-flowering. White, Rose, Blue, Striped, separate or mixed 250 seeds.
Complete Special Mixture of all the above, 1000 seeds-
CAMEIlfA Campanula, 4 ft., large yellowish red-nerved bells with deep red border. 25 s.
CATANANCHE Coernlea, 3 ft., firs, blue, 2 in. across ; long stems ; fine for cutting. 50 s.
Blcplor, white with blue eyes, fine. 50 s.
CEBATHA Carolina, 20 ft., lovely vine ; small white firs., followed by scarlet berries that hang till Christmas ; handsome. 20 s.
CEDRONELLA Cana, 2 ft., evergreen mint ; crimson, sweet-scented firs, in spikes. 25 s.
Cauariensis, 2 ft., charming lemon-scented
foliage, light rose firs., easily grown. 20 s.
CENTAUREA Babylonica, 8 ft., handsome per¬ ennial ; many golden firs. ; showy. 25 s.
Macrocepliala, 3 ft., big golden heads. 25 s.
Montana, 2 ft., superb large blue firs. 20 3.
Rathenlca, 4 ft., pinnate foliage, yellow firs.
CEPHALARIA Alpina, 8 ft., Scabious-like yel¬ low firs. ; beautiful ; easily grown. 50 s.
Tartarica, 8 ft., yellow ; tall, showy. 50 s.
CHAMAPEUCE Dlacantha, 4 ft., deep lilac firs., with white-spined leaves. 20 s.
CARNATIONS, Finest Hardy Varieties
If I were limited to a half dozen perennial flowers, one of them would be the Improved
Large-flowered Carnation. The plants start readily from seeds, stool out into fine clumps, begin to bloom in five months, and bloom continuously. If potted they will bloom in the sunny window in winter. The flowers are large, perfectly double, deliciously fragrant, and some in rich colors, some striped and blotched. The plants will last for years, requiring a little protection at the far North. To protect simply place a board frame a foot high around the bed and fill it with dense, nude brush. This will protect other plants as well as Carnations.
ers large, richly scented, double, and blooming the first season, colors, Pure White, Vivid Scarlet, Bright Rose, separate or mixed, 50 seeds.
Chabaud Carnations, colors: Snow White, Coch¬ ineal Carmine, Sulphur Yellow, Vivid Dark Red, Rosy Mauve, Pale Rosy Lilac, Copper Red, Ruby Red, Dark Blood Red, Bright Scarlet, Yellow Ground. Fin¬ est quality of seeds, direct from Vilmorin, Separate colors or in splendid mixture, 75s.
Margaret, Benary’s Improved, 1 ft. large, very dou¬ ble and fragrant; colors: White, Dark Red, Rose, Scarlet, Violet, Pure Yellow, separate or in splen¬ did mixture, 100 seeds 5 cts.
Mr. Benary's Strain of Margaret Carnations is unex¬ celled, plants are dwarf, very free-flowering, and ex¬ cellent for either pots or beds; fine for winter-bloom¬ ing in the window. Seeds direct from Mr. Benary.
Grenadin, 1 ft. a splendid hardy Carnation, the flow-
Enfant de Nice, improved large-flowered sort, bloom¬ ing in 5 months; very double, in choice colors 40 s.
Giant Malmaison, 1 ft., very large flowers in finest colors; blooms first season, mixed 100 seeds.
Earliest Dwarf Vienna, 14 in., flowers very double, Benary’s Strain, White, Rose, Violet ; sep. mix., 50 s.
Hardy Garden Carnations, and Picotees a high-class strain saved by a Freneh specialist: plants compact., free-blooming, hardy ; firs double, richly scented, and embracing the most brilliant and distinct colors. 150s.
Perpetual or Tree Carnation, 1 ft. double, hardy, continuous-blooming; fine for beds and cutting. 50 s.
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DELPHINIUM, Pereni Tg HESE are among the finest of perennials. g! W h ^or years. Prevailing colors are blue and viol the finest strains. I ask special attention to Hurs Barlowii, 4 ft, large-flowered, navy blue, 50 seeds. Caucasica, 5 ft, sky blue, white center. 50 seeds. Elatum, large-flowered hybrids, finest mixed, 250 s. Iceburg, the New White Delphinium, See page 63. Wrexham (Hollyhock Strain) splendid, mixed, 50 s. Light Blue, charming shades, large flowers, 50 seeds. Dark Blue, beautiful rich shades, large, 50seeds. Goliath, Vis’ Fine Strain, splendid big firs mx, 100 s. Non-plus-ultra, Vis Brothers finest, mixed, 50 seeds. Double, finest large-flowered, extra choice, 100 seeds. |
33 lial Choicest Hybrids All are beautiful, hardy, and live and bloom free¬ st with intermediate shades. My seeds are fresh and of t’s Monarch Strain offered on page 53. It is unsurpassed. Belladonna, light and dark blue shades, 75 seeds. Fannie btormouth, large, ,azure blue, 50 seeds. Kelway’s Gold Medal, very superior, magnificent, 50s Formosum, 2 ft, large, dark blue, new, beautiful, 50 s. Sibericum, 2 ft, lovely blue shades, large firs, 100 s. Speciosum, 2 ft, large, sweet-scented, rich blue, 50s. Staphysagria, 2 ft, dark blue firs w ith white eye, 50 s. Zalil (Sulphureum) 6 ft, fine yellow, sow early in spring or in fall; a new charming sort, 100 seeds. Complete Mixture of all Delphiniums, 200 seeds. |
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CIIELOVE Coccinea, 4 ft., rich red firs. 200 s. CIMICIFUGA Cordifolia, 3 ft., racemes of white firs. ; showy border plant ; 100 s. CINERARIA Diamond, 1ft, silvery foliage, yellow firs. CIR8IUM Pulcherrimum, 3 ft., lilac firs. 50 s. Yelcnowskyi, 3 ft., white and violet firs. 50 s. CLEMATIS Crispa, 4 ft., low slender vine ; lilac firs., urn-shaped, nodding-, solitary. 20 s. Flammnla, 20 ft., slender, thrifty vine ; pretty white firs, in panicles ; July till Oct. 20 s. Integrifolia, 2 ft., lavender-like firs. 20 s. Jackmunii, 10 ft., big purple firs. ; profuse. Paniculata, 20 ft., white fragrant firs, in great profusion ; in cloud-like masses. 25 s. Recta, 5 ft., sweet white firs, in corymbs. 25 s. Virginiana, 20 ft., firs, white, sweet, panicled. Vitalba, 20 ft., firs, white, almond-scented. Complete Special Mixture of Clematis 40 COLCHICUM Autumnale, 1 ft., rose-lilac, fine. CO NY ALL ARIA Majalis, Lily of the Valley, 6 in., large-flowd., sweet white firs, in racemes. CONVOLVULUS Altheoides Floribunda, a pretty creeping vine ; pink firs. 2 in. across. CORYDALIS Chelianthifolia, 8in, fern-like foliage, decorated with spikes of beautiful showy yellow firs. CRUCIANELLA Stylosa, 6in, pretty rose firs in clusters. DIANTHUS Crnentus, 1 ft., vivid scarlet. 60 8. Crimson Beddcr, 1 ft., crimson-scarlet, 50 s. AlwoodI, the carnation-pink hybrid. 3 s. DICTAMNUS Fraxinella, Flame Flower, 2 ft., fine big panicles : white, rose or mixed. 25 s. DIELYTRA Spectabllls, 2 ft., Bleeding Heart, long graceful racemes of giant firs. 10 s. DIPSACU8 Laciniatus, 8 ft, rosy globe firs. DORONICUM Caucaslcum, 18 in., hardy, spring-blooming ; golden firs. ; showy. 20 b. DRACOCEPHALUM Ylrginianum Grandiflor- mn, Physostegia, 1 ft., large-flwd., long ra¬ cemes. Rosy-lilac or white. 40 s. Gigantea, 4 ft., large-flwd., orimson ; hand¬ some. 40 s. Complete Special Mixture of Dracocephalum ECHINOPS Exaltatus, 7 ft., azure heads. 25 s. Rltro, 5 ft., violet-blue firs. ; everlasting. 25 s. Spherocephalus, 6 ft., azure spherical heads. Complete Special Mixture of above sorts 30 s. EPILOBIUM Angustifollum, 3 ft., crimson firs, in big racemes; easily grown. 1000 s. EREMURUS, 4 ft., small white lilies crowded on strong stems. Bunge!, yellow, 8 s. Hi- mnlaicns, white, 8 s. Robustus, pink, 5 s. — Mixture of Eremurus varieties 15 s. ERIGERON Conlteri, 2 ft., early white dais¬ ies; showy in beds; fine for cutting. 100 s. Speciosus Grandiflorus, 2 ft., lilac-blue ; fine. Aurant.lac.us Ilybridus, 1 ft., lovely hybrids of |
the Orange Daisy ; firs, of many rich colors. ERODIUM Manescavl, 1 ft., Geranium-like, rosy-purple firs. ; long-blooming ; choice. ERYNGIUM Giganteum, 4 ft., fine blue firs. Alpinum, 2 ft., lavender-blue ; elegant species. EUPATORIUM Fraseri, 2 ft., white firs. ; fine. Serotlnum, 6 ft., firs, small, white in pro¬ fusion. 100 s. EUPHORBIA Polycliroma, 9 in., yellow, showy. FOENICULUM Vulgare, 5 ft., sweet foliage. FUNKIA Coerulea, 2 ft., nodding blue t^lls. 15 GALEGA, Goat’s Rue, 4 ft., azure firs. 50 s. Nana Rosea fl. pi., 2 ft., new; pink firs; fine. GALIUM Aureum, trails ; fragrant ; yellow firs. GARDENIA Florida, Cape Jasmine, 6 ft., beautiful white, sweet-scented firs. 30 s. GENISTA Andreana, 5 ft., magnificent hardy plant ; crimson and gold pea-like firs. GENT1ANA Acaulis, 4in.,rich ultramarine blue firs with gold spots; trumpet-shaped; for edgings and rockeries. Septemnda,6in, blue firs, June till August: easily grown. GERANIUM Sangiuneum, 1 ft., lilac clusters. Pratense, 2 ft., big blue corymbs ; for borders. Grandlflomm, 18 in., large blue firs. 35 s. Anemonaefolium, 2 ft., free-branching plant with large twin firs. ; reddish-purple ; showy. GEUM Mrs. Bradshaw, 2 ft., large double viv¬ id scarlet firs. ; fine for cutting ; splendid. Lady Stratheden, 2 ft., golden yellow ; double. Atrosanglnncnm, 2 ft., glowing scarlet, double. GILIA Coronoplfolia, 4 ft., rich red firs. ; sown early will bloom in autumn ; splendid. 50 s. GNAPHALIUM, 1 ft, Edelweis, Swiss Ever¬ lasting ; woolv foliage and flower heads. GYPSOPHILA Paniculata, 3 ft., white firs, in clusters ; much used for cutting. 250 s. Double-flowd., showy in beds, fine to cut Compacta, semi-dwarf, dense, white firs. 250 s. HEDYSARIUM Coronarlum, 2 ft., a fine pe¬ rennial. ; firs, in spikes. White, red, mixed. HELENIUM Superbum, 3 ft., large pure yellow fire., showy and beautiful ; fine for cutting. Hoopsel, 2 ft, bright orange ; splendid. 200 s. Riverton Gem, 3 ft., large yellow, dark eye. HELI ANTHEMUM Mutabile, Sun Rose, 1ft, cup-like firs of many fine colors, indispensable rock plant. HELIANTHUS, Perennial Sunflower, 4 ft.. showy golden firs. ; fine for borders. 30 s HELIOP8IS Fltcheriana, 4 ft., deep yellow firs., bright and attractive; good for cutting. Soleil d’Or, 4 ft., golden yellow ; beautiful, free-blooming. Lemolne’s Giant, 3 ft., an improved strain ; double firs, .twice the size of the older sort, and of a brilliant golden yellow ; blooms first season. 20 s. |
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DIGITALIS, the 1 The Foxgloves are beautiful hardy biennials flowers are produced in upright racemes and are very sho developed by Rev. Wilkes, known as Shirley, is particr add this charming Foxglove to your order. It is decided Lutzii,4ft, new’, salmon-rose, beautiful, lOOOseeds. Ivory, s Spotted, 4ft, very handsome spotted firs, 1000s Monstrosa, 3 ft, large open terminal firs, fine, 1000 s. Purpurea, 4 ft, white, rose, purple, spotted, mx, 1000 s. Ferruginea, 5ft, giant, yellow firs, veined brown, 1000 s Grandiflora, 3ft, large chrome yellow; firs, lOOOseeds. |
Beautiful Foxglove easily raised from seeds. The elegant nodding wy in beds or borders. The Giant Gloxinia-flowered race larly fine, and I offer seeds of the finest strain. Alwavn ly the most beautiful of all. See engraving on page 38. Gloxiniaflora, 4 ft, big trusses of Gloxinia-like bloom White, Rose, Purple, Lilac, sep.or mixed, 1000 seeds. Isabellina, 3 ft, new yellow-flowered hybrids 500 seeds. Shirley, 8 ft, giant, long upright racemes of huge firs, in finest colors, magnificent, mixed, 1000 seeds. Complete Special Mixture, 1200 seeds. |
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40 Jk HOLLYHOCK Improved Double I offer the finest strains of Hollyhocks yet developed. These are Chaters improved, Wgjjg- grown by Benary and Vilmorin, the best of German and French growers. I advise you to buy both. Benary’s Prize: White, Sulphur, Golden Yellow, Rose, Scarlet, Crimson, White tinted rose. Cream, 'jSiSPSir Peach, Apricot, Chamois, Dark Rose, Salmon Rose, Carmine, Light Red on yellow ground, Dark Salmon-red, and Purplish Violet. 40 seeds. Complete Special Mixture 60 seeds. vjgSSMi Vilmorin’s Extra Double: White, White with blue eye, Sulphur-yellow, Crimson, Peach, Deep Rose-pink, White edged lilac, Salmon, Salmon-pink, Rose, Mauve with violet center. White with ' brown center, Creamy White, Garnet-red, Magenta, Mauve-rose, Purple-rose, and Light Purple. 40 seeds. Complete Special Mixture, 60 seeds. Hollyhock. Dear Mr. Park: I was much pleased with the Double Hollyhocks grown from your seeds. One darK red was blooming and full of buds when frost came. I like them very much. Mrs. A. Wright, Marion Co., Ind. |
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HELLEBOBUS Niger, 1 ft., Christmas Rose; white tinged rose ; blooms in winter ; 30 s. Hybridus, various fine colors mixed. 20 s. HEME ROC ALLIS Middendorfli, 2 ft., golden Day Lily ; fine border plant. 25 s. HEEACLEUM Mantegazziamim, 8 ft., big white umbels ; handsome foliage ; showy. 30 s. Wllhelmsil, 9 ft., fine for the background. 30. HESPERIS, Sweet Rocket, 3 ft., big phlox-like trusses of deliciously-scented firs., purple, white, mixed. 200 s. Tristls, 2 ft., brown ; very fragrant. 250 s. Nivea, 2 ft., new, rare; early, long-blooming; lovely snow-white, sweet-scented ; fine. 50 s. HEUCHERA Benary’s Hybrids, 2 ft., mixed. HIBISCUS Mutabilis, 13 ft., firs, white to rose, 4 in. across ; showy background ; fine 50 s. Mosclieutus, 2 ft., rose; bog plant. 25 seeds. Mallow Marvels, 4 ft., big “Hollyhock” firs., of many rich and beautiful color ; mixed. HIERACIUM Aurantiacum, 1 ft., large firs, in showy clusters ; orange red, attractive. 250 s. HYACINTHUS Candicans, 2 ft., drooping white bells on tall spike-like scapes ; showy. 35 s. HYPERICUM Elegans, 3 ft., large cup-like yellow firs., during- summer ; attractive. IBERIS Gibraltarica, 1 ft., showy lilac firs. INCARYILLEA Delavayi, 3 ft., large Gloxinia¬ like, rosy-purple firs. ; beautiful. 30 s. INULA Glandulosa, 2 ft., large golden firs. Macroeephala, 4 ft., lemon with gpld disk. Royleana, 2 ft., big golden firs., fine. 200 s. The above varieties in mixture. 250 s. ■ ■ , IPOMOPSIS Elegans, 3 ft., Standing Cypress; elegant spikes of rich-colored firs. 50 s. • IRIS Germanica, 2 ft., splendid, mixed. 25 s. Kaempfera, Japan Iris, huge open firs., in many rich colors; showy. 20 s. Siberlca Superba, 2 ft., blue and white, raided. Pumila Hybrida, 6 in., blue, white, mixed. 20 s. Gomplete Special Mixture of all, 40, s. I SATIS GJauca, 3 ft., graceful, yellow bloom in great profusion ; showy in clumps. 25 s. KITAIBELIA Yltlfolla; 7 ft., large rosy-white firs. ; beautiful ; easily-grown ; very showy. KNIPHOFIA (Tritoma), 3 ft., Flame Flower, showy plants,: the firs., . flame-like in termi¬ nal spikes ora tall scapes ; showy . 25 s. Express, 1 ft. 7 • blooms first season; yellow. Mlrabllis, 1 ft., plants bloom the first year, rich orange-scarlet ; extra fine. 25 s. ■ ' Uvaria Grandlflora,, large coral-red firs. Complete Mixture of Kniphofia. 35 s. LATHYRUS Latifollus, 6 ft., Vines, everbloom- |
ing, the firs., larger than Sweet Peas, and in large clusters. One of our finest and most lasting perennials. Red, large white, rose, dark red, pink beauty, flesh-color, sep¬ arate, 15 seeds. Complete Mixture, 25 seeds. Pubescens, from Argentina, pale blue firs. 15 s. LIATRIS Spicata, 2 ft., long purple spikes, showy elongated corymbs ; bloom in autumn. Scarios, 2 ft., firs, purple, 2 in. across. Acidota, 2 ft., purple firs., clustered on slen¬ der spikes ; a handsome prairie species. Liatris in Special Mixture. 50 s. LIGULARIA JIacropliylla, 4 ft., graceful leaves.; spikes of showy yellow firs. ; 10 s. LII.IUM Regale, new, hardy, tenaceous ; firs, large, white , with pink, richly scented. Auratum, Gold-banded Lily, sweet-scented. Giganteum, long tubular white firs. 15 s. Martagon, purplish-rose, spotted black. 15 s. LINDELOPHIA Spectabllls, 2 ft., pretty blue firs., in racemes ; a fine Boragewor ; showy. LINUM Narbonense, 2 ft., rich blue panicles ; a showy and beautiful perennial. Flavum, golden bell-shaped firs., in heads. 50 LOBELIA Cardinalis, 2 ft., the beautiful Car¬ dinal Flower ; one of our finest perennials ; bright scarlet spikes ; likes moist soil and partial shade ; blooms throughout autumn. SYPHILITICA, 2 ft., spikes of big blue firs. LYTHRUM Roseum Superbum, 3 ft., rose firs. Salicaria, 3 ft., rich purple firs., in spikes. MALVA Alcea, 5 ft., rose; handsome, 25 s. MECOIVOPSIS Cambrica, 1 ft., Welsh Poppy; large, showy sulphur firs. ; rock plapt. 350 s.. Baileyil, 2 ft., new, from China ; glorious sky- blue Poppy-like firs., with showy golden an¬ thers ; a very beautiful garden perennial. MONARDA Didyma, 2 ft., Cambridge scarlet; an elegant fragrant mint. Hybrida, 3 ft., showy ; the firs, of various colors in big heads. 100 s. MORINA Longlfolla, 3 ft., admirable foliage, pinkish-crimson tubular firs., in whorls. OENOTHERA. Fraseri, 2 ft., golden firs. Odorata, 2 ft., large yellow-red fragrant firs., in early spring ; biennial. OMPHALODES Llnifolia, 1 ft., racemes of pretty white firs. ; blooms first year . ONOPORDON Acanthium, 5 ft., a bold, silvery plant with big purple firs. Binennial. 50 s. Salterl, 11 ft., an imposing ornamental plant ; foliage laciniated, silvery ; stems snow-white, firs., in profusion ; very showy and beautiful. OROBUS Niger, 3 ft., purple, pea-firs., 25 s. |
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LEUCANTHEIviUM, Maximum Giant Field Daisy The Giant Field Daisies are splendid perennials, hardy and lasting. The firs are large, up to five inches across, very showy and long-blooming in beds, and fine for cutting. I offer the finest varieties: Etoile d’Anvers, 4 ft, big white flowers, very free. Hybridum, 2 ft, new Early Spring Daisy; splendid. King Edward VII, 3 ft, robust, big white flowers. Mrs. C. Lothian Bell, 3 ft, new and very beautiful. Shasta Daisy, 2 ft, Alaska, pure white, charming. California, 2 ft, large yellow Daisies. The Prince, 2 ft, new, very large white flowers. The Speaker, 3 ft, robust plants, big showy flowers. Ulginosum, 5 ft, Giant Ox-eye Daisy, robust branch¬ ing plants literally smothered with firs 2inches across, white with gold center. Perfectly hardy and lasts for years when once established. Complete Mixture of above beautiful Giant Daisies. |
LUPINUS, FINEST HYBRIDS j The Hybrid Lupines are beautiful easily-grown per¬ ennials. The plants are from 2 to 5 feet high, branching and terminating in long, dense, erect spikes of lovely bloom in rich and varied colors. A bed of them should be in every flower garden. I offer the finest sorts: Arboreus Aureus, 5 ft, yellow; Snow Queen, white, both handsome, separate or mixed. Golden Spire, 5 ft, new, long golden yellow spikes, one of the most showy and beautiful. Douglasii Superbus, violet blue with white spikes. Excelsior, New Hybrids, 3 ft, splendid, mixed colors. Sweet-scented Hybrids, 3 ft, fine mixed colors. Kelway’s New Hybrids, magnificent, superb colors. Harkness Hybrids, 3 ft, new, art shades, mixed. Downer’s New Hybrids, early, splendid colors. Sunshine, 3 ft, bright yellow, showy, fine. Complete Special Mixture of the above. |
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PAPAVER ORIENTS The Improved Hybrids of Papaver Orieni garden perennials. The big long fringy leaves are not un ground on strong stems three feet high develop into enor waving in the breeze are amazingly beautiful and attract! these Poppies when you order your perennials. I offer o Bracteatum, 3 ft. glowing red, large and attractive. Brilliant, 3 ft, vivid fiery-red, one of the brightest. Colossal, 4ft, giant, enormous firs, dazzling scarlet. Apricot Queen, 3ft, salmon or apricot color, charming. Rembrandt, 3 ft , magnificent orange-scarlet, showy. Princess Victoria Louise, magnificent salmon pink. Mrs. Perry, 3ft, orange-apricot, rare and handsome. Queen Alexandra, 3 ft, rosy salmon, crimson spots. |
VLIS, Finest Hybrids ;alis are of the largest and most attractive of like Fern leaves, and the showy buds that issue from the mous flowers, brilliant in color and graceful in form, and ve. Once started, a bed will last for years. Don’tforget nly the huge-flowd, in the richest, most charming colors: Royal Scarlet, 3 ft, gigantic scarlet flowers, attractive. Salmon Queen, new and beautiful shades of colors. Benary’s Finest Large-flowd German Hybrids Mx. Excelsior English Hybrids, from a choice collection. Perry’s New White-flowered, rare, fine. Feltham Hybrids, various colors without spots. Complete Special Mixture of Oriental Poppies. |3^~Per. Poppies are not always true grown from seeds. |
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PAEOXY, Chinese, dble., Prize Mixed. 5 s. Officinalis, single, dark red, splendid. 8 s. PARDANTHUS Sinenses, 2 ft., Blackberry Lily ; firs, red and yellow spotted. 10 s. PEXTSTEMOX. On Page 60 I offer Mette’s Giant Gloxiania-flowered Pentstemon. a grand perennial blooming the first season and a splendid bedding plant. Coboea, 18 in., white shaded purple, large, Gordonl splendens, 3 ft., blue firs., big spikes. Hybrlda Graclella, 2 ft., small firs, in pro¬ fusion ; fine colors ; an elegant sort. Mixed. Pulchellns Hybrldus, 2 ft., bell-firs, in pink, purple, violet ; graceful spikes. Mixed. 200. Isophyllns Hybrldus, 3 ft., free and long- flang. ; flowers on long stems, many colors . Southgate Gem, 2 ft., crimson-scarlet; an out¬ standing bedding plant ; showy. Complete Special Mixture. 250 s. PHASEOLUS Caracala, vine, purple firs. 3 s. PHLOX Perennial, 2 ft., from the finest col¬ lections of new large-flwd. sorts. 50 s. |
PHYTOLACCA Decandra, 8 ft., big rich-red stems and bronzy leaves ; white firs., In racemes followed by dark red berries relish¬ ed by birds. On my grounds the plants grow in odd nooks to provide food for birds. Kaempferi, 4 ft., Japan Pokeberry ; fine. 50 s. PINKS, HARDY GARDEN FINEST VARIETIES These Pinks have been greatly improved, being plain and fringed, single and double, rich-colored and varie¬ gated, summer blooming. We have the finest kinds; Plumarius Diadematus, single spotted, sweet-scented Diadematus double mixed. Pheasant Eye, fringed, richly scented. Double and semi-double, 1 ft, fine colors in mixture. Dwarf Erfurt Pheasant Eye, dwarf double, mixed. Perpetual Pheasant Eye, finest single mixed. Double White with distinct eye; a fine new variety. Double Perpetual Red in splendid glowing shades. Double French Perpetual Cyclops, large, beautiful. Scoticus fl. pi., splendid French double in fine mixture. Complete Special Mixture of all above Hardy Pinks. POLEMOXIUM, Jacob’s Ladder, 2 ft., lovely firs., in fine spikes. Blue, white, or mixed. |
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PRIMULA, Beaut The Hardy Primroses are excellent garden f ed most of them will last for years and afford a showy appearing in many lovely colors and lasting for weeks, should not be disturbed until the seeds have had time t< Acaulis Grandiflora, 6in. Blue, White, or Mixed. Auricula, finest strain from prize flowers. Anisodora, IS in. Rich crimson flowers in whorls. Beesiana, 1 ft. Velvety purple, gold eye, free-blooming. Briscoei, 2 ft. Like Primula Japonica ; brick-red firs. Bullesiana Hybrida, 18in. Red, Orange, Blue, mixed. Bulleyana, 2 ft. Bright chrome yellow, beautiful. Cashmeriana, 1ft. Lilac, compact umbels, earliest. Cockburniana, deep orange-scarlet, very handsome. Cortusoides, charming deep rose umbels, distinct. Denticulata Grandiflora, 1 ft. White, lilac, rose, red, in mixture; flowers in dense heads. Farinosa, 6in, Bird’s Eye Primrose, compact umbels light purple with a gold eye, avoid hot sun. Floridae, 4ft, new Chinese giant, golden firs, lovely. Frondosa, 6in, silver foliage, pretty rosy lilac flowers. Ipswich Hybrids, 2ft, new strain, many strange colors. Helodoxa, 3 ft, long spikes of golden firs in whorls, fine. |
:iful Hardy Kinds owers and should be better known. Once start- and beautiful display every spring, the clustered flowers The seeds are often tardy in starting, and the seed-bed i germinate. I offer the finest kinds for garden beds: Japonica, 2ft, splendid, white to crimson in spikes. Munstead Strain (Veris) big showy umbels in spring, flowers, largest in size, wonderful shades of colors. Officinalis Hybridus, 1 ft, sweet scented Cowslip. Pulverulenta, 2 ft, like Japonica, shining red flowers. Rosea Grandiflora, 6i n, bright rose, gold eye, large in big umbels, a fine species, beautiful flowers. Sieboldii, 1 ft, fine large-flowd hybrids, mixed colors. Sikkimensis, 1ft, yellow, f ragrant, drooping flowers. Veris (Elatior) 1 ft, various colors, fine umbels, spring. Grandiflora, huge flowers, big umbels, mixed colois. Gold-edged, brown edged gold, beautiful and showy. Aurea, golden yellow in fine big umbels, superior. Splendid Mixture of Veris Primroses. Veitchi, 18 in, umbels of deep rose flowers, distinct. Verticillata, 1 ft, golden yellow firs, silver foliage. _ Vulgaris, 6 in, true yellow Primrose, profuse in spring. Complete Mixture of Hardy Primroses, 5cts. |
POLYGONIUM Baldschuanicum, robust vine, 20 ft., rose clusters, free-blooming all summer. 31 ultlflorum, 20 ft., rapid, free-blooming vine. Sachalinetise, 8 ft., yellowish firs. . Sleboldli, 6 ft., pretty foliage, white firs. 108 s. POTENTILLA Hybrlda, strawberry-like plants ; firs, yellow, rose, brown, scarlet. Mixed. 500 s. Double-flowd. varieties with double firs. 100 s. Warrensi, new; 2 ft., bright-yellow. PRUNELLA Gvandiflora, 6 in., blue; rockery. PYRETHRUM Roseuin, 2 ft., beautiful Cos¬ mos-like firs., in many charming rich colors, on strong stems ; showy in beds Janies Kelway, 3 ft., deep velvet-red. 50 s.
Yis Bros, of Holland make a specialty of these firs., both single and double, and I offer seeds of their superior collections. Kelway’s Exhibition seeds, single or double. CInerarlafolInm, 2 ft., lovely white daisy-like RHEUM Collinianum, 7 ft., giant foliage. Monarch, 4 ft., big leaves, huge stems. 50 s. Excelsior, Victoria improved Rhubarb. 50 s. Tanguticum Rubrum, 7 ft., large palm-like leaves ; bright red trusses of bloom. 50 s- ROMltEYA Coullerl, 4 ft., Matilija Poppy;
large white firs., fragrant, beautiful. 100 s. SCABIOSA Cancasica, 3 ft., fringed, blue; al¬ so white ; Separate or mixed. 30 s. House’s Hybrids, 3 ft., large, showy, mixed. Japonica, 2 ft., lavender, fine for cutting. SENECIO Clivorum, 4 ft., large, decorative foliage and rich orange firs. ; a good peren- SIDALCEA Rosy Gem, 2 ft., spikes of lovely small “hollyhock” firs. Award Royal Hort. SILENE Fortunel, 2 ft , bright rose, feathered. SOLID AGO, 6 ft., Golden Rod, hardy native perennial bearing big golden plumes 500 s. SPIREA Filipcndula, Dropwork, 3 ft., rose
SWEET WILLIAMS (Dianthus Barbatus) are
favorite garden flowers, being showy, fragrant, and long-blooming. The plants stool out and become large clumps, each throwing up a number of strong stems that are surmounted with large, exquisite clusters. They grow readily from seeds, and thrive in any soil or sunny situation. I offer the finest known varieties, both single and double, and they show all the new beautiful colors and variegations. See eng. on page 41. Single: Pure White, Dark Crimson, Turkey Red. Pink, Reauty, Bright Rose, Scarlet Beauty, Ilolborn Glory, Darkest Red, Henderson’s Perfectionfwith large eye) Johnson’s Diadem (dark scarlet with big white eye), Harlequin (white, rose and red firs in same cluster), Giant Auricula (big eyes). Separate or mixed, 250 s. Double: Pure White, Crimson, Margined, Black-red, Rose, Separate or mixed. 250 seeds.
Complete Snecial Mixture, Single and Double, 250 s. Annual Sweet. William, 1ft, blooms the first season. STACHYS Lanata, 2 ft., silvery fol., dark rose STENACTIS Speciosa, 2 ft., lovely blue, 75 s.
SY3IPHYTU3I Asperrimum, 4 ft., Prickly Comfrey ; rosy lilac bells in curved racemes . TELEIvIA Speclosa, 4 ft., golden “Aster” firs. THALICTRUM Aquileglafollum, 3 ft., lovely "Columbine” foliage and pretty rosy firs. Dipteroearpuin, 4 ft., lilac-rose ; fine to cut TIIERMOPSIS Carolinanum, 4 ft., golden Lu¬ pin-like firs., long spikes. 8 s. TRIFOLIUM Invarnatum, 1 ft., showy Scarlet Clover ; annual. 250 s.
Rubens, 2 ft., large carmine elongated heads ; upright growth ; a handsome perennial. 250. TROLLlUo Europaeus, 2 ft., Golden Balls. Ledebourl, 2 ft., bright orange, free. 50 s. VERATRUM Nigrum, 5 ft., long panicles of purple firs. ; striking. 2130 s.
VERBASCU3I, Harknes Hybrids, 7 ft., huge spikes of golden bloom; early summer. Sliss 3VIllmot, 5 ft., big spikes, white. 500 s. Olympicum, 6 ft., golden firs. ; Papuosuin. 5* ft., sulphur. 500 s.
Plioeniceum Hybrids, 3 ft., white to purple.* Giganteum, 10 ft., silvery foliage, golden firs.: Wledmannianum, 3 ft., spikes of violet firs. ; Complete Mixture of Verbascum. VERKONIA Novaboracensls, 6 ft., brush-like;
purple firs., in big corymbous heads; showy. VERONICA Spicata, 2 ft., lovely blue spikes. Longifolia, 2 ft., compact, blue clusters. 500 s. Incaua, 2 ft., pretty silvery foliage and Ager- atum blue firs. ; fine for beds. 500 s. Virginica, 4 ft., foliage in whorls; cup-like- white firs. ; golden anthers ; fine. 500 s. VIOLA Odofata, 4 in., the pretty Sweet Eng-! lish Violet; blooms almost continuously: large, long-stemmed, deliciously fragrant. Queen Charlotte, large, dark blue, fine for pots or beds ; very fragrant. 30s.
The Czar, lovely blue, an old favorite ; also! Pure White ; both fine Violets. 30 s.
WALLFLOWER, FINEST LARGE-FLOWERED
These deserve more attention. They are easily grown from seeds, and in mild climates bloom freely during winter. The flowers are large, of fine colors, and deli¬ ciously perfumed. I offer the fo’lowing splendid sorts: Eastern Queen, clear brightchamois, very distinct Feltham Early, fine red-brown, a market favorite. Golden Monarch, golden firs, dwarf compact habit . Primrose Monarch. like Golden Monarch, but of a lovely Primrose color, large and fine.
Vulcan Improved, deep velvety-red, rich, beautiful. White Dame, large trusses creamy white, scented firs. Kelway’s Langportian, huge single firs 2jin across, borne on immense trusses, splendid deep red color. Complete Special Mixture of these Wallflowers.
Benary’s Double Dwarf Branching, 1ft, all colors. YUCCA Alolfolia, Adams Needle; Variegated foliage; Quadricolor; Filamcntosa, silk grass. 3Vhlpplei fine, distinct. 8 seeds.
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Abutilon, Benary's Giant Calceolaria, Kel way’s Perfect Model Cineraria Grandiflora CHOICE WINDOW-GARDEN SEEDS There is a lot of pleasure as well as economy in growing pot plants from seeds, and the plants are more appreciated than if purchased from some grower. I would, therefore, urge my friends to order a liberal supply of the choice seeds I offer. I especially recommend my seeds of Begonia, Calceolaria, Cineraria, Cyclamen, Carnation, Geranium, Heliotrope, Lantana, Primrose, Stock, and Wallflower. My strains of these are unsurpassed. |
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ABRUS Praecatorlus, Prayer Bean, 15 ft. vine- beautiful foliage, large purple clusters of bloom ; seeds bright scarlet. 30 seeds. ABUTILON, 3 ft., Benary’s Giant, big, showy bells of various colors ; blooms in six months. Hibiscus-flowered, large hibiscus-like firs., of various shades ; fine for pots ; 25 seeds. New Hybrids, from a fine collection, 30 seeds. ACACIA Arabica, 18 ft., the source of gum arabica; has pretty foliage; 25 seeds. Healbata. Silver Wattle, 5ft., pinnate foliage. Decurrens, Black Wattle, 5 ft., flonferous.. Farnesiana, 8 ft., blooms early spring ; yellow. Longifolia. 10 ft.. Golden Wattle ; yellow firs. Lophantlia Spcciosa, 5 ft., elegant pot plant. Complete Special Mixture of all, 30 seeds. ACHIMENES, 6in, fine showy firs akin to Gloxinia; re¬ quires same treatment; small seeds, mixed colors. 100. AGAPANTHUS Umbellatus, 2 ft., a splendid flowering pot plant ; umbels of big blue bells . AGATHEA Amelloides, 1 ft., the lovely win¬ ter-blooming Paris Daisy. 50 seeds. kcWX Americana, Centuary Plant, hardy South, pot plant North; graceful foliage, beautiful. 8 seeds. AGERATUM Conspicuum, 1ft., white clusters , win¬ ter-blooming pot-plant, fine for cutting. 100 seeds. Lassauxii, 1ft., fine pot-plant, mauve firs, ,100 seeds ASPARAGUS Plumosus >anus, 2 ft., loveiy plumey foliage ; for pots. 10 seeds. Plumosus Robustus, 10 ft., vine fme foliage. Tenulssiinus, 5 ft., rare; very fine for pots. Spinosus, 30 ft., for pillars ; white sweet firs. Snrenireri 5 ft., Emerald Feather; baskets. Verticillatus, 15 ft., hardy; fine out-doors. 10 seeds. Special Fine Mixture, 15 seeds. BEGONIA Gracilis, 1 ft-, graceful, free an ! ever-blooming pot plants for winter ; mixed Luminosa, 1 ft., bronze foliage, fiery scarlet firs. ; free-blooming ; for pots or beds. 200 s. Gloire Louveciennes, 1 ft., white flushed rose, very fine for pots and beds. 250 s. Semperflorcns, 1 ft.. Bedding Queen, giant firs, of lovely pink. 250 s. Compacts Atrapurpurea, 6 in., compact, free- blooming, splendid for beds. 250 s. Triumph, 1 ft., lovely, big white firs. 250 s. Vernon, 1 ft., blood-red firs., bronze fol. 250 s. Rosea, 1 ft., charming rose, floriferous. 250 s. Complete Mixture of all the above 500 s. Erfordia Superba, 1 ft., charming pale rose. BEGONIA, Tuberous-rooted. I offer only the finest quality of Tuberous-rooted Begonias — seeds that will afford the largest and mostbeautiful flowers. If sown in early Spring, you may expect blooming plants by winter. The seeds are diminutive, but full cultural directions are sent with the seeds. Orange, Single Mixed, Double Mixed, or Complete Mixture. BIGNONIA Twecdiana, vine from Buenos ' Aires ; big golden trumpets ; hardy south. |
CALCEOLARIA, Kelway’s Perfect Model. Calceolarias are of easy culture from seeds, and a windowful of the blooming plants is a sight of sur¬ passing beauty. For this reason I offer the seeds of Kelway’s Perfect Model, as I am confident that it is unsurpassed by any other. Other choice kinds: Grandiflora Tigrina, Benary’s Strain, 100 seeds. Olympia, golden yellow blotched brown, lOOseeds. Clibrani, Profusa, small canary firs, profuse. 100 s. Complete Special Mixture of above, lOOseeds. CALL A Aethlopica, the old White Calla. 10 s. Devoniensis, the large-flowered Calla. 10 s. CAMELLIA Japonica, 5 ft., Japan Rose, CAPSICUM, 1 ft., small, fancy, mixed. Page 20. CASSIA Floribunda, 3 ft., annual ; golden firs, in clusters, abundant; pretty foliage; showy. CENTROSEMA Grandiflora, vine, blue firs. CHRYSANTHEMUM, Comtesse de Chambord, 2 ft., Paris Daisy ; good pot plant ; white Indieum fl. pi., the hardy fall Chrysanthemum. Japonicum. fl. pi., Jap. Chrysanthemum, dou¬ ble mixed. CINERARIA, Improved Large-flowered. Really the most showy and beautiful of all window plants are the Improved Large-flowered Cinerarias. A windowful of the blooming plants is beautiful be¬ yond description. I am pleased to offer Kelway’s Model as the finest of all strains. It is the result of years of skillful effort by the Kelways, and the plants are compact, free-blooming, and graceful, while the flowers are of great size, fine form, and of wonderful colors and variegations. Mr. Benary’s strain is also fine. Why not get a packet oteach, for you cannot have too many of these magnificent flowers. See eng. Kelway’s Perfect Model Single, splendid mixed. 50s Perfect Model Double, splendid mixed, 50seeds. Benary’s Superb Strain, Single, mixed, 50 seeds. Kelway’s Stellata, 3 ft, small firs of many fine colors in profusion, showy and fine for cutting, lOOseeds. Keiway’s Stella, dwarf, 1 ft, fine for pots, firs small. Vilmorin’s Fine French Cinerarias, mixed. 100 s. Vilmorin’s Fine Cinerarias in separate colors: Royal Blue, Antique Rose, Striped, White, Glowing Scarlet. Complete Special Mixture, all vaiieties, 100 seeds. CLIANTHUS Dampierl, 2 ft., red and black, Puniceus, 5 ft., brilliant, red, spotted, fine. CLITORIA Ternatea, 6 ft., vine, rich blue. 25 s. COLEUS, Finest Varieties, Plants are read¬ ily grown from seeds, and if the strain is good the colors and markings will be beautiful. Kelway’s Unique, 2ft. Elegant twisted foliage. 50 s. Pyrenean Giant, 3 ft. Elegant giant sorts mixed. Striped Empel, 2 ft. Laciniated leaves striped with green, white, gold, and brown; from Vilmorin. Benary’s Exhibition, 2ft. Extra: the finest of Coleus saved from Benary ’ssplendid collection. 20seeds. Vilmorin’s Large-leaved, large, variegated, fine. Complete Special Mixture of the above. 100 seeds. CONVOLVULUS Maurltanicus, trailer; a love¬ ly vine for baskets ; rich blue firs. 25 s. Aureus Superbus, a rapid vine with golden firs. ; beautiful. 12 seeds. |
Cyclamen Persicum Giganteum
Medlola Smilax
FREESIA, NEW TUBERGENI
Here is a grand novelty, easily grown from seeds and bloom in five months. The richly-scented flowers far surpass those of other varieties in size and range of color, length and strength of stem, and lasting beauty when cut. A child could grow this splendid flower. It is the top-notch of hybrid Freesias, produced after years of hybridization by the famous Dutch florist whose name it bears, and should be a “must have” by every lover of sweet and beautiful flowers. Don’t fail to add this glorious flower to your list. See engraving.
CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM
These are beautiful plants for the window in winter, the exquisite flowers being of many lovely colors and produced in great abundance for many weeks. Seeds show plantlets in about four weeks, and plants begin blooming in 18 months. Every seed, as a rule, will pro¬ duce a plant. My seeds are of Vilmorin’s Surpassing Strain, and can be depended upon for the finest giant flowers. The foliage is often as beautifully marked as a Begonia. Colors: Bright Rose, Pure White, White with red eye, Salmon Rose, Carmine Red; packets of 10 seeds any color Sets. Giant sorts in fine special mixture, 12 s. Grandiflora, fine mixed, 15 seeds; Papilio Fringed, 10 s. Complete Special Mixture, all varieties, 12 seeds. DASYLIRION Longifollum, 5 ft., for pots. 20 DOLICHOS Lignosus, 6 ft., lilac firs. 25 s. DRACAENA, 2 ft., fine for spots ; mixed. 30 s. EPACRIS Hybrida, 3 ft., fine sorts mixed. 30 s. ERYTHRINA Crista Galll, 6 ft., red spikes, 4 s. EUCALYPTUS Globulus, elegant for pots. 50 s. Cltrlodora, 3 ft., sweet foliage ; pots. 50 s. Resinifera, Red Gum, hardy sort. 50 s. Complete Mixture all varieties. 75 seeds. EUPATORIUU Grandiflora, 2 ft., white, FERNS, Greenhouse varieties in mixture. FRANCOA Ramosa, Bridal Wreath, 2 ft., 50 s. Ramosa Rosea, 18 in., rose clusters. 50 s. FUCHSIA, 2 ft., Single Hybrids, mixed. 15 s. Double Hybrids, finest mixed. 15 s. Corymbiflora, 2 ft., red. Coecinea, 2 ft., har¬ dy scarlet. Fulgens, 2 ft., crimson... Pro- cumbens, for baskets. 10 seeds.
Complete Mixture all varieties. 15 seeds. GLOXINIA Hybrida, 1 ft, splendid pot plants ; firs, large, rich-colored, showy. I offer only the finest strains. See Pages 16 and 50. Crassifolia, large-fl., extra mixed. 75 s. Vallerand’s Spotted and Margined, splendid. Yilmorin’s Extra Fine mixed. 75 s.
French Hybrids, superior mixture. 100 s. Complete Special Mixture, Extra, 100 s. HEDYCHIUM Gardnerlanum, 4 ft., pretty fol¬ iage and terminal clusters of sweet-scented white and lemon firs. Hardy South . HELIOTROPE, 2 ft., easily-grown free-bloom¬ ing plants for pots or beds ; firs, small, in big clusters, in colors from white to royal blue, and deliciously scented.
White Lady, pure white; Queen Margaret,
GESNERIA, NEW HYBRIDS
These are very elegant plants akin to Gloxinias. They are as easily grown from seeds as Gloxinias, and spring seedlings bloom in late autumn. Cover the soil with chopped tobacco stems to ward off insects and to act as a fertilizer. Shade from hot sun in summer. Both foliage and flowers are beautiful, the flowers in many fine colors, often spotted. Found in Brazil and other So. American countries. In a general way they should be treated as Gloxinias. Cultural directions sent with seeds. 100 seeds. See engraving.
dark blue ; Peruviana, light blue ; Rol-des
Noirs, dark violet; Louis Delaux, rose; Tri¬ umph de Liege, dark lilac ; Mine. Bruant, fine deep lilac. Separate or Mixed. 200 s.
Cyclope, 1 ft., dwarf ; robust, bearing big clus¬ ter of large firs, of the prettiest shades.
Lemoine’s Giant, mixed, large-flwd. and large- clustered ; superb. 250 s.
HIBISCUS Manihot Sunset, 4 ft., splendid . firs. 6 in. across, yellow with showy crim¬ son center ; either for pot or beds. 40 s.
ISOLOMA Hybrida, 1 ft., splendid new compact pot plants ; rich colors ; treat as Gloxiana.
1NDIGOFERA Tinetoria, 5 ft., leguminous;
JACARANDA Mimosifolia, 5 ft., ferny foliage, red firs, in axillary racemes ; pinnate foliage, blue, clusters ; hardy in Florida. 25 s.
KALANCHOE Kewensis, 3 ft., fine pot plant, scarlet firs., good to cut.
KENNEDYA Comptonlana, vine, big clusters of blue firs., very beautiful. 25 s.
Blmaculata, vine, lovely azure firs., fine.
LANTANA, Choice New Hybrids, 3 ft., fine clusters, free-blooming, good for beds.
Nana Compacta, see Page 50.
LAVATERA Varlegata, 5 ft., splendidly varie¬ gated white yellow and green ; plants im¬ prove with age ; hardy South
LISIANTHUS Russellianus, 2 ft., large purple firs, in terminal cluster ; beautiful. 30 s.
MACKAYA Bella, lilac bell firs. 10 s.
MANDEVILLEA Suaveolens, Vine, robust hardy South ; firs, large, white, sweet
MEDEOLA Asparagoldes, Smilax Vine ; very handsome ; shining foliage ; a pretty window- vine for a pot trellis ; fine to cut. See eng.
Myrtifolia, the Baby Smilax ; small in leaf and vine ; charming. 25 s.
MELIANTHUS Major, 7 ft., handsome silver¬ ed “pinnate” foliage and spikes of pretty brown-orange ; honeyed firs. ; hardy South.
MUSA Ensete, 5 ft., Banana Plant. 2 s.
NERIUM Oleander, 10 ft., mixed colors. 50 s.
NICOTIANA Glauca, 9 ft., big glaucous leaves; golden firs. ; shov'y garden or pot plant.
OXALIS Floribunda, 9 in., a fine window plant ; firs, in big clusters on long stems. White, Rose, or Mixed. 50 s.
PRIMULA OBCONICA, NEW GIANT-FLOW’D
1 he recent great improvements in this flower have really placed it at the head of the list of
Primroses. The plants are readily started from seeds, begin to bloom early, and are in bloom for weeks, eliciting the admiration and praise of all beholders. My seeds of these splendid New Giant Primroses are from Mr. Benary, Hurst, Vilmorin and other reliable growers; and can be depended upon to produce the largest, richest-colored and most beautiful firs. They cannot be surpassed in quality or vitality. See engraving. Colors: Lilac, Salmon Queen, Crimson, Pure White, Apple Blossom, Deep Lilac, Blood Red, Deep Rose, Blue, Fire Red, Fringed, Mixed, 50 seeds; all Mixed, 75seeds. These are all Giant Varieties; very superior.
Chinese Primrose, Giant Fringed, Finest Varieties
The Chinese Primrose is perhaps the most desirable of all plants for winter-blooming in the
window. Any person can grow it successfully from seeds, and a windowful of the blooming plants is an object that arrests the attention and admiration of all who see it. I offer the finest strain of giant-flowered, developed and grown by Vilmorin of Paris, and my seeds are all of the new crop, and sure to grow. Separate colors 20 seeds; Complete Special Mixture 25 s. Seeds germinate in about three weeks. Following are the finest named varieties:
Lady Randolph Churchill, white, Coerulea, exquisite blue, very fine. Kermesina, Vilmorin’s new crimson.
Emperor, splendid copper color. Empress, new red-magenta. Marquis of Lome, rose, charming.
Exquisite, beautjful pale pink, fine. Cocciriea, glittering red, attractive. Soleil de Empel, white, gold eye.
Other Choice Fringed Varieties
Filicifolia the beautiful Fern-leaved Primrose, showy, one of the finest. Pure White or Mixed Colors. 25 s. Alba Magnifica, very large white flowers, gold eye. Azurea, magnificent light blue flowers; very rare. Duchess Hybrids, various rich colors with dark center. Striata, white striped with carmine-mauve, odd, fine.
Morganrote, beautiful morning-red colors, handsome. Sedina, brilliant dazzling red, very showy, beautiful. Defiance, rich carmine-red with a large brown eye. Enticelante, rich scarlet, large-flowered, finely fringed. The Duchess, white with' a big bright carmine center. Above Choice Varieties in Splendid Mixture. 30 seeds.
Vilmorin’s Improved Star Primrose
Vilmorin’s Fine Strain of Star Primroses are more free-blooming than the Giant Fringed,
embrace as many colors, and are more easily cared f<3r. They will succeed even under adverse conditions and areas attractive as the Giant Primroses, and more satisfactory. I offer the finest seeds, direct from Vilmorin.
Purity, Dark stems and foliage, giant white flowers. The Bride, pure white, grows and blooms freely, fine Celestial, fine porcelain blue, green foliage, distinct. King of the Blues, rich dark blue, striking color, fine. Vesuvius, brilliant red, the brightest of Star Primulas. Auricula, white with distinct mauve eye , very showy. Harlequin, light rose with pink flakes, always admired.
Ruby Star, the darkest blood-red, large clusters, fine. Coral, rich creamy pink; very beautiful, one of the best. Giant Carmine, very large carmine firs, bronze foliage. Lord Roberts Star, fiery red, one of the most showy. All Varieties, choicest new-crop seeds, direct from Vil¬ morin, any variety 25 seeds 5cts. Complete Special Mixture, packet of 50 seeds 5cts., 200 seeds 15cts.
Double Chinese Primrose
These are showy plants when in bloom, but are not as admirable as the Fringed Single
Primroses as they lack the graceful form of those varieties. I can supply the finest seeds of the various colors; White, Striped, Pale Pink, Bright red. Separate, 15 seeds. Mixed, ail colors, 20 seeds.
THE BEAUTIFUL PRIMULA MALACOIDES
Here is a lovely Primrose that starts readily from seeds, and seedlings bloom in about four
months. The firs are not large, but are produced in compound whorls, and from a good strain of seeds; the plants are showy and beautiful. Varieties: Fraicheur, large-flowered light lilac; Superba Rose, a superb rose color; Kermesina, dazzling Red, large-flrs; Snowflake, double white firs. Separate colors 100 seeds; All mixed 200 s.
OTHER CHOICE PRIMROSES
Floribunda Grandiflora, 1 ft, an improved variety bearing beautiful golden yellow flowers, an excellent winter-bloomer, remaining in bloom for a long time. Forbesi, Baby Primrose, 1 ft, a lovely little Primrose
blooming in three months after sowing; free-bloom¬ ing, graceful, beautiful lilac firs in abundant clusters. Kewensis, 1 ft, a new hybrid; splendid foliage and large golden yellow flowers; a choice winter-bloomer.
PASSIFLORA Alba, hardy vine ; lovely wEite firs. ; admirable for a trellis. 15 s. Coerulea, Vine, hardy South ; fine showy blue firs. ; easily grown. 30 s.
Edulls, blue and white, edible. 15 s.
Gracilis, fine for pot trellis ; white. 15 s. Superb Special Mixture. 30 seeds.
PELARGONIUM, Pansy Geranium, 2 ft., Fancy and Spotted. 3 seeds. Mixed colors. Odoratlsslmum, 8 in., Apple-scented Gerani¬ um, valued for its fragrant foliage. 50 s. Zonale, see Page 49. Sluis Bros, choice seeds Mixed colors. 15 seeds.
Extra Choice, from named sorts. 8 s.
Primula Obconica Gigantea
Chinese Primrose, Giant Fringed
Chinese Primrose, Vilmorin’s Star Sorts
TETRANEMA MEXICANA
Here is a very beautiful window plant, known as Mexican Foxglove; it forms eleganttufts of graceful foliage from which the scapes arise bear¬ ing the fine clusters foxglove-like purplish-vio¬ let flowers, blooms freely and for a long period This is a magnificent pot plant, pkt. 100 seed'
SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA
This is the beautiful African Violet, agesner- aceous plant allied to Gloxinias, and requires the same treatment. The flowers are an inch a - cross, produced in clusters, and are a charming deep rich blue: not unlike a large sweet Violet in appearance. Seeds are small, pkt. 100 seeds.
PETUNIA, McDonald’s New Dwarf Ramona Strain,
Compact, free-blooming-, giant fringed firs. ; the best for pots and beds ; surprising array of rich colors. 100 seeds.
PHALANGIUM Lineare fol. Variegatis, 2ft, a beau-
ful striped grass-like plant with white Lily-like firs.
PHORMIUM Veitchii, 2ft, white striped leaves.
PHYSIANTHTTS Albens, Vine, red-tinged white bladder-like firs. ; easily grown Asclepiad-
PITTOSPORUM Undulatum, 6ft., a choice ever¬ green ; leathery foliage ; clusters of white fragrant firs. 30 s.
Tobira, 8 ft., a fine evergreen pot-plant North ; hardy South ; sweet white firs, in clusters. 20 s.
POINCIANA Gillesii, 3 ft, hardy South, pot- plant North ; showy scarlet bloom ; beautiful.
Pulclierrima, 3 ft., firs, orange ; very attrac¬ tive ; a hedge in Cuba ; splendid. 5 seed.
POINSETTIA Pnlcherrima, 6 ft., the beautiful scarlet Christmas fir. ; started in Spring seedling blooms for Christmas. To prevent leaf-dropping avoid chills. 2 s.
REHMANIA Angulata, 2 ft., large, free-bloom¬ ing rose shades with golden yellow throat; spotted purple. 250 seeds.
RHAGODIA Nutans, Australian Red-berry; gray¬
ish green foliap-e, pretty clusteredf ruits; see page 5b
RHODOCHITON Volubile, vine, purple-rose with dark crimson corolla ; free-blooming.
RIVINA Hnmilis, 2 ft., a pretty pot plant of easy culture ; firs, white followed by scarlet berries, in handsome racemes, showy. 15 seeds.
Hum ills Aurantiaca, 2 ft, white firs, followed by golden yellow berries. 15 seeds.
ROCHE A Faleata, 18 in., splendid scarlet firs. ; succulent ; pretty pot plant. 15 s.
RYNCHOSPERMUM Jasminoides, variegated foliage, sweet-scented firs. ; fine pot plant.
SANTOLINA Tomentosa, Lavender Cotton, 2 ft.,
silvery foliage and showy yellow flowers. 100 seeds.
SAXIFRAGA Sarmentosa, Aron’s Beard or Creep-
i ng Sailor, 1ft, white, very useful for hanging baskets.
SCHOTIA Latifolia, Elephant Hedge Bean, page51.
SEQUOIA Sempervirens, Calif. Red Wood, page 51.
SKI M M I A J aponica, evergreen pot-plant, see pg 5 1
SINNINGIA Hybrida, (the Improved Glox¬
inia) Benary’s finest dark-leaved, mostly erect-flowd; very beautiful pot plants allied to Gloxinia; treat as Gloxinia; firs of various fine colors, often spotted.
SOLANUM Capsicastrum, Star Capsicum, 1 foot,
small white firs, pretty red cherry-like fruits. 50 seeds Arboreum,6ft, broad leaves, violet-scented firs, red fruits. Marginatum, 4ft, firs white with purple center, see pg 51. Pseudo-capsicum, 3 ft., Jerusalem Cherry. STEPHANOPHYSUM Longiflorum, 3 ft., an Seafortliianum, lovely vine ; blue firs. 26 s. elegant winter-blooming pot plant ; showy scarlet firs. 15 s
STEPHANOTIS Floribunda, Clustered Wax Flow¬ er, pure white firs, deliciously fragrant, freely produc¬ ed in large bunches, excellent for cutting. 2 seeds. STREPTOCAItPUS Hybrids, See Page 7. STREPTOSOLEN Jamesoni, 4 ft., orange clus¬ ters. 5 s.
SUTHERLANDIA Frutescens, 3 ft., scarlet
firs in showy racemes, beautiful silvery foliage. 40 s. SWAI NSONIA Grandiflora, vine, large flwd. white, pink, etc., in racemes ; free-blooming. Winter-blooming. Mixed. 25 seeds. TACSONIA Yan Yolxeml, vine, showy and beautiful ; firs, large, scarlet ; edible fruits. TECOMA Smithii, Trumpet Flower, greenhouse
vine; winter-blooming, trumpet-like firs; yellow with a spotted throat, free-blooming, showy. 25 seeds.
TEMPLETONIA Retusa, Coral Bush, see page 51 TEPHROSIA Grandiflora, 2ft, greenhouse shrub
blooming freely from spring till fall, firs red; see pg 51 THEA Sinensis, 6 ft., a beautiful hardy shrub South ; large, showy firs. The leaves treat¬ ed become the tea of commerce. 2 s. TROPAEOLUM Speclusum, vine, hardy peren¬ nial with large, bright scarlet firs. Known as Flame-flwd. Nasturtium. 5 seeds.
Minus, 1 ft., small orange firs., tinged red. C'occineus, scarlet, showy pot plant.
TYDAEA Grandiflora, 1 ft., a beautiful Ges- neraceous plant ; large, rich-colored bloom. Treat like Gloxinias. Finest-mixed from a choice collection. 150 seeds.
VERBENA Citriodora, 3 ft. Lemon Verbena;
scented foliage ; white bloom ; hardy South. VERONICA, 3 ft., splendid Greenhouse, sorts mixed. 250 seeds.
WIGANDIA Macrophylla, beautiful pot plant, see pg 51.
A Few Floral Notes and Suggestions
A RARE VINE. — I want to ask' attention
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to a robust climber from Asia that should be better known — Benincasa Cerifera. It is an un¬ usual vine of easy culture, and will appeal to those who like something novel and out of the ordinary. It has a wealth of foliage; the leaves are 10 in. broad with indented margin; the big long-stemmed axillary wide-open flowers four inches across composed of five broad, emargin- ate petals, and of a rich golden yellow or orange color, freely and continuously produced, and very attractive. These are succeeded by thick seed vessels, nearly one and a half feet long, snowy white-waxy and covered with hairs. These big fruits are edible, and in China are prepared as pickles and conserves for a table delicacy. Could you ask more a of vine? If you are interested don’t fail to get a packet of the long smooth, white seeds and grow the attrac¬ tive foliage, flowers and fruits. You will have a “Wonder Vine”, and the common enquiry of admirers will be “Where did you get seeds of such a plant, and was it hard to grow?” Seeds 5 cts. a packet. _
£51?“ When ordering please name extras for substitutes; otherwise cards will be sent instead. _
THE NEW VIOLET. — Benary’s ‘Eureka”, Violet should be one of the first on your list. It is not only easily started from seeds, but the seedlings quickly come into bloom; the bloom is perpetual until the ground freezes up. It is a rare and beautiful novelty. It is offered on the Title page. Don’t overlook it. 5c. _
“ SOME GOOD THINGS OMITTED
ANEMONE Sulphurea, 1ft, a lovely species
with large sulphur-colored firs and pretty foliage.
AQUILEGIA, Barr’s Glory Strain, large, ele¬ gant, long-spurred firs, in the greatest variety of col¬ ors: superb shades; Very superior.
LYCHNIS FlosCuculi, 15 in., lovely rose-pur¬ ple; the pretty Ragged Robin, a fine perennial. Fulgens Grandiflora, 1ft. firs 2 inches across,
brilliant Vermillion ; fine for borders.
PAPAVER Pearls of Dawn, 1 ft, a very beau¬ tiful new Nudicaule, the firs, large, satiny, crinkled, in delicate shades of pink shaded glowing salmon, orange shaded blush, and salmon shaded pink.
PAPAVER Double Queen, 1 ft. Barr’s Extra
Selected Shirley type, 3 ft, double firs, delicate and brilliant colors, White with salmon, pink or crimson margins, Orange shaded white, with Fiery rose-scarlet shaded white. Brilliant scarlet with white center.
ESP As a rule I can supply everything, but will you kind¬ ly name some extras to use in case of shortage?
MISCELLANEOUS THINGS
CACTUS, splendid mixture of many fine species
and varieties, a liberal packet 5 cts.
CATERPILLARS, leguminous plants with Cater¬ pillar-like seed-pods. Large, Small, Striped, Hairy, mx
CROTALAR1A Argyrea, 10ft, very showy terminal spikes of golden flowers; pretty foliage. I can also supply r'. Juncea, 10 ft, golden flowers, tree-like.
DAUBENTONIA, hhs, 6ft, very beautiful shrub;
nieh scarlet W istaria-like racemes, 4-winged seed-pod.
MEJDICAGO, Calvary Clover, 1 ft, ha beautiful
fofiage, green with a distinct red cross at the center, the seed-ball unwrapped resembles a crown of thorns.
PALM. Cocoa Plumosa, a most graceful and easily
grown Palm, lovely pot plant north, hardy in Florida.
ERYTHROXYLON Coca, 5 ft, a half-hardy shrub
vith sma . axillary flowers; foliage chewed by South ^ vmericans as a stimulant.
ANGELONIA GRANDIFLORA, 3 feet. A beautiful branching pot pint with square stems, and terminal spike-like racemes of very pretty violet-blue deliciously scented firs with white charming tigred throat. Seedlings start readily and the plants soon come into bloom, and are blooming and attractive for many weeks. A window plant of rare beauty. Per pkt. 5 cts.
VILMORIN’S SEEDS.— The name “Vil- morin” has been favorably known in Parisian Horticulture for more than a century, and al¬ ways stands for the best in seeds, bulbs and plants. The Vilmorin’s are progressive people, and some of the most instructive of horticul¬ tural books have been published by them. Some very valuable new flowers and vegetables have been introduced by them. Their strains of Carnations, Pinks, Gloxinias, Calceolarias, Cin¬ erarias, Cyclamens, Primroses, etc. are hardly equalled, always dependable. My experience for scores of years prove the quality of their seeds.
PHLOX DRUMMONDII. — The improved semi-dwarf strain of this old annual is hardly excelled as a free continuous and rich-bloom¬ ing summer bedder. The compact plants, show a wonderful array of bloom, new and beautiful colors and variegations, far in advance of the old varieties. If you want a showy and charm¬ ing mass of bloom that will call forth enthusias¬ tic words of praise from your friends, have a bed of these lovely Phloxes. See page 29.
STAR PRIMROSES. I freely recommend Vilmorin’s Strain of Star Primroses. Spring seedlings begin to bloom on the approach of winter and are a wealth of big showy clusters of many rich colors until spring. The plants are vigorous, healthy, and free-blooming under conditions that many others would not endure
SEMI-TROPICAL FRUITS ~~
These are hardy in the South, but must be grown as pot plants North, as they will not endure freezing.
CARICA Papaya, 5 ft, large, edible, Tree Musk-
melon, eaten with sugar, salt and pepper when ripe, lovely, waxy , fragrant flowers; elegantpot plant.
GUAVA, 6 ft, hardy South, a pot plant North,
pretty white flowers and delicious fragrant fruits, as large as a duck-egg.
ERIABOTRYA Loquaf, cherry-like southern fruit
produced in terminal panicles, fine stewed or in pies; golden, size of a large cherry ; hardy south of Va.
SURINAM Cherry, 6 ft, pretty foliage and beau¬ tiful scarlet fruits size of a cherry; jelly, pies, stewing.
PASSIFLORA Edulis, vine 15ft, beautiful large
flowers and palatable fruits as large as a duck egg.
POMEGRAN1TE, a rather hardy shrub with
scarlet firs and large edible fruits, yellow, gold cheek.
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Novelties of
AGERATUM 3LUE CAP
Unquestionably the finest of all Dwarf Ageratums. The plants are very dwarf and compact, the foliage is small, and the bloom profuse and continuous, thus form¬ ing an edging or bed that seems as a carpet of fluffy bloom, deep rich blue unsurpassed by any other vari¬ ety. It is easily grown, and desirable for pots as well as beds. It is a novelty of high merit and deserves a place in every garden, so be sure to add this to your order.
ANTIRRHINUM Mammoth Malmaison, 2 ft., declared by experts to be the most beautiful of all Snapdragons ; firs, charming silvery pink, huge in size and borne in big strong¬ stemmed trusses ; splendid.
ARGEMONE Grandiflora Isabel, 2 ft., a showy hardy annual ; firs, large, golden yellow, freely produced ; fine in groups and beds.
CALCEOLARIA, Albert Kent, 2 ft, a beautiful plant for pots or beds ; firs, very graceful, in immense trusses, and of the most charming colors and markings.
CALENDULA Golden Beam, 1 ft., a glorious novelty ; firs, rich golden yellow, double to the center, quilled and of immense sizes . Sunshine, 2 ft., an entirely new species, alto¬ gether different from others, taller, more graceful, more showy ; long incurved petals, like a Jap. Chrysanthemum, bright canary yellow ; good to cut.
CAMPANULA Olymplca, 8 in., a hardy Bell¬ flower, the large nodding bells clear blue ; an enlarged Scotch Hairbell.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Mawli, 1 ft., a hardy perennial with silvery foliage and rich pink firs., 2 inches across ; ideal for beds
CLARKIA Albatross, 2 ft., new compact hardy annual with spikes of double snow-white firs. La France, 18 in., the most attractive of Clarkias ; ideal for beds or to cut ; firs, sil¬ very-pink with lighter edge, very double.
COLLINSTA Bicolor Salmon Beauty, 2 ft. pur¬ est salmon-rose, very bright and beautiful
DAHLIA Paeony-flowered Miniature, 3 ft., semi¬ double firs, in many fine colors; fine for beds and to cut.
DIMORPHOTHECA, Lemon Queen, 18 in., chrome yellow with blue center ; compact.
“EUREKA,” finest of Violets. See title page.
GERANIUM, Buxton’s Blue, 3 ft., a fine har¬ dy perennial ; bears freely beautiful Nemo- phila-blue cup-shaped firs. ; choice.
GODETIA Pelargonium, 18 in., big clusters of blush-pink single firs., each petal showing a distinct carmine blotch, giving the effect of a fine show Pelargonium.
Special Merit
MARIGOLD, NEW FIRE CROSS
Mr. Hurst of London, who has introduced many of our finest novelties truly says “Fire Cross Marigold is decidedly the best plant for edging that we have ever listed, it is much more effective and attractive than Legion of Honor, firs deep orange-yellow, each petal showing a large crimson-maroon blotch. In our opinion Fire Cross is definitely one of the finest introductions, in annuals, of many years.”
LARKSPUR, Exquisite, 3 ft., new; big spikes of exquisite pink firs. ; hardy annual.
LUPIN Hartwegil, Tom Thumb, 1 ft., a fine
free-blooming annual _ showy spikes of
white, blue, rose, lilac, etc. ; excellent for beds. Mixed.
LYCHNIS Forestii Hybrids, 2 ft., a rich strain of showy perennials ; colors crimson, white, pink and other fine colors; blooms in June;
MARIGOLD, Guinea Gold, 2 ft., a very showy large-flwd. African Double Marigold ; gol¬ den yellow, very free-blooming.
MESEMBRIANTHE MUM, Criniflorum, 4 ft., a hardy annual of great beauty ; firs, an inch across, borne in profusion on spreading plants ; colors delightful shades of white, rose, crimson, buff, apricot and variegated ; fine for rockery and beds.
NASTURTIUM, Golden Gleam. 1 ft., trailer, a beautiful semi-double sort, the firs, golden yellow , sweet-scented ; a desirable nov elty.
PETUNIA, Erfurt Large-flwd. Double-ruffled,
1 ft., Benary’s new strain for pots and beds; very free-blooming, and compact ; splendid.
PETUNIA, All Double, Large-flwd. Fringed,
2 ft. This is Hurst’s Great Noverty ; all plants produce fully displayed firs, in many splendid colors ; entirely new ; seeds direct from Hurst of England. Pkt. 25 seeds 5c.
PRIMULA Burmanica, 1 ft., a fine hardy per¬ ennial, vigorous and free-blooming ; firs, large, rosy purple, with distinct gold eye ; very effective.
Obcon ca Gigantea, Red Chief, a charming pot plant ; firs, of great size produced in giant clusters, the color rich dark red, the darkest color.
VIOLET “Eureka,” finest of all. Title Page.
SCABIOSA Fiery Scarlet. 13 in., a free-bloom¬ ing annual or biennial, the large globular double firs, being of the richest scarlet, and produced on long stems. Showy in beds
VISCARIA, Blue Bouquet, 1 ft., a grand up¬ right Viscaria, a hardy annual, every plant becoming a bouquet of intense blue firs., beautiful and effective in beds.
Additional New and Bare Annuals
ARTEMISIA Argentea, 15 in. A pretty rock plant,
foliage white-haired, firs pale yellow ; dense, likes sun.
CASTILLEJA Indivesa, 1 ft. Indian Paint Brush;
hardy annual; firs, yellow, surrounded by red bracts.
CHRYSANTHEMUM White Queen, 2ft. Annual;
lovely, showy pure white firs with pale yellow band.
CLARKIA Firesheaf, 1ft. A fine novelty; copper-
red, f ull-doublein elegant sprays a foot long ; fine.
DIANTHUS Latifolius atrococcineus, fl. pi., 18 in. An
everblooming pink with clusterslike Sweet William, but firs twice as large ; color intense velvety crimson- scarlet. I can also supply mixed colors.
HELENIUM Praecox Luteum, 9 in. A handsome
perennial blooming first season; flowers yellow, of unusual size, very showy; fine rock plant.
LINARIA Canon J. Want, 3 ft. Hardy perennial ;
long spikes of flesh-pink firs, fine for beds and cutting.
LINARIA Hendersoni Ericoides, 8 in. A pretty rock
perennial; blooms first season; firs, deep purple, like little Snapdragonsin appearance; fine for pots.
LINARIA Triornithophora, 2ft .Beautiful bird-like
purple firs, in clusters; perennial, plants branching, free-blooming the first season; rare.
LOASA Hispida, 2 ft. A very pretty annual from
Lima: flowers lemon, variegated center, in profusion.
MYOSOTIS Distinction Praecox, 8 in. The new
early and everblooming Forget-me-not; lovely blue semi-double firs, in big clusters, blooms in 10 weeks.
MYOSOTIS MargaSach-
er, 1 ft. The new giant- flowered Forget-me-not; flowers deep sky blue, an inch across; fine for pots and the rockery.
MYOSOTIS Semper-
florens Rosea, 1ft. New, everblooming from early spring till winter, beau¬ tiful pure rose flowers in clusters; a lovely forget- me-not, likes shade and moisture, fine to edge a pond, and other uses.
NEMESIA Grandiflora
Tigrina, 1ft. Very large firs, richly scented and charmingly spotted and blotched, magnificent.
PENTSTEMON, Mette’s
Giant Gloxinia-flowd, 2 ft.
A grand perennial blooming freely first season; firs, large, Gloxinia-like, rich in color, borne in large ra¬ cemes. Splendid for beds. Illustrated on page 42.
PENTSTEMON Sensation, 3 ft. New giant-flowd
hybrids; long spikes of big Gloxinia-like flowers in colors from pink to crimson, richly blotched, mixed.
PETUNIA Sensation. The grower of this Petunia
callsit “the aristocrat of the Petunias, and the most beautiful royal purple Petunia in the world, a true Elk’s Pride.” I take his word for it. His price is 50cts. a packet. Do you want to try it? 100 seeds 5cts.
POLYGQNIUM Ruby Queen, 4ft, Bold, Canna-
liketuft plants, highly decora'ive covered with big vivid crimson spikes; blooms till winter, beautiful.
POPPY Nudicaule Fakenham Hybrids, 18 in. The
finest of all Iceland Poppies; gigantic flowers on long stems, come in a wonderful range of colors, bloom continuously from May till frost if kept from seeding.
POPPY Rhoeas Fire King, 18 in. A grand annual,
very free-flowering; firs orange-scarlet, gold stamens.
POPPY Giant Aristocrat, 4 ft. A distinctive an¬ nual, not like others; compact, with satiny grey foli¬ age, branching, each showing 15 or 20 big rich dark red double firs.; a grand acquisition. Start early and set i n a sunny bed, or sow direct in the bed. 250 seeds.
RHODANTHE Atrosanguinea, 1 ft. An elegant
branched pot plantf or marketing or for beds; firs, an i nch across, blood-red, fine for bouquets green or dry.
VIOLA W. H. Woodgate,6in. New; finest of all
Cornutas; firs, charming blue, so abundant as to al¬ most hide the compact plants: blooms continuously, and far surpasses all others in exquisite beauty; can¬ not be too highly praised; you surely want it.
A BEAUTIFUL GILIA
Gilia Micranthais a rare but very beautiful an- unal. Seeds start quickly, and the plants spread out and are soon smothered withinnumerablevividrose firs, eliciting the most ardent expressions of admira¬ tion and praise ; fine for beds or pots. 1000 seeds 5cts.
Additional New and Rare Perennials
AETHIONEMA Pulchellum, 6 ft. An elegant hardy
rock plant; needle-shaped foliage; firs lovely pink.
AETHEOPAPPUS Pulcherrimus, 3ft, New, from
Cau-asica, hardy; superb fluffy pink firs. 3in. across.
ANTIRRHINUM Asarina, 6 in. A procumbent
perennial rock plant; blooms first year, the flowers are cream, tinged with red; freely produced.
AQUILEGIA Cuprea, 2 ft. Copper-red with straw
corolla ; long spurs; an excellent Benary introduction.
ARMERIA Gigantea Rubra, 2ft. New; a beautiful
hardy perennial ; lovely deep rose flowers.
CAMPANULA Glomerata Acaulis, 4 in. A pretty
rock plant ; large close heads of deep blue flowers.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Japonicum Improved, 2 ft. A
splendid perennial ; firs single, in wide range of colors.
COREOPSIS Verticillata, 18 in. A rare perennial;
plants clothed with whorls of deep-cut leaves, freely- branched, each branch bearing erect a large, rich golden flower; fine for beds and for cutting.
DRYAS Octopetala, 6 in. A fine perennial rock
plant; firs Anemone-like, white with golden stamens.
ERYNGIUM Planum, 2 ft. Globular heads of corn-
flower blue flowers; fine for borders and cutting.
GENTIANA Asclepiadea, 2 ft. Excellent hardy
border plant; beautiful blue firs; showy; lasts well.
GEUM Sibericum, 8 in. A fine creeping rock
plant; firs orange in great profusion; a rare perennial.
HELIANTHUS Mollis, 5 ft. A stately, very free-
blooming perennial; firs, pure yellow, and borne throughout the Autumn.
LUPIN US Moerheimi,
3 ft., hardy intense pink.
MECONOPSIS Integri-
folia, 3 ft. The hardy Primrose Poppy from Thibet; firs. 6 in. across.
MECONOPSIS Wallichii,
4 ft. A charming species ; fine foliage and beautiful pale blue flowers; likes moist shade.
N E P E T A Grandiflora
Souv. Chaudron, 2 ft. A
new and much improved sort; flowers bright blue, freely borne.
OENOTHERA Speciosa
Grandiflora, 2 ft. A fine
perennial open in daytime; flowers large, white and pink, sweet-scented, very beautiful.
OENOTHERA Youngi, 2 ft. A glorious long-
blooming day primrose; plants branch, bloom pro¬ fusely, firs, large, golden yellow, exceedingly showy in beds; a good tenacious perennial for beds, borders.
SENEC10 Clivorum Othella, 4 ft. An attractive
autumn-blooming hardy perennial; firs, rich orange.
S1DALCEA Stark’s Hybrids, 8 ft. A noble hardy
perennial; throws up Hollyhock-like spikes of flowers in color blush to deep rose and carmine; splendid.
STAT1CE Caspia, 2 ft. The most beautiful of all
perennial Sea Lavenders; big sprays of lavender firs.
STATICE Fr. Kampf, 3 ft. Intense indellible blue
everlasting; full, strong perfect spikes; earliest and finest of the Sinuata hvbrids.
TRITOMA Tuckii May Queen, 3 ft. The earliest of
Knipliofias; blooms continuously ; yellow to rose.
VERONICA AmefKistina, 2 ft. A fine hardy per¬
ennial of tufted habit ; firs, deep blue in long racemes.
VIOLA Odorata Emperor William, 4 in. A new
Sweet Violet, hardy; fine for forcing; excellent.
VIOLA Odorata Rose Pearl, 4 in. New; compact
flowers large, bright rose ; fragrant; very beautiful. 53F" Seeds of Viola Odorata, often lie dormant a year.
Additional New and Rare Plants
ASPARAGUS Virgatus, a remarkably elegant
feathery-looking shrubby pot plant from S. Africa. 3s.
BEGONIA Glory of Erfurt, 1 ft. Compact, ever¬ blooming; flowers 3 in. long, almost 2 i n. across; color intense flaming crimson; very beautiful.
D
ECHEVERIA, 1 ft. Mixed varieties, 25 seeds.
Succulents with urn-shaped leaves and various-color¬ ed flowers. House-leek, Hen and Chickens, etc.
ECHEVERIA Secunda Glauca, 1 ft. Rosettes of
succulent leaves; yellow and red urceolate.flowers.
ERIODENDRON Anfractuosum, a Florida tree 70feet high, with magnificent flowers resembling a Spceiosum Lily , in clusters, in bloom for weeks. It is not known how far north tfie tree will be hardy. It has withstood the freezes of Florida. This is the most beautiful blooming tree I oversaw. Starts promptly.
GERBERA, Adnet’s Giant Hybrids, loin. Fine pot
plants, blooming for weeks; flowers Aster-like on long stems; fine to cut; good border plant South. Colors rich and range from white to orange, and through flesh to crimson. Mixed. Seeds start in 10 to 15 days.
GLORIOSA Superba, 6ft. A bulbous, Lily-like
plant from tropical Africa; very beautiful. Don’t order this unless you know how to treat it.
GLOXINIA, Benary’s New Giant. These are the
largest and finest Gloxinias in existance, and seeds sown in Spring or early Summer will bloom the next Winter. My seeds are direct from Mr. Benary, and can be relied upon for vitality and quality. Gloxinias are one of his specialties. I can supply the following : Cyclops, wine red, bordered white, spotted throat. Danube, pure white with heavenly blue border. Frederick Benary, brilliant scarlet with white throat. Goliath, violet with blue bolder, spotted throat.
Rhine, pure white with lovely pink border.
Complete Mixture, 100 s. 5c,
100 s. of any above 5cts.
MUSA Rosacea, an ele¬ gant pot plant with long strong-ribbed leaves and large bright rose-colored flowers. 3 seeds.
NAEGELIA Zebrina Dis¬
color, 18in, a magnificent Gesneracious plant from Brazil; foliage richly variegated ; firs, fiery red and yellow, spotted with brown ; treat as Gloxinia.
OCHNA Multiflora, 4 ft.
odd and handsome; firs, golden; fruits the size and color of a Straw¬ berry, bearing little pea¬ like black “seeds” on their surface. 2 seeds.
OXALIS Rosea Delicata,
6 in., a charming compact plant covered Summer or Winter with lovely clusters of salmon-pink flowers; splendid for borders, pots, or baskets.
PRIMULA Malacoides Gayety, 1 ft. New large-
flowered, double dark red; most showy and desirable of P. Malacoides; beautiful; blooms in six months.
SOLANUM Darmstadtia, 1 ft., compact, covered
with large glowing scarlet berries throughout Winter ; finest of all Jerusalem Cherries; entirely new.
SOLANUM Fra Diavolo, 2 ft. A splendid new
globular pot plant; a mass of rich scarlet berries.
Additicnal New and Rare Shrubs
CELTIS Occidentalis, tree 50 ft., known as Sugar
Berry, fruits sugary, a handsome ornamental tree.
CEPHALANTHUS Occidentalis, 6 ft. A bushy
hardy shrub with globular heads of white bloom.
CORNUS Florida, 15 ft. The well-known Dog¬
wood; large white flowers in Spring; beautiful.
GRAPE, Chicken, 40 ft. A wild grape bearing
masses of palatable fruits; put up in sugar for pies.
GRAPE SCUPPERNONG, 30 ft. Branches freely
and bearsdelieious large pinkish fruit in clusters.
ILEX Verticillata, 10ft., most gorgeous of all the
shrubs ; long rods of rich red berries till New Years.
OREGON FLOWERING CURRANT, 10 ft. A beau¬ tiful shrub completely covered in Spring with lovely pink drooping racemes, followed by edible fruits. 50s.
Other Novelties and Rarities
ANODA Hastata, 10ft. A new Mallow with lovely
pink firs, and glaucous, almost evergreen, foliagejper.
AMARANTHUS Molten Fire, 2 ft. A flaming red
foliage annual; for pots or beds; called Combustion.
A GLORIOUS BED
Made with Mette s Petunia Compact Magnifica. Plants dwarf, compact and become a sheet of rich colors, in- discnbably beautiful, and continuing so all summer; flowers from white to lilac, rose carmine, crimson, with white or light throat, some bordered, starred or marbled; splendid for borders, pots, baskets, or porch boxes. 1000 seeds Sets.
ARISTOLOCHIA Tomentosa, 30 ft. A handsome
hardy herbacous vine; with semi-tropical foliage and golden flowers, followed by pretty seed-vessels.
CAMPANULA Latifolia Brant wood, 5 ft. A hardy
perennial; firs, long trumpet-shaped, violet-purple.
CANTERBURY BELLS, New Annual, 2 ft. A strain
blooming first season, white, blue, rose, striped, mxd.
CASSIA Corymbosa, 10ft., very handsome pin¬
nate foliage and a profusion of golden flrsin corymbs.
CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa, 2ft., silvery foliage
and lavender flowers, desirable for pots and beds.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Japanese Mountain, 2ft. Very
pretty single firs, in many fine colors; free-blooming.
CODONOPSIS Meleagris, 1 ft. A charming rock
plant; handsome bell-shaped flowers, pale blue with chocolate pencillings; new Himalayan plant.
HELIANTHUS Sutton’s Red, 6 ft. A red Sunflower
with golden margin, a showy easily-grown annual.
HUNNEMANNIA Sunlite, 18 in. New semi-double
Mexican Poppy; yellow, showy, peculiar in shape.
LACINARIA Acidota, 2 ft. A slender hardy per¬
ennial with spikes of pretty purple firs., like Liatris.
LARKSPUR Giant Imperial, Crimson King, 4 ft.,
new, dense upright; big double rich crimson firs, on three-foot spikes; showy in beds, fine to cut. 250 s.
LAVATERA Cashmeriana, 6ft., hardy; handsome
large rosy-mauve flowers; fine for beds and cutting. Olbia ,5ft., showy rose flowers : hardy : splendid.
„ OSTROWSKIA Magnif¬
ica, 4 ft., the beautiful giant Bellflower; a glori¬ ous hardy perennial; big lilac bells.
PETUNIA Netted Blue
Gem, the finest of blue Balcony Petunias, good for beds, porch boxes, or pots; first-class.
POPPY Cavalcade, 1 ft.
New Double Begonia- flowered Shirley Poppy; flowers flaming orange- scarlet, verv showy.
PRIMULA Lissadel, 1 ft.
“Red Hugh,” fiery red flowers in large whorls, a handsome perennial.
ROMNEYA Trichocalyx,
a new Bush Poppy; firs, very large, snow-white with golden stamens; hardy.
SCABIOSA Cattleya, 2 ft.? a splendid novelty;
great double flrs. of rosy-lilac, an orchid shade.
ANTIRRHINUM Praecox, 2 ft. A wonderful im¬ provement ; fine spikes in bloom a month before other Snapdragons, and more free-blooming. Colors: pink, bright yellow, pure white, rich scarlet; separate or mixed. A novelty you should have. 100 seeds 5cts.
CANDYTUFT, Miniature Gem, 4 in. A lovely rock
plant; each plant branches and makes a compact mass of white spikes; beautiful. 100 seeds 5cts.
ARCTOTIS Hybrids, 1 ft., lovely garden flrs. of
easiest culture; free-blooming in hottest sun; shades of cream, yellow, bronze, and red; beautiful.
GYPSOPHILA Pacifolia, 3 ft. Plants branch and
are smothered with thousands of exquisite little pink flowers after others have bloomed; extra for cutting.
PETUNIA Miniature, 8 in. A fine novelty; each
plant becomes a globe of small flowers, white, flesh, rose, carmine, pink, crimson, striped and blotched; makes alovely border or bed, edged with dwarf Age- ratum ; unequalled for pots, porch boxes, rockery and window-eulturein winter; blooms freely and contin¬ ually ; splendid mixture of all colors, 500 seeds 5cts.
LUPINUS Giant Hartwegi, 4 ft., big, branched
plants, each branch a huge spike of rich oxford blue, striped pure white. This splendid new annual rivals in size and beauty the fine perennial sort ; a good one.
STOCK, Giant Old Rose, 4 ft. Big trusses of rich-
scented double flrs. ; 2 inches across. A fine novelty.
VERBENA Compact Ball, lOin. The finest, most
showy of all for beds and pots; each plant carries 50 or more rich carmine trusses, and the bloom is con¬ tinuous; a fine rock plant; a rare novelty. 50 seeds 5c.
Fine Large-flowered Geraniums
Glorious Ever-blooming Flowers for Pots or Showy Beds on the Lawn.
LUIS & BRO. of Holland, where Geraniums grow and bloom to perfection, have a fine strain of choice large-flowered Geraniums, and I take pleasure in offering the seeds direct
- from them this season, 15 seeds for 5cts. Their collection embraces a great variety of
shades, colors and variegations, as white, rose, scarlet, crimson, salmon and flesh, some more or less marked with other colors. The seeds are of the new crop, and will germinate in from two to eight weeks, not all appearing at the same time.
We all know how beautiful and easily grown are the Zonale Geraniums, and how free, con¬ tinuous-blooming and showy are the charming big clusters in a bed. Then why not grow them from seeds, when you can get a fine strain at a bargain price? 15 seeds in fine mixture for Sets. They will surely please you.
Pansies, Poppies, Sweet Peas. Dear Mr. Park: My Swiss Giant Pansies were incomparable. The stems were long and strong, and the beautiful flowers were of immense size. The Oriental Poppies were the largest I ever saw or heard of. They measured fromtento eleven i nehes across. Many people came to see them andi nquired where I go t the seeds, and I was only too glad to tell them. My winter-blooming Pansies were large and lovely, and were as fragrant a3 violets. Sweet Peas were also large, and all had four blossoms to the stem. Mrs. Katherine Gardner, Garfield Co., Colo., March 11 , 1932.
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Additional Window-garden Seeds, New and Choice Kinds
GLOXINIA, BENARY’S GIANT
Mr. Benary’a Improved Strain of Giant Gloxinias is of surpassing beauty. The flowers are of enormous size, and the new, rich colors and variegations are amazing. They are altogether unrivalled. I offer the new-crop seeds direct from Mr. Benary, 100 seeds, enough to raise from 50 to 100 plants, according to your skill and care, for only 5cts. Don’t forget these splendid Gloxinias.
Dear Mr. Park: I wish to express how wonderful I think your flowers are. 1 have ordered seeds and bulbs from different places for years, but have never had such happy results as from your seeds this year. My pot plants are delightful. My Glox¬ inias and all are so beautiful 1 can’t praise them enough to my friends. I shall get my seeds from you next year. Mrs. Thos. Beyke, Davies Co., Ky.
Dear Mr. Park: I can very highly recommend your seeds. From one packet of seeds I have four different colors of Glox¬ inias; large beautiful flowers, ; nd unother which has not bloom¬ ed yet. I also have the largest leaved and largest flowered rose Cyclamen I ever saw. Mrs. Sarah Bixler, Richland Co., Wis.
LANTANA, NEW DWARF COMPACT
The. New Dwarf Compact Large-flowered Ever- blooming Lantana is hardly known, although of supe¬ rior merit. The plants grow a foot high, dense and bushy, and are splendid for either beds or pots, as they become globes of rich bloom of the most varied and brilliant colors. Started in spring they bloom freely the entire season, defying rain and drouth, and even with¬ standing the early pinchings of Jack Frost. New-crop seeds, finest mixed colors, 5ets.
Dear Mr. Park: From two packets of your Persicum Cy¬ clamen I have 16 nice young plants; and from one packet of Lantana I have 12 husky plants. Also from the packet of Poin- settia I have 2 plants, one of which is 7 inches high. Eleven Freesias came from the two packets of Freesia 3eeds. How happy I am watching those infants grow. I wonder sometimes if you do not feel my thankfuiness toward you for making these things possible; for every time I water them I am reminded that it was your graeiousness that enabled me to have them. Mrs. J. Garborana, Camden, Co., N. J.
ACACIA Podalryiifolia. 3 ft., very early flow¬ ering, silvery foliage, magnificent golden firs.
ADANSONIA Digitata, 40 ft., the African Bao¬ bab Tree ; leaves five-fingered ; firs. 6 in. a- cross, white with purple anthers.
AGATHAE.4. Coelestis 3Ionstrosa, 14 in., new, vigorous, winter-blooming pot-plant ,
ALTEMANTHEBA, 6 in., rich foliage, red, yellow ; likes hot sun ; fine for borders.
AMARYLLIS Hybrlda, 1 ft., large lily-like firs., finest mixed coloi's ; splendid.
ANTIGONON Leptopus, Queen's Wreath; beautiful perennial summer vine ; free- blooming ; lovely rose-pink firs. .
ANTIRRHINUM Volcano, 18 in., brightest dazzling scarlet, the richest-colored Snap¬ dragon known ; new.
AQUILEGIA Flahellala Nana Alba, 9 in., nod¬ ding pure white firs. ; charming for either pots or beds.
ARALIA Sieboldii, 3 ft., a fine foliage pot- plant ; semi-tropical.
Moseri, compact pot-plant; large, handsome
ARD1SIA Crenulata, 6 ft.; red firs.; bright red tenacious berries.
ASCLEPIAS Curassavloa, 2 ft. ; a beautiful ever-blooming pot and garden plant ; lovely red and gold clusters ; a fine winter-bloom¬ ing window plant of easy culture.
ASPARAGUS Seandens Deflexus, new, charm¬ ing plant for suspended baskets.
Falcatns, beautiful vigorous vine ; large, shin¬
ing dark green leaves ; new.
BASELLA Tuberosa Alba, 1 ft., a pretty bas¬ ket plant ; white firs. ; very handsome BEGONIA Christmas Cheer, brightest and best fibrous-rooted Begonia for beds in Summer and pots in Winter. See Page 7. A pa¬ tron writes of it as follows:
Dear Mr. Park: I find Christmas Cheer Begonia by far the finest of its class. I have a bed by my house that has been a sheet of dark rose all summer. It attracts more notice than any¬ thing I have, and I have many other fine things. Many flowers were of a size a dollar would not cover. G. C. Rinker, Green¬ wood Co., Kans,, Aug. 22, 19S2.
BORONIA Megastigma, 2 ft., firs, purple and gold, bell-shaped, drooping, fragrant.
IIOSEA Yerramora, dense clusters of red ber¬ ries.
BOUSSINGAULTIA Baselloides, red - tinged stems, twining, quick-growing ; firs, white, very sweet ; shining foliage.
BOUVARDIA Jacquinii, 3 ft., scarlet firs, for pots.
BRUGMANSIA Snaveoleus, Angel’s Trumpet, 5 ft., firs. 7 in. long, white, drooping, free- blooming, richly scented ; blooms several times during summer ; hardy South, needs protection North. Splendid.
CALCEOLARIA, New Dwarf Compact, 1 ft., Vilmorin’s Unequalled Strain : lovely clusters of many colors, seifs and spotted, beautiful.
Racemosa Hybrida, 2 ft., free-branching ; firs, canary and intense red with many shades ; new, showy.
ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS
Splendid vine, hardy south, but needing protection north; beauti¬ ful foliage and flowers.
SOLANUM MARGINATUM
A grand pot-plant; showy foli¬ age and clusters of fine white flowers starred blue.
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BEGONIA, CHRISTMAS CHEER
A fine Begonia for pots and beds. In pots it blooms at Christ¬ mas; very beautiful.
CARBULOVICA Palmata. 5 ft, big Palm-like leaves, 2 ft. across, cut into graceful seg¬ ments, and held upon long 4 ft. stems . CASUARINA Equlsetifolia, 15 ft, from Aus¬ tralia ; an ornamental evergreen pot plant. CELSIA A returns, 4 ft., lovely half-hardy plant for pots ; long spikes of fine golden yellow firs. July to September.
Cretica, 18 in., firs, rich yellow spotted brown , CHORIZEMA Ilicifolium, 3 ft., Holly-leaved;
firs, yellow striped red ; March till October , CINERARIA Berlin Market, 1 ft, new ; each plant becomes a bouquet of medium firs, in richest colors ; for house or market.
Nana Multiflora, 1 ft., Benary’s splendid new varieties, remarkable for its compact habit and glorious mass of bloom ; small firs. Polyantha Radiata, 1 ft., a fine window plant ;
small st ary firs, in great profusion .
COLEUS Thyrsoldes, 2 ft., pretty foliage ana lovely spikes of azure bloom in winter ; rare. CORBYLINE Australis, 8 ft., hardy South an elegant pot-plant North; leaves long strip¬ ed, handsome; firs, white, sweet-scented in branched panicles. A beautiful Palm-like plant of easy culture.
BATURA Golden Queen, 2 ft., beautiful golden firs., deliciouslv scented ; blooms first sea¬ son ; perennial ; protect over winter North. DIOCLEA Glycinoides, beautiful climbing pot plant; large racemes of scarlet firs. BOLICHOS LIgnosus, an evergreen twining plant; rosy firs, in umbels; summer. EUCALYPTUS Amagdalina. Pepper-mint Tree, Giant Gum; hardy; the largest tree in the world, 470 ft. tall.
EUSTOJIA Russelliana, 2 ft., elegant pot- plant ; firs, large, showy, purple with gold stamens ; new ; very beautiful.
EXACUM Affine, 6 in., compact free-flower¬ ing, of Gentian family ; firs, blue with gol¬ den stamens ; finely scented.
EABIANA Imbricata, 3 ft., pure white, fun¬ nel-shaped firs., in great profusion ; hardy evergreen, but needs protection North FREESIA Ragioneri, 1 ft., beautiful hybrids , firs, large, of many fine colors , blooms in Autumn from Spring-sown seeds.
Tnbergenii, new, fine, see offer elsewhere^ HEBECLINIUM Macrophyllum, 4 ft., , iarge; branching plants from tropical America, lilac firs, in big corymbs, very profuse. HELIANTHELLE Uniflora, firs, erect, light vellow, Ast.er-like, very pretty. HELIOTROPE Fire Queen, charming new crimson-red, giant- flowd. ; dark foliage, com¬ pact habit, free-flowering, sweet-scented, HIBISCUS Coccineus, 5 ft., firs, large, Althea- like, rich scarlet ; splendid. _ _
HYPERICUM Canariensls, 18 in., a handsome pot-plant ; firs, golden yellow ; admirable. LAYENDULA Finnata, 15 in., a valued pot- plant ; bushy, graceful pinnate foliage ; frag¬ rant rich blue firs. ; hardy.
LOBELIA Fulgens, 18 in., very handsome half- hardy sort, fine for pots ; blooms first sea¬ son ; firs, large, rich scarlet in showy termi¬ nal racemes ; splendid.
Illumination, 2 ft., grand new perennial sort; big vivid glossy scarlet firs, on a monstrous single scape ; start with care.
LOTUS Tetragonolobus, 1 ft., Asparagus-wing¬ ed Pea ; trailing annual ; scarlet firs. Jacobaeus, 2 ft., from Cape Verde Islands ; attractive Pea-like firs., dark purple. MALVA Capensis, 10 ft., an African plant; firs, purple, large, showy ; profuse ; half- hardy ; of easy culture.
METROSIBEROS Tomentosa, a fine pot-plant;
red firs, in terminal crowded racemes. MIICANIA Scandens, a vigorous trellis-climb¬ er ; firs, yellowish white in large heads. MYRTUS Romana, 5 ft., white firs, and pretty evergreen, richly-scented foliage.
NERTERA Bepressa, 4 in., hardy perennial for shade, covered with scarlet Berries. PETUNIA Inflata Sapphire, 1 ft., the new small-flowd. Petunia for beds and baskets ; extremely free-flowering.
PHALANGIUM Lineare fol. Yarlegatls, 2 ft., a beautiful striped grass-like plant from Africa ; bears white Lily-like firs. PHORMIUM Yeitchi, 2 ft., an elegant varie¬ gated-leaved pot-plant of easy culture. RHAGOBIA Nutans, Australian Red-berry; grayish green foliage ; for hanging baskets ; valued for its pretty clustered fruits. SCHOTIA Latifolla, Elephant Hedge Bean Vine, 25 ft., handsome rose firs, in terminal panicles ; pods edible when roasted ; rare. SEQUOIA Sempervirens, California Red Wood, evergreen ; largest tree in America.
SKIMMIA Japonlea, 3 ft., beautiful evergreen pot-plant ; white sweet firs., scarlet berries. SOLANUM Arboreum, 6 ft., broad semi-tropi¬ cal leaves ; violet scented firs, and beautiful red fruits.
Marginatum, 4 ft., firs, white with purple centers ; pretty yellow pendulous fruits an inch in diameter ; handsome.
TEMPLE TONI A Retusa, 3 ft., Coral Bush; firs, red, axillary, pea-shaped. A charming pot-plant.
TEPHROSIA Grandlflora, 2 ft. Erect ever-- blooming plant, with red pea-like firs. WIGANBIA 3Iacrophylla, 5 ft. An elegant pot-plant with big showy leaves and beauti¬ ful lilac cup-shaped firs, in attractive spikes.
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New Giant Majestic Fragrant Antirrhinums
THE LARGEST AND HANDSOMEST OF ALL SNAPDRAGONS
JESS’” Plants 18 inches high, Compact, very free-blooming, of immence size; richest colors and variegations.
The Giant Majestic Fragrant Snapdragons are of a New Race that surpasses all others in showyness of plants, size of flowers, form of spikes, and rich shades of colors. If you want the finest do not fail to get a packet of Majestic. The Mixture will yield flowers that in size and vivid colors, and combinations will surprise you. 500 seeds, 5cts. Foilwing are Majestic sorts.
Avalanche, pure white, in snowy masses, 50 seeds. Eldorado, deep golden yellow ; big spikes, 150 seeds. Golden Dawn, golden buff, overlaid salmon, 150 seeds. Delight, salmon pink, shading to apricot, 100 seeds. Orange King, tera-cotta and deep orange, 150 seeds, Red Chief, rich deep scarlet; fine for beds, 200 seeds.
Sunset, bright terra-cotta shading to rosy-slmon, 200 s. Twilight, delicate apricot, old gold center, 200 seeds. Rose Marie, new rich rose, gold center , 50 seeds.
Rose Beauty, big spikes of fine rose flowers, 50 seeds. Victory, chamois with copper, very showy, 100 seeds. Complete mixture of Majestic sorts, 500 seeds Sets.
Other Magnificent Snapdragons. The following were certificated by the English Royal Horticultural Society, the highest mark of superior merit that can be given. All are of surpass¬ ing beauty and the collection embraces a fine range of colors; none finer:
Eclipse, brilliant fiery crimson, ideal habit, 100 seeds. Exquisite, softsilvery pink, broad cream lip, 100 seeds. Golden Queen, large fl’rs, rich gold, ex. select 1 50 seeds Maize Queen, salmon maize, yel. lip, improved, 150 s. Morning Glow, orange-scarlet, pink throat, 150 seeds.
Pri ma Donna, terra-cotta, cream and yellow, 150 seeds. Spitfire, vivid orange-scarlet, 100 seeds.
Wild Rose, finelight pink, white throat, 100 seeds. White Wonder, the best white, very large, 100 seeds, j Complete Mixture, magnificent sorts, 500 seeds.
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VIS BROTHERS’ NEW
Mastodon Delphiniums
1 The Hybrid Delphiniums have recently ? become popular as garden flowers as well as for cutting. They have been greatly im¬ proved in many ways. The plants are more ? vigorous and free-blooming, while the flow- i ers are larger, the trusses longer, and the t colors and variegations are more varied and | attractive. The various strains are hard to 4 excel, and all are good, but I here offer a f strain developed by Vis Brothers which is | the top notch, and in plants as well as in ' flowers is the last word in improved Del- f phiniums. The plants grow from 5 to 7 feet I high, bearing gigantic spikes of bloom, the 4 large single and double flowers showing a ? wonderful range of colors from white to rich j blue, many flowers with shadings of pink i and violet and red in the most exquisite t contrast. If the trusses are freely cut , so l that seeds are not developed the plants will 4 keep in bloom throughout the season. T. is l splendid strain of Hybrid Delphiniums can ! hardly be surpassed, and I am glad to offer ••• new-crop seeds direct from the Vis Gardens, saved from their best plants and flowers. Packets of 75 seeds Scents. I can also supply Hurst s Monarch Delphinium, 75 seeds Sets., also Blackmore and Langdon strain, 75 seeds 5cts. 1 !;e seeds require from a month to six weeks to germinate, and the seed-bed should be well cared fot.
Vis Bros. Giant Delphinium
Dear Mr. Park: In April I got Zalil and Iceburg Del¬ phinium seed from you and they came real well, also Eureka Violets. Mrs. J. W. Anderson, Henrico Co., Va.
Dear Mr. Park: The Tuberous Begonias and Gloxin¬ ias from you last Spring are blooming fine. Cyclamens from seeds planted last October are full of buds, so they will not take 18 months to bloom, as per your catalog. I have more, than 40 plants from three packets of seeds. Dr. G. C. Rinker, Greenwood Co., Kans., Oct. 25, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: When we moved into our new home three years ago some of my friends gave me a Garden Shower of seeds. Among them was a packet of your Delphinium seeds. I planted the seeds and had 5 clumps the first year, and last Spring I had 17 clumps of bloom¬ ing plants which began in May and lasted until Nov. 15, and such lovely flowers. They were admired all summer. Mrs. F. B. Ebersole, Scott Co., Iowa, May 10, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: The Delphiniums I got from you are beautiful, all shades of blue. I also have a lovely white Primula Obconica, on which I counted 30 flowers today. Mrs. Effie Copeland, Wood Co., Ohio, March 24, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I am much pleased with your flower seeds. I have 24 Frcesias from about 28 seeds. Anna M. Phelps, Park Co., Wyo., Aug. 26, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I can’t begin to tell you how beauti¬ ful my Oriental Poppies are. So far I have had three shades of pink and about 50 plants. I’m always success¬ ful with your seeds. Mrs. J. Geither, Genesee Co. N. Y.
Dear Mr. Park: The Pansy seeds I got from you ger¬ minated the best of any 1 have ever planted, and the colors were lovely. Miss L. Baab, Fort Bend Co., Tex.
Dear Mr. Park: The Ageratum and Water Lily seeds came up fine. I certainly am pleased with your seeds. Lillian Sell, Wabash Co., Minn., June 22, 1933.
Hollyhock Disease. This is fungus known by
black raised spots on the under side of the leaves. Re¬ move and burn all affected and dust the underside of remaining leaves with a mixture of powdered tobacco Joz. of finely powdered sulphate of copper, well mixed. Apply on a still, dull day every two or three weeks. This is a very effective remedy.
Polygonum Baldschuanicum. This is a beautiful rapid-growing perennial vine that blooms freely in the summer. It thrives in a deep rich moist soil, and rather sunny situation. Avoid a high dry place arid poor soil. Under such conditions it will make a stunted growth and prove a source of disapointment rather than of pleasure. It is readily started from seeds, and is quite hardy. A handsome Vine for a pagoda or summerhouse.
A Novel Adornment. Have a shelf constructed
on the side of the house, three feet from the ground, on which place boxes eight inches deep and a foot broad. I n the bottom fill in well rotted manure to the depth of three inches, then a compost of equal parts, rich loam, stable litter and sand, all well mixed. Now in this plant Tropaeolum Lobbianum, scarlet with green foliage. The vines will droop to the ground, forming a beautiful curtain of red and green that will be admired, through¬ out summer and autumn.
The Maiden Pink. This is Dianthus deltoides,
easily started from seeds, growing eight inches high and blooming for a long period with great freedom. For the rockery it is well adapted, being hardy and sending up new plants from the fallen seeds. The flowers are not large, come in rose and scarlet shades and pure white.
The Carnation-like Marigold. T his is Guinea- gold. It is different from other Marigolds, lacks the strong Marigold odor; and the large double flowers are prized for cutting. The color is rich golden, and the firs keep well when cut. It is a new annual that will soon become popular. Why not be the first to have it in your neighborhood. 25 seeds 5cts. See page 48.
The Burh Balsam. On page 19 1 offer the new
Bush Balsam. The plants grow a foot high and throw up their spikes of bloom above the foliage. They are as valuable for pots as for beds. The plants thrive in any soil, aud in sun or shade . A child can grow it, and the display of bloom is continuous for weeks. 30 seeds Sets., White, Rose, Red, or Mixed. See page 19.
Propagating Paeonies. In early Spring cover your Paeony plants eight inches deep with a compost of woods earth, rich friableloam, and sand, equal parts, thoroughly mixed. The Paeony stems will push through somewhat tardily, but in time to bloom, and in Sep¬ tember, when ripened, remove the soil formerly placed and you will find resting buds on the stems, and below them a mass of roots; then detach the stems below the roots and set these at once cnrefully where they will become growing young plants. This will not seriously impair the old plant, which will bloom next Spring.
A Rich Blue Flower. For a showy rich blue flow¬ er get Phacelia Campanularia. Seeds start in 10 days, and the little plants come quickly into bloom, the bright little bells appearing in great abundance. See page 30.
Eutoca Viscida (Phacelia) 6 in. is also a lovely rich-blue free-blooming annual for rockery or edgings.
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Additional Annuals, New and Choice Kinds
EUCNIDE Bartonioldes, 2 ft., branching plants bearing long-stemmed sulphur firs., having masses of long, pretty stamens.
FELICIA Bergeriana, 4 in., truly plants, firs, daisy-like, nearly an inch across, a lovely rare shade of blue, easily grown from seed. GODETIA Sweetheart, 18 in., plants branching compact and covered with large, exquisite shell-pink firs., the effect being that of^ a well-grown blooming Azalea. Splendid for pots and beds.
HELIOPHILA Liuearifolia, 1 ft., Cape stock, from South Africa, rare, firs, bright blue with white eye in handsome racemes. LOBELIA Compacta Golden Queen, 6 in., gol¬ den foliage, firs, rich dark blue, very ef¬ fective.
MECONOPSIS Paniculata, 3 It., Golden Hi¬ malayan Poppy. A glorious plant, the firs, bright-golden yellow, large, showy and beau¬ tiful Biennial.
MIMULUS Ringens, 2 ft., erect hardy peren¬ nial blooming first season, lavender-blue ax¬ illary firs. ; handsome.
M YOSOTIDE UM Nobile, 18 in., New Zealand Forget-Me-Not, firs, large, deep blue edged white. Sow in heat, transplant to a shady bed. New seed ready in March. MYOSOTIS, new compact blue, an improve¬ ment on Sutton’s Royal Blue ; a superb va¬ riety ; masses of rich bloom.
OENOTHERA Rosea Mexlcana, 6 in., a pretty dwarf species with large deep rose firs. PANSY American Beauty is the finest blend of
ASTER Improved Giant Crego, 2 ft,, branching habit ; firs, large, double, well-formed ; Bod- ger’s Wilt-resisting ; White, Deep Rose, Shell Pink, Violet.
American Branching, Bodger’s Selected Wilt- resisting Stock, 30 in., robust plants; firs, large, double, of fine form ; saved from the finest strain known ; new-crop direct from Bodger. Finest Mixed colors.
Improved Queen of the Market, Bodger’s New Wilt-resisting, 20 in. Early, very double, long stems, finest for cutting and market. All colors mixed.
NOTE ABOUT ASTERS. Of late years many Asters have been troubled with a fungus that causes the plants to turn yellow and die just before the flowers develop. This is a serious disease, and I am pleased to state that those progressive seed-growers, the Bodgers, of Califor nia, have, by dignified and skillful experiments develop¬ ed several races immune from thedisease. The seeds I offer above are of their new Wilt-resisting Asters. The seeds cost more because of the special care required in growing, but the extra price is well deserved, and I am gladly including them in my regular list, offering pack¬ ets of 100 seeds at 5cts. If you want to make sure of a fine Aster bed you should get seeds of Bodgers’ Wilt- resisting. You will thank me for this advice.
BELLIS, Double Daisy, Monterosa, 6 In., huge double quilled firs. ; rich rose ; new and beautiful ; like loamy soil.
BROWALLIA Ylscosa, 1 ft., new, beautiful, free-blooming pot and bedding plant ; firs, bright violet blue, in clusters ; good winter bloomer.
Viscosa Sapphire, 10 in., blue white eye. COREOPSIS Grandlflora Aurlculata Superba, 3 ft., hardy perennial blooming first season ; the long, strong-stemmed firs, large, golden yellow, a distinct red band encircling the eye ; splendid for beds or cutting. EMMENANTHE Pendnllfolia, 2 ft.. Whisper¬ ing Bells, plants branching, bearing loose racemes of pendulous golden bells ; some¬ what resembles Phacelia.
ESCHCHOLTZIA Compacta, Moonlight, 1 ft., « new, charming clirome-yellow, neat little 9 bushes with metalic foliage.
Blend, 6 in. This Pansies that can be made. It contains seeds of Vis Extra Gi- ant-flowd.,Roggli Swiss Giant and Bugnots Mammoth, including all the rich colors and exquisite variegations of these surpassing strains. These are all new crop seeds sav¬ ed from selected plants, grown in Holland, the home of Pansies, by Vis Bros., whose great specialty is Pansies. The B°y,'e!’9 be eye-openers to those unacquainted wi.h these' magnificent strains.
PETUNIA Hybrida Cockatoo, 8 in., Benary s new Petunia, dwarf compact, producing a mass of small firs., rich purple, distinctly marked with pure white, fine fov beds or pots, very attractive.
Grandlflora Theodosha, 2 ft., extra large firs., fringed, brilliant rose with distinct golden throat Took first prize at Boston Flower Show. An American introduction.
SCABIOSA Giant Loveliness, 3 ft., big double firs., soft delicate salmon-rose, on long, stift stems, fragrant ; showy in the garden and fine for cutting.
STEYIA Purpurea, 2 ft., a Mexican branched plant with numerous heads of purple firs., excellent for bouquets.
SWEET WILLIAM, Newport Pink, 18 in. A very bright, beautiful variety, firs, large, in massive clusters, excellent for summer beds and for cutting. Color, shades of salmon or watermelon-pink ; splendid.
SWEET WIVELSFIELD, 18 in ., few plants can compare with this wealtli of color and lengthof blooming-season ; sweet-scented firs. Not unlike Sweet William.
TITHONIA Speciosa, 12 ft. Giant Mexican Sunflower. Tall, many branched plants bear¬ ing in autumn numerous long-stemmed flam¬ ing-scarlet firs., not unlike single Dahlias. Showy, easily grown, new.
VIOLA Cornuta, Puck, 6 In., sage-violet and canary yellow, bicolor, new. Beautiful, plants compact, very free-blooming.
ZINNIA New Scabiosa- flowered, 3 ft. A new branching Zinnia, free and continuous- blooming, firs, of medium size, full-double, crested, reminding one somewhat of a large Scabiosa ; many rich colors, endures sun and is fine in beds ; good for cutting. Mixed
Additional Perennials,
ACONITUM Napelius Praecox, 3 ft., an early-flower¬ ing, beautiful new blue sort, very desirable.
AGRIMONIA Eupatoria, 2 feet, flowers white in elongated spikes, profuse; serrated leaves.
ANEMONE Nareissiflora, 1ft., wThite; Narcissus-like flowers in fine large umbels; distinct and good.
AQUILEGIA, Benary’s Improved Long-spurred, 2 ft., a special strain surpassing all others, splendid.
ASPERULA Hexaphylla, 2 feet, the leaves small, in whorls, flowers white, tubular panicled.
ASTER Sub-coerulea Floribundus, 2 feet, flowers heavenly blue with orange center; free-blooming.
ASTILBE Arendsii Hybrida, 2 feet, rose shades; splendid large graceful plumes; very beautiful.
ATROPA Belladona, 3 ft., firs purple, drooping, bell¬ shaped ; berries purple cherry-shaped, very poisonous.
BOEHMERIA Nivea, 3 ft., large leaves, under side covered with dense white hairs, firs white in spikes.
CAMPANULA Lactiflora, 3 ft., fine border species, flowers light blue in terminal clusters, beautiful. Glomerata Superba, 2 ft., large clusters of deep rich violet flowers of extra fine form, very beautiful.
CERASTIUM Boissieri, 1 ft., stems and leaves silvery firs white, large, profuse, in regular cymes; summer.
CHELONE Torreyi, 4 ft., flowers tubular, rich scarlet- red, profuse; plants are slender and graceful.
CONVALLARIA Japonica, 8 inches, used in hot climates instead of lawn grass.
DATISCA Cannabina, 5 ft., a very ornamental per¬ ennial, foliage fern-like, beautiful, flowers golden yellow in splendid axillaiy spikes.
EPILOBIUM Fleischer!, 18 in., a handsome perennial large rosy purple flowers, like Evening Primrose.
EUPATORIUM Purpureum, 3 ft., branching plants, flowers wine-red in showy corymbs, very pretty.
EUPHORBIA Myrsinites, gray trailer, large heads of yellow bloom in umbels; very ornamental, hardy.
GALEGA Duchess of Bedford, 2 ft., flowers lavender and white, in terminal racemes: floriferous; showy.
New and Choice Kinds
GENTIANA Lutea, 3 ft., a showy perennial with very fine trumpet-like yellow flowers.
GUNNERA Manicata, 5 feet, a waterside or moist- ground plant with prodigious leaves 12 to 20 feet in circumference, borne by huge foot-stalks; majestic.
GYPSOPH1LA Acutifolia, 4 feet, a pretty species; pale_ pink, fine for cutting; much like Gypsophila Paniculata except in color.
HELIANTHEMUM Rotundifolium, 1 ft., fine sun- loving plant with pretty deep carmine firs in summer.
HELICHRYSUM Angustifolium, 2 ft., showy white foliage and handsome yellow firs, a good everlasting.
HELIOPSIS Compocta Floribunda, 2 ft., free and rich flowering; golden yellow, if started early it will bloom the first season; fine.
HEMEROCALLIS, Betscher’s Hybrids, 2 ft., new.
KNAUTIA Arvensis, 3 ft., Gypsy Rose; lilac.
ONONIS Spinosa, 18 in., a leguminous plant, pinnate foliage, firs pea-shaped, purple in clusters, handsome.
ORNITHOGALUM THyrsoides Alba, 18 in., Star of Bethlehem; dense, erect clusters of very pretty white Star-like flowers, early flowering, splendid.
PAPAVER Nudicaule, Giant Tangerine, 18 in, huge fiery-orange flowers, true to color; a grand novelty.
PYRETHRUM Ptarmicaef lorum, 6 in, silvery white graceful, feathery foliage; fine for pots and rockeries.
SALVIA Nemorosa Superba, 2 ft., plants branching with spikes of superb dark violet flowers; rare.
SISYRINCHIUM An ceps, 6 inches, Blue-eyed Grass; lovely deep blue flowers in April.
SOLANUM Dulcamara, 15 ft., hardy vine; flowers in purple clusters in summer, scarlet berries in autumn.
STACHYS Alpina, 2 ft., silvery foliage; firs campanu- late, dark rose, in terminal spikes; many-flowered.
TEUGRIUM Chamaedrys, 8 in., gray foliage, spread¬ ing habit, firs rose, in leafy spikes; fine for rockery.
ZAUSCHNERI Californica Microphylla, 2 ft., a good border plant, flowers funnel-shaped, large, erect bright red in terminal spikes, “California Fuchsia,”
Culinary and Medical Garden Herbs
VERY kitchen garden should contain a bed of the herbs I offer to be used in flavoring and making more palatable the food prepared for the table; also to be used for teas as remedies for the various ills to which the family is subject. Do not fail to add a few of ;hese herbs to your order. Some of the plants are well worth growing as flowering or ornament¬ als, and will last for years when once established.
ANGELICA Archangelica, 5ft. , biennial, large leaves, big umbels of small white flowers. When steeped the roots and seeds yield an aromatic tonic. In Lapland it is used as a condiment.
ANISE, 1ft., annual, umbels of white bloom, seeds used for flavoring also for tea to relieve colic ; very fragrant.
ARTEMISIA Vulgaris, 4ft., recommended for poultry yards to ptomote the health of fowls.
BASIL, Sweet Purple Bush, lft. , handsome as a pot-plant, fragrant. Used as a flavoring in soups.
BALM Melissa, 2ft., perennial, whitish bloom, lemon flavor; used for tea in sickness. A bee plant.
BORAGE, 2ft., perennial, flowers blue, panicled, droop¬ ing, leaves used for flavoring, bee plant.
CARAWAY, lft., biennial, white umbels, fragrant seeds, used for flavoring bread, meats, liquors.
CATNIP, 3ft., perennial, tea from leaves aids digestion.
CORIANDER, 2ft., annual, white, seeds used to flavor.
CUMIN, 6in., annual, rosy-white, seeds for flavoring.
DANDELION, 6in., common, very showy golden bloom, salads in spring.
Improved Broad-leaved, larger leaves and larger flowers, early, fine winter salad when forced.
Thick-leaved, more prolific, desirable.
DILL, Anethum, 2ft., biennial, yellowish umbels; leaves used for pickles and flavoring sauces.
ELECAMPANE, 3ft., perennial, golden bloom, tea made from the roots used in bronchial troubles.
FENNEL, 4ft., biennial, fine, fragrant foliage for salads.
HOREHOUND ,2ft. , per., tea of leaves good cough remedy, magnificent
HYSSOP, 2ft., per., a pretty flowering plant, blooming throughout summer, pot herb. A tea of the leaves used as an expectorant.
LAVENDER, 2ft., per., firs fine blue, in spiked whorls, used to dry for perfume, which is delightful.
LOVAGE, lft., per., pot herb, yellow umbels, aromatic s.
LIQUORICE. 4ft., flowers pale blue in spikes, roots long and sweet, edible, the Liquorice of commerce.
MAJORAM, Sweet, 2ft., annual, firs purple, in spikes, in June, dried leaves used for seasoning meats.
Pot, 2ft., perennial, firs purple in panicles. Branches used for culinary purposes.
PENNYROYAL, European, lft., flowers purple, in whorls, during autumn, aromatic.
ROSEMARY, 3ft., hardy evergreen shrub. Firs pale blue in axillary spikes. Leaves used for seasoning, also for a tea to relieve headaches.
SAGE, Broad-leaf, lft., sub-shrub. Firs blue in whorls, profuse. Leaves and stems used for seasoning.
SAVORY, Summer, lift., firs lilac in sub-spicate whorls.
Winter, lft., dwarf hardy evergreen perennial, firs and uses simular to Summer Savory.
TANSY Maeroqhyllum, 4ft., dense yellow flower heads, a perennial with mossy foliage, aromatic and medical.
THYME French, 6in., handsome dense perennial often used as an edging. Firs lilac in dense head-like clus¬ ters. Leaves used for seasoning and tea for headache.
Winter, Broad-leaf, English or German, used in cooking.
WORMWOOD, Absinthum, lft., very bitter, tea of the leaves used as a vermifuge in children.
HERBS, Separate or in Complete Mixture, 5cts.
A Novelty of Merit, Cyphomandra Fragrans
I offer the rare and beautiful Cyphomandra Fragrans, 20 seeds for only 5 cts. Almost every seed will produce a plant. It is a perennial, hardy South, but must be protected North. Cyphomandra is an easily-grown plant with massive semi-tropical leaves, and bearing in Autumn big racemes of deliciously scented and beautiful pink flowers. Given a frost-proof room the leaves will drop, but early in spring it will be re-clothed with new richly colored foli¬ age, and later with the showy pink bloom which will be succeeded by rich scarlet palatable fruit the size of a duck- egg, valuable as a nutricious and tasty vegetable. This is new from Brazil, and will be the wonder and admiration of all who grow it and the talk of the town. Give it a trial.
Rock Garden Seeds, New and Choice Kinds
ABRONIA Umhellatu Grand! flora, large flow¬ ered, a rapid-growing trailer with Verbena¬ like clusters; very fragrant; rosy blooms; likes sun and sand.
ACHILLEA Tomentosa Aurea, 6 in., bright golden repeated corymbs of bloom; gian- cus, fine-cut foliage; dense habit; a splen¬ did perennial for rock-work.
YCONITUM Fischeri, 3 ft. ; an attractive pe¬ rennial, with big dense spikes of deep blue
ADONIS Vernalis, 1 ft.; large golden firs,
ALYSSUM Minimum, an effective edging and rockery annual ; creeps on the ground ; ev- erblooming ; white clusters of sweet firs. Saxatilc Compactum, Gold Dust, 1 ft. ; fine hardy perennial ; golden clusters early Silver Queen, like Saxatile, but has sulphur yellow firs. ; perfectly hardy.
Montanum, 6 in. ; yellow clusters, silvery Rostratum, dwarf, golden clusters, free- Serpyllifoliiim, 6 in. ; earliest pigmy rock plant ; yellow bloom.
VGERATUM Scarlet Gem, 3 in. ; small, dark rose, fine foliage.
ANCHUSA Blue Bird, 1 ft. ; vivid indigo blue. Sempervirens, 2 ft., rich blue in shirt axil¬ lary spikes ; hardy perennial .
ANDROSACE Coronpiflora, pretty rosettes of white firs., in summer ; charming annual.
AJfEMONE St. Bridgid, 1 ft., large flowers of various rich colors ; easily grown ; mixed. Pulsatilla, 8 in., bears violet firs., in April : plant covered with silky hairs .
ANTIRRHINUM Rock Hybrids, 8 in-, high. A Glutinosum crossed with A. Majus ; fine new plants for the rockery.
AQUILEGIA COERULEA AUBRIETIA HYBRIDA
AQUILEGIA Alpina, 1 ft., large beautiful blue- firs. ; splendid rock plant ; hardy ; peren- Coerulca, 1 ft., splendid big blue and white flowers with long spurs during June . Siberica, 1 ft., double firs., blue, rose, red. ARABIS Alpina, a splendid early-blooming white perennial ; fine for beds and rock- Alpina Rosea, very handsome rose-colored Racemosa, 1 ft., white, dwarf, large-flower- ARENARIA Laricifolia, 6 in., a pretty white- flowered rock plant from Switzerland. Montana, 6 in., large white firs, very freely produced on long stems ; fine perennial ARMERIA 3raritiina Rosea, 1 ft., tufts Maritima Splendens, bright rosy-magenta. Dianthoides, 6 in., light pink in close heads. Lauclieana, 6 in. tufts ; brilliant rose ; fine. ARNICA Montana, 8 in., golden flowers 2 in.
across ; fine for the rockery ; hardy per- ASTER Sub-Coerulea, 15 in., a hardy peren¬ nial from India ; firs., blue, gold center . ASPERULA Odorata, 6 in., small, snow-white firs., in May and June ; very sweet when dried ; very pretty ; a useful, hardy peren¬ nial for the rockery. 100 seeds. ASTRANTIA Major, 2 ft., a hardy perennial with pretty rose and white firs! ; fine bor¬ der or rock plant ; firs, in umbels.
AUBRIETIA, hardy perennial blooming in early spring ; spreading, pretty and showy.
Hybrlda Grandiflora, 6 in., large firs, of va¬ rious colors, as white, rose, lilac, dark red, blue and violet ; verv useful for borders AURICULA, Kelway’s Perfect Model, 1 ft..
very beautiful hardy spring blooming per- BELLIS, Double Daisy, Monstrosa mixed ex¬ tra large flowers in splendid variety; a hardy perennial : free and long-blooming'
C ALAND RINI A Umbellata, a trailing hardy
perennial producing pretty vivid crimson flowers, likes sun ; blooms first season.
CALLIRHOE INVOLCCRATA CAMPANULA CARPATICA
CALLIRHOE Involucrata, trailer; large crim¬ son cup-shaped firs. ; showy hardv Depen-
CALAMINTHA Alpina, 6 in., very pretty dwarf rock-plant ; firs, purple in whorls * mint-like, in tufts.
CAMPANULA Carpatica, 1 ft., verv free- blooming perennial ; flowers bell-shaped, graceful, beautiful ; blue, white, mixed. Garganica, trailing; a gem for the rockery. Rotundifolia Superba, the Giant Harebell of Scotland ; rich blue flowers ,
Sarmatica, 1 ft., sprays of graceful blue drooping firs, from June till August ; fine Barbata, 1 ft., Queen of the Alpine Meadows.
Grayish-blue bells ; excellent for the rock- Pusilla, 4 in., a fine miniature rock-plant : azure, shining leaves.
CANDYTUFT Sempervirens, spreading; white racemes in spring and summer ; hardy Semperflorens, 1 ft., large pure white sweet- scented firs, in corymbs ; late autumn .
CARNATION Early D warf Vienna, a lovely free-flowering Pink for rock-work ; flowers very double ; white, rose, violet or mixed.
CERASTIUM Biebersteini, a low perennial witli grayish foliage and masses of white Tomentosurn, a valuable creeping plant with attractive silvery white foliage and showy white star-shaped flowers, covering
CHEIRANTHUS Allionl. an early-flowering perennial with gorgeous orange flowers. Linlfolins, 1* in., compact perennial covered with clear mauve flowers during May .
CINE It ARIA Diamond, 1 ft., very handsome silvery foliage plant of easy culture ; flow¬ ers vellow. showy ; foliage almost white
CORYD AXIS Clie llan thifolia. 8 in., a hardv perennial ; foliage dense, fern-like, decorac- ed with abundant spikes of clear yellow
CRUCIANELLA Stylosa, 6 in., a pretty hardy perennial ; trailing ; rose-colored flowers in handsome clusters ; free-blooming.
CORONILLA Varia. 2 ft., lovely pink and white flowers in umbels, each umbel con¬ taining 16 to 20 flowers ; a hardy herbace¬ ous perennial ; fine for beds or the rockery.
CYCLAMEN Neapolitanum, 3 in., hardy per¬ ennial ; numerous red and white flowers.
DRACOCEPHALUM Ruyschianun, Taponlcam, 1 ft., hardy perennial; bears whorls of vio¬ let flowers in June.
OELFHJNIU31, Torn Thumb, 1 ft., very free- flowering, compact plants; ultra-marine Pumilum Blue Butterfly, 1 ft., branches freely and become a globe of blue firs. ; blooms during autumn. 40 seeds 5 cents. 1 can also supply White Butterfly or Mix¬ ed at same price.
D1ANTHUS JDeltoides, 8 in., Maiden Rock Pink ; a mass of bright flowers
Barbatus. 1 Ft., Dwarf, a new class of Sweet Williams ; flowers of many shades and variegations; borne in fine clusters.
Cacsins, 8 in , Cheddar Pink, a superior rock plant ; bright rose flowers
Flumarius, 9 in., Garden Pink; double and semi-double flowers, richly scenteu .
Rock Species cf Pinks in splendid mixture.
G'ranitieus, 8 in., a fine hardy Pink for rock gardens ; branching habit ; small red fl.
Xegleetus, 6 in., a charming little hardy Pink ; cherry-red flowers abundant.
Highland Queen, 8 in., free-growing Pink, rich red flowers.
KRINUS Alpina, 6 in., hardy violet flowers in profusion ; seeds small and need care
EEPETION Reniforme, 4 in., Australian vio¬ let; pretty violet flowers; charming for suspended baskets, beds or the rockery.
ERYSIMUM Pulchellum, 6 in., new dwarf species, compact, forming dense tufts ; flowers sulphur yellow in racemes in spring ; a fine rock plant.
FRAGARIA Indira, trailer, hardy; golden flowers, followed by handsome scarlet in¬ sipid strawberry-like fruit ; good for bas¬ kets and the rockery'.
GENTIANA Acaulis, 4 in., a hardy perennial for edgings and rock-work ; rich ul¬
tramarine blue with gold spots ; trumpet¬ shaped flowers.
Septemfida, 6 in., easily-grown Alpine with trumpet-like blue flowers ; June till August.
GERANIUM Traversi, 1 ft., a beautiful hardy perennial with woolly', silvery-grey foliage ; bright pink flowers from New Zealand.
OEUM Urbanum, 6 in., hardy perennial, or¬ ange flowers.
GLOBULARIA Trichosantha, 9 in., hardy per¬ ennial ; small blue flowers in large globu¬ lar heads in Summer ; neat border
GYPSOPHILA 31 u rails, 9 in., tuft-like plants covered with small rose-colOred flowers.
Repens, trailer ; an everblooming hardy per¬ ennial : flowers pinkish white in great a- bundance. 50 seeds.
Jonopsidium Aauk
J ON OF SI D1U 31 Ae.aule, 2 in.. Violet Cress, a lovely' little carpet annual ; flowers pale mauve, exceedingly pretty ; self-sows. HELIAN THE3IUM 3Iutabile, 1 ft., indispensa¬ ble rock plants for sunny places ; cup-like flowers in many colors ; new and beauti¬ ful sorts mixed. 50 seeds.
HESPERIS 3Iatronalis Nana, 1 ft., a hardy perennial with clusters of sweet-scented rhlox-like flowers; very handsome. HEUCHERA Sanguines, 2 ft., graceful spikes of bright crimson flowers ; long-stem HYPERICU3I Polyphyllum, a pretty trailing hardy perennial ; silvery foliage ; golden Orientale, 9 in , hardy' perennial ; large gol¬ den yellow flowers, showy' and handsome . Reptans, prostrate hardy' perennial : silvery foliage and numerous bright golden flowers.
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HIEEACIU3I Yillosum, 1 ft., hardy perennial ; foliage covered with dense down ; golden
HOR3IINU3I Pyrenaicum, 1 ft., rosettes of large green leaves ; spikes of violet flow¬ ers ; tine for edgings and rock-work.
LEPTOsl PRON Rosea, 6 in., hardy annual ; beautiful rose-colored flowers in profusion.
Aureus, like Rosea, but has golden firs.
LINARIA Cymballaria, a hardy perennial trailing plant with light green foliage and small lilac-blue flowers ; very attractive.
Alplna, a hardy trailer; foliage silver-green; flowers small Snapdragon -like ; orange
LYCHNIS Alpina, 6 in., hardy perennial ; flow¬ ers brilliant rose, in clusters.
Lagascae, 3 in., a charming rock-plant ; forms tufts issuing numerous showy .flow¬ ers ; bright rose, white eye ; evergreen
3IT3IULUS 3Ioschatus, 6 in., a hardy perennial with little golden bells ; very fragrant.
Prince Bismarck, 1 ft., a free-blooming showy annual with coppery scarlet-red flowers : likes sandy soil and partial shade.
31 ESE3! BRIAN TIIE3IU3I Cordifolium Variega- tum, 6 in., handsome variegated foliage, rosy purple flowers ; highly valuable for beds and the rockery.
NIERE3IBERGIA Gracilis, 1 ft., branches and blooms profusely' ; flowers cup-like, light blue, beautiful ; very desirable. 150 seeds.
3IATRICARIA Golden Ball, 1 ft., a beautiful hardy' plant, covered during summer and fall with golden double flowers ,
Mesembrianthemum Tricolor Mirnulu9
31 ESE3I BRIANTHE31U3I Tricolor, 6 in., very pretty ; showy annual ; flowers crimson and white with dark ey'e ; likes sand and sun. 3IYrOSOTIS Palustris Semperflorens, 9 in., the true Water Forget-Me-Not ; blue clusters produced freely from spring till late fall. Ruth Fischer, compact little plants bearing a wealth of large azure flowers in fine clus Star of Love, dense little plants smothered with clusters of rich blue flowers ; fine for the rockery, also for pots NEPETA 3Iussini Superha., 1 ft., a new large- flowered sort, thrifty in growth ; deep blue. OENOTHERA 3Iacrocarpa, 8 in., prostrate plant bearing large golden flowers . Drummond! Nana, 1 ft., hardy annual of dwarf habit ; large pale yellow flowers . OXALIS, Cloth of Gold, 6 in., masses of gol¬ den clusters in summer ; bulbous . Tropaeoloides, 4 in., a pretty, easily grown annual ; flowers yellow, foliage brownish OROBUS Vermis, 1 ft., Pea-like blue and lilac flowers freely produced in spring ; hardy. PAPAVER Alpinum, 6 in., a hardy perennial ; blooms freely in summer ; plain and fring¬ ed in many rich colors mixed. 150 seeds • PARNASSIA Palustris, 6 in., an elegant har¬ dy perennial for moist or boggy' soil ; charming white flowers, blooming in mass- POLE3I ONIU3I Prim a Donna, 1 ft., a new va¬ riety ; hardy, long sprays of azure blue fl- Richardson!, 1 ft., hardy perennial ; flowers large, blue in drooping panicles in sum¬ mer ; foliage slightly' musk-scented . POTENTILLA Gibsoni, 1 ft., an Improved Scarlet hardy perennial developed by Mr. Gibson ; a lovely' scarlet-flowered creeper. 3Iiss JVillmott, 1 ft., an exceedingly free- flowering creeper ; glossy magenta rose . Nana. Mnltiflora, 1 ft., showy, easily grown little plants becoming a mass of semi¬ double flowers ; very' pretty.
Pyrenaica, 1 ft., hardy' perennial ; canary flowers, early' ; distinct and good.
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Apennina Aurea, 6 in., yellow; pretty. Calabra, 8 in., yellow flowers ; hardy PRIMULA Auricula, 6 in., handsome free- blooming perennial ; masses of varied bloom in spring.
Garden Pink, Double and Semi-double Cashmeriana, 1 ft., bears heads of lilac flow¬ ers very early in spring ; hardy per. Frondosa, 1 ft., hardy plant with silvery fol¬ iage, producing lovely rosy-lilac flowers Rosea Grandiflora, 4 in., flowers bright rosy carmine with golden eye ; nearly 1 in. Veltchii, 9 in., from China ; like Cortusoides but larger and handsomer ; rich rose. Vulgaris, the early yellow Primrose ; hardy very showy and beautiful ; seeds tardy PYRETHRUM Selaginoides, 6 in., fe^n-leaved tufts of golden foliage ; a good edging . Tehihatcliewii, 6 in., hardy perennial with numerous white flowers with gold disk; in early summer handsome, the plant f >rming dense tufts ; sow in pots and transplant ; thrives on d-y slopes, shade or in other conditions unfavorable to most plants.
Ranunculus Queen Ann’s Thimble
PINK, 1 ft., very sweet, profuse, double. QUEEN Ann’s Thimble, 1 ft., blue firs. ; in clusters ; fine for bouquets.
RANUNCULU < Claremont Hybrids, 2 ft. First offer of seeds of the new Claremont Hy¬ brids, the finest Ranunculus known ; start readily from seeds ; the big 5 in. double flowers showing a glorious riot of color, so numerous as to literally hide the plant. RANUNCULUS Giant Florentine, 2ft. Large flowers cf the most varied colors held on long stems ; a great improvement RANUNCULUS Gramineus, 9 in., an easily grown hardy perennial with long narrow silvery foliage and large golden buttercup Aslatieus Superbissimus, 1 ft., very vigorous, handsome plants easily grown from seeds. SANVITALIA Procumbens fl. pl„ a trailing an¬ nual bearing golden button-like flowers. SAPONARIA Ocymoides Tplendens, an elegant trailing perennial with rose colored flowers SAXIFRAG A, Encrusted Sorts, 8 in., a fine mixture of these handsome rock plants Bedding Queen, 8 in., deep carmine clusters • Mossy Sorts, 8 in., lovely varieties, with mossy foliage and numerous pretty flow- Decipiens, Grandiflora Hybrida, 1 ft., charm¬ ing hybrids, the flowers campanulate. large, cf many shades from white to rosy
crimson ; plants dense, tufted.
SEDUM Coeruleum, 3 in., a charming half- hardy annual ; pale blue flowers, freely Acre, 3 in., Stone-crop ; low spreading hardy perennial ; golden flowers in three-parted Middendorfii, 6 in., an excellent rock plant; fleshy brown foliage and golden flowers in summer ; thrives under the most adverse conditions.
Spectabile, 1 ft., hardy perennial ; numerous pink flowers in flat-topped clusters during September ; a robust, free-blooming species. Sedum Spurium Cocclneum, 6 in., large umbellate cymes ; color brilliant deep rose ; blooms in Autumn or late Summer.
SEMPERVIVUM, Mixed Hardy Species — These are admirably adapted for rockeries or to cover old walls ; succulents.
SILENE Alpestris, 6 in., a hardy perennial of easy culture ; shining white flowers in large panicles; May to July; likes shade. Scliafta, 6 in., a beautiful little hardy peren¬ nial, the branches gradually becoming cov¬ ered with rosy-purple flowers .
Asterias Grandiflora, 18 in., hardy perennial ; large, globular, crimson-scarlet heads.
SOLDINELLA Alpina, 3 in., hardy perennial ; leaves roundish, radical ; flowers pale blue, fringed, drooping, four clustered
SPERGULA Pillfera Aurea, 2 in., a charming little plant for edging and rock- work ; fol¬ iage golden yellow ; flowers small, white.
STELLARIA GRA3IINEA Aurea, 6 in., hardy perennial ; flowers white, numerous .
Sweet William Dwarf Viola Boanlaca
SWEET WM„ New Dwarf, 9 in., large firs. VTOLA BOSNIACA, 4 in., hardy, free-bloom.
Cyclops, 6 in., hardy ; deep purplish violet with large, showy white eye ; compact, free-blooming, and ever-blooming.
Viola Gracilis Pumle Robe, 6 in., deep pur¬ ple-violet ; very free-flowering ; charming rock or border snecies ; tufted habit ; soring.
Papilio, 8 in., ha-dy ; the Butterfly Violet ; finwerg bi-colored, bhie and white ; profuse.
Tb” Wugia, 8 in., ha-dy; flowers rich blue with f!ne contrasting white center.
Bine Gem, or Jersev Gem, 8 in., hardy violet bill": c^mnact ; continuous-blooming. WAPLENBERGIA Grandiflora Mariesi, 1 ft. dwarf, the p’ants blooming freely the first season ; Cowers blue and white. SCUTELLARIA Baicalensis Coelestina, 18 in., hardy ; dense btishy habit ; very free and long b’o^mmg; fine for beds and cut flow- TUNICA Sn'-ifraga, 6 in., hardy perennial cov- pned with starry pink flowers .
TRIFOT TUM Renens, 6 in., da^k red leaves, poods of bloom ; hardv ; handsome. TRADESOANnA Virginlca, 18 in., hardy, f’o-o-e-s brio-ht h’ue in clusters; fine per- VALERIANA, Pretty Betsy, 1 ft, clusters of red, vHte a-'d sea-let flowers, sweet- UROSPERVUM Delecbainpi, a magnificent rook r’ant with doub'e golden flowers . VERBENA Verosa, 1 ft-, a handsome hardy perennial producing purple flowers VERONICA Rentans, 2 in., hardy perennial ; the p’ants compact mats of p-ppu, studded in spring with pretty azure flowers.
Prostrata, prostrate perennial ; compact, be¬ coming a sheet of lovely blue flowers
Tciicrium. Royal Blue, 1 ft., hardy peren^ rial, the f’owe-s clear blue in long spikes”; PERENNIAL Species — Mixed in great variety. ZINNIA. Double Lillput, 1 ft., button-like lit¬ tle flowers ; very double ; colors .
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AQUATIC SEEDS, FINEST VARIETIES
I take pleasure in presenting this descriptive list of plants, many of which are rare and beautiful. Those who have lakelets or water gardens will find this list of interest. The seeds were all obtained this season.
Alisma Plantago, 2 ft. a graceful bog plant ;
leaves all radical; firs. 3-petaled, rose, in whorls in July.
Butomus Umbellatus, 2 ft., a very hand¬ some, easily-grown bog plant, known as Water Gladio¬ lus, rosy firs in umbels on naked stems; leaves narrow. Caltha Palustris, 6in., tufts of pretty foliage
adorned with lovely golden cups in early spring; for bogs.
Carex Pendula, 4ft., a graceful Sedge; leaves
broad; firs in long, drooping, cylindrical spikes; fine.
Cyperus Alternifolius, 2 ft, Umbrella Plant;
an elegant Sedge, fine for pots as well as water-margins.
Papyrus, 6 ft., Egyptian Paper Plant; tall graceful plumes; hardy South; protect at North.
Drosera Rotundifolia, 4 in., circular leaves
encircled by red hairs: firs white on erect scapes; hardy.
Iris Pseud-acorus, Water Flag, 2 ft, a hardy
bog plant; firs large, bright yellow and orange; splendid.
Juncus Vulgaris, 5 ft., a beautiful Rush;
fluffy red plumes in autumn; hardy; likes water.
Lycopus Europaeus, 2 ft, Marsh Horehound a broad serrated-leaved perennial, naturalized from Eu¬ rope; inconspicuous flowers; a hardy marsh plant.
Mentha Aquatica, Water Mint, 2 ft, a hardy
mint; ovate; leaves and dense terminal spikes of firs.; naturalized from Europe; foliage very aromatic.
Menyanthes Trifoliata, Bog Bean. A hand¬ some plant formed in the marshes of England; firs white suffused with pink and beautifully fringed ; hardy.
Myosotis Palustris, 6 in., a pretty, con- tinuous-blooming hardy perennial marsh Forget-me- not; the flowers are lovely blue, in pretty clusters.
Nelumbium Speciosum, 3 ft., the great
Egyptian Bean of Pythagoteus; elegant umbrella foliage held above the water, and huge rosy-tipped, tulip-like, richiy-scented flowers a foot in diameter, the king of hardy water plants; the one “must have” aquatic.
Nuphar Luteum, big fleshy round leaves
and showy golden flow ers the size of a duck-egg; both foliage and flowers held well above the w'ater; hardy.
Nymphaea Alba, the well-known white
Water Lily; both leaves and flowers lie upon the surface of the water; very fragrant, beautiful Lotus, a tender Water Lily, the true Egyptian Lotus, sacred to their god, Isis, and engraved on ancient coins. Seeds ground and made into bread wras an Egyptian food. Coerulea, the blue Water Lily; a beautiful, free-bloom¬ ing plant : very handsome but needs winter-protection. Pygmaea, a handsome hardy species from Central Asia; firs white, fragrant, blooming from June till Sep¬ tember; leaves cordate, entire, slightly nerved.
Rose Hybrids and Blue Hybrids, two fine races of Water Lilies supplied by Vilmorin, of Paris. I supply either Hybrid or both Hybrids in mixture.
Splendid Special Mixture of many sorts.
Parnassia Palustris, 6 in., an elegant bog
plant, grass-like, with showy white, veined flowers; a hardy perennial of easy culture; a fine marsh plant.
Sagittaria Sagittifolia, 1 ft., erect racemes
of showy white flowers; leaves arrow-shaped, graceful; hardy, handsome; a splendid marsh or bog plant.
Scirpus Lacustris, 5 ft., a showy stream-
loving Bullrush with red-brown spikelets in branched cymes; the stems largely used in Europe for making chair-seats and mats; a hardy marsh or bog plant. Scoparius, very ornamental Rush; bog plant. Sium Latifolium, 5 ft., Water Parsnip, an umbelliferous plant; flowers white, in compound umbels.
Stachys Palustris, 18 in., a hardy perennial Marsh Mint, known as Hyssop Hedge Nettle; flowers are small, purple, in small heads; a hardy marsh plant.
Typha Latifolia, Cat-o-nine-tails, 5 ft., a handsome hardy w ater plant; flowers in dense spikes, brown, showy, attractive in groups. The pollen of Typha is made into bread by natives in New Zealand.
THE FINEST ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
All grasses are more or less graceful and beautiful, but the following are among the finest and most admired. A bed of the choicer ones will afford much satisfaction and pleasure.
Agrostis Laxiflora, 2 ft., slender, wide panicles, fine. Nebulosa, 1 ft., Cloud Grass, cloud-like panicles, pretty. Pulchelia, 1 ft., Hair Grass, splendid bouquet, annual. Anthoxanthum Odoratum, 1 ft.. Sweet Vernal, fine. Gracile 9 in., fine for edging of beds or borders.
Avena Sterilis, 2 ft., drooping spikes, an elegant grass. Arundo Donax Variegata, 10 ft., big striped leaves. Brachypodium Gracile, 1ft., trembling lovely grass. Briza Maxima, 2 ft., Big Quaking Grass, elegant nodd¬ ing panicles, good to cut or dr.\ , a fine annual for beds. Media, 1ft., filmy panicles of shining purple spikelets, tremulous with the slightest breeze, handsome.
Gracilis, 8 in., spikelets on hair-like stems, very pretty. Brizopyrum Siculum, 1 ft., annual, many-flwd, two- ranked, flat awnless spikelets on decumbent stems. Bromus Brizaif ormis, 2 ft., fine biennial for bouquets. Madritensis, 2 ft., long dense panicles of small spikelets. Brachypodium Gracile, 2 ft., a fine graceful annual. Bromus Macrostachyus, 2 ft., long ornamental spikes. Ceratochloa Pendula, 3 ft., panicles lOi nches long. Chloris Barbata, 1 ft., spikes 2 in. long, from India. Chrysurus Cynosuroides, 6 inches, a low annual with silken plumes that become golden as they mature. Coix Lachryma, 3 ft., Jobs Tears, seeds used for beads. Aurea Zebrina. massive foliage blotched golden yellow . Diplachne Fascicularis, 2 ft., a marsh grass, pretty. Eleusine Oligostachia, 1 ft., fine for winter bouquets. Elymus Giganteus, Giant Bunch Grass, big clumps. Eragrostis Abyssinica, 3 ft., fragrant, panicles loose, open, the many hair-like drooping branches tipped with spikelets. Seeds used in Africa for bead making. Elegans, 10in., Love Grass, white spikelets for bouquets. Maxima, Giant Love Grass, b’g diffuse panicles set with pretty small spikelets, excellent for bouquets. EriantHus Ravennae, 6ft., Plume Grass, an elegant hardy plant, leaves long and graceful, feathery plumes. Euchlaena Luxurians, 12ft., avery handsome annual with 20 stems springingfrom a single seed, each ti pped by a dense panicle, the leaves long, broad, graceful. Ornamental Grasses, in complete special mixture, for bouquets and borders 5cts.
Eulalia Zebrina, 4 ft., pretty striped hardy perennia Festuca Glauca, 1 ft., a fine grass for edging or border Rigida, 10 inches, tufted grass, fine for rockeries. Stipoides, 2 ft., the Feather-grass-like Fescue, handsome. Gymnothrix Latifolium, 10 ft., a noble perennial, big clumps, graceful nodding spikes, a splendid grass. Japonicum, 3 ft. 6 in., silvery spikes, purple anthers, long prominent bristles, a splendid hardy perennial. Gynerium Argenteum, 2 ft., Pampas Grass, elegant hardy perennial, immense silvery plumes, silky, hairy. Roseum, exquisite big fluffy rosy plumes; hardy. Hordeum Jubatum, Squirrel-tail, spikes long, fine. Isolepis Gracilis bog plant; drooping, slender foliage, hiding the pot; a splendid plant.
Koeleria Setacea, 2 ft., a tufted perennial grass with spikelets in panicles, good for bouquets, green or dry. Lagurus Ovatus, 1ft., Hare’s-tail, fluffy white heads, showy in garden patches from J uly to September, fine. Lasiagrostis Gracilis, 2 ft., annual, very pretty. Melica Altissima, 3 ft. Tall Pearl Grass, Atropurpurea. Oryza Sativa, 2 ft., ltice, chief food of China. Panicum Altissimum, 6 ft., Guinea Grass, decorative. Capiliare.2 ft., panicles! arge, numerous, forbouquets. Plicatum Variegatum, an exquisite basket plant, creeping. Sulcatum, 3 ft., Palm-like foliage, used for pots. Virgatum , 5 ft., hardy, very ornamental, panicles grace¬ ful, drooping, purple, admirable for borders. Paspalum Elegans, 3 ft., Elegant Millet Grass. Pennisetum Longistylum, 1 f t. , half-hardy annual. Macrourum ,4 ft., very ornamental hardy perennial. Rueppelianum , 4 ft. , finebig purple plumes, hardy per. Poa Pilosa, ! ft., filmy brow'n panicles, hardy perennial. Polypogon Monspeliensis, 2ft., panicles dense, fine. Setaria Nigra, 4 ft., panicles ofsmallbroom heads. Sorghum Nigrum, 5ft, Black Millet, fine for bouquets. Stipa Pennata, 2 ft., per., Feather Grass, for borders. Tricholaena Rosea, 2 it. , lovely fluffy rosy plumes. Uniola Latifolia, 3 ft., panicles loose, fine for vases. Zea Japonica Quadricolor , 3 ft. , striped in 4 colors Gracillima Variegata, 3 ft., a beautiful striped sort. Perfecta Gigantea, 5ft., striped in 4 colors. Also Mixed.
REMARKS, NOTES, AND LETTERS
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Novelties. — I invite the special attention of my friends to the new and rare flowers briefly described on page 48 and the two pages follow¬ ing. 1 have nearly all the choice novelties, and offer them at 5cts. per packet. My seeds are all of the new crop, and can be depended upon for vitality and quality, and with every pack¬ age I mail a little booklet telling just how to sow seeds and treat the little plants. And still more, I guarantee to send you seeds that will grow and be true to name. The booklet ac¬ companying the seeds explains all conditions.
I aim to do an honest business and to please all my patrons. The success and pleasure of my patrons are more to me than their money. This has been my business method since 1868, when I began. Many of my early patrons, some octogenarians, are still buying of me.
Dear Mr. Park: I have been raising your seeds for 35 years and have always had good luck with them. Mrs. Etta McConnell, Columbia Co., Pa., April 8, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: My mother used your seeds 40 years with great success. Adcle Blair, Warwick Co.,Va., Feb. 28, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: For half a century my grandmother has relied upon your seeds for the beautiful garden which she stiil maintains. Mrs. L. J. Docker, Marion Co., Ind,, Mar. 1932.
The Sweet Pinks. — The beauty, fragrance
fand profusion of the Sweet Pinks, Diant hus plumarius fl. pi. (see cut) together with the hardiness ) and tenacity of the plants should secure for them a prominent place in the flower garden. The plants start readily from seeds, and if set six inches apart in a sunny bed will stool out and become a carpet of lovely glaucus foliage from which the num¬ erous stems will shoot up bearing a cluster of the richly scented blooms during May and June, and a few in later months. It is one of the good perennials that deserves a place in every garden. See Pinks Hardy Garden, p. 41. A Good Letter. — My friends will appreci-
ate the following letter which I have just (Oct.l4th) received. Miss Scott is a flower enthusiast who has been my patron for some years, and her place is made fa¬ mous by the great variety and superior beauty of her flowers, and the artistic manner in which they are arranged. Miss Scott’s letters are always an inspiration.
Dear Mr. Park: I wish you could see my flower garden which is the product of your seeds. Never have 1 had such beautiful Snapdragons — i bought the Majesiie varieties, and they are rightly named. The flower spikes are very long and tilled with huge flowers of the loveliest colors. Likewise, your Dianthus seed displayed a remarkable run of colors anti the flowers are easily two and a half inches in diameter. I tried your dwarf large-flowering Petunias, and the hots are varied and extremely rich. The Zinnias elicit many admiring ahs and ohs. I do not recall ever having such gorgeous coiors, and cer¬ tainly n^ver so lar<je flowtrs. The Coxcombs did not allow their neighbors to outshine them, for there are many reds, pinks and yellows. Carnations have always been a favorite flower of mine and I have seventy-seven beautiful plants. Then, too, there are the wilt-resisting Asters which have done well in spite of the heat and drought.
In laying out my garden I followed a suggestion found in one of your Catalogues. I placed each variety of Snapdragons in a separate bed. Each bed I bordered with Blue Cap Ageratum--I have twenty varieties. Many have come to view my gardens and some have said I should charge for the privelege, for it is well worth while, and all have agreed that they are werth coming to see. I am glad to give flower-lovers the enjo>ment of my flowers, and I take not a little pleasure in telling them of whom 1 bought the seeds and how cheaply. Ours is one of the show places of Brocknort, and people look to us to have something extra fine. Well, we have fulfilled all their expectations, and 1 suspect many go away marvelling at your own good will to¬ ward flower-lovers, for many like me would not think, especially in these days that they could afford’such an elaborate display were they to depend on most seedsmen with their fancy prices.
It gives me great pleasure to be able to thus express truth¬ fully my appreciation for your graciousness, a part of which I may so heartily enjoy. With best wishes, I am. Sincerely yours, Zella Scott, Brockport, N. Y., Oct. 7. 1933.
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Golden Gleam Nasturtium. — The other day a patron came to my seed-house and said, “I want another packet of Golden Gleam Nas¬ turtium. Of the packet I got some weeks ago, every seed grew, and the flowers are beautiful.” But I wish you could see the testimony of t he many letters about this flower. Here is a sample :
Dpar Mr. Park: The Golden Gleams were the pretti¬ est and best Nasturtiums we have ever grown. All of our friends had spells about them. I am well pleased with all your seeds. They grew better than any other seed we planted, gave strong plants, and just what you said they’d be. Our Rock Garden seeds filled the space about 10 by 40 ft., and the garden was beautiful. Mr. W. N. Berry. Ingham Co., Mich., Mar. 1933.
About Freesias. — Freesias are as easily grown from seeds as Zinnias, and seedlings started in Spring will bloom freely the follow¬ ing Winter. They are beautiful, delightfully fragrant flowers that grow in a graceful cluster. See pages 44 and 51. A patron kindly writes:
Dear Mr. Park: I believe every seed of the Freesias I ordered from you grew, and the plants flowered this Winter. The Rosa Rugosa and Black Locust also came up well Mrs. Anton Johnson, Grant Co., N. Dak., March 4. 1933.
When going through Texas to California in
August I was pleased to see beautiful plants of Euphorbia vari- gata decorating the road-side by their showy masses of green and white foli¬ age. They sprung from seeds of plants of previous year’s growth, and of course are per¬ petuated from year to year. At the north the easily grown plants do well and make a showy bed or border. In good soil the plants grow four feet high, branching freely, and even a single plant becomes a handsome specimen. See engraving, also page 23. 75 seeds Sets.
Mette’s Giant Pentstemon. — This is a splendid Gloxinia-flowered perennial that should be in eveiy garden. It blooms the first season, the rich-colored firs, appearing in long spikes.
To Promote Happiness. — Soloman, reput¬ ed to be the wisest man, wrote, “A Good Name is rather to be chosen than Great Riches, and Loving Favor rather than Silver or Gold.” Now, my friends, in these depressed and trou¬ blous times, brought on chiefly by profiteering and greed, would it not promote individual and world happiness if this maxim were gen¬ erally believed and heeded? Echo answers “Would it not!” “Would it not!” Park.
Dear Mr. Park: You have certainly made this Spring and Summer an enjoyable one for me. The Ciarkia3 were beau¬ tiful. Ammobiums, Orange Gomphrenas, Crimson Bedder Nicotianas, and Rose Marie Snapdragons were new, and proved of interest to many. F. E. Cleghorn, Monona Co. ,1a., Aug 1983.
Dear Mr. Park : I enjoyed your catalogue very much and have read it several times, instead of once or twice as you suggest. Clarkias in my garden last year caused much favorable comment. Nasturtium Golden Gleam and Nemophila were also admired. E. R. Johnson, Kitsap Co,, Wash.. March 7, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I got Gloxinias, Cinerarias, etc. to germinate for the first time by following your directions. I have one of your glorious New Giant Petunias in bloom in a pot from seeds 1 got last fall, it is gorgeous. Mrs. M. L. McAllister, Washington Co., Utah, Feb. 17, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I began using your seeds last year and like them very much. Gaillardia plants were all up in seven days, Aquilegia and Passiflora in ten day3. I al3o have some nice Gloxinias raised from your seeds last year. Mrs. Lee Beals, Aroostook Co., Maine, March 3, 1933.
Dear Mr. Park: I ordered 50pkts of your seeds last year and was well pleased with all. The Zinnias took first prize at our flower show. Mrs. B. E. Shaw, Texas Co.. Okla.
The Beautiful and Popular Scabiosa
]HE above engraving represents flowers of the new and beautiful Sweet Scabiosa, which is a great improvement upon the old-fashioned Scabious formerly seen in our grandmother's garden. The plants grow two feet tall, and become a waving mass of these exquisite flowers borne aloft upon long, strong stems, and exhibiting a great diversity of colors, as White, Rose, Scarlet, Brick-red, Azure Fairy, Red and White, Purple and White. Started from seeds in early spring and set eight inches apart in a bed, the plants make a grand garden display during late summer and autumn. Or, started in autumn, they will endure the winter and begin to bloom early the next season. The flowers are especially adapted for cutting, and the white, blush and pale blue flowers are prized for funeral as well as room decoration. The dwarf sorts thrive in pots, and are fine for winter-blooming in the window. I especially admire these beautiful annuals, and earnestly urge their culture. Price 5cts. per packet, separate or mixed.
Scabiosa Candidissima Flora Plena
This is the handsome Snowball Scabious. The plants grow three feet high, branching free¬ ly, each branch tipped with a lovely big double pure white flower. It is beautiful in the garden and fine for cutting. The plants are readily grown from seeds, and easily transplanted. A splen¬ did annual, but little known : of easy culture. 75 seeds 5cts.
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TREES AND SHRUBS
OFFER new seeds of all of the following Trees and Shrubs, but I will say, right here, that many kinds of Tree and Shrub seeds are tardy in starting. Some are nuts and need to be filed before planting; others have an impervious covering which retards germination. All should lie sown in a retired bed, which will not be disturbed for two or three years. Some will start in a reasonable time, and these can be removed. Germination, however, is variable and always more or less tardy.
Acacia Julibrissin, Albizzia, 30 feet, a
hardy leguminous tree bearing paniculate heads of white
T\
flowers; has beautiful pinnate foliage, very handsome.
Acer Pseudo-platanus Rubrum, 50 feet, leaves Sycamore-like, purple beneath, the breeze giving a variable appearance; a rare, handsome Maple. Sacharinum, the well-known Sugar Maple.
Ailanthus Glandulosa, 40 feet, Tree of Heaven: beautiful massive foliage and greenish-white terminal panicles of bloom; makes a fine specimen.
Akebia Quinata, 30 feet, a fine Japanese
evergreen hardy vine; flowers brown, very fragrant; and are very freely produced in Spring; not hardy far north. Alnus Glutinosa, 50 ft., a quick-growing
tree, handsome foliage and pretty flowers in early spring.
Amelanchier Botryapium, 8 feet, a very bunchy shrub with masses of showy white firs in early spring, followed by clusters of palatable fruit in June. Amorpha Fruticosa, 8 ft., a pretty native;
the flowers are purple and grow in spikes.
Ampelopsis Veitchi, a robust hardy wood¬
bine, clings to walls, bright-colored foliage in autumn.
Aralia Spinosa, 10 feet, a handsome native;
the flowers are white in big umbels, splendid.
Arbutus Unedo, 8 ft., Strawberry Tree; firs
in drooping racemes; fruit scarlet., edible; blooms in late autumn, at which time the previous year’s fruit is ripe; flowers and ripe fruits are very attractive.
Aristolochia Sipho, 40 feet, a hardy vine;
leaves semi-tropical, firs pipe-like, brown, in early spring.
Aucuba Japonica, 5 feet, leathery green
leaves spotted white; female plants fruit freely ; mixed.
Azalea Mollis, 3 ft., bell-shaped bright col¬
ored flowers in clusters; from Japan; hardy.
Berberis Aquifolium, 4 ft., a hardy shrub; flowers are yellow7 in crowded erect racemes; fine. Thunbergii,3ft, golden pendulous firs; scarlet berries. Vulgaris Purpurea, 5 feet, deciduous purple foliage; red autumn fruit, a splendid variety.
Jamesonii, a beautiful hybrid Mahonia; should be in every collection; a rare hardy variety.
Betula Alba, 50 feet, the European Birch. Bignonia Radicans, Tecoma, native shrubby
wall vine; flowers clustered, large, red, showy trumpets.
Buddleya Variabilis, 8 ft., Butterfly Bush, hardy
summer-blooming, firs lilac in showTy terminal spikes.
Buxus Sempervirens, a dense hardy ever¬
green shrub, much used for edging and single specimens.
Calycanthus Floridus, 5 feet, the sweet
native shrub; firs brown followed by large seed-fruits.
Praecox, a beautiful winter-blooming shrub, flowers purple, very fragrant, axillary and terminal.
Caragana Arborescens, 15 feet, a Siberian
Pea Tree; golden firs in April, a hardy leguminous tree.
Carpinus Bet ulus, 50 ft., European Horn¬
beam, a good hedge plant if kept pruned, yellowish firs.
Catalpa Speciosa, 30 ft., a beautiful flower¬ ing tree; big terminal panicles of large white flowers; in bloom itis very attractive; blooms when quite young.
Ceanothus Azureus, 10 ft., a fine Mexican
shrub, firs lovely blue in cymes, give a sheltered place.
Celastrus Scandens, 30 ft., hardy shrubby
vine, clusters of white firs in spring, and a rich orange vessel with bright scarlet seeds in autumn, fine native.
Ceratonia Siliqua, 30 ft., an evergreen leg¬
uminous tree, leaflets shining green, flowers red in Sept.
Cercis Canadensis, 15 feet, Red Bud; a
hardy native tree showing masses of little red butterfly- like flowersin early spring, before the foliage, splendid.
Chionanthus Virginica, 15 ft., Fringe Tree,
also Grandfather Gray Beard; firs white in big show'y clusters in spring, a native ornamental tree.
Citrus Trifoliata, 20 feet, a hardy orange
tree, the fruit small but beautiful flowers white, scented.
Clematis, Vines, shrubby, hardy kinds,
mixed colors, many beautiful sorts.
Colutea Arborescens, 8 ft. firs yellow, free¬
ly produced during July and August, a hardy shrub.
Callicarpa Americana, 5 ft., a hardy native
shrub laden with clusters of purple berries in autumn.
Clethra Alnifolia, 3 feet, a hardy native
shrub with lovely, deliciously scented white flowers in spicate racemes from July until September.
Crataegus Pyracantha, 10 feet, Evergreen Thorn, clusters of white bloom in May, and in autumn covered with bright red berries that remain in winter.
Cydonia Japonica, 5 feet, Japan Quince;
bright red flr3 in spring, fruit, green, delightfully fragrant.
Cytisus Laburnum, 20 feet. Golden Chain;
flowers are golden yellow in pendulous racemes from April to June, leguminous, very beautiful.
Cotoneaster Microphylla, an evergreen wall plant, preferred to Ivy, a profusion of white bloom in spring, succeeded by scarlet berries, also for rockeries.
Cornus Mascula, 12 ft.. Cornelian Cherry;
umbels of golden flowers on leafless twigs in February and March, followed by red, edible cherry-like fruits.
Cryptomeria Japonica Elegans, a beauti¬ ful evergreen pyramidal tree, branchlets pendulous, very graceful, bronzy crimson in autumn and winter.
Daphne Mezereum, 3 ft., Spurge Olive; a
charming shrub, flowers red, fragrant, in clusters during February and March, give it a protected place.
Deutzia Crenata, fl. pi., 8 ft., fine spring-
double rose-tinted flowers in terminal panicles.
Diospyros Virginica, 40 feet, Persimmon;
seeds from delicious non-astringent fruit, excellent.
Desmodium Penduliflorum, 3 ft., a beauti¬
ful pendulous shrub, flowers pea-shaped, purple, free.
Euonymus Americana, 6 feet, green bark,
purple firs, pink strawberry-like fruits, scarlet seeds.
Eleagnus Angustifolia, a handsome deciduous
tree prized for its fragrant yellow flowers and red fruit.
Exochorda Grandiflora, 12 ft., Pearl Bush; a lovely, free-blooming, beautiful tree; the flowers like Cherry-blooms and cover the tree in May.
Fraxinus Excelsior Pendula, weeping Ash.
Ornus, the handsome flowering Ash; very pretty.
Genista Tinctoria, H) ft., flowers golden,
in profusion from July till September; of easy culture.
Gleditschia, Honey Locust, 50 ft., greenish
flowers and big red sweet seed pods, pretty foliage.
Grevillea Robusta, a fine tree south, and
a beautiful pot plant in the north.
Ginkgo Biloba, 40 ft., Maiden-hair tree, fine. Gymnociadus, Kentucky Coffee Tree. 75 ft.,
racemes of white bloom, May to July, big red showy pods in autumn, seeds browned, ground, used for coffee.
Hedera Helix, most beautiful of our ever¬ green climbers, leaves leathery, graceful and attractive. Hamamelis, Witch Hazel, 8 ft. golden firs. Hazel-nut (Corylus) 8ft., pretty flowersin March, with ripe brown palatable nuts in autumn. Hibiscus Syriacus, Althea, Double, mixed. Hypericum Calycinum, 1 ft., large yellow flowers; one of the handsomest of our shrubs.
Ilex Aquifolia, Holly ; green foliage, red berry. Juglans, the Butternut and White Walnut. Koelreuteria Paniculata, 15 ft., a beautiful tree with pinnate foliage and big panicles of golden firs.
Ligustrum Japonicum, 6 ft,, an evergreen
hardy shrub, with fragrant white firs and large leaves.
Liquidamber Styraciflua, 50 ft., a Maple¬
like tree, the foliage fragrant and scarlet in autumn.
Lirodendron, 50 feet, Tulip Tree; bears large
beautiful Tulip-like, red-checked flowers in July.
Lonicera Caprifolium, a vigorous twining Honey¬ suckle; flowers yellow and blush in terminal whorls and highly fragrant, yellow berries in autumn. Other Lon- iceras are Sempervirens, Scarlet Trumpet and Japonica.
Lonicera Tartarica Rosea, 10 ft., Bush Honey¬
suckle, firs small, profuse, rose, red berries in summer.
Madura, Osage Orange, 40 ft., a handsome
large-fruited tree, often trained for hedges.
Magnolia Grandiflora, 80 ft.? a fine evergreen native tree; big beautiful sweet white flowers in summer. Soulangeana, 20 ft., big Tulip-like pink firs in spring. Acuminata, 50 ft., pyramidal, large-leaved Tulip- like, yellow-tinted flowers, scarlet seeds, handsome.
Melia Japonica Floribunda, Tree of Lilac; blooms
early and freely, flowers big lilac; hardy south.
Melia Umbraculiformis, Umbrella Tree, 20 ft.,
a dense, beautiful shade tree, flowers in big lilac panicles delightfully fragrant, drupes golden, the size of marbles, and hang in clusters in winter; not hardy in the north.
Morus Nigra, 30 ft., Black Mulberry, delicious
black fruit in mid summer; fine for birds.
Myrtus Communis, 6 ft., fragrant foliage with
pretty white flowers, hardy in the South.
Nandina Domestica, 5 ft.; an elegant half-hardy
shrub, flowers white in terminal panicles; berries rich scarlet in clusters, remaining through the winter.
Nyssa Sylvatica, 75 ft., Blue Gum, with shining
green foliage in summer, rich scarlet in autumn.
Peony Moutan, 3 ft., stem shrubby, branched,
flowers are large and of various colors, showy.
Paulownia Imperials, 40 ft , a splendid early-
blooming tree, firs trumpet-like, violet, in big clusters.
Pomegranite, 10 ft., flowers showy scarlet, fruit
orange-size, yellow with pink cheek, beautiful; edible.
Phiiadelphus Coronarius, 6 ft., Mock Orange,
lovely cup-shaped white fragrant flowers, hardy. Grandiflorus, 8 ft., larger firs but not fragrant, showy.
Photinia Serrulata, 10 ft., Chinese Hawthorn,
a handsome shrub with white flowers in showy flat panicles, leaves stiff, glossy, evergreen, red berries.
Picea Excelsa, Norway Spruce, 30 ft., a splen¬ did evergreen.
Piatanus Occidentals, 50 ft., Sycamore, a very
fine tree with white bark, pretty foliage and graceful little fruit-balls that swing all winter.
Pueraria Thunbergiana, Kudzu Vine, vigorous splendid foliage and a wealth of Wisteria-like blue clus¬ ters in fall; fine to cover old trees or summer houses.
Quercus Macrocarpa, 60 ft., Burr Oak, large
spreading tree with large nuts in mossy cups.
Coccinea, 50 ft., Scarlet Oak, scarlet foliage in fall. Alba, 60 ft., small, sweet nuts, a handsome tree. Phelios, 75 ft., a large spreading tree with graceful narrow foliage, a glorious big lasting shade tree. Palustris, 50 ft., Pin Oak, a beautiful shade tree.
Rhododendron Ponticum, 10 ft., glossy leaves
and large, showy flowers in many fine colors.
Arboreum, 20 ft., fine evergreen, big clusters, mixed.
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Rhodotypus Kerrioide*, 3 feet, a graceful shrub
with white Kerria-like flowers, admirable.
Rhus Cotinus, 8 ft., Smoke Tree, a handsome hardy shrub, flowers in loose panicles, becoming brown filmy and smoke-like as seeds ripen; curious, attractive.
Robinia, Black Locust, 50 ft., lovely pinnate
foliage, exquisite, fragrant, honey flowers in pendulant racemes, lovely in bloom, later laden with seed pods. Bessoniana, thornless, otherwise like Black Locust. Viscosa, 30 ft., pink-coiored flowers in erect racemes.
Rosa Canina, 6ft., Dog Ro e, single, pink.
Hybrid Perpetual, in splendid variety mixed. Rubiginosa, Sweet Briar, pink firs, fragrant foliage. Rugosa, 4 ft., Japan Rose, wrinkled foliage and showy red flowers, followed by big red seed-hips.
Ribes Grossularia, Gooseberry, large-fruited. Aureum, 5 ft., lovely sweet golden firs in early spring. Nigrum, 4 ft., Black Currant, edible fruit in clusters. Rubrum, 3 ft., Red Currant, edible fruits, many sorts. Rubus Idaeus, 6 ft., Raspberry, edible fruit. Ruscus Aculeatus, 3 ft , Butcher's Broom, very small flowers followerd by bright red berries, hardy.
Sambucus Canadensis, 8 ft., large flat heads of white bloom, lacy and beautiful in June, followed by black berries fine for jelly and pies. Birds like the fruit.
Schinus Molle, 20 ft., Pepper Tree, small white
flowers in panicles in July, followed by lovely rose pea¬ like drupes; flowers and fruits handsome; hardy south.
Saphora Japonica, 30 ft., Chinese Pagoda Tree
leguminous, hardy, flowers cream in terminal panicles.
Saphora Japonica Pendula, an exceedingly beau¬ tiful and hardy weeping tree of the preceding species. Sorbus Aucuparia, 20 ft., hardy tree, firs cream
in big compound clusters, fruit scarlet, handsome.
Spartium Junceum, 8ft., hardy shrub, golden
fragrant pea-like flowers in handsome racemes in July.
Staphylea Pinnata, white flowers in drooping
racemes, hardy nut tree; very decorative.
Spirea Lindleyana, 5 ft., white flrs in panicles. Symphoricarpus Racemosus, 5 ft., pink flowers,
followed by showy white berries in winter.
Vulgaris, 5 ft., red flrs, winter-berries crimson, fine.
Syringa, 10 ft., lilac flrs, deliciously scented. Tamarix Gallica, 8 ft., plumy branches and pink firs in graceful spikes in autumn, very desirable, hardy.
Thuja Occidentalis, Arbor Vita, fine evergreen.
yellow blooms in profusion; a beautiful tree.
Argentea Pendula, 50 ft., graceful, fine shade tree.
Tilia Americana, 60ft., Linden Bass; honeyed Ulex Europeus, 3 ft., bushy, blooms young,
bright yellow firs crowded on stems, leguminous, hardy.
Wistaria, hardy vine, 30 ft., flowers in showy
drooping racemes in spring; vigorous and beautiful.
Vitis Cognetaea, The Beautiful Crimson Glory
Vine, a vigorous hardy Grape, scarlet foliage in fall.
Viburnum Opulus, Guelder Rose, 6 ft., hardy shrub; white flowers in globous cymes, followed by love¬ ly red cherry-like fruits; very beautiful.
Vitex Agnus-castus, 6ft., glomerate clusters of
pretty tubular lilac flowers in late summer, hardy south.
Xanthocerus Sorbifolia, 10 ft., Hyacinth Tree;
pretty foliage and erect spikes of white red-eyed firs.
Sterculia Chinese Parasol; half-hardy tree.
THAT GLORIOUS NEW PERENNIAL
THE PURE WHITE DELPHINIUM ICEBERG
T3ERHAPS the most desired and long-sought of hardy perennials was a white Perennial Lark- spur, and flower people were all more than delighted last year, when for the first time that grand white Delphinium, Iceburg, was advertised by seedsmen and introduced. His a perennial that should be in every garden. The plants soon stool out into handsome clumps from which branching stems push up four feet high, each bearing a huge spike of exquisite white flowers. If these are freely cut to prevent seeding you will have the elegant display continued throught the season. Last year small packets were sold at from 25 to 50 cts. each, but the supply of seeds has been increased so that I have the pleasure of offering new-crop, seeds of this glorious novelty this season at 5cts. per packet. 1 would, however, advise my friends to not delay their orders, as the supply of seeds, though large, may become exhausted before the season is over. It’s a grand good thing, and you cannot err in obtaining the seeds as early as possible.
I OFFER a select list of the very best Vegetables known. All of these have been tested, and found superior. When you order your flower seeds do not forget the Vegetables, as my seeds are first-class, and are priced to suit the hard times. From me you will get the best seeds and always the most for your money.
Artichoke, Large Green Paris Improved, large broad heads ; thick, fleshy, productive ; best sort. Pkt. 5c. Asparagus, Mary Washington, rust-resistant; large, early, decid- ~ edly the best Asparagus; tips are ;■
i^arge, long, tight and tender. Per
Broccoli, New Sprouting. A new sort bearing in 90 days a large Cauliflower-like head of fine qual- ity, tender and sweet. Whenthis head is cut numerous branches asparagus tips appear producing heads; these are cut with 3 inch stem s and are boiled with the heads for table use. Why not try it? 5ct.s. a packet.
Bean, Giant-pod English, the best Broad Bean ; plant
early as it is frost-proof ; has flavor of Limas. 5c. ^lb. 15c. Bean, Bountiful, the best Snap-bean; pods 7 inches, thick, absolutely stringless, early, hardy, vigorous and continuously bearing and marvelously productive, 5c. \ lb. 15cts.
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod, a popular Snap-bean. 5cts. \ lb. 15cts. bountiful bean Pencil-pod Black Wax, the
best of the black-wax sorts; pods Tin. long, round, string¬ less, fleshy, brittle, clear yellow , vigorous. 5c. § lb. 15c. Webber’s Wax, one of the very best; podslong, golden yellow, stringless, productive, fine quality. 5c. £ lb 15c. Kentucky Wonder, the finest pole bean; pods long, green, round, stringless, very productive; beans yellow, fine quality. 5cts. i lb. loots.
Horticultural Cranberry, a good corn or pole bean; podslong, fleshy, stringless; beans large, ova], white, speckled red ; good quality. Sets. ^ lb. 15cts.
Dreer’s Early Golden Cluster, the best wax pole bean; podslong, fleshy, golden; white when shelled ; product- ve and of good quality. Sets. £ lb. 15cts.
Striped Creaseback, a vigorous, productive corn bean; pods 7in., fleshy , fine grained, good. Sets. \ lb. loets. Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima, an ever-bearing sort, decidedly the best; very productive; long pods and 1 arge beans. 5cts. \ lb. 20cts.
Fordhook, the best of Bush Lima Beans; 18 in., bears early, continuously, large clustered pods, large beans of fine quality, very productive, the easiest to grow, and will yield all the Limas needed. 5cts. 3 lb 20cts. Bean, Pole Lima, Early Lev- iathon, the earliest Lima; podslong, clustered, with 5 big fat beans; bears freely through out the season; very prolific ; fine quality, only 5c.
% lb. 20 ccs.
Jumbo, largest, most prolific; everbearing. 5cts. 3 lb. 20cts.
Florida Butter, sure-crop; clusters of big pods; beans cream spotted red; free and continuous bearing; resists bean -weevil and drouth. 5c. i lb. 20cts.
Sieva Butter, the popular early leviathon Lima of the South : sure, continuous and heavy cropper; wonderfully prolific. 5cts. \ lb. 20cts.
Beet, Detroit Dark Red, the best all-round beet; very _ early, medium size, glob-
rallw/ ular, solid, deep red, sweet
IumbMU. and tender, never -woody;
tops and tap-root small; sure of a crop. Select stock. :V L' J ::.r=2 j'btL-* 5ets. Oz.8cts. J lb. 25cts.
Early Wonder, a very supe- rior beet in earliness, globe- ’ shape, uniformity, sweet-
ness, solidity, tenderness, JFM and rich red color;ideal for
j garden. 5c. oz. 8c. * lb. 2oc.
fj| Giant Half Sugar, an easily
‘“i grown stock beet; large,
very rich, twice as nutri- detroit dark red beet tious for feeding as other stock beets. Everyone who has a cow or some pigs should grow a bed of this very prolific beet. Pkt. 5cts. j lb. loets. 1 lb. 50cts.
Brussels Sprouts, L. I. Improv¬ ed Dwarf, A superior cabbage, the little tender heads borne along the stem; easily grown.
This is the earliest, most com-
i pact and dependable sort, and decidedly thebest. 5c. Joz. 10c.
Borecole, Kale, Dwarf Scotch, a hardy plant, 18 inches high, with handsome curled foliage; used for winter greens. 5e.oz. 8c.
Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield select stock. The earliest of cabbages; heads broad, cone- shaped and very solid; sweet, rich, tender and can be eaten Brussels sprouts raw or cooked; a deservedly popular sort. 5c. §oz. 15c.
Copenhagen Market, very fine; as early as Jersey Wakefield; short stem, solid round head, few outer
leaves, upright growth.
Perfection Drumhead Savoy of easiest culture, fine, large late flat dutch crinkly heads, sweet; rivals
the Cauliflower. 5cts. $ oz. 15cts.
Cardoon, Large, smooth, spineless, fleshy stalks; fine when boiled ; easily grown, blanch like Celery . 5c. Joz 8c.
Carrot, Danver’s Improved, the best; stump-rooted, smooth, orange-red, tender, coreless, productive. Sets. Oz. 8ets.
Cauliflower, Snowball, early, maturing in 120 days; large, solid, sure to head under unfavorable conditions 5cts., | oz. 15cts.
Dry Weather, easily grown as Cabbage, treatment same ; heads large, solid, white, finequality. 5c. # oz.l5c
Chives, Onion-like, bulbless, tops used for flavoring; stay in bed from year to year. 5cts.
Chicory, Large-rooted, dry and use as coffee. 5c. Joz. 10c
Celery, Golden Self-blanching, disease-resistant, hand¬ some, rich-flavored, excellent. Sets., Joz.20cts.
Giant Pascal (Winter King), late, large, solid, thick, stringless, heart golden yellow, 5cts., Joz. 20cts.
Celeriac, large, early , t urni p-rooted, good, 5c., Joz. 10c.
Chervil, curled, crisp for flavoring, 5cts., Joz. lOcts.
Witloof, a Chicory forming roots; lifted and forced in Winter the tenderleaves are a fine salad, 5c,, Joz. 10c.
Collard, True Georgia, 3ft., a very hardy Cabbage; cut and boil the leaves in Winter; good, 5c., Joz. 8c.
Cabbage.Collard, a kind forming white, solid heads, cold-resistant, stays out; Very fine, Sets., Joz. Sets.
CUCUMBER WOODRUFF’S HYBRID Corn Salad, larce cabbaging Winter-greens; hardy;
needs no protection: sow in Fall. 5cts., Joz. Sets. Corn, Sunshine, 10 days earlier than Golden Bantam; big ears, very sweet; excellent, 5cts., Jib 15cts. Woodruff’s Extra Early, one of the earliest ;large, very sweet; often replaces Sunshine; 5cts., Jib 15cts. Golden Bantam true, very early, sweet, 5cts., Jib 15ets. Early Mayflower, big white ears; good, 5cts., Jib 15c. Kendall’s Early Giant, fine big sugar-ears, 5c., Jib 15e. Country Gentleman, mid-season; fine ears, 5e., Jib l£e. Stowell’s Evergreen Improved, late, very sweet, most productive, the best, much improved, 5ets. , Jib lfiets. Long Island Beauty, late, 14inch ears, fine, 5e., Jib 15c. Extra Early Adams, not sweet, sure crop, 5c., Jtb 15c. Trucker’s Favorite, not sweet, big ears, 5c., Jib 15c. Pop Corn, Golden, big grains, fine ears, 5cts., Jtb 15e. Ensilage Woodruff’s Early Wonder, 15 ft., vigorous; big ears and foliage, best cattle food, 5cts., lib 18cts. Cress, Curled, best for salad and flavoring, 5c., Joz 8c.
Water Cress, grows in water, for garnishing, 5c. Cucumber, Early White Spine, best early, 5c., Joz. 10c. Woodruff Hybrid, best crop; blight-free, 5c., Joz. 10c. Jersey Pickling, best for pickles, productive, 5c. Joz 10c Dandelion, Improved Broad-leaf, early, the best, 5c. Egg Plant, Black Beauty, earliest, very large, elegant dark purple; the finest sort, Sets., Joz. 20cts. Endive, Large Green Curled, blanchescream, 5c., oz8c. Kale, Dwarf Scotch, hardy winter greens, 5c., oz. 8c. Kohl Rabi, Early White Vienna, prolific, 5c., Joz. 8c. Leek, American Flag, mild; easily grown, 5c., Joz. 15c.
HOT WEATHER LETTUCE KOHL RABI
Lettuce, Hot Weather, best all-round sort for Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter; heads big, blanched, buttery ; finest flavor, tender, sweet, luscious ; no sun too hot, no cold too severe for it ; sure crop , 5 c., Joz. 8 c., oz. 15c.
Curled Simpson, earliest, finest leaf-lettuce, 5c.,oz.l0c.
Select Big Boston, sureheading, solid, fine, 5c., Joz. 8c.
New York, huge heads, tender, sweet, sure, 5c., Joz. 8c.
Iceburg, large, lale, solid, tender, 5c., oz. 10c., Jib. 30c.
Romaine Cos, self-closing, blanched, fine, 5c., oz. 10c.
Above Kinds in fine special mixture, 5cts., oz. lOcts.
Musk melon, Emerald Gem, best for gardens ; always sweet; very good; early, sure crop, 5cts., oz. lOcts.
Hoodoo, wilt-resisting, medium size, sweet, 6c., oz. 15c.
Early Hackensack, large, sweet , excellent, 5c. , oz. 8e.
Rocky Ford, popular , sweet, fine flavor, 5e., oz. lOcts.
Market King, largest size, rich, sweet, good, 5c. Joz. 8c.
Mustard, Giant Curled, huge plumes, 5cts. , oz. Sets.
Onion, Danver’s Yellow Globe, large, early sweet, mild, sure crop first season ; keeps well; the best com¬ mercial Onion ,5c., oz. 8c. lib. 81.00, Surplus, get price.
Australian Brown, early, mild, productive, 5c. oz. 8c.
Ailsa Craig, largest of Onions, mild, sweet, grows quick¬ ly from seed ; productive ; keeps w ell, 5cts.,Joz. lOcts.
White Portugal, medium, best for pickles, 5c., Joz. 8c.
Wethersfield Large Red, sure-crop, keeps, 5c., oz. 10c.
Southport White Globe, early, mild, firm, 5c. Joz. 10c,
Okra, Perkin’s Mammoth, long tender pods, oz. 5cts.
W’hite Velvet, superior flavor, tender, fine , per oz. 5c.
Parsnip, Large Sugar, smooth, tender, best, 5c., oz. 8c.
Parsley, Parterre Beauty, for pots or beds, 5c., oz. 10c.
Pea, Extra Early Alaska, hardy. Earliest Pea; sowin Fall or early Spring; productive, long-bearing, fine, comes in 50 days, 2oz., about 600 peas, 5c., Jib. 15cts.
Model Extra Early, loinches; masses of pods of 8 to 10 wrinkled Peas, sweet, delicious; several crops, needs no staking, 2oz., about225 peas, 5cts., Jib. 15cts.
Laxtonian , 18in., medium early, productive, luscious, 2oz., about 225 peas, 5cts., Jib. lacts.
Chieftain, 2ft., best wrinkled Pea, best in quantity and quality, a wealth of huge sugary Peas, 10 to a pod; follow s Laxtonian ; best table, market, or exhibition Pea. Don’tomitit. 2oz., about225 peas, 5c., Jib 15cts.
Other Peas: Alderman, Blue Bantam, Woodruff’s New Telephone, Little Marvel, Potlatch, White Marrowfat, Giant Melting Sugar, 2oz.,5cts., Jlb.l5cts.
Pepper, HarrisEarly Giant, bestsweet Pepper, 2 weeks earlier and 3 times as productive as others, 5c., Joz 10c.
Red Chih, Prince of Wales, Little Gem, Pimento, 5c.
Pumpkin, Conn. Field, for stock, large, prolific, oz. 5c.
Large Cheese, Ky. Field, for pies, stock, oz. 5c., Jib 15c.
Small Sugar, Giant King, Striped Cushaw, oz.5cts.
Radish . French Breakfast, Long Scarlet, White Icicle (best Summer sort) Rose Winter, each 5c., oz. 8c.
Salsify, Giant Vegetable Oyster, for soup, excellent, roots three times ordinary size; 5cts., Joz. lOcts.
Spinach, Woodruff’s New Savoy ; long-standing, oz. 5c.
King of Denmark, all Summer and Fall sort, oz. 5cts.
Juliana, a fine long-standing Savoy, splendid, oz. 5cts.
Others: Victoria, All Seasons, New' Zealand, oz. 5c.
CHIEFTAIN PEA DANVER’S YEL. GLOBE
Squash, Giant Summer Crookneck, early, 5c. oz. 10c.
W hite Bush Scallop, productive, excellent, 5c. oz. 10c.
Boston Marrow, like Hubbard but more easily grown; a sure crop; rich-flavored, fine textured, 5c., oz. 10c.
Blue Hubbard, the best Hubbard, large, 5c., oz. 10c.
Fordhook, Cucumber-form, rich flavored, 5c., oz. 10c.
Delicata, similar to Fordhook, luscious, 5c. oz. lOcts.
Swiss Chard, Lucullus, boil stems as Spinach, Sets.
Tomato, Improved Earliana, scarlet, nearly twice the size of original and in big clusters, solid, 5c., Joz. 10c.
Early Marglobe, the new wilt-resisting improved sort, earlier, larger, smoother, more solid and more pro¬ ductive than the old Marglobe. 5c., Joz. 8c., oz.30cts.
Golden Queen, the best yellow, large, solid, sweet, 5c.
Ponderosa, largest of all ; smooth, solid, good, 5c ts.
Stone Improved, popular, one of the best, 5c., oz. 20c.
Turnip, White Milan, earliest, tender, Juz. 5c., oz. 8c.
Snowball, very early, bestfol'Spring and Fall sowing, tender, delicious, productive, 5c., oz. 8c., Jib. 25c.
Purple-top White Globe, largest, best of all Turnips, best for table, best forstock, 5c.,oz.8c., Jib 25c, lb75c.
Yellow Aberdeen, best home Turnip, good, 5c., oz. 8c.
Pomeranium Globe, Amber Globe, Seven Top, 5c. oz8c.
Ruta Baga, Purple-top, best, very productive, golden flesh, tender, sweet, good, 5c., oz. 8c., Jib. 25c., lb. 75c.
MARGLOBE TOMATO SNOWBALL TURNIP
Watermelon, Cole’s Early, best for North, 5c., oz. 8c. Georgia Rattlesnake, large, striped, good, 5c., oz. 8cts. Halbert Honey, medium early, large, sugary, 5c., oz.8c. Irish Gray, largest size, firm, sweet, crisp, 6c., oz.8c. Kleckly Sweet, large, sure-crop, very sweet, 5c., oz. 8c. Stone Mountain, best of all; big round, solid melons; few seeds, pulp crisp, tender, very sweet; marvelously productive; decidedly best for home or market. It’s the melon you want. 5c., oz. 8c., Jib. 25c., lb. 75c.
DIANTHUS Picturatum Splendens
COME of the Japan Pinks are finely variegat- ^ ed, but none approach the exquisite mark¬ ings of “Picturatum Splendens.” It is the most beautiful of all, the colors rich, distinct, and brilliant; unexcelled for beds. Don’t omit it.
DIMORPHOTHECA, New Hybrids rpHE new and beautiful African Daisy grows a foot high and bears in great abundance K the bright flowers in many lovely hues. A splendid easily-grown annual, and exceedingly showy in beds. It’s a “must h:ive.”
GIANT
PRIMULA Obconica
rT,HE engraving herewith is a true representation of the up-to-date Primula Ob¬ conica, the firs, of which are as large as those of the Giant Chinese Primulas, and come in as large clusters. Formerly the colors were pale and more or less unattractive, but re¬ cently new colors, rich and beautiful, have appeared, and the plants are wonderfully showy, as well as free-bloom¬ ing. I am pleased to offer seeds of the finest perfected strains of this easily-grown window plant, seeds that produce firs, of prodigious size, as well as of the most varied and brilliant colors, and at the “hardtimes” price of 5c. a pkt. One packet, under fa\ orable conditions, will afford all the plants you will care to grow for your windows, and cultural directions are sent with the seeds, insuring success. Don’t omit this fine Primrose.
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GEO. W. PARK, Greenwood, S. C.
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