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TOOLES'
GUIDE
TO PANSY CULTURE
AND
CATALOGUE
SEEDS
AND PLANTS
WILLIAM TOOLE & SON
PANSY HEIGHIS
BARABOO, WISCONSIN
1914 Aimual Greeting
Again we greet our friends, old and new, wdth our annual catalog,
and wish you all success with Tooles* flowers. Our very extensive trade
has been built up in a large measure by recommendations of enthusiastic
customers. When we get one customer in a town we are sure to soon
have several. We would appreciate your showing this book to your
friends andalso your garden planted with TOOLES' SEEDS or PLANTS.
Perennials have for a number of years been one of the Toole spe-
cialties, and this season we offer a more extended list of the varieties we
have tested out in our trial grounds. Do not fail to order some of these
hardy plants for permanent plantings about the home.
Our Pansy Field is a very interesting sight to flower lovers from
the latter part of August until the ground freezes. We are always glad
to have anyone come and look over our grounds.
GENERAL REMAR^CS
Some people hesitate at ordering plants from a distance, but our system
of packing, that gives light and air to the tops and moisture to the roots,
insures their arrival in good condition at almost any distance. We have
selected the lightest package possible in order to make the express
charges very reasonable, Remember that there is a special rate on. plants
that is 20 per cent lower than the merchandise rate.
GUARANTEE
If seeds or plants fail to reach you in due season, or if they do not
arrive in good condition let us fimow at once and we will do our best to
make everything satisfactory. We exercise the greatest care to fill all
orders correctly and pack them safely. If mistakes occur or shipments
miscarry we will promptly refill or refund the money. But in no case
will we be responsible for more than the original amount of the order.
Club Orders
There is an advantage in club orders if all are shipped to one person,
not bnl^ by lower rates for the larger quantities of plants, but also through
proportionately lower express rates. , In club orders each peraon's. collec-
tion will be marked separately, and extras sent to the person making up
the order.
. ‘ Wholesale
We supply Florists and 'Gardeners with plants and seeds in season.
Also Pansy Seeds to Seedsmen. Write for our special wholesale price
lists:
Remittances
Money at our risk If you send express order, postoffice order, or
bank draft on Chicago or Milwaukee banks, or banks of larger cities.
Letters containing bank bills should be registered. Small amounts in silver
are generally safe. Stamps accepted; one and two cent preferred.
Make orders plain, separate from other correspondence.
Don't forget to sign your name and send all orders to
WM. TOOLE & SON
Pansy Specialists
Pansy Heights Baraboo, Wis.
Local and Long Distance Telephones.
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H G L ■ S A L E '• li I T
TOC uijS ’ Premium A'^eric^n Paney Seed.
The rapid- increase in -denend for our A'- eric’'’n C'ro'"'n Pansy Sv?ed
indicates the satisfaction that it isQ.-;ivin; in c ' "mruiat i vUi an5
in -duaiity ani variety 'of f;_o^^'ers.
■In cur thirty years cxccrience in thr Pansy hueiness ■"e h-^ve :v.^ d e a
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choicest varieties a.nd raise these sei^' ' *'oly and then ma.ke un cUr • ,
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Imorican Strain of Pansies th-^'t is iust ^"''^at nleases the AT^erican nuhlic
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fnis mixture for thase having a critic*^-! tra.de.
Fkt. P.'r 10 seeds l/3 07 . *l.oo; 1/4 oz. Cunew ■’■p.oo
TOOu^S ' GIawT PliZG -STR/.Ii'i : The "best, of all the Giant varieties,
^nclnding our omn introdi^c + ions . It contains t^e correc+ '-^ro^^ort ion
'f the differ-ent colors for .gen.aral . Plo^’'-ers are lar.ge ^"uth
richest color a.nd fin-e texture. Thi.;? ^tr-'^in ^"ill r lease you.
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T 0 0 L-G S' P A 1'! 3 1 PLANTS,
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/■.6 send out stocky rlants ’’^vlth q '-''■ood hunch of roots* riant, s in hi^d
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L'resh and '’’ill give the., very best sa 1 1 sf c+ 1 on .
/.o have develorer^i system, of nac^'in.g and a very light nj^ck'^ge that
carries the nl‘*nts any distance in good condition.
FRiCPS: rer Thousand '^'■ic„yn« '^nn 30^- t^an '^'Go
1.4-0 ner hundred. Plants rea.dy from .‘crul I'^th on. lend for .Fhh.
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F'^nsy Heights,
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Pansies and How to Grow Them
There* s pansies, thaVs for t houghtsf ’ — Shakespeare.
ORIGIN OF THE PANSY.
Among all the
floral treasures of
our gardens there
is no flower more
interesting, more
varied in color and
markings, nor more
generally loved
than the pansy, or
heartease. Pan-
sies have been wonderfully improved
in recent years and yet we thought
them very beautiful in the days when
we compared their improved size
and color with the Johnny-Jump-Up
in the old time gardens. It was
just about a century ago that some
English gardeners and other flower
lovers first commenced to make im-
provements in the pansy by selection
and by crossing different species of
Violas. Of the various species used,
the ones which proved most useful
are: Viola tricolor, Viola cornuta,
Viola lutes, and Viola altaica.
PANSIES AS CUT FLOWERS.
If tastefully arranged, pansies may
be very useful for decoration. They
are best suited for little bouquets in
small vases, or to be spread out on fiat
platters. They should not be crowded
but should be arranged loosely enough
to show up the individual beauty of
each flower. The prettiest effects are
secured by cutting the entire branch
a little distance below the oldest
flower and arranging these according
to taste. With reajl lovers of flowers
the pansy is the great favorite for
nome table and living-room decora-
tion. Invalids and convalescents al-
ways find great enjoyment in study-
ing the faces of pansy-flowers, for the
faces are in such variety and are so
suggestive. The delicate shades of
many varieties make them very suit-
able for design work; light blue or
Lord Beaconsfield used in combination
wdth whites are especially effective.
The pure v-hiteness and very delicate
fringing of the variety, Eiderdown,
makes it very valuable for designs.
ARRANGING CUT PANSIES.
In displaying pansies for exhibition
purposes wet sand or damp moss will
answer to support the flowers, but
we prefer shallow trays or pans of
water covered with wire netting
through which the flower stems are in-
s<^rted into the water. For table
decoration, saucers, scmn-plates, plat-
ters, or other shallow dishes of water
may be covered with grasses or other
foliage in suflScient quantity to keep
the flowers above the water.
To the resourceful person, the fol-
lowing extract from a letter describing
how some of Tooles’ pansies were
used at a recent wedding, may suggest
the various w'ays in which pansies
might be used for decorative pur-
poses.
“We had the tinsmith make a
sort of a trough to fit the top of the
piano, about tbree inches high at the
back and an inch and a half in front.
This we filled with wet sand and put
the pansies in it. We had greens
around the ends and back and it was
the most beautiful sight you ever saw
We had more admirers for the pansies
than for all the chrysanthemums, and
roses and carnations put together.
We also had enough pansies for two
lovely pieces fixed in cake baskets.”
WHEN TO START PANSIES.
They are natives of Western Europe
where the climate does not run to
such extremes of temperature as ours,
and they do best in cool growing
weather, consequently our best flowers
are to be had in spring or late sum-
mer and fall.
From central Illinois northward, if
but one sowing is made, most satis-
faction may be derived from planting
out of doors early in spring. These
plants wdll bloom from midsummer
until snow flies and, if properly
cared for, will live over winter and
give the earliest flowers in spring
and an abundance of bloom until
summer heat has drawn the branches
out so long that they had better give
w^ay to younger plants.
South of the latituue above men-
tioned it is better to depend on spring
flowers from plants started in- late
summer and early fall, or from seeds
planted in the greenhouse or house
in January.
Pansies commence to flower in
from seventy to eighty days from the
time of sowing, under reasonably
favorable conditions, and our custom-
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ers in the extreme south and on the
Pacific coast will thus s*ee that from
fall sowing they may have a long pe-
riod of flowering before the summer
heat commences.
In the latitude of northern Illinois
and Wisconsin, seeds for plants to
winter over should not be planted
later than the first of September. If
plants are desired for winter bloom-
ing sow late in July. Flowers can be
had nearly as early from plants start-
ed in the greenhouse from middle of
January to middle of February, but
in the uouse it woulld be better not to
plant earlier than Marcn, for it is nec-
essary to give the young plants room
as they grow, planting out in shallow
boxes before they become drawn and
slender. If seeds are sown out of
doors just before winter sets in, they
will come up early in spring and
flower before July.
WHERE TO GROW PANSIES.
Pansies may be grown in the house
or greenhouse in winter, if young
plants just commencing to bloom in
the fall are used. They should be
kept cool and dry and should
be protected from green fly and red
spider. Old plants which have done
service in the garden are not suit-
able for winter blooming. Several
plants in a box are better than single
plants grown in earthen pots.
They may be grown in the
garden anywhere, if not too hot
a place or if not where they
must struggle with larger plants or
trees for nourishment and sunlight.
They should not be planted where
the land slopes to +he south. In
bedding, the best color effects may be
had by planting separate colors in
masses to give the contrast of the
various shades of blue or purple, like
Light Blue, Lord Beaconsfield and
Emperor William, with yellow, white,
or the brown shades.
In the summer they will do well on
the balcony, porch, or window sill if
not directly facing the south; and
when grown in this way no plant bet
ter repays the care given. For an
eastern or northern aspect pansies
are fine for window boxes. Pansies,
when wintered over give the earliest
flowers in the garden. After blooming
a couple of months they may be suc-
ceeded by the usual summer bedding
plants like geraniums, verbenas,
salvias, etc. Young pansy plants
bloom well through the summer and
are useful to follow the early spring
bulbs.
The plants which have flowered in
the spring will do well again in the
fall if the long branches are cut back
late in June.
SOWING SEEDS.
The same care is required in sow-
ing pansies as for other small seeds.
They must not be covered too deeply,
nor be permitted to dry after they
have commenced to germinate, for a
dried plant is dead no matter how
small it is.
Pansy seed should be sown thi-ily
in shallow furrows not more than one-
sixteenth of an inch deep, made with
the sharpened edge of a piece of lath.
The seed-bed should be mellow and
rich, leveled smooth before the seeds
are sown, and after sowing the seeds
should be covered evenly, and the sur-
face pressed with a piece of board.
The seed-bed should be watered and
shaded until the young plants are up,
after which they should be gradually
accustomed to full light. Shade for
the seed bed may be secured by laying
over some kind of frame about a foot
from the ground, laths or pieces of
sheeting.
As soon as the plants are up the
shading must be gradually removed as
there is aways danger of “damping
off” with any kind of small plants in-
ciose, warm and damp situations.
Too high temperature in the seed-bed
is fatal to pansy seeds, and those
planted in midsummer will not germin-
ate strongly if the thermometer in the
shade ranges for a long time above 75
degrees. If the seeds are permitted to
dry after they have sprouted their
vitality is gone. If covered too deeply
they cannot come up.
Transplant after the plants have at-
tained the fourth or fifth leaf and be-
fore they have become drawn and
slender with crowding.
SOIL.
Pansies are not deeply rooted plants,
therefore they must be furnished
rich soil, and not allowed to become
very dry, but the fertility must be
such as can he used at once, and not
consist of coarse fresh manure and
the moist condition of soil must not
run to the extreme of continued wet-
ness.
A rich, sandy loam is good for
pansies, and, if not too stiff, a clay
soil is better than that which is very
sandy. But whatever its texture, the
soil should be made rich with well
rotted manure, thoroughly incorpor-
ated with the soil, and stirred several
times while the plants are in the
seed-bed. This thorough preparation
of the soil before transplanting
is very important.
Wel/l-rotted manure, if to be had, is
preferable to commercial fertilizers.
The ability of the pansy to stand
hot weather depends greatly on its
treatment. If the soil is rich enough,
and not too dry, nor in too hot a situa-
tion, pansies, with frequent cultiva-
tion, will stand a long siege of hot
weather, if no seeds are allowed to
form. With this care one can have
pansies from young plants in midsum-
mer.
SHADE.
An eastern or northern slope is
preferable. Our own experience does
not permit us to favor shade, al-
though shade is preferable to too
much heat, and the shade of trees
is more objectionable than the shade
of buildings. Temporary shade dur-
ing the hottest portion of the day in
extremely warm weather would be
an advantage, but shade the whole
season through will not admit the
brightest colors, or an abundance of
flowers.
CULTIVATION AND V/ATERING.
If watering is necessary and possi-
ble the ground shoufd be well soaked
in the evening, and thoroughlv stirred
about two inches deep next morning,
as soon as the soil is dry enough.
Cultwation without loritering, is better
than watering without cultivation.
Keep the buds picked off after trans-
planting until the plants are well es-
tablished and also during very hot
weather for a good display of flowers
in the fall.
When growing where they are to
stay, about eight inches to a foot
square space should be allowed each
plant. Frequent stirring of the soil is
necessary between plants until they
are too large.
A crust should never be permitted
to form on the surface. Frequent culti-
vation is, more than anything else, the
secret of success in imnsy growing.
WINTER PROTECTION.
The plants which have flowered
through the summer and fall will
usually winter over if protected
with a light covering of leaves or
Do not miss our list of Hardy
Perennial Plants. They have all
been tested out for hardiness in this
climate. The value of these plants
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straw w'hich is better if a little brush
has been placed over the plants first.
Young plants are quite hardy If
protected from sharp winds, and not
allowed to become too wet near the
surface of the ground. The young
plants snould be transplanted from
the seed-bed to winter quarters early
enough to become well rooted before
winter sets in.
Boards may be used instead of glass
for cold frame covering; glass should
be shaded if too warm, as it is de-
sirable to keep the plants dormant,
and. they should be watered if neces-
sary, as the roots will sometimes
freeze dry if not looked after.
A good way to protect pansy and
other plants is to have a V trough of
narrow boards to cover the plants
with, and then throw on some coarse
litter of leaves, straw, manure or
shavings. In all cases thorough sur-
face drainage must be provided cO
prevent water from accumulating
about the plants and forming ice
about them.
PANSY PESTS.
Pansies, like many other flower
plants in hot, dry weather, are liable
to be injured by the so-called
Snider,” a minute insect which attacks
the under surface of the leaves of
many garden and field plants, causing
them to wither, as if from dryness.
Spraying of water from a garden
pump directed forcibly against the
plant will reach the under side of
the leaves and destroy the insects,
h ne addition of pyrethrum powder or
else kerosene emulsion to the water
makes the remedy still more effective.
As the red spider flourishes best in a
dry atmosphere, it is often the case
that plants in the shade of trees suf-
fer because heavy derws are kept from
the plants by the trees.
Aphis or plant lice cause more
injury in gardens than people are
generally aware of. Apply in any
way to wet the plant lice,
a solution of one teaspoon
of nicotine to two quarts of water.
The same may be used on house or
other plants troubled with scale or
shell louse, mealy bug or red spider.
Kerosene emulsion or a strong to-
bacco tea will do nearly as well.
for home decoration cannot be over-
estimated. Try some Delphiniums,
Phloxes, and Hollyhocks in clumps
about the house.
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Varieties of Pansy Seeds and Prices
We offer the following list of va-
rieties for the many pansy lovers
who wish to grow the colors sepa-
rately and those who have special fa-
vorites.
SPECIAL OFFER. To encourage
this trade we make the following of-
fer: For $1.00 select packages to
the amount of $1.20; for $2.00 se-
lect $2.50 worth. This offer applies
to Sweet Pea, Nasturtium and all
seeds in packages as well as to Pan-
sies. It does not apply to 'trade pack-
ages
No variety of flower responds
more readily to good care than does
the pansy, and none are more sensi-
tive to neglect or careless treatment.
Please give ours a chance to show
what they can do.
Repeated trials have proven con-
clusively that our American grown
pansy seed will germinate more
strongly, and the resulting plants
show more vitality than those grown
from foreign seed. In addition to
this, all varieties here offered have
been tried and proved to be of value.
In pansies as well as other varieties
of plants, novelties are continually
being offered. These we test out
in our own fields before we offer
them to our customers.
No.
1 Deep Blue — varying from bright
to very dark blue.
3 Light Blue — delicate shades of
light blue or lavender.
4 Nos. 1 and 3 mixed.
5 Uncle Tom — our own strain — the
deepest black of pansies.
9 Havana Brown — attractive shades
of light brown, old gold, etc.
10 Velvet Brown — very rich and vel-
vety dark brown shades.
12 Bronze — varying from light bronze
to copper hue.
13 Nos. 9, 10 and 12 with other
shades of brown ; mixed.
14 Fancy Red — reddish shades of pur-
ple from rosy lo almost crim-
son. This variety is in all re-
spects the best red pansy.
15 Rose — a variety of our own
and quite distinct from any
other, with light shades of pink
to deep rose, and carmine pur-
ple, with rich velvety centers.
16 Cardinal. The nearest to scarlet
of any pansy grown, combined
with yellow shades.
20 Velvet Purple — rich, dark shades
of royal and purple velvet.
21 Nos. 14 to 20 mixed with Giant
red varieties.
34 Striped Mixed — flowers beautiful
and curiously marked, with
Lilac, bronze and yellow on
purple.
36 Snow Queen — ^pure white with
characteristic yellow dot in cen-
ter of flower, sometimes marked
near center with blue or pur-
ple lines.
38 White, Large Center.
40 Nos. '36 to 38 and Giant White
mixed.
40 Nos. 36 to 39 inclusive and Giant
White mixed.
44 Odier or Five Spotted — while
other pansies have center mark-
ings only on three lower petals
these marks are shown on all
petals in the variety. Mixed
colors.
49 Emperor William — blue with large
dark center.
50 Lord Beaconsfield — lower petals
dark purple, shading to laven-
der in upper petals. This and
preceding variety are good bed-
ding varieties.
51 Nos. 49 and 50 mixed.
52 Marbled yellow — reddish purple
on yellow ground, gold banded.
Very beautiful.
53 Fiery purple — velvety, scarlet
purple shades, with yellow.
54 Fire King — upper petals bright
purple red, lower, yellow with
large center markings.
55 Gloriosa Perfecta — beautiful mark
ings with rich steel blue shad-
ing over the colors. Some with
white, others with white and
crimson edges.
57 Emperor Frederick. Black or dark
brown with rich crimson and
golden yellow border.
58 Columbia. The red, white and
blue pansy. This variety is
very hard to hold true to color,
but w'hen it does come true
probablj no flower grown com-
bines to the same extent our
national colors as does our
pansy, Columbia. Pkt. 15c.
61 Freya — black with crimson and
white edge.
63 Silver Edge — rich purple shades
with distinct white border.
64 Nos. 52 to 63 mixed. Fancy bor-
dered varieties mixed. Nothing
more beautiful than this class
in all the varieties of pansies.
65 Deep Yellow — no yellow flower
grown is more attractive than
the deep yellow pansy.
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69 Sunshine or Goldelsie. Pure yel-
low without other markings,
while on a few plants the flowers
are penciled with lines of black
or brown near the center.
70 The preceding yellow varieties
with Giant Yellow mixed.
73 Blue with white border.
74 Orchid Flowered — flowers large
of Varying shades of yellow,
buff, pink — indescribable.
76 Two preceding varieties mixed.
GIANT VARIETIES— The flowers
and plants of this class of pan-
sies are larger than the others. In
the last few years they have been
greatly improved In form, substance,
of petals, and color, and are rapidly
taking the place of the smaller
flowered varieties. We are constantly
testing new varieties and list only
those of merit.
97 Bugnot — a Giant Odier of great
beauty and variety of markings.
Packet 15c.
98 Giant Masterpiece — flowers very
large; petals frilled and ruflaed,
some appear as if double; have
Odier styie of colors. Packet
15c.
99 The two preceding varieties mixed.
Packet 15c.
100 Giant Yellow — flowers very large,
bright yellow, with black or
brown velvety centers.
101 Giant Goldelsie — strong grower
and large flowers. A brighc
shade of pure yellow without
other markings.
102 Giant Mercury, very rich vel-
vety purple, large flowers. New
103 Giant Beasonsfield.
104 Giant Emperor.
105 Giant Light Blue — delicate light
blue and lavender.
107 Giant Snow Queen — larger than
the ordinary Snow Queen.
108 Giant White — the flowers are
very large with rich violet cen-
ter markings.
109 Giant Striped — always attractive.
111 Giant Mauve — We have tested
this variety for several years
and consider it one of the best
Of the recent introductions.
Rich mauve color with violet
center markings.
112 Giant Young Bride — delicate
pink flowers with purple vio-
let center.
113 Giant Purple Violet Center —
rich purple, very striking,
115 Giant Canary Bird — also known
as INIcKinley. Canary yellow
with very large dark blotches
on all five petals.
116 Giant Auricula — ^in varying
shades of rosy buff, chamois,
etc.
117 Giant Havana Brown — old gold,
fawn, russet, etc.
119 Giant Pretiosa — with a deep
violet blotch on each petal sur-
rounded by rosy to crimson pur-
ple and edged with white.
120 Giant Rosy Morn— from rosy to
crimson purple with white edge.
123 Giant Pearl — in shades of drab,
brownish, lavender, etc.
124 Giant Lavender— a lovely shade
of lavender blue with rich violet
blue center. The flowers are
large, of good substance and
very attractive. Per packet, 20c.
125 Giant Black— flowers of large
size and deep black.
128 Eiderdown — a beautiful giant
flowered white pansy which we
believe is the first of what
will eventually prove to be
a distinctive American type.
Flowers perfectly round in form
and delicately fringed around
edges; of purest white except
for a faint lavender pencilling
near the center. As an exhi-
bition flower this variety al-
ways attracts attention, and be-
cause of its stocky growth,
free branching habit and pro-
fuse blooming qualities it is
especially valuable for bedding.
Pkt. 20c.
129 Giant Cyclone — this variety is
also of the giant class, and be-
cause of its delicate shading, is
always a favorite. It has
a white ground, with a dark,
border that shades to a deli-
cate lavender. It is also a
free bloomer and shows fine-
ly as a bedder. Per pkt. 20c.
Any of the above varieties or mix-
tures, 10c per pkt. except where
otherwise noted.
Florists and Market Gardeners write
us for our trade list.
GENERAL MIXTURES OF PANSY
SEEDS.
We wish to call attention here to
our numbered mixtures of pansy seed,
taking in all those varieties of re-
lated colors, or classes. We refer
to such mixtures as Nos. 4, 8, 21,
64, etc., which are very popular.
130 Toole’s Giant Prize Pansies.
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This is a carefully prepared
mixture of the many beautiful
large flowered varieties and
has been very popular with our
customers since we first of-
fered it. It will stand the
test of the closest comparison
with any mixture of giant va-
rieties offered, whether grown
in America or Europe. Pack-
ages of about 300 seeds, 15c;
trade packages of about 1000
seeds, 30c.
133 Extra Choice Mixed. This is a
good general mixture of pansy
seed containing a good propor-
tion of giant varieties. Pkt.
10c; trade pkt. 20c.
134 Selected Mixed. A mixture of
about equal quantities of ail
the kinds we grow. You can-
not help being pleased with'
this mixture. Pkt. 15c; trade pkt.
30c.
135 Hesperian Strain. A selection of
the most ojautiful varieties,
noLiceable for their large size
and perfection of form and col-
oring. The formula for this
mixture has been made as the
result of thirty years’ experience
in raising pansy seeds and
plants for the w^holesale and re-
tail trade. We offer.it with the
utmost confidence that it will
please the most critical custom-
ers. Pkt. of 300 seeds, 25c;
trade pkt. of about 1000 seeds,
50c.
Premiums; For $1.00 order pkts.
to amount of $1.20; for $2.00 order to
amount of $2.50.
The above premium applies to seeds
in pkts., but not to trade pkts., or
seeds by weight.
The same premium is allowed for
other seeds as for pansy seeds.
Pansy plants. For prices of pansy
plants see general list of plants.
Grown From Toole’s HESPERIAN STRAIN Pansy Seed.
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Other Flower Seeds
Our seeds other thai. uansies. which
we grow ourselves, are procured from
the very best sources in Europe and
America.
To encourag:e the use of our seeds,
we offer premiums as follows: For
each dollar sent for seeds in pack-
ages, select extra seeds to the value
of twenty cents. The above premi-
um offer applies to both pansies and
other seeds in packages, but does
not apply to seeds ordered in trade
packages or in bulk. Trade packages
of any of the seeds listed may be
had at double the price for ordinary
packages. Trade packages contain
three times the amount of ordinary
packages.
No.
199 AGERATUM — Blue Perfcerion.
Dark blue, dwarf; for bedding
and borders. Pkt. 5c.
200 — Imperial dwarf, white. Pkt. 5c.
201 ALYSSUM. Little Gem. Dwarf,
compact plants, fragrant, white
flowers. For bedding, ribbons.
etc Pkt 5c
202 ANTIRRHINUM, or Snapdragon.
Giant flowered, mixed colors.
Now a very popular flow’er. Pkt.
5c.
ASTER. We take great pride in
our Asters and secure the very best
strains that we have tested out in
our own grounds.
The same direction given for care
of pansies in seed-bed will apply to
asters, except that the latter may be
covered a little deeper. Seeds may
be sown from the time frost leaves
the ground until late in May. Plants
started in May will be ready for the
fall fairs.
Make the soil into wiiich they are
transplanted rich; stir the surface
frequently and mulch before they be-
gin to bud. Asters when in bloom
should not suffer for want of water.
When the plants are in full bloom
out of doors they may be lifted with
some soil about the roots and placed
in a bowl or tumbler of w^ater with
a little moss in the bottom. They
will thus keep in condition longer
if removed to the house for decora-
tion than they would if exposed to
the weather in the garden.
With so much need for white flow-
ers none are more useful than white
asters. These with the lighter shades
of purple, blue and rose or pink, are
very much used for decorative work.
A choice selection of these colors,
in the best varieties, has been chosen
for customers.
Aster, Ostrich Feather.
203 New Branching Aster. Large
flowers of fine form and with
long stems. The finest of all as-
ters for cutting. Mixed colors.
Pkt. 10c.
204 New Branching. Separate col-
ors; w^hite, pink, crimson or lav-
ender. Pkt. 10c.
205 Crego’s Giant Pink. Long, stiff
stems bearing large fluffy flow^-
ers wnth long curly petals. A fav-
orite wnth Aster growers. A del-
icate shell pink color. Pkt. 15c.
206 Crego’s Giant White. The same
feathery flowers as above, but
pure white. Pkt. 15c.
209 Ostrich Feather. Variety of col-
ors mixed. Much after style of
the old Giant Comet wnth the
long curly petals. Large flow^ers
and good stems. Pkt. 10c.
210 Ostrich Feather. Separate col-
ors, either white, light blue or
pink. Pkt. 10c.
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213 Paeonia Flowered Perfection.
Flowers lar^e, g:Iobular. free
blooming:, and in great variety of
shades; mixed. Pkt. 10 c.
214 Paeonia Flowered, white, pink
or light blue, separate. Pkt. 10c.
215 Rose Flowered. Flowers med-
ium large, in great variety of col-
ors, very double and free bloom-
ing. durable and satisfactory for
decorative purposes; mixed. Pkt
10c.
216 Rose Flowered, white, light car-
mine or light violet; separate.
Pkt. 10c.
217 The above tall varieties mixed.
Pkt. 10c.
220 Hohenzollern. A variety of col-
ors mixed. An early blooming
variety of the long curly petaled
or Ostrich Feather type. A val-
uable early variety. Pkt. 10c.
221 Queen of Earlies. Mixed colors..
Flowers medium to large size on
good stems. Very early. Pkt. 10c
223 The two above early varieties
mixed. Pkt. 10c.
224 All varieties mixed. Pkt. 10c.
226 Mixed Whites. The best whites
for florist use. Pkt. 10c.
227 BALSAM. A showy old-fashion-
ed flower of easy culture. Also
known as Lady Slipper. Double
flowers, white, pink, red finest
mixed. Pkt. 10c.
228 CARNATION Marguerite. These
if sown early will bloom the
same season. They are very free
bloomers and more than three-
fourths come double from the
seed. They are in as great a
variety of colors and as fragrant
as the greenhouse carnations.
Pkt. 10c.
229 CANDYTUFT. Well known and
desirable for cutting or planting
in beds or masses. Empress, the
best white, and all varieties mix-
ed. Pkt. 5c.
230 CENTAUr’eA, Cyanus. Bache-
lor’s Button or Corrr Flower. Em-
peror William, a dark blue vari-
ety much in demand as a cut
flower. Pkt. 5c.
231 COBEA Scandens. Porch vine
with large purple, bell shaped
flowers, and handsome leaves.
Rapid grower. Start early and
transplant. Pkt. 10c.
232 COSMOS. Early. Easy to grow,
covered with bloom the entire
summer. We saved this seed
from selected plants the past
season. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
233 COSMOS. Early. White, pink,
or crimson; separate. Pkt. 10c.
234 DIANTHUS. Double Chinese
Pink. These are profuse bloomers
and the flowers are very showy,
being as satisfactory as the car-
nations as cut flowers. Ranging
in color from nearly white to the
darkest scarlet. Mixed colors,
5c per Pkt.
235 DIMORPHOTHECA aurantiaca.
The glossy orange gold with the
contrasting black disk of the
Marguerite-like blossoms make
this a conspicuous and beautiful
plant for beds and borders. New
from Africa. Pgt. 10c.
236 GODETIA. New Dwarf Hybrids,
mixed. An old fashioned garden
flower that is much admired.
Large satiny flowers in many
shades of red, pink and white.
Pkt. 5c.
237 MIGNONETTE. Machet, dwarf
pyramidal growth and very fra-
grant flowers. A favorite in the
garden and much desired in bou-
quets, because of its delightful
fragrance. Pkt. 10c.
NASTURTIUMS. Tall. We obtain
the very best Nasturtium seed to be
found.
238 All varieties mixed. Combina-
tion of rich colors. Oz. 10. pkt 5c
239 — Crimson. “ 10c. pkt 5c
240 —Yellow. “ 10c. pkt 5c
241 —Rose. “ 10c. pkt 5c
242 —Scarlet. “ 10c. pkt 5c
243 — Orange. “ 10c. pkt 5c
244 — King Theodore. Dark red, Oz.
lOc x)kt 5c
245 NASTURTIUMS, Dwarf; mixed.
10c. Pkt. 5c.
246 Lady JBird. Yellow .barred with
ruby crimson. Oz. 10c. pkt. 5c.
247 — Dwarf Crimson. Oz. 10c, pkt.
5c.
248 — Creamy white. Oz. 10c, pkt. 5c
249 — Rose. Oz. 10c. pkt. 5c.
250 King of Tom Thumbs. Scarlet.
Oz. 10c, pkt. 5c.
251 — Golden King, bright yellow.
Oz XOc i)kt 5c*
252 PHLOX DRUMMONDII. Large
flowering. Easy to grow, bril-
liant colors; mixed. Pkt. 5c.
253 PETUNIA HYBRIDA GRANDI-
FLORA. Fringed; mixed colors.
Pkt. 10c.
254 — Superbissima. Large flower-
ed with large, deep throat; mix-
ed colors. Pkt. 10c.
255 SALVIA Splendens. Bonfire.
This showy bedder with its long
spikes of scarlet becomes more pop-
ular every year. Medium growing
and free bloomer. Pkt. 10c.
256 SCABIOSA. or Mourning Bride.
Fine for cut flowers. A mixture
of white, pink, yellow, scarlet,
nearly black and other shades.
Pkt. ioc.
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SWEET PEAS should be planted
early in reasonably fertile soil, not
less than 3 inches deep. The seed
may be planted in trenches and cov-
ered vdth a couple of inches of dirt
and more soil added after the young
plants come up. If flowers are pick-
ed freely the plants will continue
longer in bloom.
Our list is selected with great care
to get the best varieties, and we
have secured the best quality of seed
260 Orchid Flowered or Spencer
type. Giant flowers with wavy
edge. The finest colors of Sweet
Peas mixed. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c.
261 — Countess of Spencer. Lovely
shell pink. Wings and standards
waved and fluted at outer edges.
Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c.
262 — Florence Morse. Light pink,
Spencer type. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c.
263 — Helen Lewis. Orange pink,
Spencer type. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c.
STANDARD VARIETIES-
270 —Sweet Pea. TOOLE’S SPLEN-
DID Mixture. All the best colors
of the free blooming standard va-
rieties. Oz. 15c Pkt., 5c.
271 — Dorothy Eckford. Pure white.
Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
272 — Emily Henderson. Pure white
Earlier than Dorothy Eckford.
Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds
The rapidly increasing popularity
of the hardy perennials has led us to
list the seeds of a few of the more
easily grown and more popular kinds.
We have secured seeds of especially
high quality that are sure to give
the very best satisfaction. Per pack-
age, 10c, unless otherwise noted.
300 AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHA.
California Columbine: long spur-
red, yellow
301 AQUILEGIA COERULEA. Blue
and white, long spurred: known
as the Rocky Mountain Colum-
bine.
302 CANTERBURY BELLS. Cup and
saucer variety. Mixed colors.
303 CANTERBURY BELLS. Single;
mixed colors.
304 COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA
GRANDIFLORA. Large, golder
yellow.
DELPHINIUM, or Larkspur.
305 — Chinese, In various shades of
blue.
306 — Chinese. WTiite.
307 — Formosum. Blue with vrhite
eye.
273 Blanche Ferry. Pink and white,
early. An old favorite. Oz. 15c,
Pkt. 5c.
274 — Prima Donna. Lovely shade
of pink. Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
275 — Royal Rose. Deep rose. Oz.
15c, P kt. 5c.
276 — King Edward. The best bright
scarlet. Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
277 — Queen Alexandria. The large-
est and finest scarlet self in ex-
istance. Oz 15c Pkt, 5c.
278 — Lovely. Beautiful soft pink,
large flower. Oz. 15c Pkt. 5c.
279 — Dainty. White edged with
pink. Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
280 — Black Knight. Deep maroon.
Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
281 — Earliest Sunbeam. Primrose
yellow, early. Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
283 — Navy Blue. Oz. 15c, Pkt. 5c.
VERBENA HYBRIDA. A fine bed-
ding plant. Popular and easy to grow.
285 — Firefly. Scarlet with white
eye. Pkt. 10c.
286 — Defiance. Fiery scarlet. Pkt.
10c.
287 — Mayflower. Beautiful pink.
Pkt. 10c.
288 — Coerula. Dark blue with white
eye. Pkt. 10c.
289 — Mammoth White. Pure white.
Pkt. 10c.
290 — Mixed colors. Finest quality
mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Pyre thrum Hybridum.
iO
308 — Formosum coelestiaium. A
clear sky blue.
309 — Hybridium. Larg:e flowered.
Very best strain.
310 — Belladona. New. Good bloomers
Turquoise blue. Pkt. 15c.
311 DIGITALIS MACULATA. Spot-
ted Foxglove.
312 GAILARDIA GRANDIFLORA.
Mixed.
313 GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA.
Baby’s Breath. Fine mist-like
flowers.
314 HOLLYHOCKS. Double. Mixed
colors.
315 — Single. Mixed colors.
316 — Allegheny. Fringed. Mixed
colors.
317 POPPY, Oriental. Deep crimson
318 PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM
GRANDIFLORUM. Large flow
©rs
319 SHASTA DASIY. The best
320 SWEET WILLIAM. Single.
Mixed colors.
321 — Double. Mixed colors.
PLANT DEPARTMENT.
The selection of varieties for our
plant list has been made with ref-
erence to their fitness for outdoor
growing, window boxes in summer,
veranda boxes, and vases, without re-
gard to their usefulness as winter
house plants. We find that many
things which formerly were classed
only as greenhouse plants are fine
for summer growth either outside of
the window, in the garden, or as
climbers by the porch.
PLANTS FOR WINDOW BOXES.
Our customers ofLen inquire about
plants suitable for window boxes and
vases. Selection may be made from
the following: Geraniums in variety.
Paris Daisy, Feverfew. Salvia Splen-
dens. Cigar Flower, Verbena, Petunias
single or double. Thunbergia. Lobelia,
Double Alyssum, Vinca, Ageratum.
Coleus, Tradescantia.
; GARDEN ANNUALS. In offering
seedling plants of our garden annuals
we seem to have supplied a long felt
want, and we have been surprised at
the great demand for them for bed-
ding purposes. Many do not care to
trouble with seed sowing, others or-
der a few to fill vacancies, or such
varieties which they cannot start
early. Many find it much cheaper
at the moderate prices we charge to
buy our strong transplanted plants,
rather than run the many risks of
failure in starting them from seeds.
CARE OF PLANTS WHEN RE-
CEIVED. The plants when received,
whether by express or mail, should be
taken to the cellar or some other
cool place, and unpacked at once.
The roots should then be sprinkled
with water and covered with fresh
soil so that they will not dry out. It
is best to plant them out in the
evening or early in the morning.
The bed should have been prepared
some time preAdously, the surface be-
ing stirred frequently. Then the
plants may be safely planted out
even in dry weather, if watered and
shaded.
EXPRESS RATES. Express rates
on plants are 20 per cent less than
merchandise rates. See that you get
this special rate.
OUR SYSTEM OF PACKING. We
wish here to call especial attention
to our system of packing plants which
keeps the roots moist and gives the
tops light and air so that they can
be shipped long distances and arrive
in perfect growing condition. Our
packages are the lightest possible
weight and so make the express
charges very moderate.
CLUB ORDERS. In club orders
each person’s collection will be mark-
ed separately, and some extras sent
to the person making the order.
GUARANTEE. It is our constant
aim to supply our customers with
plants of the very best quality. If
mistakes should occur, or plants ar-
rive in poor condition due to care-
less handling by the express com-
pany, please let us know and we
will rectify at once. We will not,
however, be responsible for more
than the original value of the plants.
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PLANTS FOR HOUSE AND GARDEN
AGERATUM. The plants are a
mass of flowers until cut by frost.
They are fine in masses or as a
border to taller growing showy plants
such as Salvia. In separate colors,
lavender blue, or pearly white. Per
doz. 30c.
ALYSSUM, Double Sweet. The
plants are a mass of white until the
ground freezes, and the flowers have
a pleasant honey fragrance. Valu-
able as droopers over edge of vase
or window box, or for borders of
flower beds. Much used in ceme-
tery planting. Each 5c, doz. 50c.
ANTIRRHINUM, or Snapdragon.
An old time favorite which has be-
come a fashionable flower during the
last few years. Strong plants in a
variety of colors. 30c per doz.
ASTERS. Asters steadily increase
in popularity for cut flowers and are
as general favorites in their season
as are the chrysanthemums later.
By planting separate' varieties a long
season of blooming is obtained.
We make aster plants one of our
specialties and our rapidly increas-
ing trade assures us that our custo-
mers are pleased with the results se-
cured by planting our aster plants.
We can furnish them in white
pink, light blue or lavender, bright
red and deep purple, in the separate
colors of the varieties described in
the seed list, also in mixtures.
The plants w^e offer have been
transplanted, they are strong and
thrifty, and are grown from the
choicest seed. Doz. 20c, per 100, $1.25.
GANNAS. The foliage is tropical
in appearance and the flowers give
a mass of color from the first of July
until frost. Much used as a bed-
ding plant, either alone or as the
center or background for salvias,
geraniums or other showy plants.
The varieties offered are all standard
and will give good satisfaction.
— Alphonse Bouvier. 5 ft. Crimson
flowers, green foliage.
— Egandale. 4 feet. Currant red
flowers, bronz foliage.
— King Humbert. 4 ft. Orange scar-
let flowers, very broad bronze foliage
The finest of all. Called the Orchid
Flowered Canna
— ^Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. Golden
yellow flowers with bright red, green
foliage.
Price: 3 in pots, by express, each
15c; 3 for 40c; $1.50 per doz.
CARNATIONS. Marguerite. These
summer flowering carnations are
from seed and flower freely the first
season. A large percentage come
double and they are delightfully fra-
grant. In white, pink or mixed
shades. Per doz 30c.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
— Major Bonaffon. Late, globular
yellow flowers.
— White Bonaffon. Pure white, late.
— Chrysolora. Early flowering, large
incurved flower.
— Belle. Large flower, bronze col-
or.
Any of the above varieties of chry-
santhemums, 10c each, per doz. $1.00.
CIGAR FLOWER. Cuphea platy
ecentra. Tubular scarlet flowers,
tipped with black and ash white. Al-
ways in bloom, winter and summer,
and very pretty in window box or
vase. 5c each. 50c per doz.
CINERARIA MARITIMA, DIAMOND.
Dusty miller. Leaves are white.
Much used for bedding. Each. 5c,
50c per doz.
COBAEA SCANDENS. A rapid
growing climber with large, purple,
pendant bell shaped flowers. Very
handsome for screens, or porch shade.
5c each, per doz. 50c.
COLEUS. Much used for bedding,
also very pretty in sunny window
boxes and lawni vases. We have a
fine collection of yellow, red, and
mottled colored foliage. 5c each, 50c
per doz, $3.50 per 100.
COSMOS. These are so free bloom-
ing that they should be in every gar-
den. In mixture of color <i‘ from pure
white through pink to dark crimson.
— Early, mixed colors, or white,
per doz. 30c.
Late mixed colors or white, doz.,
30c.
DIMORPHOTHECx^ AURANTICA.
The Golden Marguerite. This beau-
tiful annual was recently introduced
from South Africa. We were very
much pleased with this new plant
last year as it show’ ed up on our
grounds . The glossy orange gold
with the contrasting black disk of
the Marguerite like blossoms make
this a conspicuous and beautiful
plant for beds and borders. 5c each,
50c per doz.
ENGLISH DAISY. Beilis perennis.
double flowered, white or pink. A
favorite spring flow^er. Goes well
with a bed of pansies. 3c each. 30c
per doz.
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FEVERFEW. The Gem, double
white, fine for cut flowers, desisn
work or growing in masses. 5c each,
50c per doz.
GERANIUMS. Of these popular
plants we have selected the follow-
ing choice collection as being the best
out of a great number of varieties
tested.
— Double. Countess of Harcourt,
the best double white: John Doyle,
bright Vermillion: Abbie Schafer,,
one of the best red bedders, large
semi-double, crimson scarlet flowers;
S. A. Nutt, the very darkest scarlet;
Flamingo, the brightest of the dark
scarlets, a compact grower; Alphonse
Ricard. clear bright scarlet; Pro-
fessor Poirlaut. crimson, purple and
scarlet: Queen of Fairies, light rose
shading to light flesh: Madam Gil-
bert, deep pink: Jean Viaud, clear
pink: Louis Frencaise. light salmon
pink: Orosa, bright carmine: Bertha
de Presilly, silver rose pink flowers,
the best light pink bedding variety;
Countess de Roma, white with a
thread of rose at the edge of the pet-
als; new and greatly admired; Al-
liance, free blooming, stocky grower,
delicate pink color; Alcibiades, white
caiuiter with deep rose border. Strong
plants, three in pots. 10c each. $1.00
per doz.
— Single. The call for single ge-
raniums has been very large the last
few years and we have not always
been able to supply the demand. We
have a large stock of fine plants
ready this year and we think we will
be able to fill all orders. Snow Queen
the best single white: Jacquerie,
very dark glowing Vermillion scarlet;
Mrs. Wood, free bloomer, very bright
scarlet: Barbiset, pink, white in cen-
ter; Blanche Molas, light rose, shad-
ing to flesh: Mrs. Hill, salmon rose.
Any of the above varieties of gera-
niums. good strong plants. 10c each,
$1.00 per doz.
— Rose Scented, is fine for sum-
mer use if grown in the garden, and
like Heliotrope should be in every
outdoor collection. Either skeleton
leaved or common. 10c each.
— Madam Saleroi. leaves green,
edged with white, plants dwarf and
much used for borders to beds. 5c
each 50c per doz..
GLADIOLUS BULBS. The Gladi-
oli increase each year in popularity
as their value for house decoration
is more generally recognized. If cut
when the first flower opens and
placed in water in the house every
bud on the spike will open into good
flowers. Grown in masses the flowers
make a fine show in the garden.
They are useful to succeed the
early spring bulbs as the gladiolus
bulbs may be planted in the beds
while tulips, etc., are in blossom and
the bed can be putin shape for the
gladioli afterward. The bulbs should
be placed not less than three inches
deep and may be planted for succes-
sion from early spring until middle
of June. If grown in masses they
may be planted five or six inches
apart and if in rows 3 inches apart
in the row.
We have a fine collection of glad-
ioli in a splendid mixture of shades.
By mail, postpaid, per doz. 40c, 35
for $1.00. By express, per doz. 25c,
60 for $1.00, $1.50 per 100. Light
shades, by mail, postpaid, per doz.
50c, 35 for $1.00. By express, per
doz. 30c, 50 for $1.00.
Mixture of dark shades at same
prices as light shades mixture.
GLADIOLUS, America. This is the
most beautiful of all the varieties of
gladioli. It is of a soft lavender pink
vigorous stalks. Price 10c each, $1.00
per dozen.
HELIOTROPE. After testing a
great many varieties we offer the fol-
lowing as the best: Queen of Violet,
Very dark with white eye; Florence
Nightingale, medium shade and very
free bloomer; White Lady, nearest
approach to white, good grower, free
'bloomer. Any of the above
varieties of heliotrope, 10c each,
$1.00 per doz.
LEMON VERBENA. Aloysia citri-
odora. Delightful lemon fragrance to
the leaves. For indoors or outside,
10c each, per doz. $1.00.
LOBELIA. Single blue with white
eye. Much used for bedding, and in
window boxes and vases. 5c each,
per doz. 50c.
MOURNING BRIDE. Scabiosa.
The flowers are double on long,
slender stems and they are fine for
cutting. They come in a variety of
shades from white to deep maroon
and darkest purple. Per doz. 30c.
PARIS DAISY. We have tested
the following kinds of Paris daisies
or Marguerites and recommend all
of them for planting for cut flowers
or growing in pots.
— Mrs. F. Sander. The new double
Paris Daisy. Double flowers of pure
glistening white. Produced on long
stems and suitable for cut flowers
or pot culture, 15c each, $1.50 per
doz.
— Giant flowered. Single flowers
of large size. Good for cut flowers.
5c each, 50c per doz.
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PANSY PLANTS
The growing of pansy plants
and seeds is our main special-
ty and our trade in pansy plants
is now very extensive with both
amateurs and dealers. For thirty
years we have shown our pan-
sies at our own state and other
leading fairs of the west and we
know what will please the American
people in colors and varieties.
We offer our pansies believing them
to be superior in size and form of
flower, with the most beautiful col-
ors and markings to be found in pan-
sies at the present time.
Orders will be filled promptly as
soon as spring opens. We can also
furnish transplanted plants in the
fall after Sept. 20th. Write for
special prices on fall pansy plants.
The plants we offer are all grown
so as to furnish a strong root sys-
tem. Those started in the green-
house are hardened off by transplant-
ing out doors before shipping.
Plants sent to all parts of the
country, whether by express or mail,
have been reported received in splen-
did order.
Transplanted plants in bud or blos-
som, from selected seed, by express,
30c per doz., 50 plants $1.00, 100
plants $1.60, 1,000 plants $15.00, 500
plants at 1,000 plant rates. Plants
once transplanted, by mail post-
paid, 30c per doz.
The above prices are for mixed va-
rieties, but if many plants of any
one variety are ordered, ten per cent
will be added to the regular prices
of such plants.
PETUNIA. Single. Fringed or
superbissima, each variety separate
or both mixed. Strong plants from
pots, 5c each, 50 c per doz.
— Double. Defender, pure white.
Pink Beauty, fringed pink, a favorite.
Crimson Beauty, purplish crimson.
Marvel, edged and mottled with
white. Each 10c, per doz. $1.00.
SALVIA SPLENDENS. Nothing
can excel the Salvia Splendens for
giving a showy mass of color, and for
a long time. With late cosmos, can-
nas, or any other bright green for a
center or background the bright scar-
let has a brilliant effect. Clara Bed-
man or Bonfire, medium height. Zu-
rich, dwarf, an early and continuous
bloomer. Any of the above varie-
ties, 5c each. 50c per doz.
— Jewell. Newest dwarf salvia.
Very free bloomer, long spikes, and
large brilliant flowers.. A very uni-
form grower, dwarf and compact.
The best salvia yet brought out. 10c
each; $1.00 per doz.
SCABIOSA. See Mourning Bride.
THUNBERGIA. A very attractive
climber, suitable for drooping over
edge of vase or window box. Flowers
white with black eye, or yellow with
black eye. 5c each, per doz. 50c.
TRADESCANTIA TRICOLOR. The
brightest of the wandering Jews.
Useful in window boxes and vases in
shady places, to hang over the edge.
10c each, $1.00 per doz.
VERBENA. Beautiful and fragrant,
free and continuous bloomers. In sep-
arate colors of white, pink, dark blue,
scarlet, and mixed. Per doz. 30c.
VINCA VARIEGATA. Has droop-
ing vine like stems with leaves varie-
gated white and green. Indispensable
for window boxes and vases. 10c, 15c
and 20c each, per doz. $1.00, $1.50
and $2.00.
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS
This grand class of plants is be-
coming more popular every year.
They do not require renewing every
year and will continue to give of their
beauty for many years if the grass
and weeds are kept away from them
and they are cultivated occasionally.
While they will not be satisfactory if
wholly neglected they will thriye
with less care each year than is
necessary to giye to annuals. There
is a wide variety in color and size
of growth and flowers may be
enjoyed from spring till winter frosts
if a proper selection is made. Many
kinds are desirable as cut flowers
and all are well adapted to the deco-
ration of home grounds and gardens.
For best results the soil should be
quite rich and well drained. Most of
them come through our winters bet-
ter if protected with marsh hay,,
straw or some light litter.
Hardy plants are one of the Toole
specialties and the kind we list
are the best suited to general cul-
ture. The plants are either strong
field grown clumps or strong plants
from three or four-inch pots. Toole’s
hardy plants, like Toole’s pansies,
are of the best quality and are sure
to proye satisfactory.
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ACHILLEA PTARMICA. The Pearl.
Double white flowers. Blooms pro-
fusely all summer. Excellent for cut
flowers. Very hardy. About two feet
high. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
ANCHUSA ITALICA, Dropmore Va-
riety. Gentian blue flowers. Blooms
through June and July. Grows about
5 feet high. 15c each, $1.50 per doz.
ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA KEL-
WAYI. Golden yellow flowers. Like
marguerites in appearance. In blos-
som all summer. About 15 inches
high. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
AQUILEGIA. or COLUMBINE. Col-
umbines are among the most beauti-
ful of the hardy plants. The grace-
ful flowers with the curious spurs
are of various colors, while the beau-
tiful divided foliage is attractive after
the flowers are gone.
—A. CHRYSANTHA. The Golden
Columbine. Bright yellow long spur-
red flowers. Blooms in June and
July. Two to three feet high,
— A, COERULEA, Rocky Moun-
tain Columbine. Delicate blue and
white. Blooms in May and June.
About 1 foot high.
A. HELENAE. Large blue
flowers with white corolla. This is
a* very fine columbine. Should be
in every garden.
— A. KELWAY’S long spurred hy-
brids. Beautiful long spurred colum
bines in delicate shades of pink,
blue, yellow, etc.
—A. NIVEA GRANDIPLORA. Pure
white, good for cut flowers. Strong
grower and pretty foliage,
—A. VULGARIS, FL. PL. Double
white flowers. This beautiful colum-
bine is a favorite at Decoration Day
and is also much admired in the
garden.
Any of the Aquilegias or colum-
bines. 10c each, $1.00 per doz. One
each of the six varieties. 50c.
ASTER GRACILLIMUS. Verv large
white flowers changing to rosy pink.
Five feet high. Bloom in fall. Very
fine and new in this country. 25c
each.
ASTER NOVAE ANGLIAE. Vary-
ing shades of rich purple. 4 to 5 ft.
A mass of these makes a striking
show in Sept, and Oct. 10c each. $1
per doz-
BLEEDING HEART. See Dicen-
tra Spectabilis.
BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES. Pure
white aster like flowers. Thousands
of flowers open at one time. Very
showy during late summer and au-
tumn. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMA. Beau-
tiful pink form of Boltonia. Flowers
a little larger than Asteroides but
not produced quite so plentifully. 15c
each, $1.00 per doz,
CAMPANULA MEDIUM. (Canter-
bury Bells.) This beautiful biennial
is too well known to need description
Mixed colors of white, pink and blue.
10c each, $1.00 per doz.
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA —
(Peach Bells). These are the finest
of the Campanulas for cut flowers.
We offer them in either the single
or double flowered white. They bloom
in June and are most attractive. 15c
each, $1.50 per doz.
CHRYSANTHEMUM ARCTICUM.
(Arctic Daisy). White daisy flowers
blooming very late. The flowers ap-
pear in late Sept, and Oct. This va-
riety extends the daisy season pretty
near up to winter. 15c each. $1.50
per doz.
CHRYSANTHEMUM LATIFOLIUM.
Blossoms about the time of the Shas-
ta Daisy but is taller and the stems
are stiffer. 15c each. $1.50 per doz.
CHRSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHE-
MUM or MEMORIAL DAISY. This
early flowering daisy is often in blos-
som by Decoration Day. It is fine
for cut flowers and the earliest of
the daisies. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM or
SHASTA DAISY. Ours is the va-
riety of Shasta Daisy known as Alas-
ka which is the finest of all.
Very large graceful white flowers
with yellow disk; blooms from June
on. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
CLEMATIS PANICULATA. We
consider this a very desirable hardy
vine for either shade or ornament.
The foliage is very attractive through
the summer and the small white
flowers form a perfect bank of white-
ness in early September. The vine
kills back nearly to the ground in
winter, but makes a rapid growth in
spring. Two-year-old clumps. 35c each
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA GRAN-
DIFLORA, One of the ten best
hardy plants. Golden yellow flowers
fine for cutting or for border dec-
ration. Blooms from June on through
summer. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
DELPHINIUMS or HARDY LARKS
PURS, are among the most beautiful
and popular of hardy perennials.
Easy to grow, perfectly hardy, and
very attractive. Should be in every
garden.
— D. BELLADONNA. Blooms con-
tinuously from June till frost. Clear
turquoise blue flowers. Unequalled
as cut flowers. 15c each, $1.50 per doz
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DelDhinium Hybridum.
— D. GOLD MEDAL HYBRIDS.
Mixed hybrids of various shades of
blue and purple. Plants strong and
vigorous and flower spikes large.
These hybrid hardy larkspurs will be
appreciated by every flower lover.
10c each, $1.00 per doz.
— D. KELWAYS IMPROVED HY-
BRID LARKSPURS. These are seed-
lings of Kelways noted named lark-
spurs in the finest variety. All
shade of blue. Large spikes of beau-
tiful flowers. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
— D. FORMOSUM. Dark blue with
white center. An old favorite and
one of the best of the hardy lark-
spurs. Grows three to four feet high.
10c each. $1.00 per doz.
— D. FORMOSUM COELESTINUM.
The flower is about the same shade
as Belladonna but with a whiter cen-
ter. The plant is taller, growing
with a more robust spike. Very good.
10c each, $1.00 per doz.
— D. CHINENSE. The Chinense
larkspur has more finely divided fol-
iage than the other varieties. The
deep blue flowers are very pretty anc
attractive. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
— D. CHINENSE ALBUM. A pure
white form of the above. 10c each,
$1.00 per doz.
One each of the above 7 varieties
of hardy Delphiniums or larkspurs
for 60c.
DIANTHUS BARBATUS. or Sweet
William. We offer these old favorites
Sweet William.
in a mixture of single and double
flowered sorts of large size and most
beautiful colors. 10c each, $1 per doz.
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS. or
Bleeding Heart. This old fashioned
flower with its pretty heart shaped
flowers and divided foliage is a
great favorite. Strong clumps. 20c
DIGITALIS GLOXINIAEFLORA. or
Foxglove. An old fashioned flower
that continues a favorite. The strong
flower stalks are covered with white,
pink or purple flowers finely spotted
on the inside. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
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GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA —
(Blanket Flower). One of the most
showy of the hardy plants. Begin
to flower in June and continues
throug'hout the summer. Gorgeous
coloring of crimson, orange and yel-
low. A showy plant in the garden
and excellent for cutting. Sometimes
slow to come up in the spring but
even if the crown wrinkles it will
throw up sprouts from the roots
down. 10c each. $1.00 per doz.
GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA. or
Baby’s Breath. Beautiful little
flowers in panicles forming a gauze-
like appearance. Good for cutting es-
pecially to mix with coarser flowers.
10c each, $1.00 per doz.
HELIANTHUS, or HARDY SUN-
FLOWERS. Fine for planting among
shrubbery or in clumps. Free flow-
ersing and very decorative as cut
flowers.
HELIANTHUS RIGIDUS MISS
MELLISH. Semi double flowers of
golden yellow color. Bloom in Aug-
ust and September.
HELIANTHUS RIGIDUS WOLLEY
DODD. Semi double flowers a little
lighter in shade than Miss Mellish.
Blooms later during Sept, and Oct.
Either of the above Helianthus. 10c
each. $1.00 per doz.
Peremiial Phlox.
IRIS. This hardy Perennial is be-
coming more popular every season.
We offer some of the most desirable
sorts.
—MADAM CHEREAU. Tall, thrif-
ty grower. Large flowers. Color,
white edged with blue. Very fine.
—SILVER KING. Medium height.
Silvery petals.
— SIBIRICA. Smaller flowered,
very free blooming. Color, clear blue.
Any of the above Iris at 10c each,
$1.00 per doz.
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. Cardinal
Flower. Spikes of rich fiery scarlet
flowers. Very striking. 15c each,
$1.50 per doz.
LYCHINIS CHALCEDCNICA. Scar-
let flowers that begin to appear last
of June. 2 to 3 feet high. 10c each,
$1.00 per doz.
MYOSOTIS or FORGET-ME-NOT.
Heavenly Blue. Perfectly hardy in
winter, but easily lost in summer if
neglected. 5c each, per doz. 50c.
HOLLYHOCKS. We have a very
fine stock of hollyhocks in either the
double or single flowered forms. Var-
ious colors of white, maroon, pink,
yellow, red and rose mixed. 10c
each, il.OO per doz.
Gaillardia Grandiflora.
PEONIES. Everybody wth a home
and room for a single nlant should
have a peony. When in bloom they
are the most showy of flowers and
after the blossoming season is over
the dark green foliage is very deco-
rative. White, pink, deep rose and
red. Strong divisions, 85c each, $8.50
per doz.
PAPAVER ORIENTALE. Oriental
Poppy. Large glowing scarlet flowers.
Hardy and will live many years.
Flower in May and June. 10c each,
$1.00 per doz.
PAPAVER NUDICAXJLE. Iceland
Poppy. Start to bloom early in spring
and continue through the summer.
Bright showy flowers in profusion.
White, yellow, lemon and orange
scarlet mixed. While these are bien-
nials they pay for themselves in one
year with their abundance of flowers.
10c each. $1.00 per doz.
perennial phlox.
Probably there is no perennial
flower that makes a finer show in
the garden than the hardy phlox.
They should be divided and reset
every two or three years. From a
number of choice varieties the fol-
lowing selection is offered:
— AQUILON. Carmine rose, shad-
ed salmon with dark center.
—ATTRACTION. White with rosy
crimson eye, long spikes of bloom.
— COQUELICOT. Scarlet shaded
with salmon, crimtspn eye. Very
showy. .
— AVISTA'. Early white.
BARON BURKHART. Bright Rose
with large beds of flowers.
— ECLARIEUR. Purplish crimson
with white halo. .
—EDMOND ROSTAND. Purple
with large white center.
—INDEPENDENCE. Midseason,
white.
— JEAN D’ARC. Late, white.
—JAMES GALLOWAY. . Crimson
maroon center.
—LUMINOUS. Clear bright red
with crimson eye.
— MERCIE. Bluish lilac with white
halo.
— MME. PAUL DUTRIE. soft
lilac rose. '
—MRS. JENKINS. An early white
for massing.
— O. WITTIG. Bright magenta
with crimson eye. Large flower.
— PANTHEON. Bright carmine
rose.
—PINK BEAUTY. Clear pink, in
large compact heads.
— SELMA. Large trusses of pink
flowers with red eye.
— SIEBOLD. Orange scarlet with
crimson eye.
—WILLIAM ROBINSON. Rosy sal
mon with dark center.
Any of the above varieties, young
plants. 10 c each. $1.00 er doz.
Strong field clumps. 20c each. $2.00
per doz.
PLATYCODON MARIESI. Japan-
ese Bell Flower. Deep blue or v/kue
cup shaped flowers two or three in-
ches across. 15c each. $1.50 per dcz.
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA, False
Dragon Head. Tubular flowers on
spikes of pink color. Four feet hikh.
Good for cutting.
PmETHRUM HYBRIDIUM. These
beautfiul flowers range iii color from
wliite to deep crimson. They are
beautiful as a yase flower or for
table decorations. Pyrethrums are
perfectly hardy and bloom freely dur
ing June, and occasional flowers are
put forth in the autumn if the plants
are well cared for. Price for mixed
colors, 10c each, $1.00 per doz.
PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM. Giant
Daisy. This tall growing daisy gives
a strildng effect planted in a mass ci
the lawn or- in the shrubbery border.
The large white daisies are hon-c on
• plants 4 or 5 feet high arid are in
blossom in August and .September.
10c each, $1.00 per doz.
SWEET WILLIAM. See Diaiithus
Barbatus. • - •
VINCA MINOR. PERWINKLE. cr
Trailing Myrtle. An evergreen trail-
ing plant used to carpet the greund
under trees or shrubs, or to cover
graves where it is too shady for
other plants or grass. 5c each. 50c
per doz:
VINCA MINOR AUREA. A new
golden varigated variety of .the
above which is very attractive and
will be popular. 10c each. $1.00 per
doz.
VINCA MINOR ARGENATEA. This
new silver bordered or varigated forn
of V. Minor is very beautiful and at
tractive and is useful as a ground
covering and as a vindow box plant
in shady situations. 10c each. $1.00
per doz.
VIOLA CORNUTA. G. WERMIG
Large violet like flowers, deep pur-
ple color. Blooms throughout sum-
mer. Strong divisions. 5c each, 50c
per doz.
VIOLA CORNUTA. Mauve Queen.
Similar to above, but mauve colored
flowers. Pull of bloom even in warm
weather. 6c each. 60c per doz.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Agricultural Experiment Station
State Nursery and Orchard Inspection
Nursery Certificate-License NOe 67
(Resident)
This Cleptffles that the Nursery Fremlses of Wm. Toole & 8oo« Ba»raboo, Wiseoiislu,
jncluding one acre of stock have been Inspected by an official state Inspector In ac<x>rdanee
with Chapter 434, Laws of Wisconsin. 1911, and Ltcekrk is Hereby Granted to the
owners of the herein named nursery to sell and ship nursery stock, which has been offici-
ally inspected, for one year ending October l, 1914, provided that a tag on which a certi-
fied copy of this license has been printed, is attached to each package, bimdle, bale, box,
or carload lot so shipped.
Issued at Madison, Wis.^ Sep. 4, 1918.
This Certificate-License is void after J. 6„ SANDERS,
ihitober i, 1914, but may be previously re- Stale Orchard and Nursery Inspector
wkod for cause. H. L. RUSSEL, Director
WILLIAM TOOLE & SON
Pansy Heights
BarabcM) t Wisconsin
1914
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