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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.

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New Triumph.—This novelty is undoubtedly the most beautiful and most perfect of all dwarf Asters. Each plant forms an elegant bouquet of itself. The in dividual flowers measure from 2½ to 3 inches across. All petals beautifully in-curved; color is peculiarly rich and brilliant. When beginning to bloom it is a pure scarlet, but when in full bloom it changes to a magnificent satiny deep scarlet, presenting thus, with these two brilliant colors, a lovely sight. It is well adapted for borders, groups, carpet bedding or for pot culture. Our illustration gives but a faint idea of the beauty of this Aster. Pkt. 10c.
Dwarf German.—Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
Pyramidal Bouquet.—Very fine, mixed colors; each plant forms a bouquet. Pkt. 10c.
Large Flowered Rose.—Flowers very large, perfect and brilliant; best mixed colors. Pkt. 8c.
Truffant’s Pæony—Flowered Perfection. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.
Hedge Hog or Needle.—Very peculiar. long quilled petals, handsome and sure to at tract attention; mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
New Washington—The largest Aster in cultivation, the flowers often measuring four or five inches across; perfectly double, fine form, and of many exquisite colors, Plant is pyramidal, and very free blooming; mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
All Kinds Mixed.—Including seeds of most of the varieties in the above list. Pkt. 5c.
Royal Mixed—A very choice selection of all the best sorts, and none of second grade. Pkt. 10c.
Collection of Asters.—One packet each of the 12 varieties named above for 85c.
BALLOON VINE.—Half hardy annual, requires partial shade; pretty vine and flower. Pkt. 5c.
FOLIAGE BEETS.—One of the most effective foliage plants in existence, its leaves producing a wealth of tropical beauty. Its metalic [metallic], lustrous and glistening leaves equal any of the most expensive exotics and conservatory plants. In nine separate colors: one packet of each for 25c. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.
BROWALLIA ELATA.—Produces very delicate and hand some flowers in great abundance. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
BALSAMS.—The Balsam, like the Aster is one of the most beautiful and popular of our Annuals. Like hat [that] flower, too, it is a favorite, and so much improved during the last quarter of a century that it scarcely bears a resemblance to the old flower commonly known as Lady Slipper; unsurpassed for masses, fine for ribbon beds or borders; flowers double as the Rose and very striking in their rich coloring, ranging from pure white to rich, dark crimson.
Peerless Mixed.—This acme of perfection is made up from the best foreign and American strains, and their beauty is truly marvelous; flowers double as a Camelia and of all known colors, and plants are loaded with several hundred flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Double White.—Very desirable, and largely used by florists. Pkt. 8c.

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Carnation Striped—Very showy and attractive. Sure to attract attention, Double, all colors mixed. Pkt. 5c.

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Camelia-Flowered, Mixed.—Very double, resembling the Camelia in form, of unusual size, perfect shape, and our mixture contains all the best colors. You will be greatly pleased with it. Pkt. 10c.
Maiden’s Blush.—A new variety of Double Balsam, which is of a very delicate and handsome blush color. Pkt. 8c.
All Varieties Mixed.[—]Pkt. 5c.
BEGONIA.—Single tuberous rooted. (See description on back of colored plate.) Finest new single varieties mixed. Pkt. 15c.
Double Mixed Tuberous-rooted.—Pkt. 25c.

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Rex.—(Ornamental Leaved Varieties.)—Extra fine mixed. All should grow them. Pkt. 15c.
Mixed.—Fourteen excellent flowering varieties. Pkt. 15c.

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BRACHYCOME. Swan River Daisy.—(Kurzschopf.)—A dwarf growing plant, flowering the greater part of the season. Very effective in edgings, beds or rustic baskets. Requires light, rich soil. Half-hardy annual; one-half foot high. Flowers blue and white, Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

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BRYONOPSIS.—A beautiful summer climber, bearing green fruits which change to bright scarlet striped with white. Pkt. 5c.

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CALIOPSIS.—Fine for cutting, and the more you pick it the better it blooms. Mixed varieties and colors. Pkt. 5c.
Golden Wave.— (See Novelties.) Pkt[.] 8c.
CALENDULA.—Belongs to the well known Marigold family.
Officinalus Le Proust.—Very double, nankeen colored. Fine. Pkt. 5c.
A Meteor.—Striped light orange, Pkt. 5c.

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Oriole.—Surprisingly grand and brilliant, far eclipsing any Calendula hitherto known. The extra large double flowers are indescribably rich and glowing in tone, of an intensely bright golden yellow, wonderfully free-flowering, Pkt. 10c.
Prince of Orange.—Twelve to eighteen inches high, and produces large, brilliant, deeply imbricated flowers in great profusion from early summer until after frost. A pale straw yellow, striped with a most intense shade of orange. Pkt[.] 5c.
Fine Mixed.—Pkt. 3c,[.]

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CAMPANULA. Speculum.—(Venus’ looking glass.), Handsome for masses; hardy, free bloomers. Pkt. 5c,[.]

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A LIBERAL DISCOUNT.

Flower seeds in packets to the amount of $1.25 for $1.00. We also give free packets with every order.
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