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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
[entry continues from previous page] start them in boxes, cover shallow and see that they do not dry out; it makes a good house plant for winter, and always pleases the children, Pkt. 5c,[.]
SALPIGLOSSIS.—A very handsome, half-hardy annual; flowers beautifully veined and penciled.
Finest Mixed.—Per pkt. 5c.
Variveined.—(See Novelties.) Per pkt. 7c,[.]
SCHIZANTHUS.—Pretty, free flowering, half-hardy annuals, with oddly marked flowers. Mixed. Pkt. 3c.
SEDUM.—Well suited for baskets and rockeries; blooms freely; many varieties mixed, Pkt. 5c.
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SMILAX.—Much used for winter decorations; seeds start slowly and should be planted in loose, rich soil and kept moist and warm. Pkt. 8c.
SPRAGUAEA, Umbelleta.—Is really a very pretty and attractive little flower, desirable for bouquets. Flowers in dense umbels, on leafless stems, six inches or more in length; blossoms are pink and nearly everlasting. Sow seed under glass or in a sheltered place. Pkt. 10c.
STOCKS, Ten Weeks.—This plant embraces wonderful range of colors, unsurpassed for beds, borders or pot culture. To insure the best results they should be started early in the house and be transplanted to rich soil, deeply cultivated, with plenty of moisture.
Perpetual White. —(See Novelties.) Pkt. 10c.
Large Flowering Dwarf German.—Finest varieties mixed. Pkt. 5c.
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SWEET PEAS.
May well be called America’s favorite, as it is such a popular and easily grown flower that rich and poor alike can enjoy its fragrance and beauty. They are hardy, free from insects and disease, and if cut freely as soon as they begin to fade will continue to bloom throughout the season. One ounce will sow a row fifty feet long, and make a lovely hedge. Try them.
Eckford’s New Hybrids—A strain of mixed Sweet Peas comprising many beautiful new varieties of bright colors, making a gorgeous effect. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c.
Miss Blanche Ferry—Resembles the Painted Lady, which has long been so popular, but the flower is much larger, of better and more decided shades, and blooms more freely. It is so compact and bush like that it can be grown without any support. Very fragrant and unsurpassed for corsage bouquets. Pkt. 8c, oz. 30c.
Queen of the Isles—After careful and continued selection, this unique variety has become fixed. The large flowers are handsomely striped with both blue and red on a white ground; very fine. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c.
Butterfly—White ground, delicately laced with lavender blue; fragrant and valuable for bouquets. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
Violet Queen—Of dwarf habit, but very free flowering. The flowers range in color from deep mauve of the standard to light violet of the wings; very pretty. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c.
Invincible Scarlet—Pkt. 4c, oz. 15c.
White—Pkt. 4c, oz. 15c.
Painted Lady—Very pretty, delicate, pink and white. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
Extra Fine Mixed—Contains a splendid assortment. Pkt. 3c, oz. 10c, ¼ lb. 35c.
One packet each of the above nine varieties for 40c.
STATICE, Sinnata Hybrida.—Produce their small flowers in panicles; will hold their color when dry, and are very valuable to work up with the everlastings; hardy and of easy culture; fine mixed. Pkt. 4c.
STEVIA. Serrata.—Produce an abundance of pretty white flowers early [early] in [in] the fall. Pkt. 5c.
SUNFLOWER—See Helianthus.
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SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus)—For richness and diversity of color the flowers of the Sweet William are hardly equalled [equaled]; perfectly hardy. Single varieties mixed, pkt. 5c.
Double Varieties Mixcd [Mixed]—Pkt. 10c.
TORENIA, Fournieri—Beautiful free flowering, trailing plants, well suited for baskets, vases and in moist situations out of doors. A very handsome plant, well worthy of a trial. Pkt. 10c.
THUNBERGIA—Rapid growing, free blooming climbers, well suited for house culture, baskets or vases; mixed. Pkt. 5c,
TROPEOLUM—One of the most desirable of the annual climbers; easily grown in any common garden soil; produces an abundance of flowers of handsome shades of various bright colors. Many varieties mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Peregrinum (Canary Bird Flower)—Curious bright yellow flowers, resembles canary birds. Pkt. 10c.
VERBENA—Plant seed in boxes or under glass in March, and transplant when a few inches high. In this way the verbena can be grown from seed as early as any annual, and will produce much stronger plants than cuttings; another advantage is that a large portion of the plants will produce fragrant flowers. They delight in rich soil and good culture, and will repay all such trouble by abundance of bloom and richness of their color.
Henderson’s New Mammoth—When well grown every flower truss measures over nine inches in circumference, while the single florets are as large as a twenty-five cent piece; more vigorous in growth than the ordinary verbena. Pkt. 15c.
Black—Nearly a coal black with white eye. Pkt. 10c.
Candidissima—Large trusses of pure white flowers; very beautiful. Pkt. 10c.
Defiance—True scarlet; extra fine. Pkt. 10c.
Yellow—A splendid novelty which it will pay every flower lover to try. Pkt. 10c.
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Extra Choice Mixed.—From the finest German collection of named sorts. Pkt. 15c.
Fine Mixed.—Contains a nice variety. Pkt,[.] 5c.
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Hybrida Erecta Compacta—A new and fine strain. The plants spread so as to form bushes of about two feet in diameter, throwing up in a singular compact manner, on stiff and erect stems, a great number of flowers, which are elegantly carried above the dark green foliage. The individual flowers are large and well formed; the mixture contains a great variety of colors. Pkt. 15c.
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