1898

Seed Catalogue And Garden Guide. 39.

[Image: Drawing, blooms clustered and wrapped around the upper left corner border.] Asters. The numerous forms of the aster, and the now great variety of rich colors of its perfectly double flowers make it a leading favorite. For a late summer and fall display it has no equal. Give the aster a deep, rich soil, with plenty of mulching, and it will surprise even its friends with its profusion of richly-colored perfect flowers. Plant early as possible.

New Diamond.--(See cut. No. 1.) The flowers are extremely beautiful, 2 to 2-1/2 inches across, and the plants grow 18 to 20 inches high. All the stems and branches are terminated by perfect flowers, the entire plant appearing a mass of bloom. The colors range from pure white to blackish purple, and dark, rich crimson. Pkt. 15c. New Triumph.--(No. 2.) The most beautiful and most perfect of all dwarf asters. Each plant forms an elegant bouquet of itself. The individual flowers measure from 2-1/2 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. Pkt. 10c. Snowball.--(No. 3.) A beautiful and distinct variety, originating from the "Mignon," introduced some years ago. The flowers are semi-spherical, as shown in our engraving; of refined and faultless form; pure white, beautifully imbricated and very freely produced, as many as 30 flowers being frequently borne on a single plant. The cut blooms will remain longer in good condition than most other varieties. Well adapted for pot culture. This is a valuable acquisition to the aster family, being a novelty of decided merit. Pkt. 15c. Perfection.--(No. 4.) Truflant's Improved Paeony Flowered. A favorite class; thrifty, upright growers; flowers large (4 inches across) and almost perfectly round, with incurved petals; height 18 inches to 2 feet. Our mixture contains many exquisite colors. Pkt. 5c. Crown.--(No 5.) The center of each flower is white, surrounded by a broad margin of color, such as crimson, rose, violet, etc.; flowers large and freely produced. Height 18 inches to 2 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. Comet.--(No. 6.)--The shape of this new variety differs from all others, resembling closely the large-flowered Japanese chrysanthemums. The flowers are from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches in diameter, perfectly double, many handsome colors mixed. Per pkt. 10c. Harlequin.--A new dwarf pyramidal strain of great beauty, with oddly spotted and striped very double flowers of red and blue, the same plant often having a great variety of flowers on it. Every one will be pleased with it, and it will always attract great attention. Per pkt. 10c.

Victoria.--This is a magnificent sort, 20 inches high, vigorous in growth, pyramidal in habit, very free blooming; flowers double to center; very large. Adapted for either garden or window culture. Very brilliant colors, mixed. Pkt. 10c. [Image: Inset Box with text-One Packet each of the 7 Grand Sorts Names Above for 50 Cts.] Dwarf German.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. Pyramidal Bouquet.--Very fine, mixed colors; each plant forms a bouquet. Pkt. 10c. Hedge Hog, or Needle.--Very peculiar, long quilled petals, handsome and sure to attract attention. Pkt. 10c. New Washington.--The largest aster in cultivation, 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. Collection of Asters.--One pkt. each of the 12 varieties named above 85c. All Kinds Mixed.--Seeds of most of the varieties in above list. Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing of a single bloom, Caption-Harlequin Aster.] [Image: Drawing of flowering ground plant, Caption- Little Gem Sweet Alyssum

Royal Mixed.--A very choice selection of all the best sorts; none 2d grade. Pkt. 10c.

Alyssum. Sweet.--Has pretty little white flowers, useful for making up in all kinds of small bouquets. Its fragrance while sufficiently pronounced, is very delicate. Makes a pretty border and is one of the best plants for a basket or pot. Pkt. 3c[.] Little Gem.--The plants are very dwarf and remarkably uniform in growth; grows only 3 or 4 inches high, and each plant spreads so as to completely cover a circular space 12 to 20 inches in diameter. The plants begin to flower while quite young and soon become one mass of white, remaining in full bloom from spring to fall[.] Deliciously fragrant. More than four hundred clusters of flowers in full bloom have been counted on a single plant. Pkt. 5c.

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[Left Column.] [Image: Drawing of plant, Caption-Amaranthus.] Amaranthus. Prized for variety of handsome foliage whether grown in conservatory or garden. The colors will be more brilliant if planted in moderately rich soil. Should not be planted in the north before May. Tricolor.--Leaves yellow, red and green; well known as "Joseph's Coat." Very showy in beds alone. Hardy annual; two feet high. Pkt. 3c. Stanley.--One of the finest of this showy class of annuals, which produces numerous stalks covered with long, thick panicles of crimson flowers. It commences to bloom shortly after sowing and continues to bloom until late in the fall. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 5c. Caudatus.--(Love Lies Bleeding). Produces long, drooping chains of brilllant colored flowers. Pkt. 3c. Mixed Varieties.--Pkt. 5c.

Begonia. Seeds should be sown on top of the soil in a box pressing soil evenly with a block. Cover box with glass and give partial shade until up,[.] Vernon.--Comes absolutely true from seed. The plants grow rapidly and thrive amazingly under our hot summer sun. Per pkt. 10c. Rex.--Ornamental leaved varieties. Extra fine mixed. Pkt. 15c. Mixed Varieties.--Many excellent flowering varieties. Pkt. 15c. Erfordia.--A little beauty as well as a most distinct novelty. It is a most profuse bloomer from early summer until late autumn; even a light frost will not hurt it. The color of the flower is a lovely soft pink throughout. The leaves and leaf stalk are of a coppery bronze of a rich shade. Per pkt. 15c. [Image: Drawing of a potted plant on the edge of a table top, Caption-Rex Begonia.]

Balsam. One of the most beautiful of our annuals, and under the old names, Lady Slipper and Touch-Me-Not, has always been popular, but by the care and attention given it in the last few years, it has been greatly improved. The flowers are most brilliantly colored, very large and double as the rose; very striking in their rich colormg, ranging from pure white to rich dark crimson. Packets contain about 50 seeds.

[Image: of a large flowering plant stems with leaves, with an enlarged image of a single bloom, Caption-Peerless Mixed Balsams. Copyrighted by Morin-Andrieux & Co. 1895] 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. 5c. Double White.--Very desirable and largely used by florists. Pkt. 8c.

Peerless Mixed.--This new mixture 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 hundreds of flowers. Pkt. 10c. All Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 4c, oz. 25c.

Canna. Fine foliage plants of a highly decorative character their handsome leaf combined with their varied and richly colored flowers have an extremely fine effect. They are easily raised from seeds which should be soaked in hot water for several hours. Packets contain about 15 seeds. Crozy's Mixed.--Very large flowering sorts. Choice mixed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. Brachycome. Also called "Swan River Daisy." Very pretty low growing plants fine for borders, rustic work or pot culture, covered during summer with a profusion of cineraria-like flowers. Half-hardy annual. Mixed blue and white. Pkt. 5.

[Right Column.] Calliopsis, or Coreopsis. Many of our most showy flowers are slighted because they are common and grow anywhere without trouble or care, almost like weeds. One of these is the calliopsis,[.] Were it a new thing just introduced, it would be considered a novelty of rare excellence. Lanceolata, (New Golden Coreopsis).--One of the most showy hardy perennials grown, forming tall plants two or three feet high, and bearing in great profusion for a long period during the summer, large flowers of bright golden-yellow. Unequaled for cutting. Grows anywhere. Pkt. 10c. Golden Wave.--Plant very bushy and compact, reaching 2 feet in height, and covered from July to October with hundreds of beautiful golden blossoms, two inches in diameter, with small dark centers. It is indeed a wave of gold. Pkt. 8c. Mixed Colors.--Produces flowers in nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red and brown. Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing of flowering stem with 6 blooms, Caption-Lanceolata Calliopsis.]

[Image: Drawing of a single bloom on a stem with leaves, Caption-Oriole Calendula.] Calendula. Belongs to the well known marigold family. Meteor.--A new variety; very fine for pot culture, bearing large light yellow flowers, striped with bright orange. Pkt. 5c. Oriole.--The extra large double flowers are indescribably rich and glowing in tone, of an intensly bright golden yellow, wonderfully free flowering. Pkt. 5c. Fine Mixed--Pkt. 3c.

Canary Bird Flower. One of the most beautiful of climbers with delicate, finely cut foliage and curious bright yellow flowers resembling the canary bird in shape and color. Pkt. 5c. Campanula. Cup And Saucer.--A beautiful variety. The bell is nearly four inches in diameter, presenting the form of a saucer, hence its name. The plant is of strong growth, quite as hardy and floriferous as the old blue variety, and is very elegant and handsome, when in flower the blossoms literally hiding the plant. Perennial. Pkt. 10c. [Image: Drawing of a flowering plant in bloom, Caption-Canary Bird Flower.]

[Image: Drawing of a slingle bloom, Caption-Cup And Saucer Campanula.] Candytuft. Considered indispensable for cutting[.] All the varieties look best in beds or masses; hardy, easy to cultivate, and bloom profusely. Hardy annuals, one foot high. Snow Queen.--A new variety from southern Europe, grows rapidly, remaining in full flower for about three months. Pkt. 5c. Best Mixed.--A mixture of all varieties. Pkt. 3c, oz. 40c.

Centaurea. Cyanus.--Called Ragged Sailor, Corn Flower, Blue Bottle, Bachelor's Buttons and Bluet. An old favorite. Mixed colors. Pkt. 3c. Cyanus Double.--A sport from the above. Flowers very large and a continuous bloomer, and very popular. Our mixture contains a great variety of colors. Pkt. 8c. Marguerite.--One of the handsomest novelties ever brought out. The large flowers are of the purest white, deliciously scented, exquisitely lacinated and freely produced. Pkt. 10c. Gymnocarpa.--The foliage of this variety is finely cut and silvery. It is perhaps the best white leaved plant for bedding purposes. Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing of a single bloom, Caption-Snow Queen Candytuft.]

Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 41.

[Image: Drawing of a blooming plant, Caption-Marguerite Carnations.]

Carnation. The finest of the dianthus or pink family; very fragrant. Our seed is unsurpassed. Double Extra Mixed.--The best greenhouse varieties. Pkt. 10c. Marguerite.--These lovely, fragrant flowers are in full bloom in about four months after sowing the seed. The plants succeed alike in the open garden or in pots, and are of such vigorous, dwarf, erect growth that no supports are required. The flowers are of high type, exquisitely sweet, fully 80 per cent perfectly double, the calyx of which does not split. The range of color, marking, variegations and shading are simply wonderful. Pkt. 5c. California Yellow Bells. Bell-shaped flowers of a delicate cream color. Pkt. 5c.

Cineraria. As will be seen by the illustration from a single plant, the Cineraria is a wonder for wealth of bloom and symmetry of form. The plants grow perfectly circular in shape and are entirely covered with brilliant blossoms. The rich and vivid colors range through all shades of blue, purple and crimson. Most of the varieties have a well-defined white eye and are unsurpassed for attractiveness. The seed is easily started and the plants readily grow in good ordinary soil. Hybrida Large Flowering. Pkt. 15c. [Image: Drawing of a blooming potted plant, Caption-Large Flowering Cineraria.]

Cassia Chamaecrista. A pretty little native flower of Iowa often called Partridge Pea. Grows 12 to 18 inches in height, with compound leaves. The flowers are large, of a canary yellow, two of the petals being purple spotted at the base. They are borne on stems from two to five in a cluster, and are produced freely until destroyed by frost. Pkt. 10c. [Image: Drawing of several blooms and leaves on a long stem, Caption-Cassia Chamaecrista.]

Coboea Scandens One of the most magnificent climbers; prized for its rapid growth (often 20 to 30 feet) and an abundance of beautiful blue flowers. The seed should be planted edgewise in moist earth--a pot or box is best--and water sparingly till plants are two or three inches high. Pkt. 10c. White.--New and elegant. Pkt. 10c.

Convolvulus. Minor.--(Dwarf Morning Glory.)--These beautiful bush Morning Glories grow only about one foot high; the flowers are freely borne, and, if pleasant, remain open all day. The plant spreads with much regularity in all directions, and a bed of them is a beautiful object throughout the summer. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. Major.--See Morning Glory. Coleus. One of the most popular foliage plants. It is very decorative in the flower border and easily grown from seed, which frequently produces new and distinct varieties. Half hardy perennial. Packets contain about 150 seeds. Fine Mixed Colors.--Pkt. 10c. Rainbow.--The finest sort; sure to please everyone. Pkt. 15c.

Cacalia. Coccinea.--A handsome free flowering little plant; owing to the peculiar form of the flower it is sometimes called Tassel Flower or Flora's Paint Brush. Scarlet. Pkt. 5c. [Image:Drawing, assortment of leaf clusters, Caption-Coleus.]

[Right Column.] [Image: Drawing of a potted plant, leaves and large bloom, Caption-Giant Empress Celosia.] Celosia.--(Cockscomb.) One of the most beautiful flowers that can be grown in the open ground. For summer beds we know of nothing that will produce as showy and brilliant effects. Can be preserved for winter bouquets by cutting off the heads before they are ripe, and drying in the house. Giant Empress.--Very handsome either for pot plants or specimen plants in beds, where they excite the curiosity of visitors more than almost any plant that can be grown. The Empress is the finest and most gorgeous variety yet introduced. It is not uncommon for the heads of this variety to measure over twelve inches in breadth; very bright purple combs and dark bronze foliage. Pkt. 10c.

Japonica.--Very bright crimson variety, large, finely cut. Pkt. 5c. Ostrich Feather.--Beautifully curled crimson plumes. Pkt. 10c. Golden Glow.--This is one of the most attractive novelties of the season. Plants large and produce many handsome flowers 6 to 10 inches in diameter and of a most attractive bright, rich golden yellow color. Pkt. 10c.

Pyramidalis Plumosa.--A handsome feathered sort. The entire plant is of perfect pyramidal form if given room for development. Flowers are of all shades of scarlet, crimson, yellow and pink. Pkt. 5c. All Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

[Image: Drawing of blooms and buds on stems, Caption-Chrysanthemum.] Chrysanthemum. Single Mixed.--One of the prettiest annuals grown. The colors have the appearance of being laid on with a brush, and for this reason they are frequently called "painted daisies," and are indeed charming. Sow seed early in open ground and they will bloom profusely all summer. Pkt. 3c. New Double Annual.--A valuable and most unique novelty. They are extremely variable and it is impossible to describe the beautiful forms which have been produced, as conveyed by our engraving. A great variety of colors, markings and pencilings. Although mostly very double, there will be an occasional semi-double, or even single, but these are almost equally charming. Pkt. 5c. Perennial.--Double mixed. This is the most popular greenhouse variety, very showy and desirable for fall and early winter blooming. Plants potted in the fall make a continuous bouquet for many weeks. Pkt. 10c.

[Image: Drawing of two blooms with spiny leaves, Caption-Cosmos.] Cosmos. A magnificent race of plants growing about 4 feet high, and in fall literally covered with graceful flowers resembling single dahlias, but better for cutting. About two inches in diameter; rose, purple, flesh color and pure white. As a cut flower for vases or personal wear its grace and beauty is unequaled. Easily raised from seed; if sown early, blooms first season. All Colors Mixed.--Pkt. 5c. Mammoth Perfection.--Flowers double the size of the old large flowering cosmos, measuring 12 to 15 inches in circumference; the petals are broader and overlapping; flowers white, pink or crimson. Seed should be sown early in the house, as they are quite late. Pkt. 7c. Early Dawn.--Two months earlier than either of above. Pretty. Pkt. 10c.

Cypress Vine. A beautiful rapid climber with delicate, dark green foliage, and an abundance of bright star-shaped scarlet and white blossoms, which in the bright sunshine present a mass of beauty. Scarlet.--Very bright. Pkt. 5c. White.--Pretty in contrast with scarlet. Pkt. 5c. New Ivy-Leaved.--Entirely distinct from all other varieties, both in flowers and foliage. The ivy-like leaves make a dense screen from which the pretty fiery orange-scarlet flowers stand out in countless numbers. It is quick growing and sure to please all who try it. Pkt. 5c. Mixed Colors.--Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing, flowering vine, Caption-Cypress Vine.]

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Daisies. Popular perennials, blooming the first year from seed; very handsome, for borders or pots. Best Double Mixed.--Per pkt. 5c. New Giant Snowball.--A most charming variety of this handsome little flower. It has unusually large, double flowers on very long stems, making it very valuable for cutting. Color, a pure snow white. Don't fail to give this little beauty a fair trial, and it will be sure to please you. Per pkt. 10c. [Image: Drawing of a large blooming plant and a close-up of a single bloom, Caption-Giant Snowball Daisy.]

[Image: Drawing of a single bloom and several buds, Caption-Heddewigi.] Dianthus. The Dianthus, or Chinese pink has long been a great garden favorite. It is, in fact, one of our most useful plants, furnishing abundance of gay and pretty flowers until frozen in with the earth and covered by drifting snows. They are quite as pretty for pot plants in the house as carnations. Plants from seed grow and bloom very quickly. We know we are doing our customers a kindness by urging them to plant the Dianthus for both garden and pots. Fireball.--Very dwarf and compact. Flowers are perfectly double and color a rich, velvety blood red. Effective for garden bedding or pot culture, and as a cut flower. Pkt. 10c. Crown Of Perfection.--The flowers averaging six inches in circumference, are densely double and are produced in perfect succession during the whole summer. Colors from purest satiny white to red shades so deep and intensely brilliant that the eye can scarcely penetrate their velvety depths, soft pinks and flesh tints more dainty than brush could lay; and a large proportion of flowers hieroglyphically marked with various hues. Pkt. 8c. Mourning Pink.--A magnificent new variety, with very double large flowers of a very dark mahogany, almost black, each petal edged with a clear cut margin of pure white. Pkt. 5c. Salmon Queen.--Its flowers are of a very distinct and perfectly new tint in this class, being of the most brilliant salmon color imaginable. Pkt. 10c. Heddewigi.--Finest selected single mixed. One of the most showy of the pink family. Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing of a bloom and bud on a stem, Caption-Mourning Pink.]

Double Diadem Pink.--Superb large double flower. Hieroglyphically marked, like the original Chinese pinks, in the middle down to base of each petal; magnificent in color and variety. Pkt. 7c. Chinensis. (Double Chinese Pink.)--Finest double mixed. Pkt. 3c. [Image: Drawing of small bed of flowers in bloom and one enlarged bloom, Caption-New Tom Thumb Dahlia.] Lancinatus.--Double fringed, mixed. Pkt. 5c. Imperialis.--Double imperial pink. Pkt. 5c. Mixed Varieties And Colors.--Pkt. 5c.

Dahlia. The dahlia is well known, but few are aware that if the seed is sown early in the spring they will bloom the first year. New Tom Thumb.--Very pretty little plants, only twelve to fifteen inches high, of a bushy habit of growth, and they come into flower very early. Scarcely three months after sowing the seed the plants will be fully developed and covered with showy, pretty flowers. The range of color is something unusual; in many of the flowers the

[Right Column.] ground is white, with regular zones of magenta, crimson, purple, etc., while in others the ground is yellow or light rose, with variegations. The effect is vivid and striking. Pkt. 10c. Double Mixed.--Our seed is of the finest strain, and produces magnificent, large, very double flowers of richest shades. Pkt. 5c. Single Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Eschscholtzia. California poppies. Showy summer flowering plants; large saucer-shaped flowers of striking brillancy [brilliancy] in the sunlight. They flower profusely throughout the season. Single.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 4c. Double Mixed.--We believe the double form of this flower will prove very satisfactory to all flower lovers. Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing of two long stem blooms and a bud, Caption-Eschscholtzia.]

[Image: Drawing of several drooping blooms from a single stem with leaves, Caption-Fuchsia.]

Fuchsias Fine plants can easily be raised from the seed, which will bloom freely during the summer in a cool, moist situation in the open air. On the approach of frost in the fall, they can be taken up and planted in pots. A packet contains about 15 seeds. Finest double and single mixed. Pkt. 10c.

Freesia. Refracta Alba.--Bears peculiar clusters of white flowers of the most delicious fragrance, which last a long time, even after being cut. Start seeds early, bulbs dry off in summer. Start them growing in the house in October and you will be pleased with them. Easily grown. Pkt. 10c. [Image: Drawing of a stem with multiple blooms, Caption-Freesia.]

Diamond Flower. Dainty little annual with tufts of tiny foliage, and beautiful little white and blue flowers that bloom within a month from the time of sowing[.] Three inches in height. Pkt. 8c.

Forget-Me-Not. Myosotis. Perennials. Bloom the first year from the seed. Pretty plants with neat little star shaped flowers. Alpestris.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. Palustris.--True forget-me-not, blue. Pkt. 7c[.] Victoria.--A novelty and the best variety for pot culture. Dwarf, globular habit; beautiful sky-blue flowers with center double. Pkt. 10c[.]

Foxglove. Digitalis. Showy for backgrounds and borders, and very beautiful when planted among shrubs; will thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Fine mixed colors[.] Pkt. 3c.

[Image: Drawing of a large potted plant, Caption-Fountain Plant.]

Fountain Plant. This handsome pyramidal or fountain-shaped plant is a variety of amaranthus which deserves a place in every garden. It is easily grown by starting the seeds early in the house, or sowing them in the open ground in May. It droops most gracefully, and the leaves are brilliantly banded and tipped with orange, carmine, purple, crimson and gold, forming bright colored plumes. Pkt. 7c.

Godetia. Handsome and showy annuals about one foot high, of dwarf, compact growth bearing freely large flowers three to four inches across, of exquisite colors,[.] Lady Satin Rose.--Brilliant deep rose pink, surface shines like satin. Pkt. 8c[.] Mixed Varieties.--All colors. Pkt. 2c[.] [Image: Drawing of a plant loaded with blooms and a single stem with a bud, open bloom and partial bloom, Caption-Godetia.]

Iowa Seed Company[,] Des Moines, Iowa. 43.

[Left Column.] [Image: Drawing of a blooming plant and close-up of a single bloom, Caption-Grass Pink.]

Grass Pinks. The hardy and pretty clove-scented flowers which our grandmothers loved. Their fragrance is quickly noticed by any one passing by the yard where they are grown, before seeing the flowers. There has been quite a call for these among our customers, and for several years we have tried to obtain seed of this old garden favorite and have at last succeeded in obtaining a fine crop of seed. The flowers range from pure white to a dark pink, most of them, however, being a clear, delicate pink color. A hardy perennial very desirable for borders. Per pkt. 5c.

Geraniums. These favorite plants are easily raised from seed, which will frequently reward the cultivator with charming new varieties. Plants from seed started early in the house, will bloom the first summer in the garden. The seeds come up irregularly, some come up in a few days and others in many days, perhaps weeks. The plants grow rapidly, and are strong and thrifty. Packets contain about 40 seeds. Choice Single And Double.--Seed saved from the best varieties, mixed. Try it. Pkt. 10c. [Image: Drawing of a large bloom, Caption-Geraniums.]

Gladiolus. A well known flower, easily grown from seed, and we should like to have all our customers try raising them in this way. This seed is of our own growing, from the best varieties, and will produce an assortment sure to please any lover of flowers. Bloom the second year from seed. Pkt. 8c.

[Image: Drawing of several long stems of blooms, Captions-Gladiolus.] Hibiscus. A branching plant of the easiest culture, with rather pretty foliage, and large exceedingly showy blossoms. Hardy annual. 2 feet high.

Crimson Eye.--A robust grower, with dark red stems and foliage. Flowers of immense size, often measuring 20 inches in circumference, pure white, with a large spot of deep velvety crimson in the center. Blooms first year from seed sown in the open ground. Succeeds anywhere. Pkt. 10c.

Golden Bowl.--Produces enormous flowers 5 to 6 inches across, of soft canary color with a large black center. Pkt. 5c.

Hollyhock. No garden flower is more showy or admired. The plants are stately in appearance, the flowers brilliant in color, and delicate in texture. Blooming plants can be raised the first year as easily as plants of zinnia or marigold. All that is necessary is to start the seeds in a box in the house in February or March. About May 1st transfer to a permanent place in garden where they will produce elegant spikes of flowers in August and September, and blossom freely the second year also. Our seed is the best obtainable.

Double Pure White.--Large, clear, pure white flowers about three inches in diameter. They are as handsome as camellas in cut flower work, and are highly valued by florists. Pkt. 10c.

Chater's Superb Mixed.--An unequaled mixture of seventeen prize varieties, including all colors and shades known. Pkt. 10c. Fine Mixed.--Contains a good variety. Pkt. 5c.

Gailardia. The Blanket Flower. Exceedingly beautiful annuals, making very showy plants, one to two feet high. Grown in mass they are especially effective; large flowers, two or three inches across, produced from early summer until frost. Perfection Mixed.--An improved sort, producing very double flowers as round as a perfect ball in the most varied and pleasing colors. The flowers are borne on long, slender stems and when cut will keep for over a week. Pkt. 5c. [Image: Drawing of several stalks with blooms, Caption-Hollyhock.]

[Right Column.] [Image: Drawing of a flowering plant, Caption-Heliotrope.] Heliotrope. A great favorite with all lovers of flowers for their beauty and fragrance; are well suited for beds or borders, where they will bloom in summer and may then be carefully potted and cut back for winter blooming. All should try raising these from the seed and obtain a nice variety. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 5c. New Mammoth.--A grand new variety producing immense clusters of flowers. Per pkt. 10c.

Ice Plant. A handsome and curious plant for hanging baskets, rock work and vases. The leaves and stems appear as though covered with ice crystals. The whole plant is peculiarly brilliant in the sunshine. The flower is white. Pkt. 5c.

Larkspur. An old and well known hardy annual. The flowers are borne in compact spikes and are showy and desirable for any situation. Sow early in open ground. American Banner.--The handsomest flower in the entire catalogue. It is the only flower we know of which combines the national colors, red, white and blue, in each flower. Plants grow to a height of about two feet, and are fairly loaded with long spikes of double striped and blotched flowers. Pkt. 10c. Dwarf German Rocket.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. Tall German Rocket.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 3c. [Image: Drawing of a several blooming stems, Caption-Ice Plant.]

[Image: Drawing of a tall plant covered with blooms and a close-up of a single bloom, Caption-Rocket Larkspur.] Datura. A large, strong growing plant, with trumpet-shaped flowers and bearing blooms of large size.

Cornucopia.--A magnificent novelty of striking beauty. The plant is about three feet high. The stems, of dark purplish maroon. The flowers average eight inches long by five inches across the mouth, are formed of two to three flowers growing one within the other, the interiors being glistening French white, contrasting beautifully with the mottled royal purple exteriors. Delightfully fragrant. Pkt. 8c. Nightingale.--A very profuse large flowering sort of satiny white, very handsome flowers four or five inches in diameter and 8 to 10 inches long. Pkt. 5c. Double Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 3c.

Lobelia. Handsome trailing plants, profuse bloomers; elegant for baskets, vases and borders. All sorts mixed. Pkt. 6c.

Lemon Verbena. Everybody knows the Lemon Verbena and all should have a few specimens of it for its fragrant foliage is so fine to use in bouquets and floral work. Pkt. 10c.

Lantana. Greenhouse perennial; makes a fine bedding or pot plant; easily grown from seed. Best mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.

Maurandia. Delicate climbers for windows or conservatories, or open ground in summer. Admirable to hang from vases, to cover stumps and low trellises, flowering freely; height 6 to 10 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. [Image: Drawing of a plant covered with blooms, Caption-Lobelia.]

[Image: Drawing of several individual flower blooms, Caption-Marigold.] Marigold. These annuals are old favorites in our gardens, but have been greatly improved recently in size and doubleness of flowers. Are very effective for groups and masses. African.--Double mixed, largest. Pkt. 2c[.] Dwarf French.--Double mixed, best. Pkt. 3c. Legion Of Honor.--Now don't say "It is only a marigold," and pass it by, for this is the prettiest of all, and in fact, few would take it to belong to that family. It is dwarf, compact and of pyramidal growth with dark green, fern-like leaves. The blooms are of medium size, rich golden yellow with the center of each petal broadly marked with velvety crimson brown. Per pkt. 5c. Liliput.--This new variety is the finest dwarf double variety in existence and quite desirable for bedding. Pkt. 10c.