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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.

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 until late in the fall. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 5c.

Caudatus.--(Love Lies Bleeding.) Produces long, drooping chains of brilliant colored flowers. Pkt. 3c.

Cruentus.--(Prince's Feather.) Pkt. 3c.

Salicifolius.--(Fountain Plant.) Handsome form, beautiful foliage; very desirable for centers of beds, borders or pot culture. Pkt. 7c.

Mixed Varieties.--Pkt. 5c.

Ampelopsis.

Veitchii.--(Boston Ivy.) A good wall plant, clinging to the smoothest surface. Perennial and perfectly hardy. Pkt. 10c.

Amobium.

Alatum Grandiflorum.--Very hardy, everlasting, with pretty, double, white flowers. Useful for bouquets. Pkt. 4c.

Anagallis.

Low growing plants with remarkably bright, handsome flowers; mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c.

Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.)

One of the most beautiful and useful border plants, blooming profusely the first season from seed, until after frost. The roots may be carried through the winter with protection, and well repay for the trouble by the abundance of bloom through the entire summer. Our mixtures contain all the new and choice colors, including the beautifully striped, variegated and margined.

Tall Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Tom Thumb.--A collection ot the most beautiful, very dwarf varieties; mixed colors. Pkt. 7c.

Aquilegia. (Columbine.)

Too much praise cannot be given to these elegant, free-flowering, and deservedly popular hardy plants, blooming profusely through the spring into early summer. Hardy perennial.

Mixed Varieties.--Pkt. 5c.

White.--Blooms on Decoration Day. Very desirable for cemetery. Per pkt. 10c.

Arabis.

Alpina.--Among the earliest blooming plants, and very useful for rock work edgings, carpet bedding, etc. Flower pure white. Plant 9 inches high and a hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c.

Argemone. (Prickly Poppy.)

Free blooming; flowers somewhat resemble the poppy. The foliage is large, pretty in form, and of a pleasant light green color. Mixed colors. Pkt. 3c.

Asperula.

Azurea Setosa.--A hardy, dwarf growing, little annual producing an abundance of small, light blue, sweet-scented flowers. Fine for bouquets. Pkt. 5c.

Balsam.

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 coloring, ranging from pure white to rich dark crimson.

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.

Double White.--Very desirable, and largely used by florists. Pkt. 8c.

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 hundreds of flowers. Pkt. 10c.

All Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Begonia.

Single Tuberous-Rooted.--Finest new single varieties mixed; flowers very large. Pkt. 15c.

Double Mixed Tuberous-Rooted.--Pkt. 25c.

Vernon.--Comes absolutely true from seed, The plants grow rapidly and thrive amazingly under our hot summer sun. Per pkt. 15c.

Rex.--Ornamental leaved varieties. Extra fine mixed. Pkt. 15c.

Mixed Varieties.--Many excellent flowering varieties. Pkt. 15c.

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. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

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. 5c.

Browallia.

Elata.--Produces very delicate and handsome flowers in great abundance. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.

Baloon Vine.

A very pretty and rapid growing climber, succeeding best in a warm situation. It produces a very curious inflated capsule from which it derives its name. Pkt. 5c.

Bryonopsis.

A pretty climber, with ivy-like foliage and beautifully marked green fruit, which changes to bright scarlet marbled white. Half hardy annual. 15 feet. Pkt. 5c.

Calliopsis.

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.

Mixed Colors.--Produces flowers in nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red and brown. Pkt. 5c.

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.

Calendula.

Belongs to the well known marigold family.

Officinalis Le Proust.--Very double, nankeen colored. Fine. Pkt. 5c.

Meteor.--A new variety; very fine for pot culture, bearing large light yellow flowers, striped with bright orange. Pkt. 5c.

Prince of Orange. Similar to Meteor, but much darker. Pkt. 5c.

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Amaranthus.
Antirrhinum.
Arabis
Camelia-Flowered Balsam.
Rex Begonia.
Brachycome.
Bryonopsis.
Golden Wave Calliopsis.

46
Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.

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 until late in the fall. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 5c.

Caudatus.--(Love Lies Bleeding.) Produces long, drooping chains of brilliant colored flowers. Pkt. 3c.

Cruentus.--(Prince's Feather.) Pkt. 3c.

Salicifolius.--(Fountain Plant.) Handsome form, beautiful foliage; very desirable for centers of beds, borders or pot culture. Pkt. 7c.

Mixed Varieties.--Pkt. 5c.

Ampelopsis.

Veitchii.--(Boston Ivy.) A good wall plant, clinging to the smoothest surface. Perennial and perfectly hardy. Pkt. 10c.

Amobium.

Alatum Grandiflorum.--Very hardy, everlasting, with pretty, double, white flowers. Useful for bouquets. Pkt. 4c.

Anagallis.

Low growing plants with remarkably bright, handsome flowers; mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c.

Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.)

One of the most beautiful and useful border plants, blooming profusely the first season from seed, until after frost. The roots may be carried through the winter with protection, and well repay for the trouble by the abundance of bloom through the entire summer. Our mixtures contain all the new and choice colors, including the beautifully striped, variegated and margined.

Tall Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Tom Thumb.--A collection ot the most beautiful, very dwarf varieties; mixed colors. Pkt. 7c.

Aquilegia. (Columbine.)

Too much praise cannot be given to these elegant, free-flowering, and deservedly popular hardy plants, blooming profusely through the spring into early summer. Hardy perennial.

Mixed Varieties.--Pkt. 5c.

White.--Blooms on Decoration Day. Very desirable for cemetery. Per pkt. 10c.

Arabis.

Alpina.--Among the earliest blooming plants, and very useful for rock work edgings, carpet bedding, etc. Flower pure white. Plant 9 inches high and a hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c.

Argemone. (Prickly Poppy.)

Free blooming; flowers somewhat resemble the poppy. The foliage is large, pretty in form, and of a pleasant light green color. Mixed colors. Pkt. 3c.

Asperula.

Azurea Setosa.--A hardy, dwarf growing, little annual producing an abundance of small, light blue, sweet-scented flowers. Fine for bouquets. Pkt. 5c.

Balsam.

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 coloring, ranging from pure white to rich dark crimson.

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.

Double White.--Very desirable, and largely used by florists. Pkt. 8c.

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 hundreds of flowers. Pkt. 10c.

All Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Begonia.

Single Tuberous-Rooted.--Finest new single varieties mixed; flowers very large. Pkt. 15c.

Double Mixed Tuberous-Rooted.--Pkt. 25c.

Vernon.--Comes absolutely true from seed, The plants grow rapidly and thrive amazingly under our hot summer sun. Per pkt. 15c.

Rex.--Ornamental leaved varieties. Extra fine mixed. Pkt. 15c.

Mixed Varieties.--Many excellent flowering varieties. Pkt. 15c.

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. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

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. 5c.

Browallia.

Elata.--Produces very delicate and handsome flowers in great abundance. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.

Baloon Vine.

A very pretty and rapid growing climber, succeeding best in a warm situation. It produces a very curious inflated capsule from which it derives its name. Pkt. 5c.

Bryonopsis.

A pretty climber, with ivy-like foliage and beautifully marked green fruit, which changes to bright scarlet marbled white. Half hardy annual. 15 feet. Pkt. 5c.

Calliopsis.

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.

Mixed Colors.--Produces flowers in nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red and brown. Pkt. 5c.

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.

Calendula.

Belongs to the well known marigold family.

Officinalis Le Proust.--Very double, nankeen colored. Fine. Pkt. 5c.

Meteor.--A new variety; very fine for pot culture, bearing large light yellow flowers, striped with bright orange. Pkt. 5c.

Prince of Orange. Similar to Meteor, but much darker. Pkt. 5c.

[images]
Amaranthus.
Antirrhinum.
Arabis.
Camelia-Flowered Balsam.
Rex Begonia.
Brachycome.
Bryonopsis.
Golden Wave Calliopsis.