1900

64. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] FUCHSIA.

FUCHSIA. 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. They are easily grown. Pkt. 10c.

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. 7c.

FOXGLOVE. (Digitalis.) Showy for back-grounds and borders, and are very beautiful when planted among shrubs; will thrive in any ordinaay [ordinary] garden soil. Fine mixed colors. Pkt. 3c.

[image] FREESIA.

[image] 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 3 to 4 inches across, of exquisite colors. LADY SATIN ROSE.--Brilliant deep rose pink, surface shines like satin. Pkt. 5c. MIXED VARIETIES.--All colors. Pkt. 5c.

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.

GAILARDIA. The Blanket Flower. Exceedingly beautiful annuals, making very showy plants, one to two feet high. Grown in mass they are especially effective. 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. GRANDIFLORA.--Splendid new perennial varieties, with very large flowers, dark crimson centres, marked with rings of many brilliant colors. It is a very satisfactory flower, making a nice showing in the yard. Pkt. 10c.

[image] GLADIOLUS.

DAHLIAS. 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 12 to 15 inches high, of a bushy habit of growth, and they come into flower very early. Showy, single flowers of many colors. Pkt. 7c. DOUBLE MIXED.--Our seed is of the finest strain, and produces magnificent, large, very double flowers of the richest shades. Pkt. 8c. SINGLE MIXED.--Pkt. 5c.

GERANIUM. 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 MIXED.--Seed saved from the best varieties, mixed. Try it. Pkt. 5c.

[image] GERANIUM.

GOOD VENTURE.--A greatly improved strain of geranium seed grown by a specialist, which we are sure will delight anyone. Pkt. 15c.

[images] Grass Pink.

GRASS PINKS. The hardy and pretty clove-scented flowers which were so much loved by our grandmothers. 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.

HOLLYHOCK. No garden flower is more showy or admired. Start the seeds in a box in the house in February or March, and about May 1st transfer to a permanent place in garden where they will produce elegant spikes of flowers. 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.

[image] NEW PRIZE DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS.

CHATER'S PRIZE DOUBLE MIXED.--The illustration conveys but a faint idea of a great beauty of the magnificent double flowers three to four inches across, and all of the brightest colors. The flowers are quite as beautiful and perfect as those of the Camelia; they are massed completely around the spikes. A mixture of seventeen prize varieties, including all colors and shades known. Pkt. 10c. FINE MIXED.--Contains a good variety. Pkt. 5c. ALLEGHENY MAMMOTH FRINGED.--An entirely new and distinct variety which has attracted great attention. Flowers single, semi-double and double, of rich colors and fine form. Pkt. 10c.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 65.

[image] 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 assortment. 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 sunshine. The flower is white and pink. 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] ICE PLANT.

[image] ROCKET LOCKSPUR.

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.

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.

[image] LOBELIA.

[image] MONSTER HELICHRYSUM.

HELICHRYSUM. A very pretty and popular hardy annual growing about 12 to 15 inches in height and bearing large, double flowers of different shades and colors, ranging from white to bright yellow, rich red and scarlet, while many are shaded and tipped with various colors. Best of the "everlastings" and fine for winter bouquets. Instead of offering separate varieties we have made up a mixture of all the best monster flowering sorts. Per pkt. 5c.

LATHYRUS. A beautiful, showy, free flowering perennial known commonly as the Everlasting or Hardy Sweet Pea. Pkt. 5c.

HUMULUS. (Hop.) NEW JAPANESE VARIEGATED.--We recommend this extremely handsome and distinct climbing vine, valuable for trellis and high places. Where an attractive, ornamental climber is desired, that will stand rough usage, we have nothing better. The leaves are strikingly variegated and marked; the first color is bright, deep green, distinctly marked and blotched with silvery white tinged with yellow; now and then a leaf will be almost snowy white, and another one not far away almost green. A superb, strong grower, reaching 20 to 30 feet in a few weeks' time; not injured by heat or insects. Pkt. 10c.

[image] COPYRIGHTED 1893 BY W.A.B. & CO. NEW JAPANESE VARIEGATED HUMULUS.

[image] STRIPED JAPANESE MAIZE.

STRIPED JAPANESE MAIZE. An ornamental foliage plant of rapid growth, giving immediate effect and one which would be attractive in any garden. Grows 5 to 6 feet high and has alternate foliage, the leaves being very long and 2 to 3 inches wide. The variegation does not begin to show until the fourth or fifth leaf, when the leaves become striped with broad bands of white, changing soon to narrow stripes or ribbons of alternate clear white and brightest green, occasionally showing faint tinges of pink or rose color at the edges. The leaves are waxy and gracefully recurved. Our illustration does not do it justice. Desirable for groups on the lawn, or ribbon beds, or a back border to the lawn. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c.

MIGNONETTE. The delicious fragrance of the Mignonette makes it indispensable for bouquets and cutting. It is best to sow seed early in the garden, and they will commence blooming the first of June. ALLEN'S DEFIANCE.--A remarkable and valuable variety with mammoth spikes 12 to 15 inches long, and more fragrant than any other variety. Florets are of immense size and the cut flower frequently keeps for three weeks, retaining its grace, beauty and fragrance. Per pkt. 10c. MACHET.--Distinct sort of great merit. It is of dwarf and vigorous growth, and throws up numerous stout flower stalks terminated by massive spikes of deliciously scented red flowers. Pkt. 5c. GOLDEN QUEEN.--A very distinct new variety, with bright golden flowers. Pkt. 3c. SWEET SCENTED.--The old favorite. Pkt. 2c, oz. 15c. MILES' WHITE SPIRAL.--Grows 2 or 3 feet high, perfectly erect, spikes of bloom often measure 12 inches long. It is very showy in growth, and the grand spikes of bloom can be seen for a long distance; attracts the attention of everyone. Pkt. 4c.

LYCHNIS. Handsome plants of easy culture, growing in any rich garden soil; for massing in beds and borders, blooming the first year if sown early; hardy perennials. CHALCEDONICA.--Is a pretty plant with star-like blossoms covering the dwarf bushy plants. Perfectly hardy, and blooms better the second season than the first. One of the most brilliant of garden flowers. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. HAAGEANA, MIXED.--Brilliant, orange, scarlet, crimson, etc. Free flowering. Pkt. 5c.

[image] MACHET MIGNONETTE.

66. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] OUR HOME MORNIG [MORNING] GLORIES.

MORNING GLORIES. These "glories" of the old home gardens are again coming into popular favor, and the improved sorts are so bright, fresh and beautiful that we cannot help loving them, and, like the children, they are the glory and brightness of our home. IMPROVED CLIMBING.--Everybody knows the common Morning Glory, but many of the choice new varieties contained in this mixture are indeed rare. It will be found to include the spotted and striped sorts, varieties with marbled and lacinated foliage, the ivy-leaved kinds--in short, the largest variety of Morning Glories ever offered in one package. Flowers of large size, and plants climb to a height of twenty to forty feet in one season from seed, producing thousands of flowers. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. IMPERIAL JAPANESE.--Most magnificently large flowers of exquisite new colors which are rich and velvety; single and double mixed. Pkt. 8c. Oz. 25c. FINE MIXED.--A mixture of the old varieties. Pkt. 2c, oz. 10c. BRAZILLIAN.--(Ipomoea Setosa.)--One of the grandest and most luxuriant plants ever grown, very showy and graceful, with rose-colored flowers from three to four inches in diameter, and a huge leaf ten to twelve inches across. The density of the shade is remarkable, as the leaves overlap one another like the shingles on a roof. Pkt. 10c.

[image] IPOMOEA LEARI BLUE MOONFLOWER OR IPOMOEA LEARI.

NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERING.--A splendid novelty of rapid growth, and produces its double flowers very freely. They are white with a slight spot of red or blue at the base of the larger petals. About 80 per cent of the seedlings will reproduce themselve [themselves] true from seed; when sown early in the spring, a long season of beautiful double morning glories will repay you. Per pkt. 10c. MAURITANICUS.--A beautiful trailing plant for hanging baskets, vases, etc.; blue flowers; perennial. Per pkt. 10c.

MARICOLD [MARIGOLD]. These annuals are old favorites in our gardens, but have greatly improved recently in size and doubleness of its flowers; very effective for groups and masses. AFRICAN.--Double mixed, largest. Pkt. 2c. DWARF FRENCH.--Double mixed. 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.

[image] DOUBLE FLOWERING MORNING GLORY.

MAURANDIA. Delicate climber 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] NICOTIANA.

NIGELLA. (Love in the Mist.) Hardy annuals, about one foot in height, finely cut leaves and handsome flowers. Blooms early. A very pretty flower, and one our customers should try. Double flowers, blue, white and purple, beautifully veiled with feathery, delicate appearing foliage. Pkt. 4c.

NICOTIANA. AFFINIS.--Of all varieties of tobacco which are grown for their sweet scented flowers this is the best. The plant is litterally [literally] covered with large, white, star shaped flowers, which, after being cut, will remain perfect for a week. A few plants will perfume the whole yard or garden. Pkt. 5c.

MOON FLOWER. WHITE.--Ipomoea Grandiflora.)--One of the grandest of summer climbers, growing 25 to 40 feet high, and covered nightly and on dull days with beautiful white, moon-like flowers from five to six inches in diameter. It has a rich, jessamine-like odor. Pkt. of 10 seeds, 7c.

[image] MOONFOWER [MOONFLOWER].

BLUE FLOWERING.--(Ipomoea Leari.)--This distinct and charming novelty is valuable on account of being in beautiful and striking contrast with the true White Moon Flower described above; habit of growth and flower the same. The color is exquisite, clear, satiny blue with well-defined crimson bars; very distinct. Pkt. 10c.

NIEREMBERGIA. Half-hardy perennial, slender growing plant, perpetually in bloom, flowering the first year if sown early; desirable for greenhouse, basket vase, or bedding; white, tinted with lilac. Pkt. 5c.

MIMULUS. TIGRINUS.--(Monkey Flower.)--Very showy and free flowering. The hardy kinds are well suited for outdoor culture. Any common soil suits. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c.

[image] TOM THUMB MIRABILIS.

MOSCHATUS.--The well known muskplant, quite pretty, and has a strong musk fragrance.--If better known this we are sure would be largely grown as the odor is pleasant and refreshing. A nice plant also for pot culture in the house. Pkt. 8c.

MIRABILIS. The Marvel of Peru, or Four-o'clock, is one of the most brilliant and showy of annuals. Planted in beds or masses, their very compact growth, rich glossy leaves, together with their profusion and diversity of bloom, presents a gorgeous sight during the afternoon. TOM THUMB MIXED.--Very handsome, compact dwarf, bushy plants, with elegant, golden-variegated foliage; numerous brilliant flowers, pure yellow, deep red, and striped and blotched. Pkt. 5c. MIXED COLORS AND VARIETIES.--Contains a fine assortment of colors and is always satisfactory. Pkt. 3c.

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8 SUPERB PLANTS 75c

No. 1--Blue Beauty Geranium... 25c. No. 2--Camelia Vine... 15c. No. 3--Plumbago Capensis. 15c. No. 4--Double Nasturtium. 15c. No. 5--Blue Marguerite... 10c. No. 6--Pres. Carnot Rose... 15c. No. 7--Asparagus Sprengeri... 15c. No. 8--Egyptian Papyrus... 15c.

Total... $1.25.

IOWA COLLECTION

No. 1--Giant Antirrhinum... 10c. No. 2--Hearts Delight Sweet Peas... 5c. No. 3--Giant Carmine Aster... 10c. No. 4--Oriental Beauties Dianthus... 10c. No. 5--Caprice Nasturtium... 10c. No. 6--Golden West Eschscholtzia. 10c. No. 7--Early Dawn Cosmos... 5c.

7 PACKETS FOR 30c

68. IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA.

[image] Double Nasturtium.

FLOWER PLANT NOVELTIES. Our flower plant department receives increased attention every year and we are not only adding to our greenhouse capacity, but we are searching the world over for new and improved varieties. The collection represented this year on this colored plate contains choice novelties which every flower lover should try, and we have made the price very low. BLUE BEAUTY GERANIUM.--Introduced by us last spring and we could not supply the demand; everyone wanted it. Beautiful violet or purplish crimson, with vermilion red center. See description on page 54. Each 25c, 5 for $1.00. CAMELIA VINE.--One of the most beautiful of all vining plants. Flowers are of a handsome rosy pink and perfectly double. More fully described on page 54. Everyone should try this excellent hardy climber. Each 15c, doz. $1.50. PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS.--No plant in our greenhouse has caused more exclamations of delight than these beautiful heavenly blue Plumbagos. They are most excellent pot plants, flowering freely at all times of the year. South of Central Missouri they are hardy in the open ground and make desirable garden plants. Flowers are borne in large clusters and are exceedingly beautiful in color. They are of very easy culture, growing in any situation as freely as Geraniums. In fact few pot plants can be found that will prove so easy to manage, and furnish such an abundance of exceedingly handsome flowers. Blossoms have long tubes and are borne in immense clusters. They are of a rare shade of light azure blue. Each 15c. DOUBLE NASTURTIUM.--Did you ever see one? Very few people have, but we have a fine lot of them this year and are offering them at a low price. It is a most charming novelty which it is really difficult to properly describe. The flowers are large and fully double like a Camelia or Rose which gives them a very different appearance from any others. They have a rich spicy fragrance and are of a rich dark orange crimson with shading of deep mahogany red. It is not a freak with a few small insignificant flowers, but a really good double flower 2 to 2 1/2 inches across, which will instantly attract the attention of everyone who sees them. Plant is a strong vigorous grower of climbing habit, and fine for trellises, window boxes, vases, etc. It is a constant bloomer all summer and fall, and if taken in the house is an excellent winter bloomer also. Never produces seed. Our cut was made from a flower left on the plant out doors very late in the season and does not do justice to it as the flower is usually so double that the petals lay more flat and overlap each other. Each 15c, 4 for 50c.

BLUE MARGUERITE DAISY.--The old White Marguerite has been for years one of the most popular flowers for ladies corsage bouquets, and we sell thousands of the plants every spring. This plant is fully equal to it in every way, producing great numbers of flowers which are of a beautiful heavenly blue color. It is desirable for out-door beds or winter blooming in the house. Each 10c, doz. $1.00. PRESIDENT CARNOT ROSE.--A magnificent new Hybrid Tea Rose of the greatest promise, and we consider it one of the daintiest and most charming roses in cultivation. Its color is a soft, creamy fawn, overlaid with the most delicate shade of pink. As the rose expands it discloses a heart of the most exquisite blending of cream and glowing pink imaginable. The shape of the bud is full and pointed, while the rose as it expands seems to grow more and more beautiful, the tinting growing more pronounced as it approaches the center, while the petals curl and expand in a bewildering manner. Its fragrance is delicious (that is the only word which will do), it is a vigorous sturdy grower and free bloomer. Each 15c, 4 for 50c.

ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI.--Anyone who desires a beautiful, showy, and still delicate and attractive plant for a jardinier in the house or for a vase or hanging basket, cannot fail to be pleased with this plant which is described on page 55. It is as easily grown as any plant we know of, always satisfactory, and highly decorative. Each 15c. EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS.--See page 55. Each 15c, 4 for 50c.

SPECIAL OFFER.--One strong plant each of the above eight varieties, sent by mail postpaid for only 75 Cents.

Flower Seed Novelties. NEW GIANT FLOWERED SNAPDRAGON.--The old Snapdragon or Antirrhinum was always a popular garden flower, but during the past few years but little attention has been paid to it. With the advent of this remarkable new mammoth flowered variety however, we predict that it will again become quite popular. It is a most remarkable improvement on the old variety, the flowers being of immense size and produced in long spikes which follow each other in a constant succession of bloom, beginning about eight weeks after seed is sown and continuing until late in the fall, if flowers are cut frequently. Cuttings can then be made which will root readily and bloom all winter. In fact no novelty in the greenhouse attracts more attention. It is a perpetual bloomer, compact and branching in habit, sending up flower spikes by the dozen, one to two feet in length, almost as large and more beautiful than Gladiolus. Flowers keep two weeks after being cut. It has created a sensation in the New York flower market. The colors consist of many shades of crimson, scarlet, white, lilac and yellow, beautifully tinted, blotched, spotted and penciled, the colors blending, and at the same time contrasting in an indescribable manner. The flowers are deliciously fragrant. It is of the easiest culture, growing readily from seed sown in open ground, is readily transplanted into rows or borders, and thrives in any ordinary soil. The children are always interested in making the dragon's mouth open by pressing their fingers on the sides of the throat and making it snap. As the season draws to a close let a few of the plants ripen their seed pods and then see the dragons which have changed into queer elfish faces like laughing monkeys, with eyes, nose and mouth in many wonderful variations. Hours of pleasure can be had from a bed of these attractive flowers. Try them this year. Per pkt. 10c. HEART'S DELIGHT SWEET PEAS.--In testing the many new varieties of sweet peas from Europe and all parts of this country we find a large number of kinds which are really desirable, but still not of sufficient improvement so that we can give them a place in our brief catalogue list; most of them being little changes or odd freaks which have been perpetuated. Our customers will, however, find much to interest them and we have decided to offer this trial grounds mixture under the above name. If you like to watch the growth and development of charming flowers be sure to try a good long row of the Heart's Delight mixture. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. [4?]c. GIANT CARMINE COMET ASTER.--We were greatly impressed with the appearance of this charming new variety and want to share the pleasure with our customers. It is a sturdy, vigorous, upright growing plant about 18 inches high, bearing large numbers of beautiful large flowers about 4 1/2 inches in diameter, and of handsome deep carmine color. Petals are long, narrow and somewhat twisted, giving it a ball-like appearance. The flowers are produced on long stems, borne well above the foliage, and in looking at the plant from above it appears to be a solid mass of bloom. A bed of this variety will make a grand showing and we are sure everyone will be pleased with it. Per pkt. 10c. GOLDEN WEST ESCHSCHOLTZIA.--This grand novelty originated with Mrs. Shepherd, of California, who is known the world over as one of the best flower seed specialists. The common Eschscholtzias are usually about 2 inches in diameter, but this giant flower ranges from 3 1/2 to 6 inches across, with wide overlapping petals often delicately waved at the edge. It is of a rich golden yellow color, some specimens having a dark orange blotch in the center which occasionally suffuses the whole flower. Sometimes the blotch is of maltese cross shape and other flowers are elegantly penciled and veined. It is truly gorgeous beyond description. Per pkt. 10c. CLIMBING CHAMELEON NASTURTIUM.--An extra choice new variety which is truly remarkable and distinct in that the plant produces a variety of flowers, thus from the same plant can be picked blooms of bright yellow, others which are deep crimson, others striped, splashed, blotched, margined and blushed. This is a truly marvelous contrast and produces a most charming effect. It was impossible for our artist to portray the colors satisfactory, and the name "Caprice" given on the colored plate was a misprint. Plant is a vigorous climber, rapidly covering a trellis, or can be left to trail on the ground if preferred. Flowers are much larger than the Dwarf Chameleon which we have listed for several years past, and we recommend it most highly. Per pkt. 10c, oz. 30c. ORIENTAL BEAUTIES DIANTHUS.--See page 53. Per pkt. 10c. EARLY DAWN MIXED COSMOS.--See page 51. Per pkt. 5c.

Iowa Collection. Consists of the 7 packets named above and shown on our colored plate, for only 30 cents postpaid.

[images] FLOWER AND CURIOUS SEED PODS OF THE NEW GIANT FLOWERED ANTIRRHINUM