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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 67.

[image] DOUBLE SWEET PEAS.

DOUBLE SWEET PEAS
By years of hybridization and selection the new double flowered sweet peas have been produced, and they are not only beautiful but the flower is quite lasting. About half of the plants from this seed produce flowers which are double and semi-double. Our mixture contains all the best varieties yet brought out, white, rose, crimson, maroon, lavender, striped, etc. Be sure to try them. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 30c.

NEW IMPERIAL JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES.
Remarkable for the large size and exquisite new colors of the flowers, with magnificent foliage, often beautifully blotched. Of strong robust growth. The vines grow quickly to a height of 12 to 20 feet. The flowers are of gigantic size, sometimes measuring four to five inches across. The colors of the flowers, shadings and markings are really wonders of nature, of such incomparable beauty that descriptions are inadequate. Some flowers are of deep, rich velvety tones, others more daintily tinted and shaded than an artist's brush could portray. Pinch back the vines so as to let them grow only four to six feet high, and they will produce more flowers. Choicest double and single mixed. Pkt. 7c; oz. 20c.

ELEGANT PALMS.
These for centuries have been considered exclusively for the rich, the plants usually selling at $3.00 to $100.00 each, and in some cases fine plants of the rarer sorts brought as high as $1,500.00 each. It is now known, however, that they are easily grown from seed. Directions for growing printed on the packet.
LANTANIA BORBONICA.--This is the typical palm, and is more largely used than any other. Its strong, healthy habit commends it to all and gives it a fitness for window and room culture not possessed in the same degree perhaps by any other. It is the Chinese Fan Palm, from which the palm leaf fans of commerce are made. Per pkt. of 6 seeds 10c.
CHAMAEROPS EXCELSA.--From southern China and Japan. Very hardy. One of the very best plants for house culture in cool climates, forming a fine specimen, standing ill usage remarkably well. Per pkt. of 10 seeds 10c.
PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA.--A native of northern Africa. This is the palm from which the date of commerce is obtained. Beautiful for pot culture, and very hardy. Per pkt. of 10 seeds 5c.

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COPYRIGHTED 1895 BY A.BLANC
JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES.

WASHINGTON FILIFERA.--This is one of the best window palms needing no petting to succeed. Stands dust, dry air and lack of sunshine, and is very ornamental, with its elegant fan-shaped leaves of a rich, dark leathery green. Picturesquely fringed with long, thread-like filaments along the segments of the leaves. The plant succeeds with any treatment that will keep a geranium alive. Per pkt. of 12 seeds 5c.
UMBRELLA PALM.--(Cyperus.)--One of the most desirable semi-aquatic plants in existence, will do well with the same treatment as a geranium, in pots or the open ground. See description on page 117. Per pkt. of 100 seeds 10c.
BANANA PALM.--(Musa Ensete.)--One of the grandest and most picturesque of the banana family. Has a majestic tropical effect. The leaves are very long and broad, of a beautiful green, with crimson midrib in striking contrast. An occasional application of liquid manure, and frequent watering, are necessary. Per pkt. of 3 seeds 10c.

A Grand Offer:--
One packet each of the above six varieties for 35c. Plants of the Lantana Palm 25c each postpaid. Larger plants $1.00 to $5.00 each, by express, not prepaid.

[image] LATANIA BORBONICA PALM.

[image] JONAH'S GOURD.

JONAH'S GOURD.
"And the Lord prepared a gourd and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head."--Jonah 4:6.
Two years ago one of our friends was traveling through Asia and the Holy Land, and in driving through the country near Joppa he noticed a peculiar vine which grew about 50 or 60 feet in length along a fence. He was interested in it, and on making inquiry found that in that country it went by the name of Jonah's Gourd, and is probably the variety which sheltered the prophet. After considerable trouble, he secured some of the seed and presented them to us. We have grown them both in our trial grounds and on our farm and we were much pleased with the plant. It grows with wonderful rapidity and will quickly climb to the top of tall trees and therefore will be useful for covering old trees, walls, outbuildings, etc. Leaves are quite large, flowers are pure white, two or three inches in diameter and the fruits are of great length and make a curious ornament. We believe all flower lovers will want to try Jonah's Gourd, and we are therefore offering it in packets of 6 seeds for 10c; 3 pkts. for 25c.

$20.00 PRIZE. We offer a cash prize of $20.00 in gold for the longest gourd grown this year from this seed. Any one purchasing direct from us may compete. Stock of seed is limited however, so do not fail to order early.

TRIAL GROUNDS MIXTURE SWEET PEAS.
We test hundreds of varieties of Sweet Peas as new sorts are constantly coming out. This mixture is saved from trial grounds and contains a great assortment of newer varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c.

SWEET SCENTED MAYFLOWER VERBENA.
This is of the same trailing habit as the Arbutus or Mayflower, its branches creeping over the ground and hugging it closely. Its blossoms are of the same shape and about the same size. The new Verbena Mayflower has all these characteristics, with the additional merit of possessing the same lovely and delicate pink and white coloring, making its flowers closely like the Arbutus; and, last, it has the same exquisite fragrance. This makes it one of the most fascinating flowers in cultivation. It was originated by Luther Burbank, who pronounces it one of his greatest achievements. Pkt. 10c.

[image] SWEET SCENTED MAYFLOWER VERBENA

JONAH'S GOURDS HAVE BEEN GROWN TO THE REMARKABLE LENGTH OF 54 INCHES. TRY A PKT., 10 CTS.