. 32nd annual catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Commelina Sellowiana- A lovely perpetual low- ering "Wandering Jew," suitable for the garden in summer or for pots all the year. It is of trailing hal> it, producing large num- bers of beautiful blos- soms, two inches across, of the most exquisite blue color. The flowers look like blue butterflies. Blooms in a very short time from seed. It is a perfect gam. Pkt. 10c. Christmas Tree Aster. By far the mo
. 32nd annual catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Commelina Sellowiana- A lovely perpetual low- ering "Wandering Jew," suitable for the garden in summer or for pots all the year. It is of trailing hal> it, producing large num- bers of beautiful blos- soms, two inches across, of the most exquisite blue color. The flowers look like blue butterflies. Blooms in a very short time from seed. It is a perfect gam. Pkt. 10c. Christmas Tree Aster. By far the most freely flowering class of Asters. The plants grow about 15 inches in height, branching out freely and regularly, not upright like other Asters, but horizontal, thus suggest- ing the name, flowers of medium size, perfectly double and SO to 100 borne on each plant. Mixed colors, Per pkt. 10c. Cotton. One of the leading agricultural crops of the U. S. and brings growers about $292,845,000 annually, Still we presume at least four-fifths of the readers of this book have never seen it growing. Don't remain in ignorance longer, but buy a packet of the seed this year. It is easily grown; simply start the seed ear- ly in a box of soil in the house and transplant to the field as soon as warm weather arrives. It grows vigorously, makes an ornamental plant in the flow- er bed and has showy, large flowers followed by the boll of pure white cotton which interests the child- ren and older people as well. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. CHINESE LANTERN PLANT Or Giant Scarlet Ground Cherry. A remarkable novelty which is being widely adver- tised under various names, but its botanical name is Pkysalis Francheti. The plant grows to a height of 18 to 24 inches, of sturdy, uprigrt growth and is loaded with balloon-like husks 3 to ZXA inches in diameter. These husks are at first light green, gradually turning to bright yellow and then to the most intense orange scarlet. At this period of growth the plant is st
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