. Spring catalogue : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture) Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Double Daisy. DAHLIA. Double Dahlia. COCKSCOMB. {Celosia C'hristata.) A very free flowering,grace- ful plant, growing best n rather light sol], producing spikes of beautiful feathery and comb-shaped flowers (see cut). VESUVIUS.—This variety grows only 8 Inches high, of perfect form; color a oark scarlet. Per pkt., 10c. EMPRESS A strong- growing variety, with bright purple comb and dark foliage. Per
. Spring catalogue : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture) Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Double Daisy. DAHLIA. Double Dahlia. COCKSCOMB. {Celosia C'hristata.) A very free flowering,grace- ful plant, growing best n rather light sol], producing spikes of beautiful feathery and comb-shaped flowers (see cut). VESUVIUS.—This variety grows only 8 Inches high, of perfect form; color a oark scarlet. Per pkt., 10c. EMPRESS A strong- growing variety, with bright purple comb and dark foliage. Per pkt., 10c GLASGOW PRIZE—Very dwarf; Immense crimson combs; 1 foot. Per pkt., 10c DWARF VARIETIES Mixed colors. Per pkt., 5c- TALL VARIETIES. — Mixed colors. Per pkt., 5c. A beautiful autumnal-flowering: plant that can be as easily raised from seed as tubers; the seed germ- inates very freely, blooming early- in the summer if sowed in the? spring (see cut). SINGLE FLOWERING MIXED— Large, showy, single flowers. Per pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. DOUBLE, LARGE FLOWERINCr —Finest mixed. Per pkt., 10c j oz.,$100. DOUBLE POMPON, SMALL. FLOWERING (Bouquet or Lilliputian variety) —All colors mixed. Per pkt., 10c. FORGET-ME-NOT. (Myosoiis) The Forget-Me-Not Is an old fa vorite plant, bearing clusters of star-shaped, delicate blue flowers, with white and yellow eyes. It flourishes best in a moist, shady- situation, and is in constant bloom* nearly the whole season (see cut). ' VICTORIA.—This variety may be treated as an annual and can be sown anytime of the year, begin- ning t o flower In from 8 to 10 weeks ; of dwarf, bushy habit, and when, | fully grown is entirely covered with flowers of a bright azure blue. Per pkt., 10c. DWARF ALPESTROCS. — Com- pact plants, flowering profusely; mixed colors. Per pkt., 10 . PALUSTRIS. Larg flowered. Per pkt , For a General List of Flower Seeds, see Page 31; Novelties, 3 to 6. ForSet-MeNot> Please note that these images are
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