. 29th annual catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. WATER LILIES. EARLY DAWN COSMOS. Introduced by us 3 years ago, and it jumped at once into popularity on ac- count of its extreme earliness, coming in- to bloom in about 2 „„ „„„„ months from time of imperial jap. morning glory. sowing and continuing until destroyed by frost. The flowers are a little smaller than the late kind. Th^e plants have fine, feathery, light green foliage and deli- cate rose, purple, white a
. 29th annual catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. WATER LILIES. EARLY DAWN COSMOS. Introduced by us 3 years ago, and it jumped at once into popularity on ac- count of its extreme earliness, coming in- to bloom in about 2 „„ „„„„ months from time of imperial jap. morning glory. sowing and continuing until destroyed by frost. The flowers are a little smaller than the late kind. Th^e plants have fine, feathery, light green foliage and deli- cate rose, purple, white and lilac flowers, which are pro- duced on long stems and are very desirable for bou- quets, as they will last a week after cutting. Well wor- thy of a trial'by all who wish a free blooming plant of the easiest culture. Mixed colors, pkt. 10c. GOLDEN BALL ASTER. The long-sought novelty—a yellow aster—has finally been produced and will be warmly welcomed by all flow- er lovers. The double flower is of light vellow. Per pkt. iOe. mine, edged with bright rose, giving it the appearance somewhat of a red-edged variety. Per pkt. 10c. PINK CUPID—A lovely little novelty. It is dwarf, growing only 6 to 8 inches high, spreading into _a plant 15 to 18 inches wide and bearing hundreds of beautiful rose pink flowers on long stems. Pkt. 10c. AMERICAN BANNER LARKSPUR. The handsomest flower in the entire catalogue. The illustration represents a single stem, showing how loaded the plants are with flowers. The name American Banner was given it because it is the only flower we know of that combines the national colors, red, white and blue, in each flower. Plants grow to a height of about two feet, of good, regular shape, with delicate, fern-like foliage, a vigorous grower and is not injured by dry weather. The plants are fairly loaded with long spikes of double, striped and blotched flowers, having the various shades of pink .'carmine, dark blue, purple and white, deli- cately an
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