. Choice flower seeds. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. —12—. "Waverly, Kan., March 1, 1897.—"I like your cata- logue, so like a woman, short, tasty and containing just what a woman ; Flora B. O'Leary. DWARF CANNA. Formerly cultivated principally for its state- linesSj but in its dwarf forms, with their crowd- ed spikes of greatly enlarged gladiolus-like flowers, it is a great favorite on account of the beauty of its blossoms. There need be no trouble in raising Cannas from seed. If the seed is filed off a little on one side and soaked in hot water for a day, almost
. Choice flower seeds. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. —12—. "Waverly, Kan., March 1, 1897.—"I like your cata- logue, so like a woman, short, tasty and containing just what a woman ; Flora B. O'Leary. DWARF CANNA. Formerly cultivated principally for its state- linesSj but in its dwarf forms, with their crowd- ed spikes of greatly enlarged gladiolus-like flowers, it is a great favorite on account of the beauty of its blossoms. There need be no trouble in raising Cannas from seed. If the seed is filed off a little on one side and soaked in hot water for a day, almost every one will sprout. It blooms the first season. California "Good Venture ; Splendid, large-flowering, dwarf French va- rieties, from 2 to 4 feet high; flowers with four and five petals, with colors clear yellow, deep carmine, salmon, and shades of scarlet bordered with gold. Some with light and some with dark foliage. Splendid mixture; no better offered. It will be sure to bring some new varieties. Pkt., 6 cts. Madam Crozy. Dwarf French. A well- known, popular variety. Finest mixed. Pkt., 3 cts. Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 15, 1897.—"We were very much pleased with our Asters and Pansies (Royal Challenge) raised from your seed last year. People often stopped on the street to admire my Asters, and people blocks away requested me to save seed. My Pansies were ; Mrs. A. L. Curtis. MISS EMMA V. WrIITE, CASTOR OIL PLANT. With its stately growth, ornamental foliage and showy fruit, this makes a grand plant for the center of a sub-tropical bed, or standing by itself, or in a clump on the lawn. They row rapidly and easily from seed, and if irections are followed there is no reason why any one cannot succeed with them. I of- fer a mixture of two of the newer and most desirable varieties, Zanzibarensisand Cam- bodgensis. In the former the leaves are some light green, others coppery and pur- {)lish brown or bronze in color. Those of the atter ar
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