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ALL 

 FLOWER SEEDS 

 DELIVERED 

 FREE BY MAIL 



SPECIAL OFFER 



TO CASH BUYERS. 



Flower and Vegetable Seeds in Pack- 

 ets and Ounces. f$l.O0-| $t.30 



Purchasers J §;°° I May gelect *«J 



I 4.00 I 5.35 



Sending 



5.00 -- 6.75 



"We make this most liberal offer, but we wish it thor- 

 oughly understood that it applies to orders for seeds in 

 PACKETS AND OUNCES ONLY, and not to orders for 

 Vi pounds, pounds, pints, quarts or more. 



The best that 



money or skill can 



produce. 



The best that 



money or skill can 



produce. 



We have for years exercised the greatest care to have our strains of 

 Flower Seeds brought up to an exceptionally high standard. In such seeds 

 as Asters, Carnations, Calceolaria, Cineraria, Pansies, Primula, Stocks, Sweet 

 Peas and "Verbenas, etc., these being sorts that are largely used by Florists 

 and private gardeners in quantity, we have been careful to obtain our stocks from only the best and finest strains that can be 

 bought from the most careful growers. 



USEFUL, HINTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION OF FLOWER SEEDS. 

 Cause of Failure. Many of the failures which occur in the sowing of the very small seeded varieties of Flower Seeds happen 



often through covering too deeply — washing out by too heavy watering — or omitting to water in time, in 



which case they dry off or shrivel up. 



The Successful Method. The most successful way is to sow the seeds in shallow earthenware seed pans or wooden boxes 2 or 3 

 11 ■ ■ ■■ ■ inches in depth, partially filling the bottom part with broken pots, ashes or small stones, to provide 

 drainage; fill to within half -inch of the rim with finely-sifted soil, which press down firm and level (it is a good plan to thor- 

 oughly soak with water, sav the day before sowing), scatter the seeds evenly over the surface, cover with soil to three or 

 four times the depth of the seed you are sowing, the very fine seed should only be pressed down with a board. After sowing 

 cover with a sheet of glass or a wetted sheet of paper until seedlings come through the ground, after which remove the glass 

 or at least enough to admit fresh air, otherwise your seedlings will damp or rot off. 



Transplanting. As soon as they can be handled, transplant into similar boxes 1 to 2 inches apart, and when large enough put 

 — — — — — — — — — in the positions where they are wanted to flower. This additional trouble will well repay the amateur by 



the increased blooming period it gives to such seeds as Asters, Heliotrope, Lobelia, Salvia and Verbena. 



Sowing of Hardy Annuals. Sweet Alyssum, Asters, Nasturtiums, Mignonette, Marigolds, and all Hardy Annuals may be sown 

 " — ~ ~~ ~™ "" ■""" — " "~~"" "" ~ ~ ' " — "" ■where they are intended to flower, as soon as the ground is free from frost, or better still, about 

 the middle of May in this latitude, as nothing is gained by sowing in a cold seed bed. Seeds sown in a nice warm seed bed 

 will with good weather surpass those sown -weeks before, as the latter usually have become stunted through weather setbacks, 

 whereas the late sown ones usually come right along with no checks; of course care must be taken not to sow too late, as late 

 sowings run severe risks from drying out during our first warm weather — unless care is taken to water regularly until the 

 seedlings become established. Thin out where they come up too thickly to at least 4 inches apart and over, according to 

 the size of the plant. Sowing of Hardy Perennials. Hardy Perennials may be sown from January to 



■ October. Early sowings should be made indoors 



in shallow pans or boxes, as described above, or they can be sown outdoors 

 from May to August, and transplanted to their permanent flowering positions 

 in early autumn, protecting during winter with a covering of leaves or manure. 

 Many of the Perennials, such as Antirrhinum, Dahlias, Heliotrope, Salvia, etc., 

 can be sown outdoors as soon as good weather sets in for late flowering. 



SWEET PEAS. 



HINTS ON SWEET PEA CULTURE. 

 DON'T expect Sweet Peas to thrive in soil too poor for any other plants, or in a 



sunless location. They need, as nearly as possible, a free clay loam, moder- 

 ately rich and freely cultivated. 

 DON'T overfeed. With a view to obtaining vigorous growth and profusion of 



bloom, bone meal is the best fertilizer. 

 DON'T sow too shallow. A good plan is to draw out a trench 6 inches in depth, 



into which plant the seeds not less than two inches deep, and as the plants 



become established bank the soil against them, repeating this two or three 



times throughout the season. 

 DON'T gather blooms grudgingly. The more you cut the longer the vine will 



continue to flower. Remember, when they go to seed Sweet Peas will cease 



flowering. 

 DON'T water so as to only slightly sprinkle or wet the surface of the ground. 



When you water, see that it soaks thoroughly into the ground for at 



least 6 inches. 



CONTAINS EIGHT 



SEPARATE COLORS. 



White, 



Pink, 



Deep Rose, 



Scarlet, 



Lavender, 



Pink and "White, 



White Striped Salmon 



and the unsurpassed 



Countess Spencer 



Sccillines. 



colors from Pale Pink 



to Orange Pink. 



SWEET PEAS 



for nil growers. 



25c Everybody's Collection 25c 



We will send free by mail seven of the finest named 

 Sweet Peas in sepnrate colors, and one packet of the 

 New Giant Orchid Flowered Seedlings of Countess 

 Spencer, a Swrt which will create a new and grand 

 class far superseding the old Sweet Peas in size of 

 flowers and beauty of coloring. The Countess Spencer 

 is well worth the Q,nnrter alone. We make this excep- 

 tional offer in order that all our customers may get a 

 chance to see this marvellously beautiful sort. 

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