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ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR GARDENS, BEDS, BORDERS, ETC. 
(Sown in the spring these rapidly attain perfection and 
flower the same season) 
Collection of 25 Kinds, Enumerated Below, $1.25. 
Collection of 12 Kipds for 75c. 
Ageratum, Blue Perfection. Compact bushes, 8 inches high, 
blue flowers. 
Alyssum, Little Gem. 
Aster, Giant Comet, Double, Mixed Colors. 
Asters. 
Calliopsis, Golden Wave. 
duced. 
Candytuft, Empress. Hyacinth-like spikes of white flowers. 
Celosia, Thompson’s Magnifica Mixed. Brilliantly showy, 
free-flowering. 
Cosmos, Giant-Flowering, Mixed. 
showy. 
Dianthus, Double Diadem Pinks. Various colors, edged and 
Marbled. 
Eschscholtzia, Golden West. 
Poppies. 
Holiyhock, Annual Ever-Blooming, Mixed Colors. 
Larkspur. Large, showy spikes. 
Marigold. Improved African Marigolds. 
Mignonette. Long, large spikes of fragrant flowers. 
Nasturtium, Giant-Flowering Tom Thumb. Large flowers 
of various colors. 
Pansy, Bedding, Finest Mixed. 
beautiful colors. 
An improved white Sweet Alyssum. 
One of the best 
Large golden flowers, freely pro- 
Fall-flowering, fine and 
Large flowering California 
Large flowers of many 
Petunia, Large-Flowering, Single. Mixed Colors. Blotched, 
striped. 
Phlox Drummondii, Large-Flowering Mixed, Improved 
varieties. 
Poppy, Giant Double, Brilliant Mixture. Immense flowers, 
very showy. 
Portulaca, Double, Mixed. Showy for edgings or low beds. 
Salvia Bonfire. Improved Scarlet Sage, compact and bushy, 
vivid scarlet. 
Scabiosa, Double, Mixed Colors. 
Scabious. : 
Stocks, Large-Flowering, 10 Weeks, Mixed Colors. 
Sunflower, “Cut-and-Come-Again,” Mixed. Bushy plants. 
3 to 4 feet. 
Verbena, Mammoth, Mixed. 
blue, pink, etc. 
Zinnia, Large, Double, Mixed Colors. 
flowers. ; 
HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR GARDENS, BORDERS AND GROUPS. 
(These flower from seed the second year and thereafter.) 
Collection of 24 Kinds, Enumerated Below, $1.25. 
Anchusa (Alkanet)—Italica Dropmore Variety. A beautiful 
hardy perennial bearing a profusion of rich gential-blue 
flowers early in summer. 3 feet. 
Anthemis (Hardy Marguerite)—Tinctoria Kelwayi. A popu- 
lar hardy perennial, bearing golden-yellow daisy-like 
blossoms all season; excellent for cutting. 2 feet. 
Achillea, The Pearl. Double white flowers, borne profusely 
in summer. 
Alyssum Saxatile Compactum. 
low Alyssum. 
Large-flowering Sweet 
Large flowers of scarlet, white, 
Immense double 
Spring-blooming, hardy yel- 
Aquilegia or Columbine, Large-Flowering Hybrids. Beau- 
tiful new colors. 
Asters, Hardy, Large-Flowering Hybrids. Improved 
Michaelmas Daisies. 
Canterbury Bells, Calycanthema, Mixed. The “Cup and 
Saucer” type. 
Candytuft, Gibraltica. Rose and white hardy Candytuft. 
Capanion, Hardy Garden, Mixed Colors. Double fragrant 
owers. 
Coreopsis Lainceolata. Large golden-yellow flowers. 
Delphinium. Perennial Larkspurs. 
Dianthus Plumarius, Double Mixed. 
Grass Pinks. 
Digitalis Gloxinoides, Mixed. 
glove, various colors. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora, Mixed. Flowers red, yellow, etc. 
Hollyhock, Extra Choice Double, Mixed Colors, Many beau- 
tiful colors. 
Pentstemon, Finest Mixed. 
brilliant colors. 
Platycodon, Mixed Colors, 
shaped flowers. 
Poppy, Hardy Oriental Hybrids, Mixed. 
inches across. 
Pyrethrum, Large-Flowering Hybrids, Mixed. Single Daisy- 
like flowers. 
Seabioss Caucasica, Saucer shaped flowers, of lovely light 
ue. 
The Pheasant’s Eye or 
The finest strain of Fox- 
Large Foxglove-like flowers of 
Compact bushes with bell- 
Immense flowers, 6 
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Stokesia Cyanea. The hardy Cornflower Aster, blue flowers, 
4 inches across. 
aryeet William, Large-Flowering, Single, Mixed. Rich 
colors. 
Tritoma Uvaria Grandifiora (Red-Hot Poker). Spikes of 
fire-red flowers. 
Wall-Flower, Double 
Fragrant flowers. 
CLIMBING ANNUALS 
(Sown In the spring these rapidly attain perfection 
and flower the same season.) 
Collection of 12 Kinds, Enumerated Below, 75c, Mailed Free, 
isailoon Vime. White flowers, succeeded by balloon-like 
seed pods. 10 feet. 
15 feet. 
Large-Flowering, Mixed Colors. 
Canary-Bird Vine. Yellow butterfly-like flowers. 
Cobaea Scandens. Beautiful climber, large bell-shaped, rich 
biue flowers. 20 feet. 
Cypress Vine, Mixed. Feathery foliage, star-shaped flowers, 
red, white, etc. 15 feet. 
Dolichos, Giant Crimson. 
son flowers. 10 feet. 
Humulus, Japanese Variegated. 
green. 20 feet. 
Moon Flower Vine. Luxuriant vine, with immense white 
flowers, 50 to 75 feet. 
Wistaria-like clusters of crim- 
Foliage striped silver and 
Morning Glories, Imperial Japanese, Mixed. Magnificent 
colors. 30 feet. : 
Nasturtium, Giant-Flowering, Climbing, Mixed Colors. New 
colors. 10 feet. 
Sweet Peas, Giant Spencer, Mixed. 
dull colors. 10 feet. 
Thunbergia, Mixed Colors, 
freely. 6 feet. 
Cardinal Climber. 20 feet. 
ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS. 
These complete the cycle of their existence, growing 
from seed to seed in one year. Many sorts require to be 
sown in some sheltered situation such as a greenhouse, cold 
frame, or window box about a month before they may be 
planted outdoors. By sowing thus early, the growing sea- 
son is proportionately prolonged. Others may be sown 
where they are to stand, in which case they require care- 
ful attention for the first few weeks. 
Annuals offer a large field for selection, embracing 
plants of all kinds, from the modest Sweet Alyssum to the 
gorgeous Salvia, the majestic Ricinus, and dainty Cosmos. 
They are found in every conceivable shade of color, and 
are adaptable for growing as single specimens, or planting 
for large effect in clumps or masses, while others are well 
suited for making borders. 
While there is no class of plants that will survive better 
under rigorous conditions, yet in order to achieve the best 
results they should be planted where they can obtain ample 
sunlight, and may be easily watered. 
It is almost needless to urge the importance of careful 
weeding, as weeds usually grow more rapidly than the 
seedlings. If the rows are carefully marked when sown it 
will be easy to distinguish the weeds. 
A continuity of bloom may be secured by occasional 
sowings of many sorts, such as Eschscholtzia, Sweet Alys- 
sum, Phlox, Zinnia, etc. 
The great value of annuals is greatly enhanced by the 
fact that an effectual display may be secured for a very 
modest outlay. 
PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS. 
The great charm of Perennials lies in their permanence. 
Once established they are a constant source of pleasure, 
and among the most interesting plants in our gardens, pre- 
senting a variety of form and color so great as to fit them 
for almost every conceivable purpose in the garden. 
A very large proportion of the Perennial plants that 
may be grown from seed have great value as cut flowers, 
because of their great substance, which enables them ‘to 
stand up well long after cutting. 
Notwithstanding their individual charm, they are most 
effective when planted in a mixed border, where by arrang- 
ing them according to height, color and season of flowering, 
an attractive display may be had from the earliest days of 
spring, all through the summer, and even after the first 
frosts herald the approach of winter. And so, week by 
week, such a border will present new charms and revive 
old ones, the beauty of it growing with ever-increasing 
interest. 
Perennials are generally raised from seed grown from 
early spring to about August ist. : 
Treated thus, they make strong plants which may be 
planted in a permanent situation early enough in the fall 
to enable them to winter safely. 
In some instances plants will flower the first year from 
seed if sown quite early, but nearly all require a year to 
reach their full development. . 
The finest strain; no 
Charming, neat vine, flowering 
