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J. JIANNS & CO.'S SELECTED FLOWER SEEDS. 



ie)all flower. 



The large, massive spikes of the Wall Flower are very 

 conspicuous in beds and borders, and very useful in making 

 bouquets. Sow the seed early in hot-beds, and while the 

 plants are small, prick them out into pots, and sink the pots 

 in the earth. On approach of cold weather remove the 

 pots to the house and they will bloom all winter. Tender 

 perennial, one and a-half feet high. 



Fine German Double, Mixed.— Tall spikes of 

 deliciously fragrant double flowers; shadings of chocolate 

 brown and orange purple. Pkt., 5c. 



Slngfle, Mixed. — These bloom with great freedom; 

 tall spikes of large florets in a number of distinct shadings 

 and many brightly marked. Pkt., 5c. 



isyUd flower Qarden, or Childen's Qarden* 



Nothing in the waj' of flowers delights children more 

 than this "Wild Garden," chiefly because they can he al- 

 lowed to pick their own bouquets without stint. Keep out 

 the weeds and the plants will do the rest. 



Our Extra Choice Mixture contains many kinds 

 and colors of splendid easily grown flowers, and has become 

 very popular wherever known. Large pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c.; 

 ■/ lb., 75c. 



Verbenas. 



One of the best known and 

 most satisfactory flowers to raise, 

 either for its splendid display in 

 the garden or for cutting purposes. 

 By sowing the seed very early un- 

 der glass and transplanting when 

 three or four inches high, good 

 vigorous plants may be raised 

 which will bloom most abundantly 

 in July, and continue until killed 

 by frost. As a rule. Verbenas 

 grown from seed is gathered from 

 the choicest flowers, and is strong 

 and true to name. 

 Hybrida, Extra Fine Mixed. —Rich and brilliant 

 colors. It is one of the finest strains of Verbenas. Pkt. 5c. 

 Scarlet Defiance. — Deepest green foliage; quite 

 large trusses of brightest scarlet, intensely rich and glow- 

 ing. Pkt., 5c. 



Pure White [Sea Foam, or Candidissima) . — A fine 

 strain of large flowering pure white Verbena. Excellent 

 for cutting. Pkt., 5c. 



New Mammoth. — This strain produces uniformly 

 magnificent trusses, of which the individual flowers are all 

 of unusual size, and which also embraces a wide range of 

 colors. Pkt., lOc. 



Violet 



Well-known, free-flowering:, hardy perennial, easily grown 

 from seed. Succeeds best in a partially shaded, moist situation. 

 Height, 6 inches. 



Sweet Scented — Flowers blue, fragrant. Pkg., 5c.; 

 oz., 50c. 



Jinnia. 



— ( Touth and Old Age.) 



Pompon. — Flowers are very double, the petals being 

 piled up closely in a symmetrical, smoothly round cone. 

 Colors range from pure white, through deep creams and 

 buff to a bright chrome yellow, and from softest pink to 

 deepest crimson. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 50c. 



Kobusta Grandiflora.— Of unusually robust habit 

 of growth and immense size, the perfectly formed very 

 double flowers are of various striking colors Plants three 

 to three and a-quarter feet high, and bloom during a long 

 period. 



Dwarf Snowball. — Dahlia-like flowers, perfectly a 

 double and of the purest snow-white. Pkt., 10c. 



8 large 5c. packages of J. Manns & Co.'s Selected Flower Seeds for 25c. 



S)/^eet Peas. 



JI Superb Collection, including 

 Best Up-to-^ate Kinds. 



Plant early in rows north and south— April 1st is none too soon, if the ground will work. Make a trench 12 inches deep and 15 inches 

 wide. Work Into the soil in bottom of trench plenty of well rotted manure, fill 8 inches of trench with line soil and sow the Peas, cover- 

 ing 1 inch deep (if about April 1st ) in two rows 10 inches apart and seedsS inches apart in the rows; if planted later cover deeper. When 

 well up, till in with earth gradually as they grow until the trenches are full. The object is to get the roots well down so that they may 

 resist drought. Give plenty of water pick the blooms without stint, and do not let run to seed. Use brush or trellis 5 or 6 feet high. 



In re-arranging our Sweet Pea list this season, after making thorough tests on our extensive trial grounds, and consulting the opin- 

 ions of well-known Sweet Pea specialists, we have discarded some older varieties, inserting such of the new sorts and recent introduc- 

 tions as are worthy of our commendation, retaining only the best for general cultivation. The following varieties, selected with a view 

 to please the most critical, and grouped for the convenience of customers according to their various shades and colors, we think are the 

 cream of the list. 



Price and variety of this assortment— Pkt., 5c.; ^ lb., 10c. ; lb., 36c. 



Pure White. 



Blanche Burpee. — A grand pure white of superior 

 substance, giant flowers of fine form, usually three on a 

 stem, often four-flowered. 



_ Emily Henderson. — A deservedly popular early 

 white of excellent substance and purity, bears two or three 

 (sometimes four,) medium to large flowers on long stiff 

 stems. 



Sadie Burpee. — Pure white, large size, hooded 

 form, very fine. 



Pale Yellow, or Primrose. 



Queen Victoria. — The nearest approach to yellow. 

 The bud and newly opened blossom shows a tint of pink, 

 but fully matured blossoms are clear soft primrose. Very 

 vigorous grower. 



Modesty. — White, with tint of pink showing a little 

 deeper on the edges 



Stella Morse. — The color effect is richer than in any 

 other of the creamy-yellow varieties. Has a faint tinge of 

 pink underlying the creamy shading, producing a true 

 apricot shade. Most beautiful for bunching. 



