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J. MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Our Flower Seeds are Selected with Qreat Care, from the Best English, French and German 'Seeds. 



A Trial will satisfy You as to Their Superiority. 



/kmaranthus. 



The varieties are of two types, one of which is valued 

 for the brilliant coloring of the leaves, while the other has 

 large feathery plumes or sprays of rich crimson coloring. 

 Plants are of quick growth, and seed may be sown early in 

 spring where the plants are to stand, or young plants may 

 be started in a seed-bed and transplanted to the flower-beds. 

 Caudatus ("Love-Lies-Bleed- 

 i7>g" ). — Plantsof stiff, erect growth 

 three or four feet in height, with 

 numerous pendant feathery sprays 

 of rich deep crimson. Pkt., 5c. 



Splendens {"Rainbow-Plant'^ ) 

 — Of stiff, erect growth, with a 

 single stalk three to four feet in 

 height. 1 1 When plants are fully 

 grown the terminal leaves take on 

 beautiful colorings of yellow, crim- 

 son and scarlet, in most showy 

 blending. Pkt., 5c. 



Salicifolius {''Fountain. 

 Plant"). — Grows two to three feet 

 in height, freely branching and of 

 Love-Lies-Bleeding. pyramidal form. Both stems and 

 narrow leaves are of a deep purple coloring, uniform with 

 the slender feathery spikes. The slender branches grow in 

 a slightly drooping manner, producing a graceful effect, 

 and suggesting the resemblance to the fine spray of a 

 fountain. Pkt. ,5c. 



Tricolor {"JosepJi's Coat") — This is similar to Splen- 

 dens, having a single erect stalk and brilliantly colored 

 leaves when of full growth. The rich yellow and red color- 

 ing are rendered distinct by contrasting dark green of the 

 strong foliage. Pkt., 5c. 



/Ht/SSUm, Si\feet.—Koeniga. 



One of the earliest and most attractive spring flowers. 

 Very fine for beds of edging. Of easy culture, and blooms 

 freely the whole season. 



Sweet Alyssum. — The ordinary variety grows eight 

 to ten inches in height, producing spikes of small, fragrant 

 white flowers. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



Liittle Gem. — Very compact growth, three or four 

 inches high, but a single plant will cover a space up to 

 three feet in circumference. Grows quick from seeds and 

 will bloom when quite young. The abundance of flowers 

 is simply enormous, 300 blossoms having been counted on 

 a single plant. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



jflrgeratum. 



Free flowering bedding plants of low growth, oontrasting'well 

 with Geraniums. Suitable for pot culture in winter or bedding 

 out in summer. Flowering continually and profusely. 



Mexicanum {Lavender). — Blue, one-and-a-half feet 

 high, 5c. 



Mexicanum {Albiflorum). — White, two feet high, [5c. 



/kntirrhinum. —Snapdragon. 



Beautiful spikes of gaily colored flowers, produced 

 abundantly the first summer until after frost. Dwarf^^vari- 

 eties. Best mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



Picturatum. — Choice fall varieties, mixed. Pkt.' 5c. 



Asters. 



Sow the seed from the middle of March to the first of May, in 

 shallow boxes in the house or in a hot bed. When the young plants 

 are an inch high, transplant to a warm bed of finely pulverized soil, 

 f lom whence they can be transplanted where they are to bloom. 

 . Moist weather is the best Cor transplanting. While distinctly an 

 annual, many of the varieties self-sow, and come up in profusion 

 In the spring. Seed can be sown in the open ground as late as the 

 last of May, but they will bloom quite late. Asters also make 

 splendid pot plants, requiring fine, rich soil, and plenty of water. 



Truffaut's Peony-Flowered Perfection As- 

 ters. — One of the finest and most popular strains. The 

 plants grow swiftly erect, eighteen inches to two feet in 

 height, branch freely and produce large, well-shaped flow- 

 ers on long stiff stems. The petals are incurved, giving the 

 flowers a globular or ball-shaped form. We offer this finest 

 type in jmxture embracing a wide range of most distinct colors. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., $1.25. 



Dw^arf Peony AflFection. — The flowers of this 

 strain are identical in form and style of growth with the 

 preceding type, but the plants only grow 12 inches in height 

 when in full bloom. They are of neat, compact, stiffly 

 erect habit and flower profusely. While the plants are of 

 dwarf growth the flowers are of large size, fine form and 

 perfectly double, with beautifully incurved petals. We 

 offer a strain of finest mixed colors, including all the best 

 shades and colorings. Pkt , 5c.; oz. $1.50. 



