SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. [45] 
PETUNIAS 
FLUFFY RUFFLES. Choice mixed. Pkt., 25c; 1/16 oz., $5.00. 
HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. Giants of California mixed. Pkt., 
25c; 1/16 oz., $5.00. 
ROSY MORN. Pink, white throat. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.00. 
DE LUXE BEDDING MIXTURE. Pkt., 10c; % 02z., T5c. 
HYBRID. Choice mixture, first quality. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 75c. 
HOWARD’S STAR. Finest striped colors mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 60e. 
NANA COMPACTA. Of dwarf habit, excellent for bedding. Pkt., 
10c; %4 0z., 60c. 
HYBRID FIMBRIATA. Giant flowering fringed varieties, extra 
selected. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $9.00. 
PHLOX (A and P) 
Phlox makes a magnificent show in beds and masses where their 
brilliant and varied colors produce a gorgeous effect. Very easily 
raised and afford a bright display of flowers, all through the 
summer. 
6 DRUMMONDII. Choice mixture, first quality. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 
1.50. 
STAR PHLOX. (Cuspidata.) With star-shaped flowers, dwarf 
growth. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 50c. 
FIMBRIATA. Fringed flowers of beautiful form and color. Pkt., 
10c; %4 0z., 50c. 
LARGE FLOWERING DWARF VARIETIES 
DEFIANCE. Deep scarlet, very compact, free-flowering. Pkt., 
10c; %4 oz., $1.50. 
DWARF MIXED. Selected colors, compact habit of growth, very 
effective in beds or borders. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 70c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX 
DECUSSATA. Quite distinct from the above mentioned annual 
varieties, being very hardy and producing large heads of beautifully 
co flowers, blooming in August and September. Pkt., 10c; 4 
oz., $2.00. 
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA (False Dragon Head) (P) 
One of the prettiest hardy perennials; forms dense bushes 3 to 4 
feet high, bearing freely during the summer months; spikes of deli- 
cate pink tubular flowers. Pkt., 10c; 1%4 0z., $1.00. 
POPPIES (A and P) 
AMERICAN LEGION. Shirley type; large, brilliant orange-scar- 
let, with yellow anthers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c. 
TULIP POPPY. One of the most brilliant annuals, the flowers are 
3 inches in diameter and of a brilliant scarlet color, greatly resem- 
Pansies 
bling tulips. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 30c. 
THE SHIRLEY. Special strain mixed; fine for bedding or 
cutting; single annual. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 35c. 
CARNATION FLOWERED. Splendid double fringed flow- 
er annual; mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
PEONY FLOWERED. Dwarf annual, very useful for bed- 
ding. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c. 
NUDICAULE OR ICELAND. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
ROMNEYA COULTIN MATILIJA. (Hardy California Tree 
Poppy.) 4 to 5 feet. Flowers white, 5 inches in diameter, 
very fragrant. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., $1.25. 
HARDY PERENNIAL ORIENTAL POPPIES; ORIENTALE. 
Very charming, producing numerous leafy stems, 2% feet 
high, with large deep crimson flowers, having a conspicuous 
black blotch on each petal; exceedingly showy. Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 50c. 
MIXTURE of all the very best Oriental Varieties. Pkt., 
10c; %4 oz., 50c. 
PORTULACA (A) Mexican Rose 
Very showy annual, easily grown, and very effective when 
massed in beds or edgings. A profusion of brilliantly col- 
ored flowers are produced throughout the summer. They 
thrive best in rather rich soil in a sunny situation. 
LARGE-FLOWERING EXTRA DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 
10c; % oz., 75c. 
LARGE-FLOWERING SINGLE MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 
10c; % oz., 20c. 
PRIMROSE (Primula) 
VULGARIS. Old English garden favorite, beautiful shade 
of yellow. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., $1.25. 
° AURICULA. Finest mixed, all colors. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
2.00. 
COWSLIP OR OENOTHERA. Evening Primrose. Pkt., 
10c; %4 oz., 20c. 
CHINESE PRIMROSE. (Primula sinesis fimbriata.) Pop- 
ular winter blooming pot plant. Special florist strain, giant 
mixed. Pkt., 25c; 1/16 oz., $8.00. 
MALACOIDES. Fine house plant, lilac. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
$2.00. 
PYRETHRUM (P) 
Hardy extra double and semi-double mixed. Ranging in 
color from white to deep red, with yellow centers, blooming 
in May and June and again in the fall. The flowers are very 
large and somewhat similar to the Daisy or Cosmos. Pkt., 
10c; % oz., $2.00. 
RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS 
TREN Palestine strain (Ragionieri). Pkt., 25c; 1/16 
oz., $2.50. 
RICINUS—CASTOR OIL BEAN (A) 
Ornamental plants of strong, stately growth, the foliage 
having the appearance of a tropical plant, very effective 
when planted in masses or as centers of Canna or Dahlia beds. 
ZANZIBAR. Extra mixed. Oz., 25c. 
RUDBECKIA (P) 
PURPUREA. A very fine plant with dull rosy purple 
blooms and a brown center, stems about 2 feet tall, July to 
October. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 50c. 
SALVIA SPLENDENS OR 
SCARLET SAGE (A) 
Very popular bedding plant, extensively used for lawn and 
conservatory decoration, bearing long spikes of brilliant flow- 
ers from July to frost. Pkt.,10c; 14 0z., 75c. 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum, page 41. 
SWEET ROCKET. See Hespiris. 
SCABIOSA OR MOURNING BRIDE (A) 
Fine free-flowering plants for mixed borders and highly 
esteemed for cut flowers. The blooms are borne on long, 
erect stems in globular heads in colors ranging from white 
to dark maroon. Height 2 to 2% feet. Double mixed. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 50c. 
ISAAC HOUSE HYBRIDS. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $2.00. 
SCABIOSA (Caucasica) (P) 
GOLDINGENSIS. Deep purple, long stems. Pkt., 25c; 
1/16 oz., $1.75. 
PERFECTA. Large, pale lilac flower, which blooms all 
summer. Extremely handsome. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., $1.25. 
ALBA. Pure white. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.75. 
SCHIZANTHUS (A) 
MONARCH. A plant noted for its wonderful variety of 
coloring and peculiarly shaped flowers, fine for cutting, grace- 
Stour foliage, height about 18 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
1.00. 
