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



PETUNIA. 



Hybrida, Mixed. — This includes the brightest 

 striped and blotched colorings of the regular small-flowered 

 Petunias. It makes a fine display when sown broadcast 

 and allowed to grow thickly. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 50c. 



LARGE-FLOWERING PETUNIAS* 



L.ai'g'e-FlOAvering, Mixed. -Plants of strong, vigor" 

 ous growth and great freedom of flower. The flowers are of 

 larger size, with larger and more spreading throat than 

 those of the common varieties, and come in many bright 

 shades of coloring. Pkt., 10c. i y$ oz., $1.00. 



Giants of California Petunias.— The flowers are 

 exquisitely ruffled and fringed and of enormous size, often 

 measuring five inches across, but their great merits lie in 

 the innumerable blotchingsaud stripings; some of the colors 

 are rich and gorgeous, and others of lovely delicate shades. 

 Splendid Mixed, Choicest Varieties. Pkt., loc. 



PHLOX, DRUMMONDII. 



(a) A bed of Phlox (the name 

 means flame) is indeed a most 

 beautiful sight, and they are so 

 easy of cultivation that no garden 

 should be without them. Either 

 massed in beds or as single plants 

 they are equally desirable, and by 

 occasional sowing a succession of 

 bloom may be had until frost. 

 They like a rich, loamj- soil, and 

 plenty of water. Seed should be 

 sown in the open ground early in 

 the Spring, or in the Fall late 

 enough to insure their not sprout- 

 ing until Spring, as the plants will 

 not stand frost. 



Phlox. 



Fine Mixed. — An excellent strain, containing all 

 colors of the original well-known Drummond Phlox. 

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



Starred and Fringed Phlox.— These are the most 

 distinct and striking Phlox we have. The flowers have a 

 most distinct and star-like appearance, their attractiveness 

 being greatly enhanced by the broad, white m.argins which 

 border the edges of the petals. 



Starred and Fringed— Mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



Star of Quedlinburg-. — Star Phlox, extra choice 

 mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



POPPY.-PAP^VER. 



Well 

 flowering 

 throughout the Summer. 



known hardy annuals, 

 in great profusion 



The Shirley («)— Everyone 



!, knows the old common com pop- 



jP3 or red weed, with its bright 



scarlet flowers. This is a strain of 



^this magnificent species, which 



•sports to numberless shades of 



color, from pure white to rose, 



J^ pink, carmine and deepest crimson. 



It cut when the flowers first open, 



they may be kept many da3's in 



bouquets. Package, 5c. 



Tulip Flowered.— Pro- 

 duces large splendid bright scarlet flowers well above the 

 foliage The t\\ o outer petals of the flower form a tulip 

 cup, and after a time black spots appear at the base of each 

 petal. Strikingly beautiful, reminding one of a dazzling 

 bed of tulips ; hardy annual ; about one foot high. Pack- 

 age, 5c.; oz., 20c. 



Improved Double Carnation, Mixed.— A 

 grand strain, embracing a wide range of distinct shadings 

 and colors in these beautiful flowers, all of which are won- 

 derfully double and the petals beautifully fringed. Per 

 pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



Double Pseony-Flowered, Mixed —A com- 

 panion strain to the preceding, but having the large 



double flowers composed of broad silky petals with smooth 

 or plain edges, in contrast to the flnely fringed petals of 

 the preceding type. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



PORTULACA-Or Mexican Rose. 



There are scarcely any flowers in cultivation that make 

 such a dazzling display of color as a bed of Portulacas. 

 They are in bloom from about the first of Juh' till killed by 

 frost in Autumn. Tender annual; about six or eight 

 inches high. The}' will stand anj' amount of dry weather. 



Finest Single, Mixed.— -This embraces the greatest 

 varietj' of colors and markings. Flowers are self-colored in 

 rich glowing shades, and the plants are brightly striped 

 and flaked with contrasting colorings. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 35c. 



Double Rose- Flowered, Mixed. — This strain is 

 unsurpassed for brilliancy and beauty. From our choice 

 strain more than half the plants will produce magniflcent 

 double flowers ; single-flowered plants can be pulled out, 

 leaving the double ones to spread over the entire surface of 

 the bed. Pkt., 5c.; oz., $1.50. 



Primrose, Evening 



(Enothera.) <^s. 



(p2) The Primrose is chiefly f^ 

 valuable as a greenhouse or win- ^ 

 dow plant, and is fine for Winter 

 and Spring blooming, being as 

 easily grown as a geranium. It 

 delights in a cool place and a rich 

 soil composed of two parts of 

 loam to one of decayed manure 

 and leaf-mold. If intended for 

 outdoor culture, the seed must be 

 sown under glass and shaded dur- 

 ing the hot weather, keeping the 

 plants well watered. Packet, 5c. 



Salvia=Splendens. 



(Large-Flowering Scarlet Sage.) 



Under our hot Summer .sun this flame-colored 

 beauty" is the most gorgeous of all plants For months 

 the blaze of flaming scarlet is intense!}' brilliant, with great 

 spikes of bloom completely concealing the foliage. A 

 single plant will carry as many as two hundred spikes of 

 flowers, each spike ten to twelve inches in length. A 

 "packet" contains more than one hundred seeds. Pkt. 5c. 



SENSITIVE PLANT. 



( Mimosa pudica. ) 



The Sensitive Plant is a tender anntial of open branch- 

 ing growth, having flnely cut foliage with numerous small, 

 round, feathery, pink flowers. It is most valued, however, 

 for the curious leaves, which close instantly even when 

 lightly touched, remaining tightly closed for some time 

 until they slowly reopen. The plant is a lover of warmth, 

 and seed should not be sown until trees are out in full leaf ; 

 or they may be grown as pot-plants from seed started in a 

 ■warm sunny window early in Spring. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 40c. 



8 LARGE 5-CENT PACKAGES OF FLOWER SEED 25 CENTS. 



