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



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Our Flower Seeds Are Selected with Great Care from the Best English, French and German Seeds. 



A Trial will satisfy You as to Their Superiority. 



TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. 



Flowers raised from seed are known as Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. The Annuals live and bloom for one season ; the Biennials 

 bloom the secorjd ye>ir after planting, and the Perennials, after becoming once established, bloom annually. Hardy Annuals. Biennials 

 and Perennials may be sown in open ground early in the Spring, if desired. They require but little protection in Winter. Half-hardy 

 varieties reed Winter protection. 



As an aid to the proper understanding of the varieties comprislns: the following list, each name will be followed by the letter o b p 

 orp2, according to their nature or habits, the letters having the following significance : ' < f 



(a) Annuals, which live ami bloom one season, and perish. 



(W Biennials, which do not bloom until the second season after sowing. 



(pi) Perennials, which, once established, bloom annually. 



(p2) Perennials, which requireto be grown in a greenhouse or window during the Winter, and transferred to the garden in Summer 



Abut'don, 



Flowering Maple or Chinese Bell Flower. Universally 

 admired ; few are aware how easily they can be raised from 

 seed, and how beautifully they flower the iirst season if 

 seed is sown early ; should be started in the house and the 

 young plants set out in the garden, but not until the 

 weather is warm and settled. They grow rapidly, and make 

 fine large shrubs, bearing elegant bell-shaped flowers. They 

 bloom freely in Winter in the house. Royal Prize, mixed. 

 Pkt.,5c. 



Jtmaranthus. 



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 maj' be sown early in 

 Spring where the plants are to stand, or 3-oung plants may 

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



Caudatus ( " Love- Lie s-Bleed- 

 i}ig"). — Plants of stiff, erect growth 

 three to four feet in height, with 

 numerous pendant feathery sprays 

 of rich deep crimson. Pkt., 5c. 



Splendens {''Bainbow Plant"). 

 — Of stiff, erect growth, with a 

 single stalk three to four feet in 

 height. When plants are fuUj^ 

 grown the terminal leaves take on 

 beautiful colorings of yellow, 

 crimson, and scarlet in most showy 

 blending. Pkt., oc. 



Salicifolius {"Fountain 

 Plant"). — Grows two to three feet 

 in height, freely branching and of 

 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 foun- 

 tain. Pkt., 5c. 



Tricolor {"Joseph'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. 



I>ove-L,ies-Bleedins 



jflrgeratum. 



(a) Free flowering bedding plants of low growth, con- 

 trasting well with Geraniums. Suitable for pot culture in 

 Winter or bedding out in Summer. Flowering continually 

 and profusely. Pkt., 5c. 



Antirrhinum.-Jnapdragon. 



ipS) Beautiful spikes of gaily colored flowers, 

 duced abundantly the first Sumtner until after frost. 

 Dwarf Varieties. Best mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



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Alyssum, Sweet— Koeniga. 



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(a) 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. 



Little 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. 



Jesters-China— Caiiistephus. 



{a) Of all the flowers in the garden, none will give 

 greater returns for the time and money expended than the 

 Aster, which is so well known that a description would be 

 superfluous. Of all imaginable colors, except yellow, and 

 of sizes varying from a small, compact button loan immense- 

 ly big flower, hard to distinguish in size and appearance from 

 the most magnificent Chrysanthemum ; they make a splen- 

 did ornament in any garden, whether they be massed in 

 beds or grown as single specimens. Sow the seed from the 

 middle of March to the first of May, in shallow boxes, in 

 the house or in a spent hot-bed. When the young plants 

 are an inch high, transplant to a warm bed of finely pulver- 

 ized soil, from whence they can be transplanted where they 

 are to bloom. Moist weather is the best for transplanting. 

 While distinctlj- an annual, many of the varieties self-sow, 

 and come up in profusion each 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. 



