34 J. MANNS & CO.’S SELECTED FLOWER SEEDS. 
Flower Seeds. 
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. 
Jerms and Abbreviations. - 
_._ Flowers raised from seeds are known as Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. The Annuals live and bloom for one season; the Bien- 
nials bloom the second year 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 need winter protection. ine 
As an aid to the proper understanding of the varieties comprising the following list, each name will be followed by the letter a, 
b, pl or p2, according to their nature or habits, the letters having the following significance: 
(a) Annuals, which live and bloom one season, and perish. 
(b) Biennials, which do not bloom until the second season after sowing. 
(pl) Perennials, which, once established, bloom annually. 
(p2) Perennials, which require to be grown in a’greenhouse or window during the winter, and transferred to the garden in summer. 
fr butilon. 
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 first 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. 
#emaranthus. 
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- 
ing’’(.—Plants of stiff,erect growth 
three or four feet in height, with 
numerous pendant feathery sprays 
of rich deep crimson. Pkt., 5c. 
Splendens(“ Rainbow Plant’) (a) One of the earliest and most attractive spring 
—Of stiff, erect growth, with a | flowers. Very fine for beds of edging. Of easy culture, 
single Sena ea to four eee and blooms freely the whole season. 
Bee De woe. pieats) atce es Sweet Alyssum.—tThe ordinary variety grows eight 
grown the terminal leaves take on Contec Anes : : 
: : g ght, producing spikes of small, fragrant 
beautiful colorings of yellow, white fowers. Pkt. 66.07, 0c. y 
crimson and scarlet,in most showy i 
blending. Pkt., 5c. ; Little Gem.—Very compact growth, three or four 
A Aro a Poot . | inches high, but a single plant will cover a space up to 
g aN Heed ue ee three feet in circumference. Grows quick from seeds and 
Love-Lies-Bleeding. in height freely branching and of wall ploem wace quite ots Je abundance of flowers 
pyramidal form. Both stems and narrow leaves are of a | ~ aie San. rae 300 blossoms having been counted on 
deep purple coloring, uniform with the slender feathery asingle plant. Pkt., 5c.; 0z., 25c. 
spikes. The slender branches grow in a slightly drooping 
manner, producing a graceful effect, and suggesting the #rsters-China—Callistephus. 
resemblance to the fine spray of a fountain. Pkt., 5c. : 
Tricolor (‘‘Joseph’s Coat’’—This is similar to Splen- , (a) Of all the flowers in the garden, none will give 
dens, having a single erect stalk and brilliantly colored | greater returns for the time and money expended than the 
leaves when of full growth. The rich yellow and red color- | Aster, which is so well known that a description would be 
ing are rendered distinct by contrasting dark green of the superfuous. Of all imaginable colors, excep mellowed 
strong foliage. Pkt., 5c. ; : 5 ) 2 D 
of sizes varying from a small, compact button to an immense- 
1 = fl . . . . . 
rgeratum. y big flower, hard to distinguishin size and appearance from 
(a) F a ine bedi neem in the most magnificent Chrysanthemum; they make a splen- 
a ree flowering bedding plants of low growth, con- | gig : : ; 
trasting well with Geraniums. Suitable for pot culture in | Hoe oeh a sate she ae any garden, whether they be massed in 
winter or bedding out in summer. Flowering continually beds or grown as single specimens. Sow the seed from the 
and profusely. middle of March to the first of May, in shallow boxes in 
Mexicanum ( Lavender).—Blue, one-and-a-half feet | the house or in a spent hot bed. When the young plants 
high, 5c. are an inch high, transplant to a warm bed of finely pulver- 
Mexicanum (Albiflorwm).—White, two feet high, 5c, | ized soil, from whence they can be transplanted where they 
i " are to bloom. Moist weather is the best for transplanting. 
Jentirchinum,—Snapdragon. While distinctly an annual, many of the varieties self-sow, 
: 4 b and come up in profusion in the spring. Seed can be sown 
2) Beautiful spikes of gaily colored flowers, pro- | . : 
Facel unaienas the Pest summer untilafter frost. Dwarf | in the open ground as late as the last of May, but they will 
varieties. Best mixed. Pkt., dc. bloom quite late. Asters also make splendid pot plants, 
Picturatum.— Choice fall varieties, mixed. Pkt.,.6c, | requiring fine, rich soil, and plenty of water. 
EIGHT LARGE 5c. PACKAGES OF FLOWER SEED FOR 25c. 
