MANNS’ SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 
“Flowers blossom and fade rapidly; but the good they do during their short life’s span cannot,be measured by 
words.”’ Benj. Franklin. 
Our constant aim is to supply our customers with the very best domestic and imported strains: ob- 
tainable. We spare no expense in our efforts to maintain the highest standard of quality. Our list 
contains those varieties which are most popular because of their 
beauty, usefulness, and ease of cultivation. 
Annuals are those which attain full growth, bloom and die the 
same year, and are raised from seed exclusively. 
Biennials attain full growth, bloom and die the second year from 
the planting of seed. 
Perennials produce plants the first year, which with a few excep- 
tions do not flower until the second year from planting of seed, 
after which they bloom every year and last several years. 
The class to which each variety belongs is indicated as follows: 
(A) for Annuals; (B) for Biennials; (P) for Perennials. 
AGERATUM (A) 
Splendid for bedding or pot culture, 
covered from June until frost with a 
mass of very attractive flowers of a 
tufted appearance. Very effective when 
contrasted with geraniums. Large- 
flowered White, larey flowered Blue or 
Mixed., pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 25c. 
ALYSSUM (A) 
Sweet Alyssum. Little Gem. Very 
popular border flower, coming into 
bloom six weeks after planting seed and 
requiring the least attention of all 
flowers. Very erect and dwarf, its white 
flowers greatly enhancing the beauty of 
any bed or border. Height 4 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 15c; oz., 50c. 
AMARANTHUS (A) 
Very useful in borders of tall plants, 
among shrubs, or in centers of large 
beds. One type has large feathery 
plumes or sprays of rich crimson col- 
oring while the other is grown exclu- 
sively for the brilliant-colored leaves. 
CAUDATUS. (Love Lies Bleeding.) 
Plants of erect growth three to four 
feet high, producing numerous feath- 
er BDEE ys | of rich crimson color. Pkt., 
5c$ 02., 
SALICIFOLIUS. (Willow-Leaved or 
Fountain Plant.) Grows two to three 
feet high, with long hanging flower 
heads and foliage of a deep purple 
coloring. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 45c. 
SPLENDENS. (Rainbow Plant. 
Beautiful variegated foliage wi 
large crimson flower heads. Pkt., 
10c; %4 oz., 25c. 
TRICOLOR. (Joseph’s Coat.) Similar 
to Splendens, having a single erect 
stalk of brilliantly-colored foliage. 
Pkt., 5c; %4 oz., 15c. 
ANTIRRHINUM or Snapdragon (P) 
This border and bedding plant of long 
blooming season is now one of the best 
perennials suitable for flowering as an 
annual. The long showy spikes of cur- 
iously-shaped tubular flowers with 
spreading lobes and finely marked 
throats are fragrant as well as brilliant- 
ly-colored. They are very desirable for 
cutting as the blooms are borne well 
above the dark glossy leaves and keep 
fresh for a long time. 
For flowers the first season outdoors, 
sow seed very early under glass and 
transplant to open border as soon as 
the ground is warm and dry, in rich 
loamy soil in a sunny situation, setting 
one foot apart each way and giving 
them plenty of water: or sow the seed 
in August or September and cover the 
plants with a mulch on approach of 
cold weather. These fall-sown plants 
may be transplanted into pots and 
flowered, and in this case give them 
the same temperature and treatment as 
geraniums and _ carnations. Tender 
perennial, often treated as an annual 
or biennial, attains a growth of one 
and one-half to two feet high. Special 
mixtures of the very best delicate col- 
ors. Tall mixed, pkt., 5c; %4 oz. 20c; 
oz., 50c. Semi-dwarf mixed, pkt., 5c; 
¥Y, oz., 20c; oz., 50c. Separate colors, © 
pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
Antirrhnum. 
