SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 37 
Gaillardia Grandiflora (P) 
A very showy flower easily raised from seed. Should be sown 
early to produce large plants which will bloom profusely the 
first year. Very beautiful in beds or borders and very useful 
for cutting. Extra fine mixed. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 55c. 
Globe Amaranth - Gomphrena (A) 
Similar in type to Bachelor’s Button but having flowers of 
perfect globe shape. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5e; %4 oz., 15e. 
Helichrysum - Everlasting Flower (A) 
Also called Immortelles and Strawflowers. The Helichrysum 
is the most beautiful of all the everlastings. The plants grow 
from two to three feet high and are literally covered with fine, 
large, double flowers in a variety of brilliant colors. The blooms 
should be cut as soon as they are open, tied in small bunches 
and dried slowly in a dark cool place, hanging the flowers down- 
ward to keep the stems straight. 
MONSTROSUM. Double, first quality, mixed. Pkt., 5c and 10c; 
% oz., 15c; oz., 50c. 
Heliotrope (P—Half Hardy) 
The delightful fragrance and duration of bloom of this flower 
makes it a garden favorite. Can be grown from seed as easily 
as Verbenas, and should be started early so that large plants 
may be had for bedding out, The colors of the blossoms range 
from white through all shades of violet to the deepest purple. 
NEW HYBRID. Large flowered mixed. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., %5c. 
Hesperis Matronalis - Sweet Rocket (P) 
oy 5 Old-fashioned garden 
= 5 plants growing 2 to 3 
ft. high, bearing spikes 
of white or purple flow- 
ers, Excellent for plant- 
among shrubbery. Pkt., 
5e; %4 oz., 15e; 0oz., 45¢e. 
ing in a border or’ 
©) Gailardia. 
Hollyhock (P) 
Tall old-fashioned garden perennial of great beauty, very useful as a back- 
ground to a flower garden. The large, richly colored blossoms are crowded 
around the strong flowering stalks. Seed planted in open ground in June or 
July will’ furnish blooms the following summer. 
DOUBLE MIXED. Extra fine quality. Pkt., 10e; % oz., 60c. 
SINGLE MIXED. Large, very artistic blooms. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 35c. 
Kochia - Summer Cypress (A) 
Quick growing hedge plant about two and one-half feet high. Very sym- 
metrical and attractive, the bushes taking on a distinctive red tinge late in 
the summer; for this reason often called Mexican Fire Bush, Pkt., 5c; 0z., 
15e. 
Larkspur (A) 
One of the best known of garden flowers and if planted in April will pro- 
duce flowering plants by the first of July and continue to bloom until frost. 
IMPERIAL DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 15c. 
For Perennial Larkspur see Delphinium, 
Lantana (P—Half Hardy) 
One of the most desirable greenhouse or bedding plants, constantly in bloom, 
somewhat resembling Verbenas; 2 to 3 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. 
Lobelia (P) 
ERINUS COM- 
PACTA. This 
charming vari- 
ety forms com- 
pact bushes 
Hollyhocks. 
about 6 inches high and are covered with bloom 
throughout the season. Highly desirable for edging 
and garden decoration as well as for pot culture. 
They flower the first season from seed. Pkt., 10c; % 
oz., 75ec. 
Lupinus (A) 
Free-flowering, easily grown annuals with long grace- 
ful spikes of richly colored, pea-shaped flowers. Prefers 
a little shade 2 feet high. 
ANNUAL MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 5¢; oz., 15c. 
PERENNIAL MIXED, Blooms in May and June. 3 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c. 
Lychnis (P) 
Handsome hardy perennial plants of easy culture, for 
massing in beds and borders; blooming the first year if 
sown early. Very popular by reason of their beauty and 
ease of culture. Also called Maltese Cross, Jerusalem 
Cross, Lamp Flower and Burning Star. 1 foot high. 
CHALCEDONICA. Scarlet or white. Pkt., 10c; 44 0z., 350. 
HAAGEANA HYBRIDA. Brilliant colors mixed. Pkt., 
10c; % oz., 75c. 
VISCARIA SPLENDENS (Ragged Robin). Bright rose- 
red, very showy. Pkt., 5c; %4 oz., 15c. 
Heliotrope. 
