SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 39 
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Petunias (A) 
Very popular because of their free-flower- 
ing habit and ease of culture; succeeding 
in almost any soil and giving a mass of 
blooms from June until frost. Beautiful in 
beds and borders, growing 1 to 1% feet 
high. Our mixtures contain the best colors 
obtainable and are of the highest quality. 
HYBRID. Choice mixture, first quality). 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 
HOWARD’S STAR. Finest striped colors 
mixed. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 5c. 
NANA COMPACTA. Of dwarf habit, excel- 
lent for bedding. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., $1.00. 
Phlox (A and P) 
Phlox makes a magnificent show in beds and masses where 
their brilliant and varied colers produce a gorgeous effect. 
Very easily raised and afford a bright display of flowers all 
through the summer, 
DRUMMONDII. Choice mixture, first quality. Pkt., 10c; %4& 
0z., 35c. 
STAR PHLOX (Cuspidata). With star-shaped flowers, dwarf 
growth. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 75ce, 
FIMB: TA. Fringed flowers of beautiful form and color. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0oz., 75e. 
LARGE FLOWERING DWARF VARIETIES 
DEFIANCE. Deep scarlet, very compact, free-flowering. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., $1.50. 
DWARF MIXED, Selected colors, compact habit of growth, 
very effective in beds or borders. Pkt., i10ce; % oz., $1.00. 
HARDY PERE PHLOX 
DECUSSATA, Quite distinct from the above mentioned an- 
nual varieties, being very hardy and producing large heads 
of beautifully colored flowers, blooming in August and 
September. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., $1. 50. 
Poppies (A and P) 
Annual poppies should be planted as early in the spring 
as possible in their permanent places as they will not stand i 
transplanting. The Perennial or Oriental varieties should / 
be sown thinly in the spring and the plants transplanted in 3 
September. They are extremely hardy and when once es- 
tablished will remain for years, producing immense single pyyrethrum, 
flowers 4 inches in diameter, ~ ‘s 
TULIP POPPY. One of the most brilliant annuals, the flowers are 3 
inches in diameter and of a brilliant scarlet color, greatly resembling 
tulips. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 25c. 
THE SHIRLEY. Special strain mixed; fine for bedding or cutting; single 
annual. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 10c. 
CARNATION FLOWERED. Splendid double fringed flowers; annual; 
mixed. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c. 
PEONY FLOWERED. Tall growing annual, very double; mixed colors. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z,, 15c. 
DWARF PEONY FLOWERED. Dwarf annual very useful for bedding. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL ORIENTAL POPPIES® 
ORIENTALE. Very charming, producing numer- 
ous leafy stems, 2% ft. high, with large deep 
= crimson flowers, having a conspicuous black 
# blotch on each petal; exceedingly showy. Pkt., 
10c¢: 14 0z., 50c. 
MIXTURE of all the very best Oriental Varieties. | Ricinus - Castor Oil Bean (A) 
Oriental 
Poppies. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 50c. 2 Ornamental plants of strong, stately 
growth, the foliage having the appear- 
Portulaca (A) ance of a tropical plant, very effective 
hen planted in masses or as _ centers 
Very showy annual, easily grown, and very ef- ule ; F 
fective when massed in beds or edgings. A pro- cians Oy Dahlia beds. Mixed. PKt., 
,fusion of ‘brillantly colored flowers are produced ZANZIBAR . Extra mixed, Oz., 50c. 
throughout the summer, They thrive ° 
best in rather rich soil in a sunny Salvia Splendens or Scarlet 
situation. 
LARGE-FLOWERING EXTRA Sage (A) 
DOUBLE MEXED. Pkt., 10c; % Very popular bedding plant, extensive- 
oz., $1.50. ly used for lawn and conservatory decor- 
LARGE-FLOWERING SINGLE ation, bearing long spikes of brilliant 
MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 5c; %4 flowers from July to frost. It is pre- 
0z., 20c. ferable to start the plants indoors very 
a early in the spring and transplant to 
Primrose | ithe beds when the weather has become 
7 ae warm and settled; also planted in the 
VULGARIS. Old English garden fa open ground in May with very favorable 
vorite, beautiful shade of yellow. 
Pkt., 19¢; 1%4 0z., $1.00, results. Pkt., 10c; Si CPA ett 
AURICULA. Finest mixed, all colors. Pkt., See SNAPDRAC pase 134. 
10ce; % oz., 75e. 
COWSLIP oF OENOTHERA. Evening Prim- SEO CREL 
rose; free-flowering plants of easy tiva- 
tion, producing an abundance of brightly Stocks - Ten Weeks (A) 
colored single flowers, which open on ap- One of the most popular annuals, 
proach of twilight. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. either for potting or bedding. For bril- 
lianecy and diversity of color, fragrance, 
Pyrethrum (12) puofusiony and duration of bloom it is 
x Hardy extra double and semi-double mixed. DWARF GERMAN DOUBLE MIXED. 
; Ranging in eolon fram suite to deep Tem wie Pkt., 10c; 14 oz.. $1.00. 
yellow centers, ooming in May an une D ° ° 
and again in the fall. The flowers are very Scabiosa or Mourning Bride 
large and somewhat similar to the Daisy or (A) 
Josmos. Pkt., 10c; % oz,, $1.50. 
Fine free-flowering plants for mixed 
one 3 S borders and highly esteemed for cut 
Sensitive Plant Mimosa (A) flowers. The blooms are borne on long, 
Curious and interesting annuals, with pink- erect stems in globular heads in colors 
ish-white flowers; the leaves close and droop ranging from white to dark maroon. 
when touched or shaken Pkt., bc; %4 oz., 15c. Height 2 to 2% ft. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 40c. 
