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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, large-flowered Bine or 

 Mixed. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 15c. 

 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 

 Sowers greatly enhancing the beauty of 

 any bed or border. Height 4 inches. 

 Pkt., 5c; 14 oz., 10c; oz., 30c 



AMARANTHUS (A) 



Very useful in borders of tall plants, 

 among shrubs, or in centers of large 

 beds. One type has large feathery 

 plumes or sprayB of rich crimson col- 

 oring while the other is gTown exclu- 

 sively for the brilliant-colored leaves. 

 CATJDATUS. (Love Lies Bleeding.) 

 Plants of erect growth three to four 

 feet high, producing numerous feath- 

 er sprays of rich crimson color. Pkt., 

 5c; oz., 15c. 

 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; % "%•* 40c. 

 SPLENDENS. (Rainbow Plant.) 

 Beautiful variegated foliage with 

 large crimson flower heads. Pkt-, 

 10c; y A oz.. 25c. 



TRICOLOR. (Joseph's Coat.) Similar 

 to Splendens, having a single erect 

 stalk of brilliantly-colored foliage. 

 Pkt., 5c; V4 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 aa 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. Giant mixed, pkt., 5c; V-i oz., 15c; 

 oz., 50c. Semi-dwarf mixed, pkt., 5c: 

 ^4 oz., 15c; oz., 40c. Separate colors, 

 pkt., 10c: oz.. $1.00. 



Antirrhinum. 



