SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 



J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Mi 



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; % oz., 25c. 



Globe Amaranth - Gomphrena (A) 



Similar in type to Bachelor's Button but having flowers of 

 perfect globe shape. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 10c. 



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 out 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; 



Y* on., 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; 14 oz., 75c. 



Hesperis Matronalis • Sweet Rocket (P) 



_ Old-fashioned garden 



plants growing 2 to 3 

 ft. high, bearing spikes 

 of white or purple flow- 

 ers. Excellent for plant- 

 ing in a border or 

 among shrubbery. Pkt.. 

 5c; % oz., 15c; oz., 45c. 



Gaillardia. 



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 crowdsd 

 around the strong flowering stalks. Seed planted in open, ground in June or 

 July will 1 furnish blooms the following summer. 

 DOUBLE MIXED. Extra fine quality. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 

 WING MS MIXED. Large, very artistic blooms. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c 



Koch i a - 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 ir, 

 the summer: for this reason often called Mexican Fire Bush. Pkt., 5c; oz., 

 15c. 



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; Y* ox.. 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; Vx 

 oz., 75c. 



Lupinus (A ) 



Free-flowering, easily grown annuals with long grace- 

 ful spikes of richly colored, pea-shaped flowers. Prefers 

 a little shades 2 feet high. 



ANNUAL MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 5a; oz., 15c. 

 PERENNIAL MIXED. Blooms in May and June. 3 feet. 



Pkt., lOo; oz., 50c. 



Lych 



nis 



(P) 



Handsome bardy perennial plants of easy culture, for 

 massing in beds and borders; blooming the first year if 

 «own early. Very popular by reason of their beauty and 

 eas» of culture. Also called Maltese Cross, Jerusalem 

 Cross, Lamp Flower and Burning Star. 1 foot high. 

 CHALCEDONICA. Scarlet or white. Pkt., 10c; ~*A oz., 35c. 

 HAAGEANA HYBRIDA. Brilliant colors mixed. Pkt., 



10c; V* oz., 75c. 

 YISOARIA SPLENDEN6 (Ragged Robin). Bright rose- 

 red, very showy. Pkt., Be; Y A oz., 15c. 



Heliotrope. 



