For the Southern States. 



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FLOWER SEEDS. 



The following- list of Flower seeds is not very large, but it contains 

 all which is desirable and which will do well in the Southern climate. 

 I import them from one of the most celebrated growers in Prussia, 

 and they are of the best quality. There are very few or no flower 

 seeds raised in this country, and Northern houses, which publish 

 large lists and catalogues, get them from just the same sources as 

 myself; but they, on an average, sell much higher than I do. Some 

 varieties, which are bi-ennial in Europe or North, flower here the first 

 season ; in fact, if they do not, they generally do not flower at all, as 

 they usually are destroyed by the continued long heat of summer. 

 Some kinds grow quicker here and come to a greater perfection than 

 in a more Northern latitude. 



Flower seeds require a little more care in sowing than vegetable 

 seeds. The ground should be well pulverized and light enough not to 

 bake after a rain. Some of the more delicate and finer varieties are 

 better sown in boxes or seed pans, where they can be better handled 

 and protected froin hard rains or cold weather; the other kinds do 

 not transplant well, and are better sown at once where they are to 

 remain, or a few seeds may be sown in small pots to facilitate trans- 

 l)lanting into the garden without disturbing the plants, when large 

 enough. Some have very fine seeds, which the mere pressing of the 

 hand or spade to the soil will cover; others may be covered one-foilrth 

 of an inch, according to their size. Watering should be done care- 

 fully, and if not done with a syringe, a watering pot, where the holes 

 of the spout are very fine, should be used. 



By setting the plants out, or sowing the seeds in the border, con- 

 sideration should be taken of the height, so that the taller varieties 

 may be in the middle and the dwarf kinds on the edge of the bed. 



The seeds are put up at ten cents a package, fifteen packages for 

 one dollar, except a few rare or costly kinds, where the price is noted. 

 All flower seeds in packages are mailed free of postage to the pur- 

 chaser. Where there is more than one color, I generally import them 

 mixed, as I find that most of my customers do not wish to purchase 

 six packages, or more, of one variety, in order to get all the colors. 

 One package of Asters, Zinnia, Phlox, Chinese Pink, German Stocks, 

 Petunia, Portulaca, and others, will always contain an equal mixture 

 of the best colors. 



