92 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
FLOWER SEEDS | 
The following list of Flower seeds is not very large, but it contains all whichis 
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 Kurope 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 ina 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 from 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 transplanting 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-fourth of an inch, according totheir size. Watering should be 
done carefully, 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, consideration 
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 purchaser. 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. 3 
Althea Rosea. Hollyhock. This | of all shades, from white to dark purple 
flower has been much improved of late 
years, and is very easily cultivated. Can |! 
be sown from October till April. 
hardy ; from four to six feet high. 
Alyssum maritimum. Sweet 
Alyssum. Very free flowering plants, 
about six inches high, with white 
flowers ;very fragrant. Sow from October 
till April. 
Antirhinum majus. Snapdragon. 
Choice mixed. Showy plant of various 
colors. About two feet high. Should be 
sown early, if perfect flowers are desired. 
Sow from October till March. 
Aster. (Queen Margaret. German 
Quilled. Perfect double quilled flower, 
Very 
and crimson. Oneand a half feet high. 
Aster. Trufaut’s Peony-Flowered 
Perfection. Large double pxony-shaped 
fiowers, of fine mixed colors; one of the 
best varieties. Two feet high ; sow from 
December till March. Asters should be 
sown in a box or in pots, and kept in a 
green-house,. or near a window; when 
large enough,transplant into the border. 
Take a shovel of compost and mix with 
the ground before planting. Put three 
to four plants together, and they will 
show better. They can be cultivated in 
pots. 
Adonis autumnalis. Flos Adonis 
or Pheasant’s Eye. Shewy crimson 
