64 IJlHENRrADREER -PNIlADELPH^Wm RELIABLE-FLOWER SEEDS 



Agekatum Blue Perfection 



AGROSTEMMA. 



(Rose of Heaven, Mullein Pink.) 



PER PKT. 



1090 Coronaria. An attractive 

 free-flowering hardy peren- 

 nial of easy culture, produc- 

 ing glowing crimson flowers 

 like a single pink and silvery 

 white foliage; blooms the 

 first season; fine for cutting; 

 2 feet. J oz. , 15 cts 5 



ALYSSUM (Mad Woro. 



Pretty little plants for beds, vases, 

 baskets, edging or rockwork, bloom- Agrostemma Coronaria. 



ing profusely all summer; useful also for winter flowering. Very 

 sweetly scented. 



PER PKT. 



1101 Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. Of dwarf, compact 

 habit, but 4 inches high. It begins to bloom when quite 

 small, and the plants are a solid mass of white from 

 spring to late in autumn, and undoubtedly the best white 

 flowering edging plant in the list. (See cut.) Per J 

 oz., 25 cts. ; per oz., 75 cts 5 



1102 Sweet Alyssum (A. Maritimum). Of trailing 

 habit; flowers white. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



1103 Tom Thumb (Benthami Compactum). Of dwarf, 

 compact, etect growth; excellent for edging; white. 

 Per oz. , 50 cts 5 



1104 Saxatile Compactum {Basket of Gold). Showy, 

 bright yellow flowers; hardy perennial; blooms the first 

 season if sown early indoors; excellent for rock-work; 



1 foot. \ oz., 30 cts 10 



AMPELOPSIS. 



(Boston, or Japanese Ivy.) 

 1131 Veitchi. A hardy perennial climber, with olive-green 

 leaves, which turn to scarlet in the autumn. The best 

 and most popular climber for covering brick or stone 

 walls. Per oz., 40 cts iQ 



AGERATIM. 



(Floss Flower.) 



One of the best bedding plants, being literally a .sheet of 

 bloom from early summer till frost. Unlike many bedding 

 plants, their flowers are not liable to be spoiled by rain, nor do 

 the colors fade out. The various blue varieties are without 

 doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants of this color for our 

 trying climate. Easily raised from seed, which is usually 

 started in a hotbed or window and transferred to the open 

 ground in May. Can also be sown outdoors in May. A sowing 

 in September will give plants in bloom all winter. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



1071 Blue Perfection. This is the darkest colored of all 

 large-flowering Ageratums. Color deep amethyst- 

 blue; compact growth; fine bedder. \ oz. , 30 cts. . . 10 

 1076 Little Blue Star. A variety of exceedingly dwarf 

 and even growth; the tiny bushes, hot over 4 to 5 inches 

 high, are densely covered 

 with bright blue flowers; a 

 fine variety for edging 25 



1073 Cope's Pet. The best light 

 blue variety for edging. \ oz., 

 30 cts 10 



1078 Princess Pauline. A beau- 

 tiful variety of compact, even 

 growth, rarely exceeding 8 

 inches in height; the flowers 

 are sky-blue with white centre, 

 * the contrast being really ex- 

 quisite. \ oz., 30 cts. ...... 10 



1074 Imperial Dwarf Blue. 

 Clear blue; 8 inches. J oz., 

 25 cts 5 



1075 Imperial Dwarf White. 

 8 inches. £ oz., 25 cts 5 



A Border of Alyssum Little Gem 



Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds are offered on pages 53 to 62 



