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RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS, 



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Abu tilon (Flowering Maple) PER pKT 



1010 Fine Mixed. Considered indispensable for flowering 

 indoors during the winter and spring months, and use- 

 ful for bedding out in the summer. Sown indoors any 

 time before April, they will produce plants that will 

 flower the first season; 3 feet. Mixed colors. Special 



pkt., 75 cts SO 25 



Achillea (Milfoil, or Yarrow) 



1021 Ptarmica "The Pearl." One of the best hardy 



white perennials. Grows about 2 feet high, and from 



spring to frost is covered with heads of purest white 



double flowers. Easily grown from seed, flowering the 



first season, if sown early. | oz., 75 cts 15 



AcOnitum (Monk's Hood, or Wolfsbane) 

 1031 Napellus. A hardy perennial, growing in any good 

 garden soil, producing long spikes of blue and white 

 flowers. Well adapted for planting among shrubbery 

 or in shady corners; seed is of slow germination; 3 to 5 

 feet, j oz., 50 cts 15 



Acroclinium 



A pretty annual "Everlasting," growing about 15 inches high 

 bearing lovely white or rosy T pink flowers, which, when cut in the 

 bud state, can be dried and used in winter bouquets. A nice 

 thing to grow in a mixed border aside from its use as an ever- 

 lasting, per PKT. 

 1040 Double Mixed. \ oz., 25 cts $0 10 



Adlumia 



(Mountain Fringe or Allegheny Vine) 



1051 Cirrhosa. A graceful, hardy biennial climber, but 

 as it resows itself year after year, it might be con- 

 sidered perennial. The feathery foliage closely re- 

 sembles that of the Maidenhair Fern. The flowers 

 are tube-shaped, flesh-colored, somewhat like the 

 Bleeding Heart, and completely cover the plant. For 

 covering trellises, stumps of trees, etc., it is very de- 

 sirable. Flowers the first year from seed. Special pkt., 

 60 cts 



Agrostemma 



(Rose of Heaven, Mullein Pink) 



1090 Coronaria. An attractive free-flowering hardy 

 perennial of easy culture, producing glowing crimson 

 flowers like a single pink, and silvery-white foliage; 

 blooms the first season; fine for cutting. 2 feet, j oz., 

 25 cts 



1091 —Alba. A pure white variety, j oz., 25 cts 



15 



Ageratum Blue Ball 



Achillea Ptarmica "The Pearl" 



AgeratUITl (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 satis- 

 factory 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 to bloom 

 indoors all winter. per pkt. 



1072 Blue Ball. The compact, ball-shaped plants grow 

 6 inches high, of unusual uniformity of growth, bearing 

 over a long season large flossy flowers of a deep Agera- 

 tum blue. Makes a wonderful blue line or border. 



(See cut.) I oz., 50 cts SO 



1071 Blue Perfection. This is the darkest colored of all large flowering 

 Ageratums. Color deep amethyst-blue; compact growth; fine bedder; 



9 inches, j oz., 30 cts 



1073 Cope's Pet. The best light blue variety for edging; 9 inches. I oz., 

 25 cts 



1075 Imperial Dwarf White. 8 inches. J oz., 25 cts 



1076 Little Blue Star. A variety of exceedingly dwarf and even growth; 

 the tiny bushes, not over 4 to 5 inches high, are densely covered with 

 bright blue flowers, a fine variety for edging. £ oz., 60 cts 



1078 Princess. A beautiful variety of compact, even growth, rarely ex- 

 ceeding 8 inches in height; the flowers are sky-blue with white centre, 

 the contrast being really exquisite. J oz., 30 cts 



1079 Collection of a packet each of above 6 sorts, 50 cts. 



1070 Blue Cap ( New). For description, see page 45 25 



Amaranthus 



Brilliant foliaged annuals, growing from 3 to 5 feet high. They thrive best in a 



hot, sunny location, not too rich soil, and given sufficient room to develop their full 



beauty. 



per pkt. 



1113 Sunrise. The most brilliant of this brilliant family. The foliage is 

 bronzy-crimson, each branch terminating with a tuft of bright scarlet- 

 carmine leaves. It has been used with fine effect in many of the public 

 parks. Special pkt., 50 cts SO 15 



1115 Tricolor Splendens (Joseph's Coat). An improvement on the 



old sort, of more brilliant coloring, j oz., 30 cts 10 



Ammobium (Winged Everlasting) 

 1121 Alatum Grandiflorum. A pretty annual everlasting; flowers 

 silvery white with yellow disc; grows best in light soil. 18 inches, j oz., 

 25 cts 10 



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