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Wild Garden Annual Flower Seeds 



Under this heading we offer a mixture of the easiest and surest growing 

 annual kinds that can be sown broadcast, and with little or no care will 

 produce a bright effect in places that would otherwise be nothing but a 

 collection of unsightly weeds, and furnishing an abundance of flowers for 

 cutting. In sowing this seed broadcast it is advisable to rake the surface 

 of the place intended to be sown with a sharp toothed rake, and to mix 

 the seed with 5 to 10 times its bulk of dry sand or what is better wheat 

 flour or corn meal, when thoroughly mixed it allows for an even distribu- 

 tion of the seed. per pkt. 

 4550 Dwarf Sorts. Growing from 12 to 18 inches high, 40 cts. 



per oz.; §1.25 per Jib.; S4.00 per lb SO 10 



4560 Tall Sorts. Growmg from 18 to 36 inches high, 30 cts. per 



oz.; Sl.OO per i lb.; S3.00 per lb 10 



Xeranthemum 



(Everlasting, or Immortelle) 



4433 Annuum. One of the prettiest 



and most satisfactory of the 

 Everlastings, bearing an abun- 

 dance of bright rose, purple and 

 white flowers, which are not 

 only showy in the garden, but 

 very useful as dried flowers in 

 winter bouquets. Grows about 

 3 feet high, and can be sown in 

 the open ground early 

 in May, growing read- 

 ily in any open, sunny ^ 

 position, remaining in 

 bloom from early sum- 

 mer tUl frost. Mixed 

 colors, i oz., 30 cts $0 10 



Yucca (Adam's Needle) 



4436 Filamentosa. Broad 

 sword-like foliage and 

 tall, branched spikes of 

 large, fragrant, drooping, 

 creamy white flowers dur- 

 ing June and July, i oz.. 

 40 cts 



ZixN'i.\ Mexic.ana Perfection 



DREER'S 



Xer.\nthe-mum 



Zinnia Curled and Crested 



CHOICE ZINNIAS 



(Youth and Old Age) 



The Zinnia is one of the most brilliant, showy 

 and satisfactory of annuals, and has long been a 

 general favorite, and is now enjoying a wide 

 popularity not only for garden decoration but also 

 for cutting. The seed can be sown early in the 

 hotbed or light window and transplanted, or sown 

 ater in the open ground. They come into flower 

 earh' in the summer, and keep on blooming until 

 frost. 



The Giant and Dahlia flowered sorts are es- 

 pecially fine although aO of the varieties offered 

 on this and pages 115 and 116 are well worth 

 growing. per pkt. 



4440 Curled and Crested Mixed. The petals of this beauti- 

 ful strain are twisted, curled and crested into the most 

 fantastic and graceful forms. The colors comprise all 

 the brilliant shades characteristic of the Zinnia. (See 

 cut.) i oz., 30 cts.; oz., Sl.OO SO 10 



4481 Mexicana Perfection Mixed. A very dwarf variety, 

 bearing small double flowers of unusual colorings; makes a 

 beautiful border. (See cut.) J oz., 50 cts 15 



4485 Red Riding Hood. This little gem grows but a foot 

 high; of compact form and covered the entire season 

 with little button-like, intense scarlet, very double flowers 

 not over an inch across; as a border it is highly effective. 

 I oz., 30 cts.; oz., Sl.OO 10 



4490 Single Mixed. For bedding these are very effective, 

 and are by many considered more artistic than the double- 

 flowering sorts. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 10 



4500 Tall Double Mixed. The old-fashioned tall-growing 

 double-flowering variety; 3 feet; mixed colors. Per oz., 

 50 cts 10 



4510 Zebra Mixed. A very pretty strain with striped flowers. 

 As the colors vary on each plant, they present a curious 

 as well as a beautiful appearance. } oz., 25 cts 10 



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