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Ageratum, Blue Perfection. 



Ageratum - Flossflower 



Continuous blooming, bedding and cutting 

 annuals. Flowers are tuft-shaped and borne 

 in heads. Dwarf sorts for bedding and 

 window boxes and the tall sorts for cut- 

 ting. For tarly blooms seed should be 

 started indoors in March. 



571 Tall Blue. Sky-blue. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



572 Tall White. White. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 



575 Blue Perfection. Improved tall variety 

 with deep sky-blue flowers. Height 12 

 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 



576 Iiittle Blue Star. Very dwarf and bushy, 

 best variety for edging. Bright blue. 

 Height 5 inches. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



573 Dwarf Blue. Height 8 inches. Pkt., 

 10c; 1^ oz., 30c. 



578 Fraseri. Deep amethyst blue. Plants 

 are dwarf and compact and very free 

 flowering. Pkt., 25c. 



Arctotis. 



510 ABUTUiON, Choice ELydrids (Flowering 

 Maple). PT. EVerblooming greenhouse 

 shrubs with delicately veined, bell-shaped 

 flowers. May be set outdoors after June 

 1st. Pkt., 25c. 



ADONIS (Flower-of-the-Gods). Blooms in 

 early Summer. The whole plant resem- 

 bles a very dwarf cosmos. 



561 aestivalis. AH. Scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 



600 AIiONSOA Warscewiczi (Maskflower). 

 AHH. Bushy plants 11/2 feet high with 

 spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Some- 

 what similar to scarlet sage. Pkt., 15c. 



AMARANTHUS. AHH. Showy plants with 

 brilliantly colored foliage. 



635 Sunrise. A superb new Amaranthus 

 with glowing crimson foliage. Height 2 

 " feet. Pkt., 15c; i/4 oz., 75c. 



633 tricolor splendens (Joseph's Coat). 

 Gorgeous scarlet, yellow and green foli- 

 age. Height 2 feet. Pkt, 10c; oz., 30c. 



760 ARCTOTIS grandis (African Lilac 

 Daisy). AHH. Bushy plants 2 feet high, 

 with daisy-like flowers. Petals are white 

 on top, lilac underneath. Blooms all Sum- 

 mer. Pkt., 10c; 1/4 oz., 35c. 



Alyssum, Little Gem. 



Alyssum ah 



Very dwarf-growing bedding or edging 

 plants, covered with tiny white blossoms 

 from early Summer until frost. 



612 Iiittle Gem. Dwarf and compact; pure 

 white. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 



613 Carpet of Snow or Dwarf Bouquet. 

 Plants flat and spreading. Pkt., 10c; % 

 oz., 30c; oz., $1.00. 



615 Snowflakes. The most compact and 

 dwarf Alyssum. Flowers are pure snow 

 white. Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



614 Iiilac Queen. Similar to Little Gem but 

 with lavender flowers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 



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are grouped together on pages 51 to 59 

 inclusive. 



