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Ageratum - Flossflower 



Continuous blooming, bedding- and cutting an- 

 nuals. Flowers are tuft-shaped and borne in 

 heads. Dwarf sorts for bedding and window 

 boxes and the tall sorts for cutting. All varie- 

 ties are fine for edging beds or borders. For 

 early blooms seed should be started indoors in 

 March. 



575 Blue Perfection. Improved tall variety with 

 deep sky-blue flowers. Height 12 inches. Pkt., 

 10c; 14 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; 

 % oz., 30c. 



578 Blue Ball. Deep ageratum-blue. Plants are 

 dwarf and compact and very free flowering. 

 Pkt., 15c. 



AMARANTHUS. AHH. Showy plants with 



brilliantly colored foliage. 

 635 Sunrise. A superb new Amaranthus with 



glowing crimson foliage. Height 3 to 4 feet. 



Pkt., 25c. 



633 tricolor splendens (Joseph's Coat). Gor- 

 geous scarlet, yellow and green foliage. 

 Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c. 



See pag-es 

 35 to 42 in- 

 clusive for 

 other fine 

 n o velties 

 illustrated 

 in color. 



510 ABUTUiON, Choice Hybrids (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 sum- 

 mer. The whole plant resembles a very dwarf Cos- 

 mos. 



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



565 AGATHABA coelestis. PT. A beautiful, clear blue 

 Daisy, growing 18 to 24 inches high. Plants are ten- 

 der perennials, but may be treated as annuals, bloom- 

 ing in August from seed planted indoors in March. 

 Pkt., 15c. 



600 AIiONSOA Warscewiczi (Maskflower). AHH. Bushy 

 plants IV2 feet high with spikes of bright scarlet 

 flowers. Somewhat similar to scarlet sage. Pkt., 15c, 



Amaranthus, Sunrise 



Alyssum 



AH 



Arctotis Grandis 



Very dwarf-growing bedding or edg- 

 ing plants, covered with tiny white 

 blossoms from early summer until frost. 



612 Little Gem. Dwarf and compact; 

 pure white. Pkt., 10c; % 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; i/4 oz., 75c. 



614 Iiilac Queen. Similar to Little Gem 

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

 30c. 



650 ANCHUSA, Annual Blue Bird. AH. 



Until the introduction of this charm- 

 ing novelty the Annual Anchusas 

 have been too straggly to be of use. 

 Blue Bird is an upright bushy plant 

 covered with bright indigo-blue. For- 

 get-me-not-like flowers. Pkt., 15c. 



761 AJRCTOTIS HYBBIDA (African 

 Daisy). AHH. A rare novelty that is 

 surprisingly easy to grow. Flowers 

 are daisy shaped in a wide range of 

 colors and with dark center discs. 

 Good for bedding and fine as cut flow- 

 ers. Pkt., 25c. 



760 ARCTOTIS gTrandis (African Lilac 

 Daisy). AHH. Bushy plants 2 feet 

 high, with daisy-like flowers. Petals 

 are white on top, lilac underneath. 

 Blooms all summer. Pkt., 10c; V4, oz.. 

 35 c. 



