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Choice Flower Seeds f or Fall Planting 



FOR GARDEN, PARLOR, CONSERVATORY AND GREENHOUSE 



Many hardy sorts of flower seeds succeed best if sown in the open border during 

 August, September and October. Some hardy annuals, when sown late in the Fall, so 

 that the seeds will remain dormant in the ground during Winter, will start earlier in the 

 Spring, thrive better and flower sooner than if sown in Spring. Such hardy sorts as 

 Columbine, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Pink, Sweet William, etc., that do not bloom until the 

 second season, unless started very early in Spring, are particularly recommended for 

 Fall planting. They should be sown early enough to make pretty good plants before 

 very cold weather — say not later than first of October. Then they will flower freely the 

 next Summer. 



South of Central Ohio, fall sowings of flower seeds are particularly to be recom- 

 mended both for the hardy and half-hardy varieties. 



Besides the hardy sorts suited to Fall sowing in the garden, our list below embraces 

 many tender varieties which should be soAvn in pots or shallow wooden boxes of finely 

 sifted soil, for Winter and Spring blooming in the house. With a little care and at 

 trifling expense for bulbs and seeds, a world of pleasure and comfort can be had from a 

 few flowers in the house in Winter. 



Our Flower Seeds are all procured from, the best sources in Europe 

 and America, and are of the very highest quality, 



PER PKT. 



PER PKT. 



AGI^RATUM, Imperial Dwarf White, 



Valuable for cut flowers in Winter .... 05 



Tom Thumb, Dwarf Blue. Deli- 

 cate blue flowers, beautiful in bouquets . . 05 

 " Lasseauxi, rose colored ....... 05 



" Conspicuum, valuable for Winter; 



white . , , 05 









ALYSSUM. 



AI^YSSVM, Sweet. Flowers all Winter in the 



house if sown in Fall. Pure white . . . . 



" I^ittle Gem, especially adapted for 



edging 



BAIfSAM, Double Solferino, satiny -white, 



streaked and spotted with crimson and 



lilac 



" Double Cawieilia, double as Camellias, 

 white, bltHchcd with various colors . . . . 

 Double Pure White, fine for florists ; 

 nearly every flower is double 



" Double dark red {.Itrosattg^uinca 



/>/rn;ssi))i(t\, a very double, dark red variety 



" Mixed double dwarf, about one foot 

 high 



BA1,SA3I, Mixed double tall, about two feet 



high 



BlEiG-O'NIA, fihrous-rooted varieties — 



" HeXy ornamental leaved. Choice i>iixcd . 

 " SemperAorens alba, pure white . . 

 " " rosea, rose colored . 



" " Vernon, foliage deep 

 green, broadly margined with bronze and 

 purple, flowers brilliant red 15 



" tuberous-rooted varieties — 



" Robusta perfecta, robust and com- 

 pact habit; dark green foliage and large 

 double flowers, of brilhant cinnabar scarlet 25 



" Single mixed 25 



Double " 35 



CALCEOLARIA, Hybrida GrandifLora, 

 flowers of immense size; seed saved from 

 finest specimens 25 



" Rugosa, shrubby; grown in and out of 

 doors. Seed saved from finest shrubby 



sorts 25 



CANDYTUFT, Rocket {Empress), white, 



extra large trusses 05 



CARNATION, Double Red Grenadin, 



very early, charming double scarlet flowers 25 



" J^xtra choice double mixed, seed 



sa-c'edfroin tlie choicest French, German, 



Itaiiaft and English stocks 25 



" Marguerite. A great acquisition. A 

 large proportion of double flowers of various 

 colors. Sweet scented. Will flower in four 

 months from sowing of seed. With slight 

 protection will live outdoors through the 

 Winter 10 



CI^NTAURBA GVMNOCARRA, silvery 



gray foliage; drooping habit; very graceful 10 



CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA, silvery 

 white, deeply cut foliage, half-hardy peren- 

 nial 15 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Frutescens, Mar- 

 guerite, or Paris Daisy. The pretty 

 white flowers are freely produced, and the 

 plant will grow under almost any circum- 

 stances 10 



" Corouar ium, double white. 



Annual sort for cut flowers 05 



" Coronarium, double yellow. 



Annual sort for cut flowers 05 



" Coronariuwi, Sulphureum fl. pi. 



Delicate lemon yellow, double flowers . . 10 



" Superb mixed double, seed from 



the finest Chinese and Japanese varieties . 25 



