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MANN & CO 



WASHINGTON , D . G 



SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



In rhe following pages is offered a carefully chosen list of 

 FLOWER SEEDS, in which no want of the flower garden has been 

 neglected, the numerous varieties insuring a wide range of color, 

 form, height, habit and season, thus permitting selection for any 

 and every ornamental purpose. 



All Flower Seeds mailed free on receipt of price quoted. 

 Cultural directions on each packet. 



Petunia 



^ASTERS — Of all garden flowers from seed, there is none that 



gives more satisfaction than the Aster. There is an early, medium 

 and late sort now of rare beauty, so that you can have flowers from 

 June until frost. Our sorts are the best. Packet, 5c. 



ALYSSUM, SWEET.— Of dwarf, compact habit, 4 to 6 inches 

 in height. It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a 

 solid mass of white from spring to late in autumn. Packet, 5c. 



AMARANTHUS (JOSEPH'S COAT).— Tricolor; a hardy 

 annual with leaves of red and green; well known as "Joseph's Coat," 

 the colors being especially brilliant if grown in rather poor soil. 

 Packet, 10c. 



BALLOON VINE. — Remarkable for its inflated membraneous 

 capsules containing the seed. It is sometimes called "Love-in-a- 

 Puff"." A rapid and graceful climber. Flowers white. Tender annual; 

 6 feet high. Packet, 5c. 



BALSAM (LADY^S SLIPPER, or TOUCH-ME-NOT).— Our 



Camellia-flowered strain produces the finest double blossoms, and is 

 quite a revelation compared with the old varieties. Sow in rich soil 

 for the finest blooms. Packet, 5c. 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS.— Very showy border plants, 

 producing in great profusion and for a long time flowers which are 

 bright yellow and rich brown, either self-colored or with these colors 

 and red contrasted. Packet, 5c. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER.— A beautiful climber with 

 curiously-shaped little canary-colored blossoms. Will blossom freely 

 from July until killed by frost. Tender annual. Packet, 5c. 



CANDYTUFT. — Showy, branching plants, 6 to 18 inches high- 

 Indispensable for cutting and very eflcctive in beds or masses. If 

 sown in spring will blossom from July to September, or in the fall 

 will blossom from May to July. Hardy annual. Fine mixed. 

 Packet, 5c. 



P MARGUERITE CARNATION.— The plants of this wonder- 

 fully fine strain may be made to flower in 4 months. The flowers are 

 large, double and very fragrant, and appear in very attractive shades 

 of color. One of the best "pinks" in cultivation. Packet, 10c. 



CENTAUREA (BACHELOR'S BUTTONS).— Popular Ever- 

 lastings, bearing hundreds of clover-like heads of diff^erent colors. 

 Useful also for bedding and borders. Packet, 5c. 



CASTOR BEAN,. OR RICINUS.— Tall, majestic plants for 

 lawns, with leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed metallic hue 

 and long spikes of scarlet, or of green, prickly fruit. Of very quick 

 growth in rich soil. Tender annual; 6 to 15 feet high. Packet, 5c. 



COSMOS. — Of all fall flowers there is none that has become so 

 popular as Cosmos. Sow the seed in March, April and May, and will 

 bloom in September. Does best in light, rich soil, in sunny places; 

 grows about 7 feet high. Flowers are borne on long stems in clusters 

 of pink, dark pink and white colors. Fine for house and church 

 decorations. Packet, 5c. 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR (DWARF MORNING GLORY).— 



Dwarf plants of trailing, branching habit, each covering a space 

 about 2 feet in diameter. At midday they are completely covered 

 with a mass of pure white and brilliant many-colored blossoms, 

 which remain open in clear weather till evening. Half-hardy annual; 

 1 foot high. Mixed. Packet, 5c. 



CYPRESS VINE.— A most beautiful climber with delicate dark 



green feather foliage and an abundance of bright star-shaped rose, 



' scarlet or white blossoms, which contrast most efl^ectively with the 



graceful foliage. Tender annual; about 15 feet high. Mixed. 



Packet, 5c. 



FOUR O'CLOCK (MARVEL OF PERUO— The plants are 

 large, and each needs 3 or 4 feet of space each way for its best devel- 

 opment. The flowers are funnel-shaped, white, red, yellow or striped 

 with these colors and open about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. 

 Packet, 5c. 



FORGET-ME-NOT (MYOSOTIS).— A favorite old-fashioned 

 flower, bearing in profusion clusters of blue blossoms. It thrives well 

 in the shade or open border. Hardy perennial. Packet, 5c. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (CALIFORNIA POPPY).— The State 



flower of California. A genus of the Poppy family, fully as valuable 

 as the common poppy for garden ornamentation, as it blooms almost 

 continually throughout the season. A bed of these in full bloom is 

 most handsome and beautiful in color. Hardy annuals; height 1 foot. 

 Mixed. Packet, 5c. 



FOXGLOVE (DIGITALIS).— Grows to the height of 3 or 4 

 feet, aff"ording dense spikes of brilliantly-colored flowers, which are 

 terminal and half as long as the height of plant. Colors white, 

 lavender and rose. A valuable flower in every perennial garden; 

 does not usually blossom until the second year. Hardy biennials or 

 perennials. Packet, 5c. 



GOURD (CUCURBITA).— A tribe of climbers with curiously 

 shaped and colored fruit. Being of rapid growth, they are fine to 

 cover old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. Tender annual; 10 or 20 



feet high. 



DISH CLOTH. — A rapid climber, having long green fruit, the 

 inside fibrous mass of which, when the shell seeds are removed, 

 makes an excellent bath sponge. Packet, 5c. 



ORANGE. — The well-known Mock Orange. Packet, 5c. 



PEAR-SHAPED. — Striped yellow, green and cream. Packet. 

 5c. 



HELIOTROPE. — Highly valued for the fragrance of their 

 flowers and duration of bloom. Half-hardy perennial, blooming the 

 first year from seed. Dark varieties. Mixed. Packet, 10c. 



WALKER'S EXCELSIOR PLANT FOOD 



The Essence of Plant-life 



FOR HOUSE PLANTS AND FLOWER GARDENS 



An odorless preparation, com- 

 bining in a concentrated and soluble 

 form every element required in 

 plants and flowers to produce 

 vigorous crowth and a profusion of 

 flowers Wonderful results are 

 obtained after one or two appli- 

 cations. It is immediately soluble 

 in water, and available to plant- 

 life from the moment of applica- 

 tion. 



W A I, K E R • S EXCELSIOR 

 PLANT FOOD assists in retaining 

 moisture. Will mature plants from 

 two to three weeks earlier. Where 

 the plant food has been used, cut- 

 worms and wircworms cannot live. 



The 12-paee booklet, the "Window Garden — How to Make It a 

 Success," is furnished FREE with every can of the food. Sold in 

 powdered form and is used dry or by dissolving in water. 



S-oz. size, making 6 gallons $ .25 



12-oz. size, making 15 gallons 40 



S-lb. size, making 100 gallons l.SO 



