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THE BEST FLOWER SEEDS 



PETUNIAS (ANNUALS) 



Sow seed 

 early in 

 spring, scat- 

 ter thinly on 

 an even sur- 

 f a c e and 

 )arely cover 

 the seed with 

 sand. If in- 

 tended for 

 the open 

 ground, 

 prick out in- 

 to a frame 

 to be kept 

 till planting- 

 out time. If 

 for pots, pot 

 singly into 

 small pots in 

 strong ricli 

 soil mixed 

 with sand 

 and shift as the plants grow 

 larger. 



PETUNIA. — Favorite, half- 

 hardy, succeeding well In 

 any rich soil. For the 

 brilliancy and variety of 

 the colors and the long duration of 

 their blooming period, they are in- 

 dispensable in any garden. Packet, 



166. ' SIlTai.E-FBINGED MIXED PE- 

 TUNIA. — Large flower.s. four to five 

 inclies across, of every liue. each 

 flower being beautifully fringed. 

 Packet, 25c. 



167. DOUBXiE PETUNIA About 30 per cent, will produce 



double flowers. Packet, 25c. 



168. PETUNIA — Double-Fringfed Mixed. — The flowers of this 

 sort being double, together with being fringed, are very beau- 

 tiful. Packet, 25c. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDll 



175. FHXiOX DSUMMONDII 

 (A). — A most brilliant and beau- 

 tiful hardy annual, about one 

 foot high, well adapted for bed 

 ding, making a dazzling 

 show througli the whole 

 season. It succeed.s 

 well on almost any 

 soil. Packet, 5c. 



176. PHIiOX DBUM- 

 MONDII — (Nana 

 Compacta) (A). — • 

 Very fine mixed. 

 This new strain is 

 of dwarf, compactlj 

 habit, and makes 

 desirable pot 

 plants; also excel- 

 lent for ribbon 

 lines and massing. 

 Packet, 10c. 



PINKS (Dianthus) 



Seed may be sown in the 

 open ground in spring 

 after danger of frost is 

 past in the place where 

 the plants are wanted 

 to bloom. Use well- 

 pulverized soil, prefer- 

 ably sandy loam. Make 

 the rows one foot to 15 

 Inches apart and cover _ - 



the seed with one-fourth inch of fine .soil, tirmlv iiressed 

 down. When 2 inches high, tliin C, to 8 inclies apart 



180. PINK CARNATION, or PICOTEE. (Choicest Double 

 Mixed Dianthus Caryophylus). — Carnation and Picoteo Pinks 

 are generally favorites for their delicious fragrance, rich- 

 ness of colors and profuse bloom. Perennial. Packet, 10c. 



181. PINK CABNATION (Biviera Market, or Gillaud). — A 

 magnificent variety of colors and shades, whicli will thrive 

 either in open eround nr pots. Packet, 25c. 



182. PINK CABNATION (Marguerite) (P). — Profuse bloom- 

 ers, producing very double flowers of all shades. Will 

 bloom all summer until frost, or indoors in winter in pots. 

 Packet, 10c. 



185. PINK — CHINA (Dianthus Chinensis) (P). — Free bloom- 

 ers, and a general favorite for bouquets; also a useful bed- 

 ding plant. Packet, 5c. 



188. PINK — HEDDEWIGH (P). — Beautiful double flowers In 

 a great variety of colors, with fringed white edges. Packet, 5c. 



Ten 5c. Papers mailed for 25 cts., 

 or Four lOo. Papers for 25 cts. 



POPPY (PAPAVER) 



This well-known hardy annual flowers in great profusion 

 tliroughout the sumiuer. As early m spring as ground can 

 be worked sow tlie seed where flowers are to bloom, as the 

 annual varieties do not bear transplanting. Pulverized soil, 

 .preferably light sandy loam, should be used. Make tlie rows 

 15 inclies apart and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine 

 soil, firmly pressed down. Wlien 2 inclies high, thin from 6 

 Inches to one foot. To insure continuous bloom during a 

 long season the flowers should be cut regularly and no seed 

 pods allowed to form. 



200. POPPY-CABNATION (Papaver) (A). — A showy and 

 easily cultivated hardy annual, with large brilliant colored 

 flowers, growing freely in any garden soil. Packet, 5c. 



201. POPPY — PEONY FIiOWEBED (A). — A magnificent 

 species, large, showy, double globule flowers, resembling 

 Peonies in shape. Packet, 5c. 



202. SHIBXiEY POPPY (A). — These beautiful Popples are 

 generally single or semi-double. The colors, extending 

 from one extreme to tlie other, are so varied that scarcely 

 two are alike, while many are striped and blotched. The 

 blooms, if cut wlien young, will stand for two or tliree days. 

 Packet, 5c. 



203. TULIP POPPY (A). — A magnificent species. The plants 

 attain a height of 14 to 16 inches, and produce from about 



50 to 60 flowers of the brightest scarlet. Packet, 5c. 



204. ICELAND POPPIES, MIXED (A). — Although hardy 

 perennials, these Popples bloom the first season from spring- 

 sown seed. The fragrant, elegant, crushed satin-like flowera 

 are produced in never-ceasing succession from the beginning 

 of June to October. Packet, 5c. 



205. POPPY — IBBESISTIBZ.E (A). — A rare and beautiful 

 Poppy, with immense flowers. Color, an exquisite rose. 



195. POBTULACA (Mexican Bose) (A) One of the finest 



hardy annual plants, of easy culture, thriving best in rather 

 rich, light loam or sandy soil; the single-flowering varieties 

 are large and brilliant, of the richest shades of color, and 

 produced throughout the summer in great profusion; fine for 

 massing in beds or edgings of rock work. Packet, 5c. 



196. DOUBLE FOBTULACA (A). Packet, 10c. 



210. ENGLISH PBIMBOSE (Primula Vulgfaris) (P) No col- 

 lection of spring flowers is complete without a few of these 

 charming little plants. A little covering in tlie late fall will 

 protect them from the severe weather of winter, and the 

 great number of flowers produced will more than repay you 

 the extra trouble. They are not as generally grown as they 

 should be. Packet, 10c. 



211. CHINESE PBIMBOSE (Primula Fring-ed) (A). — This 

 variety is much prettier than tlie English, being fring-sd 

 and of the most beautiful colors. They differ from each 

 other like the double and single Petunias. Packet, 25c. 



212. BICINUS, CAMBOGIENSIS (A).— Ornamental plants of 

 stately growth and picturesciue foliage; fine for lawns, 

 massing or center plants for ribbon beds; half-hardy an- 



2121^'. BICINUS ZANZIBABIENSIS, MIXED (A). — Their im- 

 mense leaves and gigantic plants exceed all other varieties. 

 Packet, 5c. 



215. SCABLET 

 S A G £ ( Salvia 

 Splendens) (A). 



Tall, erect, green 

 foliage. A fav- 

 orite greenhouse 

 and bedding 

 plant, bearing 

 long spikes of 

 flowers in great 

 profusion from 

 July to October; 

 half-hardy p e r - 

 ennial, blooming 

 the first year 

 from seed. Three 

 feet. Packet, 5c. 

 V4 Oz., 45c. 



216. SCARLET 

 SAGE — CLABA 

 BEDMAN (Bon- 

 fire) (A).— 



Dwarf, green fo- 

 liage, flowers 

 close to the 

 ground. The 

 finest Salvia ever 

 introduced. Pkt., 



5c. 1/4 Oz., 65c. g^yj^ Splendens. 



213. SCABIOSA— GBANDIFLOBA (P). — An old-fashioned, 



but most attractive flower. Its great abundance and long 

 succession of richly colored, fragrant blossoms on long 

 stems make it one of the most useful decorative plants of 

 the garden. Seed may be sown in place as soon as ground 

 can be worked; or, for earlier blooming, sow in hotbed early 

 in spring and transplant one and one-half feet apart. Hardy 

 annual; 12 to 18 inches high. Packet, 10c. 



