SW^t^'^ Selected 'piotven, SeetU 



SUPERIOR 

 QUALITY 



Classification. Annual flowers grow from seed, bloom, and die in one year. Biennials bloom 

 tin - second year and die. Perennials live on from year to year and general !j ilo not bloom 

 the same year the seed i- planted. A. signifies annual; IV. biennial; P., perennial. R-G. 

 means -unable for the rock-garden. 



Cultural Directions will be Found on the back of each packet of flower seed. 

 All Flower Seed are mailed postpaid. 



Ageratum (Floss Flower) A.. R-G. 



_ing plant blooming all summer and fall. 



650. Blue Ball Improved. Jeep rich blue (lower: 

 on 4 to 3-inch, mound-like plants. Pkt. 13c.; '^u. 



651. Midget Blue. Silver Medal. 1940 All-America 

 . r - ectmns A dwarf Ageratum that will come 

 jjA urf and true to color from seed. Plants 3 inches 



ered with little flowers of Ageratum-blue. 

 A sensational edging plant. Pkt. 20c; 'jsoz 

 - 30. 



Alyssum A., P., R-G. 



Splendid low plants for window-boxes, edgings and spots 

 in the rock-garden. Cut annual varieties back alter 

 blooming and they will repeat. 



943. Royal Carpet. A. All-America Winner. l u 53. A 



. ^ purple bloom. Grows onlj 2 inches 



»\\ md 10 inches across, lor ground-cover and 



^ 71 joz. \\J25; J^oz. 



K). 



654. Little Gem. A., R-G. Dwarf, spreading plants about 

 4 inches high cover themselves with fragrant white 

 bloom over a long period. Pkt. 10c.; Jtfoz. 43c; 



oz. Si. 23. 



655. Procumbens (Carpet of Snow). A., R-G. Each plant 

 is a Hat. compact mass of snow-white (lowers 2t-j inches 

 hig: ;Oz. 45c.; ' ..oz. 75c. 



656. Saxatile compactum Basket of Gold). P.. R-G. 

 Hardy, busl j plants. Hi to 12 inches tall, are a mass of 

 golden bloom in May. Pkt. 15c.; J£oz. 45c.; ' joz. 75c; 



11 JO. 



657. Sweet A. maritimum > . A., R-G. Trailing plants 

 about 10 inches high with honey-scented white flowers. 



SOc. 



658. Violet Queen. A.. R-G. Fragrant, rich violet-blue 

 rers on dwarf plants. Pkt. 15c; J ,oz. 40c; 14° Z - 65c; 



/. 51.10. oz. $1.95. 



Amaranthus A. 



Tall, ornamental foliage plants, some with showy flowers. 

 Do best in full sun in rather poor soil. 



659. Caudatus I Love-Lies-Bleeding). Drooping spikes of 

 red flowers on 3-foot plants. Pkt. 10c; Ytaz. 45c; 

 oz. 75c 



660. Molten Fire (Summer Poinsettia). Four-foot plants 

 h bronzv foliage tipped with a fiery head resembling 



the poinsettia. Pkt. 15c; J ; oz. 45c; ! 4 oz. 80c. 



Anchusa A., P. 



662. Capensis ^Cape Forget-me-not). A. Indigo-blue 



iring JuK and August. \]/ 2 to 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; 

 Joz. 75c; oz. 51.30. 



663. Italica, Dropmore Variety. P. Gentian-blue 

 flowers during Julv and August. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c; 

 Jioz. 50c; «4oz.90c- 



Arabis (Alpine Rock-Cress) P., R-G. 



757. Alpina. A profusion of white flowers in April ant' 

 A fine hardv rock plant. 1 ft. Pkt. 20c; %o 

 . J4oz. 80c; J4oz. $1.40. 



FLOWER SEED PLANTING GUIDE 



Flower Seed Sow 



Indoors 



Ageratum Mar. 



Alyssum, Sweet Mar. 



Alyssum sax. com 



Antirrhinum Mar. 



Aster, Annual Mar. 

 Aster, Hardy- 

 Balsam 



Calendula Apr. 



Calliopsis 



Campanula 



Candytuft ... 



Candytuft, Evergreen 



Carnation, Marguerite Mar. 



Celosia Cockscomb Mar. 



Centaurea Cyanus 



Chrysanthemum, Ann. 



Cobaea scandens Mar. 



Coleus Apr. 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos Mar. 



Dahlia Mar. 



Delphinium Apr. 



Dianthus Mar. 



Digitalis 



English Daisy 



Eschscholtzia 



Forget-me-not 



Gaillardia grand 



Godetia 



Gourds Apr. 



Helianthus Apr. 



Heliotrope Mar. 



Hollyhock Mar. 



Hunnemannia 



Larkspur, Ann. 



Lobelia Mar. 



Lupin, Ann. 



Mangold Mar. 



Mignonette Apr. 



Morning-glory 



Nasturtium 



Nicotiana Apr. 



Pansy Mar. 



Petunia Mar. 



Phlox Drummondi Mar. 



Phlox, Perennial Feb. 



Poppy, Iceland Apr. 



Poppy, Oriental 



Poppy, Annual 



Portulaca 



Ricinus Apr. 



Salpiglossis Apr. 



Salvia Mar. 



Scabiosa Mar. 



Stock Mar. 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet William 



Verbena Mar. 



Vinca Mar. 



Wallflower Mar. 



Zinnia Mar. 



Apr. 



Set 

 Outdoors 



May 1 

 May 1 



May 15 

 May 10 



May 1 



May 1 

 May 1 



May 1 

 May 10 



May 1 



May 1 

 May 10 

 May 1 



Sow Outdoors— Sow Outdoors 

 Need Not Be Should Be 



Transplanted Transplanted 



May 1 



May 1 

 May 1 

 May 10 



May 1 



May 1 

 May 1 



May 1 



May 1 

 May 1 

 May 1 

 May 1 

 May 20 



May 1 



May 1 

 May 1 

 May 1 

 May 15 



May 1 

 May 1 



May 1 



May 1 



May or late fall 

 June Sept. 



June Sept. 



May or late fall 

 May Oct. 

 June Sept. 

 May 

 June Sept. 



Mar. or late fall 

 May 



May-Sept. 



May-Sept. 

 Apr. or late fall 



May or late fall 



May 

 May 



May 



May 



Mar. late fall 



May or late fall 



May 

 May 

 May or late fall 



May 

 May 



May 



Apr. 

 May 



June Sept. 

 July 



July 



Apr. Sept. 



June-Sept. 



Apr. 



May or late fall 



Early fall 

 June-Sept. 

 June-Sept. 

 Mar. -late fall 

 Mar. or late fall 



May 



Apr. 



Mar. -Nov. 

 June-Sept. 



May 



May 



May 

 July Aug. 



May 



FLOWERS FOR SHADED AND PARTIALLY SHADED LOCATIONS 



Alyssum 

 Anchusa 

 Balsam 

 Begonias, 



Tuberous Rooted 



Annuals and Biennials 

 Calliopsis 

 Canterbury Bells 

 Centaurea Cornflower; 

 Clarkia 

 Godetia 



Linaria 



Lobelia 



Nasturtium 



Nicotiana 



Vinca (Periwinkle) 



Perennials 

 Anchusa 



myosotidiflora 



ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 



Astilbe 



Anemone japonica 



Cimicifuga 



Dicentra 



Helleborus 



Available in planls only 



Hemerocallis 



Hosta (Funkia) 



Lily-of-the-Valley 



Monarda 



Myosotis 



Platycodon 



Plumbago 



See pages 43 through 45 



Primula 



Phlox divaricata 



Laphami 

 Pachysandra 

 Trollius 

 Vinca Minor 

 Violet, Purple Robe 



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