GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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FLOWER SEEDS. 



Flower seeds require a little more care in sowing than the vegetable seeds. The 

 ground should be well pulverized and lig-ht enough not to bake after a rain. Some of the 

 more delicate and finer varieties are better sown in boxes or seed pans, where they can be 

 handled and protected from hard rains or cold weather; the other kinds do not transplant 

 well, and are better at once where they are to remain, or a few seeds may be sown 

 in small pots to facilitate transplanting into the garden without disturbing the plants, 

 when large enough. Some have very fine seeds, which the mere pressing of the hand or 

 spade to the soil will cover; others may be covered one-fourth of an inch, according to 

 their size. Watering should be done carefully, and if not done with a syringe, a watering 

 pot, where the holes of the spout are very fine, should be used. 



By setting the plants out, or sowing the seeds in the border, consideration should be 

 taken of the height so that the taller varieties may be in the middle and the dwarf kinds 

 on the edge of the bed. 



The seeds are put up in 5c. and 10c. packages; 15 and 24 packages for one dollar, 

 except a few rare or costly kinds, where the price is noted. All flower seeds in packages 

 are mailed free of postage to the purchaser. Where there is more than one color, we 

 generally import them mixed, as we find that most of our customers do not wish to 

 purchase six packages or more of one variety to get all colors. One package of Asters, 

 Zinnia, Phlox, Chinese Pink, German Stocks, Petunia, Portulaca, and others, will always 

 contain an equal mixture of the best colors. 



ADONIS AUTUMNAI.IS — Flos AdoniS, or 



Pheasant's Eye. — Showy crimson flower. 

 One foot high. November till April. 



Althea Bosea. 



AZiTHEA BOSEA — Hollyhock. — October 

 till April. Very hardy; four to six feet 

 high. 



AIiTSSUM MABITIMUM— Sweet Alys- 

 ■nm. — Free flowering, six inches high, with 

 white flowers; very fragrant. October till 

 April. 



AMABANTHUS ATBOPUBFTTBIiUS. ~ 



Is covered with long drooping spikes of 

 purple flowers; four feet. 



AXABAKTHUS BICOX.OB— TwO-COlor«d 



Amaranth. — Crimson and green variegated 

 foliage; good for edging. Two feet high. 



AMABAITTHUS CAT7DATUS — I.OVe l^les 



Bleeding-. — Long racemes with blood red 

 flowers. Very graceful; three feet high. 



AMABANTHITS T B Z C O I. O B— Three- 



Colored Amaranth. — Very showy; cultivated 

 on account of its leaves, which are green, 

 yellow and red. Two to three feet high. 



AMABANTHITS SAI.ICIFOi;ZI7S— Fonn- 



tain Plant. — Rich colored foliage, very 

 graceful. Five to six feet high. All va- 

 rieties of Amaranthus should be sown from 

 February to June. 



ANTIBHINUM MAJUS — Snapdrag-on.— 



Choice mixed. Showy plant of various 

 colors. About two feet high. Sow from 

 from October till March. 



AQUIIiEGIA — Columbine. — A showy and 

 beautiful flower of different colors; two 

 feet high. Sow from October till March. 



ASTEB — Semple's Branching". — Beautiful 

 for cut flowers. The flowers are large 

 double, with graceful wavy petals borne on 

 long stiff stems, and the colors are clear 

 and handsome. Excellent for cutting; two 

 feet. December till March. 



A S T E B — ^Truf ant's Paeony Flowered 



Perfection. — Large double paeony-shaped 

 flowers of fine mixed colors, one of the 

 best varieties. Two feet high; sow from 

 December till March. 



A S T E B — Queen Marg-aret, German 

 Quilled. — Perfect double quilled flower, of 

 all shades. One and a half feet high. De- 

 cember till March. 



BAIiSAMINA. — Improved Camelia- 

 flowered, very double and beautiful colors. 



BAI.SAMINA CAMEI.IA FZ.OBA AI.BA. 



Pure white flowers, about two feet high, 

 used for bouquets. Sow all Balsaminas 

 from February till August. 



BEIiIiIS FEBENNZS -^ Daisy. — Finest 



double mixed variety; four inches high. 

 October till January. 



SHASTA DAISY— Burbank'a New Donbl* 

 Fring'ed. — This new one is an absolute 

 perpetual bloomer throughout the whole 

 year wherever it has a chance. 



FABIS DAISIES — French Marguerites. — 



A beautiful plant of easy culture, flower 

 white and yellow; IVz to 2 inches in 

 diameter. October till March. 



BEGONIA TUBEBOSA. — A very thank- 

 ful green-house plant with tuberous roots 

 and large showy pink, white or red flowers. 

 October till March, in flower pots. Price. 

 per packet, 25 cents. 



BEGONIA BEX. — A beautiful and showy 

 green-house foliage plant of easy culture. 

 Will do well out of doors during Summer 

 months, but requires a shady place. Sow 

 like above. Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



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