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Tte Dingee © Con^Jrd Co., West Grove. Pa. 



THE FAMOUS D. & C. FLOWER SEEDS 



The Choicest and Most Reliable Varieties. None better — the best the World produces 



ON the following pages will be found the choicest and most reliable varieties of annual, perennial and biennial flower 

 seeds, carefully described and illustrated, and our friends and customers will find in this list all the old and well- 

 tried favorites, many of the names of which have become familiar fr.om their almost universal use in the flower 

 ?=. ^ garden. With this extended list to select from no spot in the garden or flower bed need want for charming, 

 luxuriant plants suitable for any situation or soil. We take special pride in the Seed Department of our business, 

 and intend that every packet of seed bearing the D. & C. imprint shall contain the best and purest seed obtainable. Our 

 seeds are grown for us by the most experienced Seedsmen in the country, and we guarantee every packet of Seed sent 

 out by us to be of this year's crop. We buy the best, send out full size packets and eeil at the lowest possible prices. 

 Full cultural directions will be found on each packet. 



PREMIUM OFFER— $1.25 W^orth of Seeds lor $1 



Orders for Seeds amounting to $i can select to the value of $1.25 ; orders for $2 can select to the value of $2.50, 

 and so on. 4^25 cts. worth of Seed free with each dollar's worth ordered. 



^ ^ ALYSSUM ^ ^ 



LITTLE OEM.— The plants are very dwarf and spreading ; they 

 grow only three to four inches high, and each plant completely 

 covers a circular space 12 to 20 inches in diameter. Tbey soon 

 become one mass of white, remaining in full bloom from 

 Spring to Fall — each plant being densely studded wilh the 

 beautiful spikes of deliciously fragrant flowers. Per packet, 

 5 cts.; J^ oz.. 25 cts.; per oz., 40 cts. 



SWEET ALYSSUM.— The old-fashioned white variety ; very 

 fragrant, profuse and continuous bloomer. Per packet, 5 cts. 

 oz., 25 cts. 



ABUTILON— Flowering Maple 



Desirable plants for bedding out during the Summer or growing 

 In pots or boxes during the Winter. Plants grow readily from 

 Seed, some blooming the first season, but the larger and older tlie 

 plants are, the more showy and free blooming. The mixture 

 offered below produces plants that are varied in growth, form and 

 color of the flowers. Some are of dwarf, compact, bus-hy growth, 

 while others are tall and well branded. The foliage is extremely 

 ornamental, while the large flowers hang like pendant bells on 

 slender stems. Sow the Seed early in the Spnng indoors in light, 

 rich soil, and when well started transplant to small flower pots, 

 and the small plants can then be set in the open ground when 

 the trees are in full leaf. 

 ROYAL PRIZE MIXED.— A fine assortment. Per packet, 10 cts. 



ANTIRRHINUM-Snap-Dragon 



Scarcely anv one is unfamiliar with the peculiar-shaped flowers 

 ALYSSUM LITTLE GEM— THE B r ST Qf tjje Snap-Dra(]on, which open in a curious manner, when the 



sides are pressed together. The dwarf varieties grow from 10 to 15 inches high, producing spikes of large, brilliantly 

 colored flowers, which are equally satisfactory for open ground or in the Fall can be taken up for pot-culture during the 

 Winter. The Seed being small should be started indoors 

 and transplanted to the open ground, in a cool, moist 

 situation. 



Dwarf Varieties nixed.— Dwarf, erect habits, with 

 large, erect spikes of brilliantly colored flowers. Per 

 packet, 5 cts. 



AGERATUM 



This variety produces flowers of a brush-like form, re- 

 maining in bloom a long time. Splendid for massing m 

 a garden or for Winter blooming in pots. 



Ageratum Mixed.—Sclendid assortment for cutting. Per 

 packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 



BALSAM 



Camella-Flowered Balsams are perhaps one of the 

 most popular of garden annuals, and when grown in 

 rich soil with plenty of room, form well branched, erect 

 bushes wilh branches literally covered with fine, large, 

 double flowers. No flower garden is complete Avithout 

 a few of these plants. 



Burpee's Defiance.— This grand strain is the result of 

 many years of careful selection, many of the full-cen- 

 tered Caraelia-type flowers measuring 2J4 inches across, 

 showing richest colorings. The illustration gives a 

 splendid idea of the size of these flowers, and the pro- 

 fusion of bloom produced. Per packet, 15 cts.; 2 packets 

 for 25 cts. 



Perfection Camelin-Flowered.— Flowers resemble the 

 Camelia in form, and are borne in wonderful profusion. 

 This mixture will produ(^e flowers t-howing a wide di- 

 versity of color, and is without doubt the finest collec- 

 tion of Mixed Balsams, outside of the Defiance strain, 

 ever offered. Per packet, 5 cts.; % oz., 25cts. 



New White Defiance,— Without doubt the finest per- 

 fectly double, pure white Balsam in cultivation. The 

 flowers are of extra large size, with broad, refleXed 

 outer petals and full double center. Absolutely pure 

 white. Per packet, 10 cts . 



A PLANT OF DEFIANCE BALSAM 



