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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON. D. C 



SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



In the following- pages is offered a careftilly 

 chosen list of FIiO'WEB SEEDS, in which no want 

 of the flower garden has been neglected, the numer- 

 ous 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. 



Asters. 



AssTESS. — 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. 



BAIiIiOON vrNlG 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 com- 

 pared with the old varieties. Sow in rich soil for 

 the finest blooms. Packet, 5c. 



CALLIOFSIS, or COREOPSIS.— Very showy bor- 

 der 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 ef- 

 fective 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. 



MARG-UERITE CARNATION. — The plants of this 

 wonderfully fine strain may be made to flower in 4 

 months. The flowers are large, double and very frag- 

 rant, and appear in very attractive shades of color. 

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



CENTAUREA (BACHELOR'S BUTTONS). — Popu- 

 lar Everlastings, bearing hundreds of clover-like 

 heads of different colors. Useful also for bedding 

 and borders. Packet, 5c. 



CASTOR BEAN, or RICINUS. — Tall, majestic 

 plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy g^reen, 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. Pkt. 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 

 G-LORY). — 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 effectively with the graceful 

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

 Packet, 5c. 



FOUR O'CLOCK (MARVEL OF PERU) The 



plants are large, and each needs 3 or 4 leet of space 

 each way for its best development. The flowers are 

 funnel-shaped, white, red, yellow or striped with 

 these colors' and open about 4 o'clock in the after- 

 noon. Packet, 5c. 



FORCrET-ME-NOT (MYOSOTIS) A favorite old- 

 fashioned floAver, bearing in profusion clusters of 

 blue blossoms. It thrives well in the shade or open 

 border. Hardy perennial. Packet, 5 c. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (CALIFORNIA POPPY).— The 

 State flower of California. A genus of the Poppy 

 family, fully as valuable as the common poppy for 

 g-arden ornamentation, as it blooms almost contin- 

 ually throughout the season. A bed of these in full 

 bloorn 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, affording dense spikes of brilliantly- 

 colored flowers, which are terminal and half as long 

 as the heig-ht 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 (CUCURBIT A) .—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 Orang-e. Pkt. 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, 

 combining in a concen- 

 trated and soluble form 

 every element required in 

 plants and fiowers to pro- 

 duce vigorous growth and 

 a profusion of flowers. 

 Wonderful results are oh- 

 tained after one or two ap- 

 plications. It is immediate- 

 ly soluble in water, and 

 available to plant-life from 

 the moment of application. 

 WALKER'S EXCELSIOR 

 PLANT FOOD assists 

 in retaining moisture. Will mature plants from two 

 to three weeks earlier. ^Vhere the plant food has 

 been used, cutworms and wireworms cannot live. 



The 12-page 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. 



5 oz. size, making 6 gallons • $ -'25 



12 oz. size, making 15 gallons -^U 



5 lb. size, making 100 'gallons l-oU 



