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Descriptions and prices of Varieties below may be readily found in the Catalogue by referring to index on page 204. 
FLOWERING 
GARDEN ANNUALS 
and other plants that attain 
perfection and flower the first 
season from seed. 
Sorts marked 
* are best for 
massing in beds. 
African Daisy* 
Ageratum* 
Alyssum, Sweet* 
Antirrhinum* 
Arctotis 
Arnebia 
Asters* 
Balsam 
Bartonia 
Begonia Fibrous* 
Brachycome 
Browallia 
Calendula 
Calliopsis* 
Candytuft 
Carnation, 
Marguerite 
Celosia* 
Cockscomb* 
Centaurea (An.) 
Chrysanthemums 
(Annual var.) 
Clarkia 
Cleome 
Convolvulus 
Minor 
Cosmos 
Dahlia 
Dianthus* 
Eschscholtzia* 
Euphorbia Var 
Gaillardia 
Geranium 
Globe Amaranth 
Godetia 
Gypsophila 
Helichrysum 
Heliotrope 
Hibiscus 
Hollyhock* (An.) 
Impatiens 
Kochia 
Lantana 
Larkspur 
Lavatera 
Lobelia* 
Lupinus 
Lychnis 
Marigold* 
Marvel of Peru 
Matricaria 
Mignonette 
Mimulus 
Myosotis* 
Nasturtium, * 
(dwart) 
Nemesia 
Nicotiana* 
Nigella 
Cenothera 
Pansies 
Pentstemon 
Petunia 
Phlox, 
Drummondi* 
Poppy* 
Portulaca* 
Rhodanthe 
Ricinus 
Salpiglossis 
Salvia* 
Scabiosa 
Schizanthus 
Stocks* 
Sunflower 
Sweet Peas 
Sweet Sultan 
Verbena 
Vinca rosea 
Viscaria 
Wallflower (An.) 
Zinnia* 
ECOLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS 
OR BORDERS AND 
RIBBON BEDS 
Amaranthus Coleus 
Canna Kochia 
Centaurea Marvel of Peru 
Candidissima Musa 
Centaurea Pyrethrum Aure 
Gymnocarpa Ricinus 
FRAGRANT FLOWERS FROM 
SEED 
HARDY FLOWERING 
PERENNIALS 
For Permanent Beds and 
Borders 
Achillea Hibiscus 
Alyssum (hardy) | Hollyhock 
Aquilegia Lathyrus 
Aster Lychnis 
Boltonia Myosotis 
Campanula Pansies 
Candytuft (har.) 
Canterbury Bells 
Phlox (hardy) 
Pinks (hardy) 
PLANTS FOR VASES, HANG- 
ING BASKETS, VERANDA 
BOXES, ETC. 
Begonia Vernon Upright 
Maurandia Growing 
Nasturtium 
Petunia Centaurea 
Smilax Coleus 
Geranium 
Drooping Heliotrope 
Sorts Impatiens 
Alyssum Pansy 
Asparagus Verbena 
PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 
EDGINGS 
Alyssum Nicotiana Affinis 
Auricula Pinks 
Carnations Polyanthus 
Clematis Flam Scabiosa 
Clematis, Panic Stock 
Cleome Sweet Pea 
Dianthus (hardy) | Sweet Rocket 
Geranium Sweet Sultan 
Heliotrope Sweet William 
Mignonette Verbena, Lemon 
Mimulus Wallflower 
CLIMBING VINES FROM 
SEED 
Annuals 
Balloon Vine 
Canary-Bird Vine 
Coboea 
Convolvulus Maj. 
Cypress Vine 
Dolichos 
Gourds 
Hop, Japanese 
Hyacinth Bean 
Tpomoea 
Maurandia 
Mina 
Momordica 
Moon Flower 
Morning Glories 
Nasturtiums 
Sweet Peas 
Thunbergia 
Hardy Perennials 
Ampelopsis 
Aristolochia 
Asparagus 
Bignonia 
Clematis 
Ivy, Kenilworth 
Kudzu Vine 
Lathyrus 
Wistaria 
Greenhouse Climbers 
Asparagus plum- 
nanus 
Maurandia 
Smilax 
Swainsonia 
Carnation Poppy (hardy) 
Chrysanthemum | Primrose (Japan) 
“Coreopsis Pyrethrum (har.) 
Cowslip Scabiosa (hardy) 
Delphinium Shasta Daisy 
Dianthus (hardy) | Stokesia 
Digitalis Sweet William 
Gaillardia (har.) | Tufted Pansies 
Gypsophila Wallflower 
PLANTS SUCCEEDING IN 
PARTIAL SHADE 
Anemone Matricaria, or 
Antirrhinum Feverfew 
Aquilegia Mimulus 
Bellis (Daisies) Myosotis 
Canterbury Bells | Oenothera 
Coreopsis Polyanthus 
Cowslip Pansy 
Delphinium Poppies (hardy) 
Digitalis Primrose (hardy) 
LONG-STEMMED FLOWERS 
FOR CUTTING 
Aquilegia Larkspur 
Arctotis Marigolds 
Asters Matricaria 
Calliopsis Mignonette 
Carnations Poppies 
Centaurea Salpiglossis 
Chrysanthemum | Scabiosa 
Coreopsis Stocks 
Cosmos Stokesia 
Dahlias Sunflowers 
Delphinium(har.) | Sweet Peas 
Dianthus Sweet Sultans 
Gypsopila Zinnias 
Gaillardias 
Ageratum Petunia 
Alyssum Phlox, dwarf 
Asters, Dwarf Pinks (hardy) 
Begonia, Vernon } Portulaca 
Bellis (Daisies) Pyrethrum 
Candytuft Aureum 
Centaurea Sweet William 
Lobelia Verbena 
Marigold Zinnia (Dwarf) 
Nasturtium 
Dwarf 
EVERLASTINGS FOR WINTER 
BOUQUETS 
Acroclinium Honesty 
Amaranth _| Rhodanthe 
Helichrysum | 
PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 
GREENHOUSES AND CON- 
SERVATORIES 
Asparagus Lobelia 
Auricula Mignonette 
Begonia Myosotis 
Browallia Pansy 
Calceolaria Petunia 
Carnation Polyanthus 
Cineraria Primula 
Cyclamen Schizanthus 
Geranium Smilax 
Gerbera Swainsonia 
Gloxinia Sweet Peas 
Heliotrope Stocks 
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Hints on Culture of Flower Seeds 
Brief cultural instructions are printed on the back of our Flower seed packets and 
in more detail in our booklet ““Henderson’s Flowers for American Gardens” 
post free if asked for. 
SEED SOWING. 
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Most cases of failure of seeds to come up are due to unsuitable soil condi- 
It is impossible for young seedlings to send their shoots upward through soil which is 
hard and packed neither can tender rootlets pierce downward in such soil. 
in the cold frame, or the permanent bed, be well dug and pulverized. 
So let the soil, either 
Fine soil should be sifted 
on top to at least an inch in depth. Smooth down the surface with a piece of board about 8 in. 
square, to the center of which a small block has been nailed to hold on by. .Then with a pointed 
stick mark out the rows, letting them run the narrow way of the frame or box. 
Stick in a 
name label at the end of each row, and then drop the seeds in a little pinch at a time, taking 
care to spread it so that it does not lie in lumps (see engraving) € 
sown on the surface and merely pressed down, and the label stuck in the center. 
seeds one by one, aninch apart. Sift earth over all to cover them as deep as twice their diam- 
Very small seeds should be 
Sow large 
eter and then press down firmly again with the board. Hard shell seeds like Ipomoeas, Can- 
nas, etc., 
should be soaked in water 24 hours to soften before planting. 
After sowing lay over 
the bed a piece of thin cotton cloth, and water with a fine spray. When the seeds come up, 
temove the cloth. After this do not let the soil dry out, and raise the sash or pane of glass, as 
the case may be, to admit air on warm days. 
Seed sowing in permanent beds is not done until 
May 10th to May 15th, with some exceptions already noted. Note than when seeds are sown 
out-doors they should be covered more deeply than if sown indoors or under glass. Cover 
to fully three times the diameter of the seed. Some gardeners lacking a cold frame, plant all 
their annuals out-doors about May 10th, in a temporary seed- bed located along a south wall; 
protected from the sun by a strip of cloth three feet wide and as long as the bed. This is nailed 
on four-feet slats placed about three feet apart. 
and sow the seed in the same way as in a cold frame, but a trifle deeper. 
manent beds when three true leaves show. 
Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window Boxes. 
Also use this on cold nights. 
Prepare the soil, 
Transplant to per- 
15th or whenever the weather is settled. Water the seedlings and also the ground they are to 
be transplanted to, the day before, so that soil conditions are equal. = 
with a sharp stick, and if they are growing thickly together place a clump of them in water to — 
soften the soil. “true’’ leaves appear. 
Transplant when 2 or 3 
Separate the seedlings 
(See illustration.) 
This is done about May 10th to — 
