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FLOWER SEED SPECIAITIF^. ^ 



Plants of vigorous growth with 

 large, luxuriant foliage. The flow- 

 ers borne in great profusion, are of immense size — open bell form 3£ inches across. The 

 coloring includes shades from pure white to rose and from cream to golden orange Pkt. 25c. 



AGERATUM, new TOM thumb varieties 



Dwarf, compact-growing plants. 6 to 8 inches high, flowering freely throughout the 



season from spring-sown seed; splendid for bedding, edgings or pot culture. 



Snowball. Large clusters of pure white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Blue Perfection. Large heads of deep amethyst-blue flowers; plant very even in growth, 

 about 8 inches high Pkt 10c. 



Etoile Blue. A new variety from France; the finest blue sort in our trial grounds the 

 past season; habit round and compact and even; 8 inches high by 12 inches diam- 

 eter; perfectly sheeted with heads of large pure blue flowers. Very effective. Pkt. 10c. 



Blue Star. A new variety, tiny and compact, only 4 to 5 inches high, densely covered 



with light blue flowers; splendid for edgings and ribbon bedding Pkt. 10c. 



For the older types of Ageratum. see page lit 



IMPROVED VARIETIES OF SWEET ALYSSUM. 



LITTLE DORRIT. Forms perfect little bushes fairly smothered with miniature white 

 flowers; a gem for edgings and beds. Annual, 4 inches high Pkt. 10c. 



"Carpet of Snow." The old-fashioned Sweet Alyssum has been too long a favorite to 

 need any introduction here. This new variety emits the same honey -like perfume, 

 is of purer white and grows only 2 to 3 inches high and flowers even more profusely; 

 in fact, it is a perfect carpet of snow throughout the season. We have counted 

 as many as 300 heads of pure white flowers open on one plant at one time. For 

 edgings and bedding this is a very satisfactory little annual. Per ounce, 50c, Pkt. 10c. 



Tom Thumb or Little Gem Sweet Alyssum. This is one of the finest plants for edgings 

 and low beds, flowering in unparalleled profusion for months. Yi foot. (.See cut.) 

 Per ounce, 30c Pkt. 5c. 



AGROSTEMMA, white-fringed 



A new and exceedingly pretty, free-flowering garden 

 annual forming round bushes 1 foot high, which are 

 covered during the summer with large, single pure white 

 flowers 1^ inches across — having fringed edges.. Pkt. 10c. 



ACONITUM, CLIMBING 



This splendid climber from China is a hardy perennial 

 making vines about 6 feet high, clothed with elegantly 

 cut dark green foliage, and bears during the autumn large, 

 graceful trussesof dark blue "Monkshood" flowers. Pkt. 25c. 



AFRICAN GOLDEN DAISY. 



(Dimorphotheca Aurantiaca.) 

 Rare and extremely showy annual from South Africa, 

 destined to become a great favorite on account of its very 

 easy culture and its beautiful flowers. The plants, of neat 

 branching habit, grow about 12 inches high, and flower in 

 exceeding profusion. The single daisy-like blossoms, 2J^ 

 to 2?4 inches in diameter, are of a unique shade of glossy 

 terra-cotta orange, which brilliant coloring is rendered the 

 more conspicuous by the dark colored disc surrounded by a 

 black zone. This splendid annual is well adapted for groups 

 or borders; it stands the heat finely and produces its pretty 

 flowers very early in sunny situations and will continue to 

 flower during the summer months. A bed in full bioom 

 is a magnificent sight on bright days. This novelty gained 

 an award of merit at the Temple Show, London. .Pkt. 15c. 

 (see illustration on next page.) 



FULL CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS for the VARIOUS FLOWER SEEDS are PRINTED on EVERY PACKET. 



