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



SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



In the following pages is offered a carefully chosen list of Flower Seeds, in which no want of the flower- 

 garden has been neglected, the numerous varieties insuring a wide range of color, form, height, habit and 

 season, thus permitting selection for any and every ornamental purpose. 



We sell six 5-cent packets of seeds for 25 cents. Thirteen 5-cent packages for 50 cents. 10-cent packets 

 count as two 5-cent packets. 



All Flower Seeds mailed free on receipt of price quoted. Cultural directions on each packet. 



MARGUERITE CARNATION— The plants of this 

 wonderfully fine strain may be made to flower in four 

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

 grant, and appear in very attractive shades of color. 

 One of the best "pinks" in cultivation. Packet, 5c. 



CENTAUREA (BACHELOR'S BUTTONS).— Pop- 



ular Everlastings, bearing hundreds of clover-like 

 heads of different colors. Useful also for bedding and 

 borders. Packet, 5c. 



CASTOR BEAN, OR R I CI N US.— Tall, majestic 

 plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy green,- brown 

 or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet, or 

 of green, prickly fruit. Ofvery quick growth in rich 

 soil. Tender annual; six to fifteen feet high. Packet, 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 seven 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. 



CONVOLVUT.US MINOR (DWARF MORNING 

 GLORY). — Dwarf plants of trailing, branching habit, 

 each covering a space about two 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; one foot high. Mixed, Packet, 5c. 



CYPRESS VINE.— A most beautiful climber with 

 delicate, dark green, feather foliage, and an abun- 

 dance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet, or white 

 blossoms, which contrast most effectively with the 

 graceful foliage. Tender annual; about fifteen feet 

 high. Mixed, Packet, 5c. 



FOUR O'CLOCK (MARVEL OF PERU).— The 



plants are large, and each needs three or four feet 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. 



Mignonette 



ASTERS. — 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, 

 four to six 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 espe- 

 cially brilliant if grown in rather poor soil. Packet, 5c. 



BALLOON VINE.— Remarkable for its inflated 

 membraneous capsules containing the seed. It is 

 sometimes called "Love-in-a-Puff." A rapid and grace- 

 ful climber. Flowers white. Tender annual; six feet 

 high. Packet, 5c. 



BALSAM (LADY'S SLIPPER, OR TOUCH-ME- 

 NOT). — Our Camellia-flowered strain produces the fin- 

 est double blooms, and is quite a revelation compared 

 with the old varieties. Sow in rich soil for the finest 

 blooms. Packet, 5c. 



CALLIOPSIS, 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 con- 

 trasted. 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 six to 

 eighteen inches high. Indispensable for cutting and 

 very effective 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, 10c. 



Xastnrtium 



FORGET-ME-NOT (MYOSOTIS).— A favorite old- 

 fashioned flower, bearing in profusion clusters of blue 

 blossoms. It thrives well in the shade or open border. 

 Hardy perennial. Packet, 5c. 



