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TRUE 



STARTING SEED IN- 

 DOORS. A month be- 

 fore you expect to set 

 the started plants out- 

 doors fill a flat wooden 

 box one 'inch deep with 

 coal ashes or small stones 

 and cover that with an 

 inch of finely sifted rich 

 soil. Sow the seed thinly, 

 cover very lightly with 

 soil and press firmly. 

 Cover with a pane of 

 glass and two thick- 

 nesses of newspaper to 

 prevent too rapid evapo- 

 ration. Keep in a temp- 

 erature between GO and 

 70 degrees and water 

 reijularly and carefully. 

 When the seeds have 

 germinated remove the 

 glass. When large 

 enough to handle, trans- 

 plant one inch apart in 

 a similarly prepared box 

 where they may be kept 

 until time to set out- 

 doors. 



Flower Seed Dapartmeinit 



The Best Seed 

 That Can Be 

 Produced 



STARTING SEED 

 OUTDOORS. A fine seed 

 bed is necessary and the 

 seed should not be 

 planted deeper than four 

 times their size. Special 

 cultural directions on 

 each package of seed. 



CLASSIFICATION. 



Annual flowers are those 

 which grow from seed, 

 bloom, produce seed and 

 die in one year. Bien- 

 nials bloom the second 

 year and die. Perennials 

 live on from year to year 

 and generally do not 

 bloom the same year the 

 seed is planted. A, sig- 

 nifies annual ; B, bien- 

 nial ; P, perennial. 



Rock Gardens 



Rock Gardens are becoming more and more popular. In most any garden at least a small 

 Rock Garden can be made. We here list a selected collection of both annuals and pei'ennials that 

 are adapted to Rock Garden culture. 



AGERATUM A. (FIoss Flower) 



795. BLUE PERFECTION. Deep ame- 

 thyst blue, brush-like flowers that do not 

 fade, and bloom from early summer 

 until frost. Height, 9 inches. A wonder- 

 ful bedding plant. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 25 

 cts. ; oz. 75 cts. 



796. DWARF VARIETIES MIXED. 

 Shades of blue and white. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 

 Vi oz. 20 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



AGROSTEMMA P. 



797. ROSE OF HEAVEN. Crimson 

 red bells against silvery foliage. One 

 plant will make over a hundred blooms 

 during June and July, about 18 inches 

 high. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1 oz. 30 cts. 



ALYSSUM A. 



798. LITTLE GEM (or Carpet of 

 Snow). Dwarf spreading plants about four 

 inches high and covered with a mass of 

 white bloom. Excellent for boxes or edg- 

 ing the flower beds, walks, etc. Pkt. 5 

 ets. ; % oz. 20 cts. ; oz. 65 cts. 



799. SWEET ALYSSUM (A Mariti- 

 mum). Trailing habit, white flowers. 

 Height about 10 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 Vz oz. 20 cts. ; oz. 30 cts. 



ALYSSUM P. 



981. SAXATILE COMPACTUM 

 (Basket of Gold). An ideal hardy pe- 

 rennial plant, flowering in May ; showy 

 golden yellow flowers ; excellent for 

 rock work ; height, 9 inches. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; 14 oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



ANCHUSA A. 



991. CAPENSIS (Cape Forget-Me- 

 Not). A splendid blue annual variety, 

 blooming all summer ; 18 in. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; J4 oz. 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 



ANCHUSA P. 



986. ITALICA "DROPMORE." A 



hardy perennial plant with flowers of 

 a lovely gentian blue ; 3 to 4 feet. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; I^ oz. 20 cts. 





PERENNIALS 





ANNUALS 





For Rock Gardens 





For Rock Gardens 







798. 



Alyssum Little Gem 



981. 



Alyssum Saxatile 



806. 



Bachelor Button 



993. 



Arabis Alpina 





(Double Blue) 







805. 



Antirrhinum, Half 



818. 



Candytuft Perennial 





Dwarf, large flowerod 



830. 



Columbine, Long 



813. 



Calendula, Double Mixed' 





Spurred Hybrids 



817. 



Candytuft, Dwarf Hy- 

 brid Mixed 



852. 



Delphinium, Chinese 



850. 



Dianlhus, Single Mixed 





Mixed 



855. 



California Poppy, Mx'd. 



851. 



Dianfhus Plumarius 



883. 



Marigold, Dwarf 



Double French Mix'd. 



858. 



Forgct-Me-Not 



890. 



Nasturtium, Dwarf 



1033. 



Linum (Blue Flax) 





Mixed 







892. 



Pansy Exhibition, 



1043. 



Poppy Iceland 





Giants 



910. 



Primrose English Cow- 



904. 



Petunia Giant Flowered 





slips 





Mixed 



1054. 



Viola Cornuta 



908. 



Portuiaca, Single M'x'd 







947. 



Zinnias, Pompom or 



1055. 



Wallflower Siberian 





Lilliput Mixed 





Full Description of Each 



Under Catalog Number 



Bachelor's Button 



AMARANTHUS A. 



976. MOLTEN FIRE, also known as 

 Summer Poinsettia. This wonderful va- 

 riety originated by Luther Burbank and 

 is the most brilliant of this brilliant fam- 

 ily. Grows about 4 feet tall. The foliage 

 is bronzy crimson, each branch terminat- 

 ing with a large crown of iridescent fiery 

 rose, resembling much both in color and 

 shape the Poinsettia. Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 

 50 cts.; oz. $1.75. 



800. TRI-COLOR OR JOSEPH'S COAT. 



Brilliantly colored leaves. Height about 

 thirty inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; 

 oz. 63 cts. 



801. LOVE LIES BLEEDING. (Cau- 



datus). Beautiful drooping red spikes. 

 Easily grown, useful for borders and cen- 

 ters of beds, height about 3 feet. Pkt. 10 

 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



ARABIS P. (Rock Cress) 



993. ALPINA. Early spring flow- . 

 ering perennial ; especially adapted for 

 edging and rockery ; jjure while blos- 

 soms April-May ; 6 inches. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; 14 oz. 20c. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON 



(Corn Flower) A. 



An old favorite, easily grown and 

 blooms profusely from July until frost. 

 Height, 2 feet. 



806. DOUBLE BLUE (Florist's 

 Strain). Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



807. DOUBLE DWARF MIXED. 



Many colors. Pkt. 5 cts.; 14 oz. 15 

 cts. ; oz. 40 cts. 



