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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D.C. 
GENERAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS 
Containing all those sorts kaown to be de-irable and worthy the attention of professionals and amateurs 
PACKET DISCOUNT. 
We sell six 5-cent packets of seeds for 25 cents. Thirteen 5-cent packets for 50 cents. Ten- 
cent packets count as two 5-cent packets. 
Ail Flower Seeds mailed free on receipt of price quoted. Cultural directions on each packet. 
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, yellow and green; well known as “Joseph’s 
Coat.” The colors being especially brilliant if grown in 
rather poor soil. Packet, Sc. 
Balloon Vine.—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; six feet high. Packet, 5c. 
Balsam (Lady’s Slipper, or Touch-Me-Not).—Our 
Camellia-flowered strain produces the finest 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 border plants, pro- 
ducing in great profusion and for a long time flowers which 
are bright yellow and rich brown, either self-colored or with MIGNONETTE. 
these colors and red contrasted. Packet, 5c. 
Canary Bird Flower.—A beautiful climber with curiously-shaped : little canary-colored blos- 
soms. Will blossom freelyefrom 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, 5c. 
Marguerite Carnation.—The plants of this wonderfully fine strain may be made to flower in 
four months. The flowers are large, double and very fragrant, and appear in very attractive 
shades of color. One of the best “pinks” in cultivation. Packet, 5c. 
Centaurea.—(Batchelor’s Buttons.) Popular Everlastings, bearing hundreds of cloverlike 
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 green, brown 
or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet, or of green, prickly fruit. Of very 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 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 Glory.) Dwari 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 biossoms, 
which remain open in clear weather till evening. Half hardy 
annual; one foot high. Mixed, packet, 5c. 
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Cypress Vine.—A most beautiful climber with delicate, dark 
green, feathery 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 three or four feet of space each way for its best 
development. The flowers are funnel shaped, white, red, yel- 
low or striped with these colors, and open about 4 o'clock in 
the afternoon. Packet, 5c. 
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. 
