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FLOWER SEEDS 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM (Annual) 



1079 Valuable white Everlasting. The fully expanded flower has a yellow center. If sown 

 in April or May the plants bloom freely the same year. Height, 2}4 feet Pkt. 10c 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, "Boston" or "Japan Ivy" (Perennial) 



1082 .4 valuable climber. Entirely hardy in the most exposed places, often attaining a height 

 of 20 to 30 feet in two or three years from seed, clinging to stones, brick or wood-work 

 with the greatest tenacity. It is a great protection to walls, etc., as the leaves lapping 

 over each other, shed rain. For covering dead trees, gate posts, boundary walls, etc., 

 it has no equal. In the summer the foliage is a rich shade of green, but in the fall it 

 assumes the most gorgeous tints of scarlet, crimson and orange Pkt. 10c 



ANCHUSA 



1087 Italica (Perennial) "Dropmore" variety. A fine, large, hardy, herbaceous plant, 

 4 to 5 feet high. This new "Dropmore" variety is a great improvement on the type; 

 the beautiful Forget- Me-Not-fike flowers being much larger than others and of a lovely 

 Gentian blue produced in long, loose sprays. Invaluable for the hardy border, as flowers 

 are produced during the entire season and until late in the fall Pkt. ISc 



10«8 Anchusa Myosotidiflora (Perennial). A beautiful hardy variety from Siberia, beeiring 

 a profusion of light blue flowers resembling the Forget-Me-Not, blooms in April and May, 

 splendid for rock gardens, height 2 feet Pkt. 25c 



1089 "Blue Bird" (Annual). The perennial Anchusa, in its highest development, the Drop- 

 ^ more variety, is deservedly popular by its lovely bright blue flowers. This esteem is 

 now shared by the annual Anchusa, which grows about 18 inches high, is of compact 

 habit, and bears its flowers in a luxuriant bouquet at the top of the plant. The latter 

 are of a vivid indigo blue and of brilliant effect for the decoration of beds and borders. 

 (.See illustration) Pkt. 15c 



ANEMONE (Perennial) 



1092 St. Brigrid. These beautiful Irish Poppy-flowered varieties are hardy perennials, flower- 

 ing trom seed the second year and thereafter. Produce in abundance large simple, 

 semi-double and double flowers 3 to 5 inches across, in an endless variety of colors, from 

 maroon and brightest scarlet to flesh-pink, and from lilac to purple. Some are mottled, 

 striped, ringed, etc. For cutting they are unsurpassed and in the garden they flower 

 until after frost. From seed sown in January or February under glass the plants should 

 begin to bloom in September or October of the same year, and continue until the follow- 

 ing June. Seed may also be sown in June or July for plants to bloom in the succeeding 

 year. (See illuslralion) Pkt. 15c 



ANTIRRHINUM or Snapdragon (Annual) 



Special Greenhouse Forcing Varieties (See illustration) 

 We particularly recommend these sorts as very valuable for forcing under glass. 



1095 Ceylon Court. Canary Yellow Per 1,000 seeds. $1.00; pkt. 25c 



1096 Helen. Delicate Salmon Per 1,000 seeds, $1.0a;pkt. 25c 



1097 Jennie Schneider. Salmon pink Per 1.000 seeds, $1.00; pkt. 25c 



1098 Rocks White. Pure white Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00; pkt. 25c 



1099 Roman Gold. Rich old gold Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00; pkt. 2Sc 



ANTIRRHINUM HYACINTH FLOWERED (Annual) 



{Illustrated in Colors on Page 82) 



Before the advent of the improved modern sorts the Snapdragon was a very popular flower. 

 It was tlien perpetuated by subdividing the plants but now it is mostly grown from seed. Antir- 

 rhinums have been more rapidly improved than any other garden flower, and are grown every- 

 where. The varieties shown in colors on page 82, known as Hyacinth flowered, are a great 

 improvement over the ordinary dwarf sorts. The great size and perfect form of the individual 

 bloom combined with ideal symmetry of the spike are its main characteristics. A beautiful 

 variety for beds or borders, height 1 foot. Seed is sown in the open ground in May to flower 

 in July, but a better way is to start seeds indoors in March and transplant outdoors when ready. 



1103 Advance. Brilliant orange scarlet with white throat Pkt. 15c 



1104 Charm. Rich, glowing rose Pkt. 15c 



1105 Empress. Velvety crimson Pkt. 15c 



1106 Golden Monarch. Golden yellow Pkt. 15c 



1107 Madonna. Pure white Pkt. 15c 



1108 Melody. Salmon pink with lemon center Pkt. 15c 



1 109 Firelight. Scarlet and orange Pkt. 15c 



1115 Nelrose Improved. Coral pink Pkt. 15c 



1116 Philadelphia Pink. An exquisite shade of light pink Pkt. ISc 



1110 Mixed Colors Pkt. 15c 



1111 Collection of above 9 named varieties 1 packet each. 



.81.00 



ANTIRRHINUM GIANT (Illustrated in Colors on Page 81) 



The "Mount Vernon" Collection of 6 Giant Snapdragons 



We offer a new type of Snapdragon that represents the great advancement of this beautiful 

 flower in our Mount Vernon Collection. The flowers of this type average about twice the size 

 of those previously offered, and under favorable conditions will produce well set spikes of flowers 

 about two feet long. 

 1123 Canary Bird. 



Pure soft canary 

 Pkt. 15c 



Turn to pages 81 and 82 for Colored Plates 

 of Antirrhinum or Snapdragon. 



1125 Cerberus. 

 1127 Defiance. 



Rich carmine red. Pkt. 15c 

 Old gold color Pkt. 15c 



1133 Snowflake. Pure white, yellow throat 



Pkt. ISc 



1136 The Rose. Bright rose pink.. .Pkt. 15c 

 1140 Mixed. Choicest varieties Pkt. 15c 



1129 Purple King. 



Bright purplish red. 

 Pkt. 15c 



1141 Collection. One packet each of the 

 above six separate colors 75c 



