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



316 Ninth Street, N. W. 

 V 2 Block North Penna. Ave. 



MANN'S SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 



Little Gem Alyssum. 



Our constant aim is to supply our customers with the very best domestic 

 and imported strains obtainable. We spare no expense in our efforts to main- 

 tain the highest standard of quality. Our list contains those varieties which 

 are most popular because of their beauty, usefulness, and ease of cultivation. 



Annuals are those which attain full growth, bloom and die the same year, 

 and are raised from seed exclusively. 



Biennials attain full growth, bloom and die the second year from the plant- 

 ing of seed. 



Perennials produce plants the first year, which with a few exceptions do not 

 flower until the second year from planting of seed, after which they bloom every 

 year and last several years. 



The class to which each variety belongs is indicated as follows : 

 A. for Annuals, B. for Biennials, P. for Perennials. 



10c PACKET. 12 PACKETS $1.00 POSTPAID, UNLESS OTHERWISE 

 NOTED. 



Vick's Branching Asters. 



ASTERS (VICK'S). A.— Mixed. 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. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.00. 



ALYSSUM, SWEET (LITTLE GEM). 

 A. — Of dwarf, compact habit, 4 to 6 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. 

 Pkt. 10c, oz. 60c. 



AMARANTHUS (JOSEPH'S COAT). 



A. — Tricolor; a hardy annual with leaves 

 of red and green; well known as "Joseph's 

 Coat," the colors being especially brilliant 

 if grown in rather poor soil. Pkt. 10c, 

 oz. 60c 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI (EMER- 

 ALD FEATHER).— One of the best plants 

 to grow in suspended baskets, window 

 boxes, vases, etc. ; for the greenhouse in 

 winter and outside in the summer. Pkt. 10c, 

 oz. $3.00. 



ACROCLINIUM ROSEUM. A. — A 

 pretty annual "Everlasting," growing about 

 IS inches high, bearing lovely white or 

 rosy-pink flowers, which, when cut in the 

 bud state, can be dried and used in winter 

 bouquets. A nice thing to grow in a mixed 

 border aside from its use as an everlasting. 

 Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. 



AGERATUM (FLOSS FLOWER). A.— 



One of the best bedding plants, being 

 literally a sheet of bloom from early sum- 

 mer till frost. Unlike many bedding 

 plants, their flowers are not liable to be 

 spoiled by rain, nor do the colors fade out. 

 The various blue varieties are without 

 doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants 

 of this color for our trying climate. Easily 

 raised from seed, which is usually started 

 in a hotbed or window and transferred to 

 the open ground in May. Can also be 

 sown outdoors in May. A sowing in 

 September will give plants to bloom all 

 winter. Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. 



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 ; 6 feet 

 high. Pkt. 10c. 



BALSAM (LADY'S SLIPPER, or 

 TOUCH-ME-NOT). A. — Our Camellia- 

 flowered strain produces the finest double 

 blossoms, and is quite a revelation com- 

 pared with the old varieties. Sow in rich 

 soil for the finest blooms. Pkt. 10c, oz. 60c. 



BALSAM APPLE (MOMORDICA 

 BALSAMINA). A. — A rapid-growing vine 

 producing apple-shaped fruits. Pkt. 10c, 

 oz. 50c. 



BRACHYCOME (SWAN RIVER 

 DAISY). A. — Free-flowering, dwarf- 

 growing annuals ; covered during the 

 greater part of the summer with a pro- 

 fusion of pretty blue or white flowers, 

 suitable for edgings, small beds or pot 

 culture ; 9 inches. Pkt. 10c, oz. $3.00. 



Single Cosmos. 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS.— Very 



showy border 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 contrasted. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER.— A beautiful 

 climber with curiously-shaped little canary- 

 colored blossoms. Will blossom freely 

 from July until killed by frost. Tender 

 annual. Pkt. 10c. 



CANDYTUFT. A.— Showy, branching 

 plants, 6 to 18 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. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c. 



CARNATION, MARGUERITE. P.— 



The plants of this wonderfully fine strain 

 may be made to flower in 4 months. The 

 flowers are large, double and very fra- 

 grant, and appear in very attractive shades 

 of color. One of the best "pinks" in cul- 

 tivation. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.00. 



CALENDULA (POT MARIGOLD). A. 



— This is the "Marygold" of Shakespeare's 

 time ; one of the best and showiest free- 

 flowering hardy annuals, growing in any 

 good garden soil, producing a fine effect 

 in beds or mixed borders, particularly 

 bright in late fall, continuing to bloom 

 from early summer until killed by frost; 

 valuable also for pot culture ; blooming 

 freely in winter and early spring. Pkt. 10c, 

 oz. 25c. 



CENTAUREA (BACHELOR'S BUT- 

 TONS). A. — Popular Everlastings, bear- 

 ing hundreds of cloverlike heads of differ- 

 ent colors. Useful also for bedding and 

 borders. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c. 



CASTOR BEAN, or RICINUS. A.— 



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. 6 to 

 15 feet high. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c. 



