HIGH QUALITY FLOWER SEEDS 



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MANN'S SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 



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 maintain 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 planting 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- Aster 



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. 75c. 



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. 75c. 



ANTIRRHINUM (SNAPDRAGON). P.— This is a well- 

 known and valuable plant, bearing long spikes of many 

 colored flowers throughout the season. Fine for cutting as 

 well as garden display. A hardy annual but sometimes lives 

 over to the second year. Seed rather slow to sprout. 

 Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI (EMERALD 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 "Ever- 

 lasting," growing about 15 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 

 summer 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 membra- 

 neous 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 Cameillia-flowered strain produces the finest double 

 blossoms, and is quite a revelation compared with the old 

 varieties. Sow in rich soil for the finest blooms. Pkt. 10c, 

 oz. 75c. 



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 greatei 

 part of the summer with a profusion of pretty blue or white 

 flowers, suitable for edgings, small beds or pot culture ; 

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



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 blos- 

 som 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 thi 

 wonderfully fine strain may be made to flower in 4 months 

 The flowers are large, double and very fragrant, and appea,' 

 in very attractive shades of color. One of the best "pinks' 

 in cultivation. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.25. 



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 bor- 

 ders, 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 BUTTONS). A.— Popular 

 Everlastings, bearing hundreds of cloverlike heads of different 

 colors. Useful also for bedding and borders. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. 



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. 



CAMPANULA (CANTERBURY BELLS).— This old-fash- 

 ioned flower is a favorite with all. Stately and showy, and of 

 the easiest culture. The seeds should be sown about April, in 

 finely prepared, rich soil. Hardy Biennial. Pkt. 10c. 



COCKSCOMB DWARF MIXED. A.— Showy dwarf grow- 

 ing plants bearing large velvety combs. If the combs are 

 cut before frost they may be dried and used for winter 

 decoration. Pkt. 10c. 



