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



SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



In the following pages is offered a carefully chosen list of Flower Seeds, in whicli uo want of the flower- 

 garden has been neglected, the numerous varieties insuring a wide range of color, form, height, hahit and 

 season, thus permitting selection for any and every ornamental purpose. 



We sell six 5-cent packets of seeds for 25 cents. Thirteen 5-cent packages for 50 cents. 10 cent packets 

 count as two 5-cent packets. 



All Flower Seeds mailed free on receipt of price quoted. Cultural directions on each packet. 



MARGUERITE CARN ATION.— TTie 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 (BACHELOR'S BUTTONS).— Pop- 

 ular Everlastings, bearing hundreds of clover-like 

 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 Septem- 

 ber. Does best in light, rich soil, in sunny places; 

 grows about seven 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). — Dwarf 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 blossoms, 

 which remain open in clear weather till evening. 

 Half hardy annual; one foot high. Mixed, Packet, 5c. 



CYPRESS VINE.— A most beautiful climber with 

 delicate, dark green, feather foliage, and an abun- 

 dance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet, or white 

 blossoms, which contrast most effectively with the 

 graceful foliage. Tender annual; about fifteen 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, w^hite. red, * yellow or 

 striped with these colors, and open about 4 o'clock 

 in the afternoon. Packet, 5c. 



Mignonette. 



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 and green; well 

 known as "Joseph's Coat;" the colors being espe- 

 cially brilliant if grown in rather poor soil. Packet, 5c. 



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 com- 

 pared with the old varieties. Sow in rich soil for the 

 finest blooms. Packet, 5c. 



CALLIOPSIS, OR COREOPSIS.— Very showy bor- 

 der plants, producing in great profusion and for a 

 long time floAvers which are bright yellow and rich 

 brown, either self-colored or with these colors and 

 red contrasted. Packet, 5c. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER.— A beautiful climber 

 with curiously-shaped little canary-colored blossoms. 

 Will blossom freely from 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, 10c. 



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Nasturtium 



FORGET-ME-NOT (M YOSOTIS).— A favorite old- 

 fashioned flower, bearing in profusion clusters of 

 blue blossoms. It thrives well in the shade or open 

 border. Hardy perennial. Packet, oc. 



