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FLOWE^R SEEDS 



TEN 6c PAPERS, MAILED, FOR 25c, OR FOUR 10c PAPERS FOR 25c. ORDER BY NUMBERS. 



GENEBAI. DIRECTIONS FOB CUIiTIVATIOIT. 



Hardy Tlower Seeds should be sown in the open, after dang-er of frost is past, in well-worked and moist soil. Seeds of 

 medium size, put at depth of one-quarter to one-half inch. Very fine seeds, press into the soil, and cover slig'htly with a 

 little sand or sphagnum moss. If seed is not deep, water frequently. When up, transplant from two to twelve inches apart, 

 according' to variety of plants. Do not leave too thick, as the plants will he weak and spindling. Keep weeds out of the 

 fiower beds. Annuals may he planted in early spring, and bloom the first season only. Biennials bloom the second year from 

 seed and then die. Perennials bloom the second year from seed, and plants live to bloom during successive years. 



Varieties marked ("A") stand for Annuals. Marked ("B") Biennials. Marked ("P") Perennials. 



1. AGBBATUM — Mixed (A) — Feathery flowers borne lit 

 dense clusters, blooming nearly all summer, and useful for 

 boufiuets. borders or bedding-. Mostly White aand Blue blooms. 

 Packet, 5c. each. 



33. SBMPIiB'S BRANCHING-, MIXED (A) — A choice 

 strain of American-grown Asters, which has, by careful selec- 

 tion, been brought to a high degree of excellence. Packet, lOc, 



TOM THUMB AT.YSSUM. 



2. AI^YSSUM, Sweet (A) — Small white flowers of delicate 

 fragrance. Sow seed in open ground, very early in spring. 

 ^Packet 5c. " oz. 20c. 



11. 'AI.YSSTJM (A) (Tom Thumb)— Of dwarf, compact 

 habit, each plant covering a circle from 15 to SO inches. It 

 will bloom when small, and remain covered with bloom from 

 spring to autumn. Oz., 25c. Packet, 5c. 



20. AMARANTHUS, MIXBD (A) — Showy blooming plants, 

 with long racemes of curious-looking flowers and brilliant 

 foliage; half-hardv annuals. Packet, 5c. 



21. AMARANTHUS, TRI-COI.OB (Joseph's Coat) (A) — 

 Red, yellow and green foliage; 2 feet. Packet, 5c. 



22. AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS (I.ove X.ies Bleeding) 

 (A) — Graceful and handsome flowers of blood-red hue. 

 Packet, 5c. 



24. ANTIRRHINUM, MIXED (P) — (Snapdragon)— Half- 

 hardy, growing from I'i to 3 ft.; oddly-shaped flowers on 

 long spikes; easy culture. Packet, 5c. 



ASTERS 



Sow seed in March and April in cold-frame or boxes in the 

 house, covering them 14 -inch deep, and when plants have 

 three or four leaves, transplant about 18 inches apart each 

 way into well-prepared beds. 



25. CHINA (A) — Choice mixed varieties. Packet, 5c. 



26. GERMAN (A) — All colors and shades of the best Ger- 

 man sorts. Packet, 5c. 



27. TRUPPAUT'S PERFECTION (A) — A very favorite 

 class; thrifty, upright growers; flowers large, almost per- 

 fectly round, with incurved petals. The florist's preference; 

 1% to 2 feet. Packet, 10c. 



28. PRINCESS SNOWBAIiIi (A) — The flowers are pure 

 white, and are formed of short, thickly set imbricated petals, 

 there being about 25 to 30 on a plant. Packet, 10c. 



29. MIGNON (A) — A splendid new class of Asters. The 

 plants are semi-dwarf, and bear in profusion flowers of a 

 very double nature, the petals overlapping each other. Pkt., 10c. 



30. VICTORIA (A) — The most beautiful of all Asters, 

 bearing flowers of all colors and shades; the colors include 

 many extremely delicate and gorgeous shades. Very double 

 and four inches across; height, 15 to 18 inches. Packet, 10c. 



31. COMET (A) — This class of Asters has long, slender 

 and curled petals, forming loose yet dense flowers of semi- 

 globe shape. 314 to iVz inches in diameter, which resemble 

 the Japanese Chrysanthemum. Packet, 10c. 



32. DWARP CHRYSANTHEMUM FI.OWERED (A) — 

 Grow 9 inches high; surpass all the dwarf varieties in size 

 of flowers. Packet, 10c. 



33— SEMPLE'S BRANCHING. 



34. SEMPZ.E'S BRANCHING (A) (White) — Very choice. 

 F^cbot 10c 



35. BAc'hEIiOR'S button, or BI.UE BOTTI^E (A) — Cen- 



taurea Cyanus) — A very old favorite garden annual, with 

 handsome flowers of various colors. It does best if sown in 

 a hot-bed; half-hardv annuals; 2 feet. Packet, 5c. 



40. DOUBI.E BAI.SAI f CAMEI^IA FI.OWERED (A) 

 (Ziady Slipper) — One of ti.a 3iiest summer-blooming annuals, 

 free bloomers and highiy colored. By transplanting them 

 once or twice, the flowers are apt to be more double. Pkt., 5c. 



41. BAI^SAM, PERFECTION WHITE (A)— This resembles 

 the mixed Balsams in shape, but the flowers are of a pure 

 white. Packet, 10c. 



CANDYTUFT — Almost as fragrant as Sweet Alyssum; 

 very popular and useful as bedding plant or border work. 

 Sow out of doors early in spring, where they are to bloom, 

 and thin well when the plants grow about an' inch; then sow 

 again in July for fall flowers. 



45. MIXED (A) — Packet, 5c.; ^ oz., 10c. 



46. WHITE (A) — Packet, 5c. 



50. CAI.CEOIiARIA DWARF (A) — This is a magnificent 

 ornamental plant for greenhouse or conservatory, bearing in 

 profusion pocket-shaped flowers of all colors, spotted and 

 blotched in the most fanciful fashion. Packet, 25c. 



53. CAIiENDUILA, DOUBI^E (A) — Very profuse dwarf 

 bushy annuals, blooming continuously and profusely until 

 frost; of easy culture, and suitable for summer garden or for 

 growing in pots in winter. Packet, 5c. 



55. CANNA, MIXED (Extra Choice) (A)— The Cannas are* 

 desirable not only for the beauty of their spikes of flowers, 

 but for their highly ornamental leaves. They make superb 

 beds for the lawn. Soak the seeds thoroughly before plant- 

 mg, and keep in a warm spot. Very slow to germinate. 

 Packet, 5c. 



CANTERBURY BEI^I^S — Beautiful hardy biennials, bearing 

 a profusion of bell-shaped flowers of exquisite colors. Does 

 best in a rich, light soil. Height, 2V2 feet. 



60. CANTERBURY BEI.I.S, SINGIiE MIXED (Campanula) 

 (B) — Packet, 5c. 



61. CANTERBURY BEUS, " DOUBZiE 

 Packet, 5c. 



MIXED (B)~ 



