DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Flower Seed 



The soil best adapted to most flowers is light, rich loam, containing enough sand to make it 

 porous, and never plant any seeds when the ground is wet. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING, Etc., will be printed on each packet of Flower Seed, and by 

 following them any person, without the least experience, will have fair success in the culture of Flow- 

 ers. 



FOR EARLY BLOOM. Flowering soon after the seed is sown, we would recommend Alyssum, 

 Candytuft, Calliopsis, Larkspur, Migonette, Petunia, Phlox and Double Poppies. 



FOR LATE FLOWERS. Nothing can surpass Aster, Ageratum, Adonis, Marigold Salvia, Portu- 

 laca, Pansy and Verbena. • 



FOR A SHOWY BED. You need nothing better than Balsam, Dianthus, Phlox, Petunia, Dahlia 



and Zinnia. 



ANNUALS 



In this department we include not only Annuals that bloom and die the first year, but also those 

 Perennials that flower freely the first year from seed. Upon this class of plants the flower garden is 

 dependent for many of the brightest, most showy and beautiful flowers. 



Abutilon 

 (Fiowering Maple) 



Beautiful plants for greenhouse and window cul- 

 cure, blooming almost continuously ; also succeed- 

 ing well in the open ground in summer. Flowers 

 bell shaped, 1 to 1 % inches across. Fine mixeds 

 2 feet. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Adonis 



A class of showy, hardy annuals, of easy culti- 

 vation, growing about one foot high, with pretty 

 foliage and cup-shaped flowers of an intensely 

 deep blood red color, and of long duration in 

 bloom; sometimes known as "Pheasant's Eye". 

 AESTIVALIS (Flos Adonis), scarlet; 1 foot. Per 



pkt. 5 cts. 



Ageratum 



Valuable plants for large bed of borders, and 

 very useful where cut flowers are in demand ; in 

 bloom the whole summer; also good for winter 

 blooming in pots, succeeding in any soil. Indis- 

 pensable for bouquets. Hardy annuals. Fine 

 mixed; 18 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Antirrhinum 

 (Snapdragon) 



Beautiful spokes of gay-colored flowers, pro- 

 duced abundantly the first summer until after 

 f'rost, and also flowers %vell the second season. 

 Should be in every garden. Hardy annuls. 

 Finest mixed. 12 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Little Gem Alyssum 



Alyssum 



Very pretty plants, with clusters of small 

 white flowers suitable for edging, bed or rock 

 work, and much used for bouquets, on account 

 of their delicate, honey-like fragrance. Bloom 

 the whole season, and 'if sown in September will 

 bloom all winter in the house. The small plants 

 should be dusted with ashes to protect from the 

 black flea. Hardy annual. 



SWEET ALYSSUM. 6 in. Per oz. 25 cts., per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



LITTLE GEM. Of very compact, spreading 

 growth. Plants 10 to 15 inches in diameter. 

 They bloom quickly from seed, the plants bear- 

 ing profusely when quite small. 4 inches. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



All 5c packages Garden or 



Flower Seeds, 6 pkgs. 25c. 



ASTERS 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Of graceful spread- 

 ing habit; its great merit is its early flowering 

 character, being in full bloom fully two weeks 

 before any other Aster begins to blossom; 

 mixed colors; 12 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



THE ROYAL. One of the best early flowering 

 sorts. It is quite similar in type of flower to 

 the Late Branching, but blooms a couple of 

 weeks earlier. The flower stem starts from the 

 plant close to the ground. Has a long stem, 

 fine for bouquets, remaining bloom a long time. 

 Has a charming grace and a Chrysanthemum- 

 like effect. 18 inches. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



I have bought seeds of your firm for four yearf 

 and have never got a packet of seeds that did not 

 grow, or was not true to name. — Mrs. Chas. J. 

 Wray, Adams Co., Iowa. 



