PETEH HEHDERSOfl 8t CO-^Ufif^lVflliED FIiOWeH SEEDS. 



The flowers and grasses that we catalog'ue tuider 

 this heading' will all bloom the first season from 

 seed, and while very effective for g-arden decoration 

 yet are generally ^own for the durability of their flowers or seed pods, which are of gve&t 

 value and beauty for arrang'ing- into winter bouquets. Their natural forms and beautiful col- 

 ors remain for years as perfect as when g'athered from the plants, the only care needed beinff 

 to cut the flowers with long^ stems before they are fally open and to hang them in a dry, dark 

 place, heads down, until thoroug'hly dry. Beautiful effects and combinations are sonxetimea 

 made with artificial dyes, and if some of the grasses are dipped in water saturated with alum 

 it crystallizes them with diamond-like drops which are very glittering and pretty. 



ACROCI^INIU:^. 



Elegant summer flowering annuals, form- 

 ing plants about 1 foot high, bearing quanti- 

 ties of large double flowers <>f white, rose, 

 etc., 1 to 2 inches across. They are splendid 

 everlastings for winter bouquets. 

 Single Mixed 5 Double Mixed 10 



GI.OBB AMARANTH. 



' ' Bachelor's Buttons, " and the ' ' amaranth" 

 of the poets. They are annuals, forming 

 bushy plants about 2 feet high, and bearing 

 sometimes several hundred flowers of pur- 

 ple, white, striped, etc. Very ornamental 

 as summer-blooming plants, and for "Ever- 

 lastings" indispensable. 



IVIixed Colors Pkt. 5 



Nana Compacta, Mixed. Pyramidal plants, 



only a few inches high, one mass of flowers ; 



pretty for edgings or pots. {See cut). . . 5 



GNAPHAI.IUM. 



Leontopodium. The famous "Edelweiss" 



of the Alps. The flowers, 2 inches across, 

 ai-e star-shaped, of downy texture, and pure 

 white, and are greatly sought after as sou- 

 venirs. The plants succeed well in any 

 well-drained, sandy soil, and they retain 

 their natural appearance for years, and are 

 highly desirable for dried bouquets, etc. 25 



HEI.ICHRYSUM. 



Very showy summer blooming annuals ; of 

 free growth and producing in abundance 

 flowers large, full and double, in shades of 

 white, yellow, crimson, etc. ; not only valu- 

 able as an " Everlasting" for winter bou- 

 quets but very handsome as garden plants. 

 Large Flowering, Double Mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 

 Small Flowering, Double Mixed. 1 ft. . . 5 

 Fireball. Large, dark red, double flowers 5 

 Imported collection of 10 separate colors — 50 



HEI^IPTERUM. 



Sanfordi. Pi-etty annual, 12 inches high, 

 producing large clusters of yellow flowers ; 

 very desirable "Everlasting.".. . PA't. 5 



HONESTY. 



Silvery, transparent seed vessels, of beau- 

 tiful effect for dried bouquets. (Seepage 80.) 



RHODANTHE. 



Maoulata, Mixed. Elegant half hardy an- 

 nual, admirably adapted for garden decora- 

 tion in summer or for pot culture in win- 

 ter, as they come into flower early and 

 continue for a long time. They are largely 

 used in Paris as decorative plants for 

 apartments, on account of the durability 

 of the flowers. As an everlasting for dried 

 winter bouquets they are indispensable. 

 Flowers of various colors, white, pink, 

 crimson, etc. 1 ft Pkt. 10 



XERANTHEIttUM. 



Mixed. Showy, hardy annuals, of the easi- 

 est culture, and the flowers, of various col- 

 ors, from their peculiar dry character may 

 be preserved for a long time. 2 ft 5 



Superbissima, Mixed. A new variety of 

 dwarfer habit and very double flowers of 

 various colors ; hardy annual, 1}£ ft. . . . 10 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



These are highlj- valued for the double 

 purpose of rendering the flower border at- 

 tractive during the summer, and for the use 

 of the spikes or panicles in a dried state for 

 winter bouquets. 



Agrostis Nebulosa {Cloud Grass). Feath- 

 ery-like annual grass, l^o ft. high. Pkt. 5 

 Avena Sterilis {Animateif Oats). Elegant 



long drooping panicles ; height 2 ft 5 



Briza or Quaking Grass. Very pretty seeds 

 suspended to gracefully drooping spikes. 



B. Maxima (Large Quaking Grass) 5 



B. Gracilis (Slender Quaking Grass) 5 



Bromus Brizaeformis, an elegant biennial 

 grass about 2 ft. high, a beautiful object 

 in the mixed border — bearing graceful 



panicles; useful for dried bouquets 5 



Coix Lachrymae (Job's 'Tears). A perennial 

 succeeding as an annual. Its seeds are 



frequently threaded for children 5 



Lagurus Ovatus {Hare's Tail Grass) A 

 handsome annual, 1 ft. high, bearing 

 woolly flower heads ; of exceptional effect 



in winter bouquets 5 



Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass). Hardy peren- 

 nial, with beautiful feathered beards; in- 

 dispensable in winter bouquets 10 



Collection of 12 Ornamental Grasses. .. .$1 Qh 



Refer to ihe Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannoi readily find. 



