High Quality Flower Seeds 



Schultz's High Grade Flower Seed 



Most flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some care should 

 be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. Many flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous 

 growth, hence a portion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal 

 enriching with large quantities of well rotted manure. Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest 

 colored flowers when grown on rather light, poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 



Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. While some 

 seedjS need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the surface of the soil as fine, 

 smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet; cover each lot of seeds to a uniform depth, 

 which should not be more than four or six times the diameter of the seed; press the soil firmly over the seed, plant 

 in rows so that the starting plants can be seen easily; thin out the young plants to prevent crowding and keep en- 

 tirely free from weeds. 



Plants are usually divided into three classes, Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. Annuals are plants which 

 normally live but a single season. Biennials are plants living two years; particularly those which do not bear flow- 

 ers and fruit until the second season. Perennials tend to live from year to year. 



YOUR FLOWER GARDEN 



Whether your garden be small or large, start it right by se- 

 curing Seeds of High Quality. The wise gardener avoids 

 wasting his ground space by sowing seeds which have lain about 5 and 10c. and Department stores for any 

 length of time. Many of these places are ill fitted for seed storage; Seeds are resting, living plants, not pebbles. 

 We have made a special study and business of growing Flower Seeds, and the stocks here offered are the best 

 possible to produce. 



Ageratum 



Alyssum, Sweet 



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. Half hardy annual. 

 Mexicanum Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. 5c. 



For borders, edging, rock- 

 eries and cutting, this 

 dainty little flower has no superior in its color. For 

 borders sow thickly ; for Winter bloom sow in August 

 and transplant to pots. 

 Little Gem, or Carpet -of -Snow. Plants only 

 3 to 4 inches high. A large mass of white, sweet- 

 scented flowers; fine for bordering. Hardy annual. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



AmarantllUS Brilliant foliaged annuals grow- 

 , ing from 3 to 5 feet high, some 

 of the varieties bearing curious racemes of flowers. 

 All are useful in borders of tall plants or for the 

 center of large beds. They thrive best in a hot, 

 sunny location, not too rich soil, and given sufficient 

 room to develop their full beauty. 



Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding;. Blood-red, drooping. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and 

 green. Pkt. 5c, 34 oz. 20c. 



AsterS ( - )ne °* tne most popular and useful of all 

 . our annuals. For early flowers the seed 

 may be sown in the house or greenhouse in March 

 or April, and transplanted in the open ground in 

 May. However, as the Aster is a Fall flower, and the 

 late blossoms are the finest, it is best to sow the seed 

 in the bed thinly early in May and transplant. Half 

 hardy annuals. 

 Giant Branching. A class of Asters useful for cut 

 flowers. They are very large and double, borne 

 on long, stiff stems, and the colors are clear and 

 handsome. A favorite with florists. 



Flesh Pink. Pkt, 10c. Purple. Pkt. 10c. 

 Lavender. Pkt. 10c. White. Pkt. 10c. 

 Dark Red. Pkt. 10c. 

 Finest Mixed. A mixture of very fine strains and 

 colors. Pkt. 5c. 



Balloon Vine favorite with children, being 



. = remarkable for its inflated 



membranous capsules containing the seed. It is 

 sometimes called "Love-in-a-Puff." A rapid and 

 graceful climber. Flowers small, white. Tender 

 annual. 6 feet high. Pkt. 5c. 



Balsam Known as Lady Slipper and Touch-Me- 

 _________ Not. The brilliantly colored, double. 



Rose-like flowers of this well-known border and 

 bedding annual are thickly set along the branches of 

 the erect, bushy plants. The colors range from 

 white to dark purple. Hardy annual. 18 inches 

 high. Pkt. 5c. 



Calendula ( Pot Mari gold). A most popular 



. . — , annual, very showy, grows in any 



kind of soil, makes a fine effect in mixed beds or bor- 

 ders, a good potting flower. 

 Large Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Giant Branching Aster 



OalliODsis Showy and beautiful free-flowering 

 — " annuals, of the easiest culture, doing 



well in any sunny position, blooming all Summer and 



excellent for cutting and massing. 

 Golden Wave (Drummondii). Rich golden-yellow 



with small, chestnut-brown center; very free; 12 



inches. Pkt. 5c. 



Canary Bird Vine A ra fl/. d Rowing Sum- 



_ mer climber with fine- 

 ly cut foliage and yellow flowers. Tender annual. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



Candvtllft Showy, branching plants, 6 to 18 

 sL inches high. Indispensable for cut- 

 ting and very effective in beds or masses. If sown in 

 Spring will bloom from July to September, or in the 

 Fall will blossom from May to July. Hardy annual. 

 Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Popular and beautiful 

 hardy plants, bearing a 

 great profusion of attractive, bell-shaped flowers. 

 Single Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Carnation The Carnation has always been one 

 * of the most esteemed of the florists' 

 collection. Sow under glass in greenhouse or hotbed, 

 and when of sufficient size transplant 1 foot apart 

 each way. Half hardy perennial, l^i feet- 

 Giant Marguerite. With ordinary care will be in full 

 bloom in 4 months after sowing the seed, flowering 

 in profusion until checked by frost. The flowera 

 range through many shades. Pkt. 10c. 



Canterbury Bells 



