HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



37 



HIGH GRADE FLOWER SEEDS— Continued 



Pi\riii\ana There are few flowers in cultivation that 

 ruriUIdi.<l jj^^i^^, 5^^^!^ ^ dazzling- display of color in 



the bright sunshine as a bed of portulacas. They 

 are in bloom from about the first of July till killed 

 by frost in autumn. The seed requires a moderately 

 high temperature. Fine mixed. Packet, 5c. 



Salvia (Scarlet Sage) Splendens 3^,^' '^Howers 



are in these plants afforded a rich, dark green back- 

 ground of dense foliage. Tiiis variety is most gen- 

 erally used in parks and on extensive lawns, as 

 in growth it is more vigorous than the more dwarf 

 varieties. Packet, loc. 



Qoncifii-£k Plonf An interestinu' and curious plant 

 i^enSltlVe nam ^^.^^j^ globular heads of small, 

 pink flowers. The plant is chiefly valued because 

 of the extreme irritability of its leaves which close 

 and droop at the slightest touch. Packet, 5c. 



^tidndriio-nn (Antirrhinum). An old border plant 

 oiidpuid^Ull ^^.j^i^ ^^^^ glossy leaves and long 



spikes of curiously shaped, brilliantly covered flow- 

 ers, having finely marked throats. They have been 

 much improved of late years by careful selection. 

 Snapdragons blossom the first season from seed 

 sown in spring, especially under frames. Fine mixed. 

 Packet, 5c. 



Stork Dfiiihlp Cprmjin Tpn Wppt< These favorite summer flowers are excellent for bed- 



;M0CK-— UOUDie Uerman len WeeKS ding out and afford fine blossoms for cutting. Mixed. 

 Packet, 5c. 



Very beautiful; blooms all summer and fall; small green foliage, fine golden- 

 yellow flowers with black disc, 2 to 3 inches across; splendid for cutting; 3 to 4 



Salvia. 



Sunflower 



feet. ^ oz., 15c.; packet, 5c. 



Sweet William 



A very beautiful class of easily grown and very hardy plants of extreme 

 richness and diversity of colors, deliciously sweet scented. Nothing sur- 

 passes this old rugged favorite for clumps or borders. Hardy perennials; about one foot. Pkt., 5c. 



Select Sweet 

 Peas 



Cultural Note. — The seed 

 should be sown in new 

 ground as early as it can be 

 worked in the spring to en- 

 able the vines to make a 

 good, strong growth before 

 the hot weather sets in. 

 White-seeded sorts should 

 not be sown until the ground 

 is comparatively dry and 

 warm. Fall plantings give 

 the best bloom; plant in 

 September and October 4 

 to 6 inches deep, giving 

 slight protection, and they 

 will become well rooted 

 and grow off at the first 

 opening of spring and 

 yield an abundance of 

 bloom earlier and for a 

 longer season than if 

 planted in the spring. Use 

 plenty of well-rotted ma- 

 nure, and don't gather the 

 blooms grudgingly — the 

 more you pick them, the 

 longer and better they will 

 bloom. (See page 38 for 

 list of varieties). 



