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FLOWER SEEDS 



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GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR CUL! IVATION. 



Hardy Plower 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 slightly with a 

 little sand or sphagnum mozz. 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 

 flower 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. 



33. SEMPLE'S BRANCHING- ASTER, MIXED (A) A choice 



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

 lection, been brought to a high degree of excellence. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



34. SEMPLE'S BRANCHING ASTER (A) (White) Very 



choice. Packet, 10 cents. 



35. BACHELOR'S BUTTON, or BLUE BOTTLE (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-hardy annuals; two feet. Packet, 5 cents. 



'^j§ 40. DOUBLE BALSAMS, CAMELIA FLOWERED (A) (Lady 

 Slipper, or Forget-Me-Not). — The well-known Balsams are 

 one of the finest summer blooming annuals, free bloomers 

 and highly colored. By transplanting them once or twice, 

 the flowers are apt to be more double. Packet, 5 cents. v 

 41, BALSAM, PERFECTION WHITE (A). — This resembles 

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

 white, and is the variety usually grown by florists. Pkt., 10c. 



45. CANDYTUFT, MIXED (A) — Well-known favorite, hardy 

 annuals; very pretty in beds or masses; useful for bouquets. 

 Seeds may be sown in the fall for early flowering. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



46. CANDYTUFT, WHITE (A). — Treated and used same as 

 the mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



53. CALENDULA, DOUBLE (A) Very profuse dwarf bushy- 

 annuals, blooming continuously and profusely until frost; of 

 easy culture, and suitable for summer garden or for grow- 

 ing in pots in winter. Packet, 5 cents, 

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

 desirable not only for the beauty of their spikes of scarlet 

 flowers, but for their highly ornamental leaves. They make 

 superb beds for the lawn. Soak the seeds thoroughly before 

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

 Packet, 5 cents. 



60. CANTERBURY BELLS, SINGLE MIXED (Campanula) 

 (A). — A highly attractive class of plants, combining rich- 

 ness of color with stately growth; valuable for beds and 

 borders. Sow early and transplant in light, rich soil. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



61. CANTERBURY BELLS, DOUBLE MIXED (F). 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



68a. CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA Fine cut silver-gray 



foliage; 1V 2 feet. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



I. AGERATUM, MIXED (A). — Suitable 

 for beds, and especially nice for cut 

 flowers and bouquets. Packet, 5c. 



10. ALYSSUM (A). — The Sweet Alys- 

 sum has pretty little white flowers, 

 useful in "making small bouquets, and 

 its fragrance, while sufficiently pro- 

 nounced, is very delicate. The Alvs- 

 sum grows freely from seed, blooms 

 the whole season. Packet, 5c. 



II. ALYSSUM (A) (Tom Thumb).— Of 

 dwarf, compact habit, each plant cov- 

 ering a circle from 15 to 30 inches. 

 It will bloom when small and remain 

 covered with bloom from spring to 

 autumn. Packet, 5c. 



20. AMARANTHUS, MIXED (A) . — 

 Showy blooming plants, with long 

 racemes of curious looking flowers and 

 brilliant foliage; half hardy annuals. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



21. AMARANTHUS, TRI-COLOR (Jo- 

 seph's Coat) (A). — Red, Yellow and 

 Green foliage; 2 feet. Packet, 5c. 



22. AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS (Love 

 Lies Bleeding) (A). — Graceful and 

 handsome flowers of blood-red hue. 



Packet, 5 cents. 

 24. ANTIRRHINUM, DOUBLE MIXED 

 (P) — One of the most useful and 

 showy border plants. The recently 

 improved varieties have large, finely 

 shaped flowers of brilliant colors. 

 Perennial. Packet, 5 cents. 



ASTERS 



Sow seed in March and April in cold- 

 frame or boxes in the house, covering 

 them Vi inch deep, and when plants 

 have three or four leaves, transplant 

 about 18 inches apart each way into 

 well-prepared beds. 



25. ASTERS, CHINA (A). — Choice 

 mixed varieties. Well - known and 

 beautiful flowers; should be in 'every 

 garden. Packet, 5 cents. 



27. ASTER, TRUFFAUT'S PERFEC- 

 TION (A). — A very favorite class; 

 thrifty, upright growers; flowers large, 

 almost perfectly round, with incurved 

 petals. Packet; 10 cents. 



30. VICTORIA ASTER (A) The most 



beautiful of all Asters, bearing flowers 

 of all colors and shades; the colors in- 

 clude many extremely delicate and 

 gorgeous shades. Very double and 

 four inches across; height, 15 to 18 

 inches. Packet, 10 cents. 



31. COMET ASTER (A). — This class of 

 Asters has long, slender and curled 

 petals, forming loose yet dense flowers 

 of semi-globe shape, 3M> to 4% inches 

 in diameter, which resemble the Jap- 

 anese Chrysanthemum. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



68. CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA. — 



Silver white; leaves broadly cut. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



70. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, SINGLE, 

 MIXED (A). — Showy and effective 

 garden favorites extensively grown 

 for cut flowers. The hardy annuals 

 are summer flowering border plants; 

 good for pot culture and quite distinct 

 from the autumn flowering varieties. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



71. CHRYSANTHEMUMS F R U T E S- 

 CENS (A). — (The Marguerite, or Paris 

 Daisy). — Immense quantities are 

 grown by French florists, and find a 

 ready sale. It produces freely its 

 white, star-like flowers under the most 

 favorable conditions. Packet, 10c. 



75. CINERARIA (Dusty Miller) (P). — 

 Fine for bedding, ribbon beds and 

 margins; prized for their beautiful, 

 downy, silvery foliage; half-hardy 

 perennials; two feet. Packet, 5 cents. 



76. CINERARIA HYBRID A (P). — 

 Large flowered prize varieties; very 

 attractive, free blooming plants, pro- 

 ducing large and brilliant flowers. 



I Packet, 25 cents. 



77. CINERARIA HYBRID A DWARF 

 (P). — Large flowered, dwarf prize va- 

 rieties; splendid strain. 



Packet, 25 cents. 



