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FLOWER SEEDS 



NUMBERS 



GSHEKAL DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATION. 



Hardy Flower Seeds should be sown in the open, after danger 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 moss. If seed is not deep, water frequently. When up, transplant from two to twelve inches apart, 

 according to variety of plants. Ko not leave too thick, as the plants will he weak and spindling. Keep weeds out of the 

 flower beds. Annuals may be planted in early spring, and bloom the first season only. Biennials bloom the second year from 

 seed and then die. Perennials biooni 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. 



1. AGERATUM — Mixed (A) — Feathery flowers borne in 

 dense clusters, blooming nearly all summer, and useful for 

 bouquets, borders or bedding. Mostly White aand Blue blooms. 

 Packet, 5c. each. 



TOM THUMB ALYSSUM. 



2. ALYSSUM, Sweet (A) — Small white flowers of delicate 

 fragrance, tow seed in open ground, very early in spring. 

 Packet, 5c. 



11. ALYSSUM (A) (Tom Thumb)— Of dwarf, compact 

 hf.bit, each plant covering a circle from 15 to 30 inches. It 

 will bloom when small, and remain covered with bloom from 

 spring to autumn. Packet, 5c. 



PO. AMARANTHUS, MIXED (A) — Showy blooming plants, 

 with lonrr racemes of curious-looking flowers and brilliant 

 foliage; half-hardy annuals. Packet, 5c. 



21. AMARANTHUS, TRI-COLOR (Joseph'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, 5c. 



24. ANTIRRHINUM, MIXED (P)— (Snapdragon)— Half- 

 hardy, growing from 1% to 3 ft.; oddly-shaped flowers on 

 long spikes; easy culture. Packet, 5c. 



ASTERS 



Sow seed in March and April in cold-frame or boxes in the 

 house, covering them 14-inch deep, and when plants have 

 three or four leaves, transplant about 18 inches apart each 

 way into well-prepared beds. 



25. CHINA (A) — -Choice mixed varieties. Packet, 5c. 



27. TRUPPAUT'S PERFECTION (A) — A very favorite 

 class; thrifty, upright growers; flowers large, almost per- 

 fectly round, with incurved petals. The florist's preference; 

 IVi to 2 feet. Packet, 10c. 



28. PRINCESS SNOWBALL (A)— The flowers are pure 

 white, and are formed of short, thickly set imbricated petals, 

 there being about 25 to 30 on a plant. Packet, 10c. 



30. VICTORIA (A)— The most beautiful of all Asters, 

 bearing flowers of all colors and shades; the colors include 

 many extremely delicate and gorgeous shades. Verv double 

 and four inches across; height, 15 to 18 inches. Packet, 10c. 



31. COMET (A)— This class of Asters has long, slender 

 and curled petals, forming loose yet dense flowers of semi- 

 globe shape, 3V 2 to 4V 2 inches in diameter, which resemble 

 the Japanese Chrysanthemum. Packet, 10c. 



33. BRANCHING, MIXED (A) — A choice strain of Ameri- 

 can-grown Asters, which has, by careful selection, been 

 brought to a high degree of excellence. Packet, 10c. 



33— SEMFLE'S BRANCHING. 



34. BRANCHING (A) (White) — Very choice. Packet, 10c. 



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; 2 feet. Packet, 5c. 



40. DOUBLE BALSAMS, CAMELIA FLOWERED (A) 



(Lady Slipper) — 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. Pkt., 5c. 



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

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

 white. Packet, 10c. 



CANDYTUFT — Almost as frasrrant as Sweet Alyssum; 

 very popular and useful as bedding plant or border work. 

 Sow out of doors early in spring, where they are to bloom, 

 and thin well when the plants grow about an' inch; then sow 

 again in July for fall flowers. 



45. MIXED (A) — Packet, 5c. 



46. WHITE (A) — Packet, 5c. 



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 

 growing in pots in winter. Packet, 5c. 



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

 desirable not only for the beauty of their spikes of flowers, 

 but for their highly ornamental leaves. They make superb 

 beds for the lawn. Soak the seeds thoroughly before plant- 

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

 Packet, 5c. 



CANTERBURY BELLS — Beautiful hardy biennials, bearing 

 a profusion of bell-shaped flowers of exquisite colors. Does 

 best in a rich, light soil. Height, 2y 2 feet. 



60. CANTERBURY BELLS, SINGLE MIXED (Campanula) 

 (B) — Packet, 5c. 



61. CANTERBURY BELLS, DOUBLE MIXED (B) — 



Packet, 5c. 



