Our list has again been carefully revised, a number of meritorious sorts added and all inferior varieties discarded. For the 

 convenience of our customers and to facilitate the filling of orders, it is only necessary in ordering to give the number of packets 

 wanted and the corresponding number in the catalogue, viz.: 1 pkt. 1010, 10 cts. ; 3 pkts. 1020, 30 cts., means one packet Abu- 

 tilon, mixed, 10 cts. ; 3 pkts. Acacia, mixed, 30 cts. 



All flower seeds are sent free by mail at prices given. 



Although we do not offer premiums, we invariably send "extras" with each cash order amounting to §1.00 or over. 



FLOWER SEEDS. 



12 distinct sorts, our selection $0 50 



etc., are offered under 



1 00 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 40 



their 



COLLECTIONS OF 



1134 Summer Flowering Annuals. 



1135 " " " 25 " 



1136 Old-fashioned Annuals. 12 " 

 3549 Old-fashioned Hardy Perennials 12 " 

 2019 Quick-growing Annual Climbers. 12 " 

 2479 Fragrant Flowers. 10 " 



Collections of Asters, Balsams, Dianthus, Marigolds, 

 respective heads. 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple'. 



Elegant flowering perennial shrubs of strong growth and easy cultivation, free-flowering, 

 with various colored, beautiful drooping bell-shaped flowers. Considered indispensable 

 for flowering indoors during the winter and spring months, and useful for bedding out in 

 the summer. Sown any time before April, in a temperature of not less than sixty degrees, 

 they will produce plants that will flower outdoors the first season and indoors all winter. 

 (See cut.) per pkt. 

 1010 Fine Mixed. Of choice varieties and colors 10 



ACACIA. 



Elegant half-hardy shrubs, having fine ornamental foliage and beautiful racemes of yellow 

 globular flowers. Soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours before sowing. 

 1020 Mixed. Fine varieties; 6 to 10 feet 10 



ACANTHUS (Bear's Breech). 

 1017 Mollis latifolius. Handsome and interesting hardy plants with fine foliage and 

 curious flowers in August and September. Grows from 2 to 4 feet high, according 

 to soil and location. Valuable alike for planting as single specimens, in groups or 

 in the border 10 



Achillea Ptarmica "The Pearl. 



ACHILLEA. 



1021 Ptarmica "The Pearl" {Double White Yarrow). One of the best 

 hardy white perennials. Grows about 

 two feet high, and from spring till 

 frost is covered with heads of purest 

 white double flowers. A grand plant 

 for cemetery decoration. Easily grown 

 from seed, flowering the first season if 

 sown early. 1-16 oz., 50 cts 



ArONITIM (Monk's Hood. 



-«-»^"-^* * *- lT * or Wolfsbane). 



1031 Napellus. A hardy perennial, grow 

 ing in any good garden soil, produc- 

 ing long spikes of curiously-shaped 

 blue and white flowers. Well adapted 

 for planting among shrubbery or in 

 shady corners of the garden; 3 to 5 

 feet. \ oz. , 25 cts 



ACROCLINIUM. 



A pretty annual " Everlasting," growing 

 about 15 inches high, bearing lovely white 

 or rosy-pink flowers, which, when cut in the 

 bud state, can be dried and used in winter 

 bouquets. A nice thing to grow in a mixed 

 border aside from its use as an everlasting. 



1040 Double Mixed. \ oz., 15 cts 



1050 Single Mixed. $ oz., 15 cts ... 



HOW TO GROW FLOWERS FROM SEED. This subject is fully covered by the articles on pages 51 to 53- 



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