HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



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Hig:h Grade Flower Seeds 



Put up in packages filled with a generous measure. 



m yfOST doweriiif? 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, thor- 

 ough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted manure. Since some other va- 

 rieties 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 in the packets, and I urge purchasers to study them carefully. While some 

 seeds 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 entirely free from weeds. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 



Acrocllnlum 



(Everlasting). A very 

 prettff, half hardy an- 

 nual, producing white 

 and rose colored, double 

 daisy-like flowers. These 

 are the "Immortelles" so 

 desirable for wreaths 

 and winter bouquets. 

 Height fifteen inches. 

 Album, pure white. Pkt. 

 octs. 



Adonis Autumnaiis 



(Adonis Flower, Phea- 

 sant's Eye). A handsome, 

 hardy herbaceous annual, 

 one foot high. The fine- 

 ly cut, dark green foli- 

 age in which are set the 

 intense blood red flow- 

 ers, gives the plant a 

 very striking appearance. 

 It grows readily in a 

 place shaded by a house 

 or fence and requires but 

 little care. Pkt., Sets. 



Ageratum 



A beautiful hardy an- 

 nual. The flowers borne 

 in dense clusters, are 

 very useful for bouquets, 

 and the plants are very 

 attractive in the garden. 

 The different varieties 

 are from six inches to 

 two feet high and are 

 covered with bloom near- 

 ly all summer. 



Mexicanum, light bliie, 

 about twenty inches 

 high. Packet, Sets. 

 A^tPr Finest Mixed. 



» A mixture of 

 the finest strains and 

 colors. Packet, Sets. 



Calliopsis, or Coreopsis J^dS pK 



producing in great profusion and for a long time 

 flowers which are bright yellow and rich brown, 

 either self colored or with these colors and red con- 

 trasted. Packet, Sets. 



Canary Bird Flower V^r^c'^"/! ^^sY? 



shaped little canary colored blossoms. Will blossom 

 freely from July. until killed by frost. Tender annual. 

 Packet, 5cts. 



I^^nrit/I'll'fl' Showy, branching plants six to 

 VrallUyLUIL eighteen inches high. Indispensable 

 for cutting and very effective in beds or masses. If 

 sown in spring will bloom from July to September, or 

 if in the fall will blossom from May to July. Hardy 

 annual. Lilac, shading to light purple. Pkt., Sets.: 

 White, pkt., octs.; Fine Mixed, pkt., Sets. 



Canterbury Bells, or Campanula 



Popular and beautiful hardy plants, bearing a great 

 profusion of attractive bell-shaped flowers. Pkt., Sets. 



Marguerite Carnation S| ^Srw' 



ly fine strain may be made to flower in four months. 

 The flowers are large, double and very fragrant and 

 appear in very attractive shades of color. One of the 

 best "pinks" in cultivation. Packet, Sets. 



Finest Mixed Asters. 



Alyssum, Sweet 



Of dwarf, compact 

 habit, four to six inches 

 in lioight. It begins to 

 bloom when quite small, 

 and the plants are a 

 solid mass of white from 

 spring to late in autumn. 

 Packet, Sets. 



Amaranthus, 



(Joseph's Coat) 



Tricolor, a hardy an- 

 nual with leaves of red, 

 yellow and green; well- 

 known as "Joseph's 

 Coat." The colors being 

 especially brilliant if" 

 grown in rather poor 

 soil. Packet, 5cts. 



Balloon Vine 



Remarkable for its in- 

 flated membraneous cap- 

 sules containing the seed. 

 It is sometimes called 

 'Love-in-a-Puff." A rapid 

 and ■ graceful climber. 

 Flowers wliite. Tender 

 annual; six feet high. 

 Packet, Sets. 



Balsam 



(Lady's Slipper, or 



TouchMe-Not) 



Our Camellia-flowered 

 strain produces the finest 

 double blooms, and is 

 quite a revelation com- 

 pared with the old varie- 

 ties. Sow in rich soil for 

 the finest blooms. Pkt., 

 Sets. 



Castor Bean, or Ricinus Sc^piaSor 



laAvns, with leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed 

 metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet, or of green, 

 prickly fruit. Of very quick growth in rich soil. Ten- 

 der annual; six to fifteen feet high. Pkt., Sets. 



Celosia, or Cockscomb 



A class of 

 plants hav- 

 ing colored foliage, and in which the innumerable 

 small flowers and seed vessels together with their 

 supports, form a very brilliantly colored mass some- 

 times gracefully arranged like plumes and sometimes 

 more dense, be'ing corrugated and frilled at the edge 

 like a cock's comb. Packet, 5cts. 



(Bachelor's Buttons). Popuiai 

 Everlastings, bearing hundreds 

 clover-like heads of different colors. Useful also for 

 bedding and borders. Packet, Sets. 



Chrysanthemums are 

 showy and effective in 

 the garden, and desirable for cut flowers. Pkt., Sets. 



Plarki;) Beautiful hardy annuals from Califor- 

 oiui i\iu nia, with rose-colored, white and pur- 

 ple flowers, in delicate, but very brilliant shades. The 

 plants are about 18 inches high and profuse bloomers. 

 Mixed double, packet 5 cents. 



Centaurea 



Chrysanthemum 



