's Superior Flower Seed 



There are people who think that the expensive Roses, Carnations, Orchids, etc., purchased at florists' shops are t 

 only suitable floral decorations for the home. This is a great mistake. Although we all know these flowers are very love] 

 why not grow your own flowers to beautify your home surroundings, no matter what size your grounds may be ! The cc 

 is small, practically nothing, while the pleasure derived will pay many times over for the seeds. 



The different varieties on the following pages are designated either as Annuals, Biennials or Perennials, which with t 

 description will aid you in selecting flowers that will bloom at different times throughout the season. For early flowers, 

 few of the popular annuals are Alyssum, Candytuft, Centaurea, Poppies, Sweet Peas, etc.; for mid-summer such 

 Antirrhinum, Dianthus, Marigold, Nasturtium, etc., and for late blooming such sorts as Asters, Cosmos, Zinnias, el 

 Then there are many sorts which may be grown in pots for porch or house decoration. We offer a very complete list 

 flower seeds in which are included the old-fashioned sorts as well as many new varieties recently introduced. 



Last year we were obliged to omit from our seed book quite a few varieties of flower seeds owing to our inability to procu 

 them from abroad, but we have been more fortunate this year and can now re-offer them to you. All flower seeds wor 

 growing will be found in this book. We exercise every care to offer ouly tested flower seeds of the highest quality. Eve 

 year we test out hundreds of varieties, improving our stocks wherever possible and adding many sorts showing speci 

 merit or a marked improvement over some of the older varieties, which are then discarded. 



When ordering flower seeds it is unnecessary to write the long names — it is sufficient to give the number which ^ 

 have assigned each variety, but you must give tlie number correctly, so you may receive just what you desire. 



Full cultural directions are printed on all flower seed packet, ounce or fraction thereof, quarter-pound and pound bags. 



All flower seeds are delivered by parcel post to your door or post-office, free of all extra charges, at prices given. 



On page 176 will be found a complete index of the botanical, as well as the common, name of all flowers in this book. 



Hardy Annuals. Seed may be sown In the open ground in early 

 spring. The plants will flower and die in the one season. 



Half Hardy Annuals. Seeds should be sown in boxes in the house 

 or in hot-beds during March or April and the plants set out in the open 

 ground in May. They will flower for the one season and die. 



Hardy Biennials. Sow seed as you would the hardy annual. The 

 plants, will not bloom until the following year, after which they die. 



Half Hardy Biennials. Seed should be sown as you would the half 

 hardy annuals. The plants require protection during the winter. They 

 will bloom and die the following season. 



Hardy Perennials. Seeds may be sown in early spring, or duri 

 July and August to produce plants that will flower the next seasc 

 and continue to bloom each succeeding year. Seed of some har 

 perennials if sown very early will produce plants that will bloom t 

 same season. It is unnecessary to give protection to these plai 

 during the winter, but it will prove beneficial to the plants If 

 covering of leaves, litter or strawy manure is provided. 



Half Hardy Perennials. Sow seed as you would the half har 

 annuals. If plants are set out in the open ground they must be lift 

 before frost, potted up and taken in the house during the winter. 



892 Abutilon, Choicest Hybrids. 



896 Achillea, The Pearl. 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) 

 Half Hardy Perennial 



They make handsome plants, growing 1 to 3 feet high. Will bloom 

 during summer and autumn out-doors, or at any time in the house. 



892 CHOICEST HYBRIDS. Pretty, drooping, bell-shaped flowers, 

 on slender, thread-like stems. The colors are white, lemon, rose, 

 scarlet, crimson, yellow, red, etc. Some of the flowers are large and 

 flaring, others crinkled like crepe or shining like satin, and some so 

 full as to be almost double. On some plants there appear to be more 

 blossoms than leaves. All sorts and colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 



ACHILLEA (Milfoil or Yarrow) 

 Hardy Perennial 

 896 THE PEARL. Grows 2 feet high, bearing double white flowers. 

 Easily grown from seed, blooming the first season if sown early. A 

 grand plant for cemetery decorations as It bears many heads of the 

 purest white flowers from spring until frost. Packet, 15 cents. 



898 Acroclinium, Finest Mixed 



900 Adlumia, Cirrhosa. 



ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting) 



Hardy Annual 



One of the so called everlasting flowers, which when cut and drit 

 Is very valuable for winter bouquets. A graceful plant, growing aboi 

 15 inches high and bearing lovely rose and white flowers, which ai 

 very effective in beds or borders during the summer, but it is for the 

 use in a dried state during the winter that they are extensively grow! 



S98 FINEST MIXED. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 20 cents. 



ADLUMIA (Allegheny Vine or Mountain Fringe) 

 Hardy Biennial Climber 

 900 CIRRHOSA. A graceful, very hardy and beautiful climbin 

 vine. It has fern-like foliage and pretty rose colored, tube-shaped flower 

 Grows 10 to 15 feet high. Flowers the first year from seed and as it » 

 sows itself year after year, might be classed as a perennial. Very desl 

 able for covering trellises, tree stumps, etc., delighting in a sunn 

 postion where it will flower profusely. Packet, 10 cents. 



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