F. H. EBELING, PROP'R THE PERRY SEED STORE. 



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FLowKR see:ds- 



KEY iro CULirURB. 



A. Sow for succession from April to June for summer and autum blooming. Prepare 

 the ground thoroughly by digging, adding a good supply of leaf mould or well rotted 

 manure, making the surface fine and smooth. 



B . Sow in gentle heat, in a well drained pot or pan of light soil. Sow thinly and cover 

 .lightly with a fine sandy soil. Shade from bright sunshine, and water when necessary 

 through a fine rose watering pot. Transplant to open ground when all danger from frost 

 is over. The seed may also be sown in a cold frame in April, or open boarded in the latter 

 part of May, but will not flower so early. Transplant or thin out befere the plant gets too 

 large. 



C. Sow from April to June, or in August, in a well prepared bed of light soil, covering 

 the seed lightly. Keep clear of weed, and thin out the plants, if too thick, sufficiently early 

 to allow them to develop their growth. 



D. Sow in spring in a well drained pot or well prepared hotbed of light, peaty or sandy 

 soil. Place in a moderately warm temperature. Shade from bright sunshine and keep 

 moist, transplant when ground is in proper condition, or in open ground after May 10th 

 for late flowers. 



E. - Sow in open border in April or May, and thinout or transplant, giving each plant 

 pl-enty of room. 



F. . Sow at any time in a pot prepared as follows : Let the pot be one-third full of drain- 

 age or broken charcoal; over tlfe rough siftings of mould, and the surface with very fine 

 soil, half of which should be composed of fine, sharp sand ; water with fine sprinkler ; scat- 

 ter the seeds thickly over the surface, cover very lightly ; keep from direct rays of the sun. 

 As soon as the plants show the third leaf, transplant into seed pans, three-fourths of an 

 inch apart, giving a little air to strengthen them. When 'the plants begin to touch each 

 ether, they should be transplanted singly into small pots and keep them in a cool, airy 

 part of the green house near the glass. Re-pot them when necessary. 



The following portion of our catalogue, devoted to Flower Seeds, we have arranged 

 both alphabetically and in columns, to enable any one to easily refer to the price and 

 description of any variety desired. 



KKY TO 



The 1st column contains the name of the jfiower. 



The 2d 

 The 3d 

 The 4th 



hardiness and duration, 

 height in feet, 

 color of flower. 



COLUMN®. 



The 5th column contains culture. 

 The 6th " " price per packet. 



The 7th " " general observations. 



KKY rrO ABBRKVIATIONS. 



b., 



blue. 



dk., 



dark.,. 



mve., 



mauve. 



spot., 



spotted. 



bid.. 



blood. 



dp.. 



deep. 



mxd.. 



mixed. 



stri . , 



striped. 



blk., 



black. 



gr., 



green. 



or., 



orange. 



sul. 



sulphur. 



br., 



brown. 



lav., 



lavender. 



pur.. 



purple. 



vr. 



variegated. 



bff., 



buff. 



If., 



leaf. 



rose. 



rose. 



vei 



Vermillion,. 



car., 



carmine. 



It., 



light. 



rd.. 



red. 



wh1 



white. 



cr.,., 



crimson. 



mar., 



maroon. 



scar,, 



scarlet. 



ye 



yellow. 



HARDINKSS AND DURATION 



A. — Annual, lasting, one year. 



B. — Biennial, lasting two years. 

 P.— Perennial, lasting three or more years 



ev., evergreen. 



g. , greenhouse. 



h. h., half hardy. 



h., hardy 

 sh., shrub, 



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