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GENERAL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS.— Most of the well-known Annual Flowers, such as Sweet Alyssum, Calliopsis, Calendula, Marigold, Mig- 

 nonette, Nasturtiums, etc., sow directly out-oMoors when danger from frost is past in the position where they are intended to flower. The ground should be 

 I dug and raked fine on the surface, sowing the seeds evenly and thinly either in lines or beds, covering not over four times their size, and firming the soil over 

 them. 



For those which should be started indoors, such as Heliotrope, Oelosia, Lobelia, Salvia, Vinea, Verbena, etc., the best plan is to sow in boxes, which 

 should be filled to the depth of an inch with broken pots, coal ashes or any rough material that will f umish perfect drainage. The upper inch should bo nicely 

 sifted soil, composed if possible, of about one-third each sand, leaf -mold and light garden loam. Press firm and evenly, and water thoroughly the d;iy before 

 sowing. Sow the seeds thinly over the surface, covering about one-eighth of an inch and pressing firmly, cover with a pane of glass of one or two thicknesses 

 of newspaper, to prevent too rapid evaporation of the moisture, and keep in a temperature between 60° and 70°, Water carefully as needed. The importance 

 of uniform attention to this detail is one that can only be learned by experience and observation. To omit a single watering, or a too frequent watering, usually 

 leads to failure. Remove the glass, or covering, after the seeds have germinated, and when the seedlings are large enough to handle they should be transplanted 

 into similarly prepared boxes an inch apart each way, or put into small pots and kept in same until time to plant out in the open ground. At all times 

 they should have an abundaaee of air ; otherwise the young seedlings are liable to damp off. 



Varieties of Special Attractiveness Adding New Beauty To the Flower Garden 



These Preceding tfche General! List Are Specially Selected, Described and Illustrated Because of Their Superiority In Beauty, Size, Florifier- 

 ousness and General Usefulness As Bedding Plants and For Indoor Culture. 



Straw Flower 



New 



Australian 



After Bein^ Cut It Retains lis Rosy Crimson Shade 

 Permanently 



A hMi !kardy .animal lately discovered in 

 West Oeaatral Austi'alia ;and never before 

 offered, ^O^rows very rapidly from seed bloom- 

 ing early in the season, continuing for a long 

 time. The f ra-grant, rosy (so^metimes almost 

 pure wMte) flowers are produced in large, 

 graceful clusters which, when cut retain their 

 form and color in perfection permanently. 

 Plants gmw one foot high. P.kt. 15 cts. 



TheB«st SWEET ALYSSUM 



Holmes' Dainty Little Gem 



handsome border plant giving good con- 

 trast with any other color. Of -dwarf, com- 

 pact habit, 4 to .6 inches in height, each plant 

 covering a circle 15 to 30 inches in diameter. 

 It begins to bloom when quite small, and the 

 plants are a solid mass of white from spring 

 to late in autumn- Annual. Pkt. J5 cts., 

 oz. 50 cts., Koz. 30 cts. 



Lar^e 

 Flowering 



ANTIRRHINUM 



New Tom Thumb Mixture 



HOLISIES' NEW AQUILEGIA OB COLUMBINE 



HOLMES' NEW 



AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE 



Giant Flowering Hybrids— Mixed Colors 



One of the best flowers for permanent gar- 

 den decoration. They are hardy perennials, 

 luxuriating in the moisture situations in the 

 garden, where they form permanent clumps, 

 growing from IJ to 2 feet high. The large, 

 unique, long-spurred flowers, gracefully hung 

 on long stems, are not only brilliantly effective 

 on the plant, but equally as desirable when cut 

 for vase and house decoration ; their exquisite 

 blossoms of pink, blue, rose, yellow striped, 

 etc., being borne profusely during May and 

 June. Should be in every garden. Pkt. 10 

 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



New Dwarf AGERATUM 



Blue Star. A new variety, tiny and com- 

 pact, only 4 or 5 inches high, densely covered 

 with light blue flowers ; splendid for edgings 

 and ribbon bedding or pot culture, flowering 

 freely. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 2 5 cts. 



Effective bedding displays are made from these noble plants ; they 

 grow about two feet high, and are completely enveloped with large 

 snap-dragon flowers ; their continuous-blooming qualities, ease of 

 culture and pure bi'ight colors, should entitle them to a permanent 

 place in gardens. Although perennials, spring-sown seed produces 

 flowering plants by July, which continue to bloom in increasing pro- 

 fusion xintil frost. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts., ^oz. 35 cts. 



A r^¥f If 1 F" A Ptarmica " The Pearl " 

 AK^mi^lAlljI^ {Double White Yarrow) 



One of the best hardj'^ white perennials in the list. Grows about 2 

 feet high, and from spring to frost is covered with heads of purest 

 white double flowers. A grand plant for cemetery decoration. Easily 

 grown from see«l, flowering the first season if sown early. Pkt. 5 

 cents. 



GIANT FLOWERING ASTERS 



DAYBREAK— Delicate Rosy Pink. PURITY— Pure White 



These are two of the most beautiful bushy, branching Asters, growing about 2 feet high, with large double flowers, composed of 

 incurved petals almost as regularly placed as in a Dahlia. The flowers are borne upright on stiff, long stems, and the plants in bloom are 

 charming bevond description, and for cutting purposes there are no finer Asters grown. PURITY. Glistening pure white. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 3 pkts. 23 cts. DAYBREAK. Rosy-shell-pink. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



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