LANDRETHS' FLOWER SEEDS 



(Prices per packet) 



SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) 



Every ounce of Scarlet Sage we sell is grown on 

 Bloomsdale Farm where the broad scarlet patches 

 scattered among the other crops produce a most 

 dazzling effect. 



Half-ounce should raise 1000 plants. Half-hardy 

 perennials. Sow seed in hot-bed or box in house 

 and plant out when ground is warm, or sow 

 outdoors when the Apple is in bloom. In bloom 

 60 days. 2 feet spread. 



Bonfire. — A fine dwarf variety, from 2 to 3 feet 

 high; forms a dense, compact bush, is a heavy 

 bloomer: Brilliant scarlet. We especially recom- 

 mend this sort of seed, which we grow every year 

 on Bloomsdale to the extent of three acres. It 

 is most brilliant and profuse in flowering 5 



Blood-Red. — ^A remarkable showy selection from 

 the Bonfire 10 



Lord Fauntleroy. — A favorite variety 10 



THUNBERGIA 



Handsome chmbing greenhouse perennials, but will 

 succeed in open ground as annuals if planted on a 

 warm, sunny border; fine for baskets, etc. 



Best Mixed. — 5 feet. White and yellow , 5 



(Prices per packet) 



VERBENA 



The Verbenas are half-hardy perennials. No 

 ficwer garden is complete without Verbena. 

 Mostly upright, but when prostrate taking root 

 freely where stems come in contact with the 

 ground. Grand for bedding. In bloom 90 days. 



Auricula-flowered. — White eye; height 9 inches; 

 spread 2 feet 15 



Firefly or Scarlet. — Height 9 inches; spread 

 2 feet 10 



Hybrida. Mixed Colors. — Height 9 incshes; spread 



2 feet 5 



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Ten Weeks' Stock 

 TEN WEEKS' STOCK 



Stocks are half-hardy annuals, beautiful and 

 fragrant. Sow under glass or on warm border 

 early in Spring, transplant to rich ground. See 

 illustration. 



Cut and Come Again (Princess AHce) is the finest 

 and most floriferous white sort. For garden, 

 pot or cut-flower use, it cannot be equaled. 

 16 inches 10 



Large Flowering. — Mixed colors. Flower nearly 

 2 inches in diameter 10 



German. — Choice. Free bloomer. 4 or 5 colors.. 10 



VINCA ^'Periwinkle'') 



Valuable for pot culture, tender perennials. Sown 

 early, blooms freely same season. 1 foot. 



Alba pura. — Pure white; spread 8 inches 5 



Rosea. — Spread 8 inches 5 



Mixed. — Several colors; spread 8 inches 5 



WALLFLOWER 



is a great favorite. It is a half-hardy biennial, 

 producing beautiful fragrant flowers. Requires 

 protection, during the Winter. Blooms second 

 year. 18 inches. 



Large Flowering Double Mixed 5 



Large Flowering Sm^ Mixed.— 2 feet 5 



XERANTHEMUM. ^^^^^ 



Hardy annuals, bearing flowers in profusion. Mucla 

 prized for Winter bouquets. Height 2 feet. The 

 best varieties mixed 5 



ZINNIA 



Double. Is an annual of robust habit, blooming 

 from July to October. Seeds can be planted in 

 the open, or young plants transplanted if desired. 

 Dwarf varieties should stand about one foot 

 apart, and tall varieties double this distance. 

 Will grow anywhere and stand any amount of 

 rough treatment. In bloom 60 days. Plants 

 18 inches' spread. 



Large Flowering Dwarf Mixed 5 



Large Flowering Tall Mixed.— All colors, 2 feet. 5 



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