Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 47 



SUPERIOR TESTED FLOWER SPECIALTIES 



OENERAE CULTtTRAL DIRECTIONS.— The well-known Annual Flowers, such as Sweet Alyssum, Calliopsis. Calendula, Marigold, Mignonette. Nasturtiums, etc., sow 

 directly out-of-doors when danger from frost is past in the position where they are intended to flower. The ground should be 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, Celosia, Lobelia, Salvia, Vinca, 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 furnish perfect drainage. The upper inch should be 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 day 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 kefp in a temperature between 60 and 70 degrees. Water carefuUy as needed. The importance of uniform attention to this detains 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 pota 

 and kept la same until time to plant out in the open ground; At all times they should have an abundance of air j otherwise the young seedlings are liable to damp olE. 



Holmes' Superb ASTERS 



Flowers With Substance 



DOUBLE LARGE-FLOWERING, LONG-STEMIVJED VARIETIES. 



Holmes' 

 New Double White 

 Aster 



Innocence 



This new Aster we offer with 

 entire confidence that it will 

 prove itself to those who grow 

 it, to be the best large double 

 pure white Aster ever intro- 

 duced. It is the kind of Aster 

 every lover of this flower wants ; 

 its beauty of form, its sub- 

 stance, size and whiteness, 

 profusion of bloom, long stems 

 and lasting qualities make it 

 absolutely the most desirable 

 for both decorative and bouquet 

 purposes. Blooms in August 

 or following our noted first 

 early white Fortune Teller. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., 3 for 25 cts., 

 Moz. $1.25., Koz. $2.25. 



HOLMES* 



New ASTER "Lavender" 



As the name implies this is 

 one of the most beautiful Lav- 

 ender Asters. It is of true 

 Comet type, with large, artistic, 

 loosely-arranged flowers on 

 long, wiry stems of the most 

 charming shade of lavender 

 imaginable. Blooms in August 



, we recommend it highly. Pkt. 



' 10 cts. 3 pkts. 25 cts. ^oz. 

 $1.00; % oz. $1.75; I oz. 

 $3.25. 



Queen of the Market 



ASTERS 



Earliest Flowering Variety 



With the exception of otir 

 first early Fortune Teller Aster 

 there are none so early as the 

 Queen of the Market Aster 

 which comes into flower in July ; 

 of branching habit ; flowers of 

 good size and borne on long 

 stems, making them valuable 

 for cutting; excellent for grow- 

 ing under glass. A favorite 

 variety for farmers who grow 

 for market. 1^4 ft. high. Indigo 

 Blue, Eed, Rose, White, Fine 

 Mixed. Pkt. 5c-, 4 pkts. 

 I5c. Separate colors, oz. 60c. 

 Fine mixed, oz. 50c. See cut. 



holmes' new astek •'innocence," puke white 

 JERUSALEM CROSS (Lychnis Chalcedonica) 



Handsome hardy herbaceous plant, although perennial, it blooms the 

 first year if seed, is sown early. Grows 2 feet, of easiest culture, growing in g 

 auy rich garden soil. The flowers are attractively ornamental and deserves a place in every garden. Very 

 effective for massing in beds and borders. PIct. 5 cts., 7 pkts. 25 cts. 



ACHILLEA Ptarmioa "The Pearl" (Double White Yarrow) pe?enra"t'r irt^'owl 

 ■ about 2 feet high, and from spring to frost is covered with heads o^' purest white double 



flowers. A grand plant for cemetery decoration. Easily grown from seed, flowering the first season if sown 

 early. Pkt. 5 cts. 



QUEEN OF THE MAKKET 

 ASTER 



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