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ANNUAL,BIENNIAL & GREENHOUSE FLOWER SEEDS 
For " PERENNI A.LS " See page under heading " Perennial Flower Seeds." 
For " NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES " See beginning of Catalogue. 
Abbreviations used : h. a., means hardy annual ; h. h, a., half hardy annual (such may be started in a box in the house, 
or it) a hot bed) ; h. b., hardy biennial ; h. h. b., half hardy biennial; G., Greenhouse Plant 
Please note that the Flower Seed List is divided into two parts. In the fir.st is enumerated Annuals and Biennials, including Green- 
house Flowers which are raised from seed. Then succeeding this is a complete list of Hardy Perennial or Herbaceous Plants that are grown 
from seeds, all alphabetically arranged. It will be noted that the latter is a very extensive and complete list, more so than any American or 
Canadian one we know of, and we trust our customers will look carefully through it when making up their orders and will find the arrange- 
ment will aid them. 
HINTS HOW TO RAISE FLOWERS FROM SEED 
SOIL — A medium rich porous soil producer the best blooms. 
SOWING — Never sow seed in the open ground till the soil is warmj nor when it is very wet. Rake the patches perfectly; smooth where 
seeds are to be sown, and after sowing cover with sand or finely sifted light soil. Small seeds require the least possible covorinE and larger 
ones more, in proportion to size — 2 or 3 times the diameter of seeds being sufficient. If sown in a bed, afterwards to be transplanted where 
intended to bloom, make rows 6 inches apart and not more than 4 ft. long- so as to admit of weeding and thinning without tramping the groimd. 
Press the soil down after sowing, with a smooth board, shade till plants grow and keep fairly moist. 
THINNING, TRANSPLANTING and STAKING — Keep thinning out as plants grow, transplanting these thinnings according to number of 
plants required of the different varieties. Distance between plants in beds should not be less than half the height of the variety and the beighta 
are given in Catalogue. All slender growing, but tall plants, .should be tied up to neat stakes. 
Transplant when weather is cloudy, and shade if sun comes too strong for a few days. Biennials should, as a rule, be treated as Annualfl 
but should be sown in the house or hot-bed and transplanted in May to where intended to bloom. 
SOWING IN BOXES — Tender Annuals and Biennials had better be sown indoors. Fill a shallow box to within an inch of the top with 
equal parts sand and light loam, thoroughly mixed and carefully sifted. Sow seed thinly in rows, pressing seeds gently into the earth, then 
cover lightly with finely sifted soil. Cover box with a pane oi glass, shade with paper and place in the window. Keep moist till plants are up. 
Border of Sweet Alyssum " Compactura." 
No. ABRONIA UMBELLATA (Sand Verbena) Pkt. cts. 
1. ROSY LILAC, h. h. a. Somewhat resembles the Verbena; sweet scented ; suitable for beds, rock work or hanging 
baskets ; J ft S 
ABUTILON (Lantern Flower) 
FLOWERING MAPLE. Valuable Perennial for conservatory decoration. Will blossom out of doors during Sum- 
mer and Autumn. 
2. SPLENDID MIXTURE — saved from best varieties in cultivation 15 
ACACIA (The Wattle) 
3. MIXED VARIETIES, Q. Greenhouse and Stove shrubs : 10 
A /^^/\/*T TTVrTTTUr H. h. a. Useful for winter bouquets, and shows to great advantage in the 
ix V Jx.V/VJ^i.ll U iUi flower border. " Everlasting Flower." 
4. DOUBLE VARIETIES, in mixture 5 
ADONIS 
5. AESTIVALIS (FLOS ADONIS), crimson, h. a., 1 ft- 5 
AGERATUM 
The Ageratum makes a good bed or border and when cut shows well in bouquets. 
6. BLUE PERFECTION — The darkest colored of all large-flowering Ageratums. Color deep amethyst- blue; compact 
growth; fine bedder 10 
7. IMPERIAL DWARF BLUE, h. a. (azure blue), of very dwarf compact habit, particularly adapted for ribbon 
borders 5 
8. IMPERIAL DWARF WHITE, h. a. Similar to the preceding in habit. Flowers are white 5 
9. LITTLE BLUE STAR — A new variety of exceedingly dwarf and even growth. The tiny bushes do not exceed 4 or 
5 inches in height and are densely covered with bright blue flowers IS 
AGROSTEMMA — a hardy free-blooming annual, well adapted for borders. 
10. MIXED COLORS. 1 ft S 
ALTHEA (New Annual Hollyhock) 
11 HVBRIDA SEMPERFLORENS FLORE PLENO— New. This double annual ever-blooming Hollyhock if sown in 
March can be planted out in May, and will flower about a week later than the ordinary Hollyhock, and the 
blooms are just as double and of all the well-known colors 20 
