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ANNUAL, BIENNIAL & GREENHOUSE FLOWER SEEDS 
Abbreviations used: h, 
or in a hot bed) ; 
For " PERENNIALS " See page under heading " Perennial Flower Seeds." 
For " NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES " See beginning of Catalogue, 
a., means hardy annual: h. h. a., half hardy annual (such may be started in a box in the hotise, 
h. b., hardy biennial : h. h. b., half hardy biennial : G., Greenhouse Plant. 
Flowerfwh.^?h°ttre i'i^H frnm°J^^' Seed List is divided into two parts. In the first is ennumerated Annuals and Biennials, includine Greenhouse 
r lowers which are raised from seed. Then succeeding this is a complete list of Hardy Perennial or Herbaceous Plants that i ' 
; are grown from seeds, 
we trust our customers will look carefully througfi it "w"he5 maTiig'uF thek oVder^InYwiliTndThe arrangement Sill akf them 
^kl!^^'^^^?°^X„;'^.r/i^r^"i!ll'i^)^^ America,! or Canadian one 
HINTS HOW TO RAISE FLOWERS FROM SEED 
ortTin^A ""^dium rich porous soil produces the best blooms. 
tTbfoom'^Zke rows'eiuchTs arart no/^ '"^'"^ r'^'^'i'^"'; '° 'i"!'?' ''ft^^^ds to be transplanted X4 intended 
soil & ^|p;|;"^ilT^^^^ fafrl7^t"sf '"'""'"^ ''^"""-^ '''' P-'' 
olant, 1^^^%' TRANSPLANTING and STAKING-^Keep fhinning ouTL 'KsTrow, transplanting these thinnings according to number of 
atM'0^tat^^l^'&Te?l^^^^^ 
but ^h^™ ngul^^ojht^^^^^^ p ^jlJsXrd ?nfaV?o Sii^L^d^om^'^""''''^ '^"-''-^ ^ rule, betreatedas Annuals, 
ugnuy wim niieiy jilted soil. Cover box with a pane of glass, shade with paper and place in the window. Keep moist till plants are up. 
Border of Sweet Alyssum " Compactum." 
No. ABRONIA UMBELLATA Pkt. cts 
I. ROSY LILAC, h. h. a. Somewhat resembles the Verbena; sweet scented : suitable for beds, rock work or hancins 
baskets ; i ft ^ * 
ABUTILON 
05 
^^MiT Autumn'"^'^^^^' Perennial for conservatory decoration. Will blossom out of doors during Summer 
2. SPLENDID MIXTURE, saved from best varieties in cultivation 15 
ACACIA 
3. MIXED VARIETIES, G. Gieenhouse and Stove shrubs 10 
ACROCLINUM ^" '^■.f tlseful for winter bouquets, and shows to great advantage in the flower border. " 
Eve, lasting Flower." 
4. ROSEUM DOUBLE 10c. S. DOUBLE VARIETIES, in mixture 05 
No. ADONIS 
6. AESTIVALIS (FLOS ADONIS,) crimson, h. a., 1 ft 05 
AGERATUM — The Ageratum makes a good bed or border, and when 
cut shows well in bouquets. 
7. MEXICANUM, h. a., blue, U ft 05 
8. IMPERIAL DWARF BLUE, h. a. (azure blue), of very dwarf compact habit, 
particularly adapted for i ibbon borders 05 
9. IMPERUL DWARF WHITE, h. a. Similar to the preceding in habit'. ' Flowers 
aie white 05 
AGROSTEMMA-A hardy free-blooming annual well adapted for borders. 
10. MIXED^COLORS, 1 ft 05 
ALTHEA (New Annual Hollyhock) 
M. HYBRIDA 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 theJIblooms 
are just as double and of all the well-known colors 20 
Imptiial Dwarf Blue Ageratum. 
