56 FLOWER SEEDS. 
STATE NURSERY CO. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Alyssum (Little Gem.) 
African Gold Daisy. 
Ageratum (Blue.) 
ABROMA UMBELLATA— (Sand Verbena) Pkt. 5c 
Very pretly trailing plants with numerous clusters of 
sweet-scented flowers. Rosy lilac, with white eye. 
does well in light soil. Annual. 
ACROLINIUM Mixed, Pkt., 5c 
This beautiful everlasting flower is largely used for 
winter bouquets, for which purpose the flowers should 
be cut before they are fully expanded. Half-hardy 
annual. 
AFRICAN GOLD DAISY Pkt. 10c 
The single daisy-like flowers are 2% inches in diame- 
ter, and of a unique glossy terra cotta orange, which 
brilliant coloring is rendered the more conspicuous 
by the dark disc surrounded by a black zone. The 
plants grow from 12 to 15 inches high and are very 
profuse flowering, especially in dry situations. Hardy 
annual. 
AGERATUM— (Floss Flower.)— Blue perfection Pkt. 5c 
A hardy annual of easy culture, especially valuable for 
bedding, as it is literally covered with blossoms all 
summer. Annual. Sow the seed early in the spring. 
ALYSSUM— (Maritiniim, Sweet Alyssum.) ...Oz., 25c; Pkt. 5c 
Six to eight inches high. A 
fragrant, hardy annual, bear- 
ing spikes of small white 
flowers in great profusion 
throughout the summer and 
autumn. Useful for border 
or early bedding flowers. 
Sow the seed early in spring. ^ 
ALYSSUM— (Little Gem)..Pkt. 10c 
Three to lour inches high; 
fine for borders. 
AMARANTIIUS— (Coxcomb) 
Mixed Pkt. 5c 
These plants afford brilliant 
contrasts of colors, being use- 
ful for borders and groups; 
also, where foliage elTects ar<' 
desired. The leaves and stems 
arc of different shades of red 
blended with green. Half 
hardy annual. 
ANTIRRHINUM— (Tom Thumb) Mixed, Pkt. 10c 
Beautiful dwarf growing, bushy variety. Flowers are 
handsome and produced in great profusion the entire 
season. It is not only desirable for beds and groups, 
but also for pot culture. Perennial. 
ANTIRRHINUM— (Giant Grandiflorum) Pkt. 5c 
Flowers double the size of older sorts, more closely set 
on the stems and colors more clear and brilliant, grow- 
ing about 18 inches high. Grand mixture of many 
striking colors. Perennial. 
ANGEL'S BREATH— (See Gypsophila.) 
ASPERULA— (Azurea) Blue, Pkt. 5c 
Grown for its fragrant leaves and stems which, dried, 
have a sweet odor, and are used for putting among 
clothes, etc. Best grown among shrubbery, in semi- 
shaded positions, where it can remain undisturbed. 
ASPARAGUS— (Sprengeri)— Emerald Feather Pkt. 10c 
Adapted to suspended baskets; 1 to 4 feet. An excellent 
trailing house plant, as it withstands a dry atmosphere 
and succeeds everywhere. Remains fresh a long time 
after cutting. 
ASPARAGUS — (Plumosus Nanus.) pkt. 10c 
An indoor perennial climber, of wonderful beauty It 
has largely replaced the famous smilax in the floral 
world. Bright, cheerful, Fern-like green. 
Annuals— Bloom first year from 
seed and die after one season. 
Biennials— Bloom second year 
from seed and plant dies after, 
second year. 
Perennials— Bloom second year 
from seed and plant lives and 
blooms for several years. 
Tender— Means plant will 
stand the least frost. 
not 
Asparagus Plumosus. 
Half-Hardy— Means plant will 
stand a little frost and needs 
protection. 
Hardy— Means plant will stand 
considerable frost. 
