50 FLOWER SEEDS. 
STATE NURSERY CO. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
There are no more salisfactory flowers in the garden than those grown from seed, especially the easily grown and 
brilliant flowered annuals. The beautiful shrubs and lilies, of course, have their place, but arc far more expensive 
than a paper of seed which will furnish a large number of plants, usually enough for one's garden and some to spare. 
To have a beautiful flower garden, one must take pleasure in working and caring for plants. 
The general rule for sowing flower as well as other seeds is to sow them at the proper depth, and the depth at 
which they are sown in every instance is governed by the size of the seed itself. As the' sprouts of small seeds arc 
naturally small, if sown as deep as large seeds they will be either unusually long in starting, or more likely to perish 
in the ground after sprouting, for want of sufficient strength in the young sprouts to force a passage through the soil. 
The soil best adapted for flowering plants generally, is a light friable loam, containing sufficient amount of sand 
to render it porous. As the process of germination is shorter or longer in the different kinds of seeds, patience 
of the cultivator is often sorely tried with seeds of a slowly germinating character. 
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 not stand the least frost. 
Half Hardy — Means plant will stand a little frost and needs protection. 
Hardy — Means plant will stand considerable frost. 
ABRONIA UMBRELLATA— (Sand Verbena) Per pkt. 5c 
Very pretty 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 beantiful everlasting flower is largely used for 
winter bouquets, for which purpose the flowers should 
be cut before they are fully expanded. Half-hardy 
annual. 
AGERATUM — (Floss 
Flower) — Blue per- 
fecton Pkt. 5c 
• A hardy annual of 
easy culture espe- 
cially valuable for 
bedding, as it is lit- 
erally covered with 
blossoms all sum- 
mer. Sow the seed 
early in the spring 
ALYSSUM — (Mariti- 
num. Sweet Alys- 
nuni). 
— 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 bor- 
der or early bedding flowers. Sow the seed early in 
spring. 
ALYSSUM— (Little Gem) Pkt. 10c 
Three to four inches high; fine for borders. 
AMANANTHUS Mixed, per pkt. 5c 
These plants afford brilliant contrasts of colors, being 
useful for tforders and groups; also, where foliage ef- 
fects are desired. The leave.s and slom.s arc of differ- 
ent shades of red blended with green. Half hardy an- 
nual. 
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. 
ANTIRRHINUM— (Tom Thumb) Mixed, pkt., 10c 
Beautiful drawf growing, bushy variety. Flowers are 
handsome and produced in great profusion the entire 
season. It is not only desirabh,' for beds and groups, 
but also for pot culture. 
ANGKL'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- 
sh.ades positions, where it can remain undisturbed. 
Ageralum. 
ASTERMUM— (The Glorified Aster) 
Asternium. 
.;5c 
ASTERMUM— (The Glorified Aster). Pkt. of 500 seeds.. 
In white, pink, lavender; separate colors. 
The cut is two-thirds natural size and shows construc- 
tion of the bloom. The plant itself grows straight up 
with very strong, sturdy stems, starting near base and 
reaching from 18 to 24 inches; even the center stems 
are plenty long for the market. The three colors are 
unsurpassed, the lavender has never been produced 
before, the pink is the beautiful pink of the rose, and 
the •<\'hito is as white as the driven snow. All these 
qualities of the Astermum are the result of painstak- 
ing selection extending over a period of eight years. 
Each plant yields from ten to fifteen blooms. 
Full cultural directions are supplied with each order. 
