Flower Seed Department 
The arrangement is, for the most part, alpha- 
betical, the various plants being described by class, 
hardiness, height, color of llower, time of bloom, 
etc. This information we hope will be an aid to 
determine whether or not the llower under consid- 
eration meets your requirements. 
In this list of flower seeds the following ab- 
breviations are used to indicate the classifications: 
H. H. A Half-Hardy Annuals 
T. A Tender Annuals 
H. A Hardy Annuals 
II. P Hardy Perennials 
H. H. P Half-Hardy Perennials 
H. II. B Half-Hardy Biennials 
H. C Hardy Climbers 
G. S Greenhouse Shrub 
H. B Hardy Biennials 
A IASS l M 
Hardy annual of dwarf habit blooming until killed 
by frost. Fine for beds, borders and vases. 
Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum). For prices see col- 
ored pages. 
LITTLE GEM. For prices see colored pages. 
ANTIRRHINUM— SNAPDRAGON 
H. H. P. 1% to 3 ft. Snapdragons blossom the 
first year, if seed is sown early. Slightly covered with 
leaves, they survive our winters. Succeed best in 
rather light soil. 
TALL-FLOWERED MIXED. For prices see col- 
ored pages. 
DWARF-FLOWERED MIXED. For prices see col- 
ored pages. 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower) 
H. H. A. One of the very best bedding plants, 
being literally a sheet of bloom from early summer 
till frost. Unlike many bedding plants, their flowers 
are not liable to be spoiled by rain, nor do the colors 
fade out. The blue varieties are without doubt the 
most satisfactory bedding plants of this color for our 
trying climate. Easily raised from seed, which is 
usually started in a hotbed or window and transferred 
to the open ground in May. Can also be sown out- 
doors In May. For prices see colored pages. 
Aster 
Aquilegia, or Columbine 
H. B. Charming hardy plants, bearing in countless 
numbers through May and June exquisite clear blue, 
white, rose, yellow, purple and striped blossoms. For 
planting in permanent borders or edges of shrubbery 
this old-fashioned favorite is one of the best. They 
thrive well with ordinary garden culture, but do 
best in partially shaded nooks. Few hardy plants 
are so easily grown from seed. Will bloom first 
season if sown very early. For prices see colored 
pages. 
Asters 
For best results, Asters should have good rich soil 
and plenty of moisture. The seed may be sown in- 
doors early and the plants set out in May. yet seeds 
sown in the open ground produce excellent results. 
GIANT COMET. A beautiful and distinct class 
with long curled and twisted petals gracefully formed 
In loose yet densely double globes, 18 inches. 
Mixed. For prices see colored pages. 
ASTER SEMPLES 
White — For prices see colored pages. 
Pink — For prices see colored pages. 
Crimson — For prices sec colored pages. 
Purple — For prices see colored pages. 
Mixed — For prices see colored pages. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This is earlier than 
other sorts, and therefore a favorite. Beautiful flow- 
ers of large size and fine appearance, borne on stirr 
stems. , . . 
Mixed Queen of the Market. For prices see colored 
pages. 
Balsam 
Double Cornelia- Flowered Balsam 
DOUBLE BALSAM. Mixed. A good strain. For 
priees see eolored pages. 
Bachelor Button 
(Corn Flower) 
Seed may be sown either In spring or autumn. 
Thrives well in poor soil. 
Finest Mixed. For priees see colored pages. 
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