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7oi eiill vi-iY ,:!}V(0'os y'tJSol ,'-;/Jio 
A Few From'HaBiuii,fts* Mixed PloWer Gardenl’^ PktjFO 
' Ji^or^O oent^yon may select Flower Seeds tp.the ait>{>a; 
Seeds to thdamount of SlJ.SOl' Foilr'$'2.6(Vyou^^'soiec. 
idoi inolude flillBs, Roots; 'Plalais. eWLe Sbeoisl 25 atld ^O’deil't' 
BASttNGS^'iXOWER SEEDS, : , . ... 
Have no superiorsaad fevr-eqtlftls,' We nskiiist as much care In the proi- 
dnotion of the liaest' ettalhs of. flovver-s.e0d|_a3 we do In vegetable seeds;* 
We do this because it pays ns to.' Our busttieSs Experience is that o'qr best , 
advertisement is'asatlsfied costbmer,-and;-kur Special high graije straj^aj 
of seed are bound tomafce eYery one wlfb 'giants satisfied. The increase 
of our sales of flower seed.of the jast five h^s been enormous^ _Onr_ 
customers have found thai'the q.uality ofvjitb seed and the size and brill¬ 
iancy of the bloom from~^r special strajl|\s.of flower seeds snrpaas |n^ 
thing they have ever'j^d-r..' Jery little flpwer. seed Is grown In |He4Jifite^i 
States, and we Import'-vnis direct from the largest and best 
growers of Germany and ifrance, where the greatest attention is paldTp 
the production of the flne^strains of flowers. We spare no trouble i£dV . 
expense to get theyery best for our customers—the finest varieate^^-^Jff.alt,; 
flowers adapted to planting in the South. 'Our list of flowter see# i^.Sm^r ‘ 
compared with that of many Northern seedsmen. The reason ^|^|4li 
that there are comparatively few flowers grown from seed that do well in 
the South, and our list contains nothing but what is adapted'fb'tBFSouth.’ 
You may depend upon the fact that you can plant any_varlety_in t his li.s t 
wiija~the assurance that with proper trealinehf and favorable seasons 
you willsucceed,, ... , ^ 
Our packets o|flotver,seeds are larger thantthbsd'oM dtfier'’^#^^. 
Thpre are enougb.soef s iij^astings’ papljets ^^(vd- ^^Ijai^s^j'^ 
be left to a negro 
-tton,—T^^bsewlag-glosely the following rules for sowing flower seed you 
will have little cause for complaint of failure. 
A tnellow loam, which is a medium earth between the 
[ !*■ extremes of clay and sand, enriched with ^dmpost of 
■^ot^®|^Mbi^'jnd leaf mold; fa^adapted' to the generality 6? flo.^ering 
■ plants." Previous to plahjing flower beds or borders, care mtist be taken 
ibIW tfiby are so arranged That the ground may be a little elevated tn-.flidN 
‘iHMdre,-that the water may run off, and. that,the plants inay show off,to,« 
djetteriadymit^e. V'/n-i't'"-'>■ > ■ 
iEWiMfg the SeC€hS^“J&^,f^a,'„KSS 
to a depth proportionate to its slzeflik;® Portula'ca,'petpnJaSf ^ete., sflould 
.-bje-merely sprinkled, on the sutfaoooT'.the-rgroUnd.'and barely covered 
with finely sifted, light mellow gofliPKess the sdil'dbwp /irmly over the 
seed with a brick or a short piece ©fboatd.iF '''^ ... . j . .. 
eaijh kind, '^.^haye no/^ 'or 3-cent 'p,apketslsadh (tSaf^of^e' 
uo rally. Ouiripac&fe containgopd seed End p^btybiat. 
in I or 7 Swe(^TKpM.jr PURpy Eedd, a^flj, 9 ! 
padket. Our business is notconducted on thar basis. tVe charge a rea¬ 
sonable price, just what the goods are worth, and give you value re¬ 
ceived forevery.cert yous.end . us, apd;then adflitai ybn.r.ibtderi'oqiEftee 
oiTiir as sh9rYji?,pn page,f.anfi,tnside, 9 f pqwf, gt bna noporriii ai rasllinel In: 
Flower seed is how One oftb,e,slrfin&to,t»rc,apf mw MSdoWP 
lead in that just.as we do in vegetable sbea,,' 
varieties arb Euooessiiil Steeds; nuallB 
: M, ViB or-ull—1! ^ 
BtDE and/WHITEorl 
ih’ Spen 'gfloUaditlflciipiSPib'f/ 
'Tearlien trfi BdktftiiffWrufteinsoi 
plahtlfi'g'-.l iPlafatelgrWilitSatO r 
'twTd arg>d,usaflnstfttaeedqwitb 
eiBstotsr gjf toaigotassSl'dikrej 
p^ckat, -, 
M GLADIOLI 25c 
bbtnpiiMIfU 1> 
are is notblug myste- 
__ -T __- ,, abd'a ^lt’tlb c6fli'm£m’'‘'| 
.''Witti thfeke fajlufje'ls almost impossibly, . trfs' work thalt 'cflfl'not'‘^,$ 
t to a negro fariitr nanfl or laborer.- It mbst receive ’carefufaWC'il-1 *'*“ 
_ _ _^_._ For lariet peed the depth 
sboiild be regulated according to thC-klbe 6f the sepd, those the SlSe of a 
’ head JAtoch deep, and those th.e'niae of a'pba H of an Inch or more. 
Icuife a'lm oflath ilt wouldtofe'b^ter 4f, Wknea smbOlI-n) about 8 feet 
ess She edge down.into'ith^seftejyei^iyysoup'fb.make a groove as 
th'^eed Is to.be pIaiitbdi;s8aArer/b’B.ft|B^^pngJJi*s»'®llowin^4 or 
!r to 15 of 20 of tJie-Sp 
____i gmwn.! Cover th.§,8eea*ibS y, 
;urn your lath flatwisie and pre‘%’ttre“^t| 
soils flower seed shoi^ld be covered tufes. 
tokttfKorSieflfvy clay soils. 
'Liti iBoxes'i; ' 
transplanted. Id 
1 wjfere' d^dt’a qojp^es in spring, It 
|l\e9^iTW$iti5Tln;iopen ground, 
of.spU;-sjDo\k^s tendency/to 
A fttof^ite* tne criisj.. gfnall seeds can not 
!As sboti'^s the plants rt^ach alielgic^of^ Lj 
ground, taking 
- ^plftht, ^o as not todisturb^ikeii^ot^ f 
ALYS$i™ 
^'^Ffee'fll^’erlnganbual, of qulek 
bbgrt4Siflgto'''b‘lboto in early springatt 
rdf 'Tiedd'iirg^ aha^ftdbl'flPs^'lA' 
tTig seuthvo Natitiy bb si^ykieb* 
feto’d btfii 1 y'^Wi tWitfl'Affk Wk9iii 
du¥’ tbtrg s'ffMfliefS.**tl*r'5i‘iyiy' 
'b' rb b th ■ Bi i'''Jdi?itfi'W ff > 
‘ teed 'IP kbWfl M -‘te’e' 
fnaWy ■^spiytidi’ii " btei “Ibi*' Ib'b^ ^ 
plan-4a!f<>&wiiiteit,«iS4xwisebd;« tablet ion^ tii^e. Excellent/.fbb^ 
ant |s to 
tH. over it, then 
„ ^>ti light, ^ady 
at'they shoultg-be 
*'» 
^111 stand tifmar 
grow bbV^r 
spring frostb|ibr 
te shallow hbyes 
lafigmfich. -This^ipJaL 
■ ~-‘f (ifppical naftra^ 
;ajj^/he seed. S&f 
" p'plf soak ir, g wjef#'' 
tbb it lightly- 
though a oniSted 
““^■^es they mayToe 
. .^.bbx as po^i- 
SmA t/necessaiy 
' -i'S. ^ 
^'ersiforfibwerTieas, as It is of clos'; 
*f)itcfl #rbWLil'fttia''Sveii in helgbti,'' So* 
**feftlilyVfn AbailWvV'drills wherg plants 
I ratopk Jiighllwim'(lfelHtr'gf@@ioit yt^iia«dG?ow3b‘tei 10! InchesfhTgbi.V.Fi 
*%‘6yfetki''6a*ifciB',*iB'ceiits. // 
Al^ssunji— 
>q'0«£LE®tsjtery dwa^f, spread'iug'/apdtj^ 
r/ fopioiln egp.ifitlii g tojl inelieshlgh . -Plau 
' . • - . * high' at 
Plafits 
_ __ . ^ . . . spikes-. 
of ftkgfa'ti’S'^b'lodhb as mauy as f00 elastera 
flrat«irFg'’be«n-‘'piban(}ed ofl"'a-singJe plant. . 
Fine for borders. Packet, 6 cents; *4 ounce, 
nts. b^utO iiiO uGeid£ADi^i3Buiu 
