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General List of Choice Flower Seeds 
\\<> list iK'arlv 1,000 varieties of what we have found to be the most desirable — the showiest and easiest 
to urow. When we find a ftowei*, new or old, which we think our eustoniers would like we obtain seed of 
it if iwssible and offer it in our catalogue. 
Abutilon (Flowering Maple) 
1—MIXED NEW HYBRIDS. (Green¬ 
house) — Known also as Chinese Bell 
Flower. A hardy house shrub requiring 
little care and loaded with large bell 
shaped flowers 2 inches across. Blooms 
first season from seed. Pkt. 10c. 
Abronia (Sand Verbena) 
2—UMBELLATA. (Annual) — Pretty 
little trailer with umbells of rose pink 
flowers. Pkt. 4c; 3 pkts. for lOc. 
Aconitum (Monk's Hood) 
4— NAPELLUS. (Perennial) — Throws 
up spikes 4 ft. long which are loaded 
with pretty hood shaped flowers. _ Fine 
border plant resembling the Delphiniums 
in habit. Does well in partial shade. 
Pkt. 5c. ... 
5— FIBCHERI. New compact bright 
blue. Fine plant for borders. Pkt. 10c. 
Acrodinum 
6—DOUBLE MIXED. (Annual). One 
of the best everlasting flowers, following 
Helichrysum in popularity Flowers most¬ 
ly rose and white. Dried they retain 
their color for years. Pkt. 4c; 3 pkts. 10c. 
Adlumia (Allegheny Vine) 
7—CIRRHOSA. (Biennial). One of 
the prettiest and most delicate climbers 
covering a lattice or porch in a short 
time. Foliage resembles Maiden Hair 
Fern. Flowers tube shaped and flesh pink. 
Self sows and comes up year after year. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Adonis 
Agathea 
8— VERNALIS. (Perennial). Finely cut 
foliage and bright yellow flowers. Pkt. 10c 
9— AESTIVALIS. (Annual). “Flos 
Adonis." Fine foliage and red flowers. 
Pkt. 4c; 3 pkts. 10c. 
(Blue Daisy) 
10—.COELESTIS. (Tender Perennial). 
Free bloomer producing blue daisy-like 
flowers. Plant branching 18 inches tall. 
Pot in fall for winter blooming. Pkt. 8c. 
Agrostemma 
15— COELl-ROSA. (Annual). Known 
as "Rose of Heaven." Free bloomers 
with bright rose colored flowers about 
1 inch in diameter, 1 foot tall. Pkt. 4c; 
3 pkts. for 10c. 
16— CO RON ARIA. (Perennial). Foli¬ 
age silvery white. Flowers freely pro¬ 
duced and are crimson-rose and white. 
Flowers first season if sown early. Pkt. 5c. 
Agerafum (Annual) 
Desirable for bedding, cut flowers or 
border. No plant equals it for a solid 
bed or ribbon of blue. Commences to 
bloom quickly from seed and flowers till 
killed by frost. If taken up before frost, 
it will bloom all winter in the house. 
11 —DWARF MIXED. Dwarf sorts 
which grow to an even height. Therefore 
these are especially adapted for bordering, 
etc. Pkt. 4 pkts. 10c. 
12—TALL MIXED. Fine for cutting 
and work requiring longer stems. Pkt. 
4c; 3 pkts. for 10c. 
13 — BLUE PERFECTION. Compact 
bushy sorts which make a mound of deep 
blue. Very u.seful for borders, hedges, 
etc. Pkt. 5c; 3 pkts. for 12c. 
14 —BLUE BALL. Very dwarf and 
compact and much prized where kpown 
for edging low beds, also for filling in 
spaces in ruck gardens. Pkt. 7c; 2 pkts. 
for 10c. 
Alyssum (Annual) 
AlyRsuin in Hanging Basket 
For a continuous solid bed of white or 
for a border or edging Alyssum has no 
equal. Commences to bloom in a few 
weeks from sowing and is a solid mass 
of white till hard freezing weather. 
17— SWEET. Fragrant. Covers more 
space than others, each plant making 2 
feet of space white all summer. PkL 4c; 
3 pkts. 10c; Vh oz. 30e. 
18— LITTLE GEM. Very dwarf com¬ 
pact sort, 6 inches high. A mass of 
white fragrant flowers. Grand for low 
white fragrant borders or edgings. Pkt. 
4c: 3 pkts. 10c. 
19— 'LILAC QUEEN. Very similar to sweet 
Alyssum except color which is a lavender lilac. 
Pkt. Sc; 3 pkts. for 12c. 
20— PROCUMBENS or FLORAL SPRAY. Also 
called Carpet of Snbw. Plants trailing forming a 
solid rosette of white a foot across. Plants send 
up hundreds of sprays. Pkt. 4e: 4 pkts. for 12c. 
21— CREAM KING. Similar to the white except 
color which is a creamy yellow. Pkt. 4c; 3 pkts, 
for 10c. 
22— NEW MINIATURE. An extremely small 
dwarf variety especially valuable for a low com¬ 
pact border or for rock gardens. Pure white. 
Pkt. 6c; 2 pkts. for 10c. 
Perennial Alyssum (Gold Dust) 
23—SAX ATI LE COMP ACTUM. Especially de¬ 
sirable for rock gardens. Foliage thick silvery 
grey, flowers yellow. Good early bloomer, Pkt. 6c. 
Amaranthus (Annual) 
’m 
Anohnsa ttalloa Oropaore. 
24— SUNRISE. 2 feet tall leaves dark maroon 
with crimson scarlet tips. Good foliage plant. 
Pkt. 5c. 
25— MIXED. Plants 2 to 6 feet high. Various 
forms mostly with pretty colored foliage. Also 
includes such plants as "Love Lies Bleeding," 
“Joseph’s Coat," "Princess Feather,” etc. Pkt 
3c; 4 pkts. for 10c. 
Anchusa 
28— BLUE BIRD. (Annual). A fine blue plant with dwarf compac) 
habits. Its trusses of vivid indigo blue Forget-me-not like flowers an 
fine in the garden or for cut flowers. Pkt. 5c;' 2 pkts. for lOc. 
29— LISSADEL. (Perennial). Similar to the popular “Dropmofe* 
variety but flowers are larger and of a deeper and more intense gentian' 
blue. Of sturdy habit and free bloomer. Pkt. 16c. 
30— ITALICA. (Perennial). Dropmore variety. Forms a branehet 
plant 3 to 6 feet high, each branch terminating in a spike of brighi 
blue. Pkt. 6c; 2 pkts. 10c. ' 
Hardy Plants 
We will mail in spring 12 Hardy Plants all different our own selectioi 
of varieties for $1.00. 
We will mail in spring 16 Rudebeckla, Golden Glow plants for $1.00 
Achillea 
(Milfoil or Yarrow) 
3 —THE PEARL. (Peren¬ 
nial). Sends up many stems 
1 ft. high which are crowned 
with clusters of double white 
flowers. Blooms a long time. 
Pkt. 5c; 3 pkts. for 12c, 
BULBS-FALL DELIVERY ONLY 
Peony Roots—Fall Delivery 
Our Peony Roots are from the best standard varieties in mixture 
They do best in fall and we will not mail them before October Ist, 36 
If you want a variety of 
pretty hardy dwarf plants for 
your Rock Garden, try the 
Rock Garden Alyssum. Pkt. lOc 
each; 4 for $1.00. 
Mixed Narcissus Bulbs (Fall Only) 
We are growing a fine lot of Narcissus bulbs in several of the best hltrd 
sorts and will mail bulbs in the fall. These do well in all parts of thi 
country and bloom very early in spring. Bulbs 10c each; 3 for 25cJ 16 
for $1.00. 
