GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CATALOG 
“Flowers Satisfy the Soul.’ 9 
“Flowers Have Been Called the Smiles of God." 
The Joy of Beautiful Flowers 
A Few Cents Worth of Ebeling’s Fresh Flower Seeds Bring Nature’s Sweetest Gifts. 
ABUTILON (Chinese Bellflower or Flowering Maple). Free- 
flowering, perennial shrub; fine for indoors. For outdoors 
sow before April. Will bloom first season. Pkt., 10c. 
ACHILLEA, The Pearl. Perennial. Pure white; fine for cut¬ 
ting. June to August. 2 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
ACON1TUM (Monkshood or Wolfsbane). Hardy peren¬ 
nial, long spikes of odd shaped blue and white 
flowers, adapted to shady corners or among shrub¬ 
bery. 3 to 5 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
ACROCLINIUM. Pretty, annual everlasting. 15 inches 
high; lovely white or rosy pink flowers, fine for bor¬ 
der. Single or double. Pkt., 10c. 
ADLUMLA (Mountain Fringe or Allegheny Vine). A 
hardy, biennial climber; will resow itself year after 
year. Feathery foliage resembling Maidenhair Fern, 
flowers tube-shaped, flesh-colored, completely cover¬ 
ing the plant. Fine for trellises, stumps, etc. 
Pkt., 10c. 
ADONIS (Pheasant’s Eye; Flos Adonis). Showy, hardy 
annual, of easy culture, fine cut foliage, blooms a long 
time; dark crimson flower with light center. Height 
1 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower). Blooms from early summer 
until frost. Sow in March or in hotbed and transfer 
into open ground in June when weather is suitable; 
valuable for winter flowering for conservatory. Pkt., 10c. 
Blue Perfection. Dark blue, largest flowering, fine bedder. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Little Dorrit. Beautiful, compact; sky blue, white center; 
very exquisite. Pkt., 10c. 
Tom Thumb (Little Blue Star). 4 in. The finest variety 
for neat edgings. Pkt., 10c. 
Mexicanum. Lavender-blue. 1% ft. Pkt., 10c. 
Imperial Dwarf White. Height 8 inches. Pkt., 10c. 
AGROSTEMMA (Rose of Heaven). Free-blooming, hardy 
perennial, blooming first season. Height 1 to 2 ft. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Ageratum. 
ALYSSUM (Madwort). Pretty little plants for 
beds, vases, baskets, edging, etc. Bloom 
profusely all summer, also useful for win¬ 
ter. Very sweet-scented. 
Lilac Queen, Mixed. Dwarf varieties. Pkt., 
10c. 
Little Gem (or Carpet of Snow). 4 to 6 inches 
in height, each 
plant covering a circle of 15 to 30 inches. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold). 
Handsome yellow flowers, hardy peren¬ 
nial blooming first season, fine for rock 
work. 1 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
SWEET ALYSSUM. Trailing flowers, white. 
Pkt., 10c. 
AMARANTHUS. Brilliant foliaged annuals. 
3 to 5 ft. Useful in borders or centers 
of large beds. Do not plant too closely. 
Brilliant. Foliage bright red, ends of 
branches carmine-rose, red and yellow. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding). Blood 
red, drooping foliage. 3 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
Sunrise. Bronzy crimson to brilliant-scar¬ 
let. Fine for parks and large beds. 3 ft. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). Leaves red, yel¬ 
low and green. 3 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
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Carving on bench 
in garden of 
Chester (England) 
Cathedral. 
: ‘A kiss of the sun 
for pardon 
The song of the 
birds for mirth, 
You’re nearer God’s 
heart in a garden 
Than anywhere else 
on earth." 
Sweet Alyssum in Rockery. 
