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Descriptive List of Flower Seeds 
Annuals 
These are plants which bloom the first season from seed, and 
are the most generally grown of all flowering plants. There is no 
place in the garden where some of them will not grow, and their 
bright colors are the source of continued enjoyment. A list of 
the perennials will be found on pages 14-15. 
ABRONIA UMBEltLATA 
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Abronia Umbellata 
Handsome, trailing annuals, 
with clusters of sweet-scented 
flowers resembling the verbena. 
Fine for baskets or for the gar¬ 
den. Blooms from August until 
October .Per Pkt., 10 
ACROLINIUM 
An elegant, half-hardy an¬ 
nual, producing beautiful ever¬ 
lasting flowers. Grows about 
one foot high. 
Mixed .Per Pkt., 10 
AGERATUM 
Ageratum 
Half-hardy, free-flowering an¬ 
nuals, blooming throughout the 
season. Fine for beds or borders. 
Per Pkt. 
Fine Mixed. 1 ft. 10 
Imperial Dwarf Blue. 8 in... 10 
Perfection Dark Blue. 1 ft... 10 
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Flower Seeds 
ASTER. Super Giant Los Angeles. 
The color is pure shell pink, un¬ 
usually large, yet artistically 
graceful in the feather effect of 
the interlacing petals. In the 
garden they show up best com¬ 
bined with the Blue Lace 
Flower. Price per Pkg. 15 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA. Ramona 
(Frilled California Poppy). Ra¬ 
mona type California Poppies 
are beautifully frilled and fluted 
in russet and pinkish shades, on 
neat growing plants which 
form a compact mass of flow¬ 
ers. Price per Pkg. 10 
PETUNIA. Pink Gem. The first 
of a new race of miniature pe¬ 
tunias forming a neat compact 
plant five or six inches high, 
literally smothered with deep 
pink blooms. Individual blooms 
are two inches in diameter. In¬ 
dispensable for borders, window 
boxes, pots, and bedding. 
Planted with dwarf blue agera¬ 
tum the effect is charming. Price 
per Pkg. 15 
VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM. (Mon¬ 
arch of the Veldt). This new 
flower from Africa will be a 
general favorite as soon as it is 
known. It is easy to grow, likes 
plenty of sunshine and not too 
much water. It grows rapidly 
and the huge, daisy like flowers, 
4 to 5 inches across, keep a 
week or more in bouquets. 
Color deep orange with upper 
row of petals marked with red¬ 
dish brown, 2 to 3 feet tall. 
Price per Pkg. 15 
Antirrhinlum 
Alyssum 
ALYSSUM 
A hardy annual, about 
eight Inches high, with 
clusters of small, fra¬ 
grant flowers. Fine for 
bedding and bouquets. 
Sweet. White; 1 ft. Per 
Pkt.10 
Tom Thumb. Very dwarf; 
white.Per Pkt. 10 
ANTIRRHINLUM 
(Snapdragon) 
Giant Varieties 
A very showy and half-hardy 
perennial (used mostly, how¬ 
ever, as an annual), about three 
feet high, flowering well the 
first season. Sow the seeds 
early, in pots or under glass. 
The early flowering varieties 
bloom three weeks earlier with 
more flowers in bloom at one 
time. 
Early Brilliant Rose, rose- 
pink . 10 
Early Golden King, yellow .. 10 
Early Queen Victoria, white 10 
Early Rose Queen, soft pink 10 
Early Scarlet Defiance, scar¬ 
let . 10 
Mixed . 10 
AMARAN THUS 
Half-hardy annuals, about 2 
feet high, with finely varie¬ 
gated foliage. They are most 
brilliant on poor soil and in dry 
seasons. 
Tricolor .Per Pkt. 1<> 
AMMOBIUM AIxATTJM 
A useful everlasting for mak¬ 
ing dried winter bouquets and a 
showy border plant, growing 
freely in any garden soil. Hardy 
annual. 
White. 2 ft.Per Pkt. 10 
ARCTOTIS 
(African Daisy) 
Grows 2 to 3 feet high, bloom¬ 
ing from July until frost. 
Flowers pure white on upper 
surface, the reverse of the pet¬ 
als pale lilac blue. It delights in 
a sunny location.Per Pkt. 1<> 
ASPERULA 
A most profuse-blooming, hardy annual, at¬ 
taining an average growth of one foot, the flow¬ 
ers of which are a beautiful light blue, are very 
sweet scented, and last a long while in perfection. 
1 ft.Per Pkt. 10 
ASTER 
Very beautiful and popular half-hardy an¬ 
nuals, growing from ten to eighteen inches high. 
For profusion of flowers and richness of display, 
the asters are unrivalled. Sow the seed early 
in the spring, under glass or in pots in the 
house, and transplant into rich soil, about one 
foot apart. 
