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Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Nurserymen. 
Aster 
Dependable Flower Seeds 
GENERAL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS— Most flower seeds ger¬ 
minate well in fine, sandy loam partly protected from the sun. 
Heat and moisture are the two essential points to start life in 
seeds. A general and fatal error is to start the seed too deep; 
small seeds should be barely covered with fine earth; large seeds 
by about half an inch. After sowing, the ground should be 
watered with a very fine sprinkler regularly. Many seeds are 
killed by drought. 
A li y 
10c 
packet 
of 
seeds. 
yonr 
choice 
of 
3 
for 
25c. 
Any 
10c 
packet 
of 
seeds. 
your 
choice 
of 
mr 
4 
for 
50c. 
Any 
15c 
packet 
of 
seeds. 
your 
choice 
of 
4 
for 
50c. 
Cosmos 
Price 
per pkt. 
ACHILLEA (The Pearl) 
Double white hardy perennial. 15c 
AGROSTEMMA (Rose of Heaven) 
Fine mixed varieties. 10c* 
ALLEGHENY VINE 
Mountain Fringe or Atllumia 
Cirrliosa 
Lace-like foliage, delicate rose-pink 
flowers. 15c 
ALYSSUM 
LITTLE GEM —Dwarf pure white.. 10c 
Va oz. 30c 
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII 
(Boston Ivy) 
Small, glossy leaved, self-clinging hardy 
vine.10c 
ANEMONE (Windflower) 
ST. BRIGID’S STRAIN, DOUBLE 
AND SINGLE —-Mixed colors. ... 10c 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
GIANT FLOWERED MIXED. 10c 
DWARF MIXED . 10c 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
New Long Spurred Hybrids 
LONG SPURRED HYBRIDS —Mixed 10c 
SPLENDID MIXTURE —Of the best 
and finest colors, double. 10c 
ASTERS 
GIANT COMET —Mixed varieties... 10c 
NEW CALIFORNIA GIANT 
BRANCHING —Mixed . 15c 
‘SENSATION” —This is the reddest 
of all Red Asters. 10c 
SUNSHINE Improved Anemone Flow¬ 
ered —Mixed colors . 15c 
TALL EXCELSIOR MIXTURE ... 10c 
PERENNIAL MIXED (Starworts or 
Michaelmas Daisies) — Single-flower¬ 
ing, hardy, herbaceous plants, thriving 
in any garden soil. If sown early in 
the spring they will flower the first 
6eason . 10o 
PEONY-FLOWERED PERFECTION 
—Mixed colors . 10c 
CACALIA (Tassel Flower) 
Each flower is a miniature paint brush 
produced on long wiry stems which 
make it an excellent cut flower. 
Mixed. Scarlet and yellow. 10c 
CALENDULA 
FINE DOUBLE MIXED. 10c 
CALLIOPSIS 
One of the grandest perenniel plants. 
Mixed . 10c 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
(Eschscholtzia) 
MIXED . 10c 
CAMPANULA 
CALYCANTHEMA (Cup and Saucer 
Canterbury Bells) —Mixed. 10c 
DOUBLE MIXED —Finest varieties.. 10c 
BELL FLOWERS (Single Canturbury 
Bells) — The old-fashioned sort. 
Mixed . 10c 
PERENNIAL SORTS —Mixed. 10c 
CANDYTUFT 
These Candytufts are of the fine habit and 
profuse bloomers. They soon flower from 
seed and remain long in beauty. For mass¬ 
ing in flower beds and borders and for edg¬ 
ings they are admirably adapted, while for 
cutting, the flowers are greatly prized. 
GIANT WHITE —Immense spikes of 
pure white flowers. 10c 
ALL COLORS MIXED —Many' fine 
shades . 10c 
SEMPERVIRENS (Perennial ) —Ex¬ 
tra fine for cemetery use. 10c 
Price 
per pkt. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
IPOMOEA QUAMOCLIT HYBRIDA 
—Rapid grower and free bloomer; 
leaves dark green and deeply lacinated; 
bears a profusion of fiery, cardinal red 
flowers . 10c 
CARNATIONS 
OHABAUD’S EVERBLOOMING— 
Very double flowers Choice mixture. . 10c 
DWARF MARGUERITE —Mixed .. 10c 
GIANT MARGUERITE—Mixed.... 10c 
CELOSIA (Coxcomb) 
OSTRICH FEATHER — Producing 
large, bright crimson and orange plumes 10c 
CRIMSON PLUMED . 10c 
DWARF COXCOMB EMPRESS— 
Immense showy dark crimson combs. . 10c 
CENTAUREA (Cornflower) 
DOUBLE BLUE —A favorite for cut¬ 
ting . 10c 
DOUBLE ROSE PINK. 10o 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS (Royal 
Sweet Sultan) —Mixed. 10c 
tMONTANA (Perennial Cornflower) — 
Large violet-blue flowers. 10c 
CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA 
(Dusty Miller) 
Fine for bedding, vases, hanging bas¬ 
kets and pots; also extensively used for 
margins; fine cut, silvery-gray foliage. . 10c 
CHINESE PRIMROSES 
CHOICEST MIXED . 20c 
COBAEA SCANDENS 
(Cup and Saucer) 
Of rapid growth, 10 to 20 feet tall. 
The young flowers are light' green, 
changing to rose-purple as they open 
up fully . 10c 
COLEUS 
CHOICE MIXED —Sow indoors in 
March or April. . . . *. 15o 
GIANT RAINBOW —Splendid, large- 
leaved variety . 20c 
COREOPSIS 
GRANDIFLORA —Golden yellow ... 10c 
COSMOS 
MIXED COLORS —Large flowering. 
single . 10c 
EXTRA EARLY DOUBLE COSMOS. 
FINE MIXTURE . 15c 
CYPRESS VINE 
Fem-like foliage, bearing clusters of 
small, star-shaped flowers. Mixed. ... 10c 
DAHLIAS 
CHOICE DOUBLE MIXED. 10o 
CAST US DAHLIA —Mixed Colors. . 15c 
(DAISIES (Beilis Perennis) 
DOUBLE ENGLISH DAISY —Fine 
perennial, flowering first season from 
seed. 10c 
DOUBLE MIXED —Extra large. 10c 
DELPHINIUM 
PERENNIAL LARKSPUR — Fine 
mixed . 10c 
BELLADONNA —Clear Turquoise-blue 10c 
GOLD MEDAL HYBRIDS.10c 
DIANTHUS (Annual Pink) 
CHINA OR INDIA PINKS —Finest 
mixed. Flowers very double. 1 0c 
FRINGED JAPANESE — From white 
to pink and red. I0c 
IMPERIALIS —Double mixed . 10c 
DIADEM —Double. Fine mixed.... 10o 
Price 
per pkt. 
PLUMARIUS CYCLOPS — Double 
hardy garden pinks, beautiful colors 
and clove fragrance. 1 0o 
BEST ROCK GARDEN VARIETIES. 
MIX E D —Rock gardens now so pop¬ 
ular need these low growing Dianthus 
to brighten spots and fill in crevices 
with their attractive flowers. 15c 
DIDISCUS COERULEUS 
LAVENDER LACE FLOWER —An¬ 
other charming blue annual, with 
dainty lavender-blue flowers which re¬ 
semble in form the Queen’s Lace 
Handkerchief of our roadside. Excel¬ 
lent for bedding and a very desirable 
cut flower.iOc 
EUPHORBIA VARIEGATA 
(Snow-on-the-Mountai n. ) Attractive 
foliage, veined and margined with 
white. Two feet. 10c 
DIGITALIS GLOXINIAEFLORA 
(Foxglove) 
Ornamental hardy plants—Mixed. ... 10c 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean) 
CHOICE MIXED . iOc 
FEVERFEW 
EX I MIA GRANDIFLORA —Double, 
snow-white . 10c 
FORGET-ME-NOTS (Myosotis) 
INDIGO BLUE . io- 
MIXED VARIETIES .10c 
GAILLARDIA 
GRANDIFLORA SUPERBA —Large 
flowers, dark crimson centers, marked 
with rings . iOc 
GERANIUMS 
ZONAL VARIETIES . 15 C 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Well-known climbers with the most 
fantastic and grotesque fruit imagin¬ 
able. Fine for covering sheds, training 
over fences or brush piles, and always 
sure to attract the attention of the 
children, who love to play with the 
pretty striped and oddly crooked fruits. 
Keeps perfect for years. 
MIXED SORTS —All sizes, shapes and 
colors. 10c 
GYPSOPHILA 
ELEGANS ALBA GRANDIFLORA- 
Fine for cutting . -joc 
HOLLYHOCKS 
IMPROVED 
sulphur and 
MAMMOTH 
DOUBLE —White, rose, 
scarlet—Each color.... 
DOUBLE —Mixed. 
10c 
10c 
JAPANESE VARIEGATED 
HOP VINE 
It is the rapid summer climber. One 
of the best plants for covering veran¬ 
das, trellises, etc. 
lantana 
Fine B&dding Plant —Good mixed. . . . 10c 
SPECIAL 3IIXTURE 
FLOWERS FOR BOUQUETS —This 
mixture contains seeds producing flow¬ 
ers suitable for cutting for vases and 
bouquets, nearly all having long stems, 
and will furnish a constant supply of 
cut flowers throughout the season. Oz., 
25c; pkt., 5c. 
