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A. W. MASSER SEED HOUSE—READING, PA. 
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Masser’s Choice Flower Seeds—Continued 
Euphorbia Variegata (A) 
(Snow on the Mountain) 
Foliage veined, edged with white, 2 feet high. Pkt., 10c. 
Forget-Me-Not—Myosotis 
ALPESTRIC. Beautiful blue, trailing. Pkt., 5c. 
FO RGET- M E-N OT 
Four O’clock (Marvel of Peru) 
The flowers have the strange habit of remaining tightly closed 
until about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when they all open to¬ 
gether and the plants become a glowing bank of vivid coloring, 
filling the air with their delightful fragrance. Seed should be sown 
early and thinly in drills where plants are to bloom. Height, 
2J4 feet. Tall mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Geraniums 
ANIUMS. The flower-trusses are frequently 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter, and the individual flowers are often 1H inches in 
diameter. Pkt., 15c. 
Gourds 
Hardy Annual. Vines that grow 15 to 20 feet and have orna¬ 
mental foliage and odd-shaped fruits. 
MOCK ORANGE (Orange-shaped). Pkt., 10c. 
DIPPER, OR CALABASH. Pkt., 10c. 
EGG-SHAPED. Pkt., 10c. 
HERCULES’ CLUB. 4 feet long. Pkt., 10c. 
RAG, OR DISH-CLOTH. Pkt., 10c. 
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) 
A splendid garden flower and excellent for cutting. The large 
highly colored, daisy-like flowers appear uninterruptedly the 
entire season on stout erect stems often 15 to 18 inches in length. 
PICTA MIXED. Single flowers in all colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) (H. A.) 
Graceful, free flowering plant, forming a symmetrical bush, 
covered with loose panicles of flowers, excellent for cutting and 
mixing in bouquets. 
ELEGANS GRANDIFLORA ALBA (Paris Market). This 
is an improved large-flowering, pure white, of free, easy growth. 
Several sowings should be made during the season to keep up 
a supply. Pkt., 10c. 
ELEGANS CARMINEA. A blush pink form of above. Very 
free flowering. Pkt., 10c. 
PANICULATA (P). White flowers, fine for bouquets; one of 
the favorite hardy perennials; blooms first year if sown early; 
2 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
Helianthus (Sunflower) (A) 
RED SUNFLOWER. The diversity of form of the Red Sun¬ 
flower is as interesting as beautiful. Straight and flat petals 
vary with twisted and pointed ones, which appear colored in 
various shades of red, forming often a distinct circle of yellow 
ground around the dark disk; 3 feet high. Pkt., 10c. 
NANUS FLORA PLENA. Double dwarf, beautiful for massing 
in beds. 2H feet. Pkt., 10c. 
GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FL. PL. (Double Globe or Dahlia 
Sunflower). Flowers a rich saffron color. 6 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED. Large golden yellow 
flowers resembling a Chrysanthemum. Pkt., 10c. 
NEW MINIATURE. A mixture of the new dwarf sunflowers 
in a variety of colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Helichrysum 
MONSTROM. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
GLOBE AMARANTH. Bachelor’s Button. Pkt., 10c. 
Heliotrope 
HALF-HARDY PERENNIAL. Seed sown in the spring will 
make fine plants for summer blooming, flowering the whole 
season. Flowers are delightfully perfumed. Pkt., 10c. 
Hollyhock, Superb Double 
ALLEGHENY, MIXED. Excellent fringed mixture. Pkt., 10c. 
CHATER’S DOUBLE MIXED. Fine strain. Pkt., 10c. 
Kochia 
This highly ornamental annual plant grows quickly from seed 
sown in the open ground. 
Also called Burning Bush and Summer Cypress. The plants 
branch freely and the stems are clothed with light-green leaves. 
Early in the fall the whole plant turns to bright scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 
Lantana 
DWARF MIXED. Pkt., 10c. 
Lavandula 
SWEET LAVENDER. Pkt., 10c. 
LARKSPUR. Annual Tall Double Stock-flowered. 
This is the finest variety of the annual Larkspurs. Flowers 
very double, plant attaining a height of 3 feet, and flowering all 
summer. 
TALL MIXED. Pkt., 5c. 
Lychnis 
(Burning Star). Lychnis is known under a number of names, 
such as “Lamp-flower,” “Maltese cross,” etc. It is one of the 
most popular hardy plants, growing in almost any soil. Pkt., 10c. 
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