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PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS 
You, Too, Can Have a Beautiful Flower Garden 
No longer is it necessary to envy your neighbor of her beautiful flowers. Mid-West offers you 
high germinating seed so reasonable that with a few dollars you can have a show place—a veri¬ 
table Garden of Flowers. Order now and give your seed an early start. The earlier you start 
the more beautiful your garden. 
Ageratum 
AGERATUM (Conyzoides)—A very beautiful Mexican flower of a 
delicate bush-like appearance; very attractive in the garden. They will 
bloom all summer and if sown in the fall will give winter bloom Under 
glass. Set a foot apart. Annual, iy 2 feet high. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c. 
ALYSSUM (Maritimum) Little Gem—A low spreading light green plant 
with small white flowers of a peculiar delicate fragrance. Most effective 
in masses of plants, 1 foot apart. Hardy annual, 1 foot high. Pkt., 5c; 
% oz., 20c. 
AMARANTHUS (Caudatus)—Foliage brilliantly ornamental, producing 
a striking effect in the border, as a background, or as centerpiece for 
beds, and is the peer of variegated plants. Annual. Should be thinned 
to 3 feet apart. 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 20c. 
ASTER (Composite)—The Aster is considered the queen of all flowers. 
For beauty and variety of form and color, it is unrivaled, and of all 
the flowers is best adapted to win the admiration of all lovers of floral 
beauty. Set a foot apart. Height, 1 x / 2 feet. Annual. 
Giant Pink—Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 25c. 
Giant White—Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Giant Purple—Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 25c. 
Giant Mixed—Pkt., 10c; y± oz., 25c. 
Wilt Resistant Type American Beauty—Mixed colors, Pkt., 20c. 
BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila)—Perennial two feet. Blooms in July 
and August. Small flowers on branched stems so thick as to give the 
plants a white lacelike effect. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c. 
BALSAM (Lady’s Slipper, Touch-me-not)—An old favorite garden 
flower producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant colored double 
flowers in the greatest profusion. Half-hardy annual. 2 feet high. 
Mixed Double—Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 20c. 
COSMOS—The foliage is light and finely cut, rivaling the fern for 
decorative purposes. The plants continue to bloom until severe frost, 
producing their daisy-like flowers with great prodigality. Sow in rich 
soil when all danger from frost is past, and thin out the seedlings to 
two feet apart. 
Canterbury Bells 
Giant Mixed—Pkt., 10c; y> oz., 15c. 
Giant Flowered Pink—Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 
Giant Flowered Crimson—Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold)—Orange King, rich orange. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 50c. Mixed Colors—pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
CALLIOPSIS (or Coreopsis)—Showy and free-flowering plants, bloom¬ 
ing all summer and excellent for cutting and massing. Annual, 1 to 2 
feet high. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis Umbellata)—One of the most hardy annuals, 
useful for cutting and is mos* effective when grown in a mass. Sow 
early % inch deep in fine, rich soil and transplant or thin out to 9 
inches apart. Height, 1 foot. 
PERFECTION Brand Mixed—Pkt., 5c; *4 oz., 15c. 
CARNATION—Marguerite—These are comparatively a new class of 
carnations. They are highly prized for massing in summer beds and 
their perfect form, beautiful shades of color and lavish profusion of 
bloom continue till frost. Semi-dwarf, 10 to 15 inches high. Annual. 
Pkt., 10; *4 oz., 25c. 
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CANTERBURY BELLS—New Annual Type; few flowers are more 
popular in the spring garden than Canterbury Bells, and we have always 
wished we might have them over a long season. This is now possible, 
with this new variety. Annual Canterbury Bells make a plant that is 
loaded with flowers less than five months after seed is sown. Mixed 
colors—Pkt., 20c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS—These showy and effective garden varieties are 
extensively grown for cut flowers. They grow 16 to 18 inches high and 
blossom in the fall. Annual. 
Mixed—Pkt., 10c; V* oz., 20c. 
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia)—One of the most popular perennials, easy 
of cultivation and flowering from early summer until frost. Very desir¬ 
able for borders and groups among shrubbery, 1 to 3 feet high. 
Mixed—Pkt., 10c; % oz.. 25c. 
POPULAR DOUBLE CORNFLOWERS (Centaurea Cyanus)— An old 
favorite, noted for its vigorous growth, large size flowers, and extreme 
doublenees of its blooms. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall. Fine for 
cut flowers. 
Emperor Blue—pkt., 10c; >4 oz., 25c. 
Double Mixed—pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Chinese Forget-me-not)—Annual. Large sprays of 
rich blue forget-me-not-like flowers from June till September. Thrives 
in a dry, sunny location. Height, 20 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
DUSTY MILLER—They are extremely showy, with their silvery white 
leaves. The plants grow 8 to 12 inches tall and lend themselves par¬ 
ticularly well for borders to taller growing Annuals or Perennials. Pkt., 
10c; *4 oz., 50c. 
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Celosia (Feathered Cockscomb) 
CELOSIA (Feathered Cockscomb)—Annual 
plants of tropical origin and one of the most 
showy for garden decoration. Half-hardy: 
should not be sown till warm weather. Of 
easy culture. Pkt. 10c. 
