GENERAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS 
In presenting this list of Flower Seeds for your attention, every care has been taken to secure seeds from sources of supply known to 
us, and from our experiences and from our tests at our trial grounds, to be of the highest possible merit. Our Flower Seeds are selected 
with an idea of superiority of strain and we handle only the highest possible types in each respective class. 
We mail all Flower Seeds FREE OF COST to any Post Office in the United States. 
GROWING FLOWERS FROM SEED 
Flowers are classified according to their life histories, as: Annuals, seeds 
of which may be sown in spring and they will produce flowers and die the same 
season; Biennials, those which grow from seed the first year, but do not flower, 
rest over the winter and grow again the next year, when they flower and die; 
that is, they complete their life in two years. Perennials are those which grow 
from seed one year, produce flowers in later years, usually the second, ^nd do 
not die, but continue to produce flowers every year afterwards. 
Flowers are classified according to their resistance to cold as: Hardy, those 
which are not killed by frost, however severe; Half-hardy, which are uninjured 
by moderately low temperatures, but severe frost will kill them, and Tender, 
which must be protected against frost, however light, at all times. 
These classifications are not always definite. F'or example, a number of 
plants, commonly treated as annuals, may continue into the second year as 
Biennials, or for several years as Perennials; again, some Biennials and Peren¬ 
nials, if sown early in the year, will produce flowers the first year. 
Seeds of Annuals are sown in spring, the hardy kinds in the open ground as 
soon as winter is over; the half-hardy and tender kinds are sown outdoors when 
no further frosts are to be expected. Some kinds take longer to flower from the 
time that seed is sown than do others, and these longer-growing kinds are 
commonly started in late winter in the protection of the home, the seed-boxes 
being given the full light of a window, or, better still, in a greenhouse or a hotbed, 
which is a heated frame. The seedlings are transplanted into the garden after 
warm weather has arrived. Some Hardy Annual seeds may be sown in the 
autumn, when they furnish stronger plants than when seeds of the same 
varieties are sown in the spring. 
Biennials and Perennials are commonly sown outdoors in June, July, or 
August, the resulting plants being thinned to prevent overcrowding, and then 
transplanted in autumn or spring to those spots in the garden where they are 
intended to flower. Many may, with advantage, be sown indoors in late winter, 
transplanted in spring. We must not allow any plants to crowd one another, 
and from time to time seedlings should be removed to permit others to have 
sufficient room; this removal is termed “thinning.” 
Most seeds grow best in light, sandy soil (not over-rich), and covered to a 
depth equal to three times their own diameter. Very fine seeds are best mixed 
with a small cupful of sand, and the mixture broadcast and pressed into the 
surface; no attempt should be made to cover these tiny seeds. Use extreme 
care in watering, as small or light seeds are readily washed away or carried too 
deeply into the soil. Do not add fertilizer to soil for starting seeds; use it later, 
when the plants are partly grown. 
There are certain plants which, for various reasons, are always grown as 
greenhouse or conservatory plants. For these, special cultural directions will be 
found on the reverse side of our seed packages. If you have any difficulty in 
growing any of our products, we invite you to write us, when full directions 
will be given you. 
ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower) 
ACONITUM (Monkshood or Wolfsbane) 
Wilsoni. The most handsome of the Monkshoods, and especially 
useful on account of its late blooming season. Its long spikes of 
beautiful, light blue flowers are produced from summer until 
November. Hardy perennial. Height 5 feet. Pkt. 25c., Aoz.$i. 
Napellus. A hardy perennial producing long spikes of curiously 
shaped blue flowers. Well adapted for planting among shrubbery. 
Height 3 to 5 feet. Pkt. 15 cts., ykoz. 60 cts., J^oz. $1. 
Napellus roseus. A beautiful lavender-pink form. Pkt. 15 cts.. 
yioz. 60 cts., J^oz. $1. 
Fischeri. Dwarf; deep blue. Height i feet. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. $1. 
Finest Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 15 cts., j 4 oz. 60 cts., Koz. $1. 
ADLUMIA (Mountain Fringe) 
Cirrhosa. A very graceful, hardy, biennial climber. The foliage 
somewhat resembles the maidenhair fern. Flowers are tube-shaped, 
white or purplish, reminding one of the bleeding-heart and entirely 
cover the plant. For trellises or old stumps of trees. Flowers first 
season from seed, if sown early. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 75 cts., J^oz. 
$1.25. 
ADONIS 
Finest Mixed. Attractive coolhouse shrub and window-plant, and 
valuable for summer bedding. Perpetual-blooming, bearing lovely, 
bell-shaped flowers. Height 4 feet. Pkt. 25 cts., ^oz. $1. 
ABRONIA 
Verbena-like plants, very fragrant, especially toward evening. 
Charming trailers for vases, rockwork, etc. Half-hardy annuals. 
Umbellatum. Rosy pink. Height 9 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., Xoz. 50 cts. 
ACANTHUS (Bear’s Breech) 
Mollis latifolius. Hardy perennial. Grows 3 feet high, and has 
rose-colored flowers in August and September. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75c. 
ACHILLEA (Hardy Perennial) 
Ptarmica, The Pearl (Sneezewort). Small, double, white flowers. 
Height 2K feet. Pkt. 25 cts., } 4 oz. $1, J<oz. $1.50. 
Filipendula. Yellow. Height 3 feet. Pkt. 15 cts., j 4 oz. 75 cts., 
J 4 oz. $1.2$. 
Millefolium roseum. Pink. Height iK feet. Pkt. 15 cts.. J-^oz. 
40 cts., Koz. 75 cts. 
One of the very best bedding plants, being literally a sheet of bloom 
from early summer till frost. Easily raised from seed, which is 
usually started in a hotbed or window and transferred to the open 
ground in May. Can also be sown outdoors in May. 
Blue Perfection. Large heads of deep blue flowers produced in 
abundance. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., Xoz. 50 cts., oz. $i.$o. 
Little Blue Star. A very dwarf variety used largely for edging, 
growing about 4 to 5 inches high; bright blue flowers. Pkt. 20 cts., 
}ioz. 60 cts., Xoz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Little Silver Star. A dw'arf, compact plant, silvery greyish white, 
and a splendid companion to Little Blue Star. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Little Dorrit, Blue. This variety grows about 6 inches high; 
flowers bright blue. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Little Dorrit, White. Same in habit as preceding, only white. Pkt. 
10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Mexicanum Capella. Distinct; growing about 9 inches high; flowers 
rosy chamois. Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts., }ioz. $1.50, Koz. I2.50. 
Aleppica. Brilliant blood-red flowers. Annual. Height Pkt. ^oz. 
lyi feet.$0 25 $i 50 
Vernalis (Spring Adonis). Hardy perennial, with large, 
yellow flowers in the early spring. Height i foot. ... 25 i 00 
Ageratum 
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