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ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C 
SELECTED FLOWER SEED—Continued 
No. 261. Double Baby’s Breath 
A new double type of Gypsophila. A hardy 
perennial but will bloom the first year from early 
sown seed. The small double white flowers are 
borne most profusely. Attractive in the garden 
and very desirable for cutting. May be bunched 
with other flowers adding grace and lightness to 
any boquet. Height two to three feet. Sow the 
seed early when the plants are to bloom. 
Pkt. 10c; %oz. 45c; % oz., 75c. 
No. 262. Bachelor’s Button or 
Ragged Robin 
Centaurea or Double Cornflower are of the 
easiest culture and thrive well in any ordinary 
garden soil. They do best if sown as early in the 
spring as the ground can be worked into a fine 
loose condition. In a sunny and airy location they 
will bloom from June until frost. The plants grow 
15 to 24 inches tall and make a fine show in the 
garden, besides producing excellent cut flowers. 
Cover seed about % inch deep, thin to 3 to 4 
inches apart. Flowers should be kept picked so 
as to prevent plants exhausting themselves by 
seeding. It is a hardy annual and reseeds itself. 
DOUBLE BLUE—Pkt. 10c; *4 oz., 20c; oz., 30c. 
No. 263. Balsam 
One of the oldest and best known summer 
blooming annuals of easy culture. Desirable for 
garden or pot culture. Balsams need rich soil, 
hot sun, and plenty of water. Sow the seed half 
an inch deep in window boxes or hot beds early, 
or in the open ground in May, and transplant 
when two or three inches in height. Thin to 
stand 18 inches apart. The plants form 
symmetric, well branched, erect bushes, the 
branches being almost covered with the magnifi¬ 
cent double flowers. Height 2 feet. 
MIXED DEFIANCE—A well balanced mixture 
of all the best colors. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; Vs oz. 50c. 
No. 264. Begonias 
Few plants which can be grown so readily from 
seed will afford such a profusion and brilliancy 
of flowers as these tender perennials. Start the 
seed indoors any time during February, March, 
or April, and transplant to the open ground the 
middle of May. The seed is very fine and should 
be pressed into the ground without covering. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE—This mixture comprises 
a wide range of shades of pink, red and white. 
Excellent for window boxes, pots, beds or borders. 
Pkt. 10c; 1-64 oz. 50c; 1-32 oz. 85c. 
No. 265. Calendula—Pot Marigold 
A well-known, old-fashioned annual that has 
long been in favor ; useful for borders and beds; 
and are now largely used by florists for cut 
flowers. They are of easy culture, succeeding in 
almost any soil and are in bloom from early 
summer till frost. Plants are one and one-half 
to two feet high. For the best results plant seed 
early indoors and transplant to place when dang¬ 
er from frost is past. Satisfactory results may 
also be obtained from sowings made out of doors 
after ground is warm and dry. Plants should 
be thinned to twelve inches apart in the row. 
ORANGE KING — Rich orange flowers, fully 
double, well rounded, with fine long stems. 
Pkt. 10c; Yi oz. 35c; oz. 60c. 
No. 266. Candytuft 
A hardy dwarf annual of easiest culture, free- 
blooming, showy, and useful for beds, borders 
and edgings. Excellent for cut flowers. Height 
one foot. Sow seeds where plants are to bloom 
in rows 8 in. apart, thinning out to afford plenty 
of room, as they branch freely. 
UMBRELLA MIXED—Pkt. *4 oz. 25c; Yz oz. 40c. 
Asters 
No. 267. Calliopsis 
A showy and beautiful free-flowering annual, of 
the easiest culture, doing well in any sunny posi¬ 
tion, blooming all summer, and excellent for 
cutting and massing. It is best to sow them 
where they are to bloom, covering seed l /z inch 
deep, thin out to stand 2 feet apart. By keeping 
the old flowers cut off the flowering season can be 
lengthened until frost. Can sow up to July 1st. 
TALL MIXTURE—Contains a great number of 
large and small flowering varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c ; l /z oz. 40c. 
No. 269. Carnation 
Seeds of the Marguerite type sown in the 
spring, will by August, produce plants that will 
be full of bloom until frost takes them; or they 
may be cut back, potted, and carried over winter 
in a cool room. Especially desirable for bedding 
as an annual and for cutting. Seed may be sown 
outdoors early in spring, using well pulverized 
soil, preferably sandy loam. Make rows one foot 
apart and cover seed one fourth inch of 
fine soil firmly pressed down. When two inches 
high, thin to twelve inches. 
MARGUERITE—Extra early double mixed; 12 
to 15 inches tall; pkt. 10c ; % oz. 30c ; % oz. 50c. 
No. 270. Canterbury Bell 
Handsome, easily grown herbaceous plants of 
stately branching habit and profuse bloom for 
beds and back grounds. They produce bell¬ 
shaped or saucer-shaped flowers of rich color 
Usually grown as a hardy biennial, but if seed is 
sown very early indoors, it may be treated as a 
tender annual. Sow seed outdoors early in spring, 
in rows about two feet apart. Cover lightly with 
fine soil, firmly pressed down. Thin to 18 inches 
apart. Protect in cold weather. Height 2J4 feet. 
MIXED—A mixture of single and double varie¬ 
ties. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; *4 oz. 50c. 
