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ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. 
SELECTED FLOWER SEED—Continued 
Marigold 
This is a fine old-fashioned garden plant with a 
brilliant display of yellow and orange flowers. The 
foliage is bright green. The African varieties are 
tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, and 
are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or 
mixed borders, while the French are more dwarf 
and are often used for borders and pot culture 
as well as bedding. 
For best results start seed early indoors and 
transplant six inches apart when danger from 
frost is over, but good blooms of both varieties 
of Marigold are often successfully obtained from 
seed planted in the open ground after danger 
from frost is past. Make the rows one foot apart. 
Use well pulverized soil, preferably light sandy 
loam and cover the seed with about one-fourth 
inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When 
about two inches high, thin six to twelve inches. 
Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes. 
NO. 309. AFRICAN DOUBLE MIXED—A well 
balanced mixture. Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 30c ; oz. 50c. 
NO. 310. FRENCH DOUBLE MIXED — In¬ 
cludes wide range of colors 
Pkt. 10c; *4 oz. 2 E»c; oz. 40c. 
No. 311. Mexican Fire Bush or 
Kochia 
This most popular ornamental annual is also 
known as Summer Cypress or Burning Bush 
Makes a pyramidal-shaped, cypress-like bush two 
to three feet tall, with feathery light green 
foliage, deepening until it becomes a lovely crim¬ 
son hue about September. Excellent for hedges 
along garden walks. Sow outdoors early in 
spring, covering one-fourth inch deep. Make the 
rows two feet apart and thin eighteen inches 
apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and 
transplant to open ground. Pkt. 10c; ^4 oz- 20c. 
No. 312. Mignonette 
A well known hardy annual, growing one foot 
high and producing dense cone-shaped flower- 
spikes. It is often used for cutting to combine 
in bociuets with other more pretentious flowers 
lacking its delicate and pleasing fragrance. Seed 
is usually sown outdoors after danger of frost 
is over and if sown at intervals in spring and 
early summer a succession of bloom, under fav¬ 
orable conditions, is assured till frost. Well pul¬ 
verized soil, preferably light sandy loam, should 
be used and the seed covered one-fourth inch deep. 
Make rows one foot apart; thin to six inches. 
For very early blooming seed may be sown in 
the fall, or started indoors and transplanted. 
May also be grown in pots. 
NO. 313. FINEST MIXED—Pkt. 10c; ^4 oz. 25c. 
Nasturtium 
For ease of culture, duration of bloom, brilliancy 
of coloring and general excellence, nothing. ex¬ 
cels these hardy annuals. All they need is a 
moderately good soil in a well-drained sunny 
position, and from within a few weeks from the 
time they are sown until hard frost comes there 
is an endless profusion of blossoms. After danger 
from frost is past, sow seed one inch deep and 
thin plants to 6 inches apart for Dwarf Varieties 
and 16 to 20 inches apart for Tall or Climbing 
Varieties. One ounce sows 15 feet of row. 
NO. 315. TALL VARIETIES MIXED—A mix¬ 
ture of the best giant flowering varieties. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; ^4 lb- 45c; lb. $1.25. 
NO. 316. DWARF VARIETIES MIXED—A 
mixture of the very finest large flowering Dwarf 
Nasturtiums in existence. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 
% lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
NO. 317. SWEET SCENTED DOUBLE DWARF 
NASTURTIUMS—Golden Glean. The blooms are 
beautiful golden yellow, measuring 2 y 2 to 3 inches 
across, stem 6 in. long. Valubale for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c ; oz. 25c. 
LARGE DOUBLE SCARLET—Sweet Scented. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Petunia 
These tender perennials blooming the first year 
and growing about one an one-half feet high, 
are unsurpassed for massing in beds. They are 
also used along walks and driveways and are often 
grown in window boxes. Their richness of color, 
duration of bloom and culture will always make 
them popular. They endure drought exceptionally 
well. The seed may be sown outside in well, 
prepared ground early in May ; to facilitate sow¬ 
ing the seed may be mixed with sand or dry soil; 
scatter the mixture and just press in the ground. 
Thin the seedlings to 8 to 12 inches apart. It is 
an advantage to sow the seed which is very fine 
and costly, early in boxes in the house or hotbed 
for window boxes, baskets, also for bedding out. 
NO. 319. DOUBLE PETUNIA — FANCY 
FRINGED—An excellent, carefully hand-polleniz- 
ed strain yielding a large percentage of plants 
having double, finely fringed flowers. A splendid 
variety of colors and many beautiful combinations. 
Seed very costly. Pkt. 50c; 2 pkts. 90c. 
NO. 320. BURPEE’S DEFIANCE—This strain 
of Petunias has a reputation for enormous size 
and range of colors. The colors are indescribably 
rich and varied, including many fine self colors 
and a good assortment of mottled, striped, blotch¬ 
ed, and veined flowers. Pkt. 25c; 2 for 45c. 
NO. 321. BALCONY PETUNIA—For window 
or porch boxes, dry banks, terraces, or among 
rockwork, the Balcony Petunias supply an un¬ 
surpassed floral effect until frost. Flowers meas¬ 
ure nearly 3 inches in diameter. 
Pkt. 15c; 1-16 oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
NO. 322. ROSY MORN—Compact in habit of 
plant but producing throughout the summer an 
abundance of clear rosy pink flowers with white 
throat. An excellent sort for borders, edges or 
porch boxes. Pkt. 10c; 1-16 oz. 40c; % oz. 70c. 
NO. 323. HYBRIDA MIXED—A fine mixture 
of all bedding varieties and many others belong¬ 
ing to this class. Pkt. 10c ; 1-16 oz. 20c; % oz. 30c. 
No. 325. Phlox Drummondi 
Nothing can surpass these beautiful annuals 
in the magnificent display of their many and 
brilliantly colored flowers. Sown in the open 
ground in the early spring or fall, they come 
into flower in June, and are literally covered 
with bloom till frost. Use well pulverized soil, 
preferably sandy loam. Make the rows one foot 
to fifteen inches apart and cover the seed with 
one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. 
When two inches high, thin six to eight inches 
apart. The compact, bushy plants are beautiful 
for borders. They grow 15 inches tall. The close¬ 
ly formed flower-heads with their long stems 
will make fine cut-flowers. 
NO. 325. FINE MIXED—Is composed of the 
finest and most distinct varieties and will give 
a greatly varied assortment of brilliant colors. 
The trusses are large, well rounded, and closely 
formed, and the individual florets are of the 
largest size. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
