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ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE-, N. C. 
SELECTED FLOWER SEED—Continued 
Snapdragons 
Antirrhinums or Snapdragons are undoubtedly 
one of the best cut flowers which can readily be 
grown from seed, while for beds or borders they 
are a constant source of pleasure, being in flower 
all the time. For blooms the first season out¬ 
doors, sow seed very early under glass and 
transplant to open border as soon as the ground 
is warm and dry, in rich loamy soil in a sunny 
situation, setting one foot apart each way and 
giving them plenty of water, cover plants with a 
mulch on approach of cold weather. Seed may 
be sown in the open from May to September; 
cover thinly with fine soil firmly pressed down. 
Thin to twelve inches apart. Fall grown plants 
may be transplanted into pots and flowered in the 
house. Snapdragons are hardy annuals or bi¬ 
ennials which bloom the first year, and so they 
are treated like annuals and sown every year. 
NO. 352. HALF DWARF MIXED—A complete 
mixture of the tallest of this variety growing 
about 15 inches high. Covered with magnificent 
spikes in brilliant colors. Pkt. 10c ; y oz. 50c. 
Sunflowers 
Hardy annuals, which grow readily in almost 
any soil but do best on unshaded land well sup¬ 
plied with moisture. Sow seed outdoors in spring 
after danger of frost is over, in rows two to three 
feet apart and cover about one-half inch deep. 
When the young plants are about four inches 
high, thin to 2 feet apart. 
NO. 354. DOUBLE CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLO¬ 
WERED—-A wonderful Sunflower with fully doub¬ 
le blooms like a giant Chrysanthemum 6 to 8 in¬ 
ches in diameter. The heads are made up of 
thousands of small fringed petals, forming a 
broad thick flower. The plants grow nearly 7 
feet tall and are covered with the mammoth 
blooms. The color is a bright golden yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
NO. 355. MINIATURE—Covered with hun¬ 
dreds of small double flowers; of brightest yel¬ 
low, or pyramidal growth, with bright neat foli¬ 
age. Grows 3 feet tall. The flowers are fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 10c; Yi oz. 40c ; oz. 70c. 
NO. 356. LARGE RUSSIAN — This has very 
large single heads borne at the top of a single 
unbranched stalk often 10 ft. tall. Used exten¬ 
sively for feeding poultry and is an excellent egg 
producer. Sow seed as soon as ground is fit for 
planting corn, in rows three to four feet apart 
and at least two feet apart in row. Cultivate the 
same as corn. This variety will yield 1000 pounds 
or more of seed per acre. Sow 5 lbs. to the acre 
in drills 36 inches apart. 
Pkt. 5c; % ib. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c. 
For larger quantities inquire for price. 
TITHONIA—Mexican Sunflower—Speciosa— 
Stately plants growing about 10 ft. tall, carrying 
a great quantity of brilliant orange-scarlet blooms, 
3 to 4 in. across. Splendid for the background 
and for cutting. Blooms profusely during the late 
summer and fall. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 70c. 
Sweet William 
A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy 
perennial growing about 1/2 ft. high and pro¬ 
ducing a splendid effect in beds and borders with 
their rich and varied flowers. The colors are 
exceedingly varied, ranging from white through 
many shades of rose, lilac, red, carmine, crimson 
and maroon to nearly black, usually two shades 
to each plant. Seed may be sown outdoors any 
time from very early in the spring until the 
early fall, preferably in rich, mellow soil, in rows 
one foot apart. Cover seed with one-fourth inch of 
fine soil firmly pressed down. When two inches 
high, thin to six inches apart. There are usually 
no flowers until the second season, but if seed is 
started very early under glass and transplanted, 
blooms may be had late in autumn. The old 
clumps may be divided but it is usually more 
satisfactory to start vigorous young plants each 
year-. 
NO. 358. DOUBLE MIXED—Fine double flow- 
ess in a great variety of colors. Excellent for 
beds or borders. Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 25c ; y oz. 40c. 
Verbena 
One of the most popular flowers lending itself 
willingly to many uses. For beds, borders, 
mounds, vases and window boxes it is particularly 
fine, and is frequently used for an undergrowth 
to tall plants like lilies. Verlrenas usually flower 
well from seed sown in open ground in May. 
Germination will be hastened if the seed is soaked 
in lukewarm water before planting. It is desir¬ 
able to have the soil well fertilized and carefully 
pulverized. Cover seed about one-fourth inch 
deep. When the young plants have three or four 
leaves transplant in rows two feet apart and 
about twenty-four inches apart in the row, choos¬ 
ing preferably a sunny situation. Earlier bloom¬ 
ing may be had if plants are started indoors and 
transplanted in the open ground after danger of 
killing frost is over. Hardy annual trailer one 
foot high. 
NO. 360. MAMMOTH MIXED Extra choice 
mixture of large flowering varieties. 
Pkt. 10c ; y s oz. 40c ; 14 oz- 70c. 
Wallflower 
A favorite garden, flower producing large spikes 
of fragrant blooms of many colors. Useful for 
beds, borders and winter house plants. Sow early 
and transplant while small. As cold weather ap¬ 
proaches put into pots for winter blooming. Ten¬ 
der perennial growing about 1 y 2 ft. high. 
NO. 362. TALL DOUBLE MIXED—The spikes 
are closely set with double flowers of many 
shades, including chocolate-brown, orange, purple, 
crimson, bright red, and many other fine colors. 
Pkt. 10c ; 1-16 oz. 50c; y oz. 85c. 
No. 363. Wild Garden Flowers 
Under this heading we offer a mixture of the 
easiest and surest growing flowers that can be 
sown broadcast or in drills and which, with little 
care, will produce a bright effect in places that 
otherwise would be nothing but a collection of 
unsightly weeds. This mixture will furnish an 
abundance of flowers for cutting. Sow the seed 
in well prepared open ground, when danger of 
cold weather is past, covering lightly with finely 
pulverized soil firmly pressed down. Keep the 
weeds out and water occasionally in dry weather. 
Pkt. 10c ; oz. 25c ; y lb. 70c ; 1 lb. $2.25. 
Zinnia 
Zinnias grow well 
and bloom freely even 
under the most ad¬ 
verse circumstances 
o f location and 
weather, and may be 
counted upon for a 
continuous show of 
blooms from July un¬ 
til frost. Sow the 
seed early in spring, 
in open ground in 
good rich soil, in 
rows one and one- 
half feet apart, cov¬ 
ering about % inch 
deep. When the plants 
are one to two inches 
high, thin to six inches apart. Half hardy an¬ 
nual growing two to three feet tall. Start under 
glass for earlier blooming. 
NO. 365. GIANT MAMMOTH MIXED—This 
magnificent large-flowered type is unsurpassed. 
The blooms are of immense size when well grown, 
averaging 3% to 4 Y inches in diameter and often 
3 to 4 inches in depths. 
Pkt. 10c; y oz. 30c; Y oz. 50c; oz. 85c. 
NO. 366. DAHLIA FLOWERED MIXED — A 
complete mixture of all the best colors. Flowers 
are borne on long sturdy stems above the foliage 
from mid-summer until frost. Flowers of im¬ 
mense size. 
Pkt. 10c; x /s oz. 40c; % oz. 70c; Y oz. $1.15. 
LILLIPUT, BABY OR POMPON—All colors in 
mixture. These dainty flowers are very showy 
and never fail to please. 
Pkt. 10c; y oz. 30c ; % oz. 50c; oz. 85c. 
