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SELECT SEEDS FOR THE PARTICULAR GARDENER 
Flowers are so inexpensive, and so easy to have, that they are not generally appreciated 
in proportion to what they do to make a place comfortable and beautiful. Even" one or two 
sorts near a house, the small ones in beds and the larger plants standing alone, will do wonders 
toward lighting the place up and making it more homelike and habitable. And a larger col¬ 
lection properly grouped and arranged over a lawn or garden will make of almost any place 
a beautiful home and at the same time increase the commercial value of the property.' 
ACROCLINIUM —A pretty everlasting, bearing 
graceful, daisy-like flower, pretty bright rose, pink 
and white, which when cut in the hud stage can be 
dried and used for winter bouquets. Grows about two 
feet tall. 
AGERATUM —A very free flowering plant from 
Mexico. They grow 18 
to 24 inches tall and 
produce a profusion of 
blue and white flowers 
during the hot dry 
summer months. They 
make fine house plants 
in pots during winter 
time. 
ANTIRRHINUM or SNAPDRAGON— Half Dwarf 
Mixed—Flowers are equal in size and have the same 
variety of colors as those of the tall varieties. They 
are of a compact habit of growth, which makes them 
better suited for bedding purposes. Plants about 18 
inches high. 
AGROSTEMMA (The 
Rose of Heaven)—A 
remarkably pretty an¬ 
nual, hardy; flowers 
like rose shaded white. 
Sow as you would rad¬ 
ishes at different in¬ 
tervals, and a contin¬ 
uous supply of lovely 
cut flowers cap be had 
all summer. 
ANCHUSA (Summer Forget-me-not)—2 feet. A hardy 
annual, branching freely and bearing a profusion of 
the most lovely flowers similar in all respects to the 
Forget-me-not, though the flowres are much larger 
and of finer color. Blooms 
early and continues all sum¬ 
mer. 
ANTIRRHINUM or SNAP 
DRAGON- —This flower is 
next to the sweet peas in popu¬ 
larity. Flowers of the most 
brilliant colors, which remain 
in bloom from early in July 
until frost. Seeds may be sown 
in a sunny situation the first 
part of May. If real early 
blossoms are desired they may 
be started in a box or hot bed 
and set out when danger of 
frost is past. 
—The Giant Tall Mixed—A 
tall growing variety, about 
3 feet high. It is very desir¬ 
able for catting, and is also 
used extensively for bedding 
and borders. 
GENERAL CULTURE DIRECTIONS—The well- 
known annual flowers, such as Sweet Alyssum, Cal- 
liopsis, Calendula, Marigold, Mignonette, Nasturtiums, 
etc., sow where they are intended to flower, either in 
lines or beds, covering not over four times their size, 
and firming the soil over them. For those which should 
be started indoors, such as Heliotrope, Celopsia, Lobelia, 
Salvia, Vinca, Verbena, etc., the best plan is to sow 
in boxes, covering about one-eighth of an inch and 
pressing firmly; cover with a pane of glass and keep 
in a temperature between 60 and 70 degrees. Water 
carefully as needed. Transplant into boxes, an inch 
apart each way. or put into small pots until time to 
plant out. They should have an abundance of air. 
AQUILEGIA or COL 
UMBINE— The plants 
grow to a height of two 
feet or more, producing 
beautiful spurred flow¬ 
ers. They are among 
our most popular hardy 
perennials. 
AMARANTHUS (Clu- 
adatus — “Love Lies 
Bleeding’’) — Annuals 
of brilliant foliage grow¬ 
ing from 3 to 4 feet 
high. M'ay be used as 
borders for all plants or 
for the center of large 
beds. They thrive in a 
hot, sunny location if 
the soil is not too rich. 
The flowers are a blood red in color. 
ALYSSUM (Little Gem)—Little plants of dwarf, 
compact habit, about four inches high. Blooms con¬ 
tinuously from early spring until late in the fall, 
used extensively for borders, and also hanging bas¬ 
kets. Flowers are a pure white. 
ASTERS —For early blos¬ 
soms sow in boxes or hot bed 
in April and transplant. as 
soon as danger from frost is 
past. Asters thrive in any 
good soil, but by cultivating 
frequently one can produce im¬ 
mense flowers measuring six 
inches across. Plant eight or 
nine inches apart. 
—American Beauty—A late 
flowering strain coming into 
bloom about September. 
—Giant Comet—Grows like a 
Chrysanthemum. It grows 
about two feet high and 
blooms very early. I offer 
five fine colors; Lavender, 
pink, white, purple, scarlet 
and blue; also mixed. 
Ageratum 
