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SELECTED CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 
The ordinary commercial grades of flower seeds, such as are usually sold, can be and are sold at a very low price. 
They are grown and harvested in large crops, much like grain. They are produced cheaply, and are, in fact, cheap 
in every sense of the word, and he who sows them has no right to complain at their poor quality. They cannot pos¬ 
sibly be anything but poor. Seed of high quality can be produced only by thorough, careful, painstaking and expensive 
methods. Our stocks are special strains of special varieties bred up to the highest mark of perfection and selected with 
great care, and for this reason we offer but a limited number of varieties-—only those which are of the greatest merit, and 
sure to give satisfaction everywhere. 
READ CAREFULLY 
In sowing flower seeds in California it must be remembered that the conditions are entirely different from those 
existing in the Eastern States. There the time for sowing all hardy and half hardy annuals is in the spring, while in 
California the majority of them do best when sown in the fall and early part of the winter, this being the season when 
most of our native annual wild flowers commence to grow. It naturally follows that it is the best time to plant most 
annuals in our gardens. There are, however, some exceptions to this rule, such as Asters, Zinnia, Portulaca, etc., which 
are distinctly summer flowering plants. In the following pages we have endeavored to give special instructions where 
needed so far as space will permit. When no special time for sowing annuals is mentioned, it is understood that the fall 
and winter months are the best time. 
ABRONIA (Sand Verbena). A charming trailing suc¬ 
culent plant, with Verbena-like heads of fragrant flowers. 
A native of California. Thrives in dry situations and is 
valuable for rock work or hanging baskets. 
Umbellata, Rosy Lilac. Pkt. 10c. 
ACROCLINUM (Everlasting Flower). Annual 1 to 1 Vi 
feet high. Pretty daisy-like flowers, very effective for 
bouquets either fresh or as a dried flowr. For drying, cut 
with long stems, just as the flower commences to open, 
tie in bunches and hang up, with the flower downwards, 
for 4 to 5 weeks until thoroughly dry. It succeeds best in 
California when grown in the winter season. Sow in the 
open ground in fall or early winter. 
Roseum. Pkt. 10c. 
AGATHEA. Sometimes referred to as the Blue Marguerite. 
Plants dwarf and compact, covered throughout a long 
season with myriads of small Blue Marguerite-like flowers. 
These are splendid for cutting purposes. Pkt., 10c. 
AGERATUM MEXICANUM. Annual, 9 to 12 inches high. 
A favorite bedding plant; flowers in clusters, of brush¬ 
like appearance; very free flowering and in bloom nearly 
all through the season. Seed should be sown in pots or 
seed boxes and afterwards transplanted. 
Blue Perfection. Light blue. Pkt. 10c. 
ALYSSUM (Sweet). This is one of the finest annuals 
we have for edging and is beloved by many for its frag¬ 
rance and continuous blooming qualities, bearing spikes 
of small white flowers in great profusion. 
Procumbens, "Carpet of Snow.” Dwarf, white; height 4 
to 6 inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
Lilac Queen. This new and distinct variety is of dwarf 
compact habit and produces flowers of a pure lilac shade. 
The plants when in full bloom resemble a miniature 
candytuft. Pkt. 15c. 
Saxatile, Yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
AMARANTHUS. Annual, ornamental foliage plants suc¬ 
ceeding well in California, especially in the summer 
season. Sow the seed in spring in a seed box and trans¬ 
plant to a sunny situation. 
Tricolor. "Joseph’s Coat.” Leaves red, yellow and green; 
height 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Molten Fire. A new variety with bright red flame-like 
foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
Caudatus (Love lies bleeding). Bright crimson flowers 
in drooping panicles. Pkt. 10c. 
ANCHUSA ITALICA, DROPMORE. This beautiful per¬ 
ennial plant is of recent introduction and should be 
planted in every garden. The plants grow 4 to 5 feet 
high and are remarkable for their free and continuous 
blooming. The flowers, which are produced in long 
spikes, are of rich gentian-blue shade. Pkt. 15c. 
ANAGALLIS (grandiflora). Vivid blue, brick-red, laven¬ 
der; for sunny rockeries, low beds, and borders; 8 inches; 
sow February to May. Mixed. Pkts. 10c. 
Arctotis Hybrids 
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. Annual, forming large bushy, 
much branched plants, 2 to 3 feet high. Flowers large, 
white on the upper surface, the reverse of petals pale 
lilac-blue. Of easy culture and remarkably free flowering. 
One of the best for cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
New Flybrids Mixed. A novelty from South Africa of 
vigorous growth, producing large composite flowers 2 Vi¬ 
to 3 inches across in a great variety of colors—orange, 
terra cota, yellow, salmon, carmine, etc. Very showy and 
effective and should prove a real acquisition to California 
gardens. Pkt. 25c. 
