KENDALL Cr WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
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Cl C J Plan and Plant a Flower Garden for Beauty, 
Mower Deeds Health and Recreation 
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Antirrhinum—Snapdragon. 
Brief Hints on Sowing and Cultivation 
THE SOIL. A mellow loam, which is a medium 
earth between the extremes of clay and sand, enriched 
with a compost of rotted manure and leahmold, is adapt' 
ed to the general run of flowering plants. Previous to 
planting flower beds or borders, care must be taken 
that they are so arranged that the ground may be a 
little elevated in the middle, that the water may run 
off, and that the plants may show to better advantage. 
SOWING THE SEED. Nine'tenths of the failures 
in flower culture come from improper treatment of the 
seeds and young plants. We urge every purchaser of 
our seeds to carefully study the cultural directions print' 
ed on each package, and the following general rules: 
Do not plant any of the seeds when the ground is wet. 
Make the surface as fine and smooth as possible. Cover 
each sort of seed to a depth proportionate to its size; 
the finest, like Portulaca, Campanula, Digitalis, etc., 
should be merely sprinkled on the surface of the 
ground, and barely covered with finely sifted, light, 
mellow soil. Press soil down firmly over the seed with 
a brick or short piece of board. For large seeds, depth 
should be regulated according to size of seed; those the 
size of a pimhead, Yl inch deep, and those the size of 
a pea, % of an inch. Procure a bit of lath (it would be 
better if planed smooth) about 2 feet long, press the 
edge down into the soil evenly, so as to make a groove 
as deep as the seed is to be planted; scatter the seed 
along this, allowing four or five of the larger to 15 or 
20 of the smaller seeds to the space one plant is to 
occupy when grown. Cover the seed by pressing earth 
together over it, then turn your lath sideways and press 
soil down firmly and evenly. 
Ageratum. 
Arctotis grandis. 
ABRONIA (Sand Verbena) Umbellata Rosea. A quick 
growing trailing fragrant annual with verbena'like 
rose colored flowers. Excellent for baskets and rock' 
eries. 6 inches high. Trailing 3'5 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting Flower). One of the SO' 
called everlasting flowers, which, when cut and dried, 
is very valuable for winter bouquets. A graceful 
plant, growing about 15 inches high and bearing 
lovely rose and white flowers, which are very effective 
in beds or borders during the summer, but it is for 
their use in a dried state during the winter that they 
are extensively grown. Mixed, pkt., 10c. 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower). Hardy annual. A plant 
of the greatest beauty and value for garden or win' 
dow, unexcelled for border, rock garden or bedding. 
Early and constant bloomer. Mixed colors. All vari' 
eties mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
ALYSSUM. A welhknown favorite, hardy annual, 
blooming profusely the entire season. Excellent for 
edging. No other white flower is so well adapted for 
a dense, low carpet, or as borders and ribbons in 
garden work. Extremely fragrant and frequently 
used for bouquets. Sow seed early in April. 
Sweet White. 1 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
Tom Thumb. Very dwarf; white. Pkt., 10c. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). One of the most 
beautiful and useful bedding plants, blooming pro' 
fusely throughout the summer. Fine for cutting. 
Early Brilliant Rose. Rose'pink. Pkt., 10c. 
Early Golden King. Yellow. Pkt., 10c. 
Early Queen Victoria. White. Pkt., 10c. 
Early Rose Queen. Soft pink. Pkt., 10c. 
Early Scarlet Defiance. Scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
AMARANTHUS. Brilliantly colored foliage, and bear' 
ing peculiarly formed flowers. While in rich soil the 
plants and leaves are much larger, the colors are seb 
dom as brilliant as when grown on rather poor soil. 
Of easiest culture. Give plenty of room to develop. 
Tricolor Splendens (Joseph’s Coat). Red, yellow, and 
green foliage. One of the most beautiful of orna' 
mentahleaved Amaranthus. Pkt., 10c. 
AMMOBIUM ALATUM. A useful everlasting for 
making dried winter bouquets and a showy border 
plant, growing freely in any garden soil. Hardy an' 
nual. White. 2 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
ARCTOTIS (African Lilac Daisy) Grandis. A re' 
markable, handsome annual, forming bushes well 
branched. The flowers are pure white with sky blue 
eye while the reverse of the rays are pale lilac'blue. 
An excellent cut flower. 2 feet high. Pkt., 10c. 
ASPERULA. A most profuse'blooming, hardy annual, 
attaining an average growth of one foot, the flowers 
of which are a beautiful light blue, are very sweet 
scented, and last a long while in perfection. 1 ft. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Sweet Alyssum. 
