Flower Seeds 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower), Dwarf Blue. Charming bedding plant with 
fuzzy blue flowers all summer. Also good for cutting. 
ALYSSUM, White. Sweet Alyssum is one of the finest dwarf edging plants, 
producing a mass of fragrant white flowers all summer. 
A. saxatile. A perennial with golden yellow flowers suitable for edging and 
rock-gardens. Blooms in early spring. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON (Centaurea cyanus), Mixed. Hardy annuals 
which self-sow from year to year. Exquisite little flowers in shades of 
blue, crimson, rose, and white, sometimes called Cornflower. 
BALSAM. Sometimes called Lady’s Slippers. An old favorite, producing 
leafy stalks of beautiful flowers in many colors. Really a “Touch-me- 
not,” because the seed-pods fly open with a jerk when touched. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER. A tender annual with broad heads of lacy blue 
flowers, borne in late summer and autumn. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). 
Orange King. Easily grown, hardy annual, with broad, fuzzy, double, 
vivid orange flowers. 
Mixed. All shades of clear lemon, yellow, and orange. 
CALLIOPSIS, Mixed. Greatly prized for bouquets and vases. Brilliant 
yellow flowers, sometimes spotted with maroon or crimson. 
CANARY-BIRD FLOWER. Quick-growing summer vine related to the 
nasturtiums. The charming little flowers look like bright yellow birds. 
CANDYTUFT, Mixed. A cheerful, easily grown annual which should be 
sown where it is to flower. Makes upright spikes of pink, lavender, and 
white flowers. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, Mixed. A fine biennial which blooms the second 
year from seed sown in spring, making stalks 3 to 4 feet high, with lovely, 
bell-shaped flowers in shades of white, pink, and violet. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER. Attractive, lacy vine with star-shaped flowers of 
brilliant velvety red. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Annual, Mixed. Pretty white and yellow flowers 
marked with contrasting zones in the center. 
COLUMBINE, Mixed. Very graceful, hardy, perennial plant with exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful, airily spurred flowers at the top of 3- to 4-foot stems. 
COREOPSIS. A fine golden yellow perennial with big single flowers on 
long, straight stems. Fine for cutting. 
COSMOS. Quick-growing annual with soft, filmy foliage and long- 
stemmed flowers in shades of white, pink, and deep crimson. Blooms in 
late summer and autumn. 
DELPHINIUM, Mixed. Vigorous perennial plants 5 to 7 feet high, with 
long spikes of handsome flowers in shades of blue and violet. 
ENGLISH DAISY, Mixed. A dwarf perennial, making a rosette of foliage 
like a dandelion, on which set short-stemmed, double daisies of pink, 
white, and crimson. 
FORGET-ME-NOT ( Myosotis ). Hardy perennial. A favorite, old- 
fashioned flower, very dwarf and dainty, with clusters of small, pale 
blue, yellow-eyed flowers. 
FOUR O’CLOCK (Marvel of Peru), Mixed. A leafy, bushy plant, 2 to 
4 feet high, with salver-shaped flowers of crimson, yellow, and white 
which open in late afternoon. 
FOXGLOVE, Mixed. Tall biennial with long, finger-like flowers in shades 
of pale lavender and purple. Blooms the second year from seed. 
GAILLARDIA. Very gay, long-stemmed, perennial flowers in shades of 
yellow and scarlet for midsummer bloom. 
GOURDS, Mixed. Desirable vines of the melon family which require 
similar treatment. The fruits vary curiously in size, shape, and coloring. 
Always attractive and full of interest. 
GYPSOPH1LA, Annual, Mixed. Very graceful, airy white flowers a half 
inch across, in dainty sprays. Fine for mixing with other cut-flowers. 
HOLLYHOCK, Double, Mixed. Stately biennial and perennial plants 
6 to 8 feet high, bearing columns of large, double flowers in red, white, 
yellow, and salmon shades. 
HYACINTH BEAN, Mixed. A rapid climber with purple, pea-like flowers, 
followed by deep bronze seed-pods. 
KOCHIA (Summer Cypress or Mexican Firebush). A feathery, ball-like 
plant, used for temporary hedges. Turns crimson in fall. 
LARKSPUR, Annual, Mixed. Very graceful spikes of curious pink, blue, 
white, and bright rose flowers. An annual form of Delphinium. 
Branching Aster 
Coreopsis 
Single Cosmos 
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