ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
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Lon? Spurred Aquile?ia. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) (Perennial) 
A most desirable border plant. Blooms early in 
spring, long and abundantly, is useful for cutting. 
Sow in the fall or spring. 2 to 3 feet. 
Long Spurred Hybrids (Mrs. Scott Elliott Strain). 
Wonderful colors and color combinations, with 
very long spurred flowers. Colors range through 
shades of lavenders, mauve, blues, purples, 
white, creams, yellows, pinks, reds, etc. All col- 
ers mixed. 30 inches. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 40c. 
Imperial Long Spurred Hybrids. We offer an 
unusually choice strain of these lovely hybrids, 
ranging in color tones from creamy white and 
yellow to bronze red and blue shades. Pkt., 15c. 
Silver Queen. Improved long-spurred white. 30 
inches. Pkt., 15c. 
Chrysantha (Golden Columbine). Blooming later 
than the long-spurred hybrids. Late June and 
July and attains a height of 2% to 3 feet. Pkt 
10 c. 
Armeria Formosa. 
Pkt. 
California Hybrids. Exquisite flowers. $0.15 
Coerulea. Splendid light blue and white.15 
Double. All colors mixed— y% oz., 30c.05 
Single. All colors mixed —% oz., 25c.05 
ARABIS (Rock Cress) (Perennial) 
Alpina. Unequalled for rockeries and one of the 
earliest and prettiest Spring flowers. The spread¬ 
ing tufts are covered with a sheet of pure white 
flowers. 6 inches. Pkt., 10c; y oz., 25c. 
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS (Annual) 
Blue-Eyed, or African Daisy. White and lilac. 
The large daisy-like blooms of this fine, hardy 
annual are excellent for cutting. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 
y oz., 20c. 
ARGEMONE (The Prickly Poppy) (Annual) 
Hybrida Grandiflora. The plants grow 2% to 3 
feet tall. They are of branching habit and bear a 
profusion of single poppy-like blooms from July 
until frost. Sow where to bloom. Pkt., 10c; *4 
oz., 35c. 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink or Thrift) (Perennial) 
Asters 
Choicest Varieties for Summer Flowering. 
Asters will thrive in any good soil, prepared in 
the same way as you would for a crop of vege¬ 
tables. For early flowering, seeds should be started 
m a sunny window, hotbed or cold frame in April 
and transferred to their place in the garden as soon 
as danger of frost has gone by. For August (mid¬ 
season) and September (late) sow seeds outside in 
finely prepared ground in May, thinning out to 1 
foot in the rows and 2 feet between. 
American Branching Wilt Resistant 
The so-called wilt disease of Asters is caused by 
a specific parasitic fungus, which may attack the 
plant at any stage in its growth from the seedling 
to the seed-producing age. The spores of the fungus 
may be carried on Aster seed and on inert matter 
with the seed, on the implements used in prepar¬ 
ing the soil, and in the soil itself. 
We wish to call your attention to the fact that 
these Asters should be sold as wilt resistant, and 
not as disease resistant. So far there is no known 
method of combatting the Yellows disease, except 
Formosa. Dwarf compact plants with grass-like 
foliage and large clover-like flower-heads. The 
blooms are bright rose, carried on stems 12 
inches long. Plant in a rich, moderately moist, 
sunny location. June. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 35c. 
ASCLEPIAS (Butterfly Weed) (Perennial) 
To this genus belong many species, most of them 
not worth while for the flower garden. Some may 
be used in the wild garden, but there are more 
worth while plants even for that. Tuberosa is the 
only one considered. 
Tuberosa. Attractive plants, flowering during July 
and August, and growing about 2 feet high. Pro¬ 
duces umbels of bright orange colored flowers 
which are lovely to cut and last a long time. 
Pkt., 15c. 
ASPARAGUS (Tender Perennial) 
The ornamental varieties of Asparagus are high¬ 
ly valued for their feathery sprays of foliage. 
Seeds start slowly and should be soaked in warm 
water before planting. 2 to 3 feet. 
Plumosus Nanus (Lace Fern). The bright green 
sprays surpass the Maidenhair Fern. Pkt., 10c. 
Sprengeri (Emerald Feather). A very elegant 
foliage plant for hanging baskets. Pkt., 10c. 
California Giant Aster. 
