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Seeds of Annual Flowers 
E VERY annual plant passes through its entire life-cycle within a single season. The seed which you sow germinates in the Spring 
producing plants which come into bloom, bear seed, and die, before the approach of Winter. Because of their short period 
of growth, they are valuable as fillers in perennial gardens and to succeed plantings of bulbs. No plants surpass them in bril¬ 
liance for Summer display. 
The seed of many Hardy Annuals will live over Winter and germinate the following Spring, so that when once established in the 
garden they come up year after year without attention. 
The seed of Half-Hardy Annuals will not live in the open ground over Winter, and generally they must be sown indoors early in 
Spring and the little plants transferred to the open ground when the weather is warm. A good many Tender Perennials are treated 
as Half-Hardy Annuals. 
Almost all Annuals will germinate and bloom the first season if sown outdoors as soon as the ground is warm. But those which 
require a relatively long period of growth do not come into bloom until very late. A succession of bloom may be achieved by starting 
some seeds indoors early and some outdoors later. 
Annuals, as a rule, like rich soil, plenty of water, and sunshine. The dwarf varieties should be thinned out to about 4 inches apart, 
medium-dwarf sorts to 6 inches, and taller varieties from 10 to 15 inches. This permits the plants to branch and flower for a longer 
period. Steady cultivation, the judicious use of Pulverized Poultry Manure and Bone Fertilizer, and watering during dry periods 
will help the effect. 
Our Flower Seeds are packed in packets of two sizes: The small packet is suitable for the average garden; the larger packet 
contains three times as much seed. All flower names are alphabetically arranged. Consult the index if in doubt. 
Please order Flower Seeds by number. 
Abrotlia • Sand Verbena 
5050 Umbellata. This is a tender perennial used as an annual. 
It has ruddy, fleshy stems and globular heads of rose-pink 
flowers. At its best in a sunny position on a dry bank. 
Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
Acroclinium • Everlasting 
A valuable race of Everlastings, with pretty, daisy-like flowers 
of rose-pink and white which should be cut and dried before 
they become fully expanded. They bloom very quickly from 
seed, frequently flowering six to seven weeks after sowing, and 
grow 1 foot high. 
Pkts. 10c and 25c 
5051 Album fl.-pl. Double; white. 
5053 Roseum fl.-pl. Double; pink 
5054 Mixed. Several shades. 
Adlumia • Mountain Fringe 
5060 Fungosa (Cirrhosa). The Allegheny Vine is a biennial 
which grows easily in any shaded place, producing foliage of 
great delicacy and sprays of pale pink flowers like little bleed¬ 
ing-hearts. Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
Adonis 
Pkts. 10c and 25c 
5065 2Estivalis. Pheasants-Eye. A charming little annual about 
a foot high, with glowing crimson, black-zoned flowers nestling 
in the finely cut foliage. 
5066 Annua (Autumnalis). Flos Adonis. A 2-foot annual with 
dark red flowers % inch across, produced in late Summer, 
and maintaining its bloom into the Autumn. 
