ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA 
Flower Seeds 
Gomphrena 
Ageratum 
Anemone 
ARCTOTIS HYBRIDS. Another of the lovely flowers which have 
come to us lately from Africa. The hybrids come in a brilliant 
assortment of snowy daisy-like flowers predominating in orange 
and bronzy red shades, but also comprising many lovely shades 
of rose, cream, yellow and salmon. In the milder climates they 
may be classed as a perennial, but in the northern latitudes they 
are better treated as an annual. They flower within six months 
from seed, and bloom profusely through the hot summer season. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 90c; Vsoz. $1.50. 
BALSAM—Lady Slipper. Bushy plants 2 to 3 ft. tall, carrying fine 
double blooms measuring 214 inches across nestled among the 
rich green foliage. Easy to grow. Mixed Defiance—A remarkable 
mixture of colors. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c; oz. 70c. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER. Didic.us Coeruleus—Large, lace-like, deli¬ 
cate lavendar-blue flower-heads, 2 Y 2 inches across. Blooms all 
summer long; 1% ft. Pkt. 15c; Y& oz. 30c; 14 oz. 50c. 
BRACHYCOME—Swan River Daisy. Iberidifolia, Mixed—Daisy-like 
blooms in many colors on compact plants growing about a foot tall.. 
Blooms profusely throughout the summer. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c; 
14 oz. 70c. 
BABY’S BREATH. (Gypsophila Elegans Grandifloral). Annual. A 
rapid growing plant with small white flowers in profusion as 
long as the weather is cool. Fine to mix in bouquets. Pkt. 10c; 
14oz. 25c. 
BALLOON FLOWER. (Platycodon Grandiflorum Mariesi). Perennial. 
Often called Chinese Bellflower. Large, open, bell-shaped flowers 
of rich violet-blue. Dwarf, compact plant. Height 114 ft. Pkt. 
15c; 1/16 oz. 60c; y 8 oz. $1.10. 
BELLIS PERENNIS FL. PL.—Double Giant English Daisy. This 
dwarf early flowering semi-hardy perennial will bloom for years 
if protected during the winter. They like a moist soil and are 
splendid for beds and borders. 
Double Mixed. White and various shades of rose and red. Pkt. 10c; 
14 oz. 40c; 14 oz. 70c. 
Double Quilled Mixed. In this strain the individual flowers have 
quilled petals. Many shades of rose, red and white. Pkt. 15c; 
14oz. 60c; 14oz. $1.00. 
CALENDULA—Scotch Marigold. Calendulas are very important and 
popular flowers for a garden display from early summer until frost. 
Even though the plants prefer a sunny location and rather dry 
soil, they will do well under widely different conditions, requiring 
little care to grow to perfection. They are also valuable for win¬ 
ter growing in the greenhouse. 
Orange King (Select). Outstanding rich orange flowers of fully 
double, well-rounded form carried on long stems; 20 inches. Pkt. 
10c; 14oz. 60c; oz. $1.00. 
Ball’s Supreme. A beautiful light orange with brown center. Of 
quite large size; 20 inches tall. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 75c; Y 20 z. $1.35; 
oz. $2.50. 
Golden Ball (Ball’s Gold). Deep golden yellow of extra large size. 
Has remarkably long stems; 20 inches tall. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 75c; 
14oz. $1.35; oz. $2.50. 
Lemon Queen. A rich lemon-yellow color with regularly placed, 
shingle-like petals. Massive, and carried on long stems. Pkt. 
10c; 14oz. 30c; oz. $50. 
Mixed. This mixture includes the very best varieties properly 
blended to get a fine display in the garden. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; 
oz. 40c; 2 ozs. 70c; 4 ozs. $1.25. 
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CAMPANULA 
CANTERBURY BELLS AND BELLFLOWERS—Single Canterbury 
Bells (Campanula Medium). Large, bell-shaped blooms during 
May and June. Grown as a biennial. Very showy; 2 to 3 ft. 
tall. Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose, White. Any of the above. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; 14oz 40c. 
Single Mixed. Includes all the fine colors of the Medium, Single type. 
Give a fine showy bed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; 14 oz. 60c. 
Double Canterbury Bells (Campanula Medium Flore Pleno). Fully 
double blooms in white and shades of blue and rose; 2 ft. tall. 
Blooms most profusely. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 30c; !4oz. 50c. 
CUP-AND-SAUCER CANTERBURY BELLS—(Campanula Calycan- 
thema). A very popular type of Campanula, blooming from June 
until August; 214 ft. tall. Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rose, White. 
Any of these: Pkt. 15c; !4oz. 40c; 14oz. 75c. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; 14 oz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS. Few flowers are more popular 
in the spring garden than Canterbury Bells, and we have always 
wished we might have them over a longer season. This is now 
possible, and without waiting a whole year for the first flowers 
from seed. The new Annual Canterbury Bells make a plant that 
is loaded with flowers less than five months after the seed is sown, 
and by making successive plantings all through the early spring 
we can have these lovely flowers all through the summer and early 
fall. The colors are the same as in the perennial type, including 
the various shades of blue, pink, rose and white. Pkt. 25c; 
1/16 oz. 60c: y 8 oz. $1.00; 14oz. $1.75. 
CALLIOPSIS—Tickseed. Easily grown and exceedingly showy an¬ 
nuals which do well in almost any location. They bloom contin¬ 
uously from early summer until frost. The tall varieties are fine 
for cutting and the dwarf ones give splendid beds or borders. 
Tall Mixed. Contains large and small-flowered varieties in many 
colors. Pkt. 10c; 14oz. 25c; V20Z. 40c. 
Dwarf Mixed. Yellow, orange mahogany and tigered flowers; 10 
inches tall. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30e; Y20Z. 50c. 
Achillea, Ptarmica 
