ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 
Flower Seeds 
GIANT IMPERIAL LARKSPUR—Upright Delphinium Form. This is 
the greatest improvement ever made in Larkspur. The plants are 
of an upright growth, as found in the perennial Delphinium. Each 
branch—and there are many to a plant—produces a solid spike 
of color 8 to 4 ft tall 
Giant Imperial Mixed. A well-balanced mixture of all the colors 
belonging to this glorious new large-flowered type of Larkspur. 
Pkt. 15c: Y*oz. 30c; Y 2 OZ. 50c; oz. 85c. 
LUNARIA—Honesty or Money Wort—Biennis. These biennial plants 
will bloom the first year if sown early. Has beautiful, stock-like, 
sw-eet scented, light purple flowers followed by large round seed- 
pods, with a thin, silvery paper-like partition, which are splendid 
for winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; ^4oz. 30c; ^oz. 50c. 
LUPINES—Mixed—Annual. Eree-flowering, easily grown plants with 
long, graceful spikes of rich, vari-colored, pea-shaped blooms. 
Height 2 ft. Our mixture includes Blue, White and Rose. Pkt. 
10c; ^oz. 25c; V 2 OZ. 40c. 
LUPINS HARTWEGI GIANTS MIXED. Annual Lupins are favorite 
garden flowers in almost all parts of the country, flowering freely 
without any special care. This improved new giant strain is over 
a foot taller than the ordinary strain, reaching a height of three 
or four feet. There are five or six long basal branched spikes 
to each plant, bearing closely placed giant blooms, in a color range 
including dark blue, sky blue, rose and white. Pkt. 15c; Ya oz. 
40c; % oz. 70c. Picture on page 20. 
MARVEL-OF-PERU-—Four-O’Clock. A favorite showy annual for 
beds and borders. Excellent for planting in front of the porch 
or alongside the house. The plants bloom freely from July until 
frost. 
Tom Thumb Mixed. Compact plants 18 inches tall, having showy, 
variegated golden foliage and fine large blooms in many bright 
colors, including some beautifully striped blooms combining two 
or more colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 ozs. 90c. 
MARIGOLDS. No garden is complete without Marigolds. They are 
easy to grow and bloom profusely from midsummer until after 
the first light frost. 
French Double Mixed. Dwarf varieties in shades of yellow, orange, 
and brown. Blooms freely from July until frost. Pkt. 10c; 
^oz. 25c; %oz. 40c. 
Legion of Honor (Little Brownie). A charming variety for dwarf 
beds or borders; 1 ft. tall. Single yellow flowers with brown 
center. Pkt. 10c; *,4oz. 25c; Y2 oz. 40c. 
Tall Josephine. Single, golden yellow flowers with maroon center. 
Grows 2 ft. tall and blooms profusely until late fall. Pkt. 10c; 
^oz. 25c; ^oz. 40c. 
Dwarf Orange Ball. Small, perfectly round flowers of glistening 
orange color. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 25c; V 2 OZ. 40c. 
Double Mixed. Well-balanced mixture of large-flowering Marigolds. 
Pkt. 10c; Y* oz. 25c; Ya oz. 40c. 
Orange King. Blooms very double, well rounded, carried on fine 
long stems. Pkt. 10c; x ,4oz. 50c; Yt oz. 85c. 
New Guinea Gold Marigold. A distinct type of graceful, pyramidal 
habit, growing 2 to 2 Y2 ft. high, and producing flowers 2 to 2 Y2 
inches across, of a brilliant orange with double ruffled, loose-leaf 
petals. This variety has been accepted as a valuable cut flower for 
florists’ use and is now in great demand. Pkt. 15c; %oz. 50c; 
^oz. 85c. 
African Orange Ball. Enormous, double flowers of rich orange from 
July until frost. Height 2 Y 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Ball’s Orange (Ball’s Special Strain). Similar to Orange King. 
Selected for indoor blooming. Pkt. 25c. 
Lemon Queen. Very double, well rounded blooms of rich lemon- 
yellow on good long stems. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 50c; Yioz. 85c. 
Double Mixed. Includes the very finest colors and varieties. Pkt. 
10c; Y* oz. 50c; Y20Z. 85c. 
MIGNONETTE—Finest Mixed—Annual. This mixture includes those 
varieties with long, heavy spikes set closely with fine fragrant 
blooms in spring and fall. Plant in sandy soil to secure most 
fragrant flowers. Pkt. 10c; Ye oz. 25c; %oz. 40c. 
MYOSOTIS—Forget-Me-Not. Succeeds best in cool moist soils, bloom¬ 
ing profusely during spring and summer. Excellent for edgings, 
borders, or plantings in semi-shaded places. The Alpestris vari¬ 
eties grow 12 inches tall and do best if grown like annuals. Palus- 
tris will live over winter. 
Alpestris Mixed. Blue, White and Rose in mixture. Pkt. 10c; 
^oz. 35c; Y 2 oz. 60c. 
NASTURTIUMS—Tall Mixed—Annual. These free-flowering plants 
grow and bloom in quite poor soils. They come in a great 
variety of colors and with many types of foliage. Fine for 
verandas, trellises, etc., reaching a height of 6 to 10 feet, or may 
be used to trail over the ground. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ye lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.25. 
Dwarf, Gorgeous Mixed. A mixture of the most showy of the dwarf 
Nasturtiums, with both light and dark foliage, and extremely large 
flowers. Compact, bushy plants that bloom freely from June till 
frost. Height 1 ft. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ye lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
NIGELLA—Double Mixed. A mixture of rich cornflower—blue and 
pure white flowers. Easily grown and sure to bloom anywhere. 
Always admired. Pkt. 10c; Ye oz. 20c; ^oz. 30c ; oz. 50c. 
NICOTIANA—Flowering Tobacco. Stately plants for background 
planting or for large beds. They range from 15 inches to 5 ft. 
tall and produce an abundance of large, sweet-scented blooms 
from midsummer until frost. Early sowing indoors insures a fine 
display of blooms. Do best in rich soil. 
Crimson Bedder. Rich deep crimson blooms borne profusely on 
plants growing only 15 inches tall. A new variety. Pkt. 35c; 
Ya oz. 55c; Yeoz. $1.00. 
Affinis, New Hybrids. Fragrant large blooms in shades of rose, red, 
crimson and creamy white. 2 Ys ft. tall. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 35c; 
Y 2 oz. 60c. 
Crimson King. Elegant, large, dark velvety crimson flowers borne 
profusely atop showy plants. Grows 2 Ys ft. tall. Pkt. 10c; 
Ye oz. 40c; Y 2 oz. 70c. 
OXALIS—Tropaeoloides—Annual. Good dwarf bedding plant with 
dark brown, clover-like foliage forming a dense mat, the small 
yellow flowers being inconspicuous. Height 4 inches. Pkt. 15c; 
1/16 oz. 40c; Yaoz. 70c. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES—Beautiful in the Garden—Lovely for 
Winter Bouquets. With the renewed interest shown by gardeners 
in the Everlasting flowers, the Ornamental Grasses have again 
become fashionable. The effects that can be obtained with them 
as borders to the garden beds are by far too little appreciated 
by most gardeners. In addition to this, they are easily dried for 
winter bouquets, but should be cut early in the morning while 
they are still wet with dew and hung up to dry in a cool airy 
place. All of them are easy to grow in any garden soil. 
Hardy Pampas Grass. A beautiful hardy grass with long purplish 
violet blooms turning to silky gray; 6 ft. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 25c; 
Y 2 OZ. 40c. 
Plume Grass. Lovely pale pink blooms, excellent for borders and 
winter bouquets. The plants grow 2 ft. tall. Pkt. 10c; 140Z. 30c, 
Y 2 oz. 50c. 
PANSIES—Annual. Easily grown plants that bloom profusely for 
many months. Sow seeds indoors early in March or outdoors as 
early as the ground can be prepared into a fine loose condition; 
if sown in August the plants will begin blooming very early 
in spring. Height 10 inches. 
Giant Ruffled Masterpiece. Very large, ruffled flowers in many rich 
dark shades, bordered, blotched or marked in ray-like veinings 
with contrasting colors. Bloom freely and continuously. Pkt. 
15c; %oz. 50c; ^oz. 85c; V 2 OZ. $1.50. 
Abel’s Large Mixed. These are improved types of the old-fashioned 
Pansies. The size of the flowers is notable. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 35c; 
^oz. 60c; Y 2 OZ. $1.00. 
Trimardeau or Giant Mixed. An excellent mixture of all the giant¬ 
flowering varieties we offer. Pkt. 15c; %oz. 50c; %oz. 85c; 
Ya oz. $1.50. 
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