Flower Seeds 
ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA 
Abel’s Sweet Peas 
cerise; Hawlmark Salmon-Pink —Very fine Salmon-pink; Im¬ 
proved Margaret Atlee —Pink and Cream; King White, Improved 
—White; Matchless —A rich cream; Orchid Improved —Lavender; 
Pimpernel —Scarlet; Royal Purple —A rich color; Sky —Silvery 
blue; Supreme —Light pink; Warrior —Reddish maroon. 
One pkt. each of above (value $2.15) enough for 40 ft. row $1.00. 
Moz. pkt. each of above (value $4.50) enough for 250 ft. row $2.75. 
1 oz. pkt. each of above (value $6.90) enough for 500 ft. row $4.75. 
Abel’s Novelty Mixture. Composed of the latest and very finest 
varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %lb. 40c; lb. $1.40. 
Spencer Mixture. The best mixture on the market today. Many 
bright, showy colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; ^lb. 60c.; lb. $2.00. 
Perennial Sweet Peas (Lathyrus Latifolius). An excellent vining 
plant with stems 8 to 10 ft. long. Blooms very freely throughout 
the summer. Mixed (all colors). Pkt. 10c; %oz. 25c; ^oz. 40c. 
SWEET WILLIAM. Double Mixed (Dianthus Barbatus). Usually 
grown as biennials. Their showy heads of vari-colored bloom add 
much to the flower garden in May and June. Height IV 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; %oz. 25c; 14 oz. 40c. 
Annual Mixed. An entirely new type of this popular flower. It 
blooms freely the first year from seed and dies down with the 
first frost. The range of colors included in our mixture is 
attractive, and includes self-colors, starred, mottled and eyed 
varieties. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 14 oz. 40c. 
THTJNBERGIA—(Black-eyer Susan Vine). An elegant, graceful and 
slender climber, producing bright cadmium-yellow blooms. Ex¬ 
cellent for hanging-baskets and ground-covers. Of quick growth; 
blooming profusely from June until October. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
40c; !4oz. 70c; oz. $1.15. 
VENIDIUM—Monarch of the Veldt. Fastuosum. Large, brilliant 
orange flowers, 3 inches across, with a black-purple zone at the 
base of the ray-petals and a dark center with a gray-green, wool¬ 
like tuft. The plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall and bloom from 
midsummer until frost. The foliage is a soft gray and forms 
a splendid background. Fine for garden display and for growing 
under glass. It is one of the most outstanding new flowers of 
recent introduction. Pkt. 35c; 1/16 oz. 90c; Ys oz. $1.50; !4oz. 
$2.75. 
VERBENAS—New Giant Verbenas. This glorious new type of Ver¬ 
benas has become a great favorite because the flowers are of 
truly giant size. They combine into magnificent heads carried in 
great profusion on strong, vigorous plants. The individual blooms 
measure over an inch in diameter and the plants grow about 
1 ft. tall. They are splendid for beds, borders and rock gardens, 
or in window boxes, blooming profusely from midsummer until 
late fall. 
Giant Mixed. There are many gardeners who will want a bed of 
these new Giant Verbenas with all the colors found in this type 
and we are sure this mixture will please them immensely. Pkt. 
15c; %oz. 50c; ^oz. 85c; Y 2 OZ. $1.50; oz. $2.50. 
HARDY GARDEN VERBENAS — Venosa. A hardy garden Verbena 
of spreading habit, covered with large purplish blue flowers 
borne throughout the summer and fall. Grows 1 ft. tall. Quite 
hardy. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 30c; ^oz. 50c. 
VINCA — (Periwinkle). Mixed—Annual. Dark glossy green leaves 
and large, showy flowers 1 V 2 inches across during summer and 
fall. It comes in shades of rose and pink, also white. Height 
15 inches. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 40c; %oz. 70c. 
WALLFLOWER. Fine Double Mixed. Annual. Spikes of closely 
set flowers in chocolate, orange, crimson and bright red shades. 
Very showy. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 15c; V&oz. 40c; ^4oz. 70c. 
ZINNIAS. Zinnias are one of the most universally planted of all 
annuals. They are hardy and so easy to grow, doing well almost 
anywhere with little care. They offer many lovely colors, and 
their various types meet every garden need for beds, borders and 
cut-flowers. Zinnias flower profusely and continuously from mid¬ 
summer until late fall. The foliage is substantial and decorative. 
For the finest double flowers, plant in a sunny location with good 
soil and plenty of water. Early blooms can be had by sowing 
the seed indoors about six weeks before outdoor planting time. 
Regular sowings should be made outdoors as soon as the soil is 
dry enough to be worked and all danger of frost has passed. 
Thin out the seedlings or transplant, allowing 18 to 24 inches 
between plants. 
New Dahlia-Flowered 
Buttercup. Well-formed, double flowers of deep creamy yellow. 
Canary Bird. Bright primrose-yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson-scarlet. 
Dream. Distinct shade of deep lavender changing to a purple tint 
as the flower age. 
Exquisite. Pleasing rose shade with deeper center. 
Giant Attraction. Bright spectrum red. 
Golden State. Rich golden yellow, shading to bright orange when 
the flowers reach their full size. 
Illumination. Deep Tyrian-rose. 
Old Rose. Lovely shade of old-rose. 
Oriole. Bright glistening orange, shaded with liquid gold showing 
a coppery cast as the flowers age. 
Polar Bear. Decidedly the best white Zinnia. 
Scarlet Flame. Rich orange-scarlet of dazzling brightness. 
(Any of the above Zinnias—Pkt. 10c.) 
Abel’s New Dahlia-flowered Mixed. An excellent mixture of giant¬ 
flowering Zinnias in a great variety of colors, so proportioned as 
to make a beautiful show. Seed saved from extra-fine plants. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Curled and Crested—Mixed. The flowers produced by this mixture 
have elegantly curled and twisted petals and range in color 
from white through many shades of yellow, rose-pink, and salmon, 
to deepest crimson. Blooms all summer till frost. Height 1 Yi 
ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Cut-and-Come'-Again. A dwarf-growing type of Zinnias forming 
bushy, compact plants not over 2 ft. tall, with an abundance of 
well-rounded, double blooms 2 Y2 inches across. Especially rec¬ 
ommended for bedding, and of great value for cutting. Golden 
Orange, Flesh-pink, Salmon-rose, Bright scarlet, White and 
Canary-yellow. Any of these varieties: Pkt. 10c; Y* oz. 30c; 
Yz oz. 50c; 1 oz. 70c. 
Mixed Colors—Includes all the colors offered above in proper pro¬ 
portion. Pkt. 10c; Y*oz. 25c; oz. 70c. 
Mexicana or Miniature. Mexicana, Double Mixed Colors. Flowers 
are 1 to 1 % inches across and come in the most unique colors, 
many being two-toned. Extremely free flowering. Plants grow 
about one foot tall. Shades of yellow and orange. Our strain 
produces a high percentage of double flowers, the balance being 
semi-double, with a few singles. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 50c; V20Z. 85c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Giant Mammoth. Our special strain of Giant Mammoth Zinnias has 
superb, massive flowers in many rich colors. The blooms are well 
formed, very double, 4 inches and more across, with petals 
thickly set in a shingle-like arrangement. The plants grow 1Yi 
to 3 ft. tall and are well branched, with long flower-stems. 
Mixed Colors. A well balanced and complete mixture of showy 
colors that will delight you. Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 35c.; V&oz. 85c; oz. 
$1.50. 
ZINNIA LILLIPUT TOM THUMB MIXTURE. Tom Thumb is with¬ 
out exception the very dwarfest zinnia known. The plants are 
rounded and compact, 4 to 6 inches high, literally covered with 
well formed flowers of the lilliput type. The color mixture in¬ 
cludes red, orange, yellow, pink, rose and other pastel shades. It 
is a fine border plant, especially for the hot dry sections of the 
country, and is the best zinnia to use in pots or window boxes. 
Pkt. 10c; ^oz. 35c; Y 20 z. 60c: oz. $1.00. 
ABEL’S BEAUTIFUL LILIES. Lilies are of the easiest culture, and 
those listed below are perfectly hardy. After once being planted, 
they will increase in beauty and size with each succeeding year. 
Lilies do best on a well-drained, sandy soil, which should be fairly 
rich, and the plants should be given plenty of water during 
periods of drought. In order to grow Lilies to large size, the bulbs 
should be planted deeply. 
Golden-banded Lily of Japan (Lilium Auratum). Write for prices. 
Regal Lily (L. Regale). Write for prices. 
Yellow Japanese Lily (L. Hansoni). Write for prices. 
Show Lily (L. Speciosum Rubrum). Write for prices. 
Turk’s-Cap Lily (L. Batemanniae). Write for prices. 
Giant Tiger Lily (L. Tigrinum Fortune! Giganteum). Write for 
prices. 
PEONIES.—One of the most popular hardy plants in cultivation today. 
Double White, Double Pink and Double Red. Write for prices. 
DAHLIAS. You will find a very large collection of Dahlias at our 
store. Write for prices. 
CLIMBING FLOWERS. Climbers are indispensable. They give to 
the garden a touch that cannot be achieved by any other plants. 
Furthermore they are useful in providing shade to porches and 
garden-houses. They are planted extensively as screens to hide 
unsightly buildings or views. Among the Climbers you will find 
plenty that have gaily colored blooms and there are others that 
are grown for their ornamental foliage. We offer the best and 
most popular varieties. 
MOONFLOWERS. These beautiful annual climbers grow rapidly to 
a height of 20 to 30 ft. For quick results, start the seed indoor* 
during mid-April. 
Early Blooming Heavenly Blue (Rubro-coerulea Praecox). Sky blue 
with white throat. Very large and showy. Pkt. 20c; *Aoz. 70c; 
^oz. $1.25. 
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