LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
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Choice Flower Seed 
Most flowers are as easy to grow as vegetables. The same practices that promote the growth of grains, vegetable and 
fruit apply to flowers. The same fertilizer it is well to use generously. Practically all flowers stand transplanting. Win¬ 
dow boxes or hotbeds are good places in which to cradle the baby plants. The stored energy of seed is often somewhat 
in proportion to the seed’s thickness, not its size. Cover the seed four times its least diameter. Drained, moist, warm, 
mellow soil should be the flowers’ home; not soil that is wet or soil that bakes. True, there are plants that are difficult 
to grow, but these plants are few and respond to what we know to be ideal conditions for plants. 
Flowers fall readily into three classes: 
Annuals bloom, mature, seed and die the first year. 
Biennials bloom and die in their second year; some of them give u-s bloom in the first year. 
Perennials flower for several years and some of them may bloom in the first year of their existence. See page 60 for 
perennial list. 
ACROCLINIUM 
DOUBLE MIXED. Free summer-flowering annual plants for garden decora¬ 
tion; the flowers dry as “Everlastings” for winter bouquets. Acrocliniums 
are also grown as pot plants for market in European cities—in full bloom 
the plants are showy and effective—and will stand a lot of abuse on ac¬ 
count of the lasting quality of the flowers. Grows to a height of 1 foot. 
Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
AGERATUM MEXICANUM 
(Floss Flowers) 
One of the best summer blooming plants grown from seed. They are rapid 
growers, early and constant bloomers. Dur¬ 
ing the hot, dry summer months their 
bright flowers are produced in the greatest 
profusion. Mixed. Pkt., 10c: "V4 25c. 
BLUE BALL. Best Blue. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
30c. 
AILANTHUS 
(Tree of Heaven) 
This splendid ornamental tree is a native 
of China, where it is called the Tree of 
Heaven, from its great beauty. It is very 
hardy, and thrives in any soil, no matter 
how poor, and grows from 6 to 10 feet high 
from seed the first summer. The leaves, 
from 5 to 6 Inches in length, give it a grand 
appearance. Nothing outside the tropics can 
rival it for lawn decoration. Large panicles 
of bloom followed in season by great clus¬ 
ters of colored seed pods make the tree a 
continual thing of beauty. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c. 
Antirrhinum. 
Arctotls Grand is. 
Ageratum Mexicanum. 
ALYSSUM 
MARI TIMUM, SWEET. Free flowering 
plants for beds, edging, etc. Useful for 
bouquets because of their delicate fra¬ 
grance. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c; oz., 40c, 
LITTLE GEM, or CARPET OF SNOW. Of 
dwarf, compact habit, but 4 inches high. 
It begins to bloom when quite small, and 
the plants are a solid mass of white from 
spring to late autumn, and undoubtedly 
the best white-flowering edging plant in 
the list. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
LILAC QUEEN. Deep lavender of dwarf 
compact habit. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c; 
oz., 75c. 
SAXATILE COMPACTUM. See page 60. 
AMARANTHUS 
Brilliant foliage annuals, growing from 
3 to 5 feet high, some of the varieties bear¬ 
ing curious racemes of flowers. All are use¬ 
ful in borders of tall plants or for the cen¬ 
ter of large beds. They thrive best in a hot, 
sunny location, not too rich soil, and given 
sufficient room to develop their full beauty. 
CAUDATUS (Love Lies Bleeding). Rapid¬ 
growing garden annual with long, droop¬ 
ing crimson flower spikes. Height 3 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
SALICIFOLIUS (Willow-Leaved). The 
leaves change in color from a bronzy 
green to a brilliant scarlet when the plant 
attains age. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 40c. 
TRICOLOR (Joseph’s Coat). Very brilliant. 
Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
Alyssum. 
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHI 
(Boston Ivy) 
The favorite hardy climber with large five-Iobed leaves turn¬ 
ing to a bright red color late in the fall. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c; 
oz., 50c. 
ANTIRRHINUM 
(Snapdragon) 
Within the last few years Snapdragons have become im¬ 
mensely popular. This is not to be wondered at, whether used 
for cutting or for show in the garden, they are one of the most 
valuable flowers which can readily be grown from seed. In our 
trials the seeds sown out of doors the first week of May came 
into bloom early in July, remaining in full flower until Novem¬ 
ber. For earlier flowering, they may be started indoors or in a 
frame in March, transplanting them to the open when the 
weather is suitable. 
TALL. Large flowered. Height 30 Inches. 
CARDINAL. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 
FIRE KING. Orange-scarlet. White tube. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
GOLDEN KING. Giant yellow. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
ROSE KING. Deep rose self. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
ROSE QUEEN. Soft pink. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
TALL FINEST MIXED. Pkt.. 10c; V 4 oz.. 25c; oz., 75c. 
DWARF MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
RUST PROOF, University of California Mixture. 
Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 85c. 
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS 
(The African Lilac Daisy) 
Handsome busby annual 2 feet high, flowering abundantly 
from early summer until late autumn. The beautiful daisy¬ 
like flowers, 2 1 /2 inches across, are white, shaded with pale 
lilac and zoned with yellow. Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 30c. 
