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Annual Flowers 
Cosmos 
For Glorious Colors from Spring till Frost Plant 
ANNUALS 
Marigold 
Little Tree Selection of Worthwhile Recent Introductio 
ns 
Annual flowers are easily grown from seeds, but for best results 
it is important to get only the best seeds. We offer seeds of the 
finest and most reliable strains and there is a generous quantity 
in each packet. Plant this assortment for the loveliest possible 
flowers, the sort that will win prizes at your flower show. 
The list below represents a careful selection of desirable 
novelties and specialties, including some of the finest “All 
America” selections for 1936. Many other flower and 
vegetable seeds are on sale in our Garden Store at Framingham 
Centre, Massachusetts. 
Pkt. 
AGERATUM — Blue Cap 20c 
Very dwarf compact plants. 6 in. Covered with 
dense heads of large flowers of rich deep blue. 
Excellent for edging. 
ASTERS — Giant Branching, Mixed 1 5c 
An excellent mixture of this very fine wilt- 
resisting aster. Large, very double flowers of 
vivid color on long stems 2 to 3 ft. A vigorous 
grower and prolific bloomer. Midseason till 
frost. Excellent for cutting. 
ALYSSUM — Little Gem 10c 
Sweet Alyssum is easy to grow and free flowering. 
Flowers, pure white and sweet scented, forms a 
carpet of bloom about 4 in. tall. Fine for rock 
gardens and borders. 
CALENDULA — Frilled Beauty 25c 
One of the finest new varieties. Beautiful double 
flowers of deep orange. Stems long and fine for 
cutting. 
Orange Sunshine 50c 
Large double chrysanthemum-like flowers, 
beautifully formed on unusually long stout stems. 
Color bright orange. Plants are shapely and 
blooms profuse. A very choice new variety. 
Orange Shaggy 15c 
A new and worthwhile variety of rich orange 
color, lighter toward center, with deeply fringed 
petals giving flowers a shaggy chrysanthemum¬ 
like appearance. Plants 18 in. in height. Lovely 
in garden or cut. 
Sunshine, Buttercup Yellow 10c 
Beautiful, large, double flowers on long, stout 
stems. Distinctly beautiful buttercup yellow 
color. 
Mixed 10c 
An excellent mixture of all colors. 
Pkt. 
CORNFLOWER—Bachelor’s Button 10c 
A selection from the old fashioned blue variety 
with larger double flowers of rich blue. 
COSMOS — Orange Flare 25c 
An outstanding novelty. Awarded All American 
Gold Medal in 1935- Brilliant fiery orange. Very 
beautiful. Do not sow out of doors until ground 
is warm and give full sun. 
DAHLIA — Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids 25c 
Semi-double flowers in beautiful range of colors 
— pink, lavender, red, orange, yellow. Grow 
2 to 3 ft. Abundant flowers till frost. Tubers 
may be saved for planting next year. Extra fine 
for bedding and cutting. 
GOURDS—Mixed 15c 
A very fine mixture of all shapes and sizes. 
Growing gourds is a fascinating hobby. 
GYPSOPHILA — Grandiflora alba 10c 
Angel’s Breath — An improved large and free 
flowering strain of pure white. Easy to grow. 
To keep succession of bloom sow every three 
weeks from May to July. Beautiful in bouquets 
with other cut flowers. 
LARKSPUR — Giant Imperial 15c 
A new and improved race of annual Larkspur. 
Upright growth, branching from base of plant. 
Unusually profuse blooms and extra long flower 
stems. This assortment contains many wonderful 
colors. 
Finest annual plants in variety on sale in our 
Garden Store during the season (after May 10). 
Pkt. 
LAVENDER LACE FLOWER 10c 
Dainty lacy lavender and blue flowers. Blooms 
all summer. Lovely as a cut flower. 
LOBELIA — Crystal Palace compacta 10c 
Bushy low plants, 4 in., covered with deep blue 
blossoms. A carpet of bloom throughout the 
season. 
MARIGOLD 
Harmony (French Dwarf Double) 25c 
A remarkable variety, differing from other 
French marigolds in habit, shape and color. 
The flowers, bright golden yellow with outer 
petals rich maroon red, suggest the Scabiosa. 
Plants are very bushy and about 12 in. high. 
A fine plant for bedding and for cut flowers. 
Yellow Supreme (Tall African Double) 10c 
Large fluffy blooms of creamy lemon-yellow 
with loose frilled petals. Delicate honey fra¬ 
grance. Plants remarkably vigorous and free 
branching. Unsurpassed as a cut flower. An 
exceptionally fine variety. 
Guinea Gold 1 5c 
The “carnation flowered” marigold has broad 
overlapping, loosely formed petals of brilliant 
orange, flushed with gold. Plants grow about 
2 ft. high and produce abundant flowers. Early 
flowering. One of finest introductions. 
Of Interest to Flower Lovers. 
THE BOOK OF ANNUALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes. 
Complete information that will help you grow the 
best annuals. 
$1.65 postpaid 
Marigold 
Calendula 
Salpiglossis 
Candytuft 
Flower seeds are shipped by prepaid post. 
Scabiosa 
