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CHOICEST F LOW E R SEED S 
Which Comprise all the Best and Latest Varieties Useful to Florists, 
Private and Amateur Gardeners 
We list, on page 71, collections of Annuals which are easily grown in the home garden for 
those who are not familiar with the different varieties. 
The following abbreviations are used throughout our list: 
A. Annuals. Seed sown in Spring will flower and mature seed in one season. 
II.H.A. Half-Hardy Annuals. Seed should be sown in greenhouses or hotbeds during March and April and 
transplanted in open ground latter part of May. 
II.A. Hardy Annuals. Seed may be sown in the open during March and April and will endure ordinary 
weather to October. 
15. Biennials. Seed should be sown from June to August, flowering the next season. Seeds of many va¬ 
rieties, if sown in February, will flower same season. 
11.15. Hardy Biennials. May be treated same as Hardy Annuals, flowering next season. 
11.11.15. Half-Hardy Biennials. Seed should be sown in greenhouses or coldframes, transplanted in the open 
latter part of May and require protection during Winter. 
P. Perennials. Seed should be sown during July and August, flowering the next season and continuing to 
flower each succeeding year. 
II.P. Hardy Perennials. Do not require protection during Winter. 
H.H.P Half-Hardy Perennials. Require slight protection of leaves or boughs during Winter months. 
G.P. Greenhouse Perennials. Require the protection of hothouse during Winter. 
G.A. Greenhouse Annuals. Require greenhouse temperature at all times and include such plants as Cineraria 
and Cyclamen. 
Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds will be found on Pages 3-9 inclusive. 
Annuals and Perennials growing together 
