CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
01 
NAME. 
Hard 
and 
Dur. 
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r & 
Color 
of 
Flower 
Price 
per 
Oz. Pkt. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Aquilegia — Continued. 
coerulea hybrida. 
hP 
3 
b.&y. 
3.0° 
10 
almost any situation, but prefers a 
glandulosa major. 
1 < 
it 
b.&w. 
•50 
5 
moist sunny place. It flowers early 
Jcetschaui. 
< 1 
2 
y. & r. 
•75 
10 
^ in spring. Seed may be sown in the 
olympica. 
“ 
blue 
1.00 
5 
open ground. It is also readily 
fl. pi. 
4 4 
it 
b.& w. 
•75 
10 
propagated by division of the root. 
Skinneri . 
<« 
I x/ 
1 / 2 
s. & y. 
5.00 
5 
The flowers are very peculiar and 
Stuarti. 
< < 
“ 
b.& w. 
10 
striking in form, of many bright 
double mixed. 
< t 
var. 
mix’d 
•50 
5 
colors and all are fragrant. 
single mixed. 
• ( 
• • 
4 4 
•50 
5 
collection 12 choice varieties.. . 50c. 
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Aralia Siboldi. 
I1I1P 
3 
white 
10 
Handsome palm-like shrub. 
Arabis alpiua. 
1 4 
11 
5 
White spring flower, trailing habit. 
( Seed should be started in heat. Very 
Arctotis breviscapa. 
“ 
i< 
or’ge 
5 
showy bedding plant for dry situa- 
( tions. 
Argemone grandifiora (Prickly Poppy) 
hA 
2 
white 
.40 
5 
f Large glaucous foliage and pojipy- 
1. like flowers. 
Aristolochia, see Climbers. 
Armeria (Thrift or Sea Pink) 
( Fine for edgings or borders. I he 
formosa. 
hP 
% 
d. cr. 
5 
bright, tufted flowers are produced 
maritima spleudens. 
t < 
1 
d.rose 
5 
_ all summer. 
( Fine for cutting. P'lowers freely all 
Arnebia cornuta. 
hhA 
“ 
y.&m. 
10 
summer. Sefcd should be started 
in heat. 
Arundo, see Ornamental Grasses 
Asclepias tuberosa (Milkweed). 
hP 
or’ge 
5 
A showy plant for the border. 
Asparagus, see Seeds for Greenhouse 
Asperula azurea setosa. . 
hhA 
% 
blue 
5 
I Sweet scented, long bloomers, suit- 
odorata (Woodruff). 
hP 
''A 
white 
5 
i able for cutting. 
Asphodelus albus. 
< < 
2 
wht. 
5 
I Showy border plants with long spikes 
luteus. 
1 “ 
4 
yel. 
1 5 
\ of flower. They do well in any soil. 
Asters. We not only claim that the strains of Asters offered by us are equal to any BUT That THEY 
ARE VASTLY superior to those sold by many seedsmen. They are raised especially for our trade by 
the leading specialists of Europe and America. We pay much higher prices for them than are asked 
for the ordinary qualities on the market. The demand for Breck’s Asters from the leading commercial 
and private growers all over the LTnited States, however, warrants the labor and expense incurred, and 
is a sufficient recommendation of their superiority. We welcome a comparison of the product of 
Breck’s seeds with that of the most highly lauded. Our prices speak for themselves. 
Cultivation .—Those who wish Asters in flower throughout the season should make the first sowing about 
the middle of February and every two weeks thereafter until the middle of June. Sow in fine soil, and 
cover lightly in shallow boxes 'which should be set in the greenhouse or a sunny window. Keep 
moderately moist until the plants are well up, then transplant, either into other shallow boxes three 
inches apart, or into small pots. When the weather is settled and fairly warm set the plants out in the 
open ground, one foot apart each way, where they are intended to flower, and keep watered until they 
are established. Keep the soil open by frequent hoeings, and when the plants are two-thirds grown 
mulch with well rotted manure. A loose, but strong loam is best suited for asters. 
The Aster Family is very large, embracing over 200 species. The most desirable are the Branching, 
Comet, Jewel, Pceony-Flowered, Rose-Flowered, Victoria and Washington. 
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