InnisfalUn Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio. 
INCLUDE ALL THOSE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM 
The First Season they are Planted. 
KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE GARDEN. 
Success in the cultivation ot the majority ol either Flowers 
or Vegetables, Is dependent mainly upon the {our following 
fundamental principles: 
1st.—Procure good, honest seed. 
2d.—Have your soil deep, rich, well drained and pulverized. 
3d.—Do not plant your seed before the weather and ground 
have become thoroughly warm. 
4th.—Keep the soil well cultivated, loose and free from 
weeds during the growth of the plants. 
Attention to these principles will certainly insure success, 
unless some unforeseen accident occurs. 
^•ANiNlUlALS 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
f r NNUALS comprise many of the most popular and 
t 1 beautiful of flowering plants. The best loved 
J flowers are among these, such as Phlox, Pansy, 
Verbena, Balsam, Stock, Nasturtium, Candytuft, and 
Mignonette. Annuals are easily grown, and with them 
the flower lover can fill out his beds and vacant places 
where early buds blossomed, or other plants have been 
destroyed or have failed to flourish. The term “ annual ” 
means those plants which grow from the seed, blossom 
and die the same season; though we include, as indicated, 
under thl^j heading, a few which blossom the second year. 
In the North many kinds of seed need to be started in the 
house in order to get a proper growth and a show of flow¬ 
ers, or in hot-beds. A seed box in a sunny window is am¬ 
ple for all small places. Any shallow box or boxes will 
answer the purpose. Fill them with light soil, half 
sand, (a supply of which should have been procured the 
previous Autumn and stored in shed or cellar), and they 
are ready for seed. Manure is not necessary for the start¬ 
ing of the seed. Heat and water are the essentials. Cover 
seed one-fourth inch with soil sifted on. Keep the soil 
moist with water slightly warmed until the plants show 
above the sand. Keep the box near the stove or furnace. 
After they appear, place the box in a sunny window. The 
garden soil for most plants, should be a loam, highly en¬ 
riched with well rotted horse manure or leaf mould, 
though some sorts want a cool bed of clay, as the Pansy, 
and some a warm sand, like the Portulaca. It is a good 
rule to set the smaller sorts of this class of plants about 
a foot apart. 
GENERAL CULTURE DIRECTIONS. 
Prepare your seed bed In May or June, by spading in a top dressing of fine, well 
rotted manure. Mellow the soil and rake off all lumps and rubbish. Do not attempt 
to raise fine Flowers or good Vegetables on poor soil, always keep a heap of manure 
on hand for the next season, when it will be thoroughly rotted and ready for use. 
Do not plant the seed if the weather remains cold and damp. Wait until the ground 
becomes warm, though not necessarily dry. If these points are overlooked, the seed 
is apt to rot and perish, and sad disappointment on the part of the cultivator is the 
result, though the fault is not with the seeds or seedsman, on whom the blame is, 
however, unfortunately too often’laid. Follow, as nearly as possible, the directions 
given in the Catalogue, and you will meet with success. 
In July or August tie up to stakes such tall varieties of flowers as may need It, 
to prevent the wind and rain from beating them down. 
Furnish string, brush or support of some kind to the climbers as soon as they 
show a disposition to run. 
Everlasting Flowers and ornamental Grasses should be cut before the flower has 
fully expanded, hung in bunches and dried slowly in the shade. 
The garden, must, of course, be kept free from weeds. They choke the plants 
and use up the nourishment in the soil. It is well to loosen the earth about the roots 
of all the plants occasionally after they have become well established. Be careful, 
however, not to dig too deep or injure the roots. 
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS. 
In every neighborhood there are persons whose limited means forbid as heavy an 
outlay in Seeds, &c., as they would wish, and who wonld be glad of an opportunity 
to get what they desire by making a little effort in obtaining the orders of a few 
neighbors, and thereby securing their own seeds free. 
There are also many in every community who might easily club together and 
send their orders in one letter, and thus avail themselves of the deductions we make 
on large orders. 
For the benefit of these we make the following liberal offer. Of course the same 
discount will be allowed to any one ordering for themselves alone, remembering, 
however, that these deductions apply only to Vegetable and Flower Seeds In 
packets, and not to seeds by the pound, ounce, quart or pint. 
Purchasers remitting $1 00 may select Seeds In packets only, amounting 
to.$ 1 60 
Purchasers remitting $2 00 may select Seeds In packets only, amounting 
to. $ 3 00 
Purchasers remitting $8 00 may select Seeds In packets only, amounting 
to (and also a copy ol “ Language of Flowers,” or its value—50 
cents—in additional Seeds,).$ 4 60 
Purchasers remitting $6 00 may select Seeds In packets only, amounting 
to (and also a copy ol the “ Home Florist,” or its value, $1.25, 
in additional seeds),.$ 7 60 
Purchasers remitting $8 00 may select Seeds in packets only, amounting 
to (and also a copy of each ol “ Language ol Flowers,” price 50 
cents, and the “Home Florist,” price $1.25, or their value in ad¬ 
ditional seeds),.$12 00 
Purchasers remitting $10 00 may select Seeds in packets only, amounting 
to (and also a copy each ol “Language of Flowers” and the 
“ Home Florist,” or if these books are not wanted, their value in 
additional seeds;,.$16 00 
These will be put up together and mailed to one address, or in separate par¬ 
cels, and sent to the address ol each individual forming the club, as may be desired. 
In either case the postage will be prepaid. 
The name of each member ol the Club will be placed on our Register, and the 
Catalogue sent to them free as soon as published, next season. 
PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE TWO BOOKS ARE ONLY GIVEN ON AN $8 OO ORDER OR UPWARDS. 
ABRONIA. 
A charming trailer, with beautiful Verbena-like clusters of sweet-scented flow¬ 
ers. Continues in bloom a long time; very effective in beds, rock-work, or hanging- 
baskets. 
Agrostemma. 
Abronla Cmbellata.—Rosy lilac, fragrant. Per packet,,.6 eenU. 
Fragrans.—Yellow, very fragrant,. .Scents. 
AGERATUM, 
Splendid plants lor large clumps or masses, as well as lor indoor blooming during 
Winter, very useful lor cut-flowers. 
Ageratum. Ageratuiu. 
Ageratom Alba.—Dwarf, with fine, large heads of white flowers .Scents. 
Jlexicanum.—Lavender-blue, very fine for cutting for bouquets.6 cents. 
Lasseauxi.—Flowers of a beautiful rose-color.5 cents. 
Abronia Umbellata. 
