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Flower Seeds 
EXPLANATORY 
Annuals bloom first year from seed and the plant dies after 
one season. 
Biennials bloom second year from seed and plant then dies. 
Perennials produce flowers second year from seed and plant 
lives and blooms for several years. 
AGERATUM. Floss Flower 
A dwarf, compact-growing, hardy annual, especial¬ 
ly valuable for beds or borders. Its bright flowers 
appear in the greatest profusion throughout the 
season. Sow the seed early in Spring either in 
boxes to transplant or out of doors and thin to 4 or 6 
inches. 
Best Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 5c., 5 pkts. 20c. 
ALYSSUM, SWEET 
A pretty, little, hardy annual, universally admired. 
Splendidly adapted for beds, edgings and rockwork. 
Small spikes of fragrant, white flowers are produced 
freely all Summer. Successive crops of fresh 
blossoms may be obtained by frequent cutting. 
Seed should be sown early in Spring. 
Little Gem. Grows 3 to 4 inches high. Most 
useful for low beds or edgings, being completely 
covered with small, white flowers from Spring 
until frost. Pkt. 5c., 5 pkts. 20c. 
White Carpet. A dwarf variety, its masses of 
flowers producing a perfect carpet of snowy white¬ 
ness throughout the Summer. Pkt. 5c., 5 pkts. 
20c. 
Tender means a plant that thrives in Summer months, but 
will not survive the least frost. 
Half-Hardy means a plant that will stand a little frost and 
needs protection in the cold months. 
Hardy means a plant that will resist considerable frost. 
Ageratum 
