Woodg ro Annual Flower Seeds 
T HE bright blooming Annuals arc the quickest and easiest of all flowers to raise. As their name indicates, they pass their entire existence 
within the compass of one year. The seed which you sow now germinates in a few days, produces plants which come into bloom, bear 
seed, and die before the approach of winter. Because of their short period of growth and their showy brilliance, they are extremely useful 
as fillers in gardens of bulbs, shrubs, or perennials, and also excellent for cutting. 
Some Annuals are so hardy that their seed lives in the ground over winter and comes up year after year, so that they seem to be really 
perennials. The seed of other Annuals is tender and will not live outdoors over winter. These must be sown indoors early in spring and the 
little plants transferred to the open ground when the weather is warm. 
Practically all Annuals will bloom the first year if sown outdoors after the winter is settled, but some of them come into bloom a little late 
and so are better started in coldframes, hotbeds, or boxes indoors. 
Almost all Annuals like rich soil, plenty of water, and bright sunshine. Dwarf varieties should be thinned to stand about 4 inches apart; 
taller varieties from fi to 18 inches. Exceptional plants, like Cosmos, may require even more space. 
Thorough cultivation while the plants are young and copious watering in dry weather will insure success. 
Alyssum 
Acroclinium 
A hardy annual with pretty everlasting 
flowers; fine for winter bouquets. 1 ft. 
Finest Double, Mixed Colors. Pkt. lOcts.; 
Moz. 25 ets. 
Ageratum • Floss Flower 
One of the very best bedding plants, being 
literally a sheet of bloom from early summer 
till frost. Unlike many bedding plants, these 
flowers are not likely to be spoiled by rain, 
nor do the colors fade out. Easily raised from 
seed, which is usually started in a hotbed or 
window and transferred to the open ground 
in May. Can also be sown outdoors in May. 
Blue Cap. Large, deep blue flowers. Pkt. 
25 ets.; *-«oz. $1; *4oz. SI.50. 
Blue Perfection. Large heads of deep blue 
flowers produced in abundance. Fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 10 ets.; J^oz. 50 ets. 
Little Blue Star. A very dwarf variety 4 to 
5 in. high, used largely for edging. Bright 
blue flowers. Pkt. 20 ets.; I 4 OZ. $1. 
Little Dorrit, Blue. Grows about 6 inches 
high with bright blue flowers. Pkt. 10 ets.; 
J^oz. 50 ets.; oz. $1.50. 
Little Dorrit, White. Same in habit as 
preceding, only white. Pkt. 10 ets.; J^oz. 
50 ets.; oz. $1.50. 
Mexicanum Capella. Distinct. Grows 
about 9 inches high. Flowers rosy chamois. 
Pkt. 15 ets.; l^oz. $1.50; JToz. $2.50. 
Alyssum 
Little Gem. Plants grow only 3 to 4 inches 
high, and each plant completely covers a 
circular space of 12 to 20 inches. Pkt. 
10 ets.; Moz. 25 ets.; oz. 75 ets. 
Sweet Alyssum. The well-known, fragrant, 
white variety. Pkt. 10 ets.; J^oz. 15 ets.; 
oz. 50 ets. 
White Carpet. Pure white; grows only 
2 to 3 inches high and flowers profusely. 
Pkt. 10 ets.; }4oz. 30 ets.; oz. $ 1 . 
Lilac Queen. Furnishes an abundance of 
lilac-colored flowers. As an edging plant, 
it makes a fine combination with White 
Carpet. Pkt. 10 ets.; Moz. 30 ets.; oz. $ 1 . 
Amaranthus 
Very striking plants on account of their 
beautiful vari-colored foliage and peculiar 
form of blossom. The leaves are always 
largest when plants are grown on rich soil, 
but rather poor soil enhances the coloring. 
Caudatus. Love-lies-bleeding. 3 ft. Red. 
Pkt. 10 ets. 
Salicifolius. Fountain Plant. 2 J^ ft. Red. 
Pkt. 10 ets. 
Tricolor splendens. Joseph's Coat. 3 ft. 
Scarlet and yellow. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Anchusa • Alkanet 
New Annual, Blue Bird. 1% ft. Compact 
plants with luxuriant clusters of vivid 
indigo-blue flowers. Excellent for cutting 
and for long-continued bloom in the gar¬ 
den. Pkt. I 11 ets.; L|i>/.. 50 ets.; oz. $1.50 
THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J 
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