Seeds of Annual Flowers 
Annuals, with a delicate beauty all their own, are flowers which sprout from 
seed, grow, flower, fruit, and die, all within the garden 5 / ear. They require the 
long daylight of summer. Most of them are easily grown from seed. 
Acroclinium 
Mixed. Pretty white and rose, daisy flowers. 
Fine for dry bouquets. Ht. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 
cts., } / i oz ‘ 15 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; yib. $1. 
Ageratum 
Bedding plants that bloom from early 
summer until frost. Easily raised from seed. 
Blue Cap. The best dwarf blue yet produced; 
6-inch plants form tiny mounds of deep 
rich blue flowers and small, inconspicuous 
foliage. The flower-heads themselves are 
very compact and quite large. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
xgoz. 25 cts.; 34 oz - 70 cts.; cz. $2.25. 
Blue Perfection. Large, deep blue flower- 
heads produced in abundance on 9-inch 
plants. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 20 cts.; oz. 
55 cts.; MIb. $1.65: lb. $5.50. 
Little Blue Star. Very dwarf edging plants, 
4 to 5 inches high, with clusters of bright 
blue flowers. Pkt. 15 cts.; ygr>z. 25 cts.; 
34°z. 65 cts.; oz. $2. 
Little Dorrit, Blue. The flowers of this variety Ageratum, Blue Cap 
are bright blue and the plants grow 6 inches 
high. This is a popular variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; }/i\b. $1.75; lb. $6. 
Alyssum 
Fragrant edging plants with small white flowers in great profusion throughout summer 
and fall. Fine for borders and window-boxes. For Alyssum saxatile, see Perennial List. 
Carpet of Snow. Of creeping habit and dwarfest of all. A dense carpet of white flowers which 
hides the foliage. Ht. 4 in. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; yib. $1.40; lb. $4.75. 
Lilac Queen. A dwarf, compact variety, 6 inches high, with pale lilac-colored flowers. Pkt. 
10 cts.; y±oz. 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; yib. $1.80; lb. $6. 
Sweet. Of trailing habit, with many clusters of pure white flowers. Ht. 10 in. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; yib. 55 cts.; Ib. $1.80. 
Alyssum, Carpet of Snow 
Amaranthus 
Brilliant-foliaged annuals for borders or for the 
centers of large beds. They thrive in a hot, sunny 
location and not too rich soil. 
Molten Fire. Top leaves poinsettia-red; lower ones 
maroon-bronze. Ht. 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 
35 cts.; }/£oz. 60 cts.; oz. $2. 
Tricolor splendens. Red, yellow, and green varie¬ 
gated leaves. Ht. 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 20 cts.; 
oz. 50 cts. 
Anagallis 
Grandiflora, Blue. Deep turquoise-blue flowers on 
6-inch, spreading plants which bloom very freely. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; M oz - 20 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
Anchusa 
Bluebird. The plants grow very compactly, 18 
inches high, with a bouquet of vivid indigo-blue 
flowers on the top of the plant, borne throughout 
a long season. Pkt. 10 cts.; k£ oz - 20 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
For other Anchusa varieties, see Perennial List. 
Annual Flower Seeds 
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