ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA 
Flower Seeds 
STOCKS—Ten Weeks. Bushy plants, 15 to 18 inches tall, suitable 
for borders, florists, designs and pot culture. The sweet-scented 
double flowers are borne profusely on strong, stocky spikes. 
Pkt. 10c; %oz. 50c; Vtoz. 85c; %oz. $1.50. 
STOKESIA—Cyanea (Cornflower Aster). Perennial. Handsome corn¬ 
flower-like, azure-blue flowers from July to frost. Height 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; %oz. 40c; %oz. 70c. 
SUNFLOWER. Perennial (Helianthus Rigidus). The immense blooms 
vary in color from primrose-yellow to deep old-gold. Because 
of their great height they should be planted in the back of the 
border. Pkt. 15c; %oz. 60c; V*oz. $1.00. 
SWEET ROCKET. Mixed. Perennial. Erect-growing plants with 
clusters of white or purple flowers, sweetly fragrant. Height 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c; % oz 20c; % oz. 30c. 
SWEET PEAS. Sweet Peas do best during cool weather and for that 
reason, sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can 
be prepared. Cover the seed with 2 inches of fine soil, and when 
the plants begin to vine, supply supports for them to climb upon. 
Deep preparation of the soil is a great advantage, though not 
necessary where the soil is naturally fertile and well drained. 
Water freely during dry spells. One ounce of seed will give a 
row about 15 ft. long. 
Twenty Popular Sweet Peas 
Barbara—Glistening Salmon; Burpee’s Lilac Pink—Lilac-Pink and 
cream; Burpee’s Sunshine—Hermosa-pink ; Charity—Crimson; 
Cherub—Cream, edged rose ; Commander Godsall—Dark blue; 
Fordhook Blue—-Light violet-blue ; George Herbert—Rosy Car¬ 
mine ; George Shawyer—Orange-pink ; Hawlmark Cerise—Light 
cerise; Hawlmark SalmonEink—Very fine Salmon-pink; Im¬ 
proved Margaret Atlee—Pink and Cream; King White, Improved 
-—White; Matchless— A rich cream; Orchid Improved—Lavender; 
Pimpernel—Scarlet; Royal Purple—-A rich color; Sky—Silvery 
blue; Supreme—Light pink; Warrior—Reddish maroon. 
One pkt. each of above (value $2.15) enough for 40 ft. row $1.00. 
%oz. pkt. each of above (value $4.50) enough for 250 ft. row $2.75. 
1 oz. pkt. each of above (value $6.90) enough for 500 ft. row $4.75. 
Abel’s Novelty Mixture. Composed of the latest and very finest 
varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.40. 
Spencer Mixture. The best mixture on the market today. Many 
bright, showy colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; *4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
Perennial Sweet Peas (Lathyrus Latifolius). An excellent vining 
plant with stems 8 to 10 ft. long. Blooms very freely throughout 
the summer. Mixed (all colors). Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; %oz. 40c. 
SWEET WILLIAM. Double Mixed (Dianthus Barbatus). Usually 
grown as biennials. Their showy heads of vari-colored bloom add 
much to the flower garden in May and June. Height 1% ft. 
Pkt. 10c; %oz. 25c; ^oz. 40c. 
Annual Mixed. An entirely new type of this popular flower. It 
blooms freely the first year from seed and dies down with the 
first frost. The range of colors included in our mixture is 
attractive, and includes self-colors, starred, mottled and eyed 
varieties. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 25c; %oz. 40c. 
THTTNBERGIA—(Black-eyer Susan Vine). An elegant, graceful and 
slender climber, producing bright cadmium-yellow blooms. Ex¬ 
cellent for hanging-baskets and ground-covers. Of quick growth; 
blooming profusely from June until October. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 
40c; %oz. 70c; oz. $1.15. 
TITHONIA SPECIOSA (Golden Flower of The Incas). Not new but 
very popular. Orange, vermillion, resembling single African 
Marigolds. Foliage and habit of growth like Dahlias. Earlj 
flowering. An excellent cut flower. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 40c. 
VENIDIUM—Monarch of the Veldt. Pastuosum. Large, brilliant 
orange flowers, 3 inches across, with a black-purple zone at the 
base of the ray-petals and a dark center with a gray-green, wool¬ 
like tuft. The plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall and bloom from 
midsummer until frost. The foliage is a soft gray and forms 
a splendid background. Pine for garden display and for growing 
under glass. It is one of the most outstanding new flowers of 
recent introduction. Pkt. 35c; 1/16 oz. 90c; %oz. $1.50; Uoz. 
$2.75. 
VERBENAS—New Giant Verbenas. This glorious new type of Ver¬ 
benas has become a great favorite because the flowers are of 
truly giant size. They combine into magnificent heads carried in 
great profusion on strong, vigorous plants. The individual blooms 
measure over an inch in diameter and the plants grow about 
1 ft. tall. They are splendid for beds,-borders and rock gardens, 
or in window boxes, blooming profusely from midsummer until 
late fall. 
Giant Mixed. There are many gardeners who,will want a bed of 
these new Giant Verbenas with all the colors found in this type 
and we are sure this mixture will please them immensely. Pkt. 
15c; %oz. 50c; 14oz. 85c; %oz. $1.50; oz. $2.50. 
HARDY GARDEN VERBENAS—Venosa. A hardy garden Verbena 
of spreading habit, covered with large purplish blue flowers 
borne throughout the summer and fall. Grows 1 ft. tall. Quite 
hardy. Pkt. 10c; Vfcoz. 30c; %oz. 50c. 
VINCA—(Periwinkle). Mixed—Annual. Dark glossy green leaves 
and large, showy flowers 1 % inches across during summer and 
fall. It comes in shades of rose and pink, also white. Height 
15 inches. Pkt. 10c; %oz. 40c; %oz. 70c. 
WALLFLOWER. Pine Double Mixed. Annual. Spikes of closely 
set flowers in chocolate, orange, crimson and bright red shades. 
Very showy. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 15c; %oz. 40c; %oz. 70c. 
ZINNIAS. Zinnias are one of the most universally planted of all 
annuals. They are hardy and so easy to grow, doing well almost 
anywhere with little care. They offer many lovely colors, and 
their various types meet every garden need for beds, borders and 
cut-flowers. Zinnias flower profusely and continuously from mid¬ 
summer until late fall. The foliage is substantial and decorative. 
Por the finest double flowers, plant in a sunny location with good 
soil and plenty of water. Early blooms can be had by sowing 
the seed indoors about six weeks before outdoor planting time. 
Regular sowings should be made outdoors as soon as the soil is 
dry enough to be worked and all danger of frost has passed. 
Thin out the seedlings or transplant, allowing 18 to 24 inches 
between plants. 
Fantasy Finest Mixed. Acknowledged the most distinctive new 
Zinnia on the market, as different from the ordinary stiff formal 
Zinnias as one could imagine, the delicate lacy petaled flowers 
lend an air of friendly informality to the garden or flower ar¬ 
rangement. The round medium sized shaggy flowers are borne 
profusely on two and "one-half to three foot plants in a wide 
and varied color range which includes the brightest shades of 
red, yellow and orange as well as the popular pastel pinks and 
cream. Pkt. 15c; %oz. 30c; %oz. 50c. 
New Dahlia-Flowered 
Buttercup. Well-formed, double flowers of deep creamy yellow. 
Canary Bird. Bright primrose-yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson-scarlet. 
Dream. Distinct shade of deep lavender changing to a purple tint 
as the flower age. 
Snapdragon 
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