Flower Seeds 
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ANCHUSA 
Hardy annuals and perennials producing brilliant blue, 
Forget-me-not-like flowers. Sow the seed of the annual sorts 
in the fall or early spring. The perennial sorts should be sown 
in the summer or early fall for next season’s bloom. 
BLUE BIRD—Flowers are a vivid indigo-blue. Plants are com¬ 
pact and of even habit; 18 inches high. Annual. Fkt., 15c; 
14 oz., 30c. 
CAPENSIS (Cape Forget-me-not)—Azure blue flowers; grows 2 
feet high and blooms all summer. Annual. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
ITALICA LISSADELL—An improved form of the Dropmore 
varietv, growing about 5 feet high with sprays of extra large, 
bright gentian blue flowers. Perennial. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 35c. 
ANEMONE 
The flowers come in a great variety of colors. They bloom 
very early in spring and make a nice display when planted in 
a bed or border. The woolly seed should be rubbed with sand 
and the two may be sown together in the fall for next season’s 
bloom; keep shaded until plants appear and when of suitable 
size thin to 6 inches apart. 
CAEN or GIANT SINGLE (Monarch Strain)—Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 15c; Ya oz., 75c. 
ST. BRIGID (True Irish Strain)—Mixture of semi-double and 
double flowers. Pkt., 25c; Ya oz., $1.00. 
ARABIS ALPINA 
(Rock Cress) 
A hardy perennial Alpine trailing plant. Flowers are pure 
white and borne on erect spikes and bloom very early. Useful 
in sunny rockeries and well-drained borders. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 30c. 
ARCTOTIS 
GRANDIS—The African Lilac Daisy. Handsome annual forming 
branched bushes 2 to 214 feet in height. Pearl white flowers 
with mauve center, with the reverse of the petals pale lilac. 
Sow the seed in the fall or early spring, either in boxes to 
transplant or outside. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
GIANT HYBRIDS—Complete description to be found on page 2. 
Pkt., 25c. 
ASCLEPIAS 
(Butterfly Milk Weed) 
TUBEROSA—A hardy perennial border plant with clus¬ 
ters of brilliant orange colored flowers; 2 feet. Prefers a well- 
drained soil and sunny situation. Pkt., 25c. 
ASPARAGUS 
PLUMOSUS—A tender perennial for greenhouses or potted 
plant use, with long, fine feathery foliage. Seeds start slowly 
and should be soaked in water before sowing. Pkt., 10c; 100 
seeds, 35c. 
SPRENGERI (Emerald Feather)—An easily grown, feathery- 
leaved variety with drooping branches. The best variety for 
hanging baskets. Pkt., 10c; 100 seeds, 35c. 
ASTER PERENNIAL 
(Michaelmas Daisies) 
Beautiful hardy fall flowering perennials. Flowers are 
single in shades of lilac, blue and mauve. 
SUB-COERULEUS—Forms a dense tuft of leaves from which 
issue many leafless stems 12 inches high bearing light blue 
flowers 3 inches in diameter in great profusion during June 
and July. Useful for edging and rockeries. Pkt., 15c. 
NEW LARGE FLOWERED—Mixed, 1 to 3 feet tall. Pkt., 15c; 
Ys oz., 85c. 
AUBRIETIA 
One of the daintiest and most beautiful of all dwarf, creep¬ 
ing plants for massing in rockeries or in borders, forming 
brilliant sheets of color for many weeks in the spring. Sow 
the seed in the summer or fall. Hardy perennial. 
BOUGAINVILLEI—Dark blue. Pkt., 25c; * oz., 75c. 
GRAECA—Light purple, very free blooming. Pkt., 15c; Ya oz., 50o. 
AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE 
(Dolichos Lignosus) 
A rapid-growing evergreen climbing perennial, flowering 
freely in large clusters of rose flowers. For covering arbors, 
trellises, etc., they have no superior. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz -> 30c. 
BALSAM 
(Lady’s Slipper) 
A tender annual, with brittle stems and foliage. Grows 
about 12 inches high. Plants are profusely covered with large 
double wax-like flowers of brilliant colors—some self-colored, 
others blotched, spotted, and striped in a wonderful manner. 
Sow the seed in spring in boxes to transplant or out of doors 
when danger of frost is over. Set the plants 18 inches apart. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES — White, Salmon-Pink, Lilac, Scarlet, 
Violet. Any of the above. Per pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
CAMELLIA FLOWERED MIXED—Resembles a Camellia in its 
perfect shape. Pkt., 10c; 54 °z., 25c; oz., 75c. 
BARTONIA AUREA 
A California wild flower producing showy golden yellow 
flowers above its gray and downy thistle-like foliage, which 
is exceedingly brilliant in the sunshine. Sow it where it is to 
remain, as it does not bear transplanting; annual; 2 feet. 
Sow in the fall or spring. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz -> 25c; 14 oz., 40c; 
oz., 75c. 
BEGONIA 
TUBEROUS ROOTED 
Plants of great value for pot culture or for growing outside 
in sheltered position, blooming the first season from seed, if 
sown in February or March in a temperature of 60 degrees. 
(For bulbs, see page 89.) 
SINGLE—Finest Mixed. Pkt., 35c. 
DOUBLE—Extra Choice Mixed. Pkt., 50c. 
CRISPA—-Large single flowers, beautifully frilled on edge and 
crested. Pkt., 35c. 
CRESTED or BEARDED—Finest Mixed. Pkt., 50c. 
LLOYDI—Owing to its pendulous habit this Begonia makes a 
beautiful pot plant, but a still more striking effect is produced 
in hanging baskets. The flowers are double and come in many 
fine shades. Pkt., 50c. 
FIBROUS ROOTED 
These dwarf varieties are valuable for bedding, doing 
equally well in full sunlight or in partially shaded positions. 
They flower from May until frost. Half hardy perennials. 
ERFORDIA—Rosy carmine. 12 inches. Pkt., 25c. 
FIRE SEA—Fiery dark red; foliage green. Compact habit; 6 to 
8 inches. Pkt., 35c. 
PRIMA DONNA—Light rose, deeper at center. 12 inches. Pkt., 
25c. 
LUMINOSA—Deep scarlet; foliage crimson-bronze. 12 inches. 
Pkt., 25c. 
SALMON QUEEN—Brilliant salmon-red; foliage brownish red. 
12 inches. Pkt., 35c. 
VERNON—Scarlet; foliage bronze-red. 15 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
BRACHYCOME 
(Swan River Daisy) 
Free flowering dwarf growing hardy annuals 12 to 15 inches 
high, covered during the summer with a profusion of pretty 
blue or white flowers. Blue or Mixed, pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 40c. 
BROWALLIA 
(Amethyst) 
ELATA BLUE—Very free-flowering, half-hardy annual, covered 
with bright blue flowers. Used both for bedding and cutting; 
height 18 inches. Pkt., lOo; Ya oz., 30c; Y\ oz., 50c. 
SAPPHIRE (New)—Compact plants 9 to 10 inches high. Dark 
blue flowers with white eye. Fine for bedding or for pots. 
Pkt., 25c. 
SPECIOSA MAJOR—Extra large deep blue; does fine outside in 
the border, but is especially valuable as a pot plant for winter 
bloom. Fkt., 25c. 
