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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO. ••• Baltimore, Maryland 
Annual Flower Seeds 
All Flower Seeds, pkt. 10 cts.; $1 per doz. pkts., unless otherwise noted 
AGATH/EA ccelestis. Pretty blue Marguerite with 
yellow center. Free flowering. 
AGERATUM, Blue Ball. Reselected, large-flowered 
dark blue variety of compact habit. 
Dwarf Blue Cap. The best dwarf Ageratum. 
Plants are tiny mounds of rich blue flowers, 
large and compact. The foliage is small, so the 
effect is that of a solid mass of flowers. Height, 
6 in. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Blue Perfection. Very free-blooming, large- 
flowered mauve variety. Very compact. 
Imperial Dwarf. Blue. 
ALYSSUM. Blooms early. Desirable for borders. 
Sweet (A. maritimum). Fine white-flowered. 
Lilac Queen. Dwarf creeper. White and violet. 
Little Gem. Grows 4 to 5 inches tall. 
AMARANTHUS. Summer Poinsettia. 
ASTERS, American Beauty Wilt-resistant. Plants 
2^2 to 3 feet high, with long, heavy stems, bear¬ 
ing large, compact flowers. They bloom from 
early August until frost. Carmine-Rose; Crim¬ 
son; Purple; White; Lavender; September 
Beauty (delicate flesh-pink); Finest Mixed. 
Each of above varieties, pkt. 15 cts.; V 40 Z. $1 
Improved Crego Wilt-resistant. See illustration 
in color on front cover. Plants robust, branch¬ 
ing, about 2J4 ft. high. Flowers large, double, 
and well formed. One of the finest varieties for all 
purposes. Azure-Blue; Deep Rose; Pink; Pur¬ 
ple; White; Finest Mixed. 
Pkt. 25 cts. One pkt. each of above 5 varieties, $1 
New Sunshine, Mixed. 
Aurora, Golden Sheaf. The deepest yellow Aster 
yet offered, and the only one that is wilt-re¬ 
sistant. The flowers are fully double, with an 
attractive crest-like center, of good substance 
and fine depth of petal. Pkt. 25 cts. 
BALLOON VINE. Love-in-a-Puff. 
BALSAM, Double, Camellia-flowered. Lady-Slip¬ 
per. Mixed. 
BRACHYCOME, Blue, Mixed. Swan River Daisy. 
CALENDULA, Orange Shaggy. A most distinct new 
Calendula with long, deeply fringed and la- 
ciniated petals arranged row after row, giving 
it the pleasing shaggy appearance of a chrysan¬ 
themum. The color is an intense, burning 
orange, shading to lighter orange in the center 
of the blooms. Has splendid long stems and 
grows 18 inches high. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Lemon Queen Orange King Double Mixed 
Chrysantha. Ideal for cutting. Golden yellow 
flowers of true chrysanthemum form. Height, 
2^/2 ft. All-America first choice for new Annuals, 
1934. Pkt. 15 cts. 
CALLIOPS1S, Tall. Single or Double Mixed. 
CANARY-BIRD FLOWER. 
CANDYTUFT. Umbellata, Mixed. All colors. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, New Annual. See front 
cover. An annual Canterbury Bell which 
blooms from seed in less than six months. The 
plant grows about 2 Yi feet tall, with from six to 
eight spikes of blooms. We offer this in mixture 
of the following colors: Dark Blue, Light Blue, 
Pink, Rose, and White. Pkt. 25 cts. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER. Profusion of red flowers. 
CARNATION. Marguerite. Mixed. 
CASTOR-BEAN ( Ricinus ). Mixed. 
CENTAUREA Cyanus. Bachelor’s Button. 
Single—Dark Blue and Mixed. 
Double—Blue and Mixed. 
Candidissima. Dusty Miller. 
COLEUS, Mixed. Different types. 
COSMOS, Early, Mammoth Mixed. 
Lady Lenox. Late. Shell-pink. 
Late, Mammoth Mixed. 
Double Crested, Pink. 
Double Crested, Mixed. 
Klondyke, Orange Flare. See front cover. Same 
vivid orange of the ordinary Klondyke. Pkt. 20c. 
CYPRESS VINE, Mixed. 
DAHLIA SEED. Single type which will bloom 4 
months after planting. Splendid for bedding. 
Includes many fine colors. 
Fine Single and Double Mixed. 
Coltness Hybrids, 2 cts. Unwin’s, 20 cts. 
DAISY, AFRICAN, Blue-eyed. 
New Hybrids. Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
DIANTHUS chinensis. Indian Pinks. 
Double Mixed. AH colors. 
Heddewigi. Japanese Pinks. 
Laciniatus splendens. The flowers are very large 
—over 2 inches across—in a brilliant shade of 
crimson, with a large, boldly contrasting glisten¬ 
ing white eye. Pkt. 20 cts. 
DIDISCUS caerulea. Blue Lace Flower. Blooms 
most profusely from July till November. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, Sunset Mixture. California 
Poppy. 
FOUR O’CLOCK, Tall. Marvel of Peru. Red, 
Yellow, and Striped. Mixed. 
GAILLARDIA, Indian Chief. New. 
Single, Fine Mixed. Yellow and Scarlet. 
Double, Mixed. Gaily colored. 
GLOBE AMARANTH. Gomphrena. Mixed. 
GOURDS, Large and Small, Mixed. 
GYPSOPHILA. Baby’s Breath. Height, 10 to 15 in. 
Elegans, White. Myriads of tiny flowers. 
Elegans, Rose. Beautiful rose-color. 
HELICHRYSUM. Strawflower. Mixed. 
HELIOTROPE. Delightful fragrant flowers. 
KOCHIA. Summer Cypress. 
LANTANA. Good for porch-boxes. Fine Mixed. 
LARKSPUR, Double Stock-flowered. Annual Del¬ 
phinium Empress Rose, Lustrous Carmine, 
Dark Blue, White, Sky-Blue, and Finest Mixed. 
Rosamond. New. Pure bright rose. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Miss California. New. Deep pink, shaded sal¬ 
mon. Pkt. 20 cts. 
LOBELIA, Crystal Palace. Azure-blue. 
Gracilis, Mixed. White, Pink, and Blue. 
LUPINE ANNUALS. Blue, Sky-Blue, Rose, White, 
and Mixed Colors. 
MARIGOLD, Tall Yellow Supreme. New. Gold 
Medal, 1935 All-America Seed Selections. This 
is a giant Marigold whose perfectly formed 
flowers have broad, overlapping petals of a soft 
clear shade of moonlight-yellow. See front 
cover. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Dwarf, Little Giant. The highest development 
yet attained in the Dwarf Marigold. It is very 
dainty, with slender, fern-like foliage and an 
abundance of gay, single, deep orange flowers 
on plants only 4 to 6 inches high, with a 
spread of 8 to 10 inches. Those who are seek¬ 
ing a dwarf, compact edging plant will do well 
to grow Little Giant Tagetes. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Lemon Ball. Tall African Marigold. 
Orange Ball. Enormous; orange; double. 
Double African, Mixed. Yellow and orange. 
Guinea Gold. Flowers semi-double, 2 to 2} 2 
inches across, flushed with gold. 
Double, Dwarf French, Mixed. 
Legion of Honor. Little Brownie. 
MIGNONETTE. Delicately scented. Mixed. 
MOONFLOWER, Blue and White. 
MORNING-GLORY, Japanese. Mixed. 
NASTURTIUM, Golden Gleam. The new double 
Nasturtium. 
Dwarf Mixed. Tall Mixed. 
Dwarf Double Golden Globe. Award of Merit, 
1936 All-America Seed Selection. This pretty 
novelty bears the same large, double, sweet- 
scented golden yellow flowers that made the 
reputation of the Nasturtium Golden Gleam, 
but the habit of the plant is quite different. 
Instead of being a semi-runner, it grows into an 
almost perfect globe, thus obviating the trouble 
experienced by gardeners in keeping the plant 
within desired bounds. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Double Scarlet Gleam. The flowers are a fiery 
orange-scarlet. An immense size, almost 
3 inches across. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Glorious Gleam Hybrids Flowers are double and 
sweetly scented. Includes a glorious assortment 
of brilliant shades. Pkt. 15 cts. 
NICOTIANA. White-flowering Tobacco. 
PANSIES, Richardson’s Mixture. 
Swiss Giants or Roggli’s Hybrids, Mixed. These 
varieties were raised by a Pansy specialist in 
Switzerland and have created a decided sen¬ 
sation in floricultural circles. The plants are 
very robust, and the very large flowers of heavy 
texture are carried on strong stems well above 
the leaves. Good mixture of colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
PETUNIAS, Ruffled Giants. Single. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Giant Single Fringed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Nana compacta, Rose Gem. Award of Merit, 1936 
All-America Seed Selections. It forms a com¬ 
pact plant 5 to 6 inches high, smothered with 
deep pink blooms. A plant 8 inches in diameter 
will carry as many as 25 to 30 open blooms at 
one time. Fine for window-boxes, pots, rock- 
gardens and for bedding. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Nana compacta, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Single Bedding Varieties. 
Balcony Blue Howard’s Star 
Balcony Rose Snowball 
Balcony Red Rosy Morn 
Balcony White Mixed Colors 
Rose of Heaven. Fine bedding sort. Brilliant rose. 
PHLOX. One of the most satisfactory of annuals. 
Splendens. Bright red. White. 
Lilac. Dwarf Mixed. Pink, 
Brilliant. Pink, red eye. Red, and White. 
Finest Mixed. 
POPPIES. Sow in fall or spring. 
Double Peony-flowered. All colors. 
Improved Shirley. Large, silky petals. 
PORTULACA. Rose Moss. 
Single Mixed. Orange, White, and Red. 
Double Mixed. Many colors. 
SALPIGLOSSIS. Velvet Flower. Mixed. 
SALVIA. Scarlet Sage. 
Dwarf Bonfire. Splendens. Tall. 
SCABIOSA. Mourning Bride. 
Peach Blossom. Pink. Double White. 
Azure Fairy. Blue. Double Red. 
Double Black. Double Rose. 
Mixed Large-flowered. 
SCHIZANTHUS. Poor Man’s Orchid. Mixed 
Colors. 
SNAPDRAGON, Giant Varieties. 
Apple Blossom Old Gold 
Canary-Bird Giant Red 
Giant Rose Giant Mixed 
Half-Dwarf Varieties. 15 inches. 
Carmine Queen Purity 
Golden Queen Fancy Mixed 
Philadelphia Pink 
University 01 California Mixture. See front 
cover. A most excellent mixture of Rustproof 
Antirrhinums containing a wonderful range of 
the popular colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
STOCKS, Ten-Weeks, Dwarf Mixed. All colors. 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS. 
Mixed Colors. Oz. 1 5 cts.; J^lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
We have also a gooJ assortment of Sweet Peas 
in separate colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; }Alb. 
75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
THUNBERGIA. Black-eyed Susan. 
TITHONIA speciosa. Mexican Sunflower. The 
orange-vermilion flowers resemble single African 
marigolds, while the foliage and habit of growth 
are like the dahlia. Pkt. 15 cts. 
URSINIA anethoides. An interesting annual from 
the Cape ol Good Hope. The plants are dwarf, 
carrying on long, wire-like stems numerous 
orange-colored, daisy-like flowers with brown 
centers, making a striking and lasting display. 
Pkt. 20 cts. 
VENIDIUM fastuosum. A magnificent, new half- 
hardy annual from South Africa. Grayish silky 
foliage. The rich orange-colored, daisy-like 
flowers, with a purple-black zone at the base of 
the petals, average 4 to 5 inches across. Plant 
in sunny position. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 
VERBENAS, New Giants, Mixed. 
ZINNIAS, Double Lilliput or Pompon. Plants bear 
a lavish profusion of small densely double flow¬ 
ers on long stems. 
Canary-Yellow Salmon-Rose 
Crimson Gem Scarlet 
Flesh-Pink White 
Golden Orange Finest Mixed 
SPECIAL COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above colors 
(7 pkts.), 50 cts. 
Zinnia, Giant Dahlia-flowered. The plants are 
sturdy and the flowers, often 5 inches in diam¬ 
eter, closely resemble the Show dahlias. 
Attraction. Bright-red. Golden State. Orange- 
Canary Bird. Primrose. yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Polar Bear. White. 
Dream. Deep lavender. Oriole. Orange, gold. 
Exquisite. Light rose. Purple Prince. Purple. 
Old Rose. Gold Medal Mixture. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above varieties 
(11 pkts.), 75 cts. 
ZINNIA, FANTASY, Mixed. See front cover. 
Flowers are composed ol a mass of shaggy, ray¬ 
like petals which give them a delicate and 
refined appearance. The color-range includes 
the brightest shades of reds and orange, as well 
as the popular pastel pinks and cream. Pkt. 
15 cts. 
Scabious-flowered, Mixed. Really a curiosity. 
The outer row of petals is long and large, while 
the inner rows are short and tubular. Crowded 
with flowers. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Midget, Mixed. Plants 4 to 6 inches high, com¬ 
pact, covered with well-formed flowers of the 
Lilliput type. Colors range through red, orange, 
yellow, pink, rose, and other pastel shades. Ex¬ 
cellent for pot-plant and border use. See front 
cover. Pkt. 25 cts. 
