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BROW SEEDS 
Rose Hill, N. Y. 
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Dahlia Collection 
Each a different type; each a dif¬ 
ferent color. 
I Art type variety - - - - • 25* 
1 Ball type variety.25* 
I Cactus type variety - - - 25* 
I Decorative type variety - 25* 
One each of above (>(alue $1.00) 
For ONLY 50*, Postpaid 
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Please be sure to include Free 
packets of Velvet Flower, Nasturtium and Sweet Alyssum for trial. 
We will be glad to send our catalog to some of your friends who 
have gardens if you will write their addresses here — 
If you do not wish entire collection, 
separate types will be supplied only 
at 25* each. 
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Top-Notch 
Dahlia Collection 
BLUE RIBBON VARIETIES 
I Jersey’s Beauty— 
Clear pink decorative - - - - 30* 
I Mrs. I. de ver Warner— 
Orchid lavender decorative - - 35* 
1 Diana— 
Vivid scarlet art type - - - - 30* 
I Jane Cowl— 
Large bronze decorative - - - 35* 
I Yellow Duke- 
Best yellow ball type .... 30* 
I Bride’s Bouquc*— 
Beautiful white cactus type - 35* 
One each of above (value $1.95) 
For only $1.00, Postpaid 
Separate varieties supplied only at 
prices opposite each. Cultural direc¬ 
tions with every shipment. 
Post¬ 
paid 
REMEMBER! DON'T sow your 
seeds too deeply. Most failures come 
from covering seed with too much 
soil. Fine seeds need be covered not 
more than one-sixteenth to one-eighth 
inch with fine soil. DON'T forget to 
sprinkle soil lightly if it is dry. Moist¬ 
ure and heat are necessary for good 
germination. 
Do You Know 
The seed in its function as the origin¬ 
ator of plant life, is a small body, 
often a very tiny one, which con¬ 
tains a microscopic plant called the 
embryo, with a quantity of food mat- 
ter stored in the seed and often in 
the thickened first pair of leaves 
known as seedleaves or cotyledons, 
which differ from the true leaves of 
the plant, which appear later. Some¬ 
times the stored food supply is miss¬ 
ing in seeds. The whole is- surround¬ 
ed by a more or less hard and thick 
shell or coating. 
Under proper conditions the embryo 
escapes from this protecting cover, 
and the mature plant results. The 
escape is called germination. At the 
start of germination, the primary 
parts that later become root and stem 
thrust through the seed covering, the 
root turning downward and the stem 
upward. Moisture and temperature 
are the two factors that control 
germination, and they are the two 
factors that must be considered in 
successful seed sowing. 
In the mechanics of seed sowing, the 
first point to observe is never to bury 
the seed too deeply in the soil. If 
planted too deeply, it may be smoth¬ 
ered before it can find strength to 
thrust through the soil, exhausting 
all the stored food supply of the seed 
in the effort. Deep sowing is a most 
frequent mistake, and the commonest 
cause of poor success with seeds. 
Cover a seed with its own depth of 
This is lhe besl ruIe of thumb. 
When watering, remember that evert 
a spray that is quite fine to you is 
ver V coarse for the seeds, and would 
wash them about badly unless great 
care is exercised. 
Decorative Gourds 
It is now quite the vogue to use 
gourds for table decorations and fn 
other unique ways, as indicated in 
the pictures. 
How Flowers are Classified 
ANNUALS are plants that bloom the first 
year from seed, and die after one season. 
BIENNIALS bloom the second year from 
seed and then die. though many, if sown early 
in the spring, will flower the first year. 
PERENNIALS bloom the second year 
from seed and the plant lives and blooms 
during successive years. 
PENGUIN GOURDS. These are a new 
species of calabash gourds which, 
when mature, resemble Penguins. An 
easily grown vine for garden or trellis. 
Pkt., 5*; 6 pkts., 25*. 
GOURDS, Sn>all Varieties Mixed. All 
shapes and sizes of interesting fruits 
so fashionable for decoration, orna¬ 
ments, etc. Quick growing vines for 
garden or trellis. 
Pkt., 5*; 6 pkts., 25*. 
