HOW TO PLANT FLOWER SEEDS 
Most flowering plants will live in almost any 
soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, 
some care must be taken to make the ground 
suitable to their needs. The soil best adapted 
to flowering plants is generally a light friable 
loam, containing enough sand to make it porous, 
thoroughly pulverized and enriched with liberal 
amounts of bone meal or Vigoro. Make the seed 
bed as fine, smooth and level as possible, except 
that a slight rounding of tile bed is desirable 
that it may be well drained; do not plant when 
the ground is wet and do not plant too early. 
The ground must be thoroughly warm for most 
flower seeds. Cover each lot of seeds to a 
uniform depth which should not be more than 
four to six times the diameter of the seed; 
press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows 
so that the plantlets may be easily seen; thin 
to prevent crowding. If you will do this and will 
use Olds’ Seeds, you may confidently look for¬ 
ward to spring, summer and autumn enriched by 
the beauty and fragrance of your own flowers. 
We advise protecting early set plants with Hi- 
Caps. See page 33. 
CELEBRATING OUR^ 
<7 50 YEARS 
OF SERVICE 
Heart of France Aster. 
8 0 5 . -jk-H e a r t of 
France. (Wilt Resistant.) 
The best pure red aster 
ever introduced; flowers 
large and full, purest 
ruby. Pkt., 10c; yi oz., 
65c; y 2 oz., $1.25; oz., 
$2.40. 
806. White Ostrich 
Plume. (Wilt Resistant.) 
Without doubt one of the 
finest asters grown. Large, 
graceful flowers free from 
all stiffness. Very suitable 
for cut flowers. Pkt., 5c; 
y 4 oz., 35c; % oz., 65c; 
oz., $1.20. 
805y 2 . Giant Shell 
Pink. (Branching.) The 
best clear light pink. 
Large flowers, graceful 
in form. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 
40c; y 2 oz., 75c; oz., 
$1.40. 
807. Giant Crimson. 
(Branchin g.) A new 
variety with conspicuously 
bright red flowers, very 
double. A mass of them 
produces a splendid ef¬ 
fect. Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 
45c; y 2 oz., 85c; oz., 
$1.60. 
Perennials and Biennials Seeds are listed on 
pages 45 and 46. These can be planted through¬ 
out the summer. Keep your hook. You will 
want to refer to it. All flower seed prices are 
postpaid prices. 
The meaning of the initial preceding each 
variety is as follows: 
A. indicates an Annual; these grow, bloom 
and die the first year. B. indicates a Biennial; 
these grow the. first year and bloom and die the 
next. Usually self seed. P. indicates a Perennial; 
these grow the first year, bloom the second and 
from year to year thereafter. H. indicates a 
Hardy Plant. H. H. indicates a Half-Hardy 
Plant. T. indicates a Tender Plant. Thus H. 
H. A. would mean Half-Hardy Annual, and T. P. 
a Tender Perennial. 
Plant a Cut Flower 
Garden this Year 
A PACKAGE OF SEEDS 
I paid a dime for a package of seeds 
And the clerk tossed them out with a Hip, 
“We’ve got ’em assorted for every man’s needs,” 
He said with a smile on his lip. 
“Pansies and poppies and asters and peas! 
Ten cents a package! And pick as you please !” 
Now seeds are just dimes to the man in the store , 
And the dimes are the things that he needs; 
And I’ve been to buy them in seasons before 
But have thought of them merely as seeds; 
But it Hashed through my mind as I took them 
this time, 
“You have purchased a miracle here for a dime.” 
“You’ve a dime’s worth of power which no man 
can create, 
You’ve a dime’s worth of life in your hand! 
You’ve a dime’s- worth of mystery, destiny, fate. 
Which the wisest cannot understand. 
In this bright little package, now isn’t it odd? 
You’ve a dime’s worth of something known only 
to God.” 
— Edgar A. Guest. 
Reprinted by courtesy Brown and Bigelow. 
OLDS’ ASTERS h.a. 
(The favorite fall flower) 
800. -fcOlds’ Finest Mixed Wilt Resistant. This 
is a new mixture of Wilt-Resistant varieties of 
asters. By planting this strain asters can be 
grown on soil that has had to be abandoned on 
account of wilt. There are, however, two types 
of aster disease, Aster Wilt and Aster Yellows. 
Wilt can be controlled by planting Wilt-R.esistant 
varieties but the Yellows cannot be controlled by 
planting Wilt-Resistant seed as the Yellows are 
caused by an insect. This mixture contains the 
very best varieties^. large flowers, bright colors in 
splendid assortment. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 25c; y 2 
oz., 40c; oz., 70c. 
800y 2 . Royal Mixed. (Wilt Resistant.) (Early 
Flowering.) A strain of American aster, growing 
about 2 feet high. Very large double flowers with 
distinctly incurved petals. Recommended for the 
northern states. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 35c; y 2 oz., 
60c; oz., $1.15. 
802. Giant Comet Mixed. (Wilt Resistant.) 
Immense double flowers, resembling chrysanthe¬ 
mums. Pkt., 5c; V 4 oz., 45c; y 2 oz., 85c; oz., 
$1.60. 
802i/ 2 . -golds’ Giant Branching. (Wilt Resist¬ 
ant.) Mixed. One of the finest of all asters for 
cutting. Large, vigorous plants, bearing a great 
profusion of bloom; immense fluffy flowers. Pkt., 
5c; i/ 4 oz., 35c; y 2 oz., 60c; oz., $1.15. 
803. -ARed Sensation. (Wilt Resistant.) This 
is the reddest of all red asters. The bright color 
glistens in the sunshine like a live coal. Flowers 
double, recurved. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 45c; y 2 oz., 
85c; oz., $1.60. 
804. -A-Giant White. (Branching.) One of the 
best white asters. Four inches in diameter. Pkt., 
10c; Vi oz., 45c; y 2 oz., 85c; oz., $1.60. 
812. PEERLESS YELLOW. H. A. (Branch¬ 
ing.) A deep yellow fading with age to a light 
yellow. Plant grows about 2 feet high of good 
form. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; y 4 oz., $1.15; y 2 
oz., $2.25; oz., $4.40. 
Olds Finest Mixed Asters. 
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