JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
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MIGNONETTE. 
‘ Only a little Flower , 
A spray of MignonetteA 
Seeds of Mignonette may be sown at any season, so that by having pot? prepared at different 
times a succession of flowers can be secured. Seeds sown early in the garden will give 
flowers through summer. Plant in a cool place, and it will continue to bloom all 
through the fall. For winter blooming keep in a cool room till buds arc 
formed and begin to show, then bring into a temperature not **xcecd- 
pg fifty degrees at night. Very few cultivate the Sweet Mignon¬ 
ette compared with the many that might show their love for this 
sweet little flower. Annual. 
Qweet. A well-known, fragrant little plant. Ounce, 15 cents 5 
Odorata grandifiora ameliorata. A large variety of Mignon¬ 
ette, with reddish tinge to the flowers. Ounce, 20 cents ..... 
Giant Pyramidal. A mammoth variety. Ounce, 20 cents. 5 
Golden Queen. A very fine and distinct variety, with flowers of a golden hue. 
Ounce, 30 cents. 5 
Machet. Plant dwarf and vigorous, of good habit, producing large spikes of very sweet- 
scented flowers. Fine for pot culture. Ounce, 60 cents.10 
Golden Machet. This variety has all the excellencies of the popular Machet Mignonette, 
recognized by all as the best for forcing and pot culture. Plants are of strong, compact 
habit, bearing long massive spikes of golden yellow flowers.10 
Allen’s Defiance. Spikes from twelve to fifteen inches long, deliciously fragrant. Spikes 
have been kept three weeks after cutting, retaining their fragrance till every bud opened . . 10 
Goliath. Of all the new varieties of Mignonette that have been introduced within the last few 
years this is the best and most distinct. The plants are compact in habit, with rich green 
foliage, and the immense trusses of highly-scented flowers are borne on erect, strong, stiff stalks, 
surpassing all others in fragrance. It is especially suited to house culture.15 
New Large-flowering Bismarck. Very large, true pyramidal shape. Reddish-colored flow¬ 
ers borne on strong stems, well elevated above the dark green, slightly crumpled foliage ... 10 
Parson’s White. Nearly white ; strongly scented. Ounce. 6 > cents.. 5 
New Hybrid Spiral. Robust plant, long spikes. Ounce, . o cents ....... 5 
MIGNONETTE 
MYOSOTIS — F orget-me-not 
** A modest little Jloiuer , 
To friendship ever dear.” 
Perennial plants, flowering the 
first season if sown early. Small 
white and blue flowers. Seed 
may be sown in a hotbed and 
transplanted, or in open ground 
in spring. 
Alpestris. Blue. Six inches 5 
Alpestris. White. Six inches 5 
Alpestris rosea. Rose. Six 
inches . 5 
Alpestris robusta grandi- 
flora (Eliza Fonrobert). 
Large-flowering, of pyram¬ 
idal habit. Very fine. 
Blue, with clearly defined 
yellow eye.10 
Palustris (True Forget- 
me-not). Blue, with yellow 
eye ... 10 
Vick’s Perfection. The 
finest Myosotis known. Large, bright blue flowers, with twice as many 
petals as other varieties. Plant robust, nine inches high.15 
Azorica var. coelestina. Flowers sky-blue.10 
Mixed varieties. 5 
PENTSTEMON 
Beautiful perennial border plants. The flowers are of various forms and 
colors, and arc borne in graceful spikes and panicles. Will bloom the first 
season if sown early. Mixed varieties. 5 
PERIEEA NANKINENSIS 
A very elegant dark-leaved plant. Its purplish mulberry-colored foliage 
produces a charming contrast with silver-leaved plants. Desirable for the 
center of a bed of ornamental-leaved plants, or for a low screen. Annual. 
Eighteen inches in height.5 
PYRETHRUM 
Handsome herbaceous plants of easy culture. It would be well to sow seeds 
under glass, but we have grown them by sowing seed in the open ground. A 
good double Pyrethrum is as desirable as a good Aster. Hardy. 
Roseum hybridum. Double varieties mixed.25 
Roseum hybridum. Single varieties mixed. .10 
Roseum. Persian Insect Powder.10 
Double White Feverfew .10 
Golden Feather. Prized for its yellow foliage...10 
N E M O P H I LA 
Love-in-the-Grove. Baby Eyes. Neinophilas are pretty, delicate, 
hardy annuals. The flowers are mainly blue and white. They do best if sown 
in a frame and transplanted early, as the hot sun injures the flowers; but do 
finely all summer if planted in a rather cool, shady place. Set about six inches 
apart. Mixed varieties. Ounce, 20 cents. 5 
PRIMROSE 
In this country Primroses do well in a cold house, but in the open ground 
succeed best in a northern border. P. vulgaris is the sweet, beautiful English 
Wild Primrose, so ardently loved by all who spent their childhood days among 
the green lanes of England. Sow seeds under glass and transplant. Perennial. 
Primula auricula. Fine mixed. 25 
Auricula. From named flowers. 5a 
Elatior (Polyanthus). Fine mixed.10 
Vulgaris. Wild English Primrose.10 
For other varieties 0/ Primula see Plant Department. 
PRIMUJJV EEATIOR 
MYOSOTIS, OR FORGET-MK-NOT 
