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Flower Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
ADONIS — Pheasant’s Eye 
j*Estivalis. Flos Adonis, or Pheasant’s Eye, has finely-cut foliage and 
brilliant scarlet flowers. It will do well in partial shade, and may be 
used to advantage in any corner of the garden. Twelve to eighteen 
inches in height. It blooms in early summer* Annual. 5 
Vernalis. A handsome perennial border plant, about a foot in height. 
Prefers a light soil. Flowers yellow. 5 
ALLEGHENY VINE 
Adlumia cirrhosa. Sometimes called Wood Fringe, Mountain Fringe, 
or Climbing Fumitory. This graceful hardy climber deserves a place in every 
garden. Its delicate feathery fyliage somewhat resembles that of the Maiden- 
Hair Fern, and its panicles of drooping flesh-colored flowers completely cover 
the plant. For covering trellises, tree stumps, etc., it is very desirable. It 
s biennial, but re-sows itself, and when once established will remain for years. 
Sow seed in the spring, in a cool damp place, and transplant in autumn. 10 
ASPERULA 
Azurea setosa. A charming, profuse blooming hardy little annual, bear¬ 
ing clusters of fragrant sky-blue flowers, admirably adapted for bouquet¬ 
making. One foot... 5 
Odorata. A perennial of delightful fragrance; it is the Mayflower of the 
Germans, being used in their Maitrank or May wine. The flowers are pure 
white, and the whole plant is often dried and preserved for its perfume. 
If kept among clothes it imparts an agreeable odor to them. Six inches . 5 
BALSAM 
The garden Ralsam, or Lady’s Slipper, is one of the most beautiful and most 
popular of our tender annuals. The seed should be sown in the house, or in a 
warm, sheltered spot in light soil in the garden, after the ground has become 
warm. When plants are an inch or two high, transplant the seedlings four or 
five inches apart, so that they may have light and air on all sides, and by the 
ime they are about four inches high transplant to their permanent place. Set 
the plants at least a foot apart, in well enriched soil. Two feet high. 
Improved Camellia-flowered, New White Perfection.10 
Improved Camellia-flowered. The flowers are very large, and extra 
double. A superb strain. Mixed colors.10 
Camellia-flowered Deep Blood Red. Very double. Extra fine ... 10 
Camellia-flowered White. Double.10 
Camellia-flowered Spotted. Very double flower, spotted with white. 
Mixed colors. xo 
Camellia or Rose-flowered. Very double. Perfect form. Mixed colors 10 
Carnation. Double; striped like the Carnation.10 
Solferino. White, striped and spotted with red.xo 
Common Double. Occasionally only semi-double. Ounce 50 cents . . 5 
This set of four, — Camellia-flowered White, Deep Blood Red, 
Spotted, and Carnation Striped,—for 30 cents. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The glorious and showy autumn-blooming Chrysanthemums, so much admired 
and cultivated, have their relatives among summer annuals, which are easily 
raised from seed. They are free-blooming, showy border plants, and the 
dowers are very desirable for cutting. Seeds can be sown in the open seedbed, 
or where the plants are to stand, provided the plants are thinned out to eight 
or twelve inches apart. A little shade, or shade in the after part of the day, 
is desirable for them. Pinch them back until July 15th, to make them grow 
branching and stocky. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Golden Feather. Plants semi-dwarf, with yellow foliage. Mixed colors 5 
Single varieties. Mixed colors. 5 
Double White, Double Yellow, and Double Mixed, each. 5 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Seed of Perennial Chrysanthemums should be sown in February or March, 
in the house. If slightly covered, and placed in a warm temperature, they will 
soon germinate. If the seedlings are pricked off at once into pots and placed 
near the glass, good plants will soon be obtained. By the middle of May they 
may be planted out of doors. For after treatment see Plant Department. 
Marguerite, or Paris Daisy. Elegant bushy plant, one to two feet 
high. Blooms all summer in the garden, and fine for winter flowering. 
Flowers white, star-shaped..10 
Greenhouse varieties. Mixed seeds selected from a choice collection . 25 
CALLIOPSIS 
Plants about two feet in height, of slender growth, and should be given plenty 
of room to spread. The flowers are of various shades of yellow and orange, 
variegated with rich velvety crimson or maropn. These graceful flowers are 
excellent for bouquets, their warm and brilliant tints harmonizing well with 
all other colors. The seed grows very readily, and may be sown where the 
plants are to flower. Annual. 
Coronata. Plants compact and of a bright rich green. Blooms early and 
continues until late fall. Flowers golden yellow, about the size of a 
silver dollar. 5 
Drummondii(Golden Wave). Plants bushy, compact, covered with rich 
golden yedow flowers, chestnut-brown center. 5 
Dwarf Varieties Mixed. 5 
Tall Varieties Mixed. 5 
TOM THUMB VARIETIES. 
The Tom Thumb varieties are admirable for edgings or pots. 
Golden King. Fine for cutting. 5 Bicolor. Yellow, dark brown center 5 
Atrosanguinea. Dark crimson 5 Tom Thumb Varieties Mixed. 5 
COREOPSIS 
Grandiflora. One of the best hardy perennials. Very free-flowering. 
The large, showy, golden yellow flowers are borne on long stems, and 
will last a week or more when cut, making them very desirable for that 
purpose. Will grow anywhere. Two to three feet.10 
Lanceolata. Similar to the above. Used extensively for cut flowers . . 10 
CANNA 
The Cannas are perennials, but will bloom the first year if seed be sown ear 
Seeds should be soaked for twenty-four hours in warm water before sowing. 
Crozy’s New Hybrids. These Cannas are the most gorgeous bedding 
plants we have. Most of them are dwarf in habit, early bloomers, ami 
remarkable both for beauty and size of flower and foliage. If seeds be 
sown before April in hotbed or greenhouse, the plants will bloom in July, 
and continue until frost. These plants may be potted in the fall and kept 
blooming through the winter, or the roots may be taken up in late fall and 
kept like Dahlias and re-planted the following spring. Mixed varieties ; 
ounce, 50 cents; each..’. 
Madame Crozy. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet, bordered with deep golden 
yellow.. 
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10 
JO 
Alphonse Bouvier. Brilliant crimson, foliage green. jo 
President Faivre. Fine dwarf, dark-leaved variety.10 
Queen Charlotte. Crimson-scarlet, bordered with gold.10 
Jules Cretien. Yellow, splashed with orange.10 
Mixed Tall Varieties of the old types. Among these are many fine 
colors not represented in the newer sorts. Ounce, 30 cents. 5 
Dark-leaved varieties mixed, ounce 40 cents.10 
BALLOON VINE — Cardiospermum. Love-in-a-Puff. A rapid¬ 
growing summer climber, with small white flowers, followed by curious in¬ 
flated seed-vessels. Sometimes grown in pots on verandas, etc. Annual 5 
BRACHYCO ME — Swan River Daisy. A charming flower in white 
and blue varieties. Fine for cutting, and the neat slender foliage is well 
adapted for bouquet making. The plaitts grow about twelve inches in height 
and bloom freely. Blue, white, or mixed, each . .. 5 
BARTON IA AUREA — Golden Bartonia. Its large and exceed¬ 
ingly brilliant glossy yellow blossoms arc borne well above its gray thistle-like 
foliage, and arc produced in great profusion all summer, and remain in perfec¬ 
tion until destroyed by severe frost in autumn. Light frosts do not affect it. 
Fine for masses or as single plants in borders. Seed should be sown where the 
plants are to stand, as they do not bear transplanting. Annual. Two feet 5 
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