64 Flower Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
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PRIMROSE 
The word phlox signifies '* a 
flame/* and a bed of Vick's Phlox 
is a dazzling sight. In a good, rich 
soil, the plants will grow eighteen 
inches or more in height, and for a 
mass of splendid colors no annual 
or perennial will give a more satis¬ 
factory return for so little cost. 
The colors range from the purest 
white to the deepest blood-purple 
or crimson, while the clear eye of 
some of the varieties is peculiarly 
marked. The Phlox makes a very 
good border or low summer hedge. 
The finest effect, however, is pro¬ 
duced by planting each color in a 
separate bed, or in ribbon fashion, 
its constant blooming making it 
desirable for these purposes. In 
selecting the plants, get good con¬ 
trasts of color, as white, scarlet, 
and .rose. Phlox usually comes 
very true from seed, so that it is 
particularly desirable for forming 
ribbon-beds; and if a plant of wrong 
color is found it can be easily re¬ 
moved and the place will soon be 
filled, for the Phlox is a vigorous 
grower when it has room. Seed may be sown 
in the open ground as early in spring as the soil 
can be put in good condition, or in hotbed or coldframe 
earlier ; and in either case, from June, during the summer and 
autumn, the plants make a most brilliant show of flowers. Set the 
plants about one foot apart; if too thick, they suffer from mildew. We 
grow several acres of Phlox every year, devoting much care to its improve¬ 
ment, and our strain of Phlox Drummondii is the best the world produces. 
Phlox Drummondii Grandiflora 
The flowers of this section have roui 
sorts. These varieties we have found 1 
Alba pura. Pure white. 
Atropurpurea. Deep purple. 
Atropurpurea alba oculata. Dark 
purple, white eye. 
Brilliant. Delicate pink ; white eye. 
Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet. 
Carnea. Flesh color. Beautiful. 
Carminea alba oculata. Rose-car¬ 
mine, white eye. 
Chamois rose. Pale rose. 
Price, per packet, 10 cents ; ai 
fourteen 
id petals and larger flowers than the old 
o be nearly constant. 
Isabellina. Light yellow. 
Kermesina splendens. Vivid crim¬ 
son ; one of tne best for massing. 
Leopoldii. Splendid rose color, with 
white eye. 
Quadricolor rosea. Rose petals, 
shaded separate. 
Rosea. Beautiful pink, shading to 
rose, with darker eye. 
Stellata splendens. Clear scarlet, 
white eye. 
iy seven for 50 cts. The set of 
for $1.00. 
Phlox Drummondii grandiflora, choice mixed, ounce, 75 cents ... 10 
Phlox Drummondii, fine mixed . . . 5 
Phlox Drummondii Nana Compacta 
'fhe dwarf annual Phloxes are very desirable for edgings and ribbon beds and 
useful for pot culture. They grow six to eight inches in height, forming dense 
masses of bloom all summer. Of the many varieties the following arc the best. 
Fireball Bright scarlet .... 10 Best varieties mixed.10 
Snowball. Pure white. jo 
Star Phlox 
A decidedly unique variety. While the petals of all other Phloxes are 
entire, in this variety they are partly fringed and partly toothed ; the central 
teeth of the petals are five or six times as long as the lateral ones, projecting 
like little spines, giving the flowers a regular star-like form. The beauty 
of the flower is enhanced by a white margin which borders the edges of the 
petals. There are many distinct colors. Best varieties mixed .... 10 
The Entire Collection of Phlox Drum mondii 
including Star Phlox, seventeen varieties, for 
$1.20 
PERILLA NANKINENSIS. A very elegant dark-leaved plant 
with purplish mulberry-colored foliage. Annual. Eighteen inches in height 5 
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.50 
Elatior ( Polyanthus). Fine mixed.10 
Polyanthus, Gold-laced. Choicest mixed.25 
Vulgaris. Wild English Primrose.10 
For other varieties 0/ Primula see Plant Department. 
PYRETHRUM 
Handsome herbaceous plants of easy culture. It would he 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 
Double White Feverfew . . .... 10 
Golden Feather. Prized for its yellow foliage. 10 
SENSITIVE PLANT 
Mimosa pudica. The Sensitive Plant affords a good deal of amusement, not 
only to children, hut to those of larger growth, on account of its apparently sen¬ 
sitive leaves, which close up when touched. Seeds should be started under 
glass. Do not transplant to the open ground until the weather is warm. Annual > 
SCHIZANTHUS 
The Schizanthus is a beautiful half-hardy annual, of very graceful habit. The 
flowers are butterfly-shaped, of rich and varied colors, and completely cover the 
plant. About two feet high. Best varieties mixed. 5 
NEMOPHILA. Love-in-the-Grove. Baby Eyes. Flowers blue 
and white. The* do best if sown in a frame and transplanted early. 
Set about six inches apart. Mixed varieties, ounce, 20 cents. 
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