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HALLAWELL’S FLOWER SEEDS 
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Selected strains of imported and California grown seeds 
ABRONIA GRANDIFLORA 
(Sand Verbena) 
A hardy perennial trailing plant with numerous clusters of 
sweet scented rosy lilac flowers. Thrives in dry situations and 
rockeries. Peel off the husk and sow seed in the fall or early 
spring in the open. Pkt., 10c; 54 oz., 30c. 
AGATHEA 
(Blue Daisy) 
COELESTIS—Sky blue flowers with yellow disc growing 
1 foot tall. A half hardy perennial remaining in bloom all 
year round. Useful for window boxes. Sow the seed in boxes 
to transplant. Pkt., 10c; y & oz., 30c; 54 oz >> 50c. 
ABUTILON 
(Plowering Maple) 
Beautiful shrubs with maple-like leaves and large bell¬ 
shaped flowers in various colors. Half hardy perennial. Sow 
the seed in boxes and transplant when well started, after 
danger of frost is over. Giant Hybrids, pkt., 25c. 
ACHIMENES 
Profuse blooming greenhouse plants valuable for pots or 
hanging baskets. The flowers vary considerably in size and 
are of the most brilliant colors. Finest Mixed, pkt., 50c. 
ACROCLINIUM 
A pretty annual “Everlasting,” growing about 15 inches 
high, bearing lovely rosy pink flowers, which, when cut in the 
bud state, can be dried and used in winter bouquets. Sow seed 
in the open in the fall or spring until June. Double Pink, pkt., 
10c; 54 oz., 25c; oz., 65c. 
LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS—Assorted colors. Pkt., 
15c; 54 oz., 45c. 
AGERATUM 
(Floss Flower) 
A half hardy annual of easy culture, especially adapted for 
borders and bedding, as it is literally covered with clusters of 
feathery blossoms all summer. Sow the seed early in spring, 
either in boxes to transplant or out of doors, and thin to 4 or 6 
inches apart. 
BLUE BALL—Deep blue, compact, ball-shaped plants 6 Inches 
high, of uniform growth, bearing small flowers in great pro¬ 
fusion for a long season. Pkt., 15c; Ys oz., 30c; Yt oz., 50c. 
BLUE PERFECTION—Deep blue, 1 foot high. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c. 
IMPERIAL DWARF WHITE—Eight inches high; flowers white. 
Pkt., 10c; Yu oz., 30c. 
AGROSTEMMA 
(Rose of Heaven or Mullein Pink) 
CORONARIA—An attractive free flowering hardy peren¬ 
nial of easy culture, producing glowing crimson flowers like a , 
single Pink; has silvery-white foliage; 2 feet. Plant in the 
fall or early spring. Sow the seeds in boxes or outdoors. Pkt., 1 j 
10c; 54 oz., 25c. 
ALONSOA 
(Mask Flower) 
WARSCEWICZI COMPACTA —A charming variety of 
compact habit with racemes of bright vermilion-scarlet flow¬ 
ers; a free flowering, half hardy annual which grows 1 foot 
tall and thrives best in a sunny situation. Sow the seed in i 
boxes in early spring and transplant when danger from frost 
is over. Pkt., 10c; 54 oz *> 30c. 
ALYSSUM 
For borders, edgings, and rockwork, we recommend a lib- j 
eral use of this dainty little flower. In borders, sow thickly so 
as to form masses, early in spring, or even the previous ;i 
autumn. For winter bloom, sow late in August. Cut back . 
after the first flowers fade, and others will come. 
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MARITIMUM (Sweet Alyssum)—Fragrant white flowers all 
summer. Hardy annual. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; Y\ lb., $1.15. 
MARITIMUM CARPET OF SNOW—Dwarf and a very dense 
grower; fine for edgings; very floriferous. Hardy annual, t 
Pkt., 10c; Yu oz., 30c; oz., 85c. 
LILAC QUEEN (Improved Type)—Flowers light lilac, well 
suited for bedding or ribbon bordering, the plants being erect 
and compact. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 
SAXATILE COMPACTUM—(Gold Dust)—Single plants easily 
cover a square foot in a year, and produce many hundreds of 
bright yellow flowerheads. Grayish foliage. Hardy perennial. I, 
1 foot. Pkt., 10c; Yi oz., 40c. 
SAXATILE SILVER QUEEN—Pale yellow, good compact habit; J 
especially good for edging and rockeries; hardy perennial. q 
Pkt., 20c; Ys oz., 65c. 
AMARANTHUS 
Remarkably handsome foliage and interesting flowers, pro¬ 
ducing a striking effect in the border as a background or as a c 
center of beds. Seed may be sown in the open border, or in a 
hotbed; transplant about the first week in April. Produces 
the most attractive and brilliant foliage upon poor soil. 
Transplant to 20 inches. Half hardy annual. 
CAUDATUS (Love Lies Bleeding)—Long drooping scarlet flow¬ 
ers. 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c. 
CRUENTUS—Tall spikes of red flowers. 3 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
MOLTEN FIRE—Rich maroon foliage crowned with fiery crim- , 
son top leaves. Pkt., 15c; Ys oz., 45c. 
TRICOLOR SPLENDENS (Joseph’s Coat)—Foliage scarlet, 
crimson, yellow, and bronze green. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; Yo, oz., 35c. 
ANAGALLIS 
(Pimpernel) 
Lovely dwarf hardy annual plants, 6 inches high. Exceed- | 
ingly effective as edgings, also useful in rockeries. Sow the I i 
seed in the fall or spring where it is to remain. 
GRANDIFLORA BLUE—Pkt., 15c; Y\ oz., 35c. 
GRANDIFLORA MIXED—Mauve, blue and scarlet shades. Pkt., ! 
10c; Yi oz., 25c. 
Seasons to sow Flower Seeds—Pages 36 to 37 
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