In presenting our 193S List of Flower Seeds, we offer what we consider the very best and most popular 
varieties, including a number of novelties. Our seeds are grown by the most painstaking methods, and no 
trouble or expense is too great for us to take, to insure our customers the finest of domestic and foreign 
grown seeds. We are devoting particular attention to the Flower Seed Department, and are constantly 
striving to give prompt, helpful, and intelligent service. 
Space limitations prevent the listing of all varieties which we are able to supply, only the better-known 
sorts being included here. If you can’t find what you need, write us, and the chances are that we can supply 
it from stock, or at all events obtain it very promptly from the growers of the particular strain desired. 
Varieties marked with • supplied in plain packets only 
Symbols denote: □ Annual O Perennial X Biennial 
ACHILLEA (Sneezewort, Yarrow) O 
Culture 1. Set out Aug. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
•The Pearl —Splendid perennial for cutting. Bears clusters 
of double satin-white flowers during a long season. Does best 
in a sunny situation. 2 feet. Rather difficult to germinate. 
A native of Great Britain. y% oz. 65 pkt. 15 
AGERATUM □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Of easy growth, flowers abundantly out of doors in summer 
and until frost; very desirable for table decoration. Start 
indoors for earliest bloom. In bloom for 90 days. Hardy 
annual from Mexico. 
•Imperial Semi-Dwarf White. H oz. 15 pkt. 10 
•Imperial Semi-Dwarf Blue. Y oz. 15 pkt. 10 
Imperial Semi-Dwarf Mixed. H oz. 15 pkt. 5 
•Blue Ball —Dwarf, ball-shaped plants. Large flowered and 
very compact. Best for edging. Y oz. 15 pkt. 10 
Blue Perfection —Compact, very large flowered variety. The 
darkest sort grown from seed. }/% oz. 15 pkt. 10 
ALKANET—See Anchusa 
ALYSSUM □ O 
Culture 1. Normal germination, 5-8 days 
Makes a very pretty border; fine for carpet bedding. Blooms 
June to November. Sow where wanted to bloom. Native to 
Western Asia. 
Sweet (Maritimum) □—White. 8 to 12 inches. Trailing 
habit, very sweetly scented, a hardy annual... 1 oz. 20 pkt. 5 
Carpet of Snow or Little Gem □—Very suitable for border 
and pot work. 4 inches. 1 oz. 65 oz. 40 A oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Benthami Procumbens □—Very dwarf creeping habit. 
Best for edging that we have ever grown.M oz. 25 pkt. 10 
•Lutescens □—Dwarf creamy yellow.oz. 25 pkt. 10 
•Lilac Queen Improved □—Distinct variety with lilac- 
tinted flowers. 9 inches. A oz. 40 pkt. 10 
Saxatile Compactum O— Perennial, known also as “Basket 
of Gold.” In late spring, is covered with golden flowers. 
Excellent for rockeries.M oz 40 pkt. 10 
AMARANTHUS □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Annuals, with brilliant foliage, growing best in soil with plenty 
of lime, and in sunny position. 
AMARANTHUS □ Continued 
Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding) .pkt. 5 
Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat) .pkt. 10 
All Kinds Mixed .pkt. 5 
ANCHUSA O □ 
Normal germination, 30 days 
Italica, Dropmore Variety O—A most satisfactory per¬ 
ennial with rough green leaves, bearing large rumbers of deep 
blue flowers on branching stems. Should be in every garden. 
Believed to be of Italian origin. Culture 3. . .A oz. 30 pkt. 10 
•Italica, Lisadell O—An improved form with strong, 
vigorous growth and extra large gentian-blue flowers. 5 feet 
tall. Culture 3.pkt. 15 
•Myosotidiflora O—Light blue and graceful, this hardy 
12-inch plant is ideal for rock-gardening or borders. Culture 3 
50 seeds 35 
Capensis □ (Summer Forget-Me-Not)—Gentian-blue flowers 
from July to October. 2 feet. This variety deserves to be 
better known. Culture 1. A oz. 20 pkt 5 
ANNUAL SURPRISE GARDEN MIXTURE □ 
Culture 1. Normal germination, 8-12 days 
A choice blending of many annual flowers and is ideal to 
brighten an unsightly corner. Our 1937 trials showed 26 
varieties in this mixture. May be sown broadcast, or in rows, 
and is so balanced as to give bloom all season. Excellent for 
children’s gardens.lb. 2.00 X lb. 1.25 pkt. 5 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 8 12 days 
An exquisite tender perennial, living for a second and third 
year, but best treated as an annual, blooming in July if sown 
early and then on until killed by frost. By cutting off most of 
the flowering stems and giving a slight protection over winter, 
plants will bloom second summer for four months. As a cut 
flower, Snapdragon retains its fresh appearance for 4 or 5 days, 
and in tnis particular is very valuable for table decoration. A 
development of a genus known as Scrophularia, which is native 
in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. 
Majus Golden King, 2 ft.X oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Majus Scarlet Cardinal, 2 ft. A oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Majus Queen Victoria —W1 ite : 2 ft. A oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Majus Harmony —Terra Cotta Orange, 2 ft.. A oz. 65 pkt. 10 
Majus Bose Queen, 2 ft. A oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Majus Mixed, 2 ft. Red, Ro°e, Yellow, Scarlet, etc. 
A oz. 30 pkt. 10 
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