32 Annual Flower Seeds 
THE MEYER SEED CO 
134. SENSITIVEPLANT (Mimosa). A 
curious and interesting, half hardy annual, 
with pinkish flowers; leaves close when 
touched; 1ft. high. Pkt. 10c. 
135. SMILAX. A well known greenhouse 
climber, with small, dark green foliage; of 
great value in floral work. Pkt. 10c., oz. 75c. 
136. SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly or 
Fringed Flower). Pkt. 10c. 
137. STATICE. These have become quite 
popular, the flowers being used extensively by 
many of the leading florists, the seeds are sup¬ 
plied in the dried flower heads which may be 
started indoors ox sown in the open when the 
weather gets warm, in any case, in order to 
secure satisfactory germination the flower 
heads should be placed in the soil on their 
sides; 18 in. All colors mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
138. STOCK. Half hardy annual; fine 
for cutting, bedding or edging, also pot cul¬ 
ture. Average 1 to ft. White, pink, yel¬ 
low. crimson, light blue, dark blue, or all 
colors mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
138a. Stock, Evening-scented. An old- 
ashioned favorite grown primarily for the 
entrancing fragrance of its pastel purplish 
lilac blooms. 18 in. high. It is most fragrant 
during the evening hours. Pkt. 10c. 
STRAWFLOWER. See Helichrysum. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus) 
Well known annuals, the small flowering 
sorts being useful for cutting; the tall va¬ 
rieties are valuable for backgrounds. 
139. Cucumerifolius (Miniature Sun¬ 
flower). Small, single, rich yellow flowers. 
Abundant bloomer; 4 ft. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c. 
140. Dwarf Double (Globe of Gold). Yel¬ 
low flowers; 3 ft. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c. 
141. New Red. Extra large flowers, some 
of which are rich chestnut red, others tipped 
with yellow. Tall. Pkt. 10c., oz. 60c. 
142. Russian Mammoth. Immense 
single yellow flowers on tall, heavy stalks; 
6 ft Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c. 
143. STEVIA serrata. Free blooming 
plants for Summer or Winter, bearing a pro¬ 
fusion of fragrant, white flowers. Fine for 
cutting; 2 ft. Pkt. 10c., large pkt. 30c. 
144. THUNBERGIA (Black-eyed-su- 
san). Beautiful; very ornamental climber. 
Pkt. 10c. 
145. TORENIA fournieri. Showy an¬ 
nual, flowering all Summer; splendid for 
vases, hanging baskets or border; flowers sky 
blue with yellow center. 12 in. Pkts. 10c. 
and 40c. 
146. VERBENA. Dwarf bedding plants 
for a gorgeous display during the Summer 
months; cannot be excelled. Commencing 
to flower in July and continuing until frost 
Our Mammoth Fancy Strain cannot be sur¬ 
passed for profusion of bloom and beautiful 
colors and shades. Scarlet white eye, white, 
scarlet, blue, pink, violet white eye, and all 
colors mixed. When ordering, state color 
wanted. Each pkt. 10c., oz. $1.75. 
147. VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle). 
Dwarf bedding plants with deep green, glossy 
foliage and bright, single blossoms of striking 
beauty. Sow early. White with pink eye, 
white, pink, and all colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
MIXED FLOWER SEEDS FOR 
WILD GARDEN 
This mixture embraces a large number of 
varieties of easy growing, beautiful and inter¬ 
esting annual flowers, which will furnish a 
profusion of bloom throughout the entire 
Summer and Autumn; many of the varieties 
will be found useful for cutting. 
148. Tall Sorts. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 
M lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
149. Dwarf Sorts. Growing from 12 to 
18 in. high. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., lb. $1.25, 
lb. $4.00. 
M.-S. SELECT SWEET PEAS 
For Sweet Pea Inoculation, see page 24. 
All Sweet Peas Postpaid 
HOW TO GROW SWEET PEAS 
Use 1 oz. of seed to 25 ft. of row. 
The soil for Sweet Peas should be rich'and 
deep. A good rich loam with plenty of well 
rotted manure in it, is the ideal soil for raising 
good plants that will produce plenty of 
blooms of good substance. Considerable 
benefit has been noted from the use of 
Inoculating Culture. We can supply a special 
culture for Sweet Peas for 25c.—enough for 
any ordinary garden. They should be in a 
position fully exposed to the sunlight and air 
on both sides of row. 
They should be sown as early in the season 
as the ground can be worked, which is usually 
between the middle of March and the middle 
of April in the latitude of Baltimore. It is 
best to make a trench or furrow about 6 in. 
deep, in the bottom of which sow the seed. 
Cover with about an inch of soil, pressing it 
down firmly. As soon as they tire above 
ground thin out to 2 to 4 in. apart; when 
planted too close they do not attain their full 
development. They should be staked up 
Sweet Pea Shirley Temple 
either with branches of brush or stout stakes 
on which wire netting has been fastened. 
These should be at least 4 ft. high, and 5 ft. 
would be better. The flowers should be cut 
as often as possible to prevent the plants from 
running to seed, which would stop them from 
continuing in bloom. 
V 123. M.-S. Superb Spencer Sweet 
Pea Mixture. This superb mixture is 
blended by us with extraordinary care from 
named varieties of the most improved large 
flowering type, including recent American 
and European novelties, as well as a great 
many new hybrids, as yet unnamed, insuring 
gorgeous color effect. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
K lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
V 142. M.-S. Gilt-edge Mixture. Oz- 
10c., yi lb. 25c., y 2 lb. 40c., lb. 75c. 
SEPARATE COLORS 
166. Shirley Temple. There has never 
before been introduced a Sweet Pea so lovely 
in color, or so sweet with perfume, as that 
named after Hollywood’s most popular 
cinema star, Shirley Temple. Colossal blooms 
of soft rose pink, beautiful beyond descrip¬ 
tion on gigantic plants, strong and vigorous. 
Early flowering, it will bloom a month ahead 
of the Late Spencers and continue blooming 
longer. Pkt. 15c., y oz. 40c., oz. 75c. 
167. Avalanche. Glistening large pure 
white. 
168. Austin Frederick Improved. A 
beautiful, pure lavender. 
169. Majestic Cream. This is a fine, 
rich deep cream. 
170. Pinkie. Pinkie is a glorious rich, 
rose pink. 
171. Reflection. Reflection is the best 
clear blue Sweet Pea. 
172. Mrs. A. Searles. A delightful 
salmon cerise pink. 
173. Sybil Henshaw. The largest crim¬ 
son red. 
174. Warrior. Giant maroon. 
Price on all the above. Each: Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., lb. 75c,, lb. $2.50. 
M.-S. Winter-Flowering Spencer 
Sweet Peas 
M.-S. WINTER-FLOWERING 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
While these are especially adapted for 
forcing under glass for Winter and early 
Spring blooming, they are also valuable for 
outdoor culture, coming into bloom five or 
six weeks earlier than the regular Spencer or 
Orchid-flowered type, and if the flowers are 
kept cut, they will continue to bloom for a 
long time. 
175. Ramona. Salmon overlaid orange. 
]75a. Susanna. Large crimson scarlet. 
176a. Christmas Triumph. Pink and 
white. 
176b. Sweet Briar. Rose pink on white 
ground, touch of amber. 
177. Ball’s Blue. Clear blue. 
178. Fragrance. Clear lavender. 
179. Jeanne Mamitsch. Rose pink. 
179a. Gloria. Salmon rose. 
180. White Harmony. Best white. 
All the above, or all colors mixed. 
Each: Pkt. 10c., V> oz. 30c., oz. 60c. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS. See No. 217 
All Flower Seed* 10c. per pkt., unless otherwise noted-Postpaid 
