PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Superior Flower Seed 3 
FLOWER SEED 
S. &H. 
SUPERIOR STRAINS 
F lowers are easily raised from seeds. The seeds we offer are the products 
of the best American and European growers ; no better strains available. 
Complete directions for sowing are printed on each packet. 
In sowing, be very careful not to cover seed too deep ! 
CLASSIFICATION: Known as Annuals, BiennialsJ and Perennials*. 
Annuals bloom and ripen seed the first year, then perish. 
Biennials^: seldom bloom the first year, but attain perfection the second. 
Perennials* flower several years in succession, and are used for permanent 
plantings. Many bloom the first year from seed sown early. 
WHEN TO SOW SEED; 
Hardy Perennials and Biennials may be sown either fall or spring. 
Hardy Annuals may be sown either in late fall or spring. But no spring sow¬ 
ing of any class should be done until frost is past and the ground mellow. 
A TABULATED LIST of all Annual Flower Seeds, with prices, on page 2. 
SPECIAL MARKS: Biennials^ ; Perennials* ; Good Cut Flowersf. 
PRICES are for delivery by mail postpaid. 
PLANTS of Hardy Perennials are offered on pages 33 to 50. 
AGERATUM 
Little fluffy, bristly balls of color in sizeable 
clusters, liberally supplied from early summer 
until autumn. Being low and compact, they are 
mainly utilized for edgings or narrow borders. 
Blue Perfection. Deep amethyst-blue flowers 
in large clusters. Very even in growth ; 12". 
Pkt. 10c ; Ys oz. 20c ; % oz. 30c. 
Ball Blue. The best dwarf type; 6". 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
ALYSSUM 
The hardy annuals are white, sweet-scented 
edging and basket plants. Sow thickly. 
Bittle G-em. Makes a perfect “carpet of snow” 
not over 4 inches in height, commencing to 
bloom in spring when very small, and con¬ 
tinuing without interruption until late fall. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
Sweet Alyssum. Not over 6 inches high on 
account of its trailing habit; fragrant. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; oz. 25c ; % 60c. 
♦Arg'enteum. 15 inches. Midsummer peren¬ 
nial with silvery leaves and yellow clusters. 
Pkt. 10c ; Ys oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
*Saxatile Compactum (Golden Tuft). A very 
early, yellow, creeping rock plant. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 2'Oc ; % oz. 35c. 
*ANTHEMIS Kelwayi. 2 ft. Golden yellow 
Daisies in profusion all summer. 
Pkt. 10c ; Ys oz. 15c ; Yi oz. 25c. 
Sweet Alyssum 
ANCHUSA 
Blue Bird (Summer Forget- 
me-not). 18 inches. A new, 
compact type; flowers in- 
digo-blue, produced freely 
all summer. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 15c; % oz. 
25c. 
*Dropmore. Grows bushily 
to 4 or 5 feet with broad 
rough foliage. Breaks out 
all over with showy clus¬ 
ters of deep gentian blue, in 
spring an almost solid mass of 
color, with intermittent flashes 
throughout the summer. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys o>z. 15c ; oz. 25c. 
Long Spurred Columbine 
t*AQUILEGIA ■ 
Columbine 
The general appearance of “Col¬ 
umbines” with their deep cut, 
round-lobed foliage and nodding 
flower stems, expressing so many 
lovely shades of color, is graceful, 
airy and distinctive, typical of 
springtime. They are used liberally 
in low borders to offset any ap¬ 
pearance of formality ; and provide 
an unfailing succession of cut flow¬ 
ers, well into summer. *Hardy. 
Chrysantha. Heavily spurred yel¬ 
low flowers ranging from clear 
canary to deep yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 25c; Yi oz. 40c. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Longr 
Spurred Hybrids. A choice 
mixture of extra long-spurred 
varieties in blue, lavender, pur¬ 
ple, mauve, pinks, yellows, white. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 60c; 
oz. 90c. 
Mixed Double Aq,tillegrias. Bul¬ 
ky double flowers; best colors. 
Many people prefer the greater 
petalage of this type. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c; Yi oz. 35c. 
Giant Snapdragons 
tANTIRRHINUM 
[Snapdragon] 
All Bust-Proof Strains 
Rich and diverse colors, great freedom 
and protracted blooming season; valuable 
for color masses, as well as for cutting. 
They have dark glossy leaves and pea-shaped 
flowers with uniquely marked throats, set 
densely in long, upright racemes. They 
bloom in July from seed sown outdoors in 
early May ; but for earlier bloom seed should 
be started indoors during March. 
tANTIRRHINUM MAXIMUM 
Tall Giant Snapdragons. 3 feet. This 
large flowering group surpasses all other 
varieties. They are tall growing, with 
flowers of magnificent size, closely placed 
on the spikes. 
Maximum Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 
20c; % oz. 35c. 
tTALL SNAPDRAGONS 
Majus grandiflorum. About 2 feet. A 
splendid mixture of colors—white, various 
shades of pink, yellow to orange, and all 
red shades. All kinds together. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c; ^ oz. 35c. 
tHALF-DWARF SNAPDRAGONS 
Nanuiu Medium Mixed. Of stocky growth 
with magnificently colored, very large 
spikes of flowers. Far superior to tall va¬ 
rieties for bedding as they are more com- 
pact and have fully as large flowers. (All 
colors). 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c; Yi oz. 35c. 
