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THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
Grey’s Superior Flower Seeds 
A very carefully revised list to which many meritorious and recently introduced sorts have been added 
and all inferior varieties discarded. 
All flower seeds mailed free on receipt of price quoted. 
If the number is used when ordering*, it will not be necessary to write the name. 
No. pkt. 
10 ABUTHON, Prize Mixed (Flowering Maple). 
Perpetual bloomers and rapid growers; 
seed sown indoors in March will produce 
plants that will bloom outdoors during 
the summer and indoors all winter_$0.25 
ACACIA. Beautiful half-hardy shrubs, with 
pretty, ornamental foliage and graceful 
racemes of yellow flowers. Soak the seeds 
in warm water before sowing. 6 to 10 ft. 
15 baileyana. Long sprays of bright yellow 
flowers; excellent for cutting. Vi oz. 60c .25 
20 floribunda. Deep yellow .Vi oz. 35c .15 
25 lophantha speciosa. Fine yellow, delicate 
foliage .% oz. 35c .15 
30 Finest Mixed Varieties. From a large col¬ 
lection.% oz. 35c .15 
ACANTHUS. Stately ornamental, hardy per¬ 
ennials, remarkable for their beautiful 
foliage, and curious flowers in Aug. and 
Sept. 2 to 4 ft. 
35 mollis. The beautiful foliage of this sort is 
said to have given rise to the Corinthian 
style of architecture; flowers white. 
Vi oz. 35c .15 
40 mollis latifollus. Handsome sort; more ro¬ 
bust than the preceding.Vi oz. 35c .15 
45 ACHILLEA, The Pearl. One of the best hardy 
perennials, covered with heads of pure 
white, double flowers from spring till 
frost; fine for cutting; 1% ft. 
1/16 oz. $1.50 .25 
50 ACH1MENES, Superb Mixed. Profuse bloom¬ 
ing greenhouse plants, 1 ft. high, easily 
grown and flowering through the sum¬ 
mer. The flowers vary in size and are of 
the richest colors.50 
A C O NI T U M (Monkshood). Hardy peren¬ 
nials, with long spikes of hood-shaped 
flowers, excellent for shrubbery borders 
and shady places. June to Sept. 
52 lyooctonum. Pale yellow. 3 ft.20 
55 napellus. Large deep blue. 3 ft. Vi oz. $1.25 .15 
60 napellus roseum. Pink.25 
68 wllsonl. Large trusses, light blue. 4 ft... .25 
70 Finest Mixed .V4 oz. 60c .10 
No. Pkt. 
ACBOCIiINIUM. One of the prettiest and 
best annual everlasting for cutting 
fresh or for Winter use. For drying they 
should be cut before fully open and 
hung in an airy room to dry, heads 
down. 15 in. 
75 Double Bose .Vi oz. 35c$0.l0 
80 Double White .% oz. 35c .10 
84 Double New Giant Hybrids.Vi oz. 75c .16 
90 ADLUMIA cirrhosa (Mountain Fringe, or 
Allegheny Vine). Beautiful climber, 
Maidenhair fem-like foliage, pink flow¬ 
ers, a self-sowing, hardy biennial. 15 ft. 
1-16 oz. 75c .15 
ADONIS. Free-flowering border plants, with 
showy flowers of easy culture in any 
garden soil. 
95 aestivalis (Flos Adonis). Deep crimson, free 
flowering annual. 1 ft. July and Aug. 
Vi oz. 25c .10 
100 vernalls. Large, yellow flowers in May and 
June. Hardy perennial. 1 ft. Vi oz. $1.00 .10 
105 AGATHEA coelestis (Blue Marguerite). Free 
blooming, tender perennial with blue 
daisy-like flowers. Fine for winter flow¬ 
ering and a good bedder. 1% ft.25 
AGEBATUM. Effective plants for bedding, 
covered with bloom throughout the sea¬ 
son. Valuable for cutting. Half-hardy 
annual. 
106 Blue Ball. 4 in., deep blue.25 
108 Blue Cap. Large, deep blue flowers, small 
foliage; 5 in.25 
110 Blue Perfection. Deep blue.Vi oz. 60c .15 
115 Blue Star. Bright light blue; 5 in. 
Vi oz. 75c .25 
120 Imperial Dwarf. Dark blue; 8 in. Vi oz. 76c .15 
125 Imperial Dwarf. White; 8 in.Vi oz. 85c .15 
135 Dittle Dorrit. Azure blue; 8 in...Vi oz. 50c .10 
140 mexicanum. Large, lilac-blue; lVi ft. 
Vi oz. 50c .15 
145 mexicanum album grandlflorum. Large 
white; 1 Vi ft.Vi oz. 50c .15 
150 Princess Victoria Eouise. Bright blue, 
white center; 8 In.V4 oz. 75c .15 
152 Venus. Dwarf pink, 6 in .15 
