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THE NEBRASKA SEED CO.. OMAHA, NEBRASKA 
KEY TO SYMBOLS 
A—Annual 
HA— Hardy Annuals 
HHA —Half Hardy Annual 
HP —Hardy Perennials 
B —Biennials 
G—Greenhouse Plants 
Where this insignia appears in this catalog it indicates 
^7 the varieties so marked are proven new introduc¬ 
tions of merit and have received an award in the All- 
America Selections Trials. 
ACHILLEA HP 
(Sneezewort or Milfoil) 
Daisy like flower; blooms from June till October. 
THE PEARL. Pure white, double, 2 V 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
ADONIS HP 
MIXED. Free flowering border plants, with showy 
flowers of easy culture in any garden soil. July and 
August. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
AGERATUM HHA 
(Floss Flower) 
Flowers forming in heads and blooming all summer. 
Valuable for border and edgings. 
MEXICANUM. Finest mixed. 18 in. 
BLUE BALL. Dwarf, blue. Pkt. 10c. 
ALYSSUM HA 
One of the most popular garden flowers, remaining 
in bloom the entire season; suitable for beds and edg¬ 
ing in summer, or for growing in pots and boxes for 
winter blooming. Large packet. 
LILAC QUEEN. Of dwarf, compact growth; flowers 
pure lilac color; 4 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
LITTLE GEM. Dwarf compact plants, densely cov 
ere d wi th large white flowers; height 4 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET (Maritimum). The well-known fragrant 
white variety; trailing, 6 inches. Pkt. 5c. 
SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of Gold). An 
ideal hardy perennial plant, flowering in May; showy 
golden-yellow flowers; excellent for rockwork; height, 
1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
Columbine 
AMARANTHUS A 
Decorative foliage plants, easily raised from seed, 
either by starting them early indoors or sown out¬ 
door* in May. 
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TRICOLOR SPLENDENS (Joseph’s Coat). Foliage 
green, variegated crimson and yellow; height, 2 feet. 
Pkt. 10c. 
ANCHUSA 
DROPMORE VARIETY. HP. One of the best blue 
perennials. The bright blue Forget-Me-Not-like flowers 
are borne on graceful stems during the entire season 
and very late into the fall. 4 to 5 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
CAPENSIS (Summer Forget-Me-Not). HA. A beau¬ 
tiful border plant with branched heads of azure blue 
with white eye. If sown in April will be in bloom in 
July. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) HA 
A splendid plant for beds or borders and one of our 
choicest cut flowers; extensively forced under glass dur¬ 
ing the winter. For 
early flowering, sow in¬ 
doors during February 
or March, seeds sown 
outdoors early in May 
will bloom in July. 
MAXIMUM GIANT 
FLOWERED. 32 in. 
Appleblossom. Rosy 
pink. 
Canary Bird. Canary 
yellow. 
Copper King. Vel¬ 
vety copper-scarlet. 
Purple King. Vel¬ 
vety dark garnet. 
Ruby. Velvety ruby- 
red. 
Orchid. 
Salmon Rose. 
Cardinal. Scarlet. 
Snowflake. White 
yellow lip. 
TOM THUMB. 
Mixed colors. 12 in. Rustproof Mixed Snapdragon 
Pkt. 10c. 
AQUILEGIAS OR COLUMBINES HP 
These are among the most beantiful of spring and 
early summer flowers; very effective when grown in 
the herbaceous border and groups among shrubbery. 
Graceful spurred flowers on stems 2 feet or more above 
the fern-like foliage. 
CHRYSANTHA. 3 to 4 ft. May-August. Long 
spurred yellow. 
Blue shades. Lon»* spurred all shades of blue. Pkt. 
10c. 
Pink shades. Yong spurred all shades of pink. Pkt. 
10c. 
COPPER QUEEN. Long spurred. A new color, 
a true copper shade. Pkt. 15c. 
MRS. SCOTT ELLIOT’S HYBRIDS. 3 ft. Large 
flowers in splendid mixture of colors. Pkt. 15c. 
DOBBIES IMPERIAL HYBRIDS. 2% feet. A 
strain with large flowers in strong, brilliant tones of 
every hue. Pkt. 15c. 
ALL VARIETIES MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
ARCTOTIS ha 
(African Lilac Daisy) 
GRANDIS. Large daisy-like flowers; pure white on 
the upper surface, reverse petals lilac; 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
