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SALZER’S FLOWER SEEDS 
ALL FLOWER SEEDS ARE 
POSTPAID 
Flowei'fi are classified as follows: 
AnniinlK, seeds of which are sown in 
the spring and which will bear flow¬ 
ers the same year; Biennials, which 
produce plants only the first year, 
flowers the second year and must then 
be re-sown; Perennials, which pro¬ 
duce plants the first year and bear 
floweis the second year and each year 
thereafter. A few biennials and per¬ 
ennials will flower the first year and 
hence are treated as annuals. Tender 
Perennials must be protected over 
winter, or brought indoors for winter 
blooming. 
Abutilon or Flowering Maple 
ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) 
Greenhouse Plant. Valuable house 
plants and tender garden plants. If 
sown early indoors, will bloom the 
first season. Lift the plants in the 
fall and bring indoors. 3 ft. Bell 
shaped flowers in mixed colois. Fin¬ 
est Mixed. 1602—Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
$1.75. 
Aehillea—Fine for Cemetery 
ACHILLEA (Milfoil) 
The Pearl. Perennial. One of tbe 
best hardy white jjerennials. Grows 
about 2 feet high, and from spring to 
frost is coveied with heads of i)ure^t 
white, dainty, double flowers. Basily- 
grown fi’om seed, flowering the first 
season, if sown early. 1604-—Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 75c. 
ACROCLINIUM 
Annual. A pretty “Everlasting:,” 
growing about 15 inches high. Cut in 
the bud state, it can be dried and used 
in winter bouquets. 
Doiihle Rosea. Begutiful shade of 
rosy-pink. 1608—Pkt., 75 seeds, 5c; 
% oz., 15c. 
Double Mixed. A fine mixture of 
white and jiink. 1609—Pkt., 75 seeds, 
5c; % oz., 10c. 
Ageratuni, Little Blue Star 
AGERATUM 
Annual. Also called Floss Flower. 
One of the best bedding plants, being 
literally a sheet of bloom from early 
summer till frost. The flowers are 
not liable to be spoiled by rain, nor do 
the colors fade out. 
Fairy' Pink. See Page 69'. 
Little Blue Star Ageratuni. Of ex¬ 
ceedingly dwarf and even growth. 
The tiny bushes, 4 to 5 inches high, 
are densely covered with bright blue 
flowers. 1610—Pkt., 15c; lie oz., 35c; 
% oz., 60c. 
Blue Perfection Ageratuni. The 
darkest colored of all large flowering 
Ageiatums. Color, deep amethyst- 
blue; height, 15 inches; compact 
growth, fine bedder. 1612—Pkt., 5c: 
Vs oz., 15c. 
Little White Dorrit Ageratuni. The 
best low-growing w'hito Ageratuni. 
1611—Pkt., 5c: Vs oz., 18c. 
Prince.s.s Victoria Louise Ageratuni. 
Of dwarf, compact, bushy growth, 
rarely exceeding 8 inches in height. 
The flowers are an exciuisite shade of 
sky blue with white centers. 1607— 
Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 20c. 
Agrosteiiiina, Coeli Ro.sa 
AGROSTEMMA 
Coeli rosa (Rose of Heaven). An¬ 
nual. Dainty, little rose-colored flow¬ 
ers from July to September. Splendid 
for cutting. 1618—Pkt., 5c; Vs oz., 10c; 
% oz., 15c. 
Coronaria (Mullein Pink). Peren¬ 
nial. Of easy culture, this hardy per¬ 
ennial produces deep blood-red, star 
shaped flowers. Foliage is silvery- 
white; blooms the first season; 2 feet; 
fine for cutting. 1627—Pkt., 10c; % 
oz., 15c; V, oz., 25c. 
Aly.ssuin, Ocean Spray 
ALYSSUM 
Annual. A great favorite for bor¬ 
ders. edging, window boxes, beds, or 
rockwork. Thrives everywhere and 
blooms profusely all summer; very 
sweet scented. 
Little Gem. Compact and bushy, 
erect growing, simply covered with 
snowy white flowers. 4 to 6 inches 
high. 1626—Pkt., 300 seeds, 5c; % oz., 
10c; Vt oz., 15c. 
Ocean Spray. Our own introduction, 
unrivalled for beauty and delicious 
fragrance. It begins to bloom when 
quite small, and the plants are a solid 
mass of white from spring to late 
autumn. 4 inches high; compact and 
bushy, but erect. 1623—Pkt., 200 seeds, 
lOc; Vs oz., 20c. 
Sweet Alyssum (A. Maritimum). Of 
trailing habit; flowers white. Fine for 
basket, pot or rockwork. Honey 
scented. 10 inches. 1622—Pkt., 400 
seeds, 5c: Vs oz., 10c; V, oz., 15c. 
Lilac Queen. A very pretty, deep 
lavender-lilac, very dwarf and sweet 
scented. 1629—Pkt., 200 seeds, 10c; 
% oz., 15c: % oz., 25c. 
Perennial Alyssum 
Saxatile Compaefum (Basket of 
Gold). Perennial. Showy, golden yel¬ 
low flowers, hardy perennials. Blooms 
the first season if sown early indoors. 
Height, 1 foot. Thrives in the poorest 
soils, and is particularly valuable for 
rock gardens. 1625—Pkt., 75 seeds, 
10c; oz., 15c; V 4 . oz., 25c. 
AMARANTHUS 
Annual. Brilliant foliaged annuals, 
growing from 3 to 5 feet high and 
bearing curious racemes of flowers. 
Useful in borders of tall plants or for 
the center of large beds. 
Caiulatus (Love - Lies - Bleeding). 
Bronzy foliage and drooping, blood- 
red racemes. 2 to 3 feet. 1630—Pkt., 
5c; Vs oz., 8c; % oz., 12c. 
Tricolor siilenilcns gigantea (Jo¬ 
seph’s Coat). Foliage scarlet, yellow 
and green, fiery red flowers. 4 feet. 
1631—Pkt., 8c; Vs oz., 12c; % oz., 20c. 
ANGEL’S TRUMPET 
Datura. Annual. Large trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers, measuring 7 to 9 
inches; inside coloring pure white, 
outside marbled with purple. 1944— 
Pkt., 5c: % oz., 10c; oz., 15c. 
—Mr. Adolph Saladine, 
We were very well pleased with your Asters last year. The flowers were beautiful. 
113 E. Michigan St., Marquette, Michigan. 
