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R. L Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn 
CULTURE>SlJGGESTIONS FOR ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS 
Flower seeds should not be planted out 
before ground warms up. Before plant¬ 
ing, soil should be worked up and en¬ 
riched with fertilizer. This is very 
important and will make a wonderful 
difference in your plants. Do not sow 
your seeds when ground is wet. A 
good rule is to cover seeds four to six 
times their diameter, which means that 
some varieties need merely to be 
pressed into the soil. Most seeds are 
planted too deeply. Press the earth 
firmly around the seed when planting. 
As plants come up, thin out to prevent 
crowding. Place supports around tall- 
growing varieties so that they will not 
be damaged by wind and rain. 
Starting Indoors. In order to get 
earlier flowers and a longer blooming- 
season, a number of annuals such as 
Antirrhinum or Snapdragon, Carna¬ 
tions, Celosia, Lobelia, Pansies, Petu¬ 
nias, Salpiglossis, Stocks, Verbenas and 
others had best be started indoors, or 
in cold frames. 
Abronia (Sand Verbena) 
A charming trailing succulent plant 
that delights in dry, poor soil and 
sunny situation. A rapid grower for 
baskets," window boxes or rockeries. 
Its Verbena-like heads of fragrant 
flowers of bright rose with white cen¬ 
ter bloom in summer and fall. Plants 
6 inches. Lmbellata. Pkt. 5c. 
Acroclinium 
Acrocliniuni, 
Double Hybrids. 
Agathea 
(Blue Daisy) 
An old greenhouse 
plant, 1 to 2 feet, 
with roundish ovate 
opposite leaves and 
an abundance of 
sky-blue, daisy-like 
flowers. Use for 
bedding in a pro¬ 
tected place, also 
fine for house plant. 
Coelestis. Pkt. 5c. 
Ageratum 
(Everlasting) 
Plants about 15 
inches high. Love¬ 
ly white or rosy 
pink flowers, which 
when cut in the 
bud state, can be 
dried and used in 
winter bouquets. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 
5c. 
New Large Flower¬ 
ed Double Hybrids. 
Greatly improved, 
the flowers are 
twice the size of 
the ordinary strain. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 
10c. 
A half hardy an- . ,, 
nual of easy cul- Agathea. 
ture, especially adapted for borders 
and bedding as it is literally covered 
with clusters of feathery blossoms 
from early summer until frost. 
Ageratum, Midget Blue. Winner of 
Silver Award in the 1940 All-America 
Selections. Only 3 to 4 in. tall, with dense 
spread of 12 in., freely producing tiny 
tufts of true ageratum-blue or azure- 
blue flowers. Truest and most compact 
dwarf variety so far seen. (See Rear 
Cover.) Pkt. 25c. 
New Ageratum Fairy Pink. A dwarf 
compact plant of a delightful soft sal¬ 
mon rose-pink color. Begins blooming 
when 2 inches high, at its maximum 
height of 5 inches, forms a solid com¬ 
pact mass of blooms. Pkt. 10c. 
Blue Ball. . Dwarf Compact. Deep dark 
blue, 9 in. high. Pkt. 5c. 
Blue Cap. Dwarf Compact. Miniature. 
6 inch. Pkt. 5c. 
Blue Perfection. Semi-dwarf. 8 inches 
high. Pkt. 5c. 
Little Blue Star. Flowers open light 
blue with purple center. 4 in. Pkt. 5c. 
Mexlcanum Blue. 18 in. high. Pkt. 5c. 
Dwarf, white, 6 inches. Pkt. 5c. 
Alyssum, Sweet 
For borders, edging and rock work, 
we recommend a liberal use of this 
dainty little flower. It will keep 
blooming well into November here in 
the Northwest, and will stand many 
severe freezes. 
Little Gem. Of dwarf compact habit, 
only 4 inches high. Plants start bloom¬ 
ing very early and flower from spring 
until late in the fall. One of, the easiest 
grown and most pleasing white flower¬ 
ed plants for border. Pkt. 5c, Ys oz. 
15c, 14 oz, 20c, Yz oz. 25c, 1 oz. 40c. 
Carpet of Snow (Proeumbens). A new 
variety, 2 to 3 inches high, pure white 
flowers that bloom so freely that the 
plant has a snow-like appearance all 
summer. Of spreading habit. Pkt. 5c, 
Yr oz. 15c, !4 oz. 25c, Yz oz. 35c. 
Sweet Alyssum (Maritinum). Of creep¬ 
ing habit, 9 in. Fragrant white flowers 
bloom all summer. Pkt. 5c. 
Lilac Queen. A very pretty dwarf 
plant growing about 6 inches high, of 
deep lavender-lilac color. Pkt. 5c, Ys oz. 
20c, 14 oz. 30c, Yz oz. 40c. 
Minimum. A very dwarf plant, only 2 
to 3 inches high, with white flowers. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Amaranthus 
Brilliant foliaged annuals used as cen¬ 
ters of large beds or for borders of tall 
plants. Give plants plenty of room. 
Grow 3 to 5 feet high. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Anagallis (Pimpernel) 
Dwarf plants 6 to 8 inches tall, with 
blue or red flowers. Bloom freely all 
summer. Flowers close at the approach 
of bad weather. Very effective for 
edgings, rockeries or in pots. Does best 
in a sunny location. Grandiflora, mix¬ 
ed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Anchusa (Cape Forget-Me-Not) 
A rare annual, grows 2 fee t high, 
blooming all summer. It resembles a 
large beautiful F'orget-Me-Not of deep 
blue color. Thrives in shade. Pkt. 5c. 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 
This wonderful 
group of the new¬ 
est creation in 
Giant Snapdragons 
far surpasses any¬ 
thing yet intro¬ 
duced. They grow 
2 to 3 feet high; 
much larger than 
the half-dwarf and 
with still larger 
flowers, closely 
placed on the stem. 
Plant or thin to 9 
inches apart. For 
early blooms, sow 
indoors in March 
and set out in the 
open after all dan¬ 
ger of frost is past. 
Seed in the open 
about May 1st fol¬ 
iate blooming. 
Apple Blossom. Rosy pink, white tube. 
Canary Bird. Canary yellow. 
Cattleya. Orchid lavender. 
Copper King. Velvety bronze copper. 
Golden Queen. Rich golden yellow. 
Jennie Selineider. Salmon-pink. 
Old Gold. Rich old gold. 
Orange King. Golden orange. 
Purple King. Deep glowing purple. 
Ruby. Velvety ruby-red. 
Snowflake. Pure white, yellow lip. 
The Rose. Deep rose pink. 
Eaeli of above. Pkt. 10c. 
All colors mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Antirrhinum, N a n u m Grandiflorum, 
Guinea Gold. Winner of Silver Award 
in the 1939 All-America Selections. A 
striking plant of glowing bronzy 
orange, with yellow throat flowers. 
Bush 12 to 18 inches. A grand garden 
Snapdragon. Not rust-resistant. Pkt. 
15c. 
Rosalie. Bronze Medal winner in the 
1940 All-America Selections. Rust-re¬ 
sistant, of intense rose-pink, with deeper 
center and gold suffusion. The finest 
cut-flower variety so far produced in 
the rust-resistant snapdragons, as well 
as the most popular garden color. Vig¬ 
orous, showing 10 to 30 laterals besides 
large central spike. (See Rear Cover.) 
Pkt. 25c. 
Grandiflorum Rust Proof. In some sec¬ 
tions of the country Antirrhinums 
cannot be grown on account of the 
rust which attacks the foliage. These 
new rust-proof varieties now assure 
success. We consider this strain equally 
fine for border, cutting and florists’ 
use. Crimson, white, pink, copper 
shades, salmon-pink or mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
New Majestic. Half Dwarf. The latest 
development in Snapdragons. Produces 
flowers on massive hyacinth-like spikes 
18 to 24 inches, but bushy, well-round¬ 
ed plants. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Arctotis (African Daisy) 
A handsome an¬ 
nual, forming a 
branching bush 2 
to 3 feet high. Its 
flowers are large 
and showy, being- 
pure white on the 
upper surface, the 
reverse of the 
petals being a 
pale lilac blue. 
Blooms from early 
summer until 
frost. Grandis, Li¬ 
lac. Pkt. 5c. 
Hybrids, showy 
daisy-like flowers, 
in beautiful au¬ 
tumn shades. Pkt. 
15c. 
Asters 
Rose Marie. Honorable mention in the 
1940 All-America Selections. Of the 
Early Giant class of China asters. Best 
cut-flower color of rose-pink; highly 
fluffy centers and long, narrow petals 
on 3 to 4-in. flowers, borne on long, 
clean, stout stems. Earlier than Giants 
of Cal. class; wilt-resistant. For florist 
and garden culture. (See Rear Cover.) 
Pkt., 25c. 
Aster Early Giant, Wilt-Resistant, 
Light Blue. A Silver Medal winner in 
the 1939 All-America Selections. De¬ 
lightful clear blue, extremely large 
flowered, early bloomer. Pkt., 15c. 
Queen of the Market. Wilt R. 
About two to three weeks earlier than 
most other Asters; bloom profusely and 
are of graceful habit. The perfect 
flowers are borne on long stems and in 
great variety of colors, making them 
very desirable for cut flowers. 15 to 
18 inches high. 
Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Scar¬ 
let, F'lesh Pink, White or Mixed. Pkt., 
10c. 
Improved CTego Giant Comet 
This fine Aster 
grows over 2 feet 
tall and is well 
branched; of free, 
sturdy growth. 
The fluffy grace¬ 
ful flowers re¬ 
semble the Chry- 
santhemum in 
form and are 
rarely less than 3 
inches across. 
WILT 
RESISTANT 
Crimson, Azure 
Blue, Dark Vio¬ 
let, Deep Rose, 
Orchid, Shell 
Pink, White or 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Aster Crego Giant 
Single Chinensis. Wilt R. 
Plants 2 to 2% feet, flowers daisy-like, 
petals wide and closely placed. Showy 
plants. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. 
