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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO., Baltimore, Md. 
Richardson’s Annual Flower Seed 
For your con\enience we list the Flower Seeds untler two heads: .Annuals and Perennials. Under the head of Annuals will be found 
those dowers which grow to maturity, bloom and perish within the span of a year. 
All Flower Seeds 10 cts. Pkt.; vSl.OO Doz. unless otherwise noted. 
Heddewigi Dianthus 
AGERATUM. Blue Ball. Reselected, large 
flowered dark blue variety of compact 
habit. 
ALYSSUM. Blooms early in the summer 
and continues throughout the season. 
Its compact habit makes it desirable 
for borders and hanging-baskets. 
Sweet (A maritimum). Fine white-flow¬ 
ered edging plant. 
Lilac Queen. Dwarf creeper. Flowers 
white with violet tinge, especially in 
autumn. 
Little Gem. Grows 4 to 5 inches tall. 
Finest edging plant. 
AMARANTHUS. Sunrise or Summer 
Foinsettia. 3 to 5 ft. Bronzy crimson 
centered carmine-scarlet. 
ASTERS. American Beauty Wilt-re¬ 
sistant. Plants 21^ to 3 feet high, with 
long, heavy stems, bearing large, com¬ 
pact flowers. They bloom from early 
•August until frost. (Delicate flesh- 
pink) ; Finest Mixed. Each of the 
above varieties, pkt. 10 cts. 
Improved Crego Wilt-resistant. Plants 
robust, branching, about 2 >4 ft. high. 
Flowers large, double, and well formed. 
One of the finest varieties for all pur¬ 
poses. Finest Mixed. 
New Sunshine. Improved Anemone- 
flowered. The outer circle of this is 
most daintily colored, while the starry 
golden crest in the center gives a most 
arresting effect. 
BALLOON VINE. Love-in-a-Pufl. .A 
rapid and free grower, reaching a height 
of 5 to 10 feet, 
BALSAM. Lady-Slipper. .An old-fash¬ 
ioned favorite. The outer leaves may be 
removed to display the bright blossoms 
which are close to the stem. Height 
18 in. Mixed. 
CALENDULA. Unsurpassed for 
wealth of bloom. Easy to grow. 
Chrysantha. Ideal for cutting. 
Golden yellow flowers of true 
chrysanthemum form. Height 
23 ^ feet. 
Double Mixed. 
Lemon Queen. Scotch Mari¬ 
gold. 
Orange King. Best known of all. 
Orange Shaggy. The color is an 
intense burning orange, shading 
to lighter orange in the center 
of the blooms. Has splendid 
long stems and grows 18 inches 
high. 
CALLIOPSIS. Tall. This is the 
annual form of Coreopsis. 
Flowers yellow to brown. 
Double Mixed. 
CANARY-BIRD FLOWER. Vine. 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis). A superb 
edging plant 1 foot high. Blooms 
profusely in cool weather. Good 
for cut-flowers. 
Umbrellata, Mixed. All colors. 
CANTEBURY BELLS 
Annual 
The plant grows about 21^ feet tall, with 
from six to eight spikes of blooms. We offer 
this in mixture of the following colors: Dark 
Blue, Light Blue, Pink, Rose and White. 
CARDINAL CLIMBERS. Fine-cut leaves. 
Profusion of red flowers all season. 
Height. 10 to 20 feet. 
CARNATION. Marguerite. Blooms in four 
months from seed. Mixed. 
CASTOR OIL BEAN (Ricinus). Valued for 
its rapid growth and ornamental foliage. 
The tremendous lobed leaves present a 
tropical setting much valued for back¬ 
ground screens. Moles are said to be 
driven away by the presence of this 
plant. Mixed. 
CENTAUREAS 
Jubilee Gem is a dwarf variety of Corn¬ 
flower, making a compact plant literally 
covered with flowers. It has foliage distinct 
from all other Cornflowers, forming a tufted 
mass of vivid green, contrasting well with 
the dark but vivid double blue flowers. The 
plant is about 12 inches in height. 
Cyanus. Cornflower; Bachelor's Button. 
Very attractive annual flowers of easiest 
culture. One of the most graceful of 
all. Sow early in the spring in the beds 
where they are to bloom. Height 2 ft. 
Double- Blue and Mixed. 
Candidissima. Dusty Miller. 
COLEUS—Flame Nettle. Most attractive 
and novel foliage plants for house or 
garden culture. 
COSMOS, Early, Mammoth Mixed. 
Lady Lennox. Late, shell-pink. 
Late, Mammoth Mixed. 
Double Crested. Pink. 
Double Crested, Mixed. 
Klondyke Orange Flare. Same vivid 
orange of the ordinary Klondyke. 
SENSATION COSMOS 
•A mammoth early flowering Cosmos, 
coming into bloom in about 10 weeks from 
time of sowing. The colors are a mixture of 
pink and white. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
Chinese Forget-Me-Not. A very showy 
and exceedingly free-flowering annual of 
easiest culture. Produces a great pro¬ 
fusion of showy Forget-Me-Not-like 
blooms throughout the spring and sum¬ 
mer. 
CYPRESS VINE. Slender climber having 
fine-cut leaves, and thickly starred with 
brightly colored flowers. Mixed. 
DAHLIA SEED. Single type which will 
bloom 4 months after planting. Splen¬ 
did for bedding. Includes many fine 
colors. 
Fine Single and Double Mixed. 
Coltness Hybrids. 
Unwins. 
DAISY, AFRICAN 
Blue-eyed. (.Arctotis grandis). White 
petals and sky-blue eyes. 
Hybrids. The wide range of colors in¬ 
cludes white, yellow, salmon, and 
apricot. Hgt.. 12 to 18 in. Pkt. 13 cts. 
DIANTHUS 
Chinensis. Indian Pinks. .An old favorite 
which blooms constantly all summer. The 
flowers are brilliantly colored but not 
fragrant. -As an edging plant they are 
most desirable. Double Mixed, all colors. 
Heddewigi. Japanese Pinks. Improved 
strains of Indian Pinks with large, double 
flowers of brilliant color. They bloom 
from June until frost if faded flowers are 
kept. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, Sunset Mixture. 
California Poppy. Blooms from mid-sum¬ 
mer till frost. Contains the best colors. 
Ruffled Giant Petunias 
