Brighten Your Home with Flowers 
Flowers for the Home Garden 
The home flower garden should provide an abundance of flowers for cutting and display 
throughout the season. It is also essential that only those varieties that germinate and grow 
readily be included in the home garden list. 
We have found the following flowers to meet these requirements and we recommend them 
to you. 
ANNUALS 
AGERATUM: Attractive blue flowers profusely borne 
all summer by a compact, low-growing plant that 
thrives in any soil. One of the most desirable bedding 
plants. Annual; sow seeds in greenhouse, hotbed or 
in border where plants are to grow. In a bed, set the 
plants 1 foot apart. Fall sown seed gives good win¬ 
ter blooming plants indoors 1 to 1 ft. Pkt. 10 
cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
ALYSSUM, Little Gem: A free-blooming, beautiful 
honey - scented, white - flowered dwarf annual, for 
edging beds or rock gardens. Blooms in 6 weeks 
from seed. Keep the old faded flowers removed to 
perpetuate flowering. ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 
25 cts. 
ASTER, Double Giant Crego: This class also called 
"Ostrich Plume" and "Giant Comet," are of fine 
size, have long, shaggy, twisted petals. They are 
undoubtedly the most popular of all asters. All of 
our asters are wilt resistant. 2 ft. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
ASTER, Double American Branching: The plants 
are quite spreading and bear many good sized blooms 
which are fully double with petals evenly incurved. 
Splendidly suited for both bedding and cutting. 
All of our asters are wilt resistant. 2>^ ft. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
ASTER, Giant California Sunshine: Most attrac¬ 
tive with long feathery petals and creamy white 
quilled centers. I'he colors are in beautiful combina¬ 
tions of azure, rose and purple with cream, white and 
yellow centers. 1)4 ft. Pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 
35 cts. 
BABY’S BREATH: A free-flowering annual that 
thrives in any situation, even dry places, and pro¬ 
duces misty white panicles of bloom much used in 
mixing with other flowers when making bouquets. 
Desirable for growing on waste places and in rock¬ 
eries. 1ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 30 cts. 
BACHELOR BUTTON: Produces handsome large, 
double blooms which are effective for out-of-door 
plantings and make fine bouquets. 2 ft. Double 
I)lue. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 20 cts. 
BALSAM: The Balsams are very easily grown 
and have been much improved since your grand¬ 
mother’s day. In dry weather they should be watered 
to keep the plants growing vigorously. ft. 
Double mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
BASKET FLOWER: A splendid hardy annual bearing 
thistle-like blooms. The blooms often measure 5 
inches across. Very showy in a mixed border and 
very fine for cutting. 3 ft. Rosy lavender and 
white. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
CALENDULA, Pot Marigold: One of the most use¬ 
ful and showiest annuals for the garden, or as a cut 
flower. Blooms all summer requiring very little care. 
Xyi ft. Orange King—deep orange. Lemon Queen 
—clear lemon-yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 20 
cts. 
CALLIOPSIS: Bright yellow and reddish brown, single, 
daisy-like flowers that thrive in almost any soil 
in a sunny situation. Sow the seeds where plants are 
to stand; thin to 8 inches apart each way. A continu¬ 
ous supply of bloom may be assured by keeping all 
faded flowers removed. A wonderfully attractive 
cut-flower. Xyi ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM, Painted Daisies: 
Gay daisy-like blooms of delicate coloring poised on 
long, stiff stems. Excellent for bouquets 2 ft. 
Single mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 
cts. 
CANTERBURY BELLS: One of the most attractive 
old-fashioned garden flowers. Large, strong plants, 
covered in June with large "cup and saucer " shaped 
blooms of blue, pink or white. They can be lifted when 
in full bloom and potted for house decoration; gcxxi 
cut-flower. 2 ft. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; large 
pkt. 25 cts. 
CANDYTUFT: One of the most indispensable annuals. 
Plants 1 foot or more high, cov'ered with clusters of 
small pure white flowers shading to lilac; good for 
cutting; desirable rockery plants and an e.xccllcnt 
edging for beds Fall sown plants bloom from May to 
July; spring sown flower from July to September. 
Prefer good soil and a light, airy situation. For cut- 
flowers make successive sowings every fourteen days. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
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