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Flower Seeds 
The bright blooming Annuals are the quickest and 
easiest of all flowers to raise. As their name indi¬ 
cates, they pass their entire existence within the 
compass of one year. The seed which you sow now 
germinates in a few days, produces plants which come 
into bloom, bear seed, and die before the approach of 
winter. Because of their short period of growth and 
their showy brilliance, they are extremely useful as 
fillers in gardens of bulbs, shrubs, or perennials, and 
also excellent for cutting. 
Some Annuals are so hardy that their seed lives in 
the ground over winter and comes up year after year, 
so that they seem to be really perennials. The seed of 
other Annuals is tender and will not live outdoors over 
winter. These must be sown indoors early in spring 
and the little plants transferred to the open ground 
when the weather is warm. 
Practically all Annuals will bloom the first year if 
sown outdoors after the winter is settled, but some 
of them come into bloom a little late and so are better 
started in coldframes, hotbeds, or boxes indoors. 
Almost all Annuals like rich soil, plenty of water, 
and bright sunshine. Dwarf varieties should be 
thinned to stand about 4 inches apart; taller varieties 
from 6 to 18 inches. Exceptional plants, like Cosmos, 
may require even more space. 
Thorough cultivation while the plants are young 
and copious watering in dry weather will insure 
success. 
Ageratum Blue Cap 
Alyssum W / hite Carpet 
ACROCLINIUM 
A hardy annual with pretty everlasting flowers; 
fine for winter bouquets. 1 ft. 
FINEST DOUBLE, Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 25 cts. 
AGERATUM—FLOSS FLOWER 
One of the very best bedding plants, being literally 
a sheet of bloom from early summer till frost. Unlike 
many bedding plants, these flowers are not likely to 
be spoiled by rain, nor do the colors fade out. Easily 
raised from seed, which is usually started in a hotbed 
or window and transferred to the open ground in May. 
Can also be sown outdoors in May. 
BLUE CAP—Large, deep blue flowers. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Is oz. $1.00, M oz. $1.50. 
BLUE PERFECTION—Large heads of deep blue 
flowers produced in abundance. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 50 cts. 
LITTLE BLUE STAR—A very dwarf variety 4 to 
5 in. high, used largely for edging. Bright blue 
flowers. Pkt. 20 cts., 14 oz. $1.00. 
LITTLE DORRIT, BLUE—Grows about 6 inches high 
with bright blue flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
LITTLE DORRIT, WHITE—Same in habit as preced¬ 
ing, only white. Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
ALYSSUM 
LITTLE GEM—Plants grow only 3 to 4 inches high, 
and each plant completely covers a circular space of 
12 to 20 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
BENTHAMI—The well-known, fragrant, white vari¬ 
ety. Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
WHITE CARPET—Pure white; grows only 2 to 3 
inches high and flowers profusely. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 30 cts., oz. $1.00. 
LILAC QUEEN—Furnishes an abundance of lilac- 
colored flowers. As an edging plant, it makes a fine 
combination with White Carpet. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 14 oz. 30 cts., oz. $1.00. 
AMARANTHUS 
Very striking plants on account of their beautiful 
vari-colored foliage and peculiar form of blossom. 
The leaves are always largest when plants are grown 
on rich soil, but rather poor soil enhances the coloring. 
CAUDATUS—Love-lies-bleeding. 3 ft. Red. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
TRICOLOR SPLENDENS—Joseph’s Coat. 3 ft. Scar¬ 
let and yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 
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