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Mite HicH SEED Co. 

FLOWERS 
CULTURE 
A good sandy loam soil supplemented with well rotted 
manure and a smal] portion of commercial fertilizer is the 
ideal soil for flowers. Flowers will always do better if 
watered from a small trench dug along the side of the plant. 
DO NOT LET THE GROUND DRY OUT OR CRUST. 
The following symbols are used in connection with each 
item: 
A—Annual;: The plants live and bloom one season only. 
B—Biennial: The plants live two seasons, often blooming 
the first year when planted early. 
P—Perennial: 
H—Hardy: 
seasonal extremes of temperature. 
H-H—Half-Hardy. 
T—Tender. 
The plants usually live from year to year. 
Plants that are easily grown and resist average 
Approximate height of each plant is also given, 
FLOWERS BEST ADAPTED TO VARIOUS USES 
For Cut Flowers Petunia For Partial Shade 
Antirrhinum(Snap Stock Balsam 
Dragon) Sweet Peas Campanula 
ean 1 Sweet William Centaurea 
alendula > at Ea 
Candytuft For Window Boxes ee 
i Antirrhinum oe 
Carnation ; * Godetia 
Sweet Sultan Ronit Gites Pansy 
eo ae acer Nasturtium Sweet William 
Columbine Petunia For Withstanding 
(Cosmos Phlox Drought 
Gaillardia Verbena Candytuft 
Gypsophila For Rock Gardens Cosmos 
Marigold Alyssum Four O’Clock 
Nasturtium Columbine Hollyhock 
Shasta Daisy Carnation Petunia 
Stock Campanula Portulacea 
Sweet Peas Candytuft Verbena 
Zinnia Ee Zinnia 
For Fragrance ophila 
sk To Sartre re: meecn For Climbing 
Candytuft Portulacca Canary Bird Vine 
Carnation Swan River Daisy Cypress Vine 
Centaurea Verbena Morning Glory 
We offer on the following pages a list of worthwhile 
flowers that are grown from seed. You will enjoy a flower 
garden. Plant one. 
AFRICAN DAISY 
807—(HA 12-In) Showy annuals, with fine, daisy-like 
blooms. Good for rock gardens, edgings and cutting. 
Pkt, 5e. 
AGERATUM 
S15 Purple Perfection. (HA 8-In.) Attractive border plant. 
Pkt, 5c. 
ALYSSUM 
822 Little Gem. (HA) Small white flowers completely 
cover the dwarf compact plants, which grow only 4 to 6 
inches tall. Wonderful for edgings. Pkt, 5e. 
S823. Gold Dust. (P-12-In.) Brilliant golden yellow flowers 
Dore ee profusely as to hide the plants. Very popular. 
Pkt, . 
BRACHYCOME 
899 Swan River Daisy. (H A 12 in.) Blooms nearly al] sum- 
mer Fine for edgings, rock gardens or pots. Free flower- 
ing. Pkt, 5e. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON 
879 Blue, select florist strain. (H A; 2 ft.) Pkt, 5e. 
SSO Finest Mixed (HA; 2 ft.) Pkt, 5e. 
BALSAM 
(HA; 18 in.) Double flowers set thickly along the stems. 
Good border. 
889 Camellia Flowered. Mixed. 
88S Double Tall. Mixed. Pkt, 5e. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS 
pee bee large scarlet blossoms, (A; 8 ft.) Pkt, 5c; 
2 9 Ce. 
Pkt, 5e. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER 
898 Excellent for bedding and a desirable cut flower, (A; 
2% ft.) Pkt, 5e. 
