Flowers are easily raised from seeds. 
ican and European growers: no better 
printed on each packet. In sowing, 
CLASSIFICATION 
FOR A WEALTH OF 

lo wer Seeds 
BLOOM QUICKLY, PLANT 

The seeds we offer are the products of the best Amer- 
strains available. Complete directions for sowing are 
be careful not to cover seed too deep. 
WHEN TO SOW SEED 
Annuals bloom and ripen seeds the first year, 
then perish. 
Biennials§ seldom bloom the first year, but 
attain perfection the second. 
_ Perennials* flower several years in succes- 
sion, and are used for permanent plantings. 
May bloom the first year from seed sown 
early. 
Hardy perennials and biennials may be sown 
either fall or spring. 
Hardy annuals may be sown either in late 
fall or spring. But no spring sowing of any 
class should be done until frost is past and 
ground mellow. 
SPECIAL MARKS. Biennials §; perennials *:; 
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good cut flowers}; suitable for rock gardens ®. 
Prices are for delivery by mail, postpaid, 
Plants of hardy perennials are offered on pages 2 to 17. 
AGERATUM 
Little, fluffy, bristly balls of color in size- 
able clusters, liberally supplied from early 
summer until autumn. Being low and com- 
pact, they are mainly utilized for edgings or 
narrow borders. 
Ball Blue. The best dwarf type. 6 in. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 25¢; 1/4 oz., 40c. 
Blue Perfection. Deep amethyst-blue. 12 in. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 25¢; 14 oz., 40c. 
Fairy Pink. Delightfui soft salmon-rose color; 
very noticeable. 5 in. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., $1.00; 14 oz., $1.80. 
Midget Blue. Only 3 to 4 inches tall, but 
densely spreading to 12 inches. The truest 
dwarf and compact variety yet introduced, 
producing freely tiny tufts of Ageratum or 
azure-blue flowers. Valuable for edging, 
rockeries, and pots. Silver medal winner All- 
America selections for 1940. 
Pkt., 15¢; 1/16 oz., 55e. 
Anchusa, Dropmore 

*AGROSTEMMA 
*Coronaria. ROSE OF HEAVEN. 21% ft. Fleshy 
phlox-like crimson flowers against silver- 
white foliage on upright stalks. 
Alba. Pure white flowers. 
Both: Pkt., 10¢; Yg oz., 20c; 14 oz., 35c. 
ALYSSUM 
Little Gem. A_ perfect ‘‘carpet of snow,” 4 
inches in height, spring until late fall. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/4 oz., 25¢; V2 oz., 40c; oz., 60c. 
Sweet Alyssum. White. in. high; fragrant. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20¢; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 70c. 
*Montanum. iow compact; gray leaves of 
varying shape, the fragrant, clustered flow- 
ers bright yellow. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 60c; 4 oz., $1.10. 
*Saxatile compactum. GOLDEN TUFT. A very 
early, yellow, creeping rock plant. 
Pkt., 10¢; Yg oz., 20c; 4 oz., 35¢e. 
Ageratum, Midget Blue 

ANEMONE—WINDFLOWER 
*Japonica rubra. Brilliant rosy red, yellow 
center. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/16 oz., 70¢; Vg oz., $1.30. 
ANCHUSA 
Blue Bird. SUMMER FORGET-ME-NOT. 18 in. 
A new, compact type; flowers indigo-blue, 
produced freely all summer. ; 
*Bropmore. Grows bushily to 4 or 5 feet with 
broad, rough foliage. Breaks out. all over 
with showy clusters of deep gentian-blue, 
in spring an almost solid mass of color, with 
intermittent flashes throughout the summer. 
Both: Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 15¢; 14 oz., 25c. 
*ANTHEMIS 
Kelwayi. 2 ft. Golden yellow daisies (Marguer- 
ites), in profusion all summer. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15¢€; 1% oz., 25c. 
Alyssum, Little Gem 

