
FLOWERS 
. A trailer of Verbena- 
Abronia Umbellata like hebit of growth, 
with clusters of sweet-scented flowers. Sow in house 
in April or open ground in May. Half hardy an- 
nuals. Pkt. 5c. 
Abutilon 
Flowering Maple 
Choicest Hybrids Bright crepe-like bell- 
shaped - flowers of yel- 
low, salmon scarlet and crimson in mixture. Grows 
outdoors or inside. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
Adonis Finely cut foliage. 
Does well 
annuals; scarlet; one foot. 

Flower blood red. 
in partial shade. Hardy 
Pkt. 5c. 
A er Excellent for bouquets. Color, lav- 
g atum ender, blue and white. Half hardy 
annuals. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
An attractive bedding plant with re- 
Alonsoa markable brilliant scarlet flowers, in 
bloom from July till frost. Removed to the house 
they bloom well during winter. Height, 18 inches. 
Half hardy annual. Alonsoa myrtifolia. Pkt. 5c. 
Anchusa 
Cape Forget-Me-Not 
1 Bright Gentian-blue For- 
Capensis, Annual get-Me-Not-like flowers; 
early summer to late fall. 
é Fine for beds and cut- 
ting. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
1 (Perennial) Large, tur- 
Italica, Dropmore quoise-blue Forget-Me- 
Not flowers in June and July and again in the fall. 
38 to5ft. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
Anemone (Wind Flower) 4_ Pleasing 
hardy peren- 
nial; easily grown from seed, producing large flow- 
ers; few plants compare with them in brilliancy; 
fine for bouquets. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Asperula Azurea Setosa A4_ blue flower 
growing 15 
inches high, bearing clusters of fragrant flowers. 
Sow in open ground in May. Hardy annuals. Pkt. 5c. 


* Alyssum Sweet 
ALYSSUM 
An easily grown annual succeeding in any ordinary 
garden soil in full sun. The plants bloom freely 
for many months, particularly where the summers 
remain reasonably cool. Sweet Alyssum is unsur- 
passed for edging and planting in the rock garden. 
Sweet. (Maritimum) This is the old-fashioned 
$ Sweet Alyssum. The plants are of 
dwarf, spreading growth about 10 in. tall. The 
small white flowers are produced in masses on in- 
-numerable spikes. Fine for the rock garden and 
for edgings. Pkt. 5c, Y2 oz. 15c, oz. 25c. : 
= The plants are of dwarf, com- 
: Lilac Queen pact, upright growth, 4 to 5 in. 
tall. The flower clusters are composed of small, 
rich lilac florets which become lighter as they age. 
Pkt. 5c, % oz. 20c, Yeo oz. 35c. 
VD reel This is without question the best 
Little Gem pure white, dwarf Alyssum. The 
plants make a dense growth spreading but slightly, 
taining a height of only 3 to 4in. They bloom so 
‘ofusely that they merit their surname ‘Carpet 
of Snow.” Pkt. 5c, Y% oz. 25c, Yeo oz. 35c. 
lyssum Hardy Perennial Saxatile 
The plants grow about 9 inches 
mpactum _ high; of easiest culture and 
free blooming. Broad masses of bright yellow 
rs in early Spring. An excellent plant for the 
-y or front of borders. Pkt. 10c. 







Starting Seed Indoors 
or small stones and cover that with an inch of finely sifted rich soil. 
x ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
37 
A month before you expect to set the started plants out- 
doors fill a flat wooden box one inch deep with coal ashes 
Sow the seed thinly, 
cover about one-eighth of an inch and press firmly. Cover with a pane of glass and two 
thicknesses of newspaper to prevent too rapid evaporation. 
60° and 70° and water regularly and carefully. 
the glass. 
box where they may be kept until time to set outdoors. 
Starting Seed Outdoors 
Classification 
and generally do not bloom the same year the seed is planted. 


Agrostemma 
Agrostemma (Rose 
of Heaven) 
An _ attractive free-flowering 
hardy perennial, producing 
bright colored flowers on long, 
slender stems like a _ single 
pink; blooms the first season; 
fine for cutting 1 to 2 feet. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 






Hybrids 
AQUILEGIA 
(Columbine) 
Hardy perennials. . Attractive 
plants with large, long-spurred 
flowers borne on slender, wiry 
stems during May and June. 
Excellent for garden display 
and cutting. 3 ft. 
Long-Spurred Hy- 
brids, Mixed 
Extra long-spurred. Pkt. 
VY, oz. 65c. 
Finest Mixed 
A grand mixture. Pkt. 5c, 4% 
oz. 40c, YQ oz. 75c. 
10c, 
many annuals. 


Anagallis 
Anagallis Annual 
Large-flowered Pimpernel 
Charming plants covered with 
5-petalled flowers, about 1 in. 
across. Effective as edgings; 
lovely in porch or window 
boxes, rockeries, and pots. 
Must have a sunny location. 
8 to 10 in. 
Mixed Colors 
Unusual shades of lilac, scar- 
let, crimson, blue, brick-red 
and others in mixture. Greatly 
admired. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 30c; 
Y oz. 50c. 


2 
“Arctotis, G ndis 
ARCTOTIS 
(Blue-Eyed African Daisy) 
Hardy Annual 
7 Quickly forms 
Grandis branched bushes 
2 to 3 feet high; flowers pure 
white on the upper surface, the 
reverse of the petals being lilac 
blue. Easily grown, blooming 
all summer until frost. Valu- 
able for cutting. Withstands 
hot, dry weather better than 
Pkt. 10c. 
Antirrhinums 
or Snapdragons 
The Antirrhinum, 
easy culture. 
in May. 
better known as Snapdragons, 
Sow in the house in April, transplant in ground 
is of very 
Fine Mixed Pkt. 5c, % oz. 30c, oz. 80c. 
New Rust-Proof Snapdragons 
Certificate of Honor, All-America Selections, 1935 
Rust has discouraged the growing of snapdragons greatly in 
recent years. 
After 8 years’ work there has been developed 
rust-proof varieties which will give snapdragons the popularity 
they deserve. 
clean, healthy foliage. 
Rust-Proof Mixture 
Tests show they are 75% 
rust proof, having 
Wonderful range of popular colors. 
Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 75c. 

Keep in a temperature between 
When the seeds have germinated remove 
When large enough to handle, transplant one inch apart in a similarly prepared 
A fine seed bed is necessary and the seed should not be 
planted deeper than four times their size. 
Annual flowers grow from seed, bloom, and die in one year. 
bloom the second year and die. 
Biennials 
Perennials live on from year to year 

Amaranthus 
Molten Fire 
Amaranthus 
Ornamental foliage plants, 
very graceful. Sow seed in 
house, plant out about May 
15th. Half hardy annuals. 
Tri-color (Joseph’s 
Leaves red, yel- 
Coat) low and_ green. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Molten Fire 
Maroon foliage; fiery crim- 
son top leaves. Pkt. 10c; 
Ym oz. 30c. 
Snapdragon 
