id vil - «‘ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. Say 
| i A month before you expect to set the started plants out- 
Starting Seed Indoors doors fill a flat wooden box one inch deep with coal ashes 
i or small stones and cover that with an inch of finely sifted rich soil. 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. Keep in a temperature between 

5 b ll K trail f Verb 60° and 70° and water regularly and carefully. When the seeds have Sere remove 
i 4 trailer O erbena=- Ithe glass. When large enough to handle, transplant one inch apart in a similarly prepared 
Abronia Umbellata like habit of growth, |pox where they may be kept until time to set outdoors. 
with clusters of sweet-scented flowers. Sow in house : A 
; * . 1 A fine seed bed is necessary and the seed should not be 
Bay Sst) Sears aera May. Halt) boats Starting Seed Outdoors planted deeper than four times their size. 
nuals.° Pkt. Sc. (3 5: Shs ; : 
Classification Annual flowers grow from seed, bloom, and die in one year. Biennials 
° bloom the second year and die. Perennials live on from year to year 
Abutilon and generally do not bloom the same year the seed is planted. 
Flowering Maple 
i “ Bright crepe-like bell- 
Choicest Hybrids 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. Flower blood red. 
Does well in partial shade. Hardy 
annuals; scarlet; one foot. Pkt. 5c. 
Excellent for bouquets. Color, lav- 
Ageratum 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. 

Amaranthus 
Molten Fire 
Anagallis 

Anagallis Annual 
Agrostemma 
Anchusa Large-flowered Pimpernel A th 
g maranthus 
Cape Forget-Me-Not Agrostemma (Rose Charming plants covered with Ornamental foliage plants 
‘ Behe ontiancblue F of He ) 5-petalled flowers, about 1 in. very graceful. Sow seed a 
Capensis, Annual] Bright Gentian-blue For- oo across. Effective as edgings: house, plant out about May 
get-Me-Not-like flowers ; An attractive free-flowering lovely in porch or ~window 15th ark lt harad aie 
early summer to late fall. Fine for beds and cut- handyh perennial, producing . hoxes rockertes= “ands. pats: : a La RL EE 
ting. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c. bright colored flowers on long, Must have a sunny location. 
- (Perennial) Large, tur- slender stems like a _ single 8 to 10 in. s ’ 
Italica, Dropmore quoise-blue Forget-Me- pink; blooms the first. season; pniecolor Closepies 
Not flowers in June and July and again in the fall. ne for cutting 1 to 2 feet. } eaves red, yel- 
3 to 5 ft, Pkt. 10c; Y% oz. 25c. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. Mixed Colors Coat low and_ green. 
Unusual shades of lilac, scar- pe 5¢ 
let, crimson, blue, brick-red : 
and others in mixture. Greatly 
ired. kt. 3 3 - ; e 
Ser toe atti PAE Molten Fire 
Maroon foliage; fiery crim- 
son top leaves. Pkt. 10c; 
Yy oz. 30c. 

Anemone (Wind Flower) 4_P!easing 
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 4_ blue flower 
growing 15 
inches high, bearing clusters of fragrant flowers. 
Sow in open ground in May. Hardy annuals. Pkt. 5c. 

Aquilegia, Long-Spurred 
Hybrids 
AQUILEGIA 
(Columbine) 
se i id Hardy perennials. Attractive 
i goat plants with large, long-spurred ARC | O I IS 
yssum wowee flowers borne on slender, wiry 5 z 
Z stoma tduringctMay = anda Taine: (Blue-Eyed African Daisy) 
Y Excellent for garden display Hardy Annual 
AL SSUM and cutting. 3 ft. - 
Grandis Quickly forms 

Long-Spurred Hy- branched bushes 
An easily grown annual succeeding in any ordinary b id Mi d 2 to 8 feet high; flowers pure 
garden soil in full sun. The plants bloom freely rids, xe white on the upper surface, the 
for many months, particularly where the summers Extra long-spurred. Pkt. 10c, reverse of the petals being lilac 
remain reasonably con Sweet Alyssum unsur- VY, oz. $1.00. seas Easily grown, eae 
assed for edging and planting in the rock garden. : D all summer until frost. alu- 
_ Finest Mixed able for cutting. Withstands 
Sweet Seece Aisa teensy tore tioned A grand mixture. Pkt. 5c, % hot, dry weather better than 
dwarf, spreading growth about 10 in. tall. The oz. 40c, % oz. 75c. many annuals. Pkt. 10c. 
small white flowers are produced in masses on in- 
numerable spikes. Fine for the rock garden and A ti hi 
for edgings. Pkt. 5c, % oz. 15c, oz. 25c. n rr Mums 
. The plants are of dwarf, com-- 
Lilac Queen pact, upright growth, 4 to 5 in. or Snapdragons 
tall. The flower clusters are composed of small, The Antirrhinum, better known as Snapdragons, is of very 
rich lilac florets which become lighter as they age. easy culture. Sow in the house in April, transplant in ground 
Pkt. 5c, 4% oz. 20c, 1% oz. 35c. in May. : 
1 This is without i ° i 
Little Gem pure white, dwarf Alyesuc, tre Fine Mixed Pkt. sc, %4 oz. 40c, oz. $1.25. 
Lg ope eee away growth spreading but slightly, P f d 
attaining a height of only 3 to 4 in. They bloom so - 
profusely that they merit their surname “Carpet New Rust ae Snap PBEOns 
of Snow.” Pkt. 5c, % oz. 25c, Yo oz. 35c Certificate of Honor, All-America Selections, 1935 
i ere ‘ n Rust has discouraged the growing of snapdragons greatly in 
Alyssum Hardy Perennial Saxatile recent years. After 8 years’ work there has been developed 
The plant bout 9 i . rust-proof varieties which will give snapdragons the popularity 
Compactum Mek peat Ot se they deserve. Tests show they are 75% rust proof, having 
very free blooming. Broad masses of bright yellow clean, healthy foliage. 
Nhe in early Spring. An excellent plant for the R P f Mi Wonderful range of popular colors. 
Roc Ore OacT OnE ot morecea. Pict.’ 10c. ust-Froo ixture Pkt. 10c, 1% oz. 75c. Snapdragon 

