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Porennial and 
nnual Flower Seeds 
Flowers are easily raised from seeds. The seeds we offer are the products of the best American and 
European growers; 
In sowing, be careful not to cover seed too deep. 
CLASSIFICATION 
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 succession, and 
are used for permanent plantings. May bloom the 
first year from seed sown early. 
no better strains available. Complete directions for sowing are printed on each packet. 
WHEN TO SOW SEED 
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 
cut flowers +; suitable for rock gardens ®). 
** good 
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 sizable clusters, 
liberally. supplied from early summer until autumn. Being low 
pos compact, they are mainly utilized for edgings or narrow 
borders. 
Ball Blue. The best dwarf type. 6 in. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25¢; V4 oz., 40c. 
Blue Perfection. Deep amethyst-blue. 12 in. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25¢; V4 oz., 40c. 
Fairy Pink. Delightful soft salmon-rose color; very noticeable. 
5 in. Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., $1.00; 1% oz., $1.80. 
Midget Blue. Only 3 to 4 inches tall, but densely spreading to 
12 inches. The truest dwarf and compact variety yet intro- 
duced, 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., 15c; 1/16 oz., 55c. 
. * AGROSTEMMA 
*Coronaria. ROSE OF HEAVEN. 214 ft. Fleshy phlox-like crim- 
son flowers against silver-white foliage on upright stalks. 
Alba. Pure white flowers. 
Each: Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 20¢; 4 oz., 35c. 
ALYSSUM 
Little Gem. A perfect “carpet of snow,’’ 4 inches in height, 
spring until late fall. 
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25¢; V2 oz., 45¢; 0oZ., 156. 
Sweet Alyssum. White, 6 in. high; fragrant. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 oz., 25; oz., 40c. 
compact; gray leaves of 
*Montanum. Low, 
fragrant, clustered 
varying shape, the 
flowers bright yellow. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 60¢; VY oz., $1.10. 
*Saxatile compactum. GOLDEN TUFT. A very 
early, yellow, creeping rock plant. 
Pkt., 10¢; Yg oz., 20¢; V4 oz., 35c¢. 

Ageratum 

Anchusa, Dropmore 
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ANEMONE—WINDFLOWER 
*Japonica rubra. Brilliant rosy red, yellow center. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/16 oz., 70c; Vg oz., $1.30. 
ANCHUSA 
Blue Bird. SUMMER FORGET-ME-NOT. 18 in. A new, compact 
type; flowers indigo-blue, produced freely all summer. 
*Dropmore. 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. 
Each: Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 15¢; 4 oz., 25c. 
* ANTHEMIS 
Kelwayi. 2 ft. Golden yellow daisies (Marguerites), in profusion 
all summer. Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 15¢; 4 oz., 25c. 
+ANTIRRHINUM — SNAPDRAGON 
All rust-proof strains. Rich and diverse colors, great freedom 
and protracted blooming season; valuable for color masses as 
well as for cutting. They have dark, glossy leaves and pea- 
shaped flowers with uniquely marked throats, set densely in 
long, upright racemes. They bloom in July from seed sown 
early in May. 
Rosalie. This is believed to be the finest yet for cut flowers, 
in rust-resistant, majus grandiflorus type. Its color is topaz- 
rose or intense rose-pink with deeper center and gold suf- 
fusion; a shade always popular for vases or garden shows. 
Vigorous, showing 10 to 36 laterals besides the large central 
spike. Few rogues; large flowers well spaced on long stems. 
Pkt., 20c; 1/16 oz., 55c. 
TALL SNAPDRAGONS 
Majus grandiflorum. About 2 feet. A splen- 
did mixture of colors—white, various 
shades of pink, yellow to crange, and all 
red shades. All kinds together. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25c. 


Alyssum, Little Gem 
