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FLOWERS 
2 A trailer of Verbena- 
Abronia Umbellata jf pie or crowth: 
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 
7 M4 Bright crepe-like bell- 
Choicest Hybrids shaped flowers of yel- 
low, salmon searlet and crimson in mixture. Grows 
outdoors or inside. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
Finely cut foliage. 
Adonis Does well in partial shade. 
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. 
Flower blood red. 
Hardy 
Anchusa 
Cape Forget-Me-Not 
1 Bright Gentian-blue For- 
Capensis, Annual get-Me-Not-like flowers ; 
early summer to late fall. 
i Fine for beds and cut- 
ting. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c. 
1 (Perennial) Large, tur- 
Italica, Dropmore quoise-blue Forget-Me- 
Not flowers in June and July and again in the fall. 
38 to 5 ft. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
A pleasing 
Anemone (Wind Flower) AP. anne 
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. 

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. 
(Maritimum) This is the old-fashioned 
Sweet 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, % 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, Y% oz. 20c, Y% oz. 35c. 
; This is without question the best 
Little Gem pure white, dwarf Alyssum. The 
plants make a dense growth spreading but slightly, 
attaining a height of only 3 to 4 in. They bloom so 
profusely that they merit their surname “Carpet 
of Snow.” Pkt. 5c, 4% oz. 25c, Y oz. 35c. 
Alyssum Hardy Perennial Saxatile 
The plants grow about 9 inches 
Compactum high; of easiest culture and 
very free blooming. Broad masses of bright yellow 
flowers in early Spring. An excellent plant for the 
rockery or front of borders. Pkt. 10c. 



the glass. 
Classification 

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



. Aguilegia, Long-Spurred 
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. 10c, 
4, oz. $1.00. 
Finest Mixed 
A grand mixture. Pkt. 5c, %4 
oz. 40c, Ye oz. 75c. 
bloom the second year and die. 
and generally do not bloom the same year the seed is planted. 
single 

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 
60° and 70° and water regularly and carefully. When the seeds have germinated remove! 
When large enough to handle, transplant one inch apart in a similarly prepared 
box where they may be kept until time to set outdoors. ai 
Starting Seed Outdoors 
A fine seed bed is necessary and the seed should 
planted deeper than four times their size. 
Annual flowers grow from seed, bloom, and die in one year. Biennials 
Perennials live on from year to yea 

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; 
Yo oz. 50c. 
ARCTOTIS 
(Blue-Eyed African Daisy) 
Hardy. Annual 
; 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 
many annuals. Pkt. 10c. 
Antirrhinums 
or Snapdragons . 
The Antirrhinum, 
easy culture. 
in May. 
better known as 
Sow in the house in April, transplant in ground 
Snapdragons, is of very 
Fine Mixed Pkt. 5c, Yy oz. 40c, oz. $1.25. 
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. 


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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, ye 
Coat) low and_ green. 
Pkt. 5c. 
-Molten Fire 
Maroon foliage; fiery crim- 
son top leaves. Pkt. 10c; 
Yg oz. 30c. : } 

