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Mite HicH SEED Co. 

FLOWERS 
A good sandy 
loam _ soil 
CULTURE 
supplemented with well 
rotted 
manure and a small portion of commercial fertilizer is the 
Flowers will always do better if watered 
from a small trench dug along the sides of the plant. 
DO NOT LET THE GROUND DRY OUT OR CRUST. 
The following symbols are used in connection with each item: 
ideal soil for flowers. 
A—Annuals: 
B—Biennial: 
first year when planted early. 
P—Perennial: 
H—Hardy: 
seasonal extremes of temperature. 
H-H—Half-Hardy. 
T—Tender. 
The plants live and bloom one season only. 
The plants live two seasons, often blooming the 
The plants usually live fram year to year. 
Plants that are easily grown and resist average 
Approximate height of each plant is also given. 
FLOWERS BEST ADAPTED TO VARIOUS USES 
For Cut Flowers 
Antirrhinum (Snap 
Dragon) 
Aster 
Calendula 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Sweet Sultan 
Chrysanthemum 
Clarkia 
Columbine 
Cosmos 
Gaillardia 
Gypsophila 
Marigold 
Nasturtium 
Shasta Daisy 
Stock 
Sweet Peas 
Zinnia 
For Fragrance 
Alyssum 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Centaurea 
Petunia 
Stock 
Sweet Peas 
Sweet William 
For Window Boxes 
Antirrhinum 
Geranium 
Morning Glory 
Nasturtium 
Petunia 
Phlox 
Verbena 
For Rock Gardens 
Alyssum 
Columbine 
Carnation 
Campanula 
Candytuft 
Dianthus 
Gypsophila 
Phlox 
Portulacca 
Swan River Daisy 
Verbena 
For Partial Shade 
Balsam 
Campanula 
Centaurea 
Clarkia 
Columbine 
Godetia 
Pansy 
Sweet William 
For Withstanding 
Drought 
Candytuft 
Cosmos 
Four O’Clock 
Hollyhock 
Petunia 
Portulacca 
Verbena 
Zinnia 
For Climbing 
Cypress Vine 
Morning Glory 
We offer on the following pages a list of worthwhile flowers 
that ‘are grown from seed. 
Plant one. 
You will enjoy a flower garden. 
For Better Gardening Get Our Victory Garden Booklet. 
807—(HA 12-In.) 
15c, Postpaid. 
AFRICAN DAISY 
Showy annuals. 
Fine daisy-like blooms. 
Good for rock gardens, edgings and cutting. Mixed. Pkt, 5c. 
AGERATUM (HA 8-In.) 
815 Purple Perfection. 
822 Little Gem. 
(HA) 
ALYSSUM 
Attractive border plant. 
PEt 0c. 
Small white flowers completely cover 
the dwarf compact plants, which grow only 4 to 5 inches 
tall. Wonderful for edgings. 
(P-12-In.) 
823 Gold Dust. 
(HA 4-In.) 
Pkt, 5c. 
Brilliant gelden yellow flowers 
borne so profusely as to hide the plants. 
824 Alyssum Violet Queen. 
Pkt, 5c. 
A new edging plant 
with a color peculiarly its own, being of a very pretty violet 
tint much deeper in color than the Alyssum Lilac Carpet 
offered previously, does not fade in hot weather. 
usual honey-like odor of the white variety. 
899—Swan River Daisy. 
mer. 
Pkt, 5c. 
BRACHYCOME 
(HA 12-In.) 
Has the 
PKt ce 
0 ] Blooms nearly all sum- 
Fine for edgings, rock gardens or pots. 
Free flowering. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON (HA 2 Ft.) 
878 Red Boy. Deep glowing red. 
True cornflower blue. 
(HA 2 Ft.) 
879 Blue Boy. 
880 Finest Mixed. 
(HA 18-In.) 
Good border. 
889 Camellia Flowered. 
BALSAM 
Mixed. Pkt, 
PKGEDC. 
PK oCe 
Pkt, 5c. 
Double flowers set thickly along the stems. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS 
895 Tall climber, large scarlet blossoms. 
% Ih, 35e, 
(HA 8-Ft.) 
Pkt, 5c; 
