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Painesville, Ohio 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Perennial and Annual 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Flowers are easily raised from seeds. 
growers; no better strains available. 
careful not to cover seeds too deep. 
CLASSIFICATION 
ANNUALS bloom and ripen seeds the first year, then 
perish. 
BIENNIALS+ seldon 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. 
The seeds we offer are the products of the best American and European 
Complete directions for sowing are printed on each packet. 
In sowing, be 
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WHEN TO SOW 
Hardy perennials and biennials may be sown either 
fall or spring. 
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. 3 
SPECIAL MARKS. Biennials +; perennicls *; good cut 
flowers (c); suitable for rock gardens (r). 
Prices are for delivery by mail, postpaid 
AGERATUM 
Little fluffy bristly 
balls of color in sizeable 
clusters, liberally supplied 
from early summer until 
autumn. Being low and 
compact, they are mainly 
utilized for edgings or 
narrow borders. 
BALL BLUE. The best 
dwarf type. 6 in. 
Pkt. 10c; Ve oz. 25c; 
Yy oz. 40c. 
BLUE PERFECTION. Deep 
amethyst blue. 12 in. 
Pkt. 10c; Y oz. 25c; 
Y% oz. 40c. 
FAIRY PINK. Delightful 
soft salmon-rose color; 
very noticeable. 5 inch. 
Pkt. 10c; Yg 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 introduced, producing freely tiny tufts of 
Ageratum or azure-blue flowers. Valuable for edg- 
ings, rockeries, and pots. Silver medal winner All- 
America selections for 1940. Pkt. 15¢; 7; 0z. 55c 
*AGROSTEMMA 
CORONARIA. Rose of Heaven. 21/. ft. Fleshy phlox- 
like crimson flowers against silver-white foliage on up- 
right stalks. 
ALBA. Pure white flowers. 
Pkt. 10c; Vg oz. 20c; V4 oz. 35¢ 
*AGROSTEMMA 
ROSE CAMPION 
Perennial, growing 2 feet high, colors are crimson and 
white with a rose eye. 
Pkt. 10c; Vg oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c¢ 
*ANCHUSA 
*ITALICA 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. 
Pkt. 10c; Ye oz. 15¢; WY oz. 25c¢ 
ARGENTEUM 
Silvery leaves and yellow clusters of flowers. 
Pkt. 10c; Vg oz. 20c; V4 oz. 35¢ 
*ANTHEMIS 
KELWAYI. 2 ft. Golden yellow daisies (Marguerites), in 
profusion all summer. Pkt. 10¢; Yg oz. 15¢; Y¥% oz. 25¢ 

Ageratum, Blue Perfection 
ALYSSUM 
LITTLE GEM. A perfect ‘’carpet of snow,” 4 inches in 
height, spring until late fall. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; Vz oz. 45c; oz. 75¢ 
SWEET ALYSSUM. White, 6 in. high; fragrant 
Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 25¢; oz. 40c 
*MONTANUM. Low, compact; gray leaves of varying 
shape, the fragrant, clustered flowers bright yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; VY oz. 60c; 1% oz. $1.10 
*SAXATILE COMPACTUM. .Golden Tuft. A very early, 
yellow, creeping rock plant. 
Pkt. 10c; Yg oz. 20c; 14 oz. 35e¢ 
BELLIS PERENNIS 
DOUBLE ENGLISH DAISY 
MONSTROSA MIXED. A fine 
mixture of these _ little 
gems of the garden in- 
cluding blue, rose and 
white. 
Pkt. 10c; Vg oz. 25c; 
Y% oz. 40c. 
ARCTOTIS 
AFRICAN DAISY 
GRANDIS. 2 to 3 feet high. 
A useful and charming 
cut flower from June till 
after hard frosts; lasting 
a week or two in water, 

Bellis Perennis 
undeveloped buds open- 
ing up perfectly if kept in the sun.  Daisy-like, 
glistening white on the face, under surface pale 
lilac blue. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; 2 oz. 70¢ 
MIXED HYBRIDS. 
3 feet high. 
daisy-like flowers 
orange,  bronzy 
rose, cream, yellow 
and salmon _— shades. 
Suitable for hot, sun- 
ny places. 
Pkt. 15c; Yg oz. 60¢ 
ARABIS 
ROCK CRESS 
*ALPINA. Spreading tufts 
of white in spring. 
Pkt. 10c; Vg oz. 30c; 
VY oz. 50c. 
2 to 
Lovely 
in 
red, 

Kelwayi 
Anthemis, 
