Robson Flowers For 1946 

This fragrant flower bordered path shows only a portion of a beautiful garden once the scene of a dreary, uninteresting “backyard”, A 
small investment in seed of easily grown Annuals and lawn grass can transform those drab places in your own surroundings into a wealth 
of color and beauty. 
Flowers for the Home 
The following pages of flower seeds are for the amateur flower gardener who is neither 
equipped with greenhouses nor hot beds but who wants a succession of blooms throughout 
the season. All of the kinds and varieties of flowers listed on these pages are easy to grow. 
Seed may be sowed directly in the ground as soon as the soil can be worked in the Spring, 
or if you desire earlier blooms seed may be sowed indoors and transplanted after danger of 
freezing is past. 
Do not sow flower seed too deep. Many of these seeds are very small and should be 
barely covered with soil. Burlap spread on the ground over planted seed helps to hold the 
moisture and makes watering easier. Remove burlap as soon as plants begin to come 
through the ground. 
ANNUALS 
AGERATUM: Attractive blue flowers profusely borne ASTER, Giant California Sunshine: Most attrac- 
all Summer by a compact, low-growing plant that tive with long feathery petals and creamy white 
thrives in any soil. One of the most desirable bed- quilled centers. The colors are in beautiful combi- 
ding plants. Sow seeds in greenhouse, hotbed or nations of azure, rose and purple with cream, white 
in border where plants are to grow. In a bed, and yellow centers. 2% ft. Pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 
set the plants 1 foot apart. Fall sown seed gives 35 cts. 
good Winter blooming plants indoors. 1 to 1% ft. BABY’S BREATH: A free-flowering annual that 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. thrives in any situation, even dry places, and pro- 
duces misty white panicles of bloom much used in 
ALYSSUM VIOLET QUEEN: A dwarf, compact, free mixing with other flowers when making bouquets. 
flowering variety that will add color to the border or Desirable for growing on waste places and in rock- 
rock garden. Plant 6 inches tall, flowers rich violet. eries. 1% ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 30 cts. 
Blooms over a long season. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. BACHELOR BULTON: Produces handsome arse: 
IES double blooms which are effective for out-of-door 
ALYSSUM, Little Gem: A free-blooming, beautiful, plantings and make fine bouquets. 2 ft. Double 
honey-scented, white-flowered dwarf annual, tor edg- blue. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 20 cts. Double 
ing beds or rock gardens. Blooms in 6 weeks from mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 20 cts. 
seed. Keep the old faded flowers removed to BALSAM, Double Mixed: The Balsams are very easily 
perpetuate flowering. % ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; large grown and have been much improved since your 
pkt. 25 cts. grandmother's day. In dry weather they should be 
tered to keep the plants growing vigorously. 
ASTER, Double Giant Crego: This class also called li ft. Pht. Och large pkt. 25 cts. 
“Ostrich Plume” and “Giant Comet”, are of fine pasKET FLOWER: A splendid hardy annual bearing 
bad have long, shaggy, twisted petals. ete thistle-like blooms. The blooms often measure 5 
Bea eccly the ee popular of all asters. ae inches across. Very showy in a mixed border and 
Resistant, 92 it. Mixed colors: Pkt. 10 cts.; very fine for cutting. 3 it. Rosy lavender and 
large pkt. 25 cts. White mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
ASTER, Double American Branching: The plants .CALENDULA, Pot Marigold: One of the most use- 
are quite spreading and bear many good sized blooms ful and showiest annuals for the garden, or as a cut 
which are fully double with petals evenly incurved. flower. Blooms all Summer requiring very little care. 
Splendidly suited for both bedding and cutting. 1% ft. Orange King—deep orange. Lemon 
Wilt resistant. 2% ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 Queen—clear lemon-yellow or mixed colors. 
cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 20 cts. 
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