Better Seeds 

AGERATUM, MIDGET BLUE 

ANAGALLIS, MIXED 

ALYSSUM, VIOLET QUEEN 


Better Gowers 
Reliability. Neil Campbell has grown flower seeds, and retailed them, for 20 years. 
His knowledge of the best varieties, and the conditions essential to their best 
germination and growth, are your assurance of the finest in flowers for your garden 
and your home. 
Guidance. That you may attain the maximum results from BETTER GARDENS New 
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Crop Seeds, he has included helpful information wherever possible in this catalog. — 
It is Your Garden Guide .. . use it. If you wish another copy for your office... . 
or bedside table . . . or for a friend, just ask us for it. If you have a question which 
does not seem to be answered herein, do not hesitate to ask us. 
How to Order. All seeds are purchased direct from specialist-growers and carried 
in bulk . . . if you wish a larger quantity than a single packet of an item, we will 
supply out of bulk at a saving. (For instance, if packets are listed at 10c, an order 
for 15c worth will receive double the 10c quantity; an order for 25c worth will re- 
ceive four times the 10c quantity, etc.) Since we packet all our own seeds, the 
quality of packet or bulk is identical in all cases. 
How to Raise BETTER GARDENS New Crop Seeds. We have grouped our seeds accord- 
ing to the culture they require. Find the group number in the alphabetical listing 
(for example, Aster, Grp. 2) and then turn to page 5 for the Cultural Instructions, 
by groups. 
(a) is for Annuals, which bloom the first season and then die. 
(p) is for Perennials, which grow and bloom for many years. 
(b) is for Biennials, which do not bloom until the second season, then die. 
(pa) or (ba) indicates a perennial, or a biennial, which flowers sufficiently early 
to be ‘treated as an annual, if desired. 
(c) is for Climbers. Annual vines will be marked (ac); perennial vines (pc). 
(g) is for Ground Covers, usually quick annuals sown where they are to bloom. 
(w) is for Wild Flowers, which are California natives, best sown in early winter 
where they are to bloom, and which usually will reseed themselves. 
For Finger-Tip Information as to sowing times and locations, average germination pe- 
riods, colors available, blooming times and situations, approximate heights, etc., see 
Neil Campbell’s BETTER GARDENS PLANTING CHARTS, beginning on page 8. 

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AFRICAN DAISY 
See Arctotis and Dimorphotheca. 
AGATHEA 
“Blue Daisy” (p) Grp. 4 
Few perennials bloom so freely in the 
border with so little care. True blue 
daisies with bright yellow centers on stems 
for cutting, in sun or half shade; to 2 feet. 
Pkt. 15c. 
AGERATUM 
“Floss Flower’ (a) Grp. 2 
Fluffy blue flowers all summer and fall 
on dwarf, compact plants, easily grown in 
any soil. Ideal for edgings and rockeries. 
Midget Blue. Silver Medal All-America 
Selection 1940. Fine dwarf strain 3 
inches high. Pkt. 15e. 
Blue Ball Improved. True soft blue flow- 
ers smother the 6-inch plants. Pkt. 
10c. 

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ALSTROEMERIA 
“Peruvian Lily” (p) Grp. 4 
Large heads of showy lily-like striped 
flowers, ideal for cutting as the stems are 
stiff, and the buds open in water; light. 
shade or full sun. 
Chilense Hybrids. Cream, yellow, orange, 
pink, salmon, and red flowers, and bi- 
color combinations of these shades; 2 
to 3 ft. tall. Pkt. 25c. 
ALYSSUM 
Multipurpose flowers, for edgings, beds, 
bulb- and ground-covers, miniature bou- 
quets, and even pots and window boxes. 
Carpet of Snow (ag) Grp. 3. White flow- — 
ers on 3-inch spreading plants. Pkt. 
10c. 
Violet Queen (ag) Grp. 3. Rich, deep 
violet flowers cover the neat, compact, 
5-inch plants for months. Pkt. 15e. 
Saxatile compactum “’Gold Dust’’ (p) Grp. 
4. Masses of golden yellow cover the 
grey - foliaged 10-inch plants every 
spring. Pkt. 10c. 
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