


‘sii 
Ageratum, Blue Boy 


Ageratum, 
Midget Blue 

Acroclinium, 
Giant Double Hybrids 
Amaranthus, Molten Fire 
See page 9. 


FORBES FINE FLOWER SEEDS 
~ Only the best, brought together from all corners of the globe 
In any gardening effort, the results are really based on the quality of the seeds used. 
The greatest care and the longest experience are useless if the seeds are not good. 
It has been our pleasurable task since 1898 to currently determine the relative worth 
of all available seed strains. Our constant aim is to offer only the finest, and through 
the years Forbes Flower Seeds have earned an enviable record for consistent high 
quality. Commendable reports reach us in ever-increasing numbers. We feel that 
your use of Forbes Seeds will greatly add to your gardening pleasure and satisfaction. 
Seeds of Annual Flowers 
With a delicate beauty all their own, annuals sprout from seed, grow, flower, fruit, 
and die all within the garden year. They are easily grown from seed. 
ACROCLINIUM 
Popular Everlasting Flowers easily grown in any soil, blooming six weeks after seeding. Sow early 
indoors and set out nm May for bloom from June until frost; or sow direct in the garden bed in May. 
Giant Double Hybrids. ; ; é : : Pkt. 15c; Moz. 45c 
Fine, large flowers in shades of salmon, apricot, pink, rose, and cerise, and in white and cream, on 20-inch plants. 
AGERATUM 
Floss Flower. One of the very finest dwarf bedding plants, as it flowers continuously all summer up 
to frost. Plants will be ready to set out in the garden in May from seed sown in January and February. 
Blue Boy sown in November or December makes fine pot-plants for Easter bloom. Also sow in the 
garden in May. Thrives im full sun or half shade. 
Blue Ball Improved. Pkt. 20c; 3,02. 45c; #502. 70c 
The broad green foliage of the dwarf, symmetrical 5-inch plants when im full bloom is almost covered with small 
deep azure-blue flowers. They are very uniform and even in growth. 
Blue Boy. Pkt. 20c; j0z. 45c; +;0z. 70c 
This extra-dwarf strain is the result of many years of careful selection. The plants are compact and 
very uniform, growing about 4 inches high. Its rich deep blue flowers of good size are very freely 
produced, almost obscuring the neat deep green foliage. Fine for borders and rock-gardens. 
Blue Perfection. : Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; oz. 65c 
Large flower-heads of deep amethyst-blue on 9 to 10-inch plants. Excellent for Iarge beds and for cutting. 
Midget Blue Pkt. 20c; ys0z. 45c; ds0z. 75c 
All-America Winner. This delightful little edging plant is the dwarfest of all—3 inches high—with 
fine foliage literally covered with small, true ageratum-blue flowers. It comes uniformly dwarf. 
Cleome Larkspur 
Cosmos Nigella 
Dianthus Poppy 
Eschscholtzia Snapdragon 
Gypsophila Sweet Peas 
Alyssum 
Calendula 
Calliopsis 
Centaurea cyanus 
Clarkia 
ANNUALS FOR 
FALL SOWING 
Snapdragon 
Statice 
Stocks 
Sweet Peas 
Ursinia 
Verbena 
Wallflower 
Zinnia 
Ageratum 
Anchusa 
ANNUALS = 4nchus: 
F O R C U T ceene 
F L O W E R S Calliopsis 
Candytuft 
Centaurea 
Larkspur 
Lupinus 
Marigold 
Dianthus Mignonette 
Didiscus Nasturtium 
Gaillardia Phlox 
Gypsophila Salpiglossis 
Heliotrope Scabiosa 
Chrysanthemum 
Clarkia 
Cosmos 
