The Meyer Seed Co. Novelties for Your Flower Garden 
Please read this particular page carefully, because it describes the newest and most improved varieties of 
Flower Seeds. We are sure that you will want to try most of them in your garden this season. 
Flower Seeds Are Subject to Maryland Sales Tax 
AGERATUM, MIDGET BLUE 
301 Silver Medal, 1940. A dwarf, compact plant, 3 to 4 inches 
: tall, covered with rich azure-blue flowers. Fine for edging. 
Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 25c. 
301A THE GOLDEN. 20 in. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 
301B DWARF WHITE. 8 in. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 
301C FAIRY PINK. 12 in. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 
ANTIRRHINUM (SNAPDRAGON) 
302 TETRA SNAPS. Giant ruffled Tetraploid Snapdragons. 
The Jargest flowered of all Snapdragons; beautiful colors and 
combinations. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 45c; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
303A MAGIC CARPET. 6to 8 in. Very dwarf, free-flowering 
strain suitable for rockery or borders. A choice mixture of many 
colors. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 45c; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
3044 ASTERS Giants of California 
A strain with immense flowers held erect on splendid stems. 
Plants grow 21% to 3 feet tall and are generous with their superb 
flowers. 
AZURE BLUE DARK PURPLE 
CRIMSON DEEP ROSE 
MIXED and all the colors. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 25c. 
304A SANTA MARIA. Produces double flowers over 6 inches 
in diameter, with long Iacy white petals curling from an inter- 
laced powdery center. These mammoth blooms are carried on 
stout, 214-foot stems branching from the base. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 
Z0es 
BELLS OF IRELAND 
MOLUCELLA LAEVIS 
307A 30 in. The several branching stems are closely set in elon- 
gate hyacinth fashion, with big bell-calyces of pale, translucent 
green. Within each calyx lies a curiously formed Iittle white 
flower. Needs full sun; thrives in drought. Fine for cutting as 
a fresh flower; also may be dried for winter decoration as a straw 
flower. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
WHITE 
CACALTA 
(Tassel Flower or Paint Brush) 
305 Tufted tassel flowers that seem to have been dipped in 
paint of vivid red or golden orange. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
COSMOS, RADIANCE 
308A The first big postwar novelty. Winner of the highest 
award in the 1948 All-America Trials. Radiance introduces two 
entirely new colors in Sensation Cosmos—striking deep rose and 
rich crimson in the first bicolor Cosmos ever to be developed. 
Destined for immediate popularity in the nation’s gardens. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
DAHLBERG DAISY 
or GOLDEN FLEECE 
THYMOPHYLLA TENUILOBA 
3098 6in. Sheets of aromatic gold for more than four months. 
No annual more profuse or continuous in bloom. By far the best 
edging or low bedding annual in bright yellow. Pkts. 15c and 25c. 
DIANTHUS, HIGHLAND 
HYBRIDS 
311A Magnificent strain of Iarge-flowered hardy Pinks. Vivid 
colors, rich in varied shades of pink and rose. Pkts. 15c and 25c. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
ARCTIC HYBRIDS 
321A Flower first season and live for years. Big, single flowers in 
richly varied colorings. Free blooming, extremely hardy. Pkt. 
25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
322A KOREAN HYBRIDS. Flower first season and live for 
years. Flowers in many flower tones, always with radiant Justre. 
Single to semi-double. Early. Decidedly hardy. Pkt. 25c; 
3 pkts. 70c. 
322B OLD ORCHARD GLORIES. Particularly good. Color- 
fuland varied. Allcolors; single and double. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
STRAWBERRIES FROM SEED 
311B_ RUNNERLESS HARZLAND. Compact plants bearing 
medium-size, aromatic, sweet berries all through the growing 
season. Sow seed very early. Will bear by August and next 
spring they will bear from June to frost. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c; 
5 pkts. $1.00. 
309A HOUSE PLANTS 
Surprise after surprise awaits you after planting these fascinat- 
ing seeds. Pkt. 25c. 
JOHNNY JUMP-UPS 
310A DAWNSIDE STRAIN. Wide range of color variation. 
Stands summer heat. Treat as annual. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
SPECIAL LILY BLEND 
Includes seeds of not Jess than 20 distinct kinds af good 
hardy Lilies, but there are likely to be many more than that. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
HARDY BORDER BLEND 
(PEERLESS BLEND) 
315B_ Various kinds of taller flowers suitable for the mixed hardy 
border; at least 100 distinct sorts. Includes many unusual 
perennials not yet generally known. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 75c. 
MARIGOLD 
315A LIMELIGHT. African. The lightest Marigold. 20 in. 
Pale, creamy primrose; very double; petals incurved. Pkt. 15c; 
2 pkts. 25c. 
317A AURORA. An early-flowering African type, standing 12 
to 14 inches tall. Its flowers average 3 inches in diameter and 
form a nearly perfect deep golden yellow ball. Deeply fringed 
petals. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
PETUNIA 
313A SALMON SUPREME. A lovely salmon-pink. Dwarf 
and compact. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
314A CELESTIAL ROSE. Deep, brilliant rose. 
J Compact; 
long blooming. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
THE BABY SALVIA 
MYCROPHYLLA 
312A A rare Mexican species. The smallest and most compact of 
Salvias. 16in. The plants are shaded like the upper half of an 
hour-glass, with olive-green foliage. The flowers are carmine suf- 
fused coral-rose; very lovely. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 

1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
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