

ae Abronia—sand Verbena 
Umbellata grandiflora Quick - growing, 
trailing, succulent 
plant, especially adapted for dry, poor soils and 
sunny locations in border, rock garden or hanging 
Haro Rosy lilac, verbena-like flowers. 10 in. Pkt. 
Ce 
. Ageratum—fioss Flower 
One of the best bedding plants being literally a sheet 
of bloom from early summer until frost. 
Blue Perfection Deer amethyst blue 
flowers almost hide the 
dwarf, compact plants from view. The darkest colored 
of all. 9 in. Pkt. 5c, 4% oz. 40c, 14 oz. 70c. 
Alonsoa 
‘An attractive bedding plant with remarkable brilliant 
scarlet flowers, in bloom from July till frost. Re- 
moved to the house they bloom well during winter. 
Height, 18 inches. 
myrtifolia.. Pkt. 5c. 
Anchusa 
Cape Forget-Me-Not 
Capensis, Annual Bright Gentian-blue For- 
get-Me-Not-like flowers; 
early summer to late fall. Fine for beds and cut- 
ting. 2 ft. Pkt. 5c, % oz. 25c. 
7 (Perennial) Large, tur- 
Italica, Dropmore quoise-blue Forget-Me- 
Not flowers in June and July and again in the fall. 
8 to 5 ft. Pkt. 15c, 4 oz. 25c. = 
; 1 A pleasing 
Anemone (Wind Flower) A, pleasing 
nial; easily grown from seed, producing large flow- 
ers; few plants compare with them in brilliancy; 
fine for bouquets. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 

Sweet 
Alyssum 
ALYSSUM 
An easily grown annual succeeding in any ordinary 
garden soil in full sun. The plants bloom freely 
for many months, particularly where the summers 
remain reasonably cool. Sweet Alyssum is unsur- 
passed for edging and planting in the rock garden. 
Maritimum) This is the old-fashioned 
Sweet se Alyssum. The plants are of 
dwarf, spreading growth about 10 in. tall. The 
small white flowers are produced in masses on In- 
numerable spikes. Fine for the rock garden and 
for edgings. Pkt. 5c, Y% oz. 20c, oz. 35c. 
M The plants are of dwarf, com- 
Lilac Queen pact, upright growth, 4 to 5 in. 
tall. The flower clusters are composed of small, 
rich lilac florets which become lighter as they age. 
Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 25c, Ye oz. 45c. 
: This is without question the best 
Little Gem pure white, dwarf Alyssum. The 
plants make a dense growth spreading but slightly, 
attaining a height of only 8 to 4 in. They bloom so 
profusely that they merit their surname “Carpet 
of Snow.” Pkt. 10c, %4 oz. 25c, 2 oz. 45c. 
Alyssum Hardy Perennial Saxatile 
The plants grow about 9 inches 
Compactum high; of. easiest culture and 
very free blooming. 
Broad masses of bright yellow. 
flowers in early Spring. An excellent plant for the 
rockery or front of borders. Pkt. 10c. 

OWERS 
Half hardy annual. Alonsoa ~ 
Rust-Proof Mixture 
Starting Seed Indoors 
pte, ae Brighten your home with beautiful flowers. 
25 
A month before you expect to set the started plants out- 
doors fill a flat wooden box one inch deep with coal ashes 
or small stones and cover that with an inch of finely sifted rich soil. 
cover about one-eighth of an inch and press firmly. Cover with a pane of glass and two 
thicknesses of newspaper to prevent too rapid evaporation. 
Sow the seed thinly, 
Keep in a temperature between| 
60° and 70° and water regularly and carefully. When the seeds have germinated remove 
the glass. When large enough to handle, transplant one inch apart in a similarly prepared 
box where they may be kept until time to set outdoors. 
Starting Seed Outdoors 
Classification 
and generally do not bloom the 
bloom the second year and die. 

Agrostemma 
Agrostemma (Rose 
of Heaven) 
An attractive free-flowering 
hardy perennial, producing 
bright colored flowers on long, 
slender . stems like a_ single 
pink; blooms the first season; 
fine for cutting 1 to 2 feet. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 

Aguilegia, Long-Spurred 
Hybrids 
AQUILEGIA 
(Columbine) 
Hardy perennials. Attractive 
plants with large, long-spurred 
flowers borne on slender, wiry 
stems during May and June. 
Excellent for garden display 
and cutting. 3 ft. 
Long-Spurred Hy- 
brids, Mixed 
Extra long-spurred. Pkt. 
5c, 
YY, oz. $1.00. 

same year the seed is planted. 


Anagallis 
Anagallis Annual 
Large-flowered Pimpernel 
Charming plants covered with 
5-petalled flowers, about 1 in. 
across. Effective as edgings; 
lovely in porch or window 
boxes, rockeries, and _ pots. 
Must have a sunny location. 
8 to 10 in. 
Mixed Colors 
Unusual shades of lilac, scar- 
let, crimson, blue, brick-red 
and others in mixture. Greatly 
admired. Pkt. 5c, Y4 oz. 30c, 
i, oz. 50c. 
~~ Arctotis, Gran is 
ARCTOTIS 
(Blue-Eyed African Daisy) 
Hardy Annual 
‘ “4 Quickly forms 
Grandis branched bushes 
2 to 3 feet high; flowers pure 
white on the upper surface, the 
reverse of the petals being lilac 
blue. Easily grown, blooming 
all summer until frost. Valu- 
able for cutting. Withstands 
hot, dry weather better than 
many annuals. Pkt. 5c. 
Antirrhinums 
or Snapdragons 
The Antirrhinum, better known as Snapdragons, is of very 
easy culture. Sow in the house 
in May. 
in April, transplant in ground 
Rust has discouraged the growing of snapdragons greatly in 
recent years. 
After 8 years’ work there has been developed 
rust-proof varieties which will give snapdragons the popularity 
they deserve. 
clean, healthy foliage. 
Tests show they are 75% 
tust proof, having 
Wonderful range of popular colors. 
Pkt. 5c, 1% oz. 75c. 

A fine seed bed is necessary and the seed should not be 
planted deeper than four times their size. 
Annual flowers grow from seed, bloom, and die in one year. Biennials 
Perennials live on from year to year 

Amaranthus 
Molten Fire 
Amaranthus 
Ornamental foliage plants, 
very graceful. Sow seed in 
house, plant out about May 
15th. Half hardy annuals. 
Tri-color (Joseph’s 
Leaves red, yel- 
Coat) low and -green. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Molten Fire 
Maroon foliage; fiery crim- 
son top leaves. Pkt. 5c, 
YQ oz. 30c. 
Snapdragon 
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