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Ageratum, Blue Boy 


Ageratum, 
Midget Blue 



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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 in May for bloom from June untiJ frost; or sow direct in the garden bed in May. 
Giant Double Hybrids. . : ; : ; 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 in full sun or half shade. 
Blue Ball Improved. ; Pkt. 20c; #oz. 45c; ~;0z. 70c 
The broad green foliage of the dwarf, symmetrical 5-inch plants when in full bloom is almost covered with small 
deep azure-blue flowers. They are very uniform and even in growth. 
Blue Boy. ia . Pkt. 20c; doz. 45c; j50z. 70c 
This extra-dwarf stram 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; Yyoz. 65c 
Large flower-heads of deep amethyst-blue on 9 to 10-inch plants. Excellent for large beds and for cutting. 
Midget Blue ’ F : p ; ; Pkt. 20c; soz. 45c; jsoz. 75¢ 
All-America Winner. This delightful little edging plant 1s the dwarfest of all—3 inches high—with 
fme foliage literally covered with small, true ageratum-blue flowers. It comes uniformly dwarf. 

ANNUALS FOR  Caiendula eon eT 
Calliopsis Dianthus Poppy 
FALL S O WI N G Centaurea cyanus Eschscholtzia Snapdragon 
Clarkia Gypsophila Sweet Peas 
Ageratum Chrysanthemum Larkspur Snapdragon 
A N N UAL S Anchusa Clarkia Lupinus Statice 
Arctotis Cosmos Marigold Stocks 
F O R C U T Aster Dianthus Mignonette Sweet Peas 
Calendula Didiscus Nasturtium Ursinia 
F L O W E R S Calliopsis Gaillardia Phlox Verbena 
Candytuft Gypsophila Salpiglossis Wallflower 
Centaurea Heliotrope Scabiosa Zinnia 

