ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL 
FLOWER SEED 
1002 ACHILLEA Ptarmica, The Pearl. 
(P) Extremely hardy plants 2 feet high 
with attractive foliage and small, creamy 
white flowers in clusters on stiff stems. 
Blooms in July. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
ACONITUM. Monkshood. (P) One of 
the basic perennials for border com- 
position. Very hardy and permanent 
when once established. 
1005 A. Wilsoni. Deep blue spikes of 
helmet-shaped flowers 6 feet high. Blooms 
from September on. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1006 A. Napellus. Also deep blue, with 
spikes 3 to 5 feet high, blooming in June. 
Pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 50c, 6 pkts. 90c. 
1008 ACROCLINIUM. Helipterum; 
Everlasting. (A) One of several daisy- 
like flowers that can be satisfactorily 
dried for winter bouquets, supplying a 
wide range of easily blended colors. A 
native of Australia. Height 20 inches. 
ixed. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
AGERATUM. (A) Soft flower heads in 
dense clusters produced on compact 
plants. Attractive as an edging for flower 
beds in sun or partial shade. 
1010 Blue Bedder. Only 4 inches high. 
Large, deep Javender-blue flowers. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1014 Midget Blue. All-America Silver 
Medal. A superior variety with 4-inch 
plants producing masses of azure-blue 
flowers. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1012 Fairy Pink. Soft salmon-rose 
colored ageratum that produces flowers 
when plants are very small. 5 inches. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1011 Blue Perfection. A higher variety, 
growing to 6 inches. The color 1s deep 
blue. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 140z. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
AGERATUM, Blue Perfection 
1023 Little 
1020 AGROSTEMMA Coronaria. 
Lychnis; Rose Campion; Mullem-Pink. 
(P) Woolly leaves and stems 21% feet 
high, bearing 1-mch, terminal 5-petaled 
flowers of brilliant crimson from June to 
September. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
ALYSSUM. The most frequently used- 
annual for a border edging. Seed is 
usually planted where it is to grow, the 
seedlings being thinned to 6 inches. 
1025 White Carpet. A. compactum. 
(A) Plants 3 inches high, bearing clusters 
or racemes of tiny white flowers in great 
profusion. 
Pkt. 15c, 140z. 30c, oz. $1. 
1021 Annual Yellow. (A) Pale yellow 
flowers on 6-inch stems. 
Pkt. 15c, 140z. 30c, oz. $1. 
ALYSSUM, Little Gem 
Gem. Alyssum maritima. 
(A) A 6-inch spreading plant with white 
flowers. 
Pkt. 15c, 140z. 30c, oz. $1. 
1022 Sweet Alyssum. Alyssum Ben- 
thamu. (A) A taller variety growing 
to 9 inches. Flowers white and very fra- 
grant 
Pkt. isc, Ihoz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
1024 Violet Queen. (A) Fragrant, 
deep violet blossoms produced in pro- 
fusion on dwarf plants. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 40z. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
1027 A. saxatile compactum.  Gol- 
dentuft. (P) (R) The bright yellow flowers, 
borne on 15-inch plants, are equally de- 
sirable in rock garden or border for their 
intense color from April to June. 
Pkt. 15c, 4oz. 50c, oz. $1.75. 
1028 A. saxatile, Silver Queen. (P) (R) 
Pale Iemon, with habit similar to the 
above variety. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1029 Perennial Rock Species, Mixed. 
Includes such varieties as A. montanum, 
A. rostratum, A. corymbosum and A. 
petreum. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
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KEY TO SYMBOLS. 
(A) ANNUAL. Seed sown in the spring produce 
flowers the first year and die at the end of the 
season. 
(P) PERENNIAL. From seed planted in late 
spring or early summer, plants will produce 
flowers the second year and will continue to 
bloom year after year. 
(B) BIENNIAL. Seed sown in spring or summer 
blooms the following year only. 
(R) ROCK GARDEN. suitable for 
rock garden planting. 
Subjects 
Lists of plants for shade and for border plant- 
ing will be found on page 62. 
All-America Selections are indicated in italics 
as for vegetables, and an explanation will 
be found on page 7. 
1032 AMARANTHUS, Molten Fire. 
(A) Scarlet, plume-like flower on 4-foot 
stem. The leaves are bronze, tipped with 
fiery scarlet. 
Pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 50c, 6 pkts. 90c. 
1033 A. tricolor. Joseph’s Coat. (A) 
Plants grown more for the red, yellow and 
green leaves than for the less conspicuous 
flower. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
ANCHUSA. Bugloss; Alkanet. An airy, 
blue myosotis-like flower that adds interest 
to a border planting. 
1037 A. italica, Dropmore Variety. (P) 
Planted for its turquoise-blue flowers 
borne = 3 to 5-foot stems during June 
and July. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1038 A.myosotidiflora. (P) Large, heart- 
shaped leaves and loose heads of small 
blue flowers in May. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1036 Blue Bird. (A) All-America Bronze 
Medal. Dwarf, 14%-foot, compact plants 
producing vivid indigo-blue blossoms. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
ANCHUSA myosotidiflora 
