Annual Flower Seeds 25 
Annual Flower Seeds 
NOTE—“CULTURE,”’ following name of each family of flowers, refers to planting 
information on page 20. 
For over seventy years we have specialized in fine flower seeds for gardens and 
greenhouses of our customers. 
“Annual Flowers’? complete their life cycle from seed to seed in one growing 
season. They make the best investment if you like flowers because they cost little, 
bloom profusely, add color, beauty and fragrance to your garden and provide an 
abundance of cut-flowers for the house. 
A few, well chosen varieties from these pages, will assure flowers from early summer 
until fall frosts. 
Flowers around the borders and background of your Vegetable Garden will dress it 
up as it should be. The time you spend in growing flowers pays big dividends in 
satisfaction and you may as well have your share. 
Ageratum 
Valuable edging plant, easily grown and covered 
with plentiful blooms from midsummer thru 
frost. Foliage especially attractive. CULTURE 
D OR E. 
Alyssum 
Most popular of all flowers for very dwarf, com- 
pact borders and edgings. Blooms quickly from 
seed and continues until frost. Excellent for porch 
and window boxes. Delicately fragrant. CULTURE 
D OR E. 
Arctotis, Hybrida Mixed 
Arcteotis 
Arctotis or Lavender Daisy is one of the loveliest 
Daisies, and most desirable annual for cut- 
flowers as well as for the garden. This Blue-Eyed 
African Daisy should not be confused with our 
Golden African Daisy or Dimorphoteca. CUL- 
TURE D OR E. 
128 HYBRIDA MIXED. One of the most beautiful 
novelties offered in recent years. The flowers are 
like Arctotis Grandis in form but in pink, rose, 
yellow and orange, with dark centers. Pkt. 10c. 
Anchusa 
Dwarf Blue Bedder Ageratum 
16 IMPROVED BLUE BALL. Rich, dark -blue, 
flowers literally cover each plant. Use in borders 
to blend with pink Petunias and golden Marigolds, 
where its low growth of about 8 inches makes rich 
frame for the bed. Pkt. Lic; oz. 35c. 
DS Ne 
Little Dorritt Alyssum 
26 LITTLE DORRITT. Marvelous new type, forms 
17 
BLUE BALL. Dwarf, compact 10 to 12 inch perfect little plants 4 inches tall, completely 35 CAPENSIS, Cape Forget-Me-Not. 18 to 24 
plants with clear blue flowers. Pkt. LOc; 18 oz. covered with ehacrantetioy euniten lower | Pkt: inches tall; bears profusion of Forget-Me-Not 
8Oc. 10¢c; 14 oz. 30c. like flowers; freely branching; blooms all summer 
: ‘ f and excellent cut-flowers. Culture A or B. 
18 FAIRY PINK. This new Ageratum is a dwarf 23 SWEET WHITE, Benthami Maritimum. Pkt. 10c. 
compact type, seldom growing over 5 or 6 inches Semi-trailing so suitable for boxes and hanging 
tall, producing a mass of delightful soft salmon- baskets. In the border it spreads to 18 inches or 
rose-pink flowers. Plants begin blooming when a more. White and sweet scented. Pkt. Se; 14 oz. 
few inches tall and continue as the plant grows 35e; Oz. 9Oc. 
until it forms a solid mass of bloom. Pkt. 25¢. 22 LITTLE GEM. Best white with most uniform 
19 MIDGET BLUE. AGERATUM. All-America plants. 6 inches tall. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 20c. 
Silver Medal 19460. After many years of in- BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 
tensive work in plant breeding and selection, a Year-Round GuidetiouPrrciical Gardening 
really dwarf Ageratum has been produced. Midget 500 Pages @ 1000 Illustrations $ 95 
Blue grows only 2 to 3 inches high, has delicate sass Laat 372 
foliage, which is practically smothered with deep 
blue flowers, making it a perfect flower for edgings. 25 VIOLET QUEEN. Flowers of this new variety 
Pkt. 15c. have a character peculiarly their own, being of a 
pretty bright violet tint. Plants are dwarf and 
20 Dwarf Blue Bedder. This fine new variety is a neatly compact and just as free flowering as the 
very uniform grower. Four inches high and simply white varieties. Pkt. 1Q@c; 18 oz. 30c. 
covered with large clusters of deep lavender blue 24 PROCUMBENS. “Carpet of Snow.’? This va- 
flowers. Because of its uniform growth and rich 
color, this is one of the best edging varieties yet 
produced. Pkt. Ldc. 
riety of Alyssum is only about 214 inches high, 
somewhat spreading, and covered with a mass of 
Snow-white flowers in carpet effect. Pkt. 10c; 
lg oz. 20c; Oz. SOc. 
Balsam, Bush Flowered 
Balsam or Lady’s Slipper, form nearly sym- 
metrical, tree-like plants with a profusion of 
wax-like flowers in most brilliant colors. Easy 
culture, grow 114 to 2 ft. tall. May be sown in 
late summer for transplanting in the fall for 
winter blooming indoors. CULTURE A OR B. 
309 BUSH FLOWERED MIXED. This new type of 
Balsam will grow only 15 to 18 inches tall forming 
dense, shapely, compact plants with rich dark 
foliage. The lovely double blooms are borne above 
the foliage like miniature bouquets. With its 
delightful array of color this variety will add much 
interest and beauty to your garden. Pkt. 10c; 18 
oz. 6O0c. 
306 DOUBLE ROSE FLOWERED. Great variety 
of rich colors. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 25e. 
307 CAMELLIA FLOWERED. Tightly double as a 
; ‘ : & Camelia and in grand color range. Pkt. LOc; 4% 
Alyssum, Popular Border Plant Oz. 25c. 
Ageratum, Blue Ball Improved 
The Templin-Bradley Co., Seeds and Bulbs, Cleveland 2, Ohio 
