MS: 
Aubrietia—A 
Armeria is Very 
Hardy and Blooms 
All Summer 
Carpet of Snow 
Alyssum 
Violet Queen 
Alyssum 
ROYAL CARPET ALYSSUM 
The finest new Alyssum to be offered to you for your garden in 12 years. A 
companion for Carpet of Snow as they both grow 4 inches tall and flower continually 
from the time they are a few weeks old until the end of the season. Use this new 
Alyssum for making large patches of color in your garden; or as an edging to flower 
beds, walks and drives and for color in the rock garden. You will enjoy it used in 
many ways. Pictured on the front cover. 
Hardy Spreading Plant 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c. 
planting. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
The Same Denendalle Seed of Aunuals 
and Perennials that We Sellle the Florist 
Our list of Flower Seeds does not cover every variety, but it does describe the 
best kinds for garden planting. We believe that a carefully selected list like this is 
what the amateur gardener wants. Our seed is the best that can be grown, care- 
fully tested for quality, and with ordinary care will give splendid results. 
the same high quality we sell the particular florists for greenhouse and outside 
In this catalog Perennial and Biennial varieties are designated by CAPITAL letters. 
Annuals are those that you must plant each season. Perennials are hardy, last 
for years, and generally bloom the next year after sowing the seed. 
Our regular packages of flower seeds are liberally designed to fill the needs of 
It is of 
the average sized garden. This year again we offer in many varieties of flower seeds a “Large 
Package” which contains considerably more seed than the regular package, and has been planned 
for the larger suburban and estate gardens. 
FLOWER SEEDS ARE SENT POSTPAID 
Achillea - Milfoil; Yarrow 
PTARMICA, THE PEARL. Clusters of small, 
double, white, Pompon Chrysanthemum-like 
flowers. From June to September. Fine for cut- 
ting. Height 2 feet. Hardy, lasts for years. 
Pkg. 25c 
Ageratum - Floss Flower 
Tassel-like clustered flowers that bloom in 
profusion through summer and fall. Gay and 
bushy, the rain does not spoil the flowers nor 
the sun fade their color. Easily grown from 
seed, either started in a window box or hotbed 
and transplanted outside in May or the seed 
sown outdoors in May. 
Biue Bedder. Neat, compact. round-headed 
plants about 6 inches high, literally covered 
with large, flossy, rich deed blue flowers. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 60c 
Blue Perfection. Plants almost uniform in 
height; flowers deep amethyst-blue. Fine for 
cutting. 8 inches tall. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 30c 
Alyssum - Sweet Alyssum 
These annuals are fine for beds, vases, rock- 
work, or edgings. They bloom profusely all 
summer. A package of seed will make a bor- 
der 15 feet long and 1 foot wide. 
Carpet of Snow. Annual. We have a partic- 
ularly fine strain of this variety. Flowers pure 
white, very large, on plants growing about 4 
inches’ fall PKgi mlSen AsoZ 45c7 "Ooze S eZ 
Little Gem. Dwarf, compact plants, not over 
6 inches high, covered with fragrant, white 
flowers the entire summer. 
Pkg. 15c; % oz. 45c; oz. $1.25 - 
Sweet. The popular, old-fashioned sort. Pure 
white. Blooms from early summer to frost. 
Height 8 inches. Often mixed with Violet 
Queen with splendid success. 
PKG OGH/AnOZaEZ CG mOzamODC 
Violet Queen. Violet Queen Alyssum used as 
a border to Snowstorm Petunia makes one of 
the prettiest plant combinations possible. Vio- 
let Queen Alyssum has made hosts of friends 
among gardeners. Some have used it for bor- 
dering flowers of contrasting color; others have 
mixed it with Annual White Gypsophila or with 
White Flowering Sweet Alyssum and used the 
combinations to make attractive beds and cor- 
ner pieces. It is most satisfactory wherever 
you grow it. 
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SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of 
Gold). Hardy perennial; bright yellow, showy 
flowers in May and June. Splendid rock and 
border plant. Height 12 inches. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 30c 
Anchusa - Alkanet 
ITALICA LISSADEL. This splendid peren- 
nial is becoming more popular each season as 
it bears a profusion cf rich blue flowers in 
May and June, a time when blue varieties are 
scarce in the garden. Height about 5 feet. 
Piten  WEKe 
MYOSOTIDIFLORA. A distinct dwarf hardy 
perennial species, grows 10 to 12 inches high, 
producing, during April and May, sprays of 
beautiful ‘’Forget-me-not-like’’ flowers of a 
rich blue. An excellent plant for the garden. 
Pkg. 35c¢ 
Anagallis 
Grandiflora, Mixed. The lovely, brilliant 
flowers, in charming shades of blue, lilac, scar- 
let, and crimson, cover the 6-inch plants from 
July until frost. A splendid border and rockery 
plant. Pkgealecal/cuoz, SOc Ag Oza ac 
Amaranthus 
Molten Fire. A recently introduced variety 
that is extremely showy. The foliage is bronze, 
or reddish bronze, with fiery scarlet tip. 
Blooms midsummer to frost. 4 to 5 feet high. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 45c 
Arabis - Rock Cress 
ALPINA. This splendid little perennial plant 
is covered with pure white flowers as soon as 
the snow disappears in the spring. Unequalled 
for rockeries and edging. Height 6 inches. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 45c; 1/16 oz. 70c 
Arctotis 
Giant Hybrids. Extremely large flowers, 21, 
to 3 inches across, in white, red, mauve, 
brown, russet, apricot and yellow. Splendid 
for cutting. Grow 10 inches tall. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 45c¢ 
Armeria - Sea Pink 
GIANT PINK. Rose and pink flowers all 
summer. Hardy and useful as a border plant. 
Grows 1% feet. Blooms May and June. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75¢ 
Aubrietia 
CARNIVAL MIXTURE. An Englsh strain of 
the very lovely creeping, hardy plant. Flowers 
in sheets of blue, crimson and rose-pink for a 
long period of time. Probably the best of all 
perennials for growing in crevices of dry walls 
and rockeries. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 65c. 
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ground and sift fine soil over them. 
with a fine spray that won’t disturb their roots. 
Arabis Alpina 
Pure White Flowers Soon 
After Snow Goes 
Giant Hybrid Arctotis 
Splendid for Cutting 
Achillea Ptarmica 
Blooms June to Sept. 
Anchusa Italica, 
Lissadel—Blue Flowers 
in May and June 
ALL-AMERICA 
TOP WINNER 1953 
Don't cover your flower seeds with too much 
soil. Scatter fine seeds on the surface of the 
Water 
