FLOWERS...and how to grow them 
A carefully selected list of the best varieties for 
your garden 
with greatly expanded guide to 
success in flower growing. 
AGERATUM (a) Grp. 2 
Fluffy blue flowers all summer on dwarf com- 
pact plants. Easily grown in any soil. Excellent 
for edgings or rock gardens. 
Midget Blue. Fine dwarf Ageratum 2 to 
3 inches high, smothered with small, true 
Ageratum blue flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Blue Ball. Compact round plants. 6 inches 
tall, hidden by a mass of pure blue 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
ALYSSUM, Madwort 
Blooms the entire season; popular for beds 
and edging in summer, or for growing in pots 
and boxes for winter bloom. 
Carpet of Snow (a) Grp. 2. White flowers 
on flat growing 3-inch plants. Pkt. 10c. 
Saxatile compactum (p) Grp. 5. Basket 
of Gold. Compact plants covered with 
a wealth of golden blossoms in early 
spring. 12 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum) (a) Grp. 2. 
Fragrant white flowers all season. 12 
inches in height. Pkt. 10c. 
*Alyssum ROYAL CARPET. 1953 Top 
Winner All America Selections. In drifts 
of vibrant purple or as a neat hedging 
for the flower bed, this new Alyssum will 
grow only a few inches high but 10 inches 
across, flowering throughout the season. 
No pests, no diseases. Easy to grow from 
seed and self-reseeding. Pkt. 25c. 
See color illustration on page 11. 
Violet Queen (a) Grp. 2. Low compact 
plants with an abundance of sweetly 
scented flowers of a rich deep shade of 
violet. Neat and free flowering. Pkt. 15c. 
IMPROVED CREGO ASTERS 
ASTER (a) Grp. 4 
From July until September the Aster reigns 
supreme in the garden. We offer remarkably 
fine strains, producing perfect flowers of great 
beauty. Asters require a rich soil kept open by 
continuous cultivation. 
Heart of France. Deep ruby-red, fully 
double, well rounded flowers on long 
stems. Midseason until frost. Pkt. 10c. 
IMPROVED CREGO WILT RESISTANT. 
The large shaggy flowers with long 
curled petals are not unlike the ostrich 
feather. The plants are strong, heavily 
branched and grow about 212 feet in 
height. Separate colors: 
Azure Blue, Crimson, Orchid, Pink, Pur- 
ple, Rose, White. Pkt. 15c. 
Crego Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
SUPER GIANTS. Combining the Crego 
type of flower with the Beauty Aster’s 
long unbranching stems, this full flow- 
ered race of Asters stands at the head of 
the list. They are superb cut flowers, too. 
Super Giant El Monte. Deep glowing 
crimson. Not wilt resistant. Pkt. 15c. 
Super Giant Los Angeles. Fully double 
shell pink. Not wilt resistant. Pkt. 15c¢. 
Wilt Resistant Super Giants. Super Giants 
are now available in a WILT-RESISTANT 
strain. In the following colors: Azure, 
Crimson, White, Peach, Purple and mix- 
ture of these five. Pkt. 25¢ each. 
Improved Giants of California. Large, 
graceful Crego type flowers borne on 
long heavy stems. Flowers from late sum- 
mer to frost. Height 3 feet. Fine for cut 
flowers. Finest mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
PRINCESS ASTERS, WILT RESISTANT. 
The blooms of this type have a full 
crested center surrounded by several 
rows of strong guard petals. 
Princess Elizabeth. Pure white. 
Princess Susan. Pure clear deep blue. 
Princess Pat. Bright crimson. 
Princess Asters Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
BABYSBREATH, Gypsophila 
Airy sprays of white fiowers, lovely for bou- 
quets. 
Brilliant Carmine 
(a) Grp. 3. Dainty 
bell-shaped blooms. 
Make sowing two 
weeks apart for 
continuous flowers. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Covent Garden 
Market (a) Grp. 3. 
Large, single white 
flowers, 6-8 petals PANICULATA 
each. Pkt. 10c. SINGLE 
Paniculata. Single White (p) Grp. 5. 
Hardy perennial with sprays of tiny rose 
shaped blossoms. If cut before the flow- 
ers are fully opened sprays can be used 
in winter bouquets. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Paniculata Double White (p) Grp. 5. 
Double form of the above. Excellent for 
fresh or dry bouquets. Pkt. 25c. 
Varieties marked * have received 
an award by 
ALL-AMERICA (AS) SELECTIONS 
This is a sign of outstanding merit since 
AAS awards are given only after rigid test- 
ing by expert grower in all parts of the 
USS2#A. 
The Secret of Your Success 
We have grouped our seeds accord- 
ing to the culture they require. Find the 
group number in the alphabetical listing, 
for example, Ageratum, Grp. 2, and your 
cultural instructions in the column below. 
Seeds in this group are 
Group difficult to transplant. Sow 
the seed where the plants 
| are to flower, after the dan- 
ger of frost has passed. Thin 
out to the desired distance when the 
seedlings are well started. 
Seeds in this group are 
Group easily raised outside after 
the danger of frost has 
2 passed. Either sow them in 
their permanent positions or 
in a seed bed and transplant to the 
place where they are to flower. f. 
Seeds in this group can 
Group be sown outside very early 
in the season, being very 
3 hardy. When the seedlings 
are big enough they should 
be transplanted to their permanent po- 
sitions. 
G Sow seeds in flats in early 
roup spring for best results. When 
seedlings are large enough 
4 to handle transplant to 
other flats. Harden off 
gradually and plant into beds when the 
weather is settled. 
G In this group are most of 
roup the perennial seeds. They 
can either be sown indoors 
5 in flats or outside. If sown 
outside it is good practice 
to sow them in mid-spring so they will 
reach a fair size before the hot weather 
starts. After the seedlings are big enough 
to handle, transplant to allow room for 
growth. Plant in their permanent places 
in fall or, if the plants are very small, 
winter over in a cold frame and plant 
out the following spring. 
For best results with biennials such as 
Sweet Williams, Canterbury Bells, Wail- 
flowers and Beauty of Nice Stocks, sow 
them in summer. When the seedlings are 
large enough transplant or thin them so 
they will make sturdy plants by fall. At 
that time plant them where they are to 
flower. Handled in this way, these flow- 
ers will give a really good display. 
Try interplanting some of these showy 
biennial flowers with your late-flowering 
Tulips for very pleasing effects. 
(a) Annual; (p) Perennial; (b) biennial; 
(c) Climber; (r) Rock Garden Plant. 
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