HART & VICK’S FLOWER SEEDS 
The Same Denendalle Seeds of Aunuals and Perennials that We Sell 
to the Bloriat 
Our list of Flower Seeds does not cover every variety, but it does 
describe the best kinds for garden planting. We believe that a care- 
fully selected list like this is what the amateur gardener wants. 
Our 
seed is the best that can be grown, carefully tested for quality, and 
with ordinary care will give splendid results. 
the particular florists 
quality we sell 
planting. 
It is of the same high 
for greenhouse and outside 
In this catalog Perennial and Biennial varieties are designated by 
CAPITAL letters. 
Armeria is Very 
Hardy and Blooms 
All Summer 
Bey 
Carpet of Snow 
Alyssum 
Violet Queen 
Alyssum 
Arabis Alpina, Snow Cap 
Pure White Flowers Soon 
Achillea - Milfoil; Yarrow 
PTARMICA, THE PEARL. | Clusters of small, 
double, white, Pompon Chrysanthemum-like flow- 
ers. From June to September. “Fine for cutting. 
Height 2 feet. Hardy, lasts for years. Pkg. 25c 
Ageratum - Floss Flower 
Tassel-like clustered flowers that bloom in pro- 
fusion 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 trans- 
planted outside in May or the seed sown outdoors 
in May. 
Blue Bedder. Neat, compact, round-headed 
plants about 6 inches high, literally covered with 
large, flossy, rich deep blue flowers. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 60c 
Blue Perfection. Plants almost uniform in 
height; flowers deep amethyst-blue. Fine for cut- 
ting. 8 inches tall. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 30c 
Midget Blue. Very low, 4 to 6 inch, compact 
plants with dense clusters of Ageratum-blue flow- 
ers all season. Very uniform in habit and even 
in color. Pkg. 30c 
Amaranthus 
Molten Fire. A recently introduced variety that 
is extremely showy. The foliage is -bronze, or red- 
dish bronze, with fiery scarlet tip. Blooms mid- 
summey to frost. 4 to 5 feet high. 
. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 45¢ 
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 the average sized garden. 
This year again we offer in 
many varieties of flower seeds a “Large Package” which contains con- 
siderably more seed than the regular package, and has been planned 
for the farger suburban and estate gardens. 
FLOWER SEEDS ARE SENT POSTPAID 
Anchusa - Alkanet 
ITALICA LISSADEL. This splendid perennial 
is becoming more popular each season as_ it 
bears a profusion of rich blue flowers in May 
and June, a time when blue varieties are scarce 
in the garden. Height about 5 feet. Pkg. 25c 
Arabis - Snow Cap 
ALPINA SNOW CAP. New and greatly im- 
proved Arabis with much larger glistening snow- 
white flowers borne more freely on 6-inch 
plants. In bloom as soon as the snow disappears 
in the spring. Splendid rock garden and edging 
plant. A perennial plant. 
Pkg. 30c; large pkg. 60c 
Arctotis 
Giant Hybrids. Extremely large flowers, 2' 
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 sum- 
mer. Hardy and useful as a border plant. Grows 
14 feet. Blooms May and June. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c 
Aubrietia 
CARNIVAL MIXTURE. An English 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 
Alyssum - Sweet Alyssum 
These annuals are fine for beds, vases, rockwork, or edgings. 
They bloom profusely all summer. 
A package of seed will make a border 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 tall with a spread of 10 inches. 
Pkos15e> IAtoz. 45c oz Sh25 
Little Gem. Dwarf, compact plants, not over 
6 inches high, covered with fragrant, white 
flowers the entire summer. 
Pkg. 15c; 14 oz. 45c; oz. $1.25 
Tetra Snowdrift. Pictured in color opposite 
page 9. A new and very much improved Mari- 
timum, that makes the old Sweet Alyssum ob- 
solete. This new Alyssum has much larger and 
many more flowers than the older kind. The 
plant is more robust and grows about 10 inches 
tall. Flowers very sweet scented. Combines 
wonderfully well with Violet Queen. 
Pkg. 20c; Vg oz. 75c)} 1% oz. $1.25: oz. $3.65 
Violet Queen. Violet Queen Alyssum used as 
a border to Snowstorm Petunia makes one of 
the prettiest plant combinations possible. Violet 
Queen Alyssum has made hosts of friends among 
gardeners. Some have used it for bordering 
flowers of contrasting color; others have mixed 
it with Annual White Gypsophila or with White 
Flowering Sweet Alyssum and used the com- 
binations to make attractive beds and corner 
pieces. It is most satisfactory wherever you 
grow it. 
Pkg. 15¢; Vg oz. 35c; Yq oz. 65c; oz. $1.65 
SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of Gold). 
Hardy perennial; bright yellow, showy flowers 
in May and June. Splendid rock and border 
plant. Height 12 inches. Spread 15 inches. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 30c 
Don’t cover your flower seeds with too much soil. 
Water with a fine spray that won’t disturb 
the ground and sift fine soil over them. 
their roots. 
ROYAL CARPET ALYSSUM 
All-America Awards Winner 1953 
Pictured in color opposite page 9. 
The finest new Alyssum to be offered to you for your garden in 12 years. 
for Carpet of Snow as they both grow 4 inches tall with a spread of 12 inches 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 edaing to flower beds, walks and drives and for color in the rock 
or disease trouble on this flower. 
garden. You will enjoy it used in many ways. 
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Scatter fine seeds on the surface of 
A companion 
No pest 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c 
Aubrietia—A Hardy 
Spreading Plant 
Giant Hybrid Arctotis 
Splendid for Cutting 
Achillea Ptarmica 
Blooms June to Sept. 
Anchusa Italica, 
Lissadel—Blue Flowers 
in May and June 
