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Seeds of Holmes’ 
Annual Flowers 
PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS will be found on pages 39 to 42. 
Ageratum - Floss Flower 
1072 Blue Ball Improved Pkt., 20c; ¥% 0z., $2.50 
The growth is most uniform and even. The broad green foliage is 
almost completely smothered with flowers of the richest shade of 
blue. Height 6 inches. 
1078 Midget Blue Pkt., 20c; 1/16 oz., $1.00 
All-America Winner. Midget Blue, a really dwarf Ageratum, is only 
3 inches high with delicate, fine foliage which is practically smother- 
ed with small, true ageratum-blue flowers. Blooms all summer and 
fall. 
Alyssum 
1080 Royal Carpet Pkt., 20c; 1/16 oz., $1.00; Y% oz., $1.75 
New Silver Medal Award Winner. Rich violet-purple only two 
inches high and spreads to 10 or more inches across. The first 
new Alyssum in 12 years. 
1081 Little Gem Pkt., 10c; YW oz., 65c; 02., $2.25 
Dwarf, white, compact, fine for beds, edging or rockwork; a lace 
frill for a garden, blooming profusely all summer. Very sweetly scent- 
ed. 
1083 Carpet of Snow Pkt., 15c; “4 0z., 65c; 02., $2.25 
The best dwarf, flat, compact, solid mass of white from spring to late 
fall, Excellent for edging or ground cover. Height 21/7 inches. 
1079 Violet Queen Pkt., 15c; % 0z., 70c; 02., $2.50 
The plants are a mass of bright violet blooms until cut down by frost. 
We are sure that you will like this lovely shade. Height 4 inches. 
Anchusa _ 
1095 Blue Bird Pkt., 15c; ¥% 02., 25c 
Sprays of vivid indigo-blue flowers all summer. Good to mix with 
other flowers in bouquets and one of the easiest flowers to grow. 2 ft. 
Arctotis - African Daisy 
1145 Blue-Eyed African Daisy Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 50c 
An excellent long-stemmed cut flower for dry, sunny location. The 
flowers are like large, white Daisies with blue centers. Easy to grow. 
Blooms from July to frost. 2 feet. 
ASTERS 
Early Giant Double 
*7199 Mixed Colors Pkt., 20c; % 0z., $1.00 
Comes into flower four to six weeks earlier than the Giants of Cali- 
fornia. The large, double flowers with long, attractively curled petals, 
rivaling Giant Chrysanthemums, grow 5 inches or more in diameter. 
Bloom from early August until frost. Height 1 feet. 
Giant California Sunshine 
1260 Mixed Colors Pkt., 20c; % oz., 70c 
The attractive colors of the long, feathery petals make a most strik- 
ing contrast with the creamy white quilled centers. Height 2 feet. 
*Heart of France 
1171 The Best Pure Red Pkt., 20c; 1% 0z., $1.50 
This gorgeous Aster opens purest ruby-red, retains its remarkable 
satiny luster. The flowers are large and double, on long, strong stems. 
Height 114 to 2 feet 
1212 Princess, Mixed Colors Pkt., 25c; ¥ o0z., 95c 
Full-centered, their 3- to 3!/4-inch quilled flowers show no “eye” no 
matter how hot the weather may be. Early, long stemmed. 
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Anchusa, Blue Bird 
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