CULTURE SUGGESTIONS FOR 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Flower seeds should not be planted out 
before ground warms up. Before plant- 
ing, soil should be worked up and en- 
riched with fertilizer. Do not sow your 
seeds when ground is wet. A good rule 
is to cover seeds four to six times their 
diameter, which means that some vari- 
eties need merely to be pressed into 
the soil. Most seeds are planted too 
deeply. Press the earth firmly around 
the seed when planting. As plants 
come up, thin out to prevent crowding. 
Place supports around tall-growing 
varieties so that they will not be dam- 
aged by wind and rain. 
STARTING INDOORS. In order to get 
earlier flowers and a longer blooming 
season, a number of annuals such as 
Antirrhinum or Snapdragon, Carna- 
tions, Celosia, Lobelia, Pansies, Petu- 
nias, Salpiglossis, Stocks, Verbenas and 
others had best be started indoors, or 
in cold frames. 
A Deere Gem 
1 (Sand Verbena). Delights 
Abronia in dry, poor soil and sunny 
situation. A rapid grower for baskets, 
window boxes or rockeries. Its fra- 
grant flowers of bright rose with white 
center bloom in summer and _ fall. 
Plants 6 inches. Umbellata. Pkt. 15c. 
Trae (Everlasting). Plants 
Acroclinium (evens hes high 
Lovely white or rosy pink flowers, 
which when cut in the bud state, can 
be dried and used in winter bouquets. 
LARGE FLOWERED DOUBLE HY- 
BRIDS. Greatly improved. Pkt. 15c. 
re a (Blue Daisy.) A plant 1 to 
Agape een withoan abune 
dance +f sicy-blue, daisy-like flowers. 
Use tur to3sding in a protected place, 
ae nue tor house plant. Coelestis. 
Lee Be 
Anagaiiis (Pimpernel). Dwarf plants 
Le 6 to 8 inches tall, with 
blue or red flowers. Bloom freely all 
summer. Does best in a sunny location. 
Grandiflora, mixed colors. Pkt. 15c. 
18 
ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS ; 
A half hardy annual of 
easy culture, especially 
Ageratum 
adapted for borders and bedding as it 
is literally covered with clusters of 
feathery blossoms from early summer 
until frost. 
MIDGET BLUE. Only 3 to 4 inches 
tall, with dense spread of 12 inches, 
freely producing tiny tufts of true 
azure-blue flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
FAIRY PINK. A compact plant of a 
delightful soft salmon rose-pink color, 
height 5 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
BLUE BALL. Dwarf Compact. 
dark blue, 9 inches high. Pkt. 1l5dc. 
BLUE CAP. Dwarf Compact. Minia- 
ture. 6 inches. PKt. 15c. 
BLUE PERFECTION. Semi-dwarf. 8 
inches high. PEt. bc. 
PURPLE PERFECTION. Vivid dark 
purple, compact. 8 inches. Pkt. 1L5c. 
LITTLE BLUE STAR. Flowers light 
blue, purple center. 4 inches. Pkt. 15c. 
MEXICANUM BLUE. 18 inches high. 
Pistwe se, 
: For borders, edging 
Alyssum, Sweet and rock work, we 
recommend a liberal use of this dainty 
little flower. It will keep blooming 
well into November here in the North- 
west. Stands many severe freezes. 
ROYAL CARPET (Precumbens). The 
1958 top All-America Selection. Grows 
only a few inches high but ten inches 
across. The purple flowers start bloom- 
ing early and until the end of the 
season. Pkt, 25c. 
LITTLE GEM. Of dwarf compact hab- 
it, only 4 inches high. Plants start 
blooming very early and flower until 
late in the fall. One of the easiest 
grown. Pkt., 10c; % oz. 25c; % O2Z., 
35ce3; 16 oz., 50c: 
VIOLET QUEEN. Plants are dwarf, 
compact, neat in habit, free flowering. 
The small sweetly scented flowers are 
a rich, deep shade of violet. Pkt. 10c. 
LUTESCENS. Dwarf, cream or straw 
color. 5 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
CARPET OF SNOW (Procumbens). 
2 to 8 inches high, pure white flowers 
that bloom so freely that the plant 
has a snow-like appearance all sum- 
Deep 
mer ist. Loc e024 Cl Oz ane 
% oz., 60c. 
SNOW CLOTH (Procumbens). An 
excellent plant, flat, compact mass of 
pure white flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
LILAC QUEEN. A very pretty dwarf 
plant growing about 6 inches high, of 
deep lavender-lilac color. Pkt. 10c. 
MINIMUM. A dwarf plant. 2 to 38 
in. high, with white flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Brilliant foliaged an- 
Amaranthus nuals used as centers 
of large beds or for borders of tall 
plants. Give plants plenty of room. 
Grow 3 to 5 feet high. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
(Cape Forget-Me-Not). A 
Anchusa rare annual, grows 2 feet 
high, blooming all summer. It resem- 
bles a large beautiful Forget-Me-Not 
of deep blue color. Blue Bird. Pkt. 10c. 
Antirrhinum 
(Snapdragon). 
One of the most 
popular cut - flow- 
ers. Giant Snap- 
dragons grow 2 to 
8. feet — high. Mor 
early blooms sow 
indoors in’ March 
and set out in the 
open after all dan- 
ger of frost is past. 
Plant sorescininetomsd 
inches apart. 
GRANDIFLORA 
RUST 
RESISTANT. 
Where Antirrhinums cannot be grown 
on account of the rust which attacks 
the foliage, the rust resistant varieties, 
listed below, assure success. 
AMBER AND GOLD. Golden amber. 
APPLE BLOSSOM. Rose pink. 
BLACK PRINCE. Nearly black. 
CAMPFIRE. Luminous scarlet. 
CANARY BIRD. Giant yellow. 
CHERRY ROSE. Deep cherry rose. 
COPPER KING. Bronze brown. 
GARNET. Velvety crimson. 
INDIAN GIRL. Old gold. 
LOVELINESS. Soft rose pink. 
PINK SENSATION. Pure pink. 
SHASTA. Pure white. 
WILD FIRE. Bright orange scarlet. 
YELLOW GIANT. Deep yellow. 
All eolors, mixed or individual colors 
of the above. Pkt. 15c. 
SUPER MAJESTICS, RUST RE- 
SISTANT. This type is base-branch- 
ing, valuable for cutting. Finest Mixed. 
Pkt, 15e; 
TETRA. GIANT RUFFLED SUPER- 
FINE MIXTURE. Exciting new ruf- 
fled snaps, the largest flowered of all 
snapdragons in beautiful colors and 
combinations. Pkt. 15c. 
SUPER MAJESTIC CALIFORNIA 
GIANTS. Flowers on long’ stems. 
Closely spaced large florets. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 15c. 
BURPEE DOUBLE. Flowers are rich 
deep golden yellow; buds flushed rose 
pink. Pkt. 35c. 
BURPEE'S 
SCRAPER. 
dragon. 
eolors. 
NEW GIANT SKY- 
Tallest growing Snap- 
Extra large flowers. Mixed 
Pkt; 15c. 
Arctotis (African Daisy). A hand- 
7 some annual, forming a 
branching bush 2 to 3 feet high. Has 
silvery white flowers with lilac shading 
and dark center. Blooms all summer. 
GRANDIS. Pkt. 15c. 
LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS. 
Many colors. 1 foot. Pkt. 15c. : 
