HART & VICK’S FLOWER SEEDS 
The Same Dependable Seeds of Annuals and Perennials that We Sell to the Florists 
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, carefully tested for quality, and with ordinary care will give 
splendid results. It is of the same high quality we sell the exacting florists for greenhouse and out- 
door planting. ; 
Seed of annuals must be planted each season. Perennials, however, are hardy plants that last 
for years and generally bloom the year after the seed is sown. Annuals are listed on pages 4 through 
21, and perennials on pages 22 through 26. f 
A regular packet of flower seed is enough to fill the needs of the average-sized garden. Many 
varieties are also offered in large packets, which are intended for larger suburban and estate gardens. 
AGERATUM .- Floss-Flower 
Tassel-like clustered flowers that bloom in pro- 
fusion through summer and fall. 
Midget Blue. Very low, 4 to 6-inch, compact 
plants with dense clusters of Ageratum-blue 
flowers all season. Very uniform in habit and 
even in color. Pkt. 30c. 
ALYSSUM 
Fine for beds, rockwork, edging and cutting. 
Blooms profusely all summer. A packet of seed 
will make a border 15 feet long and 1 foot wide. 
Carpet of Snow. We have a particularly good 
strain of this variety. Very large, pure white 
flowers on plants growing about 4 inches tall, 
with a spread of 12 inches. Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 45c; 
oz. $1.25. 
Tetra Snowdrift. 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. Com- 
bines very well with Violet Queen. Pkt. 25c; 
Ygoz. 75c; Yoz. $1.25; oz. $3.65. 
Violet Queen. Makes a dense mass of rich violet- 
blue, holding its color well through the hottest 
summer weather. The compact plant, 5 inches 
tall, grows close to the ground. A free and 
continuous bloomer. Looks well with white 
babys-breath and white Alyssum. Pkt. 15c; 
Yeoz. 35c; Yoz. 65c; oz. $1.65. 
Little Gem. Dwarf, compact plants, not over 
6 inches high, covered with fragrant, white 
flowers the entire summer. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 45c; 
oz. $1.25. 
Royal Carpet 
All-America Winner, 1953 
In color, page 37. The finest new Alyssum in 
many years. A companion for Carpet of Snow; 
both grow 4 inches tall and 12 inches wide and 
bloom continuously from the time they are a few 
weeks old until the end of the season. Healthy and 
pest-free. Makes a beautiful large patch of color in 
the rock garden or perennial border, and is excel- 
lent for edging flower beds, walks and driveways. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 55c. 
AMARANTHUS 
Molten Fire. An extremely showy foliage plant 
4 to 5 feet tall. The foliage is bronze or reddish 
bronze, with fiery scarlet tip. Fine for background 
and foundation planting. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 45c. 
ARCTOTIS 
Giant Hybrids. Extremely large flowers, 214 to 
: 3 inches across, in white, red, mauve, brown, 
ae. j : : russet, apricot and yellow. Splendid for cutting. 
Amaranthus, Molten Fire’ Grow 10 inches tall. Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 45c. 
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