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., $2.00 
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; % oz., $2.00 
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 0z., 75¢; 
1% oz., $1.25; %4 oz., $2.25 
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; %4 02. 50c; oz, $1.75 
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; % oz., 50c; 0z., $1.75 
The best dwarf, flat, compact, solid mass of white from spring to late 
fall. Excellent for edging or ground cover. Successive sowings will 
provide continuous bloom. Height 21) inches. 
1079 Violet Queen Pkt., 15c; %4 oz. 50c; oz., $1.75 
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; ¥& oz., 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; % 0z., 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 
*1199 Mixed Colors Pkt., 20c; Ys oz., $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 4 inches or more in diameter. 
Bloom from early August until frost. Height 11 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. 
*1171 Heart of France (Best Pure Red) Pki., 20c; 4 oz., $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. 
*]212 Princess, Mixed Colors Pkt., 20c; ¥% o0z., 80c 
Full-centered, their 3- to 31/4-inch quilled flowers show no “eye” no 
matter how hot the weather may be. Early, long stemmed. 
*1219 Powderpuff, Mixed Colors Pkt., 20c; %& oz., $1.00 
This new Aster is an upright grower. Stems branch from the base 
so the whole plant may be cut for a large bouquet or long-stemmed 
individual blooms are possible. Flowers have high crested centers of 
quilled petals surrounded by broad petals. Height 24 inches. 
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Pee 
Alyssum, Carpet of Snow 
Aster, Early Giant Double 
