. A Border of Pink Geraniums Edged with Sweet Alyssum. We give close attention to this department, which is probably the largest in quantity and variety in this country, over one thousand species and varieties being offered. Our constant aim is to secure the very best strains obtainable, both of home and foreign growth, and we spare no pains or expense with this object in view. Our strains of Asters, Carnations, Cineraria, Pansy, Petunia, Primula, Verbena, etc., are grown by the leading private gardeners and commercial florists of the United States and Canada, and are acknowledged to be superi
. A Border of Pink Geraniums Edged with Sweet Alyssum. We give close attention to this department, which is probably the largest in quantity and variety in this country, over one thousand species and varieties being offered. Our constant aim is to secure the very best strains obtainable, both of home and foreign growth, and we spare no pains or expense with this object in view. Our strains of Asters, Carnations, Cineraria, Pansy, Petunia, Primula, Verbena, etc., are grown by the leading private gardeners and commercial florists of the United States and Canada, and are acknowledged to be superior in all respects. Success with Flower Seeds. We are convinced that many of the failures with flower seeds are due to lack of proper conditions; and while it would be impossible in the space at our disposal in this catalogue to give explicit directions for each and every variety which we offer (but which is given on each packet of flower seeds we sell), we feel sure that if the general directions given below are followed that success will be the rule. These directions, we may say, are written for the latitude of Philadelphia. Customers living in other sections can readily adapt them to their localities. For all flower seeds which should be started indoors, and this includes many of our best and Ijrightest summer flowers, such as Heliotrope, Celosia, Lobelia, Salvi:i, Vinca, Verbena, etc., the best plan is to sow in earthenware seed pans, house frame—see offer at foot of page—or boxes (about 2 inches deep), which should be filled to the depth of an inch with broken pots, coal ashes, or any rough material that will furnish perfect drainage. The upper inch should be nicely sifted soil, composed, if possible, of about one-third each sand, leaf mould and light garden loam. Press firm and evenly, and water thoroughly the day before sowing. Sow the seeds thinly over the surface, covering about one-eighth of an inch and pressing firmly; cover with a pane of glass or one or two thi
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