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. Philips' buyers guide for 1897 : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. f'ke sprin< Xo plant is more cultivated, or more sought after than the Verbena and no plant excels it for massing in beds or lawns. In the varieties may be found every color ex- cept yellow. Th e y flower perfectly well from seed sown i n hot-bed in Verbena, fine colors mixed. The Violet should not be wanting in any gar- den, on account of its fragrance and early appear- ance. A single flower will
. Philips' buyers guide for 1897 : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. f'ke sprin< Xo plant is more cultivated, or more sought after than the Verbena and no plant excels it for massing in beds or lawns. In the varieties may be found every color ex- cept yellow. Th e y flower perfectly well from seed sown i n hot-bed in Verbena, fine colors mixed. The Violet should not be wanting in any gar- den, on account of its fragrance and early appear- ance. A single flower will perfume the whole room. They will thrive best in summer in a shady situation in a rich, deep soil, h p. 10c. Zinnia. The Zinnia is one of our most showy plants, easy of cultivation : so /SgSs handsome that it will al-Sps,*; ways be popular. Thej|^r double soils usully grow Spvl about 2 feet high, pro- ducing flowers of many jjjjffl colors, almost as double ^plp as a Dahlia. .:• • -"y Zinnia double large W flowering and striped va- jjl rieties. Fine colors mixed. 10c. ^7 m HP Wild Flower Garden. Special Mixture of Flower Seeds Much pleasure is derived from watching the growth of a mixted bed of flowers. The mixtures are made from choice fresh seeds and can not fail to give satisfaction. The peckets are liberal in size, and in no other way can so many seeds be obtained for so little monev. lUe. Special Offer IN Flower S^ds. Alyssam Sweet, flowers white Sc. Aster, resembling a Chrysanthemum 10c. Candytuft, sweet scented Sc. Mignonette, sweet large flowered oc. Pansy, choice seed, fancy colors 10c. Phlox Lrummondii mixed 10c. Sweet Peas, fancy bloomers and climbers 5c, Total amount oOc. This special offer for 2o cents is not subject t0 any prmium. Total 50c worth for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble th
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