. Annual catalogue of seeds, plants, & Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. FLiOWER^ SEEDS. / ^ N our list of fiovver-seeds will be found all those varieties known to be desirable, and worthy the attention of florists and amateurs. Our Catalogue is arranged with a view to aid our patrons in their selections by offering the very best varieties of each species, and to avoid the confu
. Annual catalogue of seeds, plants, & Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. FLiOWER^ SEEDS. / ^ N our list of fiovver-seeds will be found all those varieties known to be desirable, and worthy the attention of florists and amateurs. Our Catalogue is arranged with a view to aid our patrons in their selections by offering the very best varieties of each species, and to avoid the confusion attending Cj/lll the selection from catalogues in which the [greatest possible number of varieties are presented, regard- Jf ^^^^fe less of their value; many of which only disappoint the cultivator by taking time and garden space which might otherwise be used in growing better flowers. Constant care is required, in any event; but with patience, and the exercise of reasonable judgment, any one may soon acquire experience enough to successfully grow most of the species of flowers ; failure oftener results from ignorance and negligence than from any fault of the seeds or of nature. A few suggestions may prove of value to those who are unfamiliar with floriculture. The selection of the seeds; the preparation of the flower-beds or borders; the choice of location best suited to each species; the use of fertilizers; the time and manner of sowing seeds or of setting plants; the destruction of noxious weeds and injurious insects; and many other details incident to the cultivation of a flower-garden, — all require care, and more or less skill. The first requisite is reliable seeds: we spare no pains or expense to procure the very best. A thorough trial of our seeds will do more to establish this fact in the minds of our patrons than any statement by us would be likely to do. The seeds of some of the species are very small and delicate, and, from many causes, are liable to fail, pa
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