. Dreer's 1950. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. This is the stuff from which "edges" are made, and rock gardens and ribbon beds, too—-Ager- atum. Alyssum, Brachycome, Candytuft and Portulaca. All are dwarf, compact and long blooming—and don't forget your porch, window and patio boxes! Sow the seed right where you want the plants to bloom, in shallow drills. A couple of weedings is all the care they'll need for a summer of beauty. A packet will sow 10 ft. AGERATU
. Dreer's 1950. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. This is the stuff from which "edges" are made, and rock gardens and ribbon beds, too—-Ager- atum. Alyssum, Brachycome, Candytuft and Portulaca. All are dwarf, compact and long blooming—and don't forget your porch, window and patio boxes! Sow the seed right where you want the plants to bloom, in shallow drills. A couple of weedings is all the care they'll need for a summer of beauty. A packet will sow 10 ft. AGERATUM • Floss Flower Compact, annual plants with tuft-like blooms, June to heavy frost. Start indoors in February or March, or sow outdoors in April, or May. Blue Ball, 1045. Compact, ball-shaped plants. Deep Ageratum-blue, 6 inches. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. Blue Cap, 1047. Rich deep blue, 5 inches. Pkt. 20c: 2 pkts. 35c. Blue Perfection, 1049. Amethyst-blue, tall enough for cutting. 10 inches. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. Imperial Dwarf White, 1053. Compact plants with pure white flowers. 6 inches. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. Lasseaux, 1056. Another tall enough for cut- ting; clear pink. 12 inches. Pkt. 15c: 2 pkts. 25c. Blue Ball Improved (Blue Boy), 1046. Scarcely 4 inches tall but perfect in form. Rich blue. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. Fairy Pink, 1052. Compact plants; bright rose- pink. 5 inches. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. Midget Blue, 1058. Truly midget plants with brilliant blue flowers. 4 inches. Pkt. 25c. Golden Ageratum {Lonas inodora), 1054. Bright golden yeUow flowers resembling 'Ageratum. Fine for cutting. 20 inches. Pkt. 25c. ALYSSUM (Annual) The most popular edging plant. Dwarf, com- pact and hterally covered with blooms. Sow where they are wanted as soon as ground is fit. Good in porch and window boxes. An ounce will sow 100 feet of row. Carpet of Snow, 1071. Dwarf, spreading plants. In full bloom they resemble giant white pancakes. Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 50c; oz. $ Little Gem, 1077.
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