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Title: 1902 annual catalogue of vegetable, field & flower seeds
Identifier: CAT31292782 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: David Hardie Seed Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Texas Dallas Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs
Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : David Hardie Seed Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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sm 1902 a "\^E can with much confidence recommend Our Flower SeedSp they are the choicest and best selected ever offered in the South, they are all imported by us direct from the most careful European Flower Seed growers, you can therefore rely on them making you a nice flower garden. We have, as you will see, a large assortment. Liberal Discount on Flower Seed in Packets. Purchasers remitting $1.00 may select Flower Seeds in pack- ets amounting to $1.25; and same proportion on larger amounts. All flower seeds sent mail paid. CULTURE—A common error in planting flower seeds is co-vering- them too deep, they should not be covered more than twice the thick- ness of the seed, small seeds, such as Portulaca, need only be pressed down with a board or the hand; always press the soil down firmly after sowing, else there is danger of the young plants drying up before their roots can get hold of the soil. Flower seeds generallv succeed best in rich, loamy soil. Height Price Inch Pkt. Oz. Agrostemma Goeli-Rosa^ ("Rose of Heaven") rose color. Althea Rosea, see Hollyhock. Amaranthus caudatus (love lies bleeding), graceful, showy flowers " tricolor (Joseph's Coat), valuable for bedding, fmefoliage. " cruentus (Prince's Feather) red foliage Antirrhinum, see Snap Dragon. Aquilegia chrysantha (Columbine) beautiful long yellow blooms— Victoria. 66 mixed colors white, flowers very large and double. mixed colors Quilled German, white, great bloomer. " " mixed colors . 12 5 25 15 5 40 12 5 6 5 40 4 5 60 30 5 20 diff 5 30 30 5 20 36 )0 24 5 12 10 12 10 18 10 18 10 18 5 50 .18 5 50 18 5 50

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