Hi Mary I would like to trade for the marigold packets I have purple globe amaranth,purple echinacia, and purple perennial ageratum if you want to do a trade let me know thanks Jennifer

Wow, I'd be really mad if the package promised a couple hundred seeds, and there were only 25! That's probably why a lot of companies just give the weight of the seed. I've bought seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds, an online company, and they give a seed amount on the site. Every packet had the right amount of seeds, or more. If you can find an 800 number for Aimers, or have free/cheap long distance, I'd call them and see what they have to say for themselves! Maybe they'll mail you replacements...which you can use to start trading seeds! If you want to start trading seeds before this fall (when you should be able to harvest seeds from your own garden, or snatch them from other places) just look for seeds on sale. If you pick things you'd like to grow anyway, you can keep some to grow, and try to trade the extras. Or if you just want seeds for trading, browsing though the seed exchange page will give you an idea of what a lot of people look for. People also post offers for "free" seeds--you just pay postage both ways, called a SASBE (BE is bubble envelope)

It could be Salvia viridis 'Claryssa Blue'. Pat Here is a link that might be useful: Salvia viridis

The suggested minimum seed count per packet is 24 seeds (two dozen). Some seeds are very rare, or are difficult to collect, or are weighty and costly to mail. Because of any of these reasons you may wish to put less than 24 seeds into a packet. ALWAYS put this information in your very first post when you offer an "under-count" package of seeds. That way there's no "hard feelings" later on. If a trader knows exactly what they're trading for they will be content with their trade.