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"Maid of the Mist." Mrs. Shepherd's love- 

 ly single, peony-flowered, white poppy. Flow- 

 ers from 7 to 9 inches across; petals very 

 large, overlapping, daintily incurved, deep- 

 ly and irregularly fringed. The ovary a 

 beautiful, silvery, pea-green; the stamens 

 long, with light, tan colored anthers. The 

 flowers are borne on long stems, and instead 

 of looking upward, as do most poppies, turn 

 their faces outward. The ovary, encircled 

 with its fringe of stamens, and white, fluffy 

 petals, suggests a pretty face looking out 

 of the mist. 10c pkt. 



Oriental Hybrids. Grand, hardy, perennial 

 poppies. Flowers average 6 to 9 inches 

 across. Are splendid pink, blotched with 

 purple; blood red, blotched black; glowing 

 scarlet; reddish orange, salmon, etc. Mixed 

 10c pkt. 



Burbank's "Santa Rosa" Strain of Shirley 

 Poppies. "Produced by years of rigid selec- 

 tion and acknowledged to be the best and 

 most varied strain in existence; unusually 

 large flowers, remarkably clear colors .in- 

 cluding new striped, new salmon shades and 

 new blush ones. Mixed 10c pkt. 



Snowdrift. An exquisitely snowy-white pop- 

 py with beautifully fringed petals. Very 

 double. 5c pkt. 



Tulip Flowered. .A new poppy of great 

 brilliancy and beauty, having a flower which 

 in shade and color resembles a great flaming 

 tulip. Its color is most intense scarlet, and it 

 blooms at least two weeks earlier than any 

 other poppy. 5c pkt. One pkt. each variety 

 of poppies. 50c. 



ROMNEYA, or "Matilija Poppy" The great 

 California Tree Poppy. One of the grand- 

 est of California native plants, with beau- 

 tiful pure white crinkled petals, with a 

 mass of elegant stamens. The flowers 

 measure 5 to 6 inches across. It is very 

 difficult to propagate, either from roots 

 or seeds; but once started grows without 

 care. It is rarely found in any nursery. 

 Very slow to germinate. 10c pkt. 



ROSA NANA, Multiflora Perpetual "Little 

 Midget" or "Baby Rose" — A class of 

 dwarf everblooming diminutive roses 

 easily grown from seed; blooming when 

 two or three inches high. The leaves are 

 quite small and the little flowers are 

 borne in large clusters, double and single, 

 white, pink and red; one-half to one inch 

 in diameter, and resemble fruit blossoms. 

 Exquisitely dainty and pretty, followed by 

 bright red hips or berries, which should 

 be cut away if continual flowering is de- 

 sired. 10c pkt. 



SCABIOSA. Pincushion Flower. One of the 

 handsomest summer border plants, produc- 

 ing very double flowers in a large variety 

 of shades and colors; a splendid flower 

 for table bouquets, etc. Tall mixed. 5c pkt. 



SALVIA Splendens Grandiflora Pendula. A 

 beautiful variety that bears very long, 

 drooping spikes of scarlet flowers; larger 

 and handsomer than the old splendens. 10c 

 pkt. 

 Salvia Patens Blue. (Beautiful color) 15c 



pkt. 



SMI LAX. This plant has beautiful, small 

 glossy foliage. It is a rapid grower and, 

 without exception, one of the finest climb- 

 ing plants. 10c pkt. 



GIANT SNAPDRAGONS (Antirrhinum ma- 

 jus grandiflorum.) The Snapdragons are 

 now beginning to receive the attention 

 they deserve. They are undoubtedly one 

 of the best cut flowers, which can readily 

 be grown from seed, while for beds, or 

 borders they are a constant source of 

 pleasure, being in flower all the time. 

 They succeed best in a rather light soil, 

 in a sunny position, and although perennial 

 are best treated as annuals. Large flower- 

 ed mixed. 10c pkt. 



STEVIA, Serrata. Free-blooming plants, 

 bearing a multitude of fragrant pure white 

 flowers; suitable for summer or winter 

 blooming; largely used for cutting. 10c pkt. 



Stocks New ''Gut and Gome Again"' 



Stocks or gilly flowers are among the old- 

 fashioned ones of our childhood, that have 

 never lost their charm, and are still enjoyed 

 for their fragrance and beauty. These new 

 ten weeks stocks are perpetual bloomers. 



Oriole, a fine, soft, lovely yellow. Daz- 

 zler, a glowing crimson. Splendora, fine vio- 

 let blue. Winsome, beautiful light blue. 

 Princess Alice, pure white. Beauty of Nice, 

 A soft pink, will bloom all winter. Blue Bells, 

 Lovely blue. Queen Alexandra. Delicate rosy 

 lilac. Rosy Morn, Rosy flesh colored. 10c pkt. 

 9 for 75c. 



Giant Perfection. Too much cannot be said 

 in praise of giant perfection stocks. Their 

 growth is strong, and the magnificent spikes 

 of very large double flowers are superb, 

 Mixed 10c. White 10c pkt. 



STREPTOSOLEN Jamesoni. A beautiful 

 showy plant, wtih great clusters of bril- 

 liant flowers; reddish-orange at first, turn- 

 ing to bright yellow later. A persistent and 

 perpetual bloomer. Easily grown from 

 seed. Greenhouse perennial. 10c. 



SWAINSONIA Alba. Finely divided foliage 

 and long spikes of snow white pea-shaped 

 blossoms; invaluable for cut flowers and 

 most ornamental in the garden; fine for 

 conservatory. The seeds germinate very 

 slowly, and should be soaked before plant- 

 ing. 15c pkt. 



TECOMA Velutina. A splendid shrub that 

 bears spikes of large flowering golden 

 yellow flowers, resembling Allamandas. It 

 far surpasses T. Smithii in every way. 10c 



pkt. 



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