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2021 COSMOS RADIANCE (Novelty 1948) 

 Deep rose petals overlaid with large well- 

 defined zone of rich crimson. 



Pkt. 25c 



(Illustrated in color on Page 58) 



DOUBLE SENSATION 



2016 An extra early, double form of the popular 

 Sensation Cosmos. Two forms of double flowers 

 are found in this new strain — the regular double 

 crested and the newer and novel fluted types — 

 and both will average between 41/2 and 5 inches 

 across. Mixed Colors. Per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 25c 



"SENSATION" 



EARLY SINGLE FLOWERING 



This beautiful new variety produces flow- 

 ers about 4 inches in diameter and blooms in 

 about ten weeks after the seed is sown. It 

 will prove a great acquisition as a cut flower. 

 The plants attain a height of from 3 to 4 feet. 



2013 A "Pinkie." Clear Rose Pink. 



2018 B "Purity." Pure White. 



2018 C "Cardinal." Crimson. 



2018 Mixed Colors. 



Price of above, per 500 seeds, 50e; pkt., 15c 



2018 Collection of above 3 varieties 35c 



ORANGE FLARE. Early Klondyke 

 2029 The color is the same vivid orange of 

 the ordinary Klondyke, but it flowers in less than 

 4 months from seed. 



Per 500 seeds, 35c; pkt., 15c 



YELLOW FLARE— Silver Medal 

 2029A A lovely and worthy companion flower to 

 the popular Orange Flare Cosmos. It is quite 

 similar in habit, but it is our opinion that the 

 color is far more effective, being a bright golden 

 yellow. Per 500 seeds, '50c; pkt., 25c 



MIDSUMMER, Large Early Flowering 



The flowers average 3 inches across; the 

 plants forming compact bushes only 4 feet high. 

 Blooms from June to frost. 



2010 Mixed. Per 500 seeds, 25c; pkt., 10c 



DOUBLE CRESTED, Early Flowering 



A distinct type, having double centers, with a 

 row of guard petals around the base. It is a 

 highly decorative garden and cut flower. 



2011 Crested Crimson King. 



2012 Crested Pink Beauty. 



2013 Crested White Queen. 

 2019 Mixed. 



Price of above, per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 25c 



ORANGE RUFFLES, Semi-Double 

 2029B Vivid and intense golden orange, the 

 two or three extra rows of petals lend an airy 

 butterfly-like beauty to the richly colored 

 large blossoms. Very free blooming. Comes 

 into flower ten days to two weeks earlier than 

 Orange Flare. The three to four foot plants 

 remain in bloom about six weeks. 



Per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 25c 



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Dahlias may be grown and flowered the 

 same season if the seed is sown indoors or 

 in a hotbed in February or March. Tubers 

 are developed during the summer which 



should be dug in fall. 

 2070 Coltness Hybrids. Very distinct plants 18 

 inches high, covered with charming single flow- 

 ers.. Mixed Colors. Per 250 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c 

 2075 New Double Giant-flowering. Flowers 

 often 7 to 8 inches in diameter. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt.. 25c 



2077 Unwins Dwarf Hybrids. The plants 

 average 21/2 feet high and the flowers about 

 3 inches in diameter. Our hybrids will 

 produce various interesting types, semi- 

 double, double, cactus, etc. Seed started 

 indoors or in a frame during February and 

 March will produce flowering plants the 

 same season. 



Mixed Colors Per 250 seeds, $1 .00; pkt. , 25c 

 (See color pJate page 57) 



2080 Single Giant Perfection, Mixed. 



single flowers of various colors, 

 many striped and spotted sorts. . 



Immense 

 including 



Pkt.. 15c 



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CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT (A) 

 2051 Amabile Blue. A fine border plant, grow- 

 ing 18 inches high, producing sprays of 

 bright blue flowers which bloom all summer. 

 Per 500 seeds. 35c; pkt., 15c 



2051 B Firament. A welcome new dwarf 

 type 15 to 18 inches tall and bushy, of rich 

 blue color, always in garden demand, and 

 should prove most popular 



Per 500 seeds, 60c; pkt., 25c 



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The modern Delphiniums are unquestionably 

 the most majestic of all hardy garden flowers. 

 Many lovely garden pictures can be produced 

 by combining them with other plants, as, for 

 instance, the Hardy Lilies listed on page 94. 

 Delphinium seed may be sown over an ex- 

 tended period of time. Some growers prefer 

 to start their seed in flats during the month 

 of February. This permits transplanting the 

 seedlings to the garden in late spring, and 

 frequently a small flower spike is obtained 

 before winter sets in. The following year they 

 develop in all their glory. Many gardeners 

 start the seed in a small outdoor seed bed in 

 April. Good results are also obtained by sow- 

 ing the seed in a cold frame during the 

 months of July and August. 



2084 Chinensis, Blue Butterfly. A beautiful blue 

 variety of compact growth. This" is a perennial 

 but blooms the first year if seed is sown early. 



Height, 18 inches Pkt., 25c 



2087 A Bellamosum Improved. Deep blue with 

 white center Pkt., 25c 



2090 Giant Single and Double Hybrids. A splen- 

 did race of these popular hardy, garden plants. 

 The blossoms are of immense size, single and 

 double, borne on towering spikes from 2 to 5 feet 

 of their length. The colors are white, lavender, 

 blue, azure, indigo and purple, several shades 

 being blended in some of the varieties. The 

 plants grow from 4 to 6 feet in height. 

 Mixed Colors Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c 



2100 Single, Fine Mixed Colors Pkt., 15c 



2102 Wrexham Hybrids. Their graceful spire- 

 shaped spikes are rapidly bringing them to the 

 front as the most popular flower for cutting or 

 the garden. The mixture contains all the colors 

 in Delphiniums Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c 



HARDY LARKSPUR (P) 



NEW PACIFIC HYBRIDS 



This is the Vetterle & Reinelt strain which is 

 now universally accepted as the finest strain of 

 Hybrid Delphiniums in cultivation. It produces 

 not only huge individual flowers and spikes 

 which have been bred for balance and grace, 

 as well as for color, but it also possesses a vigor- 

 ous mildew resisting constitution. 



2091 A Cameliard Series. Color range from 

 Clear Lavender to Lilac Lavender with contrast- 

 ing white bees. Individual florets 21/2 to 3 inches 

 in diameter. 



2092 A Summer Skies Series. Color range from 

 light to medium blue, with white, fawn and black 

 bees. Individual florets 2 to 21/2 inches. 



2093 A Blue Jay Series. Color range from me- 

 dium to dark blue, with white and dark bees for 

 contrast. Individual florets 2 to 21/2 inches in 

 diameter. 



2094 A Launcelot Series. Light pink lavender 

 self with white bee. Individual florets 2 1/2 to 3 

 inches in diameter, large spikes. Excellent 

 branching habits. For cut flowers and show pur- 

 poses. 



2095 A Galahad Series. Individual florets 2 to 

 2V2 inches in diameter. Well placed on large 

 well-balanced spikes. Clear glistening white. 



Price of above pkt., 50c 



2101 All Colors Mixed. The colors range from 

 pure glistening white through myriads of tints 

 and tones of lavender and blue. 



Per 500 seeds, $2.00; pkt., 50c 



