Annual 
Phlox Varieties 
DRUMMONDII 
For beds nothing can surpass these beautiful 
nnuals. Separate colors, planted in separate 
eds, or the scarlet or pink surrounded by the 
Thite, or planted in designs, will form a floral 
icture. They produce immense trusses of large, 
rilliant flowers throughout the summer, ll, 
cet high. 
SRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
382 Alba. White. 
383 Brilliant Rose. Pink and rose. 
384 Chamois-Rose. Salmon-pink, orange eye- 
385 Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet. 
387 Isabellina. Buff yellow. 
388 Lilac. 
3389 Splendens. 
white eye. 
390 Mixed Colors. 
rice of above per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15¢ 
1391 Collection. 1 pkt. each of above seven 
colors 85c. 
SIGANTEA ART SHADES 
296 It has a wonderful range of color in soft 
mt shades. The colors range as follows, salmon 
with white eye, soft rose with white eye, light 
slue with white eye, light mauve with cream 
ye, etc. Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25¢ 
3397 Salmon Glory. This huge flowered variety 
1as soft but rich salmon-pink florets with wide, 
reamy-white eyes. A grand variety for bedding 
md cutting. Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25¢ 
3398 Red Glory. This lovely new Phlox is de- 
‘ived from a parentage of eaneisient Award 
Winners, beginning with the Gigantea Art 
Shades, which won the Silver Medal in 1935. 
Red Glory makes a fine proportioned plant, 
slightly over 1 foot high. The flowers are brilliant 
red, with a white eye, producing a sharp con- 
rast that tends to add sparkle and brilliance to 
the flower. It is a constant bloomer, and should 
prove to be a valuable addition to the garden. 
Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25¢ 
Physalis 7 
(Chinese Lantern Plant) (Perennial) 
3415 Francheti. An ornamental plant that has 
recently come into popular favor for the decora- 
tive value of its brilliant orange-scarlet lantern- 
shaped fruit pods. Although a perennial, the 
pods are produced the same year from spring 
sown seed. Height two feet. Pkt., 15¢ 
Platycodon 
Chinese Bell-Flower (P) 
Hardy perennial, bearing large, broad, bell- 
shaped white or blue flowers; fime for garden 
‘decoration; 11% feet. 
3420 Grandifiora. Mixed Colors. 
Dazzling scarlet with large, 
Polyanthus , 
(Primula Elatior) (Perennial) 
3430 An early blooming Primrose for spring 
flower beds or pot culture; the large umbels of 
flowers of various colors, edged and laced, are 
borne on stalks 8 inches tall. : 
Mixed Colors 00000 ao Pkt., 25¢ 
Per 1000 seeds, 75¢; pkt., 25¢ 
Henderson's 
Poppy Selected 
Annual Varieties 
AMERICAN LEGION 
3464 An improved variety of Flanders Poppy; 
color brilliant orange-scariet. This is an excelient 
poppy for broadcasting over large areas where 
a semi-naturalistic effect is desired. 
Per 1000 seeds, 25c; oz., 75c; pkt., 15¢ 
Poppy 
Shirley, Henderson's Extra Select 
The flowers are fluted and crinkled, resembling 
crumpled satin. The plants are about 12 inches 
high, well branched, and continue in bloom for 
weeks. Seed must be sown where the plants are 
to grow, as they will not stand transplanting. 
3470 Mixed Colors. 3 
K Per 1000 seeds, 25¢; oz., 75¢; pkt., 15¢ 
DOUBLE POPPIES—In accordance with a ruling 
of the Federa! Narcotics Department, It is iflegal 
fo cultivate any varieties of Poppies from which 
opiates may be extracted. These include Double 
Carnation Flowered, Giant Double, efc. 
Poppy 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
ICELAND (Papaver nudicaule ) 
These dwarf Poppies bloom the first season 
from spring-sown seed. The fragrant, crushed- 
satin-like flowers are produced from the begin- 
ning of June to October; fine for cutting. 
3473 Gartford Giant Art Shades. Very large 
flowers, fluted and carried on long stems. The 
colors include lovely pastel shades. Pkt., 25c 
(See color plate, page 60) 
3480 Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 15¢ 
ORIENTAL Hardy Giant (Papaver Orientale ) 
Among hardy perennials these hold an un- 
tivaled position for gorgeous effectiveness in 
cxrdens and handy borders. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
lowers immense, often 6 inches or more across. 
They are also grand cut in bud state, for vases. 
The seed should be sown in the open ground in 
June or July in order to bloom the following 
summer. 
3490 Oriental Hybrids. Mixed Colors. 
Per 1000 seeds, 75c; 
~— Portulaca 
Rose Moss or Sun Plant (A) 
For low beds and masses of color, from spring 
until frost, they are indispensable; colors range 
through innumerable shades of red, yellow, pink 
striped, white, etc. 
3500 Double. Mixed Colors. The flowers are like 
little roses... ..... Per 1000 seeds, 0c; pkt., 25¢ 
3510 Single. Mixed Colors. 
: Per 1000 seeds, 35c; pkt., 15¢ 
pkt., 25¢ 
Py imula Primrose (TP) 
3525 Obconica Gigantea. These ‘’Ever-flowering 
Primroses” are favorite pot plants for the house, 
producing flowers measuring 1l4 inches across. 
Several colors in mixture; white, crimson, rose, 
violet. lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt., .50¢ 
23 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
Pyrethrum 
PYRETHRUM or Painted Daisy (Perennial ) 
Hardy, herbaceous plants, with. large single or 
double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, flesh, 
pink, white, lavender, crimson, etc., with yellow 
center; freely borne on stems about 2 feet high. 
They remain in bloom for a long time. They are 
now very popular as cut flowers. 
3555 Hybridum, Single and Double, Large-flower- 
ing. Mixed Colors 0... Pkt., 25¢ 
Ricinus 
Castor Oil Plant (A) 
3580 Mixed Varieties. 
Per Ib., $4.00; oz., 40c; pkt., 15¢ 
3585 Zanzibariensis (Mixed). Leaves green, 
brown or purplish ‘ Per oz., 40c; pkt., 15¢ 
RUDBECKIA Kelvedon Star (Annual ) 
3592 This is a rampant grower, reaching 3 feet in 
height. Sowings should be made indoors in Feb- 
ruary and seedlings planted out during secon 
week of May; by July it will fill in the bed a 
flower till cut down by frost. The flowers hav 
brown central discs, with mahogany zone on 
petals of deep golden yellow : t., 25¢ 
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Covers iris, peony 
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lily; aster, chrys- 
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