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Key to Symbols 
(A) ANNUAL. Seed sown in the spring produces plants that flower the first year and die at 
the end of the season. 
(P) PERENNIAL. From seed planted in late spring or early summer, plants will produce 
flowers the second season and continue year after year. 
1 Bi BIENNIAL. Seed sown in spring or summer produces flowers the following year only. 
(R) ROCK GARDEN. Subjects suitable for rock-garden planting. 
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS are designated by this symbol. 
For \ears seeds of new flowers and vegetables have been grown in well-segregated 
> — s trials across the country, votes of experts being cast for the most worthwhile entries. 
These All-America Selections we consider to be very commendable. 
1002 ACHILLEA Ptarmica, The Pearl. 
(P) A light, airy subject for the center of a 
wide border. One of the hardiest perennials. 
The 2 } 2-foot plants have attractive foliage 
and large clusters of small, double, creamy- 
white flowers on stiff stems. Blooms from 
July to frost. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 6 pkts. 75c 
ACONITUM — sec Monkshood, page 17. 
1008 ACROCLINIUM, Sensation Hybrid 
Double. (A) EVERLASTING. The flower 
to grow for winter bouquets. An Australian 
native improved to produce large 3-inch 
blooms, fully double and varying in color 
from medium rose to light pink. 20 inches. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 6 pkts. 75c 
AGERATUM 
(A) 
Distinctive flower beds owe much to an 
effective edging. Ageratum is one of the 
best: long-flowering and dependable. The 
soft round flower heads in dense clusters are 
produced on compact plants with dark green 
eaves. 
1011 Blue Perfection. A variety growing 
to 6 inches, with deep blue flowers. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; Vioz. 75c; oz. $2.50 
1012 Fairy Pink. Soft salmon-rose-colored 
ageratum having its first flowers when plants 
are very small. 5 inches. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10 
1014 Midget Blue. A superior variety with 
4-inch plants producing masses of azure-blue 
flowers. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10 
ALYSSUM 
The most frequently used and longest-flower- 
ing edging. Flowers are tiny, sweetly scented 
and arranged in thimble-shaped racemes on 
plants which branch freely close to the 
ground. Annual varieties are planted where 
they are to grow. 
1022 Sweet Alyssum. Alyssum Benlbami. 
(A) Valued for years as a 9-inch edging plant. 
Flowers white and very fragrant. 
Pkt. 15c; V 4 oz. 25c; oz. 75c 
1023 Little Gem. Ah ssum maritimum. (A) 
A 6-inch plant, branching close to the ground 
and bearing a lavish number of white ra- 
cemes. Pkt. 15c; V4OZ. 30c; oz. $1 
1024 Violet Queen. (A) A deep lavender 
variety, sweetly scented, dwarf and compact. 
Useful for added interest at the border edge. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; f 4 oz. 75c; oz. $2.50 
1025 White Carpet. A. compaction. (A) 
Plants 3 inches high, crowded with tiny white 
flowers. Pkt. 15c; V 4 oz. 30c; oz. $1 
1027 A. saxatile compactum. (P) (R) 
The bright yellow flowers, borne on 15-inch 
plants, are equally desirable for rock garden 
or border. At their best from April to June. 
Pkt. 15c; y 4 oz. 50c; oz. $1.75 
1029 Perennial Rock Species, Mixed. 
(P) (R) A blend of low-growing species 
effective for under-planting a level area where 
species tulips are established. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10 
1032 AMARANTHUS, Molten Fire. (A) 
Brilliant scarlet plumes in startling contrast 
to dark bronzy foliage. A successful subject 
for hot, drv locations. 3 to 4 feet. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c; 6 pkts. 90c 
ANCHUSA or BUGLOSS. Blue of anchusa 
is valuable planted in a buffer zone between 
blocks of vivid color. Blues always create a 
sense of coolness in garden design. 
1036 Blue Bird. (A) Intense blue flowers 
with white centers, freely produced on com- 
pact plants 1 J-2 f eet high. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 6 pkts. 75c 
1037 A. italica, Dropmore Var. (P) A 
long-blooming hardv perennial with deep 
blue flowers m loose clusters on 3 to 5-foot 
stems during June and July. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 6 pkts. 75c 
1038 A. myosotidiflora. (P) Blue flowers 
like forget-me-nots on 2-foot plants during 
May. Leaves are large and heart-shaped. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10 
FLOWER-GARDEN COLLECTIONS 
COLLECTION A 
12 Packets, Most Popular Annuals $1 
Alyssum, Little Gem 
Aster, Midseason, Gt. Azure-Blue 
Candytuft, Hyacinth-flowered, White 
Cornflower, Blue Boy 
Hunnemannia Yellow Tulip Poppy) 
Larkspur, Blue Spire 
Mignonette, Allen's Defiance 
Nasturtium, Large-flowered, Dwarf 
Phlox, Tall, Mixed 
Salpiglossis, Tall, Mixed 
Shirley Poppy, Single, Mixed 
Zinnia, Dahlia-flowered, Mixed 
COLLECTION G 
12 Packets, Most Popular Perennials $1.75 
Alyssum saxatile 
Aquilegia, Long-spurred, Mixed 
Arabis alpina 
Chrysanthemum, Alaska 1 Shasta Daisy) 
Coreopsis grandiflora, Sunburst 
Delphinium, Gold Medal Hybrids 
Dianthus, Double Plumarius, Mixed 
Digitalis, Giant Shirley, Mixed 
Forget-me-not, Royal Blue 
Gaillardia, Giant Hybrids 
Poppy, Oriental, Scarlet 
Pyrethrum Hybrids, Single 
Ageratum, Blue Perfection 
Sweet Alyssum 
Anchusa myosotidiflora 
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