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STECKLER'S Quality Flower Seeds Produce Quality Blooms 



Double African Marigold 



LUPINS. Mixed. Free flowering, eas- 

 ily grown annual, with long graceful 

 spikes of rich and various colored 

 pea shaped flowers, valuable for 

 mixed borders, beds and for cutting; 

 prefers a little shade. Planted from 

 November to April, grows 1 Vi feet 

 high. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 

 LUPINS. White. Same as above but 

 pure white flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. SOc. 

 LUPINS. Blue. Same as above but 



blue flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 

 LUPIN, Rosens. Rose colored flowers. 

 Long stems. Planted November to 

 April. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 

 (MARIGOLD. Gigantea Sunset Giants. 

 Large flowers, produced in profusion, 

 of delicate fragrance. Flowers are 

 loosely formed, full centered, with 

 broad heavy petals. Sunset Giants 

 is a mixture ranging from deep 

 orange through golden orange, deep 

 golden yellow, light yellow, lemon 

 yellow and a delightful new shade 

 of primrose. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.00. 

 /«g\ MARIGOLD. Dixie Sunshine. 

 ^^ Sensationally new and fascinating 

 large ball shaped flowers composed 

 of dozens of tiny five petaled florets, 

 gracefully interlocking, daintily 

 fringed in effect. Brilliant golden 

 yellow. January to April. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. $2.00. 

 MARIGOLD. Tall African. All double 

 orange. Eactly like the tall African 

 Marigold in size, but a deep orange 

 color. Planted October to Decem- 

 ber. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 

 /«g\ MARIGOLD. Guinea Gold. A 

 nSS' distinct type growing 2 to 2V 2 

 feet tall, brilliant orange flushed 

 with gold, an early blooming sort, 

 loosely ruffled flowers. October to 

 December. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 

 /<g\ MARIGOLD. Yellow Supreme. 

 ^■^ Fluffy well rounded blooms with 

 frilled petals of rich lemon yellow. 

 Unsurpassed as a cut flower. Holds 

 its freshness for a week to 10 days. 

 Vigorous growing and free branch- 

 ing with foliage which is practically 

 free from that objectionable Mari- 

 gold odor. October to December. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 

 MARIGOLD. African or Tall Growing 

 Marigold. Very showy annual for 

 borders, with bright yellow flowers. 

 Two and a half feet high. February 

 to March; October to December. 

 Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 20c. 

 MARIGOLD. French or Dwarf Mari- 

 gold. Covered with yellow and brown 

 flowers. One and a half feet high. 

 January to April. Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 

 20c. 

 /*g\ MARIGOLD. Crown of Gold. A 

 ^^ gold medal winner for 1937. First 

 known Marigold with odorless fo- 

 liage. Flower centers are of short 

 curled quilled petals with a collar 

 of flat guard petals on outside. 

 Color is orange and flowers are 

 double. Pkt 75c. 



/^\ MARIGOLD. Golden Glow. A new 

 ^c^ flower form of odorless African 

 type for cutting and bedding. Bushy 

 2V 2 ft. plants with golden yellow, 

 closely packed, tubular petals with 

 collar of guard pets. Free flowering. 

 Pkt. 35c. 

 MYOSOTIS Palustris. Forget-Me-Not. 

 A fine little plant, with small blue 

 star-like flowers. Half foot high. De- 

 cember till March. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 

 NASTURTIUM. Dwarf. Mixed. Blos- 

 soms red, yellow and salmon; used 

 with leaves as salad. Seed pods while 

 young and succulent picked and used 

 as capers. February to April, and 

 November and December. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; Vi lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 

 NASTURTIUM. Tall Mixed. Same as 

 above, makes an excellent screen for 

 unsightly places. February to April 

 and November and December. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 

 /<g\ NASTURTIUM. Golden Gleam, 

 ^^ Flore Pleno. A double sweet 

 ' scented Nasturtium, golden yellow 

 blooms with stiff, long stems. This 

 is a distinct and new variety of 

 Nasturtium and being offered for 

 the first time. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 Vi lh. 30c. 

 /«g\ NASTURTIUM. Double Gleam 

 ^^ Hybrids. A wide assortment of 

 colors, sweet scented, foliage fresh 

 green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 30c. 

 /«g\ NASTURTIUM, Double Scarlet 

 ^=7 Gleam. Flowers are fiery orange 

 scarlet and almost three inches 

 across and are uniformly well 

 formed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 30c. 

 /^\ NASTURTIUM. Dwarf Double 

 ^cSs Golden Globe. Identical in color 

 with the popular Golden Gleam, uni- 

 formly dwarf and compact. Free 

 flowering and well formed double 

 flowers of deep golden yellow. No- 

 vember to December. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c. 

 NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS. Blue. Makes 

 a very effective front row to bed or 

 border, also popular for pots. De- 

 cember to April. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 

 PANSY. Large Trimardeau. Mixed. 

 This is the largest variety in cultiva- 

 tion, the flowers are well formed, 

 generally three-spotted, quite dis- 

 tinct; the plants grow compact. Oc- 

 tober to March. Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 80c. 

 PANSY. Roggli's Giant. Mixed. A 

 very early variety of finest and rar- 

 est flowers and coloring. Very large 

 blooms and is planted from October 

 to March ; grows about 8 inches high. 

 Pkt. 20c. 

 /g\ PETUNIA. Hollywood Star. Nov- 

 *z5' elty with five pointed star shaped 

 flowers of rose pink with creamy 

 yellow in throat. Plants grow rather 

 bushy at first, then growing rank 

 towards the end of the season. Early 

 blooming and very prolific. Pkt. 35c. 

 /^\ PETUNIA. Grandiflora, Single 

 ^5^ Fringed Dainty Lady. An entirely 

 new color in Petunias. A delicate 

 golden yellow color. Plants are com- 

 pact, semi-dwarf and free flowering 

 throughout the summer. October to 

 April. Pkt. 75c. 

 PETUNIA, Hybrida. Mixed. Splendid 

 mixed hybrid varieties. Plants are 

 of spreading habit; about 1 foot 

 high. October till May. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 75c. 

 PETUNIA, Rosy Morn. A very pleas- 

 ing clear pink with a broad white 

 throat. A splendid sort for porch 

 boxes, pots and beds. Planted Oc- 

 tober to April, grows 1 foot. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. $1.85. 

 PETUNIA. Purple. One of the best 

 rich velvety purple Petunias. Free 

 blooming and compact. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. $1.25, postpaid. 

 PETUNIA. Giants of California. 

 Mixed. Very large flower and colors 

 embrace every conceivable shade. 

 Extensively planted. Planted October 

 to May. Pkt. 25c. 



PETUNIA. Theodosia. Enormous sin- 

 gle ruffled flowers of a beautiful 

 shade of rose pink, with golden yel- 

 low veined center. Very popular, 

 planted October to May. Pkt. 35c. 



PETUNIA. Rose of Heaven. Rich, 

 brilliant and effective rose color. 

 Planted October to April. Pkt. 20c; 

 y 4 oz. 75c. 



PETUNIA. Balcony. Mixed. Single 

 large flowering, makes an effective 

 display over a long season. Pkt. 

 20c; y 4 oz. 75c. 



(«g\ PHLOX DRUMONDII. Salmon 



^^ Glory. Rich salmon-pink florets 

 with wide creamy white eyes. Grows 

 about 10 inches high, prolific bloom 

 er of enormous florets and trusses. A 

 fine novelty and worthy variety for 

 bedding, boxes and cutting. Price, 

 Pkt. 50c. 



PHLOX. Perennial Mixed. A mix- 

 ture from a celebrated collection. 

 Seed slow in germinating. Pkt. 20c. 



PHLOX Drummondii Grandiflora Alba. 

 Pure white, some with purple or vio- 

 let eyes. December till April. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. $1.75. 



PHLOX Drummondii. Mixed. Their 

 various colors and length of flower- 

 ing, with easy culture, make them a 

 favorite with everyone. One foot 

 high. December till April. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. $1.25. 



PHLOX. Fiery scarlet; easy culture 

 and a favorite. One foot high. 

 Planted December to April. Pkt. 

 15c; y 2 oz. $1.00. 



PHLOX. Flesh pink. Same as above, 

 but a beautiful shade of pink. 

 Planted December to April. Pkt. 

 15c; y 2 oz. $1.00. 



PHLOX. Star Mixed. Dwarf habit, 

 attractive star shaped flowers; a 

 novel variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 



PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head). 

 A very hardy perennial and gaining 

 in popularity; it forms dense bushes 

 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of 

 delicate pink tubular flowers. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. $2.00. 

 PHYSALIS FRANCHETTI. (Chinese 

 Lantern Plant). Perennial. Pro- 

 duce balloon like husks in second 

 year from seed which turn red when 

 ripe, resembling a Chinese lantern. 

 Planted August to December. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. 90c. 



POPPY. Rosy Morn. Pink, very showy, 

 single blossom, annual, 2 to 3 feet 

 hisrh. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 



POPPY. Flanders Field. Very showy 

 double red blossoms; annual, 2 to 3 

 feet high. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 



Petunias 



