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BED SINGLE PORTUI.ACA. 



PORTULACA 



Brilliant dwarf annuals, blooming profusely from early 

 summer to autumn. For low bed9 and masses of color they 

 are very desirable. 



2400. Finest Single, Mixed. A large variety, of the 

 most brilliant colors. I'kt.. Sc; oz., SOe. 



2101. Double Rose Flowered, Mixed. The most 

 brilliant shades and choice flowers. Pkt., 10c. 



PRIMULA 



This beautiful flowering plant is indispensable for winter 

 decoration in the home or conservatory. Our seed is very 

 choice, being saved from the best English strains Sow in 

 March, April or May. 



Single Primula 



2420. Sinensis Fimbriate*. Fringed varieties. Very 

 choice, mixed. Pkt., 20c. 



2432. Johnson's Choicest l'rize Mixed. 



Our Prize Primula seed is grown by a renowned English 

 specialist, who has received the highest awards at the leading 

 Continental shows. The florets are unsurpassed in size and 

 wide range of brilliant and distinctive colors. Pkt., 30c. 



PRIMULA FORBESI ior Baby Primrose) 



2123. This is the freest flowering Primula we know of 

 The seed conies up very readily and the little plants throw up 



liny Bower stalks when 

 only a few weeks old. 

 These, however, shouid 

 be pinched off, and the 

 plants kept growing un- 

 til October, w hen the 

 dowers may be allowed 

 to develop, and from 

 then on until late in 

 spring they produce their 

 sprays of beautiful rosy 

 lilac (lowers in seemingly 

 never-ending profusion. 

 Pkt.. 20c 



DOUBLE PRIMULA 



2121. Double. Mixed. 

 Pkt.. 86c. 



Our Double Primulas 

 bring a large percentage 

 oi double dowel's. 



2424. O 1> c on i <• it 

 Grandlflora. A profuse 

 blooming primrose, bear 



ing 00 long stems heads 



containing ten to fifteen 



Mowers. The Dowers 

 arc pure while, shading 



occasionally to lilac, and 

 Pkt.. L0c., 8 pkts . I5c 

 to "Obconiea." but the 

 I'kt . 30C 

 I'kt.. 10c. 



Pkt, •■ 



PYRETHRUM R erfeu 



2440. I*. Pnrthenlfollam Aiin-uni Golden leather). 

 A highly ornamental golden yellow foliage plant, unexcelled 

 for bedding, Hardy |>ereiinial ; 14 ft. Pkt.. 5c. ; oz.. 



2111. I* Ko-. inn Persian t» ■ I Pan ' Plant). Hand- 

 some aster-like flowers, with pink rays and deep yellow 

 centres , foliage fern-like ; most beautifully cut. Pkt., 10c. 



RICINUS 



(Castor (HI Plant) 



Large, luxuriant, 

 rapid-growing loliage an- 

 nuals, h it I) large, hand- 

 some metallic leaves. 

 I'sed for subtropical ef- 

 fects on the lawn, or for 

 the taller centres of foli- 

 age beds; 6 to 10 feet. 



24fi0. Glbtoni, 

 Handsome deep red foli- 

 age. Pkt.. '>e. 



2463. Mixed. Many 

 choice sorts Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., 15( 



2464. KICINTJS, 

 DUCHESS OF EDIN- 

 I'.UROH. The stem and 

 leaves are of a bright 

 metallic bronze; the 

 large branches of the 

 fruit are of a vivid red. 

 Pkt., 5c. 



2465. Ricinus Zan- 

 zibariensis. The leaves 

 of this new variety at 

 tain a gigantic size. 



RICINUS, CASTOR OIL PLANT 



bronze 



JOHNSON .« ritl/.K I'KIMPLA. 



have the true primrose fragrance 

 2488, Florihmulu. Similar 



flowers are a beautiful primrose yellow 

 2125. •limonicii (Japantu Primrott 

 2426. Vulgaris., Yellow English Primrose 



measuring 2 to 2 l / % ft. 



across, and include light and dark green and copperv 



colors. Pkt., 5c.; per oz., 15c. 



SALVIA, OR SCARLET SAGE 



Gorgeous effects can be produced by massing on the 

 lawn or in the garden, or planted in rows along a sunny 

 drive. A perennial, but 

 blooms t h e first season 

 from seed. 



2520. Splendens. 

 Scarlet sage Pkt., 10c. 



2521. Patens. Blue 

 sage. Pkt., 10c. 



NEW SALVIA 



SPLENDENS, 



"SILVERSPOT" 



2522. The leaves are 

 rich, soft, dark green, 

 with light sulphur or 

 1 Tea ill -colored spots 

 of various sizes liberally 

 sprinkled over them. The 

 intense bright scarlet 

 flowers are very large, 

 and the plants of neat, 

 compact habit. Seed, per 

 pkt.. loc. 



2523. Clara Bed- 

 man, or Bonfire. Very 

 compact, with long, 

 erect spikes of brilliant 

 scarlet flowers. The fin- 

 est Salvia ever Intro- 

 duced, and by far the 

 best for bedding and 

 massing on the lawn. 

 Pkt., 10c. 



SALPIGLOSSIS (Vatoet Flower) 



The flowers arc singularly marked and delicately penciled 

 — in shape resembling a Petunia, 



2500. S. Fine, Mixed. Sk\ blue an.', scarlet Mow e - 

 beautifully penciled, i'kt.. (h'. 



2501. SAXF IGLOSSIS <;K IMUFI.ORA. V! , 

 flowering Salpiglossis is one 01 the most beautiful ol Mower 

 ing annuals In rich coloring lhe> Vie with orchids. Pki 



TROP/EOLUM CANARIENSE 



490. CANARY BIRD VIM' \ rapid growing Hum- 

 mer climbing annual, growing li> to 18 feet tv.i;h It in',; 

 rover trellis work in the most graceful manner producing 



hundreds of its pretty fringed bright yellow flowen winch 

 resemble a canary bird with expanded »mkv i'kt V 



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