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NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum) [hhA] When some 

 visitor, returning from Peru, introduced Nastur- 

 tiums to gardeners he conferred a great blessing, 

 for today it is one of our foremost flowering 

 plants. It starts to bloom at an early stage, and 

 for length of blossoming period it has no equal 

 providing the flowers are picked before seed is 

 formed. The odd-shaped flowers are well liked for 

 cutting. The circular leaves should always be used 

 with the blossoms in bouquets. With the excep- 

 tion of blue, the color range is complete. 



Single 



Dwarf [12 in.] These low-growing, bushy Nas- 

 turtiums are often called "Tom Thumb." They 

 form symmetrical plants of uniform stature well 

 suited for edgings or borders. 



Mixed. .2 oz. 25c; M lb. 40c; lb. $1.25; pkt. 10c 



Tall or Trailing [18 in. tall or 5 ft. traihng] These 

 cUmbing or running plants are chiefly of the 

 "Lobbianum" class which produces flowers of 

 better form and larger than the common tall or 

 "Majus" varieties. They are admirably adapted 

 to covering a fence or trellis or to droop over a 

 retaining wall. 



Tall Mixed J^ lb. 35c; pkt. 5c 



Trailing Mixed 2 oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 



Semi-Double 



Golden Gleam [15 in. tall or 3 ft. traihng] This was 

 the first double or semi-double Nasturtium to come true 

 from seed. The fragrant golden yellow blossoms, carried 

 on long stems, are attractive as cut flowers, and the 

 somewhat trailing plants are ornamental in any garden. 

 You will be astonished at the wealth of blossoms the 

 plants produce. Several thousand from one packet of seed 

 have been reported by some of our customers. The most 



satisfactory of the semi-double Nasturtiums 



Oz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



Scarlet Gleam [15 in. tall or 3 ft. trailing] This flower is 

 the sister of Golden Gleam. Its semi-double blossoms are 

 similar in size and shape to those of the popular golden 

 Nasturtium. Its color is briUiant scarlet. Some singles 

 among the blossoms Oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



Gleam Hybrids [15 in. tall or 3 ft. trailing] Hues of salmon, 

 rose, yellow, primrose, and red are some of the colors 

 of these new semi-double Nasturtiums. They are bright, 

 free blooming, and very pretty. Some singles among the 

 blossoms. 



Mixed 2 oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



Golden Globe [12 in.] The dwarf, compact form of Golden 

 Gleam, with the same sunshiny yellow flowers. The small 

 plants are well rounded. Useful for beds or border edging 

 and fine for cut flowers. Deliciously fragrant. (See page 48.) 

 J^ oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



One of the most satisfactory of all Nasturtiums 

 Golden Gleam. 



NEMESIA [hA] This is an excellent edging plant, not so 

 well known nor so generally used as it should be. The 

 bushy plants send up countless slender stalks crowned 

 with flowers. The blossoms are dainty and fairy-Uke, 

 something like those of Schizanthus, and often the lower 

 part of the flower contrasts in color with the upper part. 

 They may be trimmed back as they fade, and usually they 

 will flower again the same season. 



Compacta Blue Gem [8 in.] A striking variety with clear 

 Forget-me-not blue flowers H oz. 60c; pkt. 15c 



Compacta Triumph Mixed [8 in.] A brilhant blend containing 

 almost every color of the spectrum from deepest red 

 through orange, yellow, and blue to dark purple. Of tidy 

 habit Pkt. 10c 



Grandiflora Suttoni Mixed [12 in.] These plants and 

 flowers are larger than those of Compacta, and the plants 

 are shghtly more spreading. The lower lobes of the 

 blossoms are often beautifully spotted. The colors are 



chiefly in warm tones of red, j'ellow, and orange 



H OZ- 60c; pkt. 15c 



NICOTIANA [hhA-2 ft.] You will have rare perfume in the 

 garden both morning and evening as well as fine decoration 

 in the border if you plant this airy member of the Tobacco 

 family. The graceful stems, slightly branching, rise above 

 the leaves of vivid green and bear clusters of gay blossoms. 

 The flowers are like long horns with five flaring lobes. 



Afflnis Hybrids A variety of colors including white, lavender, 

 purple, rose, and red J^ oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



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