STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



PETUNIA* 18 inches 



An ornamental, profuse-flowering garden favorite, equally effective 

 and beautiful when grown in pots in the home or planted outdoors 

 in beds or mixed borders. 



Culture. The seed is extremely small and the best results are 

 obtained by planting in a warm, sunny spot (preferably sandy loam) 

 in May or by starting indoors in March. Plants should be thinned 

 to 12 inches apart. Seed may be sown in the fall for winter flowering 

 plants. 



1430 Petunia hybrida (Inimitable) — Beautifully striped and 

 blotched. Single flowering. Pkt. 10c. 



1431 Grandiflora — Extra large flowered, superior to Giant of 

 California variety. Pkt. 15c. 



1432 Hybrida fringed — Fine, large,[fringed flowers in a remarkable 

 variety of colors. Pkt. 15c. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDI o 8-12 inches 



Flowers of great beauty, blooming throughout the season as a rich 

 mass of color. It is one of the easiest garden plants to raise. 

 Culture. Seed may be sown outdoors in April and the plants 

 thinned to 12 inches apart. Commences to bloom late in June. 



1434 Grandiflora alba — Snowy white, large flowers. 



1435 Grandiflora crimson — Bright crimson, large flowers. 



1436 Grandiflora Isabellina — Bright yellow, large flowers. 



1437 Mixed — Splendid mixture of the above colors. 



1438 Nana compacta — A mixture of many colors. Its extra dwarf 

 size (8 inches) makes it very suitable for edgings and ribbons. 

 Prices, each of above. Pkt. 10c, Y% oz. 50c. 



PHLOX 



PHLOX DECUSSATA* (Perennial Phlox) 24 inches 



A hardy perennial, much different from Phlox Drummondi. 



1441 Mixed — A variety of attractive colors. Pkt. 10c. 



PINKS— See Dianthus 



PORTULACA O (Moss Rose) 6 inches 



Particularly suited for a hot, dry spot. Produces large flowers in 

 many colors, which bloom throughout the summer. Suitable for rock 

 work, baskets, borders, edges, ribbons, etc. 



Culture. Sow seed outdoors in April and thin to 4 inches apart. 

 They may be readily transplanted. 



1439 Double large flowering mixed — Unusually large double 

 flowers in whites, reds and yellows. Pkt. 10c, y% oz. 35c. 



1440 Single Mixed — In the same colors as above. Pkt. 10c, 

 V 8 oz. 30c. 



POPPY O (Papaver) 24 inches 



A genus containing remarkably showy, free-flowering plants, very 

 useful in beds, mixed borders, etc. 



Culture. Sow seed outdoors as early in the spring as possible and 

 thin out to 6 inches apart. Make successive plantings in order to 

 secure a continual bloom. 



SINGLE ANNUAL POPPY 



1442 Danebrog — -Bright scarlet flowers with a silvery spot on each 

 petal. Pkt. 10c. 



1443 Shirley— Delicate satin-like flowers in shades of salmon-pink, 

 peach and rose. Center white. Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c, 1 lb. $4.00. 



CALIFORNIA POPPY— See Eschscholtzia 



SHIRLEY POPPY 



1444 Flanders Poppy — Immortalized by many songs and verses. 

 This beautiful poppy growing on the battlefields of Flanders has 

 become known the world over. Pkt. 10c. (See inside of front cover) . 



DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPY 



1445 Chinese double dwarf mixed — An annual Oriental poppy, 

 in several brilliant shades. Pkt. 10c. 



PEONY FLOWERED 



Produces gigantic ball-shaped flowers in various brilliant shades. 



1446 Double White 1448 Double Purple 



1447 Double Rose 1449 Double Mixed 

 Each of the above— Pkt. 10c. 



PERENNIAL POPPY 



1450 Oriental Mixed — Large, single, brilliant scarlet flowers. Very 

 showy. Pkt. 10c. 



1451 Iceland Poppy (Papaver croecum) (12 inches) — Brilliantly 

 colored flowers, appearing first year, useful for cutting. Hardy. 

 Single mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS*D 

 (Chinese Primrose) 

 12 inches 



A charming, profusely 

 flowering plant, especially 

 ornamental for winter and 

 early spring decoration. 

 A greenhouse perennial 

 which makes a desirable 

 house plant. 



Culture. Sow seeds in- 

 doors in flats or pots, from 

 April to August. When 

 large enough set in indi- 

 vidual pots. Plants thus 

 grown will bloom during 

 the winter. 



1452 P. chinensis fim- 

 briata — Large flowering, 

 beautifully fringed in 

 many colors. Pkt. 25c. 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



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We grow Portulaca in our own window gardens 



