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Pansy, Swiss Giant Mixed 



NIGELLA (Love-in-a-mist) [hA-18 in.] This odd plant is also 

 known as "Lady in the Green" and as "Devil-in-a-Bush" 

 because the blossoms are partly concealed by a wealth of 

 soft feathery foliage. The semi-double flower shows a 

 central dome shaped pistil surmounted by crooked stamens, 

 set in a delicate ruff of petals with toothed edges, sur- 

 rounded by a wreath of mossy green fibers. The species will 

 grow in almost any garden soil from seed sown in the open 

 ground. 



Damascena (Miss Jekyll) A lovely variety with cornflower- 

 blue, coquettish flowers on long stems quite suitable for 

 picking Oz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) [hB-2l4 ft.] Among the 

 twilight blooming plants the Evening Primrose is the most 

 showy and attractive. They form large pyramidal open 

 plants with numerous erect stalks, well clothed with 

 leaves, arranged in the form of a candelabra. Clusters of 

 large saucer-shaped flowers, often 3 inches across, of a 

 brilliant yellow decorate the summits of the upright spikes. 

 They prefer a sunny spot but will also do well in semi- 

 shaded situations; quite oranmental in the garden and 

 long keeping when cut. 



Lamarcl<iana. J^ oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



Painted Daisy (See PjTethrum) 

 Painted Tongue (See Salpiglossis) 



PANSY [hA-8 in.] The gardener who wants his pansies to be 

 really good must choose his seed with unusual care. The 

 reason for this is that flower fanciers for generations have 

 bred and hybridized the pansy to such an extent that today 

 the types are rather unstable, with all the characteristics of 

 their mixed ancestry latent within them. 



Our stocks can still be improved, and we are working 

 on them, but the purchaser can select from our list with 

 confidence that no better strains are available elsewhere. 



The ideal plant is robust, compact with handsome foliage. 

 It should bear abundantly five-petaled flowers of fine sub- 

 stance, circular in outline on stiff stems. 

 In the several strains which we offer, to 

 V suit different uses and different pocketbooks, 



it is our aim to approach the ideal men- 

 tioned above as closely as possible. 



Large Flowered A very desirable bedding 

 strain, incorrectly called by many people 

 "Trimardeau." The flowers are of good size 

 and shape, superior to the usual English 

 bedding sorts which normally have smaller 

 and less well formed flowers. 



Blacl( An intense velvety jet black. 



Emperor William Fine indigo blue with 

 deeper blue center. 



Lord Beaconsfield Lower petals purple; 

 upper petals white, flushed lavender. 



Purple A handsome sort, rich violet purple. 



White Splendid large flowers, glistening 

 pure white. 



Yellow A very popular, clear golden yeUow. 

 Each of the above; 14 oz. 75c; pkt. 10c 



Choice Mixed A special mixture of fine 

 sorts in a wide range of colors, shades and 

 markings 34 oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Trimardeau Another large flowering class with well rounded 

 flowers normally with the upper pair of petals of the same 

 self color but contrasting with another ground shade in the 

 three lower petals which are also beautifully blotched. A 

 splendid bedding mixture in many colors, chiefly the rich 

 darker shades 34 oz. 60c; pkt. 10c 



Steele's Mastodon A vigorous Oregon grown type, particu- 

 larly desirable for cutting as the plants are taller and have 

 longer stems. Esteemed in California for bedding. A fine 

 blend for bright effects Pkt. 25c 



Swiss Giant or Roggli A magnificent strain which has 

 enjoyed a fine welcome from the connoisseur since its 

 introduction to the public about 1924. Within the last two 

 years the marked amelioration in the substance of the 

 flowers has been a revelation so that today this class 

 stands pre-eminent among the giant flowering sorts. The 

 plants are of excellent compact habit, produce huge 

 flowers of splendid circular outhne and enjoy a very pro- 

 longed blooming season. 



Blue (Lake of Thun, Ullswater) Ultramarine blue with 

 striking deeper blue blotches. 



Red Shades (Alpenglow) 

 some markings. 



Yellow (Rhinegold) Golden 

 brown blotches. 



Rich garnet tones with hand- 

 petals and splendid deep 



Each of the above: rs oz. $1.50; pkt. 50c 



Mixed A superb collection of the richest colors and mark- 

 ings known in Pansies i^ oz. $1.25; pkt. 50c 



Geneva Super Giants Our own special stock, grown on our 

 own Experimental Gardens. The largest Pansies we have 

 ever seen in a fine range of colors. Unusually robust in 

 character and attracting attention wherever seen. 

 Pkts. $1.00 each 



