PORTULACA (Annual) 



(See Color Plates, Page 72.) 



For low beds and masses of color, from spring until 

 frost, they are indispensable; colors range through 

 innumerable shades of red, yellow, pink striped, 

 white, etc. (See illustration.) 



3500 Double. Mixed Colors. The flowers are 

 like little roses.. .Per 1.000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



3505 Parana. Immense single blossoms, averaging 



2 inches: color, bright ruby-red Pkt. 10c 



3510 Single. Mixed Colors. 



Per % oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



3501 Imported Collection of Double Portulaca. 

 8 varieties 75c 



POTENTILLA ROXANA (Perennial) 

 3514 The flower stems, which rise a foot or more 

 above the foliage, carry flowers resembling a 

 double calliopsis, salmon-pink in color. Pkt. 25c 



PRIMULA (Primrose) (Perennial) 

 Giant Fringed Chinese. (Primula Sinensis 

 Grandiflora Fimbriata.) These are among our finest 

 winter blooming pot plants; of healthy, sturdy 

 growth, 8 to 12 inches high, producing large trusses of 

 flowers. 



3520 Giant, Double. Mixed Colors Pkt. 50c 



3540 Giant, Single. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



3530 Giant Star. (Primula Slellala Hybrida 

 Giganlea.) The flowers are much larger than 

 the old type Stellata and of greater substance. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



3525 Obconica Gigantea. These "Ever-flowering 

 Primroses" are favorite pot plants for the house, 

 producing flowers measuring 1J^ inches across. 

 Several colors in mixture; white, crimson, 

 rose, violet, lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc. (See 

 illustration.) Pkt. 25c 



3545 Japonica Hybrids. These are perfectly 

 hardy, stately plants that carry trusses of bloom 

 standing 3 feet above the ground. The colors 

 range from pure white through shades of pink 

 to deep crimson Pkt. 25c 



3547 Kewensis. This beautiful, free-flowering 

 variety has large yellow flowers. It is par- 

 ticularly useful for indoor decoration in the 

 winter. The flowers are delightfully fragrant; 

 height, 18 inches Pkt. 25c 



PYRETHRUM (Perennial) (but canbe grown 



as Annual.) 



3552 Aureum or Yellow-Leafed Golden Feather. 

 Dwarf plants about 8 inches high, used for 

 ribbon and carpet bedding; foliage of bright 

 yellow Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; pkt. 10c 



PYRETHRUM or Painted Daisy 



(Perennial) 



Hardy, herbaceous plants, with large single or 

 double flowers. 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, flesh, 

 pink, white lavender, crimson, etc., with yellow 

 center; freely borne on stems about 2 feet high. 

 They remain in bloom for a long time. They are 

 now very popular as cut flowers. (See illustration.) 

 3555 Hybridum, Double, Large-flowering. Mixed 



Colors Pkt. 25c 



3560 Hybridum, Single, Large-flowering. Mixed 



Colors Pkt. 15c 



RHODANTHE or Straw-Flower 



(Annual) 



Elegant garden annuals. 9 to 12 inches in height. 

 They flower early and continue for a long time, and 

 are also used as pot plants. As an "Everlasting" for 

 dried winter bouquets they are indispensable. 



3563 Rose Pkt. 10c 



3565 White Pkt. 10c 



RICINUS or Castor Oil Plant 



(Annual) 



3571 Crimson Spire. Bronze foliage and crim- 

 son seed pods; height, 6 feet. 



Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3572 Borboniensis. Immense green foliage; 

 15 feet Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3573 Cambodgiensis. Maroon foliage, black 

 stems Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



3580 Mixed Varieties Per oz., 15c; pkt. 10c 



3585 Zanzibariensis (Mixed). Leaves, green, 

 brown or purplish Per oz., 30c; pkt. 10c 



RUDBECKIA Kelvedon Star (Annual) 



3592 This is a rampant grower, reaching 3 feet in 

 height. Sowings should be made indoors in 

 February and seedlings planted out during 

 second week of May; by July it will fill in 

 the bed and flower till cut down by frost; 

 The flowers have brown central discs, with 

 mahogany zone on petals of deep golden 

 yellow Pkt. 25c 



SALPIGLOSSIS, Emperor 



(Annual) 



The immense. Petunia-like flowers are borne on 

 sturdy, branching plants, 24 inches in height. 

 The colors are intricately netted, penciled and 

 veined with golden-yellow or other colors and flower 

 profusely during the summer. 



3602 Light Blue. Veined gold Pkt. 10c 



3603 Bright Crimson Pkt. 10c 



3604 Golden- Yellow Pkt. 10c 



3606 Lilac. Veined gold Pkt. 10c 



3607 Pink Pkt. 10c 



3608 Purple-Violet. Veined gold Pkt. 10c 



3610 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



3611 Collection of the above, 6 separate 

 colors 50c 



SALVIA or Scarlet Sage 



(Tender Perennial) *"%%£$ " 



They are easily raised from seeds sown in Feb 

 ruary or March in the greenhouse or hotbed, the 

 seedlings being transferred to the open garden 

 about the end of May. They bloom profusely 

 from July until frost. 



3621 Bouquet Rose. A beautiful variety, 

 having rose-colored spikes; height, 2J-£ feet. 



Pkt. 25c 



3622 Bonfire. Very compact, oval bushes, 234 feet 

 high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The spikes 

 stand out stiff and erect; over 200 to a plant 

 is not unusual and they bear from 20 to 30 

 flowers each. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 60c; per M oz.. $1.00; pkt. 10c 



3623 Harbinger. Plants raised from seed sown 

 at the end of February commence to produce 

 spikes of dazzling scarlet flowers early in 

 June and until frost Pkt. 25c 



3624 Scarlet Dragoon. The flowers are nearly 

 double the size of the old Salvias. Fully 

 grown plants in bloom form compact bushes 



3 feet across by 3 feet high, and bloom from 

 ground to summit. (See illustration.) 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; per M oz.. $1.25; pkt. 15c 



3626 Splendens. The old favorite bedding variety 



producing during the summer and fall dazzling 



scarlet flowers in profusion. Height. 2 feet. 



Per 1,000 seeds. 50c; per X oz., 75c; pkt. 10c 



3628 Tom-Thumb Zurich. Of dwarf, compact 



growth, forming oval bushes 15 to 18 inches 



high, thickly studded with fine spikes of 



scarlet flowers. Per 1.000 seeds, 75c; pkt. 15c 



3631 Farinacea Blue. The plants grow from 



4 to 5 feet tall, having long spikes of light 

 blue flowers. Seed sown indoors ill February 

 will bloom in August. This is quite distinct 

 from Salvia Splendens Pkt. 15c 



SAXIFRAGA (Perennial) 



3636 Mixed Varieties. A small, mossy foliage 

 plant, for rock gardens. Height, 3 to 6 

 inches Pkt. 25c 



SCABIOSA 



Maxima Plena (Annual) 



(See Color Plate Page 82.) 

 These varieties of "Mourning Bride" represent 

 an improved type of this old garden favorite; the 

 flowers are continuous until frost. They measure 

 6 to 8 inches in circumference, are double clear to 

 the center, and have long stems. 



3642 Azure Fairy Light blue Pkt. 10c 



3643 Cerise. Lovely cerise-red Pkt. 10c 



3644 Cattleya. The color is a rich rosy lilac 

 of the beautiful orchid tone Pkt. 10c 



3645 Loveliness. Soft, delicate salmon-rose- 



Pkt. 10c 



3646 Golden Yellow Pkt. 10c 



3647 Royal Purple Pkt. 10c 



3648 Snowball. Pure white Pkt. 10c 



3650 Mixed Colors . . Per 500 seeds, 35c; pkt. 10c 



3651 Collection of above 7 separate vari- 

 eties 60c 



(Perennial) Varieties r f ee c ^% Plat \' 



v , * /><jge 3 o/cot>er.) 



Scabiosa is one of the most desirable of the hardy 

 plants for cutting purposes. 



3656 Caucasica Alba. A pure white variety; 

 counterpart of the Perfecta; the flowers 

 measure 3 to 4 inches across Pkt. 25c 



3657 Caucasica Perfecta. Forms dense, spread- 

 ing plants 2 to 3 feet high. The semi-double 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, are poised on 

 stalks 1J4 to 2 feet long, making them of 

 exceptional value for cutting. Color a beauti- 

 ful lilac-blue, shading to deep blue. . Pkt. 15c 



3658 Japonica. A new variety from Japan, 2J^ to 

 3 feet in height and breadth; elegant light 

 green foUage. Flowers 2 to 2J4 inches across 

 on long, wiry stems 15 to 20 inches in length. 

 Color, mauve or lavender-blue. The plant 

 flowers from the end of June until late in 

 autumn Pkt. 10c 



