Choice Flowers make Delightful Gardens 



h Hardy 



Resists low temperatures. 



hh Half-Hardy 



Needs protection where tem- 

 peratures are low. 



t Tender 



WiU not endure frost. 



A Annual 



Lives onlj' one season. 



KEY TO SYMBOLS 



B Biennial 



Lives two seasons; often 

 blooms second year only. 



Perennial 



Tends to live from year to 

 year. 



Climber 



Requires support. 



Rock Plant 



Suitable for rock gardens. 



Where quantities are offered, the weights mentioned are the 



smallest units we supply. 



All prices quoted include delivery by mail in U. S. A. 



Almost as soon as winter is over, Alyssum saxatile compactum becomes a mass of yellow gold — 

 a fine companion to spring bulb flowers. 



AGERATUM (Floss Flower) [hA] Dense clusters of small fuzzy blos- 

 soms. The taller type is fine for cutting while the dwarfs are suit- 

 able as edging plants. 



-A^Blue Perfection [12 in.] Soft lavender-blue. . . . H oz. 55c; pkt. 10c. 



Blue Ball Improved [8 in.] Clear blue; compact Pkt 10c. 



Tom Thumb (Little Blue Star) [4 in.] The finest variety for neat 

 edgings Pkt. 15c. 



AGROSTEM MA (Rose of Heaven) [hP-18in.] Downy foliage of silvery 

 gray contrasts with vivid blood-red flowers shaped like single pinks. 



Coronaria Atrosanguineq '. M oz. 50c; pkt. 10c. 



ALYSSUM The annual varieties of this plant 

 bloom almost continuously from early sum- 

 mer to frost, and the fragrance is delightful. 

 For permanence in the border and in the 

 rock garden the perennial variety is most 

 useful. 



• Procumbens (Sweet) [hA-4 in.] The finest 

 edging variety, producing a flat, rounded 

 mass of snow-white flowers. Also called 

 "Carpet of Snow" 3^ oz. 55c; pkt. 10c. 



*Compactum erectum, Little Gem, ^Yhite 



(Sweet) [hA-6 in.] A graceful dwarf with 



honey-scented blooms in terminal clusters 



J^ oz. 40c; pkt. 10c. 



Compactum erectum, Lilac Queen (Sweet) 

 [hA-6 in.] Delicate lavender flowers. 



Moz. 40c; pkt. 10c. 



*Saxatile compactum [hP-R-9 in.] Sometimes 

 called Basket of Gold. It grows compactly 

 and is covered with a wealth of golden blos- 

 soms in late spring J^ oz. 45c; pkt. 10c. 



AMARANTHUS [hA] These robust plants, 

 related to the Celosias, do best in open sunny 

 spots. They thrive in good soil, but the 

 colorings are more vivid in poorer ground. 



Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding) [3 ft.] A 

 rapid growing sort with long, drooping 

 crimson flower spikes. A/i oz. 40c; pkt. 10c. 



ABRONIA (Sand Verbena) [hA-R-6 in.] This graceful traihng plant 



bears verbena-hke flowers rosy-lilac in color and especially fragrant 



toward evening. It thrives in poor dry soil making it particularly 



suited to rock gardens and to window boxes in full sunshine. 



Umbellata Grandiflora }^ oz. 55c; pkt. 10c. 



ACHILLEA (Sneezewort, Yarrow) [hP-2 ft.] Many clusters of small 

 double satin-white flowers during a long season. Prefers a sunny 

 exposure. 

 Ptarmica, The Pearl Pkt. 15c. 



ACROCLINIUM [hhA-15 in.] Double daisy-like blooms about one inch 

 across are borne singly on long stems. Their best use is in winter 

 bouquets for which they should be cut when in bud. 



• Double Mixed Oz. 55c; pkt. 10c. 



ADONIS (Pheasant's Eye) [hA-1 ft.] Dark green feathery foHage; small 

 cup-shaped flowers of deep crimson with dark centers. As a cut 

 flower in water, the buds will open and the flowers continue to 

 grow for several days. Sow seed in the open, spring or fall, prefer- 

 ably the latter in California. Somewhat slow to germinate. 

 Aestivalis Oz. 35c; pkt. 10c. 



Afghan Gilliflower (See Erysimum) 



African Daisy (See Arctotis, Dimorphotheca, Gerbera) 



•Tricolor (Joseph's Coat) [2^/^ ft.] Brilliant leaves of red, yellow, 

 and green 3^ oz. 55c; pkt. 10c. 



ANAGALLIS [hA-8 in.] Bushy plants produce numerous small five- 

 petaled blossoms of clear deep blue. Useful as edgings or in a sunny 

 rock garden. 



Grandiflora Blue. J^ oz. 55c; pkt. 10c. I 



ANCHUSA (Summer Forget-Me-Not) Graceful sprays with clusters 

 of small flowers something like Forget-me-nots. Stalks and foliage 

 are somewhat rough and hairy. 



Capensis. Bluebird [hA-2 ft.] Sprays of clear, bright blue flowers 

 with white eyes. Very similar to the Forget-me-not, but the flowers 

 are larger, and the color is brighter Pkt. 10c. 



italica, Dropmore [hP-3ft.] An abundance of flowers of deep gentian 

 blue in drooping sprays. It does well in a rather dry situation and 

 prefers partial shade 34 oz. 45c; pkt. 10c. 



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