for Delightful Flower Gardens 



h Hardy 



Resists low temperatures. 



hh Half-Hardy 



Needs protection where tem- 

 peratures are low. 



t; Tender 



Will not endure frost. 



A Annual 



1^ Lives only 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. 



AGROSTEMMA [hP-18 in.] Downy foliage of silvery gray con- 

 trasts well with the vivid blood-red flowers of this hardy plant. 

 The blossoms are shaped like single pinks. 

 Coronaria Atrosanguinea 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 3^ oz. 35c; pkt. 5c 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat) [2]4 ft.] Brilliant leaves of red, yellow, 



and green H oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Almost as soon as 



Where quantities are offered, the weights 

 mentioned are the smallest units we supply. 



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 U. S. A. 



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

 graceful trailing plant bears verbena-like 

 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. 50c; pkt. 10c 



ACHILLEA (Sneezewort, Yarrow) [hP-2 ft.] 

 One of the best perennials for cutting or 

 along shrubbery. The plants bear many 

 clusters of small double satin-white flowers 

 during a long season. They prefer a sunny 

 exposure. 



Ptarmica, The Pearl Pkt. 15c 



II ACROCLINIUM [hhA-15 in.] The double 

 daisy-like blooms of this straw flower are 

 about one inch across, borne singly on long 



stems which are at first inclined and later stand erect. They are 

 well liked as fresh flowers, but their best use is in winter bouquets 

 [ for which they should be cut when in bud. 



Double Mixed Oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



ADONIS (Pheasant's Eye) [hA-1 ft.] This showy plant with dark 

 green feathery foliage bears small cup-shaped flowers of a 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, preferably the latter in California. It is 

 somewhat slow to germinate. 



Aestivalis Oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



Afghan Gilliflower (See Erysimum) 



Afeican Daisy (See Arctotis, Dimorphotheca, Gerbera) 



AGERATUM (Floss Flower) [hA] Other flowers in garden and bor- 

 der are made lovelier by the presence of this plant with its dense 

 clusters of small fuzzy blossoms. The taller type is fine for cutting 

 while the dwarfs are suitable as edging plants. 



Blue Perfection [12 in.] Soft lavender-blue H oz. 50c 



Blue Ball Improved [8 in.] Clear blue; compact M oz. 50c 



Pkts. 10c each 



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

 edgings .' K oz. 45c; pkt. 15c 



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

 a Fine companion to spring bulb flowers. 



ALYSSUM The annual sorts of this plant are among the easiest 

 flowers to grow. They 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. 

 Sweet (Maritimum) [hA-10 in.] Clusters of these small, white, 

 four-petaled flowers, delicately scented, are delightful in small 

 bouquets Oz. 35c; pkt. 5c 



Procumbens (Carpet of Snow) [hA-4 in.] The finest edging vari- 

 ety, producing a flat, rounded mass of snow-white flowers obscuring 

 the foliage H oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Compactum erectum, Little Gem, White [hA-6 in.] A graceful 

 dwarf form producing honey-scented blooms in firm terminal 

 clusters H oz. 35c; pkt. 5c 



Compactum erectum, Lilac Queen [hA-6 in.] A mass of delicate 

 lavender flowers cover this attractive dwarf plant. 



• 1^ oz. 35c; 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 J4 oz, 40c; pkt. 10c 



ANAGALLIS [hA-8 in.] The bushy plants of this lovely dwarf pro- 

 duce numerous small five-petaled blossoms of clear deep blue. 

 They are useful as edgings or in the rock garden where they should 

 be given a good deal of sun. 



Grandiflora Blue J^ oz. 50c; pkt 10c 



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