only the Best Flower Seeds 



make GI0NOUS GdrdenS 



Whether you have acres of ground or just a little dooryard, you want the best 

 flowers you can buy. The long list of annuals offered here will give you wide 

 choice of color and variety. Order plenty of them to plant among the perennials 

 and to group by themselves for cutting. Sow perennial seeds at the same time as 

 the annuals; the earlier in the season they are started, the better next year's plants 

 will be. 



KEY TO SYMBOLS 



h Hardy Resists low temperatures. 



hh Half-Hardy. .Needs protection where tem- 

 peratures are low. 



t Tender Will not endure frost. 



A Annual Lives only one season. 



B Biennial Lives two seasons; often blooms 



second year only. 



P Perennial Tends to live from year to year. 



C Climber Requires support. 



R 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. 



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 Pink Oz. 50c 



Double White Oz. 50c 



Double Mixed Oz. 50c 



Pkts. 10c each 



Tall, medium, and low growing annuals and perennials border 

 this flagstone walk. 



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



ADONIS (Pheasant's Eye) [b.A-1 ft.] Thisshowy 

 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) 



African Daisy (See Arctotis, Dimorphotheca, Gerbera) 



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

 contrasts well with the vivid blood-red flowers of this 

 hardy plant. The blossoms are shaped like single pinks. 

 They are showy both in the border and as cut flowers. 



Coronaria Atrosanguinea Yi oz. 45c; pkt. 10c 



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