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Thunbergia. (Black Eyed Susan.) 



THUNBERGIA (Black Eyed Susan) 

 Hardy Annual Climber 

 1942 PINE MIXED, Rapid growing vine preferring a warm, sunny 

 ltuation. Excellent for vases, trellises, rustic work or greenhouse deco- 

 ation. Flowers buff, orange, white, etc.; height 5 feet. 



Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; % ounce, 30 cents. 



TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker, Torch Flower) 

 Hardy Perennial 



Blooms from August until late autumn. Very showy in beds or 

 nasses, or among shrubbery. Raising tritomas from seed is very inter- 

 «ting, but if immediate results are wanted, roots had better be pro- 

 :ured. We offer roots of tritomas on the bulb pages of this book. 



Tritoma, Hvbrida Express. Verbena, Hybrida Mixed. 



| 1946 HYBRIDA EXPRESS. The earliest to bloom. Some of the 

 seedlings will flower the first year, if sown early. Packet, 10 cents. 



UMBRELLA PLANT 



Tender Perennial 

 19S0 Can easily be grown in a bowl or dish half filled with rich soil, 

 ,hen filled with water. An excellent plant for the house. Has long 

 items with narrow green leaves, umbrella shaped. Packet, 10 cents. 



VERBENA 



Half Hardy Perennial 



indispensable for bedding purposes. Flowers white, scarlet, red, 

 irimson, purple, etc. Verbenas raised from seed are usually fragrant. 



Verbena, Mammoth Show, All Colors Mixed. 



1978 MAMMOTH SHOW. Absolutely all the finest colored verbenas 

 ever offered in a single packet. Plants and flowers are exceedingly 

 large, and if the flowers are kept cut, the plants will bloom more pro- 

 fusely. Can recommend this strain as a very floriferous one. Fine for 

 beds, borders, vases or window boxes. All colors mixed. 



Packet, 10 cts.; % ounce, 30 cts.; Yi ounce, 50 cts.; ounce, $1. 75. 



1970 BCRBANK'S MAYFLOWER. Arbutus scented. This ver- 

 bena is of bright and pleasing shades of pink, of extraordinary size and 

 free blooming habit. Its chief claim to popularity, as developed by 

 Mr. Burbank, is its fragrance, which resembles the Trailing Arbutus or 

 Mayflower. This fact gave it its name. It is very desirable for bou- 

 quets and decorative purposes, and is unsurpassed as a bedder. The 

 type is now well established. Packet, 10 cents. 



1974 HYBRIDA MIXED. A grand mixture of beautiful colors. 

 This mixture is fine for garden beds or massing and will produce 

 flowers of good size from spring until late in the autumn. 



Packet, 10 cts.; y s ounce, 20 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; ounce, $1.00. 



EXTRA LAR<5e PLOWERIJfG. These are unexcelled for size, 

 beauty and diversity of markings. Unsurpassed for richness of color 

 and profusion of bloom. Some of the individual florets are nearly as 

 large as a silver half dollar, and all are much above average size. 



Verbena, Extra Large Flowering, Finest Mixed. 



1960 PINK. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents. 

 1962 PURPLE. Packet, 10 cents; y s ounce, 30 cents. 

 1964 SCARLET. Packet, 10 cents; % onnce, 30 cents. 



1966 WHITE. Packet, 10 cents; % onnce, 30 cents. 



1967 YELLOW. Packet, 15 cents; % ounce, 50 cents. 



1968 FINEST MIXED. Embracing all sorts, including the eyed 

 and variegated verbenas. The very best mixture procurable. 



Packet, 10 cts.; % ounce, 25 cts.; % ounce, 40 cts.; onnce, S1.50 ; 



