BURBANK'S 1921 l^EW CREATIONS IN SEEDS 
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Tigridia — Chilian Dwarf Jhe dwarf tigridia is readily raised from seed. 
. , • t, • X. , P^l^ blue flowers are borne on stalks six 
inches in height from small slender bulbs. Packet, 20c. 
Watsonia Burbank Hybrids Hybrid Watsonias are growing on my 
, ..J, . . ^. , farms by the acre. More new and extremely 
beautiful varieties than on all the rest of the globe. Giant white, single and double, 
tall and dwart, yellow, orange, pink, rose, crimson, purple, salmon and scarlet; 
a veritable transformation from an ordinary flower to one equal to the modern 
gladioh. Packet, 50c; three, $1. 
Watsonia Royal White Twice as large flowers, produced four times as 
. , ^ , abundantly as the older kinds. Varies to salmon 
pink and rose also, from seed. Packet, $1. 
Sparaxis Pulcherrhima (Dierama) Slender iris-like foliage and very grace- 
. r, ful long, slender, drooping stems with 
rose colored flowers hke giant ixias. Hardy where the ground does not freeze over 
two inches deep. Packet, 15c; ounce, 25c. 
Tree and Shrub Seeds 
Actimdia Arguta A hardy perennial climbing shrub from Korea, growing to 
. . a height of twenty feet or more and bearing great quantities 
ot greenish truits in clusters, each fruit an inch long by three-quarters of an inch 
across; sweet and delicious, having a unique flavor something like figs, plums or 
sweet gooseberries. A handsome and highly useful vine for its delicious fruit. 
Being dioecious, it requires both male and female plants near if abundance of 
fruit is desired. Perfectly hardy as far north as Canada. Packet, 25c. 
New Chilian Abutilon magnificent of all blooming large 
shrubs or small trees. Saucer-shaped flowers in 
astounding profusion nearly three inches across, on long slender stems. Far 
hardier than any other Abutilon or "Flowering Maple." Seed from select pure 
white ones, and seed from select porcelain blue ones. Packet, 25c; ounce, $1. 
Genista Florabunda (New remontant) f^^'ub bearing all Sunimer beauti- 
tul golden pea-like blossoms in 
greatest profusion. This greatly improved Genista will be a great prize for 
florists for cut flowers and as an ornamental shrub can hardly be surpassed. 
Seeds rare. Packet, 15c; ounce, 50c. 
Hardy Perennial Hibiscus ^^^^ California hybrids; enormous flowers of 
most beautiful shades of crimson, pink, yellow 
and white. Packet, 25c. 
Cytisus — Chilian Golden ^^^t wonderful blooming shrub. A mass of bright- 
est yellow flowers like sweet peas, but more fra- 
grant. Packet, 15c; ounce, 50c. 
New Cytisus Hybrids RfU'e shrubs producing an abundance of orange, crim- 
son and yellow variegated blooms of unusually large 
size and mostly fragrant. Packet, 15c; ounce, 40c; pound, $3. 
Dracoena Indivisa ^^^^ Dracoena (Dragon Tree) so freely used in the streets 
and parks of California. Grows to about 12 feet in height, 
then branching into a symmetrical tree. The foliage is the best tying material so 
far found for shrubs, vines, berry plants, etc., far better than hemp rope. Sooner 
or later this Dracoena will be grown by the acre for its fibre, which requires no 
preparation except to moisten the leaves and split into widths appropriate for 
use. Seed, per packet, 10c; three, 25c. 
