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DESCRIPTIVE SEED LIST FOR 1918— From 
PHLOX 
DRUMMONDI 
A beautiful showy 
annual. All col- 
ors, mixed; very 
! brilliant. 
PORTULACA 
I Sometimes called 
Imoss Rose. It is 
one of the most 
beautiful of the 
dwarf budding 
I plants. The cup- 
- - shaped flowers 
ers are about an inch in diameter and 
various shades of pink, red, yellow and 
white. The fleshy stems grow almost 
flat on the ground. 
POPPIES 
Paeony flowered. 
Mixed colors. 
Large and brilli- 
ant. Grows very 
quickly and easi- 
ly. Makes a fine 
show. 
SHIRLEY 
POPPIES 
The Shirley poppy 
is the most beau-, 
tiful type of poppyg 
grown. The foli- 
age has a soft, hairy covering and the 
petals are immense and have a beau- 
tiful satiu-Iike texture. The flowers 
are of many colors, there being flow- 
ers of white, pink, lavender, purple 
and various shades of red and scarlet. 
RHODANTHE 
The most delicate of all the ever- 
lastings. Beautiful silky pendent 
flower. Pink and white mixed. 
SWEET PEAS 
This sweet pea 
mixture contains 
nearly all colors 
and shades. 
N^gjM*' Largely grandi- 
tlora types, al- 
though there are 
a few of the best 
Spencers includ- 
ed. Spencer mix- 
ture, page 25. 
SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum) 
There has been a greater improve- 
ment in this oldtime favorite during 
the last three or four yea-'s than in 
almost any other flower. The giant 
flowering Snapdragon of today are in- 
finitely better than the old well 
known common sort. Flowers large, 
delicately shaded and of many colors. 
Price per packet, 10c. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
A sweet-scented perennial growing 
from one to two feet high. The hand- 
some flowers are borne in clusters on 
a stiff stem. 
VERBENA 
A hardy perennial 
of easy culture. 
Soaking the seed 
in water before 
planting will has- 
ten the germina- 
tion. Can be used 
either for bedding 
or bordering 
plants. 
SALPIGLOSSiS 
One of the most beautiful 
of flowering annuals, bearing 
many flowers of large size 
and many colors. 
WALLFLOWER 
Double; mixed colors. 
Hardy perennial, beautiful, 
fragrant. niooms profusely 
early in spring next year 
after planting and continues 
to bloom for several years. 
Salplglosais 
Wallflower 
