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Beilis Monstrosa 
BIRD OF PARADISE FLOWER 
POINCIANA GILLIESI —Easily raised. The flowers resemble 
a gaudy colored humming bird and appear in May and June. 
Fine house plant. Not; hardy north of St. Louis. See also 
Strelitzia. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
BRACHYCOME—SWAN RIVER DAISY 
IBERIDIFOLIA BLUE —A profuse flowering annual with blue 
flowers an inch across, resembling those of cineraria, suit¬ 
able for pot culture, edgings and small beds. In bloom from 
June to October. Height 12 inches. Vs oz. 15c; 1 oz. 90c; T. 
pkt. 10c; lb. $8.00. 
BRACHYCOME MIXED —The colors are blue, white violet and 
pink. T. pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $7.00. 
BRIZA MAXIMA—QUACKING GRASS 
An annual ornamental grass, most valuable for bou¬ 
quets, either fresh or dried. The heart shaped seeds are on 
slender stems and constantly in motion. This grass is ol 
at least the same value as Gypsophyla for bouqjuet work 
Blooms in June to September. 
Height 15 inches. T. Pkt 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.25. 
BOCCONIA CORDATA—PLUME POPPY 
Very showy and quite unlike the regular poppy in that 
the flowers are small, creamy white and are borne on long 
stems quite above the massive foliage, from May to July. 
Height 6 feet. Oz. 70c; Vs oz. 15c; T. pkt. 10c. 
CACALIA—FLORA'S PAINT BRUSH 
Easily grown annual with flowers resembling a minia¬ 
ture brush in many colors, from June to September. Height 
12 inches. MIXED —T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $4.00. 
CALLIOPSIS 
Free flowering half hardy annuals of the easiest culture, 
doing well in sunny position, excellent for cutting and 
massing. 
Sow where they are to stand, thin out to nine inches 
apart. By keeping the old flowers cut off the plants will 
bloom until frost. 
RADIATA TIGER SPOTTED —The flowers are attractively 
marbled and spotted with red maroon on rich yellow ground. 
Height 8 inches. 
CRIMSON KING —Color rich velvety crimson garnet. Height 
9 inches 
ANY OF THE ABOVE—T Pkt. Sc; oz. 15c; lb. $2.00. 
CALLIOPSIS DWARF MIXED— T. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.80. 
CALLIOPSIS TALL MIXED— T. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.80. 
CASTILLEJA INDIVISA 
An annual of easiest culture. Flowers rosy pink and 
orange-red, very showy. High class for pots. Sow in Feb¬ 
ruary and March to get blooming plants in May. Height 12 
in. T. pkt. 20c. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER—TRACHYMENE 
An annual, producing from July till frost delicate laced 
flowers of dainty pale blue color, excellent for cutting. 
Sow in flats, the plants demand shallow soil. Pot in 
2’s, transfer into 3’s, place on the shelves in midwinter and 
when well growing apply weak manure water, once a week. 
Sown in September they will come into bloom in March and 
in May if started in January, always on long stems with 
great keeping qualities. Their exquisite shade of lavender 
goes well with everything, they are inexpensively raised and 
always sell well. Grow them cool (50 deg.). Height 2 to 3 
feet. T. pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $8.50. 
Calendula—A Paying Crop 
An annual, 2-3 feet tall, producing very large, double, 
brilliantly colored flowers on long, stiff stems if grown in 
moist and COOL atmosphere with plenty of room to develop. 
The first blooms are apt to be short-stemmed and must be 
pinched out to insure long-stemmed blooms to come. Grow 
in a night temperature of 45 to 60 degrees, plant a foot apart 
each way or pot the plants and plat e them a foot apart on the 
benches. To get bloom for Thanksgiving, sow early in Au¬ 
gust, sow in September to succeed chrysanthemums and to¬ 
wards the end of February to get bloom in May. Calendula 
is a cool weather plant, during summer when it is hot and 
dry, even the best strains produce undersized and mostly 
single flowers. 
Requires very rich soil. One-half rotted manure, the other half 
rotted sod and 3 lbs. of bone meal to every large wheelbarrow of soil. 
Acid phosphate applied once in two weeks improves the bloom won¬ 
derfully. Best grown in solid beds, if on benches have at least 6 In. 
of soil. Will stand no shade, the soil must never be allowed to be¬ 
come too wet or too dry. To get well formed large double flowers 
disbud once a week. One ounce of seed produces 1,200 to 1,600 plants. 
ON THE PACIFIC coast, in the Mountain states and In the far 
North calendula if sown in succession will produce a heavy crop of 
flowers of the finest quality from June to frost. 
Calendula, Improved Bismarck Stocks and Freesias never fall 
to make money for the growers. The best prices are obtained dur¬ 
ing December, January and February. Calendulas have one draw¬ 
back, namely, they wilt quickly if placed in a shallow dish or bowl, 
but will last five days or longer if kept with fully one-half of their 
stems in water. Call attention of your customers to this fact to 
avoid disappointment. Calendulas are always in demand and are 
easily handled, can be produced in a 60 deg. house or less and they 
can be grown for less than the price demanded by the wholesale 
growers and be of better quality. What are the returns? That is 
the most important question. Fritz Bahr says: Out of a bench 
5rl00 feet, occupied by 400 plants, seed sown July 25th and the 
plants benched Aug. 27th, these were the returns: Started cutting 
Oct. 11th up to Jan. 12th, the bench yielded 312 dozens an d th ese 
sold partly retail and partly wholesale, brought in money $331.26. 
After Calendulas stocks went Into that bench, that were started from 
seed Oct. 15th and later placed in 2%’s. These stocks (Imp. Bis¬ 
marck) should flower around the end of March and be out of the 
way by April 15th. The bench put in condition, can then be planted 
with Gladiolus, the bulbs of which were started in 3’s about March 
15th. 
OUR GLADIOLI BULBS 
are of our own growing, clean, healthy and up to grade, true 
to name and priced to sell. See our offer on pages 115 to 118. 
