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PORTULACA—A VERITABLE CARPET OF COLOR 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII—Continued 
DWARF VARIETIES (Nana Compacta) 
6 to 8 inches 
★Nana Cinnabarina —Best brilliant scarlet; unex¬ 
celled for edging.£ oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
★Nana Meteor —Superb dwarf Newport Pink. 
£ oz., 50c.; pkt., 10 
★Nana Rose Carmine —Carmine rose with red 
eye; choice.£ oz., 45c.; pkt., 10 
Bloomsdale Nana Compacta Mixed —Fine mix¬ 
ture of about 12 dwarf types. £ oz., 35c.; pkt., 10 
Cuspidata Mixed (Star of Quedlinburg) —Per¬ 
fect star-shaped flowers—12 inches tall. 
£ oz., 45c.; pkt., 10 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) O 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
Franchetti —Scarlet balloon-like pods which resem¬ 
ble a miniature lantern appear the second and 
following years. After cutting, remove leaves, 
and hang stalks sidewise until fruit is dried, when 
they make interesting winter bouquets. 
£ oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
Pinks —See Dianthus. 
poppy no 
(Normal germination, 6-15 days) 
Every garden should have a supply of Poppies* 
They fit in almost anywhere and the perennial 
varieties remain for years. Sow seed in open 
ground in Spring or Fall. Will not bear trans¬ 
planting. 1 to 2 feet. Poppies in their various 
forms are found all over the world, but in Europe 
and the Orient more than anywhere else. 
California Poppy —See Eschscholtzia. 
Carnation-flowered Double Mixed. □ 
Oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Shirley Single Mixed □—A strikingly beautiful 
plant.£ oz., 15c.; pkt., 10 
Shirley Double Queen MixedQ —Double flow¬ 
ered and very striking.£ oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
Double Scarlet KingQ. £ oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Orientale MixedO —Red, orange, salmon, pink, 
white.£ oz., 35c.; pkt., 10 
Iceland or NudicauleO —Mixed colors. If sown 
in February will flower the same year and yield 
brilliant flowers all the season. Single. 
£ oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
Pueraria Thunbergiana —See Kudzu Vine. 
PORTULACA □ 
(Normal germination, 8-10 days) 
One of the most showy and beautiful of border 
flowers, making a carpet of color. The seed 
germinates freely and flourishes in almost any 
situation, and self-sows from year to year. Does 
not grow over 3 to 4 inches high, but each plant 
spreads 10 inches wide. In the open they make 
a gorgeous bed, as they love the hot sun and a 
sandy soil; bloom for 60 days. Natives of Vene¬ 
zuela and Brazil. 
Finest Single Mixed. £ oz., 35c.; pkt., 10 
Shirley Poppy 
PORTULACA—Continued 
Finest Double Mixed Colors —Resemble beau¬ 
tiful double Roses, though only one inch in 
diameter. Several colors, very showy, sow in 
beds. Will produce about 40% single flowers. 
£ oz., 50c.; pkt., 10 
Ricinus —See Castor Beans. 
Rock Cress —See Arabis. 
SALPIGLOSSIS — Painted Tongue □ 
(Variabilis superbissima) 
(Normal germination, 5-10 days) 
This is a very easily grown annual 24 to 30 inches 
tall, which blooms from mid-summer until frost. 
Blossoms are funnel shaped, gloxina-like in 
their velvety appearance and veined with gold. 
One of the very finest annuals. Our mixture 
covers a very large range of colors. Prefers 
sandy soil and partial shade. Salpiglossis was 
brought to civilization from the wilds of Chile. 
Gloxiniaflora Mixed .£ oz., 35c.; pkt., 10 
SALVIA or SAGE DO 
(Normal germination, 5-10 days) 
A half-ounce should raise 1000 plants. Sow seed in 
hot-bed or box in house and plant out when ground 
is warm, or sow outdoors when the Apple is in 
bloom. In bloom 60 days. 2 feet spread. 
The Sage offered by Landreth will produce, when 
well-grown, 150-200 spikes to the plant. These 
spikes are often 14 inches long. The scarlet 
varieties we owe to Brazil. 
SplendensD .£ oz., 75c.; pkt., 10 
