1 934 SEED CATALOGUE 
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California Giants 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS (A) —Larger flowers 
than the Improved Crego, often measuring 
five to six inches in diameter, and they are 
characterized by the Ostrich Feather type of 
flowers. Peach, Deep Rose and Mixed. 
Pkt., 15c; '/a oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50. 
SUNSHINE— Outer petals are long and nar¬ 
row, whereas toward the center the petals are 
tubular, with a four-pointed star at the end. 
Single Mixed, Pkt., 10c; >/ 2 oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75. 
HARDY PERENNIAL ASTERS (Michaelmas 
Daisies) —Single fall-flowering hardy herba¬ 
ceous plants, thriving in any good garden soil. 
If sown early they will flower the first season; 
3 feet. Mixed, Pkt., 10c. 
ASTER- MUM—Of immense size resembling 
chrysanthemums in form, hence the name “As¬ 
ter-mum” Rose Pink. Mixed, Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 
75c; oz., $1.25. 
Special Aster 
SUPER GIANT LOS ANGELES—See page 1 for 
picture and description. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON, OR CENTAUREA 
CYAN US—Also called Corn Flower—(A) —A 
hardy annual, producing handsome flowers of a 
great variety of rich colors. Borne on tall, 
branching stems. 
Double Mixed, Pkt., 5c; i/ 2 oz., 25c; oz. r 40c. 
BALLOON FLOWER, or JAPANESE BELL¬ 
FLOWER (PLATYCODON) (P)— One of the 
best hardy perennials, producing very showy 
flowers during the whole season. They form 
large clumps and are excellent for planting in 
permanent borders or among shrubbery. 
Pkt., 10c. 
BALSAM OR LADY'S SLIPPER (A)—A fa¬ 
vorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous 
masses of beautiful brilliant-colored double 
flowers in the greatest profusion; 2 feet. Start 
the seed indoors in April or sow out of doors in 
May. To grow fine specimens they should not 
be closer than 18 inches apart. 
Double Cameilla-Flowered—Mixed. The larg¬ 
est double variety. Pkt., 10c. 
Single Cameilla-Flowered. Mixed, Pkt., 10c. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER (A) —Grows into an 
upright plant of about two feet in height. Each 
branch ends in an umbel of light sky-blue flow¬ 
ers which spread out in an umbrella-like fash¬ 
ion, crowning each shoot with a beautiful and 
delicate head of flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
CALENDULA (POT MARIGOLD) (A)— Very 
hardy, one foot high, blooming freely practi¬ 
cally the whole year round. Is of the easiest 
culture and is desirable for rather inferior soils. 
Double Mixed, Pkt., 5c; / 2 oz., 20c; oz., 30c. 
ORANGE BALL (A) —A very fine double cal¬ 
endula, a magnificent flower, growing to enor¬ 
mous size, and is outstanding because of its 
rich orange-yellow color. The flowers are well 
rounded and fully double to the center. The 
long-stemmed blooms are very fine for cutting. 
Pkt., 10c; i/ 2 oz., 25c; oz. 40c. 
Candytuft 
CANDYTUFT (A) (Iberis) —Showy, branching 
plants twelve to fifteen inches high and bearing 
in profusion terminal clusters of beautiful single 
cruciform flowers in a wide range of colors. 
EMPRESS (A)— Giant White. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 
30c; oz., 50c. Giant Mixed (A), Pkt., 5c; y 2 oz., 
25c; oz., 40c. 
CALLIOPSIS (A) —A quick growing annual. 
The flowers are placed on graceful wavy stems 
and in color run through all the shades of red 
and yellow; dainty foliage. Tall double mixed. 
Tall, single. Mixed: Pkt., 5c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
CAN TERBU 
BELLS (Campan¬ 
ula Calycanthema) 
(Cup and Saucer) 
(B) — Produ ces 
beautiful single 
flowers three inches 
in length with sau¬ 
cers three to four 
inches in diameter. 
The plants form 
pyramids of bloom 
bearing from 100 to 
200 of these ex¬ 
quisite bios soms 
for weeks during 
the early summer. 
A hardy biennial 
2% feet high, flow¬ 
ering the second 
season from seed. 
White, Blue, Pink. 
Pkt., 16c; y 2 oz., 
$1.25; oz., $2.00; 
mixed, all colors, 
pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 
$1.00; oz., $1.75. 
CANNA (P) —Enormous brilliant dusters of 
bloom borne on spikes above broad leaves of 
