SEEDS OF HOUSE PLANTS 
These may, of course, be sown at any time of 
the year and growing them from seed is not only 
an interesting thing in the doing, but also an in¬ 
expensive method of securing rare flowering 
plants for your window garden, or to share with 
your friends. See also Amaryllis, Lachenalia, 
Freesia, Babiana, Aloe, Cactus, PoinsetLia, Sta- 
pelia, Calla, and other house plant items through¬ 
out the catalog. 
Aloe Obscura—Dwarf. The succulent triangular 
leaves are guarded on each edge by red-tipped 
thorns. Close spikes of tubular tawny red 
flowers. Pkt. 25c; special pkg. 60c. 
Ardisia Crenulata—Christmas Berry. Glossy ber¬ 
ries of brilliant coral that will last, if kept 
cool, until next season’s flowers are ready. 
Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; x /4 oz. 75c. 
Asclepias Curassavica—An excellent and easy 
house plant, with many clusters of glowing 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c. 
Brugmansia Suaveolens—Snowy Angel’s Trum¬ 
pet. A superb tub plant with foot-long down¬ 
hanging waxen white flower trumpets. High¬ 
ly perfumed. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 50c. 
Brunfelsia Floribunda—A charming free bloom¬ 
ing dwarf plant with showy pui’ple flowers 
marked white. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; 
*4 oz. 75c. 
Canarina Campanula—A rare treasure from the 
Canaries. Tall branching plants with many 
nodding flower bells, golden orange with pur¬ 
ple flushings. As beautiful as it is unusual 
Pkt. 25c; special pkg. 60c. 
Carica Papaya—An easily handled quick growing 
palm-shaped plant, bearing by even the sec¬ 
ond year angular fruits, quite melonlike, and 
highly esteemed. A tub plant north, or in 
the open far south. This is the prefect-flower¬ 
ing Bluestem variety. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 
50c; V 4 oz. $1.00. 
Clerodendron Fallax—A highly ornamental plant. 
Bears large deep green heart-shaped leaves 
and panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers. May 
be had in bloom almost the year around. Pkt. 
20c; special pkg. 50c. 
Clianthus Puniceus—Parrot’s Beak or Red Kow- 
hai. A much branched plant with pea-like 
leaves and oddly shaped crimson flowers in 
long racemes. Very pretty, and will bloom all 
winter. Pkt. 25c. 
Clivia Miniala (a)—Showy clusters of rich, al¬ 
most burnt orange “amaryllis” flowers; a 
noble pot plant, long blooming. Large easily 
handled bulb-like seeds that grow strongly if 
given time. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
Cuphea Ignea (C. platycentra)—Cigar Plant 
Compact, rather handsome plants, with multi¬ 
tudes of conspicuous bright red tubular flow¬ 
ers, the tube ringed with chocolate near the 
tip, and with a white mouth. Pkt. 25c spe¬ 
cial pkg. 60c. 
Cyclamen Rococco—Gigantic blossoms in many 
rare colorings, the flowers fringed and un¬ 
dulate like great butterflies. Pkt. 35c; spe¬ 
cial pkg. $1.00. 
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