BABY'S BREATH (Gypsophila) 
Jip-sof'-il-a — White and Pink 
Mixing with Bouquets, Borders 
Nothing is more essential for mixing with bouquets. It 
lends an air of grace and daintiness to any floral decora' 
tion. There are both annual and perennial sorts. 
breath Perennial 
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baby’s breath Snowflake 
BLUE FLAX 
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BLUE LACE FLOWER 
BACHELOR BUTTON 
GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA, Perennial Baby’s Breath- 
Graceful plants of light fairy like growth. Three feet high. 
Tiny, white flowers are borne in great profusion on slender 
branching stems. Blooms the first year if planted early. Can be 
dried for winter. No> 918—Packet, 10c; Ounce, 40c. 
GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS ALBA, Baby’s Breath, Snow¬ 
flake—Annual, white. An improved, large, flowering, pure 
white form. The numerous flowers and their flat, snowy petals 
have made it known as Snowflake. Two feet tall. 
No. 925—Packet, 5c; Ounce, 20c. 
GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS ROSEA, Rose Pink Baby’s 
Breath —Annual, strong-branching plants, two feet tall, with 
the same type of flower as Snowflake, except that they are a 
beautiful rose-pink color. Especially fine with some types of 
bouquets. No. J288—Packet, 10c; Ounce, 30c. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON (Centaurea) 
Sen-tau-ree'-a — Annual — Mixed Colors 
Cutting, Massing, Naturalizing 
CENTAUREA CYANUS, Bachelor’s Button—One of the 
old-fashioned flowers that has been greatly improved. The 
flowers are double. Very hardy, can be planted either in the 
spring or fall. Blooms freely and self-sows if plants are allowed 
to mature. No. 225—Packet, 5c; Ounce, 25c. 
BLUE FLAX (Linum) 
Ly'-num — Perennial — Sky Blue 
Color Masses, Among Shrubbery, Borders 
LINUM PERENNE, Blue Flax —Graceful plants, two feet 
tall, of light, feathery appearance. Slender stems, fine foliage, 
delicate airy flowers. Always covered with a sheet of blooms, 
though each flower lasts only one day. 
No. 1289—Packet, 10c; Ounce, 40c. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER (Didiscus) 
Di-dis'-kus — Annual — Blue 
For Cutting, Massing and Mixed Borders 
DIDISCUS CAERULEA, Blue Lace Flower —Popular since 
olden times, thrives in any soil. The peculiar make-up of the 
flower heads gives them the appearance of delicate old lace. 
Plants are three feet tall. The seed germinates slowly. 
No. 1184—Packet, 10c; Eighth Ounce, 30c. 
Page 46 ASSORTMENT—One packet Pink Baby's Breath, 
Blue Lace Flower and Blue Flax. Value 30c. Price, 25 c. 
The treatment required by Kohl Rabi is that demanded by turnips. It is usually not transplanted. Rapid growth is essential. 
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