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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Kudzu) 
Kud'-zoo — Annual — Purple 
Shade, Screen, Trellises, Etc. 
KUDZU, Jack and the Beanstalk—Its proper botanical desig- 
nation is Pueraria Thunbergiana. Under favorable conditions 
it is the most rapid-growing vine in cultivation. Perennial only 
in frostless areas. Pea-shaped purple flowers. 
No. 1181—Packet, 10c; Quarter Ounce, 25c. 
JOSEPH'S COAT (Amaranthus) 
Am-ar-anth'-us — Annual — Foliage Plant 
Specimen Planting, Backgrounds, Etc. 
AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR SPLENDENS, Joseph’s Coat 
—An interesting plant, 3 feet tall, grown for its ornamental 
foliage, which is beautifully marked with rich scarlet, yellow 
and white. Requires a sunny location and soil that is not too 
rich. No. 1172—Packet, 10c; Half Ounce, 25c. 
Don’t fail to include at least a few of the latest Novelties in 
your garden this year, see pages 3 to 7. 
HOLLYHOCK (Althaea) 
Al'-thee-a — Various — Mixed Colors 
Mixed Borders, Backgrounds, Massing 
ALTHAEA ROSEA, Hollyhock Double — Perennial. An 
old-fashioned favorite wherever height and color were required. 
Greatly improved - in blooming quality and with a wider range 
of colors and less tendency to get leggy. 6 to 7 feet tall. 
Flowers double and fringed. 
No. 37—Packet, 10c; Quarter Ounce, 30c. 
ALTHAEA HYBRIDA SEMPERFLORENS, Hollyhock 
Single — Classed as annuals because they bloom the first year 
from seed; they are true perennials, however, since they make 
renewed growth each succeeding season. Blossoms are single, 
very large, some with beautifully fringed edges and in a wide 
range of charming colors. 5 to 6 feet high. 
No. 961—Packet, 5c; Half Ounce, 30c. 
HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos) 
Dol'-i-kos — Annual — Mixed Colors 
Shade, Screen, Arbors and Trellises 
DOLICHOS LABLAB, Hyacinth Bean Vine — A showy, 
fast-growing, climbing vine reaching a height of ten feet. The 
colors are reddish-maroon and white and the blossoms are 
borne in profusion during the fall months. Even the seed pods 
are attractive. No. 1216—Packet, 10c; Ounce, 20c. 
ICE PLANT (Mesembryanthemum) 
Mes-em-bri-an'-the-mum — Annual — White 
Ground Cover, Roc\eries, Dry Places 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALllNUM, Ice Plant 
—A valuable plant for dry, sunny places, on banks, in the 
rockery, etc. The foliage is fleshy and is covered with ice-like 
globules. The flowers are small and of pinkish white color. 
Height. 6 inches, trailing 2 to 3 feet. 
No. 1180—Packet, 10c; Quarter Ounce, 25c. 
Novelties are new varieties or outstanding improvements on old ones. We list only those any average person can grow. 
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