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"Pure and Sure" Seeds—ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 
PLATYCODON (Wahlenbergia) (Perennial) 
Bearing large, broad, bell-shaped blue flowers; 
very handsome for border or among shrubbery. 
June to September. 
Grandiflora. Blue. 3 ft. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 
POLEMONIUM (Jacob’s Ladder) (Perennial) 
Coeruleum. Popular border plant, with bell¬ 
shaped bluish-purple flowers nearly 1 inch 
across; 1 to 2 feet. April to June. Pkt., 10c; y 4 
oz., 30c. 
PORTULACA (Moss Rose) (Annual) 
Few flowers make such a dazzling display of 
color in the bright sunshine as a bed of portulacas. 
The glossy cup-shaped single flowers and rose-like 
double flowers, about one inch across, range 
through many shades of red, white, pink, orange, 
yellow, striped, etc. 
Sow seed outdoors, after weather is warm and 
settled, where the plants are to stand, in rows one 
foot apart. 
Large Flowering Single Mixed. Pkt., 5c; y 2 oz., 
25c. 
Double Fine Mixed. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
y 4 oz., 50c. 
POPPIES (Annual) 
As early in spring as ground can be worked sow the seed, 
which is quite small, where the flowers are to bloom, as the 
annual varieties do not bear transplanting. Make rows 15 
inches apart and cover seed lightly. When 2 inches high, 
thin from 6 inches to 1 foot. 
ORIENTAL. POPPIES (Perennial) 
Oriental Poppies should be sown in early spring 
in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work. The 
plants disappear during July and August, appear¬ 
ing again as soon as the weather gets cool. When 
this fall growth starts is the time they should be 
transplanted to their permanent flowering quar¬ 
ters. 2 y 2 to 3 feet. May. 
Dark Red. Extra large flowers. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 
40c. 
Orange Scarlet. Leafy stems about 3 feet high, 
with large orange-scarlet flowers; having a con¬ 
spicuous black blotch on each petal. Pkt., 10c; 
y 8 oz., 35c. 
Salmon Pink. Beautiful salmon-pink. Pkt., 10c; 
y 8 oz., 35c. 
Oriental Hybrids Mixed. Saved from a large 
number of named sorts, embracing all of the 
colors. 2% to 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 
POTENTILLA (Flowering Strawberry) 
(Perennial) 
A beautiful border plant, flowers from yellow to 
bright red. Leaves resemble strawberry plants. 
An unexcelled plant for border naturalizing and 
rock work. June. 1^ feet. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Portulaca. 
American Legion. This single poppy of the Shirley type is 
a dazzling orange-scarlet. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 25c. 
Shirley Mixed. Color, pure white to rose pink, carmine and 
deepest crimson. 20 inches. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
Tulip Flowered Scarlet. Large, bright scarlet flowers. The 
two outer petals of the flower form a tulip cup. About 
feet. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c. 
Single and Double Annual Poppies. 
ICELAND POPPIES (Perennial) 
Iceland Mixed. While these are hardy perennials, 
they flower the first year from spring sown 
seeds. They are of graceful habit, with fern-like 
foliage; the satin-like flowers are borne in end¬ 
less profusion and are excellent for cutting. All 
summer. 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 35c. 
El Monte. This variety is a California introduc¬ 
tion; comes true from seed; strong wiry stems 
for cutting. Deep tangerine. 1 % feet. Pkt., 15c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (Dragonhead) (Perennial) 
Extremely beautiful with spikes of pink flowers, 
which are tube-shaped, similar to a tiny antir¬ 
rhinum blossom. Fine for border and cutting. 
Virginica. Dense bushes with spikes of pink 
tubular flowers. 3 feet. June and July. Pkt., 15c. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
Double Shirley Mixed. Beautiful hybrids with 
large double and semi-double flowers in a won¬ 
derful range of colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
Double Cardinal. Round as a ball. The flowers are 
of very large size and finely fringed. In color it 
is a glowing cardinal-red. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c. 
Double Carnation Flowered. Large, showy flow¬ 
ers. 2 feet. Mixed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
