WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
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Phlox Drummondi. 
PHLOX. Drummondi Grandiflora. (A). 
Of all Summer flowering’ annuals. Phlox 
Drummondi stands among the most bril¬ 
liant and satisfactory. The trusses are 
large and well rounded, while the indi¬ 
vidual florets are as large as those of 
the perennial Phloxes. The colors we 
offer in our superb mixture are most dis¬ 
tinct and brilliant. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c. 
PETUNIAS (A) 
Culture. The greatest care 
should be taken in planting Pe¬ 
tunia seeds. The covering of soil 
should not exceed one-sixteenth of 
an inch in depth and while the 
earth must be kept warm and 
moist, excessive moisture must be 
avoided. 
PRIZE DOLBLE. Q ur i ar g e flow¬ 
ering, fringed strain is the best 
Double Petunia seed obtainable. 
At least 50 per cent of the 
plants produced will have dou¬ 
ble or semi-double blooms. The 
intensely careful work neces¬ 
sary in pollenizing and harvest¬ 
ing makes our seed worth its 
weight in gold. About 160 
seeds to a packet. Pkt., 20c; 2 
pkts., 35c. 
HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. In 
this mixture will pe found all 
the choicest and most beautiful 
single and semi-double flowers 
in cultivation. The colorings 
and markings are simply won¬ 
derful. Our seed is saved from 
strong, thrifty, free - flowering 
Prize Double Petunias. 
plants which show the richest colors and most striking markings. Pkt., 10c; 
*4 pz., 55c. 
RO Y ]V ORN. A dwarf Petunia, dainty and effective for borders and window 
boxes. In color a soft carmine pink with white throat. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 90c. 
For Single and Double Petunia Plants See Page 59. 
POPPIES (A) 
ICELAND POPPA, (p). The large, gaily 
colored, cup-shaped flowers bloom on leaf¬ 
less stems 1 foot tall that spring from 
graceful tufts of green foliage. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 45c. 
SHIRLEY POPPY v The large, graceful flow¬ 
ers range in color through all shades of 
rose, pink, carmine and brilliant crimson. 
Pkt., 10c; %, oz., 20c. 
BLUE MA\V #0PP*. This seed is not in _ 
tended for planting, but is used in cooking 
by the people of Central and Southeastern 
Europe, and quite largely by people from 
those districts who have settled in this 
country. 14 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. 
MIXED CARNATION POPPY. Thig ig the 
finest douoie mixture ever offered. It in¬ 
cludes the most brilliant and delicately 
tinted sorts and a bed of this strain makes 
a truly gorgeous display. Pkt., 5c; 14 oz., 
15c. 
FLANDERS POPPY. j£ardy and easily grown, 
tne vivid scarlet-red flowers cannot be sur¬ 
passed for effect when massed in solid 
beds. The official flower of the American 
Legion. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY or 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA. Crimgon _ 
white and gold, A showy, 
free-flowering plant of low, 
spreading growth and finely 
divided silver-gray foliage. 
Steed should be sown thinly 
and early in the Spring where 
plants are to bloom. Where a 
solid bed is desired, seed may 
be thinly broadcast and raked 
in. This is the most effective 
way of planting this gorgeous 
flower. We can supply sepa¬ 
rate colors in one-fourth 
ounces. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 15c. 
MIXED ORIENTAL POPPY. 
(P). Unrivalled for gorgeous 
effectiveness in perennial bor- 
d e r s and shrubberies, the 
blooms are immense, fre¬ 
quently six inches across. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 70c. 
RICINUS—CASTOR BEANS. 
(A). Strong growing orna¬ 
mental plants of stately 
growth, ornamental foliage, 
and brilliant colored fruit. 
Much used for center plants 
in beds and for massing. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 45c. 
PENTSTEMON GRANDIFLORA — BEARD 
TONGUE. (p)_ one of the most beau¬ 
tiful of our native perennial flowers and 
absolutely hardy. The plant grows 2 
feet high, blooming in early July, with 
long spikes of large lavender, bell-shaped 
blossoms. Fine for cutting and color 
masses. Pkt., 5c; 14 oz., 20c. 
PORTULACA—ROSE MOSS. (A) A 
hardy dwarf annual of easy culture. It 
thrives anywhere and produces an abun¬ 
dance of brilliant blooms where almost 
any other plant would die. The flowers 
are rich and brilliant in coloring. Fine 
for beds, borders and rock planting. 
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 80c; 
oz., $2.40. 
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 5c; 14 oz., 20c; 
oz., 55c. 
PRIMROSE or PRIMULA. (T . A)> j ap . 
anese Primrose Mixture. Seed sown in 
April will make fine specimen plants 
which will begin to bloom in the Fall 
and continue through the Winter. Our 
mixture includes the choicest colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Double Portulaca. 
