SEED CATALOGUE • 1934 
Flower Seeds 17 
AQUILEGIA » Columbine 
Alpina. Early spring-flowering perennial plants especially Pkt. 
adapted for edging and rockery. They form a dense carpet 
completely covered with pure white blossoms in May. 
6 inches.34 oz - 25 cts.. .$0 10 
ARCTOTIS » African Daisy 
Grandis. A remarkably handsome annual which forms bushes 
2 to 3 feet high. Its flowers are large and showy, being pure 
white on the upper surface, with a light blue center sur¬ 
rounded by a narrow golden band. The reverse of petals is 
pale lilac-blue. Valuable as a cut-flower, the blooms lasting 
a week to ten days after being cut.34 oz - 25 cts.. . 10 
ARMERIA • Sea Thrift 
Formosa. Dwarf-growing perennial, with grassy leaves and a 
tufted habit of growth. The rose-pink flowers are borne in 
globular heads from May till September. Very suitable for 
edgings, borders, and also for the rock-garden. 
Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Laucheana. Produces a mass of rosy crimson flowers all sum¬ 
mer. Fine for edging and planting in rockery. 6 inches. . . . 
Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
Long-spurred Aquilegia 
ARGEMONE Mexican or Prickly Poppy 
Hybrida grandiflora. Sturdy bushes 3 feet high; pale green, Pkt. 
spiny foliage, with clear silvery midrib and veins. The poppy¬ 
like flowers are of satiny texture, over 3 inches across, and 
come in various shades from rich yellow to creamy white. It 
starts blooming early in July and continues without interrup¬ 
tion until November. They should have a sunny location, and 
it is best to sow the seed where they are intended to bloom as 
soon as the ground is warm, preferably in light soil, although 
unlike other poppies they can be transplanted when small 
with perfect success. A very pretty and ornamental plant in 
or out of bloom. The foliage is especially decorative and the 
stems and seed-pods have a picturesqueness rare in plants 
so easily grown.34 oz - 30 cts.. .$0 10 
Arctotis 
A hardy perennial of great beauty. The long-spurred type gives 
elegant cut-flowers. If sown in summer, plants will be ready by 
autumn for transplanting to the border to flower next May and June. 
Pkt. Largepkt. 
Long-spurred Hybrids. A fine mixture of the Long- 
spurred Hybrids in a good range of colors.$0 10 $0 25 
Dobbie’s Imperial Hybrids. See Novelties and 
Specialties, page 6. 
Long-spurred Hybrids, Mrs. Scott Elliott’s 
Strain. See Novelties and Specialties, page 6. 
Long-spurred, Blue Shades. 25 75 
Long-spurred, Pink Shades. 25 75 
Alpina. Beautiful, short-spurred blue form. A gem 
for the rockery. 1 foot. . . . 15 40 
Caerulea. One of the finest varieties. Pale blue and 
white flowers. 2 feet... 15 40 
Canadensis. Scarlet and yellow. Fine for rock-garden. 15 40 
Chrysantha. Golden yellow. 2 feet. 15 40 
Californica hybrida. Large yellow flowers; dark 
orange spurs. 15 40 
Copper Queen. Petals and outside of corolla copper- 
red, with long spurs of deeper hue, inside of corolla 
straw-color. 25 
Crimson Star. New. Brilliant dark crimson. 35 
Glandulosa vera. (True.) Bright sky-blue, white 
corolla. 35 1 00 
Rose Queen. Deep rose.-... . .. 20 50 
Double Mixed..-. 10 25 
Single Mixed...."i. 10 25 
Argemone hybrida grandiflora 
ARABIS • Rock Cress 
