DIDISCUS. “Queen Anne’s Blue Lace 
Flower.” Large round lacy flowers of 
azure blue. 
DIGITALIS 
Foxglove 
Hardy Biennial 
A magnificent stately plant growing 5 
to 7 feet tall. Pour foot flower spikes 
are thickly set with bloom in white, rose 
and purple with dark spots and mark¬ 
ings. A biennial, blooming best the sec¬ 
ond year from seed planted during late 
spring and fall. Grows very well in any 
good garden soil, either sun or semi¬ 
shade. Reseeds itself and will furnish 
a supply of plants each year. 
951 Shirley Mix. Very showy with open 
bell-like flowers of many bright colors. 
Pkt. 15c. 
952 Fraser’s Salmon Hybrids. Giant 
flowers in pleasing shades of salmon, 
beautifully marked with darker spots. 
Pkt. 25c. 
GAILLARDIA. ‘Picta Indian Chief”. 
Furnishes bronzy red flowers from July 
to September. 
BEFORE The FLOWER- 
THE SEED . . . 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
Chinese Forget-Me-Nots 
Hardy Annual — 2 It. 
2419 Fraser's Select. A distinct addition 
to any garden. Pine for planting in Cali¬ 
fornia and southern states during fall 
months; in the East, in the spring. Grows 
rapidly from seed and develops a good 
vigorous plant for early spring blooming 
and will continue for a longer period than 
when sowed in early spring. The flower 
branches are often 18 inches long and 
thickly set with large flowers of tur¬ 
quoise blue, deeper than the true forget- 
me-not and larger. Pkt. 15c. 
DIDISCUS 
Queen Anne’s Blue Lace Flower 
Hardy Annual — 18 to 24 in. 
2426 Didiscus Coerieus. An annual that 
is quite hardy. The common name is 
very apt, for the flowers are large, round 
lacy heads of azure blue; long stems. 
Charming cutting flower. Pkt. 15c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
African Orange Daisy 
Hardy Annual — 12 in. 
An annual of easy culture, the large 
daisy-like flowers in orange and gold 
shades make a gorgeous, colorful display 
wherever planted. The plants are bushy 
and well covered with bloom throughout 
the season. In California and southern 
states sow in the fall for winter and early 
spring flowers; in cold sections they may 
be started in hot bed in March and set 
out in May or sown in open ground when 
ground is warm and danger of frost is 
past. Blooms in about 90 days from seed. 
2438 Golden West (Aurantiaca). Bright 
golden orange. Pkt. 15c. 
2439 Aurantiaca Hybrids. Mixed from 
separate colors and blended from the fol¬ 
lowing: light yellow, orange yellow, sal¬ 
mon cream and white. Pkt. 15c. 
2437 Salmon Beauty. A new color of soft 
2435 Rinpens. Glistening white with blue 
zone. Very attractive, grows 1 foot high 
Pine for low borders and beds. Pkt. 20c. 
2436 Eklonis. A perennial of this group 
white daisy-like flowers with blue disc, 
borne on long fine cutting stems. Pkt. 35c. 
GAILLARDIA 
Navajo Blanket Flower 
They are profusion bloomers and furn¬ 
ish an abundance of brilliant cut flowers 
as well as an extremely colorful display 
in the garden. They thrive in full sun 
and in any good garden soil. In Cali¬ 
fornia and mild southern states best re¬ 
sults are had with perennial varieties 
when sown in the autumn and wintered 
over. In cold climates sow in spring or 
early fall. 
Perennial Varieties — 3 ft. 
2447 Indian Summer Hybrids. A recent 
introduction producing plants commonly 
bearing flowers measuring 4 inches 
across. The bronzy red center is sur¬ 
rounded by petals of maroon tipped with 
golden yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
2448 Grandiflora Dazzler. A giant red 
with orange tips. Pkt. 20c. 
2449 Grandiflora Tangerine. A self-col¬ 
ored variety in a strong shade over-laid 
with red. Pkt. 20c. 
Annual Varieties 
These easy to grow annuals liven the 
garden with their bright, cheerful colors 
from July until September and in some 
climates they may be picked until frost. 
They thrive in full sun and in most any 
soil and should be sown where they are 
to grow as soon as the ground is thor¬ 
oughly warm. Plants grow about 18 in. 
2441 Picta Indian Chief. A single, in 
bronzy red, a real beauty. Pkt. 15c. 
2442 Indian Blanket (Improved Picta Lo- 
renziana). Double. Beautiful shades of 
red, yellow, maroon and bronze. Pkt. 15c. 
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GERANIUM 
Pelargonium Zonale 
Tender Perennial — 2 ft. 
This popular eastern house plant is at 
its best in California where it grows lux¬ 
uriantly outdoors the year around. Sun 
Ripened seed is the pick of the very best 
strains of Zonale, producing immense 
trusses measuring 4 to 6 inches across 
and individual flowers iy 2 inches. 
971 Sunshine Mixture. A mixture of 
striking shades of scarlet, crimson, pinks, 
creamy white and other pleasing colors. 
Pkt. 20c. 
GERBERA 
Transvaal Daisy 
Half-Hardy Perennial — 2 ft. 
Flower is daisy-like with long petals 
radiating from a small center disk. Colors 
are rich pastel tints from white through 
shades of yellow, orange, salmon, pink, 
rose, cerise, and dark red. Flowers are 
3 to 4 inches across and are borne on 
long, firm stems 12 to 18 inches and of 
excellent keeping qualities. 
961 Fraser’s Pastel Colors Mixed. Shades 
of yellow, orange, pinks, rose and reds. 
Pkt. 25c. 
EUPHORBIA 
Hardy Annual — 2 ft. 
2941 Heterophylla (Summer Poinsettia). 
Often called Annual Poinsettia because 
of its resemblance. Pkt. 15c. 
2942 Marginata (Snow on the Mountain). 
Attractive variegate annual for effective 
foliage display. Pkt. 15c. 
CINERARIA 
Fraser’s Prize Strains 
These flowers are the most gorgeously 
colored flowers to be had for winter 
blooming. Thev are biennials treated as 
annuals and are splendid for pot culture. 
In California or other mild sections, they 
are perfectly hardy for the open garden. 
A shady situation should be given them, 
the north side of the house, beneath trees, 
or among shrubbery. Plant in California 
and southern states from August to No¬ 
vember in open ground or flats and trans¬ 
plant to permanent place in the garden. 
In eastern climates they are much prized 
as house and conservatory plants. 
2391 Semi-dwarf Giant Exhibition Hy¬ 
brid. Extra large flower on dwarf plants 
about 14 to 18 in. tall. Colors are mixed 
shades of purple, blues and dark to light 
reds, salmon and rose, white and whie 
with richly colored edges. Spectacular for 
mass bedding. Pkt. 50c; 5 Pkts. $2.00. 
2392 Stellata or Star. Clusters of star- 
like blossoms in delicate shades. Grows 
two feet, fine for backgrounds. Pkt. 25c. 
2393 Multiflora Nana. A dwarf plant, 12 
inches tall, dense, compact form, covered 
with small flowers in a fine range of 
colors. Pkt. 35c. 
2394 Fraser’s Imperial Mixture. A bal¬ 
anced blend of the best strains of tall 
growing, large flowering varieties. 
Pkt. 25c. 
