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SOWING HARDY ANNUALS 
Seeds of Hardy Annuals can be sown direct into 
the position in which the plants are to bloom; 
making spring and autumn sowings, the best 
months being March and April—September and 
October, respectively, for most types. Prepare 
the positions thoroughly, sow the seed very thinly 
and cover with fine sandy soil. Many species, in¬ 
cluding such favorites at Mignonette, Clarkia, 
Godetia, Nigella, Schizanthus and many others, 
transplant readily, and an earlier supply of bloom 
may be obtained by sowing these subjects in boxes 
in gentle heat during early March, hardening the 
plants prior to transplanting to their flowering 
positions during April. The first mentioned is 
popularly supposed to be a difficult subject to 
transplant, but this will not be found to be the 
case if transplanting is firmly done when the 
soil is in a fairly moist condition ; the plants 
should not be watered in, but may be freshened 
by spraying with a syringe, or fine rosed can, 
should the weather prove dry and sunny. 
GARDEN PINKS—see Dianthus 
Gypsophila—P 
Graceful border and rock plants with small flowers on light stems. 
Greatly prized for cutting. Do not disturb after once established. 
1600 Acutifolia. 3 ft. Pretty, useful species, flowers pale pink. Seeds, 
per pkt.^.10c 
1601 Paniculata Double Snow White. A great improvement on the 
single-flowered type and more lasting, the flowers forming miniature 
balls of white petals. 2-3 ft. July-August. Not quite fixed, but 
about 25 per cent come true. The plant is difficult to propagate by 
division, and seedlings prove much more vigorous. Seeds, per pkt., 10c 
Thunbergia—C 
1360 Alata, Mixed (Black-Eyed Susan). □ = 5 ft. A lovely trailing 
plant with large showy flowers. It will trail over the ground, form¬ 
ing a dense mat of foliage and flowers. Colors range through all 
shades of yellow, orange, buff, to pure white, mostly with jet-black 
centers, or eyes, which are very effective. % oz., 30c; pkt.10c 
1602 Repens x Dwarf White Baby’s Breath. Splendid in rockery. Seeds, 
Pkt.15c 
H elichrysums—A 
Straw Flower. Mixed. Pkt.10c 
Heliotrope—A 
Universal favorites on account of their delightful fragrance and du¬ 
ration of bloom, flowering equally well as bedding plants or as pot plants 
in the house. Seed sown in the Spring makes fine outdoor plants as 
easily grown as Verbenas. 
730 Mammoth Mixed. Large flowers ranging from dark blue to lilac. 
Pkt., 10c. 
731 King of the Blacks. Deep purple. Pkt., 10c. 
732 Madam Bruant. Dwarf variety with violet-blue flowers with white 
eyes. Very distinct, good for bedding. Pkt., 10c. 
Helianthus (Hardy Sunflower)—P 
Hardy, perennial sunflowers flourish splendidly in any garden, city or 
country. They are a beautiful race of sturdy, showy plants, invaluable 
for cutting, as they last so long in water. 
1930 Perennial Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10c 
Hesperis Matronalis—P 
(SWEET ROCKET—EVENING SCENTED STOCK) 
Belongs to the Wall flower family. Deliciously sweet-scented flowers 
for garden or cutting. 2-3 ft. June-Aug. Sow in Spring in boxes and 
transplant in April or May—or sow in open ground in April for later 
bloom. 
1940 —Purple and white, mixed seeds. Per pkt. 10c 
Hollyhocks—P 
One of the best hardy garden flowers. Makes a charming background 
for a garden. Aug.-Sept. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
1610 White. 1613 Rose. 
1611 Yellow. 1614 Crimson. 
1612 Salmon. 1615 Black. 
1616 Newport Pink. The finest pure pink, exquisite shade. Each 
color. Seeds, per pkt. 10c 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
More permanent and hardy than the double and if planted with a 
deep green background, such as arbor vitae hedge, they afford a most 
striking effect. 
1620 White. 1623 Red. 
1621 Yellow. 1624 Black. 
1622 Pink. 
Each, Seeds, per pkt.10c 
1625 Mixed.. Seeds, *4 oz., 30c; per pkt.10c 
H unnemannia—P 
740 Fumariaefolia (Bush Escholtzia, or Santa Barbara Poppy) □ 1*4 
ft. Another golden yellow poppy, pleasing both in the border and 
as a cut flower. The plants grow into shrubbery bushes, producing 
their large cup shaped flowers 3 in. across on stems' 12 in. long. The 
clear yellow petals are broad and crinkled. *4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Iberis (Perennial Candytuft)—P 
Dwarf evergreen plants, 6 to 10 in. Covered with blooms in spring 
and early summer. Excellent for rockeries or borders where bright 
dwarf masses are wanted. 
1950 x Sempervirens. Flowers form a sheet of whiteness. Seeds, per 
pkt.10c 
Ice Plant—A 
750 Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum. □ 6 in. Foliage glitters, being 
covered with ice-like globules and prized for garnishing; flowers, 
small, pinkish-white. A valuable plant for dry, sandy spots on banks, 
rockwork, old walls and ruins, etc., also for sunny borders. Pkt., 10c. 
760 D. & B. Special Mixture. This mixture of Helichrysum in an im¬ 
proved large-flowered strain containing many new and exquisite shades. 
% oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. * 
Kochia—A 
830 Childsii. □ 2% ft. It resembles a close-clipped ornamental ever¬ 
green. The pyramidal bushes are close and compact and of a pleas¬ 
ing light green. The plant may be grown singly or in the form of a 
hedge or background and may be clipped to form a perfect hedge, an 
excellent substitute for boxwood to edge beds. In early autumn the 
whole bush becomes carmine or blood-red. Flowers small and num¬ 
erous, but not conspicuous. % oz., 15c; pkt., 10c. 
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