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POPPIES (Continued) 
Ryburgh Hybrids. The flowers are 
double and resemble a giant Carna¬ 
tion, with flat petals overlapping like 
a double begonia. The colors em¬ 
brace all shades of pink, salmon, 
orange, etc. Unlike most poppies, the 
Ryburgh Hybrids are excellent for cut 
flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
PRIMULA, SIINENSIS, FIMBRIATA 
"Chinese Primrose.” Beautiful green 
house plants, blooming in winter and 
spring. Sow the seeds in August or 
September in pots or seed pans of rich 
loam mixed with sand, cover the seed 
lightly and keep in a green house; 
when large enough, put into small 
pots and later to larger pots as re¬ 
quired. Finest, mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
Primula Malacoides. A new Hybrid Pri¬ 
mula which has become immensely 
popular on account of its hardy na¬ 
ture and free flowering, growing in 
habit similar to Obconica, but is con¬ 
sidered finer, of light lilac to pure 
white in color. Pkt. 25c. 
Primula Obconica Gigantes. A charm¬ 
ing little plant for pot culture. Peren 
nial but bloming in a few months from 
seed; height 6 to 8 inches. A profuse 
bloomer, bearing heads of 10 to 15 
flowers on long stems. Sow 
the seed in August or September in pots or seed pans of 
light, rich loam and keep in a frame or green house, pot 
up when ready. Mixed colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Vulgaris. The true yellow English Primrose. Pkt. 10c. 
PYRETHRUM- "Golden Feather.” Pretty foliage plants 
with deeply cut leaves, useful for edgings; perennial, 6 to 9 
inches. The plants should be kept trimmed and all flowers 
cut off as they appear. Sow the seed in boxes, covering 
very lightly, and when large enough, transplant. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybridum Roseum. Tall vigorous grower and flower 
freely. The flowers are daisy-like and the colors vary 
from rose and pink to cream and white, all have yellow 
centers. Singles, mixed, Pkt., 10c. 
RANUNCULUS. Very attractive flowers, very double, com¬ 
ing in reds, yellows, bronze, buff, etc., and a great addi¬ 
tion to the garden. 
Asiaticus Superbissimus. Splendid mixture. Pkt. 15c. 
RHQDANTHE. A graceful little "Everlasting Flower,” 
annual, 1 foot high. Treat the same as Acroclinium. 
Pink, rose, white, crimson, etc., mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Petunia , Dtvarf Giants , Ramona Strain 
PETUNIA. Perennial, 1 to I V 2 feet. Charming plants for 
large beds and borders, succeeding well in a sunny situa¬ 
tion and blooming for the greater part of the year. Sow 
the seed in February in seed pans or boxes of light soil, 
cover the seed very lightly and water with a fine spray. 
When the plants are large enough, transplant to the open 
ground. 
Double Fringed. Choice mixed. Wonderful double 
flowers. Pkt. 50c. 
Giants of California, Ramona Strain. Bodger’s Special 
Mixture, a well balanced mixture of light and dark colors, 
including pink and rose shades, fringed and ruffled, with 
attractive deep throats, many beautifully veined. This is 
the first picking from the choicest plants. Pkt. 25c. 
Theodosia. Very fascinating fringed petunia of a soft 
rose pink, beautifully veined. Pkt. 25c. 
Rosy Morn. A dwarf, compact variety with rose-colored 
flowers, especially desirable for bedding. Pkt. 15c. 1 
Balcony Blue. Pkt. 15c. 
RICINUS. "Ornamental Castor Beans.” Rapid growing 
plants with immense, rich colored leaves, producing a sub¬ 
tropical effect planted on lawns or in clumps. Height 6 
to 10 feet. Sow in spring when the weather has become 
warm and settled. 
Zanzibariensis. A very large, dark leaves with reddish 
stems. Plants grow to immense size. Pkt. 10c. 
ROMNYEA COULTERI. "Matilija Poppy.” A native of 
California; Perennial, 6 to 10 feet high and of shrubbery 
growth. The queen of California flowers, truly a majestic 
plant. The plant throws up numerous woody stems with 
handsome gray-green foliage, topped with large numbers 
of flowers. The blossoms are often 6 to 7 inches in 
diameter, of a crepe-like texture, pure glistening white 
with bright yellow centers. The seed is hard to germinate; 
some claim to have had success by soaking the seed in a 
weak solution of lye. Pkt. 10c. 
DeLuxe Bedding Mixture. A splendid collection of colors, 
very large flowers. Pkt. 10c. __ ; i 
Nana Erecta Violacea. -A nisw strain. This-is a fine deep 
violet, the texture of the-flower is like velvet and the £>lant 
growth erect, and compact, like all of this class. Pkt. 15c. 
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RUDBECKIA NEUMANN!.' "Golden Glow.” Vivid yel¬ 
low, semi-dwarf in habit, very free and long bloomer, 
with very large spikes of flowers. Pkt. ,15c. 
SCHIZANTHUS. (Butterfly Flower.) An easily grown 
plant, bearing quantities of gay butterfly-like flowers, 
closely resembling some species of Orchids. For winter 
blooming in pots the Schizanthus is one of the most desir¬ 
able of all flowers. 
Schizanthus Wistonensis. An improved strain, excellent 
for pot culture and partial shade. Pkt. 10c. 
