SELECTED STRAINS OF SEEDS ADAPTED TO SOUTHERN SOILS AND CLIMATE 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI A 
(Large Flowering Varieties) 
For a color effect in the garden there is nothing 
quite so brilliant and quite so lasting as these desir¬ 
able hardy annuals. Plants grow about 1 foot high, 
produce their slender flower-stems in numbers on a 
single plant, each being crowned with an umbel com¬ 
posed of ten to twenty large, perfumed blooms, which 
resemble in appearance hardy Phlox. They succeed 
best in a sunny open situation. 
CHAMOIS ROSE, Carmine Eye. Pkt. 10c. 
FLESH, Pkt. 10c. 
PRIMROSE, Pkt. 10c. 
SCARLET Pkt. 10c. 
WHITE Pkt. 10c. 
FINEST MIXED, Splendid, large-flowering sorts. Pkt. 
10c; Vi oz. 40c. 
POPPIES A 
Sow the seed where you want them to grow because 
it is difficult to transplant them. While they grow 
everywhere and under almost all conditions, they are 
at their best if grown in a light, well-manured soil, 
and are most effective in masses. 
DOUBLE CARNATION FLOWERED, TALL: FINEST MIXED: 
Large showy flowers, 2 feet. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
SINGLE SHIRLEY: 
AMERICAN LEGION, A greatly improved English 
Scarlet or Flanders Poppy with very large flow¬ 
ers of dazzling orange scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
FINEST MIXED, 20 inches. Delicate shades of rose, 
apricot, salmon-pink, and blush to glowing crim¬ 
son with a sprinkling of blues. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 25c. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—(See Eschscholtzia) 
MEXICAN or GIANT YELLOW TULIP POPPY—(See Hunne- 
mannia) 
PORTULACA (Moss Rose, Sun Plant) A 
Brilliantly colored and effective low bedding plant, 
about 6 inches high and with fine foliage giving a 
mossy effect. Annual, very free blooming and de¬ 
lights in sunny situation. Sow the seeds very shal¬ 
low in the open in spring and keep moist; a light 
loamy soil is best. 
DOUBLE MIXED, A superb strain containing many 
fine shades and a large percentage of doubles. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c. 
SINGLE MIXED, Including all shad.es of red, rose, 
yellow and white. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
RICINUS (Castor Beans) A 
Strong, sturdy growing tropical-like plants, hav¬ 
ing ornamental greenish-bronze foliage, desirable as 
center plants for canna beds and to hide unsightly 
places. 
MIXED VARIETIES, The largest and freest growing 
varieties of the family. Foliage from bright green 
to bronze. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 15c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS A 
(Painted Tongue, Velvet Flower) 
Sun-loving, velvet-petaled annual 2% feet in 
height. The richly colored, trumpet-shaped flowers 
are produced in the greatest profusion throughout 
the season and are magnificent for summer bedding 
in sunny locations. The plants are easily grown 
from seed sown in the open from September to No¬ 
vember. Space about 1 foot. Splendid for cutting. 
SCARLET AND GOLD: Pkt. 10c. 
FINEST MIXED, All shades beautifully veined and 
mottled. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c. 
SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) A&P 
Salvias make a striking display, with their long, 
brilliantly colored flower-spikes. They bloom contin¬ 
uously from early summer until frost. Sow seed as 
early as possible, in shallow boxes or pots in the 
greenhouse or cold-frame. When plants are large 
enough, transplant singly into small pots, and set 
out when all danger of frost is past. May also be 
sown in the open ground from February to April. 
BONFIRE, (A), Compact bushy plants, 2 feet high, 
producing innumerable erect spikes of brilliant 
scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage), (A), Tall-growing with 
bright scarlet flowers. 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
FARINACEA (Blue Bedder), (P), A more compact 
form with deep blue flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
SHIRLEY POPPY 
FINEST MIXED 
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