O. P. JACKSON SEED COMPANY, Inc HOUSTON, TEXAS 
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Calendula 
An old-fashioned popular flower 
that has been greatly improved in 
recent years, being very easy to 
grow, succeeding well in most any 
soil and blooming profusely from 
early spring until late fall. Excellent 
for cut flowers and very attractive 
when planted in soil beds or can be 
used as borders. Plant in the fall 
or early spring. 
ORANGE KING. A new one that 
bears giant flowers sometimes three 
inches in diameter. In color it is a 
beautiful orange. Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 45c. 
LEMON QUEEN. A large type, 
bearing a beautiful lemon shaded 
flower. Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 45c. 
DOUBLE MIXED. A fine mixture 
containing many different shades of 
yellow and orange, some clear colors 
and some shaded. Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 45c. 
CAMPFIRE. This new forcing 
Calendula has created a great sensa¬ 
tion. It is a distinct new type orig¬ 
inating from a mutation of Orange 
King. Tt is of vigorous growth, 
flowers are borne on stout stems. 
The blooms are flat and much larger 
than any type previously introduced. 
Color of petals is a brilliant orange 
with scarlet sheen, full yellow center. 
Pkt. 25c; 5 Pkts. $1.00. 
JACKSON’S RADIO. The latest 
introduction in Calendulas from 
England. Entirely distinct from 
other types, having beautifully 
quilled petals forming a perfectly 
double flower of a rich golden yellow 
color. Pkt. 25c; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
THE BALL. A large type produc¬ 
ing a very double flower of a beauti¬ 
ful orange, shading to a light orange 
in the center. Pkt. 25c; 5 pkts.^ $1.00. 
C andy tuf t—Iber is 
This wonderful, showy, delicate- 
looking plant thrives and does well 
in our section; in fact, one would al¬ 
most think it was a native. Solid 
beds as well as borders planted in 
Candytuft have no equal. Their wide 
range of colors makes them very de¬ 
sirable in every flower garden. 
CARMINE. Just imagine a bed of 
this shade. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
EMPRESS WHITE. A solid bed of 
this is as white as snow. Pkt. 10c; 
Yz oz. 60c. 
ROSE CARDINAL. A deep shade 
of rose. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
CHOICE MIXED. All colors in this 
mixture. Pkt. 10c; Yz oz - 50c. 
Giant White Hyacinth 
Flowered Candytuft 
This is a beautiful new variety of 
the Candytuft family. The grower 
has been working on it since 1916- 
and has finally perfected it. The 
blooms are giant in size, bearing im¬ 
mense snow-white spikes, which often 
measure 10 inches or more; so if you 
want a treat, give this one a trial. 
Pkt. 15c: Yz oz. 60c. 
Jackson’s Early 
Flowering Cosmos 
This is an old-time annual, one 
of the most showy and beautiful of 
all flowers. There are two distinct 
types of Cosmos, the Early-Blooming 
type and Late-Blooming type. The 
Early-Blooming type may be planted 
from early spring until fall, and 
the Late-Blooming type should be 
planted in the late spring for fall 
blooming. Plant out in the open 
where the flowers are intended to 
bloom. 
KLONDYKE. The late-blooming 
type, which should be planted in the 
spring and will bloom in the fall. 
In color a beautiful yellow. Pkt. 
10c; Yz oz. 50c. 
EARLY GIANT FLOWERING 
PINK. A beautiful pink for either 
spring or fall planting. Pkt. 10c; 
Vs oz. 50c. 
EARLY GIANT FLOWERING 
WHITE. A pure white for spring 
or fall planting. Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 50c. 
EARLY GIANT FLOWERING 
CRIMSON. A wonderful red for 
spring or fall planting. Pkt. 10c; 
Yz oz. 50c. 
EARLY GIANT FLOWERING 
MIXED. All colors for either spring 
or fall planting. Makes a wonderful 
bed as a background in mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 50c. 
E ar ly Double-Flowered 
Cosmos 
This is something new, but being 
a hybrid, only about forty per cent 
of the flowers are double, the balance 
being large, single flowers, which 
are very attractive. 
DOUBLE WHITE. A very hand¬ 
some white. Pkt. 25c. 
DOUBLE CRIMSON. An exquisite 
red Pkt. 25c* 
DOUBLE PINK. A beautiful shade 
of pink. Pkt. 25c. 
EARLY DOUBLE MIXED. All col¬ 
ors mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
Calliopsis 
An annual that will grow lux¬ 
uriantly in our section, affording a 
constant supply of richly marked 
flowers for cutting. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
Canterbury Bells 
CANTERBURY BELLS (Campa¬ 
nula). Double mixed, containing all 
shades. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
Chinese Woolflower 
(CELOSIA) 
A new annual of great merit; the 
flowers resemble huge balls of wool. 
Height about 15 inches. 
DEEP CRIMSON. Pkt. 10c; 3 
P CHILDSI IMPROVED MIXED. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
Calendula—Campfire 
Suggestions for a 
Rock 
Garden 
Ageratum 
Phlox 
Alyssum 
Portulaca 
Candytuft 
Torenia 
Caladiums 
Gaillardias 
Texas Bluebonnet Ice Plant 
Dwarf Balsam 
Lobelia 
English Daisy 
Variegated Leal 
Dwarf Petunia 
Caladiums 
Mignonette 
Pansy 
Verbenas 
Cynoglossum 
Coreopsis 
LANCEOLATA. One of the best free bloom¬ 
ing yellow flowers, growing about 2 feet high 
and producing an abundance of orange yellow 
flowers on long stems. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
Dwarf Cockscomb 
Clarkia 
A popular summer annual growing 
about two feet high; grows well in 
the ordinary soil. Special mixture. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c, postpaid. 
Cockscomb—Celosia 
Cristata 
An old and picturesque class of 
plants having colored foliage grace¬ 
fully arranged like plumes and some¬ 
times more dense, like a cock’s comb. 
They are very easily grown and 
should be planted outdoors when the 
ground as warm; they make an ex¬ 
treme contrast to shrubbery planted 
here and there among them. 
DWARF GIANT EMPRESS. This 
beautiful dwarf plant has bronze 
leaves and forms very large, crimson 
combs ; height usually about one foot. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
TALL COCKSCOMB. Choice mixed 
of many types. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 35c. 
DWARF MIXED. A mixture of the 
best growing dwarf sorts. Pkt. 10c; 
3 pkts. 25c. 
Cynoglossum 
(CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT) 
A brilliant deep metallic blue plant 
growing from 18 to 24 inches tall 
with flowers of a true Forget-Me- 
Not blue. Pkt. 20c, postpaid. 
Centaurea Cyanus 
(CORN FLOWER) 
Sometimes called Cornflower or 
Bachelor’s Button. This is an old- 
fashioned, hardy annual and still a 
great favorite for cutting purposes. 
Are very easily cultivated ; the seed 
should be sown in the spring where 
they are to remain and thin them to 
3 or 4 inches. 
DOUBLE WHITE. This is a new 
variety. It is absolutely pure white 
and very double; splendid as a cut 
flower. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
DOUBLE BLUE. A pleasing shade 
of blue, much prettier than the sin¬ 
gle kinds. Height 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 
10 DOUB P LE‘PINK. A beautiful shade 
of bright pink. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
DOUBLE MIXED. All colors. Pkt. 
10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 
