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PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
CAMPANULA 
PYRAMIDALIS. (Chimney Bell Flower). The 
most conspicuous of all the Campanulas, forming 
a perfect pyramid four to six feet high, crowded 
with large salver-like flowers in summer. Porce¬ 
lain blue or white. 4-inch pots 25c. 
t ROTUNDIFOLIA OLYMPICUM HAREBELL. A 
new form of the Blue Bells of Scotland with 
larger flowers and more beautiful form. The 
flowers are deep lavender-blue, on plants of com¬ 
pact habit, about 8 inches high, blooming from 
June 'till August. Excellent both for beds and as 
pot plants. 214-inch pots 15e; 4-inch pots 25c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
(Campanula Medium) 
The Canterbury Bells make beautiful beds in 
partially shaded places. Their flowers are very at¬ 
tractive. The plants are biennial so that to obtain 
flowers the same vear the plants are planted one 
must obtain year old plants. We have plants of 
this size in the single and Cup and Saucer type 
in blue, white, rose, lilac. 2'/i-inch pots 10c 
each; 75c per dozen; $5.00 per 100. 4-inch pots 
20c each; $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 
Dusty Miller 
CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA. Much used in 
borders and beds. White foliage makes a pleasing 
contrast with the usual deeper greens. 75c per 
dozen; $5.00 per 100 in 2’4-inch pots. Flats of 
100 plants $2.00 each. 
Cerastium 
t CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM. Snow in Sum¬ 
mer. A desirable low growing plant with silvery 
foliage and white flowers. Fine in the rockery, 
for carpeting sunny spots, and for pots and win¬ 
dow boxes. 2’4-inch pots 10c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
Ceratostigma 
(PLUMBAGO) 
t CERATOSTIGMA PLUMBAGINOIDES. (Plum¬ 
bago larpentae). The flowers of this dwarf Plum¬ 
bago are deep lobelia-blue freely produced from 
spring until frost. They make beautiful brilliant 
spots in the border plantings or in window boxes. 
3-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 25e. 
NEW DOUBLE COREOPSIS 
Chrysanthemum 
CHRYSANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS. See Margue¬ 
rite. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM. See Shasta 
Daisy. 
A NEW PERENNIAL DAISY 
Chrysanthemum mawii 
t For rockery work, perennial borders and 
sunny spots where color is wanted this new 
hardy Chrysanthemum is a gem. It has 
ferny foliage with dainty pink flowers on 
foot high stems, which are also good for 
cutting. 4 inch pots 35c each. 
Coleus 
For brilliantly colored foliage, nothing 
equals the various fine varieties of Coleus. 
Crown in pots they brighten a room or 
patio, and are useful in beds and window- 
boxes, and pots outdoors from early spring 
until frost. Our plants are cutting-grown 
from the most choice named varieties and 
can be supplied in all of the richest color 
combinations. 
The trailing Coleus is a striking subject 
for pots and hanging baskets, and for edg¬ 
ings for shady beds of Cinerarias, Prim¬ 
roses, Ferns, etc. 2V4-inch pots 15e; 3-inch 
pots 20c; 4-inch pots 35c. 
Commelina 
COMMELINA SELLOWIANA. A trailing plant 
with fleshy stems and foliage resembling the 
"Wandering Jew". It has two-petalled flowers, of 
unusual form, bright blue, about 2-inches across. 
Fine as a ground cover, in hanging pots, and to 
trail from pots and window boxes. 2'4-inch pots 
15c. 
Convolvulus 
t CONVOLVULUS MAURITANICUS. One of the 
most satisfactory plants for the rockery or border, 
or to trail over walls and terraces. It likes a 
sunny position and is covered from spring until 
late fall with lavender-blue, morning-glory-like 
flowers. 2’4-inch pots 10c; 4-inch pots 25c each. 
Coreopsis 
LANCEOLATA. A popular perennial with rich 
golden yellow flowers, of graceful habit of growth 
and splendid for cutting. Blossoms the entire 
summer and fall in any sunny position. 2’4-inch 
pots 75c per dozen; 4-inch pots 20c each. 
LANCEOLATA MAYFIELD GIANTS. An im¬ 
proved form with larger, richer colored blossoms. 
2’4-inch pots 15c. 
Paul J. Howard’s 
New Double Coreopsis 
This grand new variety has all the good 
points of the old—easily grown, floriferous 
and hardy, and has a greatly increased at¬ 
traction in its graceful, semi-double flowers. 
The golden yellow shade combines well 
with most all decorations. This new strain 
produces a much higher percentage of 
double flowers from seed than did the 
original variety. Seedlings: 2’/ 4 -inch pots 
15c; 4-inch pots 25c. Plants propagated 
from divisions from the finest type, 100 
per cent double: 3-inch pots 20c; 4-inch 
pots 35c. 
t COREOPSIS ROSEA. Finely divided dark green 
foliage and numerous small pink flowers in sum¬ 
mer and fall. Useful in border and rockery. 1- 
foot. 4-inch pots, 35c. 
COREOPSIS AURICULATA SUPERBA. A new 
variety with deep golden yellow flowers, with a 
red band surrounding the golden center. 2’4- 
inch pots 10c; 4-inch pots 25c. 
COLUMBINE 
Cuphea 
t CUPHEA HYSSOPIFOLIA. Neat border plants 
for edgings are not too plentiful, and this Cuphea 
fills a need for a perennial edging that can be 
trimmed to a height of 6 to 8 inches and provide 
color as well as green foliage. The plants have 
small narrow leaves and an abundance of light 
lavender-pink, small flowers. IV^-inch pots 10c; 
4-inch pots 20c. 
t CUPHEA IGNEA. "Cigarette Plant". A slen¬ 
der stemmed little shrub, with small leaves, cov¬ 
ered constantly with tubular flowers, bright red, 
with darker tip and greyish stamens slightly pro¬ 
truding. It is a splendid little pot plant or a sub¬ 
shrub for borders. 2’4-inch pots 15c; 4-ineh pots 
25c each. 
Cyclamen 
t These lovely flowers, so much grown 
in pots for indoor decoration, are charming 
in the California garden, where they will 
grow and bloom in shaded spots, under 
trees, in rockeries and on the north side of 
buildings, walls etc., giving a touch of 
luxury to the garden, as orchids do to a 
floral creation. 
Our strain of these choice flowers 
is unexcelled for fine form, large 
size and clear color of the blos¬ 
soms. 
Dark Salmon 
Light Salmon 
Pure White 
Saffron Red 
Lavender 
Orange-red 
Rose 
Salmon-scarlet 
CYCLAMEN ST. GEORGE. A variety with beau¬ 
tifully marked silver and green foliage and bright 
salmon flowers on slender stems. 
Price of any of the above Cyclamen for out¬ 
door planting, or growing on in pots and window 
boxes' 3-inch pots 20e; 4-inch pots 35c. 
Dahlia 
Bedding varieties of dwarf habit. 
For Decorative, Cactus, Miniature, Pompon 
types see special section, pages 71-73. 
UNWINS DWARF HYBRIDS. Early flowering 
single and semi-double Dahlias, growing 18 to 24 
inches high, making a brilliant bed as showy as 
Zinnias. They bloom for a long time and have a 
wide range of charming shades and colors. A long 
keeping cut-flower. 3-inch pots 20c each. 
COLTNESS HYBRIDS. Taller growing than Un¬ 
wins, single flowers usually larger, colors varied 
and brilliant, long lasting, fine for bedding. 3- 
inch pots 20c each. 
t Especially suitable for Rockeries. 
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