SNAPDRAGONS 
( Antirrhinum) 
New Rust Proof Strain 
More good news! Thanks to the skill and 
untiring efforts of trained plant breeders, we 
not only have the Wilt Resistant Asters but 
also Rust Proof Snapdragons. 
We can now sow seed of this popular flower 
with assurance that the plants will survive, 
flourish, and reward us with their lovely .. 
blooms, even though we may have had to 
forego these flowers in recent years, due to 
a disease known as rust. 
In some localities and during some seasons 
this rust has been a serious problem, often 
ruining the entire bed of Snapdragons. Seems 
too good to be true that now we have this 
special strain from which 75% or more of 
the plants will withstand the severest attack 
of rust. 
In a few years plant breeders will develop 
rust proof strains of Snapdragons in all types 
and colors. So far the best work seems to 
have been done with mixed colors, known as 
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MIXTURE, 
so named because developed at Davis, Cali¬ 
fornia, by the California Agricultural College 
plant specialists, cooperating with best talent 
from some of the large flower seed commer¬ 
cial growers. Pkt. 25c; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
Chinese Wool Flower 
Flowers resemble a ball of wool. Plants 
branch freely and are covered with blooms. 
Very striking for garden display. Can be 
dried for winter bouquets. Sow in garden 
about May 1st. 
F026 Crimson. F027 Rose-pink. F028 Yellow. 
F029 White. P030 Mixed. Price any color 
or mixed: Pkt. 10c. (F026 and F027 are 
best.) 
Annual Mallow (Lavater) 
P015. A showy annual, about 2 feet high, 
producing large cup-shaped shrimp-pink 
flowers. Sow in May and thin to 10 inches. 
Pkt. 10c; *4 oz. 25c. 
Iceland Poppy, Sandford’s Giant 
The finest strain existent 
Shasta Daisy 
ALASKA. An improved strain of this popu¬ 
lar Daisy. Large white flowers on tall, 
stout stems. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
NEW ICELAND POPPIES 
(Nudicaule. Hardy Perennial) 
These hardy Poppies slightly resemble the 
delicately formed annual Shirley. While these 
are hardy perennials, they flower the first 
year from seed, blooming almost as quickly as 
the annual sorts. 
They are of graceful neat habit with bright 
green fern-like foliage, formed in tufts from 
which issue slender stalks about 15 inches 
high, bearing their brilliant flowers in endless 
profusion. Most useful for cutting, for which 
purpose pick when in bud. If the seed pods 
are picked off, they continue in flower the en¬ 
tire season. They remain evergreen through¬ 
out the winter, coming into bloom early the 
following spring. 
Iceland Poppies are valuable in a hardy bor¬ 
der or in a permanent rock garden. 
SANDFORD’S GIANT STRAIN. (New.) A 
new, giant strain with flowers of wonderful 
substance carried on strong stems 2 to 3 
feet long. Many of the blooms measure 5 
inches in diameter. The range of colors is 
particularly fine, including many lovely deli¬ 
cate shades and combinations of tints. Pkt. 
25c; Vs oz. $1.00. 
SUNBEAMS. (Mixed.) This is the result of a 
cross between the Shirley and Nudicaule 
types. The flowers are charming shades of 
orange, salmon, maize and other tints, an 
improvement over the original Iceland 
strain. The plants will produce flowers the 
first season from seed sown early, and the 
blossoms are fine for cutting. Pkt. 15c; % 
oz. 50c. 
CHOICE MIXED. A better than ordinary 
mixture, made up by myself from choice 
strains and colors. Pkt. 10c; y s oz. 30c. 
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