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PORTULACA—A VERITABLE CARPET OF COLOR 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII—Continued 
DWARF VARIETIES (Nana Compacta) 
6 to 8 inches 
★Nana Cinnabarina —Best brilliant scarlet; unex¬ 
celled for edging.£ oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
★Nana Meteor —-Superb dwarf Newport Pink. 
| oz., 40c. ; pkt., 10 
★Nana Rose Carmine —Carmine rose with red 
eye; choice stock.£ oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
Bloomsdale Nana Compacta Mixed —Fine mix¬ 
ture of about 12 dwarf types. £ oz., 36c.; pkt., 10 
Cuspidata Mixed (Star of Quedlinburg) —Per¬ 
fect star-shaped flowers—12 inches tall. 
| oz., 36c. ; pkt., 10 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) O 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
Franchetti —Scarlet baloon-like pods which resem¬ 
ble a miniature lantern appear the second and 
following years. After cutting, remove leaves, 
and hang stalks sidewise until fruit is dried, when 
they make interesting winter bouquets. S. E. 
Europe to Japan.£ oz., 36c.; pkt., 10 
Pinks —See Dianthus. 
poppy no 
(Normal germination, 6-15 days) 
Every garden should have a supply of Poppies. 
They fit in almost anyw'here and the perennial 
varieties remain for years. Sow seed in open 
ground in Spring or Fall, or may be sown on top 
of the snow, and thawing will take them down 
into the earth in Nature’s ow T n way. Will not 
bear transplanting. Poppies in their various 
forms are found all over the world, but in Europe 
and the Orient more than anywhere else. 
POPPY—Continued 
Carnation-flowered Double Mixedn 
Oz., 30c. ; pkt., 10 
Shirley Single Mixed □—A strikingly beautiful 
plant.Oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Shirley Double Queen Mixedn —Double flow¬ 
ered and very pretty.£ oz., 30c. ; pkt., 10 
Double Scarlet KingQ. £ oz., 36c.; pkt., 10 
Orientale MixedQ —Red, orange, salmon, pink, 
white.£ oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Iceland or Nudicaule MixedO— If sown in 
February will flower the same year and yield 
brilliant flowers all the season. Single. 
£ oz., 36c. ; pkt., 10 
California Poppy —-See Eschscholtzia. 
Pueraria Thunbergiana —-See Kudzu Vine. 
PORTULACA □ 
(Normal germination, 8-10 days) 
One of the most showy and beautiful of border 
flowers, making a carpet of color. The seed 
germinates freely and flourishes in almost any 
situation, and self-sows from year to year. Does 
not grow over 3 to 4 inches high, but each plant 
spreads 10 inches wide. In the open they make 
a gorgeous bed, as they love the hot sun and a 
sandy soil; bloom for 60 days. Natives of Vene¬ 
zuela and Brazil. 
Finest Single Mixed. £ oz., 26c.; pkt., 10 
Flower Trials 1934—This View Shows One of Four Similar Beds 
