PUDOR’S DESCRIPTIVE SEED LIST 
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THE BEST THREE MONTBRETIAS ARE THESE: 
His Majesty. A glorious variety, flowers measuring 4 inches or more across; very 
broad-petalled; deep velvety scarlet shading down to gold; reverse of petals 
dark crimson shading down to gold; height 414 feet; the largest-flowered of 
all Montbretias. First Class Certificate, R. H. S., and Glasgow. First size 
bulbs, flowering, 25c each; $2.50 doz. I 
James Coey. Flowers very large and open, of perfect form, with smooth broad 
petals; rich deep vermilion-scarlet with golden-orange luster; center yellow 
with crimson blotches; very handsome; height 314 feet. Award of Merit, Haar¬ 
lem and R. H. S. First size flowering bulbs, 25c each; $2.50 doz. 
Una. Flowers rich apricot with carmine blotch; a well-shaped flower of good 
substance; height 214 feet. Award of Merit, R. H. S. First size flowering 
bulbs. 20c each; $2.00 doz. 
San Francisco, Calif. 
P. S.—I know you will be glad to learn that the Montbretia bulbs which I 
bought from you last year and the year before are in bloom and are one of the 
most beautiful novelties in my garden and greatly admired by all who have seen 
them. They are even beyond my greatest expectation and everything you prom¬ 
ised in the description in your catalogue. MRS. A. N. B. 
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! FLOWERS TO GROW IN COOL SHADY POSITIONS j 
j There are many flowers which succeed well in cool, shady or partly j 
I shady places, amongst them being Beilis, Catananche, Cineraria Maritima, | 
I Cynoglossum, Digitalis, Thalictnim, Anchusa, Campanula, Sidalcea, Me- i 
i conopsis, Baileyi, Myosotis, Oenothera, Nemophila, Nicotiana, Polyanthus, 1 
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j Aquilegia, Canterbury Bell, Geum, Mimulus, Phlox, Hardy Primulas, Trol- 
T lius, Pansy, Viola, Lupinus, Sweet Rocket, Anemone, Saponaria Ocymoides, j 
f Verbascum Phoeniceum, Coreopsis and Linum. 
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j PERENNIALS WHICH SUCCEED ON POOR SOIL 
Very often perennials or biennials are needed for positions where the j 
soil is “hungry” or poor, and unless one is experienced, the choice of suitable ! 
I flowers may well constitute a somewhat difficult problem. There are, how- s 
f ever, several which will do quite well, such as Alyssum Saxatile Compactum, i 
i Hollyhock, Gaillardia, Lupinus, Armeria, Valerian, Perennial Dianthus, Heu- I 
i chera, Myosotis, Oriental Poppy, Statice Latifolia, Erigeron, Cheiranthus 
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I Allioni, Campanula, Digitalis, Verbascum, Lychnis, Geum, Achillea, Helian- j 
j themum, Aubrietia, Iberis Sempervirens, and Portulaca. Naturally, with j 
j many of these, results will not be so good as when the plants are grown = 
j on ordinary soil, enriched with manure. The point is, however, that they are 1 
f capable of furnishing a satisfactory show. ! 
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BEST SOIL FOR FLOWER SEEDS 
Our favorite medium is three parts loam, two parts leafmold, and one part 
sharp sand, adding peat for woodland subjects and more sand for those not in 
love with too much moisture. These preparations should suit almost anything. 
Fill the pan to within half-an-inch of the rim and press the soil very firmly. 
NO SHIPMENT OF PLANTS AFTER MARCH 20TH 
Please note that owing to our mild winters plant life here awakens so early 
in this Puget Sound country that it is inadvisable to make shipments of DEL¬ 
PHINIUMS, AQUILEGIA, LUPINE, and BLEEDING HEART after March 20th, 
except to nearby states. 
