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NIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist). A hardy an¬ 
nual, 1 foot high, with finely cut foliage 
and oddly shaped blossoms in blue and 
white, with curious seed pods. Of easy 
culture. 
Damascena. Package, 10c. 
Nasturtiums 
NASTURTIUMS. Sow the seed where it is 
to remain late in the spring and after 
danger of frost is over. It is seldom nec¬ 
essary to thin the young plants, as they 
bloom if close together. Nasturtiums pre¬ 
fer dry, rather rocky soil, such as we 
usually call “poor” soil, and bear their 
flowers in such locations in greater pro¬ 
fusion than in a rich garden, where they 
run too much to leaves. This adds to 
their value for planting over unsightly 
places. Hardy annual. 
TALL OR CLIMBING VARIETIES 
Of quick growth, covering a wall, hedge or 
trellis in a short time. The brilliant blossoms 
almost cover the plant, from top to bottom. 
On cloudy days when “high fog” is overhead, 
yellow flowers, such as Nasturtiums, are par¬ 
ticularly pleasing. A cheerful tone runs 
through all the shades and the colors are ex¬ 
ceptionally bright. 
Butterfly. Light yellow, with blotch of 
deep red on lower petal. 
Chameleon. A mixture of changing and in¬ 
constant shades, all richly colored and on 
the same plant. 
Fulgens. Extra bright crimson, foliage 
dark. 
Gold Garnet. Orange yellow with garnet 
blotches. 
Jupiter. Large, bright, golden yellow. 
King of the Blacks. Dark red flowers and 
dark foliage. 
Lucifer. Blossoms deep crimson; leaves 
brownish green 
Moonlight. Immense creamy yellow flowers. 
Orange. Beautiful orange shade. 
Regina. Salmon red, changing to almost 
cream color. 
Rose. Very deep rose pink. 
Spitfire. Brilliant flame scarlet. 
All packages, 10c; oz., 20c. 
Tall Varieties, Mixed. All the named va¬ 
rieties, besides many others in a splendid 
mixture of all colors and shades. Pack¬ 
age, 10c; oz., 20c. 
Hybrids of Madame Gunther, Mixed. A 
splendid mixture of blotched, shaded and 
variously marked varieties, in glowing 
tints. Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
Ivy-Leaf, Mixed. Bright flowers and with 
leaves like the English Ivy. Package, 15c. 
Variegated Queen, or Tall Variegated¬ 
leaved, Mixed. Every leaf is variegated 
with yellow, white and green. This gives 
a new and very handsome appearance to 
the plant. The flowers are of all colors 
and plants come entirely true from seed. 
Package, 10c. 
DWARF VARIETIES 
The plants form a small, round bush 12 to 
16 inches high, which is a mass of bloom all 
summer. Do not water too much nor sow on 
rich ground if abundance of bloom is desired. 
Dwarf Nasturtiums are excellent to line road¬ 
ways or wherever a tall border is pretty. 
Aurora. Yellow, veined carmine. Package, 
10c; oz., 25c. 
Chameleon, Mixed. A dwarf mixture of 
blotched and inconstant shades on one 
plant. Package, 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c. 
Crimson. Package, 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 
75c. 
Golden King. Rich golden yellow. Pack¬ 
age, 10c; oz., 25c. 
King of Tom Thumbs. Dark scarlet; dark 
green leaves. Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
King Theodore. Very deep crimson, the 
darkest of all; nearly black; dark foliage. 
Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
Rose, or Pink. Fine, distinct color. Pack¬ 
age, 10c; oz., 25c. 
Rosy Morn. This beautiful new variety of 
Nasturtium is a remarkably bright, light, 
cherry scarlet. The plant is compact, 
with an abundance of flowers which are 
borne well above the leaves. Package, 15c. 
Ruby King. Bright red, tinted salmon. 
Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
Queen of Tom Thumbs. Rosy scarlet; 
bright green foliage variegated with 
creamy white. This makes the plant at¬ 
tractive both before and after flowering. 
Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
White, or Pearl. Very light lemon-yellow 
or primrose. Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
Scarlet. Also called “Cloth of Gold.” Yel¬ 
low foliage. Package, 10c; oz., 25c. 
Variegated-leaved, Dwarf, Mixed. Hand¬ 
some bedding; leaves very attractive. 
Flowers come in all colors and contrast 
the variegated leaves. Package, 10c; 
oz., 25c. 
Dwarf Varieties, Mixed. A splendid mix¬ 
ture of all the above, besides many other 
varieties. Package, 10c; oz., 20c; 54 lb., 
60c; lb., $1.75. 
OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose).. Half 
hardy annual and perennial. Good flow¬ 
ering shade plants are rare, especially in 
bright colors. The Evening Primroses 
like half shade best and are yellow in 
color. The blossom is fully expanded 
only late in the afternoon. Makes a good 
plant to grow close to a house. 
Annual Varieties, Mixed. Package, 10c. 
Lamarckiana. Perennial. A bright yellow 
Evening Primrose, of great beauty. It.is 
found wild in many parts of California. 
Height, 3 feet. Package, 10c. 
Californica. Our new red budded variety. 
Flowers are large and bright yellow. 
Package, 10c. 
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PANSIES. Truly speaking, a perennial, but 
an annual in California. To obtain the 
best results the seed should be sown in 
August, September or early part of Octo¬ 
ber. Prepare a bed in the open ground 
in the following manner: Dig up the 
ground and level otf the surface. Take 
some good garden soil and run it through 
a sieve, mix this with some good rotted 
manure and sand, which has also been 
screened, using about two parts of soil to 
one manure and one of sand. Spread this 
out over the surface, press it down, and 
level off with a board. Sow the seed 
broadcast, covering it with about an 
eighth of an inch of the same soil, and 
again press the surface down with a 
board. Take a piece of burlap the size 
of the bed and stretch it out over the 
ground. Place some pieces of wood 
around the edge to keep the burlap from 
blowing away, and keep it well watered, 
using a fine spray. As soon as the seed 
has sprouted, take the burlap off and nail 
it over a wooden framework the same 
size as the bed. Support this at each end 
by two small posts and a cross piece, 
placing this frame about one foot from 
the ground. After about a week, remove 
this framework, except during the hottest 
part of the day. In two or three weeks 
it can be discarded entirely. When the 
plants are large enough to handle, trans¬ 
plant to beds of rich, well prepared soil, 
and cover the surface with a layer of 
well rotted, sifted manure. Pansies pre¬ 
fer a rather heavy soil with plenty of 
well rotted manure; this is very essential. 
Indeed, it is almost impossible to use too 
much manure on pansies and the richer 
the soil the larger and more perfect will 
be the flowers. Later sowings may be 
made up to the beginning of February, 
but they will not do as well as those 
sown in the fall and the blooming period 
will be much shorter. 
Giant Pansy 
Steele’s Oregon Giant Pansies. A large 
flowering variety of all shades and colors 
that come in that beautiful flower; is dis¬ 
tinctively American strain; preferred by 
many California gardeners or amateurs. 
Per package, 25c. 
GIANT FLOWERED—In separate Colors 
Packages, 20c; 6 packages for $1 
Giant Adonis. Light blue, with dark blue 
face. 
Giant Black. Pure black. 
Giant Brown. Deep brown. 
