1937 CATALOG OF 
^IchaxdL 'Piana'i, oxnard, California, u. s. a. 
SWEET PEAS 
Per Pkg. 
No. 32. RED BIRD. —Bright crimson red blooms 
with velvety sheen of brilliant tyrian rose....$ .25 
No. 33. GRENADIER. —An outstanding sweet 
pea on account of its rich color, brilliant 
Poppy-scarlet. Spikes are elegant and long 
stemmed. Always in demand... 25 
FINEST MIXTURE. —This includes the many 
named varieties of early flowering sweet 
peas. The different colors are properly 
blended to produce a most harmonious 
and pleasing effect. 25 
MIXTURE. Per ounce 75c Per pound $10.00 
Directions for Sowing: In order to get best results 
with sweet peas they should be soaked in water 
from eight to ten hours and then plant them im¬ 
mediately. When the plants are up place a wire 
netting directly behind them, about four or five 
feet tall, and train them over this. The seeds should 
be planted very shallow. 
Note: Each package of Burpee's Salmon, Burpee's 
White, and Felice Gunther contains about 35 seeds 
(being special varieties) while the other varieties 
contain about 95 seeds. 
THALICTRUM DIPTEROCARPUM 
A hardy perennial from China. Grows four to five 
feet tall, making very graceful plumes of rosy pur¬ 
ple and conspicuous yellow anthers. Unexcelled as 
a cut flower as well as for bedding. 
Trade pkg. 25c 6 pkgs. $1.00 V 2 oz. $1.75 
1 oz. $3.50 
SCABIOSA 
(Grandiflora FI. Pleno) (Annual Double Sweet 
Scabiosa) 
This is a mixture of the largest and finest double 
Scabiosa with strong, straight stems, three to four 
feet long. It is an unexcelled summer cut flower, 
which is sown right where you want it, best in rows. 
All Colors Mixed .Package 10c 6 packages 50c 
ZEPHIRANTHUS HYBRID SEED 
Zephiranthus are bulbous plants, resembling 
Freesias, but belong to the Amaryllis family, and 
flower during the late Summer. They are white, 
pink, yellow and all intermediate shades. These 
seeds come from crosses that I have made, and 
almost every seedling is different. Sow out like 
Amaryllis. 
Package 25c 6 Packages $1.00 
IVY LEAF NASTURTIUM 
This Nasturtium is of dwarf compact growth. It has 
deep green heavily veined leaves, and a deep 
flaming blood-red flower. A novelty that has been 
admired by many of our visitors, and should be in 
every garden. 
Package 25c 6 Packages $1.00 
NEW MIXED COLORS IN DOUBLE 
NASTURTIUMS 
Giant, double, fragrant, new colors in many soft 
shades to deep brilliant red. These have long stems 
and are excellent for cutting as well as for garden 
decoration. Don't fail to have them in your garden 
for the summer to come. 
All New Colors, Mixed Package 25c 6 pkgs. $1.00 
NEW DOUBLE SWEET-SCENTED 
NASTURTIUM 
"Golden Gleam'' 
An outstanding novelty. The color is golden yel¬ 
low. The flowers have stems six inches in length 
which makes it a fine cut flower. Continuously full 
of flowers. Excellent for bedding and pot plants 
and for forcing. Very sweet scented. 
Package 15c 6 packages 75c 
TRITOMA 
(Diener's Hybrids) (Red Hot Pokers) 
Tritomas are some of the most showy plants we 
have and attract much attention. My hybrids are 
the largest in height and length of flower clusters. 
Stems range from four to six feet tall. The colors 
are yellow, coral, orange and scarlet. In very 
cold climates these plants should be taken out of 
the ground and stored like Dahlias in the cellar 
through the winter. The seeds take from four to six 
weeks to come up and should be kept very moist. 
Trade pkg. 25c 6 Trade pkgs. $1.00 
TRITOMA RUFA HYBRIDS 
Tritoma Rufa is a small ever-flowering variety which 
I crossed with the others and obtained a strain 
which flowers almost continually. They are very 
free-flowering, making stems two to three feet long. 
Very valuable for cut flowers and bedding. 
Directions: Sow Tritoma seeds out in boxes or pans filled 
with sandy leaf mould. Cover 1/6 of an inch with the same 
soil and keep moist and shaded. They will not come up for 
six weeks. 
Package 25c 6 Packages $1.00 
TRITOMA (Dwarf Varieties) 
White, Pink and Yellow mixed. (No separate colors.) 
A wonderful mixture of very free flowering new 
Tritomas with 12- to 18-inch stems. Excellent for cut 
flowers and bedding. Quite hardy, but should be 
covered with leaves or straw in locations where the 
temperature goes below zero. 
Package 25c 6 Packages $1.00 
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