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HENRY FIELD SEED COMPANY 
Flowers 
Giant Candytuft 
American Beauty Aster 
Calliopsis 
Pkts. 
5 
6 for 
25c 
6 
POSTPAID 
10c pkts.; 
for 50c 
15c pkts.; 4 
for 50c 
ANNUAL FLOWERS 
1004 Ageratum. A mass of fluffy 
blue flowers that make a most ef¬ 
fective plant. This variety is 
dwarf and very compact. < These 
are excellent flowers for cutting. 
1001 Alyssum—Little Gem. When 
the plants are still small little 
gem comes into bloom and makes 
a carpet of snow clear through 
into the fall. 
1470 Alyssum—Lilac Queen. This 
dwarf compact little plant has 
deep lavender lilac blossoms. 
Makes a lovely border plant. 
1005 Amaranthus—( Joseph’s 
Coat). The varigated ornamental 
foliage is of red, yellow and 
green. The bright crimson flower 
heads are showy all summer. 
ASTERS 
Early Asters 
1020 Queen of the Market. T h e 
first ones to bloom. Almost two 
weeks ahead of all others. Large, 
handsome, rather flat blossoms. 
Good long stems. 
American Beauty. Strong, vigor¬ 
ous plants from 2 to 3 ft. high 
with large flowers carried on 
long stiff stems. They are out 
early in August and last until 
frost. 
1352 Azure blue 1355 Bose 
1354 Crimson 1356 Purple 
1357 Mixed colors 
Mfdseason Asters 
Giant California Sunshine. This is 
a most attractive new type that 
has been called the most beauti¬ 
ful aster in the world. The 
twisted outside petals are con¬ 
trasted in colors to the center 
cushion of tiny quills, giving it 
the airy, dainty appearance. This 
strain is not entirely fixed but 
comes 50% true. 
1351 Mixed Colors. 
Double California Giant. This as¬ 
ter is like the Crego type with 
the long curling petals besides 
the long fine lateral branching 
stems of the California Giant. 
This variety has won prizes at 
shows not only here but abroad. 
1031 Light Blue 
1337 Peach Blossom 
1341 Mixed Colors 
Double Giant—Crego. These “Giant 
Comets” have the large flowers 
with the long twisted graceful 
petals that interlace. Bloom 
from late August through Sep¬ 
tember on long strong stems. 
1018 Mixed Colors 
Late Asters 
1017 American Branching. These 
asters make strong branching 
bushes several feet high. They 
carry their very double beautiful 
blossoms on long strong stems. 
Mixed colors. 
1024 Heart of France. Here is the 
best pure red aster ever intro¬ 
duced. No matter what kind of 
light, this Heart of France 
shows its remarkable color. A 
color that will command atten¬ 
tion in your garden. 
MIXTURE 
1029 All kinds of asters. This is 
a mixture of all varieties and 
colors. Start your plants early 
and you will have a continuous 
bloom from August until fall. 
Mixed colors. 
BALSAM 
1038 Giant Double Camelia. An an¬ 
nual that thrives in hot weather. 
The large, double gayly colored 
flowers are an improved strain of 
the old-fashioned Lady Slippers. 
They grow about 2 ft. high with 
the stems loaded with the double 
rose-like flowers similar to the 
small hollyhocks. Colors are 
pink, white and scarlet. Mixed. 
1037 Double Bose Flowered. The 
old-fashioned “Lady’s Slipper” 
or “Touch-Me-Not.” 
1118 Burning Bush—Kochia. Ideal 
summer plant for hedges. A very 
dense, feathery green bush that 
resembles the clipped evergreen. 
Foliage turns to a vivid red. 
1046 Blue Lace Flower. A clear 
lavender blue. The lovely blos¬ 
soms are in flat, lacy clusters. 
An old-fashioned favorite. 
American Branching Aster 
1365 Browallia—Speciosia Major. 
Deep dark blue star like blos¬ 
soms with sparkling white cen¬ 
ters. Low growing, so valuable 
for borders or house plants. 
1056 Calliopsis. Beautiful, showy, 
free flowering yellow daisies us¬ 
ually patterned in with brown. 
Keep cutting them and you’ll al¬ 
ways have bloom. Very double 
blossoms. In all shades of yel¬ 
low through to the orange. Will 
bloom all summer with a par¬ 
ticularly brilliant showing in the 
fall. 
1063 Candytuft. A dwarfed plant 
covered with tiny white flowers 
all summer long. Excellent for 
edging paths or flower borders. 
Blooms are fragrant and good 
for cutting too. 
1284 Canterbury Bells. A beautiful 
bell-shaped biennial that you 
sow this April will develop into 
thrifty plants ready to bloom 
next summer. The flower pyra¬ 
mids are about 2 ft. high. 
1049 Calendula, The showiest an¬ 
nual in the garden. Great shin¬ 
ing discs of gold that are won¬ 
derful for cut flowers. Thrive in 
heat and poor soil. 
CENTAIJREA 
Giant Sweet Sultan. Get ac¬ 
quainted with this garden aristo¬ 
crat. The large blossoms triple 
size are delightfully fragrant. 
Fluffy, double and wonderful for 
cutting. 
Colors:—1361 Blue 1363 Purple 
1362 Bose 1240 Mixed 
Pkts., 10c each 
Calendula 
