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VARIETIES MARKED WITH * SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
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.. I 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. 
j oz., 36c. ; pkt., 10 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) O 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
Franchetti —-Scarlet balloon-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., 35c. ; pkt., 10 
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. Sow 
where wanted to bloom. 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 Venezuela and Brazil. 
Finest Single Mixed . I oz., 25c.; pkt., 10 
Finest Double Mixed Colors —Resemble beau¬ 
tiful double Roses, though only two inches in 
diameter. Several colors, very showy, sow in 
beds. Will produce about 40% single flowers. 
| oz., 50c. ; pkt., 10 
Primrose —See Evening Primrose. 
Pyrethrctm —See Chrysanthemum. 
Ricinus —See Castor Beans. 
Rock Cress —See Arabis. 
St. Peter’s Penny —See Lunaria. 
Pinks —See Dianthus. 
POPPY □ O 
(Normal germination, 6-15 days) 
Every garden should have a supply of Poppies. 
They fit in almost anywhere 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 own way. Will not 
bear transplanting. Poppies may be used as cut- 
flowers, if cut just before the biid opens, which 
will open in water. Poppies in their various forms 
are found all over the world, but in Europe and 
the Orient more than anywhere else. 
Carnation-flowered Double Mixed □ 
1 oz., 30c. ; pkt., 10 
Shirley Single MixedO— A strikingly beautiful 
plant.1 oz., 30c. ; pkt., 10 
Shirley Double Queen MixedO —Double flow¬ 
ered and very pretty. 1 oz., 35c.; pkt., 10 
Double Scarlet KingO.1 oz., 35c.; pkt., 10 
SALPIGLOSSIS—Painted Tongue [j 
(Variabilis superbissima) 
(Normal germination, 5-10 days) 
This is a very easily grown annual 24 to 30 inches 
tall, which blooms from mid-summer until frost. 
Blossoms are funnel shaped, gloxina-like in their 
velvety appearance and veined with gold. One 
of the very finest annuals. Our mixture covers 
a very large range of colors. Prefers sandy 
soil and partial shade. Salpiglossis was brought 
to civilization from the wilds of Chile. 
Emperor Gloxiniaflora Mixed \ oz., 35c. ; pkt., 10 
SALVIA or SAGE 
O 
(Normal germination, 5-10 days) 
A half-ounce should raise 1000 plants. Sow seed in 
hot-bed or box in house and plant out when ground 
is warm, or sow outdoors when the Apple is in 
bloom. In bloom 60 days. 2 feet spread. Likes 
full sun. 
The Sage offered by Landreth will produce, when 
well-grown, 150-200 spikes to the plant. These 
spikes are often 14 inches long. The scarlet 
varieties we owe to Brazil. 
Orientale MixedO—'Red, orange, salmon, pink, 
and white singles.f oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Iceland or Nudicaule Sunbeam Hybrids 
MixedO —If sown in February will flower the 
same year and yield brilliant flowers all the season. 
Single. Is an early flowering giant strain from 
Australia.I oz., 60c.; pkt., 15 
California Poppy —See Eschscholtzia. 
Pueraria THirNBERGiANA —-See Kudzu Vine. 
Splendens (Scarlet Sage)— OO oz., 75c.; pkt., 10 
Bonfire or Clara BedmanO —A fine variety, 3 feet 
high; forms a dense compact bush. Brilliant 
scarlet.£ oz., 75c.; pkt,, 10 
★FarinaceaO —3 feet. Perennial. Surmounting 
dense tufts of attractive foliage, rise spikes of 
light lavender-blue flowers. Blooms first year if 
started early. Flowers may be dried, and used 
as an everlasting. Is a native Texan. 
} oz., 45c. ; pkt., 10 
Satin Flower —See Godetia. 
