230-232 East Fourth $ t. , Cincinnati 
25 
and Specialties for 1936 
. L /?ose of the Raisers 
New Early Flowering Sweet Pea, Shirley Temple 
This beautiful variety was obtained through a cross between Pinkie and 
Lady Gay. It has inherited blooms with the size and richness of color in 
Pinkie plus the dainty frilled and fluted flowers of Lady Gay. The color 
is softer and more beautiful than Pinkie. The flowers are the largest ever 
seen on any Sweet Pea and it has long stems with four very large blooms 
on each stem. 
This new Sweet Pea is so charming and dainty that it deserved the most 
appropriate name that could be found. With the kind permission of Mr. and 
Mrs. Temple, it is named in honor of their daughter, the charming and 
lovely little cinema favorite, Shirley. Pkt., 25c' 
Salvia Farinacea, Blue Bedder 
A more compact form of the graceful Salvia Farinacea, growing about 
2 y 2 feet high, and with a better habit, the plants branching freely from the 
base. The flowers borne on long terminal spikes, are of a bright mid blue, 
deeper than in the type, and very showy and effective. The plant is vigorous 
and fairly hardy, and may be had in bloom from August to October. 
Pkt., 20c. 
Lovely New Viola 
Violas bloom so freely that they are superior to pansies where effect is 
wanted, the colors being particularly clear and distinct, and they bloom for 
a longer time. Their cultivation is becoming more popular year by year. 
Like partial shade and plenty of moisture. 
BLUE BUTTERFLY. This novelty in Violas resembles in color the 
Pansy, Lord Beaconsfield, but the flowers have the true Viola or Tufted 
Pansy shape. A perfect bedding Viola coming practically 100 per cent 
true from seed. Color is mid-blue, shading to white. Pkt., 35c. 
For general list of Violas, see page 51. 
Viscaria, Blue Pearl 
Aptly named, this new Viscaria is so pure and delicate in color that it 
calls to mind immediately that particular refinement which makes the 
Pearl so attractive. 
The plant is very free-flowering and has the advantage of being more 
tidy and erect in habit than the average Viscaria. The color, pure lavender- 
blue, is outstanding and differs from the other blue Viscarias to a degree 
which makes it absolutely distinct; the lack of “eye” which is a common 
character of most sorts, adds considerably to its distinction. Pkt., 20c. 
Venidium Fastuosum Hybrids 
Three years ago an excellent new flower from Africa burst upon the 
horticultural horizon, and was enthusiastically acclaimed by plant lovers 
as a coming cut flower. This was Venidium Fastuosum, the deep orange 
Monarch of the Veldt. Now there has been developed a strain of hybrids 
of this Venidium which is even more attractive than the original orange. 
The plants have the same habit and characteristics as the type, free- 
flowering, two to three feet tall, and blooming over a long period. The 
color range is varied and very interesting—apricot shades, creamy white, 
pure white, salmon shades, canary-yellow, golden yellow and the well- 
known orange. We find that the hybrids stand up much better in extreme 
heat than the original orange, and are thus more useful in the garden. 
Pkt., 25c. 
New Zinnia, Fantasy Mixed 
New Zinnias are always welcomed by home growers and florists alike. 
While the giant-flowered varieties are still popular, the trend of late years 
has been toward the smaller flowered, more graceful strains. This new 
Fantasy Mixture meets this demand in all details; the rounded flowers are 
composed of a mass of shaggy ray-like petals which give a delicate and 
refined appearance to the medium-sized double flowers, large enough to 
satisfy the desire for mass of color, yet small enough to lend themselves 
gracefully to flower arrangement. The color range includes the brightest 
shades of reds and orange, as well as the popular pastel pinks and cream. 
Pkt., 20c. Special pkt., 60c. Colored illustration see inside back cover. 
Scabiosa, Fischeri. 
Scabiosa Fischeri 
A fine new border plant from Manchuria, 
hardy and truly perennial, growing about 
20 inches high with handsome divided leaves 
and flowering well into the autumn. The 
flowers are about 2 y 2 inches in diameter, 
borne on long stiff stems, and are of a rich 
deep violet-blue shade, unlike that of any 
other Scabiosa. This handsome plant, about 
2y 2 feet high, will make an excellent addition 
to the herbaceous border, and furnish first- 
rate material for cutting. Pkt., 35c. 
Venidium, Fastuosum Hybrids. 
