PORTLAND SEED COMPANY 
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DIGITALIS—FOX GLOVE 
CLARKIA (Rocky Mountain Garland): (h A) A beautiful 
native flower of the Pacific Coast. Does very well in 
shady places and is excellent for cutting. Produces bright 
attractive flowers massed in beds. Height, 1 to 2 feet. 
Scarlet Queen: A brilliant bloom of distinction. 
Salmon Queen: A deep pink, with fine foliage. 
Firebrand: Deep orange scarlet. 
Brilliant: Bright carmine. 
Mixed. 
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia): (h P) Every garden should 
have an assortment of this lovely, graceful plant. They 
look frail but are hardy and will thrive in almost every 
situation, preferring partial shade and considerable 
moisture. Pkt. 15c. 
Long Spurred Mrs. Scott Elliott: 
Blue Shades. Pink Shades. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Silver Queen. 
Double Mixed. Pkt.lOc. Copper Queen. 
Other Varieties of Flower Seed 
Canna: Greenhouse Plant. 
Celosia Cristata (Cockscomb): Crimson and mixed. 
Celosia Plumosa (Cockscomb Feathered Type): Fiery 
red, yellow, mixed. 
Chinese Wool Flower: Crimson. 
Cerastium Tomentosum (Snow in Summer): White. 
Cobea Scanderns (Cathedral Bells): Purple. 
Coleus Hybridus Mixed: Greenhouse plant. Pkt. 15c. 
Cheiranthus-Allioni (Siberian Wall Flower): Brilliant 
orange. 
DAHLIA: (t P) To grow these beautiful flowers from seed 
does not require the skill of an expert. Sow seeds in 
boxes indoors very early, transplanting to open, when 
danger from frost is past. They will bloom the first sea¬ 
son. Tubers of the best may be used the next season. 
Coltness Mignon: A beautiful dwarf variety. Excel¬ 
lent for bedding. 
Double mixed and Single mixed. 
DAISY: (h A) A flower every Pacific Coast garden should 
have. Beautiful true color blooms, excellent for cut 
flowers or open gardens. 
African Daisy (Arctotis Grandia): A useful and charm¬ 
ing cut flower from June till late frosts. Will last a 
week or two in water, undeveloped buds opening 
up perfectly if kept in sunshine. Plants form bushes 
about two feet across. Deep foliage and daisylike 
flowers, pale lilac color. 
Orange African Daisy: Extremely showy annual with 
bushy plants 12 to 15 inches high. Flowers are 2 V 2 
inches across, rich orange gold, with dark disc and 
halo. A magnificent sight in bloom. 
African Daisy: Mixed. 
Daisy (Beilis Monstrosa): Double. Red, rose, white, 
mixed. 
Shasta Daisy: Double 15c; Single 10c. 
DELPHINIUM: (h P) Due to recent improvements, this 
flower has become the most popular tall growing peren¬ 
nial on the west coast. Our seeds come from the improved 
original strains found on the north coast of Wales. The 
range of colors run to the most delicate combinations of 
mauve and light blue, Crater Lake blue, heliotrope, pink¬ 
ish-lavender, deep blues and purples. 
Wrexham Hollyhock Strain. Pkt. 15c. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Pkt. 15c. 
Blackmore and Langdon Strain. Mixed 35c. 
Bellamosa. Finest Mixed. 
Belladonna. Sinensis, Azure Fairy. 
DIGITALIS (Fox Glove): (h P) Has the quaint charm of 
an old-fashioned garden. Long spikes that are crowded 
with large thimble-shaped blossoms beautifully spotted. 
Colors of: purple, rose, white, mixed. 
DIDICUS (Blue Lace Flower: (A). 
Other Varieties of Flower Seed 
Dracena: Greenhouse plant. 
Everlasting Flowers: Fine mixed. 
Euphorbia, Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia). 
EVENING PRIMROSE (Oenothera Lamarckiana): (h B) 
Outstanding for exposed positions, in border or rockery. 
A constant bloomer all summer. Shades of yellow. Sow 
seeds early in boxes covering very lightly with fine soil 
firmly pressed down. 
FOUR O’CLOCK (Mirabilis Jalapa): (t P) These flowers 
make an excellent combination with “Moon Flowers.” 
Their blooms open at four o’clock and close at sunrise. 
Early culture, bearing a profusion of bright flowers of 
various shades. Sow seed early in the open and trans¬ 
plant. 2 to 3 feet in height. 
Choice Mixed. 
FORGET-ME-NOTS (Myosotis): (h h P) Excellent for 
the shady damp spot in your garden. Start early for 
flowers the first season or sow in summer for blooms the 
following spring. * 
Victoria: Dwarf sky blue. 
Semperflorens: Blue. 
Alperstris: Blue, mixed. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower): (h A) Its brilliant 
flowers are among the gayest ornaments in the summer 
gardens. Free blooming from early summer until au¬ 
tumn frosts. These beautiful flowers are very effective 
as border plants or cut flowers. Colors of striking yel¬ 
low, crimson and orange. 
Picta Lorenziana: Finest mixed double annual. 
Picta Single. Outstanding splendid mixed. 
Perennials: Prtala Hybrids and Fine Mixed. 
Dazzler. 
THIS YEAR BEAUTIFY WITH COLORFUL FLOWERS 
