SEED CATALOGUE • 1936 
Flower Seeds 7 
RECENT NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES for 1936 
New Super>Giant Aster 
The largest and most fully double Asters 
known. Extremely large, graceful flowers 
with daintily interlaced plume-Iike petals. 
Plants reach a height of 2'^ to 3 feet and are 
very early flowering, coming into bloom 
before _the_ California Giant varieties and 
remaining in flower over a long period. For 
those who want the finest Asters yet devel¬ 
oped, we recommend this type. 
Los Angeles. Lovely soft shell-pink, blend¬ 
ing to creamy pink at the center. 
El Monte. Deep, glowing crimson. Special 
Mention, 1936 All-America Seed Selec¬ 
tions. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt, 75 cts. 
Aquilegia longissima 
Delicate pale yellow flowers with very long 
spurs—often 4 inches long. A strikingly 
graceful Columbine which deserves a per¬ 
manent place among our choicest perennials. 
Pkt. 75 cts. 
/ Calendula 
tHRYSANTHA (Sunshine). -The large, 
double flowers are an exquisite shade of 
clear buttercup-yellow, with long, loosely 
arranged petals which droop to give the 
rounded appearance found in our favorite 
Chrysanthemums. Besides adding a bright 
golden splash of color to the garden, 
Chrysantha is a fine cutting variety, with 
long, stiff stems, well adapted to combine 
with blue flowers in bowls or vases. Pkt. 
15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
ORANGE SHAGGY. A very distinct new 
break in Calendulas. The closely set petals 
are long and deeply fringed or laciniated, 
, giving the flower the shaggy appearance of 
some Chrysanthemums, and sharply con¬ 
trasting with the rather formal aspect of 
most other varieties. The color is a rich 
orange, shading lighter toward the center, 
'y and the flowers are freely borne on long 
stems of good cutting length. Their in¬ 
formal shape adds greatly to their effect as 
y a decorative cut-bloom, and as a garden 
plant this new Calendula will also render 
excellent service. Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Cheiranthus Allionii, Golden Bedder 
New Annual Canterbury 
Bell 
Brings Spring to the Garden in 
September 
Many years of careful selection have at 
last given us an Annual Canterbury Bell 
which blooms from seed in less than six 
months. It grows from 2 to 23^ feet tall, each 
plant having from six to eight spikes of 
blooms. By making successive plantings dur¬ 
ing the early spring we can have these lovely 
flowers all through the summer and early fall. 
Angelas Bell. Deep rose. 
Blue Bell. Cambridge blue. 
Liberty Bell. Intense violet-blue. 
Mission Bell. Beautiful clear pink. 
Wedding Bell. Pure white. 
Finest Mixed. Contains all above colors. 
Each, pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 
5 colors, 80 cts. 
Carnation, Chabaud^s 
Enfant de Nice 
This is the result of a cross between 
Chabaud’s Giant Improved and Perpetual. 
The plants are of robust, upright habit, with 
long, strong stems, bearing flowers 23^ to 3 
inches in diameter. This strain is magnificent 
and is, so far, the last word in annual Car¬ 
nations. The color comes about 75 per cent 
true from seed, and about 90 per cent of the 
plants come double. 
Red Rose Salmon 
White Finest Mixed 
Each, pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 
4 colors, 75 cts. 
Cheiranthus Allionii, 
Golden Bedder 
There is no doubt that gardeners through¬ 
out the country will welcome Golden Bedder 
as an alternative to the orange form for 
spring and early summer. It is similar in type 
to the well-known Allionii, with large flowers 
of deep golden yellow, and its lovely tone 
will blend more easily with many subjects. 
It is sweetly scented, long lasting in flower 
(especially if the seed-pods are not allowed 
to form), and it may be .sown in the late 
summer, autumn, or early spring. Pkt. 25c. 
Aquilegia longissima 
Chrysanthemums 
CASCADE. A new race of half-hardy, peren¬ 
nial Chrysanthemums which flowers 6 
months from sowing of seeds. It is very 
easily grown in pots or in the open ground, 
a fine cut-flower, and a showy pot-plant. 
The colors are vivid and include scarlet, 
crimson, bronze, orange-yellow, white, etc. 
This variety makes an admirable green¬ 
house subject falling, as it does, in cascades 
of beautiful flowers. Pkt. 25 cts.; large 
pkt. 75 cts. 
MAXIMUM (SHASTA DAISY), NEW 
GIANT DOUBLE WHITE. Large, double 
white flowers, about 5 inches in diameter, 
very much resembling a giant aster with 
long, loosely arranged petals. The long, 
stiff stems make them valuable as a cut- 
flower. Will bloom in 5 months from time 
of sowing. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Coreopsis grandiflora. 
Double Sunburst 
Much of the beauty of early summer gar¬ 
dens is due to the brilliant golden yellow of 
Coreopsis plantings. There is nothing that 
can take its place at that time of the year 
when yellows are so scarce, and when varia¬ 
tions in the type are produced, they are wel¬ 
comed gladly. Sunburst is a pleasant change 
from the well-known single form, retaining 
its beauty of color while augmenting its effect 
of brilliance through the doubling of petals. 
The double flowers are large—to 2 inches 
across—deep golden yellow, and are excellent 
for cutting as well as for garden decoration. 
The flowers are fine keepers and the plants 
are very easy to grow. The strain is remark¬ 
ably true, coming 80 per cent double, as 
illustrated on page 8. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 
75 cts. 
