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PHLOX □ Continued 
DWARF VARIETIES (Nana C’onipacta) 6 to 8 Inches 
•Nana Clnnabarlna— Best brilliant scarlet: unexcelled 
for edging. oz. 30 pkt. 10 
•Nana Meteor —Superb dwarf Newport Pink. 
oz. 30 pkt. 10 
•Nana Rose Carmine —Carmine rose with red eye; 
choice stock.oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Uloomsdale Nana Coiupacta Mixed —Fine mixture of 
about 12 dwarf tjijes.^ oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Cuspidata Mixed (Star of Quedlinburg) —Perfect star¬ 
shaped flowers—12 inches tall.X oz. 25 pkt. 10 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) Q 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Franchettl —Scarlet balloon-like pods which resemble 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.3^^ oz. 25 pkt. 10 
PINKS—See Dianthus. 
POPPY □ O 
Culture 1 for Aimuals. Culture 3 for Perennials 
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 Pall, or may 
be sown on top of the snow, and thawing will take them 
down into the earth in Nature’s own way. Poppies may 
bo used as cut-flowers, if cut just before the bud 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. 26 pkt. 5 
Rev. Wilke’s Selection Shirley Single Mixed □—A 
strikingly beautiful plant.1 oz. 25 pkt. 5 
Shirley Double Queen Mixed □—Double flowered and 
very pretty.1 oz. 35 pkt. 10 
Double Scarlet King □ .1 oz. 35 pkt. 10 
Orlentale New Hybrid Art Shades Mixed O—Red, 
orange, salmon, pink, and white singles... K oz. 40 pkt. 10 
•Prince.ss Victoria Louise O—Delicate salmon-pink in 
Orientale type. ]4 oz. 45 pkt 10 
Iceland or Nudicaule Sunbeam Hybrids Mixed O — 
If sown in February will flower the same year and yield 
brilliant flowers all the season. Single. Is an early flower¬ 
ing giant strain from Australia.oz. 30 pkt. 10 
CALIFORNI.V POPPY—See Esclischoltzia. 
PUEJURIA THUNBERGIANA —See Kudzu Vine. 
PORTULACA □ 
Culture 1. 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 whore 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 
iove the hot sun and a sandy soil; bloom for GO days. 
Natives of Venezuela and Brazil. 
Finest Single Mixed .3^ oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Finest Double Mixed Colors —Resemble beautiful 
double Roses, though only two inches in diameter. Several 
colors, very showy, sow in bods. Will produce about 40% 
single flowers.K oz. 05 pkt. 10 
PRIMROSE —See Evening Primrose. 
PYRETHRUM —See Chrysanthemum. 
RICINUS —See Castor Beans. 
ROCK CRESS—See Arabls. 
ST. PETER’S PENNY—See Lunaria. 
SALPIGLOSSIS—Painted Tongue □ 
(Variabilis superbissima) 
Culture 1 or 4. 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 sliaped, gloxina-like in their velvety appearance and 
veined with gold. One of the very finest annuals. Our 
mixture covers a very largo range of colors. Prefers sandy 
soil and partial shade. Salpiglossis was brought to civiliza¬ 
tion from the wilds of Chile. 
Emperor Gloxinlaflora Mixed .oz. 30 pkt. 10 
SALVIA or SAGE □ Q 
Culture 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
A half-ounce should raise 1000 plants. Sow seixl 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. Likes full sun. The Sage oifered by Landroth 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. 
Splcndens (Scarlet Sage) □.K oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Bonfire or Clara Bed man □—A fine variety, 24 inches 
high; forms a dense comi)act bush. Brilliant scarlet. 
}4 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
•Farlnacea “Blue Bedder’’0— 2 feet. Perennial. 
Surmoimting dense tufts of attractive foliage, rise spikes of 
light wedgewood-blue flowers. Blooms first year if started 
early. Flowers may be dried, and used as an everlasting. 
Is a native Texan. yi oz. 30 pkt. 10 
SATIN FLOWER—See Godetia. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN □ 
(Phaseolus coccineus) 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-6 days 
These vines grow 8-12 feet, and are covered all season with 
showy clusters of blossoms of brillant scarlet. Excellent 
for covering fences or trellises. The beans whicli follow 
the flowers may be eaten while young and tender. A native 
tropical American variety.1 lb. 35 pkt. 5 
SHASTA Daisy -See Clxrysanthemum. 
SNAPDRAGON—See Antirrhinum. 
SWAN RIVER DAISY—See Brachycome. 
SWEET SULTAN —See Centaurea Imperialis. 
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride) □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Pincushion Flower, known the world over as Mourning 
Bride. Easy culture; blooms all the season. Fine for 
cutting. 2 to 3 feet high. Long straight stems. Sow early 
to secure best results. Thrives in any good soil with sunny 
e.xposure. May bo started either indoors or outdoors, but 
inside starting gives earliest and best blooms. Native of 
Europe. 
Ageratum Blue.X oz. 20 pkt. 10 
• Blue Cockade.oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Fire King Scarlet.K oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Peach Blossom Pink.oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Loveliness—Salmon-rose. H oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Shasta White.X oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Black Prince.oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Bloomsdale Mixed.3^ oz. 20 pkt. 5 
SCABIOSA GAUGASICA O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 10-25 days 
Perennial Scabiosa is a most delightful novelty. Originally 
a native of Siberia, it has made a place for itself in the 
modern garden. With fine long stems, it keeps a long time 
in water. Flowers more than 3 inches across, which are 
produced all Summer on 3 foot stems. 
Isaac House Strain Giant Hybrids —Blooms June to 
October, in various shades of blue and lavender, very large, 
and fringed and rulfled. Tliis British strain is without 
doubt, the finest offered today. H oz. 70 pkt. 15 
SCHIZANTHUS (PoorjMan’s'Orchid) □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Dr. Badger’s Hybrid Mixed— Seed germinates reiidily, 
and in a few weeks plants are a mass of bloom, 'rho finely 
cut foliage adds greatly to the attractiveness of the plant. 
Mainly pastel shades in this mixture. 18 inches. 
J-i oz. 45 pkt. 15 
STEVIA □ 
Culture 3. Normal germination, 10 days 
•Serrata White— Although a perennial, this dainty, 
sweet-scented plant should bo grown as an annual, \Vill 
not endure Northern Winters. Ideal in combination with 
bright colored flowers. Is found in IVIoxico, Central .America 
and Haiti. H oz. GO pkt. 10 
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN —See Euphorbia. 
