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Ribsam’s Manual 
Petunia nana compactum 
NEMESIA 
Nana compacta Triumph, Mixed. Annual with orchid-like 
flowers in many colors. Pkt. 15 c. 
NICOTIAN A (: Tobacco or Tobacco Flower) 
Affinis Hybrids, Mixed. Annual, with tubular flowers, 
blooming continually; sweet scented. Pkt. 10c. 
NIGELLA ( Love-in-a-Mist ) 
Damascena, Mixed. Annual. Has finely cut foliage with 
peculiar flowers of Cornflower blue shade. Pkt. 10c. 
PENTSTEMON ( Beardtongue ) 
New Sensation, Mixed. Perennial. A very hardy border 
plant, ranking with the best of bedding plants. Pkt.’15c. 
PANSIES 
Everyone loves Pansies and no flower responds more quickly 
to careful attention. It should be the desire of every gardener 
to grow large Pansies with long, strong stems in a wide range of 
colors. For best results. Pansies should be sown in July or 
August for early Spring bloom and in the Spring for Autumn 
bloom. 
FRENCH GIANT TRIMARDEAU MIXTURE. This variety 
produces the largest flower. Pkt. 10c. 
ALL GIANTS MIXED. An excellent large flowering strain 
at a very fair price. Pkt. 10c. 
FINE BEDDING MIXED. Though the flowers are not as 
large as some, plants are in bloom over a longer period 
than any other strain we know. Pkt. Sc. 
PETUNIAS 
Sow seed lightly and gently press into the soil. Transplant 
when large enough, being careful to save even the smallest 
seedlings, for oftentimes the smallest, frailest seedlings produce 
the finest blooms. Petunias delight in a sunny position. 
Single Ruffled Giant. A ruffled single Petunia of exceptionally 
beautiful form and colors, extraordinary size and substance. 
Our strain is a well blended mixture of all colors including 
pink and those varieties with richly colored throats and 
veinings. All are beautifully fringed and ruffled. Pkt. 25c. 
Fringed Double Giants. A mixture of the best large flowering, 
fringed, double Petunias. Some are 5 in. across, fluted, frilled 
and ruffled in bewildering beauty. Pkt. 25c. 
Balcony Blue. A splendid, free flowering type, either for 
bedding or window boxes, vases, hanging baskets, etc. Rich 
indigo blue. Pkt. 15c. 
Balcony Flowering Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Purple Prince. A large flowering, rich velvety purple blue 
variety. Pkt 25c. 
Rosy Morn. Soft crimson pink with white throat. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Beauty. Flowers large fringed scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
White Beauty. Pure satin white flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrid Single Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c. 
★Nana compacta, Mixed. Plants 8 to 10 in. high; large 
flowers in wide range of colors. Pkt. 15c. 
★“Dainty Lady.” Award of Merit for 1936. Really firstyel- 
low Petunia, free-flowering, fringed and compact. Pkt. 25c. 
★Nana compacta, “Mary Washington.” A new, very 
pleasing variety of very compact dwarf plantsjwithjstriking 
colored flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
PHLOX 
DRUMMONDI GRANDIFLORA. Annual. This popular 
plant will grow in any soil provided it is given sun. 
Flowers all Summer. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Nana Compacta, Mixed. Fine mixture of dwarf types. 
Pkt. 10c. 
DECUSSATA. Perennial. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
PHYSALIS 
Francheti {Chinese Lantern Plant). Hardy Perennial. Bushy, 
2 ft. high, producing freely bright scarlet lantern or balloon 
which can be cut and dried for Winter bouquets. Very in¬ 
teresting. Pkt. 10c. 
POLYANTHUS 
Vulgaris {English Primrose or Cowslip). Perennial. Various 
colors from white to crimson. Mixed. Pkt. 20c. 
POPPY ( Papaver ) 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Shirley. This is the best of all single Poppies, making a mag¬ 
nificent profusion of color in the garden. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Shirley. Pkt. 10c. 
Carnation-flowered Mixed. Very fine mixture that produces 
large, double, fringed flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Iceland, or Nudicaule Mixed. These are very suitable for 
cutting bloom first season. Should be picked when in bud; 
foliage fernlike. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriental. Large, single, scarlet flowers, blotched with black at 
the base of each petal. Height 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriental Hybrids. A mixture of beautiful named varieties in 
many shades. Pkt. 10c. 
PORTULACA grandiflora (. Sunplant) 
Annual. A beautiful plant for massing in beds or in rock 
work, producing a riot of color. 
Double Flower Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
Virginica {False-dragonhead). Perennial. Excellent for edging 
around evergreens. Pink. Pkt. 10c. 
PRIMROSE (English) 
See POLYANTHUS. 
PYRETHRUM 
Double Single Mixed. Perennial. Daisylike flower in vari¬ 
ous colors. Summer bloomer. Pkt. 10c. 
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