WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., QUALITY SEEDS, HARRISBURG, PENNA. 
Here Are Four • • • 
Very Beautiful New, 
Full Double Asters 
Blooming in August and September 
Beacon. Very brilliant, full double, 
copper-scarlet flowers. Plants 18 
inches high, upright. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
3 pkts. so cts. 
Youth. Bright chamois-rose, touched 
with gold at the center. Plants is 
inches high, upright. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
3 pkts. 60 cts. 
Surprise, Salmon-gold. Pure golden 
salmon, turning to salmon-pink. 
Plants is inches high. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
3 pkts. 60 cts. 
Lady Aster (Lady in white). Purest 
white, double flowers of medium 
size on slender, graceful stems. 
Plants 15 inches high. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
3 pkts. 60 cts. 
For other Asters, see pages 
40 , 41 and 42 
New Giant Single Aster, 
Imperial Red 
The giant flowers of an intense bril¬ 
liant red, with a bright yellow center, 
the two colors which make any flower 
outstanding, have beautifully curled 
and interlaced petals. The color is so 
bright that it instantly catches the eye. Strong grower to 
1 K feet, with good stems, and wilt-resistant. It produces many 
flowers to the plant. A real beauty for the garden, vasing and 
for bouquets. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; y 4 oz. 90 cts.; 
i/ 2 oz. $1.50; oz. $3. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 5 to 
10 days.) One of the best and showiest free-flowering 
hardy annuals, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed 
borders; blooms from early summer until killed by frost; 
valuable also for pot-culture in winter; fine for bouquets, 
being used very extensively by florists. 1 foot. 
Campfire (Sensation). A most attractive flower for bedding 
and bouquets. Extremely large blooms of a very rich 
dark orange, with a scarlet sheen. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 
25 cts.; Ko z. 40 cts.; Koz. 65 cts. 
Chrysantha. ( Gold Medal.) Large, double flower, exquisite 
shade of clear buttercup-yellow, with long, loosely ar¬ 
ranged petals which droop somewhat to give the rounded 
appearance of a chrysanthemum on a long stem. Fine for 
cut-flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 40 cts.; 
Koz. 65 cts. 
New Calendula, “Orange Shaggy.” Cold Medal Winner in 
IQ35 All-America Seed Selections. (See it in natural colors on 
page 59.) Be sure to order all these fine Calendulas. 
Favorite. Cream, striped yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Lemon Queen (Sulphurea). Sunflower-yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Meteor. Creamy white, striped orange. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Nankeen (Le Proust). Cream, flushed apricot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Orange King. Dark orange-red, dark center. Pkt. 5 cts. 
The Ball. (Florist’s Strain.) Orange, light center. Pkt. 5c. 
Any of above 6 Calendulas, Koz. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 15 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Eschscholtzia. 
CALLIOPSIS, Golden Wave. Hardy Annual. (Ger. 8 to 
10 days.) Bright golden yellow, with brown centers. An 
edging of this resembles a stripe of gold, from a distance. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 25 cts. 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 5 to 10 days.) 
These are among the most highly prized of garden annuals. 
The best effect is produced by raising the plants in masses, 
the seeds being sown where the plants are to bloom. 
Empress or Giant Hyacinth-flowered. This is the finest 
of all white varieties, the plants, 18 inches high, being a 
complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for this 
reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 25 cts. 
Umbellata. Crimson, Flesh-Pink, Lavender, Rose- 
Cardinal (brilliant deep rosy red), and Mixed Colors. 
Each, pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 30 cts.; oz. 55 cts. 
For Hardy Candytuft, see Iberis sempervirens. 
CARNATION, Marguerite. Half-hardy Perennial (with 
protection can be wintered over outside). (Ger. 10 to 15 
days.) These are the Carnations for growing outdoors with 
other garden annuals. They begin flowering a few weeks 
from the time the seed is sown. The flowers are large and 
double and highly scented. Splendid for bouquets. 
Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 40 cts.; Koz. 75 cts. 
Chabaud’s Giant Improved. See them on page 43. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (Quamoclit hybrida). Annual. (Ger. 10 
to 20 days.) This is one of the best annual climbers, grow¬ 
ing 30 feet in a season. Its beautiful, fern-like foliage, 
almost hidden by the bright cardinal flowers makes a rich 
effect. Pkt. 15 cts.; Koz. 50 cts.; Koz. 90 cts. 
CANARY-BIRD VINE (Tropceolum 
canariense). Annual. (Ger. 10 to 
20 days.) A fast-growing vine with 
good foliage; yellow flowers. Vine 
grows is to 20 feet in a season. 
Sow where it is to bloom. Pkt. 5 
cts.; Koz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Japanese 
Hybrids. Perennial. (Ger. 8 to 10 
days.) This is a splendid mixture of 
many varieties and colors. Sow the 
seed in the spring when the soil is 
warm and they will bloom in the 
fall and every year thereafter. Pkt. 
20 cts.; 3 pkts. 50 cts. 
CINERARIA. Tender Perennial. 
(Ger. 8 to 10 days.) My Grandi- 
flora Prize Mixture is positively 
the finest selection of this favorite 
pot-plant. The colorings are mag¬ 
nificent, and the flowers the largest. 
Start them in shallow boxes and 
transplant to pots. Pkt. 25 cts. 
COBi32A (Cup-and-Saucer Vine; Ca¬ 
thedral Bells). Hardy Annual. 
(Ger. is to 20 days.) Attains a 
height of 30 to 50 feet. Place seeds 
edgewise and merely cover with 
light soil. Purple, Pure White, 
Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia). Hardy 
Annual. One of the most interesting 
and bright-colored annuals. When 
grown in masses or clusters they 
add much life to the flower-garden, 
the bright red plumes and combs making a very rich and 
attractive display. There are two forms: the feathered, which 
produces large, feathery plumes, and the comb, which pro¬ 
duces mammoth flowers resembling the comb of a chicken, 
some of them 12 to is inches across. 
Cristata. (Combs.) Crimson, Yellow, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 50 cts. 
Plumosa. (Plumes.) Crimson, Yellow, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 30 cts. 
CELOSIA Childsi (Chinese Woolflower). Annual. (Ger. 8 to 
10 days.) Very interesting plants, growing 2 to 3 feet, each 
branch having a large head of rich crimson, pink, or yellow 
flowers that look like silk. Fine for bedding and for cutting. 
Bloom all summer. Crimson, Pink, Yellow, and Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 60 cts. 
COIX Lacryma-Jobi. See Job’s Tears. 
COLEUS. Hardy Annual. (Ger. 10 to IS days.) A most in¬ 
teresting foliage plant to grow from seed. The leaves show 
every conceivable color, and one imagines, when admiring 
them, that there are colors never seen before. Fine for edgings 
or for pot-plants. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 90 cts. 
COSMOS. Hardy Annual. (Ger. 8 to 10 days.) One of our 
favorite autumn flowers. They grow 5 to 8 feet high, hence 
should be planted along the fence or in masses by them¬ 
selves. If the plants are pinched out when but a foot high 
they will produce a bushy growth, making them much 
more effective. 
Early Mammoth Single. This type, when sown in April, 
will be covered with blooms from July on. Crimson, 
Pink, White, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 
25 cts.; Koz. 35 cts. 
Late Mammoth Single. In full flower during September 
and October. Crimson, Pink, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. s cts.; Koz. 25 cts.; Koz. 35 cts. 
New Double-flowering. The flowers are either full double 
or have a frill or collar surrounding the double disc; 
very artistic. White, Crimson, Pink, Mixed Colors. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; K°z. 60 cts. 
New Orange Flare. Gold Medal Winner in 1935 All-America 
Seed Selections. See it in color on page 59. 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE ( Echinocystis lobata). Hardy An¬ 
nual. (Ger. 10 to 20 days.) The vines grow 25 feet. Fra¬ 
grant, white flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 20 cts. 
SHASTA DAISY ( 1 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ), Alaska. 
Hardy Perennial. (Ger. 20 days.) Large, pure white, 
Daisy-like flowers 4 inches across, having three or more rows 
of petals; borne singly on long, stiff stems from July to frost. 
Plants 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 60 cts. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata grandiflora (Perennial Calliop- 
sis). A splendid cut-flower, the plants being covered with 
their showy bright yellow flowers in the greatest abundance 
from June until frost the first year by sowing the seed 
early and every year thereafter. The plants grow about 
20 inches high. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 25 cts.; Koz. 45 cts.; 
oz. 70 cts. 
DOUBLE ENGLISH DAISY ( Beilis perennis). Hardy Peren¬ 
nial. Used so much for borders and for cutting. Grow only 
4 to 6 inches high and are covered with the double flowers 
from early spring until late summer. (Ger. 10 days.) 
Giant Rose, Giant White, and Double Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 45 cts.; Koz. 75 cts. 
Aster, Youth 
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