NOMOCHARIS PARDANTHINA—ury. Many wide flow¬ 
ers, rose-tinted, with maroon blotch. Rare. Pkt. 35c. 
NOTHOFAGUS MENZIESI—jy 50 ft. Silver Beech. A 
handsome and rather hardy New Zealand tree. Pkt. 15c. 
NOTHOPANAX ARBOREUM—jy 15 ft. Splendid small 
tree from New Zealand. Ornamental. Pkt. 15c. 
NUPHAR ADVENA—Yellow Pond Lily. A handsome 
aquatic, with heart-shaped leaves, and flowers like golden 
cups, carried well above the water. For pools, or any 
shallow water without strong current. Pkt. 15c. 
NYSSA SYLVATICA—jy 60 ft. Gum Tree. Good hardy 
ornamental tree, gorgeous in fall. Pkt. 10c. 
OAKESIA SESSILIFOLIA — rnsty (1-2) 18. Charming 
shade-lover, with corn-yellow bells. Pkt. 10c. 
OENOTHERA BIENNIS—*endx(3)60. Variable species 
with showy yellow flowers. Valued for naturalizing, bloom¬ 
ing first year if sown early. Roots, one season, are often 
cooked like Salsify. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
OENOTHERA BRACHYCARPA—*endx(3-4)8. Big silky 
blossoms of soft yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
OMPHALODES JAPONICA—erltx(2)10. Abundant blos¬ 
som sprays of most delicate porcelain blue. Charming 
foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
* OMPHALODES LINIFOLIA—eonstx(2) 16. Sprays of 
pretty little white flowers. Glaucous. Pkt. 15c. 
•ONOBRYCHIS CAPUT-GALLI—eorx(9)8. Gaul’s Head. 
Curious pods like little spiked helmets. Pkt. 10c. 
ONONIS FRUTICOSA—qfk(2)25. Pink. Pkt. 15c. 
ONOPORDUM SALTIERI — eotbtx(3-4)60. Spectacular 
gray-green foliage. Lilac flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
OPUNTIA MACRORRHIZA—rdlth(2-3) 10. Excellent rock 
garden Cactus of great winter-hardiness. Broad, spine-set 
pads. Flowers of silvered lemon, orange deep within. Pkt. 15c. 
OPUNTIA RAFINESQUEI—erbh(3)20. Thick pads of 
rich green, with flowers like satin-petalled single roses of 
clear yellow tone. None hardier. Winter cold has no 
terrors for it. Close botanically to Opuntia opuntia. Pkt. 
10c; Y& oz. 30c. 
ORCHID HARDY BLEND—A mixture of various inter¬ 
esting and pretty hardy terrestrial Orchids. Usually avail¬ 
able in good viable stock, but see “Orchids,” page 33, for 
culture before ordering. Pkt. 20c. 
ORNITHOGALUM SUAVEOLENS — eutcw(7)15. Soft 
primrose yellow, sweetly perfumed. Pkt. 20c. 
ORNITHOGALUM THUNBERGIANUM — eutcw(7)20. 
Particularly large and showy bloom-clusters. Lemon yel¬ 
low, shading to orange. Pkt. 20c. 
ORONTIUM AQUATICUM—emk(2)18. Golden Club. A 
handsome hardy aquatic for pools. Pkt. 15c. 
♦ORTHOCARPUS PURPURASCENS—eock(2-3)15. Owl 
Flower. Clustered flowers of vivid rose-purple, tipped with 
white, and with golden anthers. Pkt. 5c. 
OSMANTHUS AMERICANUS—qfy(htw). Fragrant Olive. 
Shrubby decorative plant. Panicles of little creamy flowers, 
fragrant to a sweet, rich intensity. Pkt. 10c. 
OSMORRHIZA LONGISTYLIS — nsh(l)20. Anise-root. 
Little white flowers. Roots sweet-aromatic. Pkt. 10c. 
OSMUNDIA CINNAMOMEA—A most handsome fern for 
decorative plantings. Likes humus and ample moisture. 
Robust. Of full hardiness. Pkt. 15c.. 
OSMUNDIA REGALIS—Royal Fern. A splendid hardy 
giant for moist places. Pkt. 15c. 
OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM—jah 60 ft. Sorrel Tree. 
Sprays of Lily of Valley bloom in spring; scarlet leaves in 
fall. Hardy. Pkt. 10c; tW oz. 25c. 
PACHYRRHIZUS TUBEROSUS — euftk(3)100. Orna¬ 
mental vine with pale purple flowers._ Nutritious tubers, 
used like sweet potatoes, or raw as relish. Pkt. 10c. 
TIME OF SOWING 
With every lot of seeds sent out, I include a four- 
page folder of cultural information, giving general 
data as to time of year when various kinds of seeds 
may be sown. Please do not ask questions on such 
points until you have looked over the folder. Your 
difficulty may be answered there. 
•PAPAVER ACULEATU1VI—eodk(3-4) 35. Pretty .South 
African annual, with medium sized flowers of odd “biscuit” 
coloring, but salmon-tinged. Pkt. 10c. 
PAPAVER ATLANTICUM — rbh(8)30. Only botanical 
distinctions between this and P. pilosum. Bright orange. 
Very good. Atlas of Morocco. Pkt. 15c. 
•PAPAVER CALIFORNICUM—eonk(l-2) 15. Wind Poppy. 
A delicate beauty with silky petals, rosy at the base, flame- 
hued above. Not Eschscholtzia. Pkt. 15c. 
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•PAPAVER DUBIUM—eobdk(3)25. Petals like crumpled 
silk, of a tone between rose and red. Pkt. 15c. 
PAPAVER PAUCIFOLIATUM—No data. Pkt. 10c. 
*PAPA-VER SETIGERUM—eok(2)25. Big cups of lilac- 
lavender. Showy. Pkt. 10c. 
PAPAVER SPICATUM—erbx(8)25. Very like Palaver 
Heldreichi, save in placement of flowers. Orange. Pkt. 15c. 
PARONYCHIA BONAIRENSIS—Pkt. 15c. 
PATERSONIA UMBROSA—Rare West Australian irid 
that I have not seen. Pot culture. Pkt. 15c. 
PATRINIA SIBIRICA—rbh(3)12. Loose clusters of deep 
yellow. Jasmine fragrance. Pkt. 15c. 
PENNANTIA CORYMBOSA—jh 35 ft. Handsome tree 
from New Zealand. Fragrant white flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
PENNISETUM VILLOSUM—bch(4) 30. Hardy ornamental 
grass from Abyssinia, with most decorative feathery, fluffy 
plumes. Fine foliage clumps. Pkt. 10c. 
PENTSTEMON ALASKA SP. — rbh(2)16. Flowers of 
richest royal purple, but sometimes with lips of amethystine 
blue. Gives main season of bloom in late spring, but there 
are occasional flowers through the summer. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON ALBIDUS — ry(3)15. Usually creamy, 
with black-purple markings, but sometimes of purest un¬ 
dimmed enamel-whiteness. Pkt. 15c. 
PENSTEMON AMABILIS—Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON ANGUSTIFOLIUS—rbch(2) 15. The buds 
are rosy, but open to coerulean blue. Splendidly bright. 
Pkt. 15c; t’s oz. 30c. 
PENTSTEMON AZUREUS — ry(3)12. Free flowering. 
Vivid blue. Excellent. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON CINEREUM—rbdh(2) 18. Ashy foliage, 
with flowers in loose axillary clusters. Brilliant blue face, 
purple tube. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON CORDIFOLIUS — cvbfh(3). Vine-like, 
stem-wandering over its neighbors to throw bursts of ver¬ 
milion bloom in most unexpected places. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON DIFFUSUS—erbndh(3-4)20. Bright blue 
to purple flowers in close leafy panicles. Dependable bor¬ 
der species, or for naturalizing. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 30c. 
PENTSTEMON EATON I—rbdh(3)20. Plumes of cherry- 
carmine to light up the rockery. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON GRACILIS — erdh(3)18. A charming 
species with dainty blossoms of lavender, blue and royal 
violet. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON LAEVIGATUS—Pale lilac. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON PROCERUS — erbnh(3)30. The flower- 
face is clear blue sapphire, the tube and the buds, a mid¬ 
night violet. Compact bloom clusters. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON PYGMAEUS—rh(3)8. A dainty minia¬ 
ture, with long-lasting blossoms of delicate lavender. Neat 
little foliage tuffets. Pkt. 15c; tV oz. 30c. 
PENTSTEMON SPECTABILIS — ecbdy(3)36. Showy 
panicles, pure blue to rosy purple. Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON VENUSTUS — rbdh(2) 18. Many bushy 
stems, each with a terminal cluster of bright bloom, lavender, 
blue, purple or white. Pkt. 15c. 
•PERILLA FRUTESCENS LACINIATA — eobk(9)36. 
Easy annual for brilliant and exotic foliage effects. Fringed, 
crisped, undulate leaves of wine-purple, but finished with 
bronze lustre. Pkt. 15c. 
•PETUNIA PARVIFLORA—eorpgx(9)2. Wide-spreading 
mats of close foliage. Excellent for pavements, steps, walls, 
etc., where it will self-sow, or for the rockery. Minute rosy 
flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
PHACELIA BIPINNATIFIDA — *nltsth(2) 18. Bright 
violet-blue wild-flower. Pkt. 10c. 
•PHACELIA PURSHI—eonstx(2)15. Pretty little flowers, 
pale lilac to rose. Pkt. 10c. 
•PHASEOLUS AUREUS—eob(9) 18. There is a sort of 
trim grace about the plants, but the curious olive-and-buff 
flowers are overly small. Pkt. 10c. 
PHILADELPHUS HYBRIDS—qk 10 ft. Mock Orange. 
White blossoms, gold-centered, always with delicious fra¬ 
grance. Saved from fine named sorts. Pkt. 15c. 
PHLOMIS SAM IA—ebx(3)36. Downy. Pkt. 15c. 
PHORMIUM TENAX—htw. Sword-shaped leaves, often 
variegated, and tall panicles of red and yellow bloom. New 
Zealand. Pkt. 10c. 
•PHYLLOPODIUM CAPITATUM—eok(3) 12. New South 
African annual, with clustered mauve-violet flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
PHYSALIS SPECIES—ek(9)36. Grown for the edible 
fruits, borne in inflated, lantern-like cream-coloured calyces. 
The fruits are ivory-tinted when ripe, l J / 2 to 2 inches in 
diameter, yielded in enormous quantities. Entirely worth¬ 
less for eating out of hand, mawkish in fact; they need 
cooking to bring out the rich and distinctive flavor. They 
