Selected Seeds 
Seeds, Ltd., enthuses as follows: “To 
my mind, Sybil Sherwood has the finest 
color of any flower on the market, 
barring none.” The color is softest sal¬ 
mon pink, edged white, while the can¬ 
delabrum-branching spaces the flower 
most attractively—a complete break 
from the ordinary bunch blooming 
gi*owth of. the single-flowering gode- 
tias. Most graceful when cut and 
blooms keep unusually well. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c; 1/8 oz. 60c 
Group Collection—One packet each. 
All three godetias .50c 
ICELAND POPPIES ( Nudicaule). You 
who are in the habit of visiting the 
beautiful Santa Maria Inn half-way be¬ 
tween San Francisco and Los Angeles 
are no doubt f amiliar with the remark¬ 
able strains of these most effective cut- 
flowers developed by Frank J. McCoy, 
manager of the Inn. Mr. McCoy has 
built an international reputation for 
the Inn by filling it with exquisitely 
arranged bouquets of the most gor¬ 
geous flowers obtainable. Most of these 
blooms he grows himself, and Iceland 
poppies have been his particular hobby. 
He has scoured the world for seeds and 
has selected and re-selected until he has 
developed a strain that is unquestion¬ 
ably the finest in America and probably 
unexcelled anywhere. 
Iceland poppies, like gladiolus, may 
be planted in succession. Bloom ap¬ 
proximately three month from the time 
they are planted. They are most hardy 
for early blooms, as they stand frost 
even when other plants wither and 
blacken. Very floriferous with long 
stems, most excellent cut-flowers. 
At their best sown either where 
they will flower or in boxes and trans¬ 
planted when young. 
Apricot. Probably the most beauti¬ 
ful colored individual * variety of all 
Iceland Poppies — delicate apricot. 
Flowers of good size with long stems. 
Not a Frank J. McCoy re-selection, but 
nevertheless the most attractive new 
Iceland Poppy we know of. Stock 
limited.pkt. 35c; 1/32 oz. 60c 
Coonara Pinks ( Frank J. McCoy re¬ 
selections) . A new strain of Iceland 
Poppies. Very fine. 95% pink. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Gartref Strain ( Frank J. McCoy re¬ 
selections) . A new variation of Iceland 
Poppies. Pastel and art shades, with 
darker picotee markings and pencilings. 
pkt. 25c; 1/32 oz. 50c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Orange and Gold ( Frank J. McCoy 
re-selections) . Imported originally from 
Australia, and ranked by Mr. McCoy as 
one of the finest strains ever produced. 
Large flowers of orange and gold color¬ 
ing, completely distinct from any other 
strain. pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Santa Maria Inn Mixture ( Frank J. 
McCoy re-selections) . Re-selected from 
the finest strains obtainable anywhere 
—the best mixture you could possibly 
have. Orange, yellow, white, pink and 
other shades. pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Group Collection. One packet each, 
Apricot, Coonara Pinks, Gartref Strain 
and Orange and Gold (four).85c 
HELIANTHEMUM (Sun-rose). P. A 
most delightful dwarf evergreen peren¬ 
nial, three to six inches tall. Spread¬ 
ing dense, matty growth. Covered with 
brightly colored flowers resembling 
miniature single roses, such as the Iso- 
bel. In yellow, bronze, red, pink, rose, 
apricot, orange and similar shades. Has 
attracted constant attention in our gar¬ 
den. Splendid for rock gardens. 
We are fortunate enough to secure 
exclusive sale of the seed from Sydney 
B. Mitchell’s own garden. His stock 
was obtained from John Nichols of 
Scotland, and W. M. Christy of Eng¬ 
land, who, between them, raised most 
of the named forms given awards at 
the R. H. S. trial gardens at Wisley, 
England. In mixed colors.pkt. 35c 
LARKSPUR, New Column or Giant Im¬ 
perial Type. The base branching habit 
of this type of larkspur gives showier 
plants, longer stems, and the character¬ 
istic upright growth establish this type 
as the finest of larkspurs. We have 
selected the four most distinct colors, 
and an unexcelled mixture: 
Blue Spire. Dark rich blue. 
pkt. 15c; >4 oz. 40c 
Carmine King. Rosy Carmine 
pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c 
Miss California. Salmon pink. 
pkt. 15c; Vi oz. 40c 
White King. Pure white. New this 
season. Special mention, All-Ameri¬ 
can selection for 1937. Fine habit. 
pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
Mixture. Including dark rose, blue, 
light rose pink, lilac, salmon, white, 
and other colors, mixed. 
pkt. 15c; V\ oz. 35c; oz. $1.00 
LARKSPUR, Stock Flowered. We list 
two varieties of this type because 
their colors, exceptionally striking and 
distinct, are not available in the Giant 
Imperial Type. 
Lilac King. An unusually rich lilac 
colored variety, so fine in color that we 
unquestionably choose it instead of the 
Giant Imperial variety Lilac Queen. 
pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
Rosamond. A pure rose pink self. 
Most unusual, easily the most beautiful 
pink Larkspur grown. 
pkt. 15c; l /i oz. 50c 
LARKSPUR, Group Collection. One 
packet each, all six varieties listed 
above (omitting the mixture).85c 
Special Commendation 
In addition to the 1937 All-American 
winners which we have listed, we have 
two other items in particular that deserve 
special commendation. The firm which 
introduced these fine things does not en¬ 
ter its novelties in competition. The two 
novelties, which we rank as more out¬ 
standing than any 1937 All-America nov¬ 
elty (except the Gold Medal winner, Mari¬ 
gold Crown of Gold) are: the dark fol- 
iaged dwarf double Nasturtium Scar¬ 
let Emperor, and the soft golden orange 
toned Marigold (carnation flowered) 
Golden Eagle. 
GODETIA SYBIL SHERWOOD 
LINARIA, Fairy Bouquet.— (New).— 
(Wild Snap-Dragon). Very showy, 
eight to ten inches high, colors rose, 
yellow, pink, lavender, carmine, red, 
white and violet mixed. A gem for 
border or rock garden. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
LOBELIA. One of the most satisfactory 
of all annual border plants. Three to 
five inches tall. 
Cambridge Blue. New. Light blue, 
large flowered .pkt. 25c 
Emperor William. 
Gentian Blue.pkt. 15c 
MARIGOLD. Collarette Crown of Gold. 
A new discovery in Marigolds, beauti¬ 
ful as to color and form, but sensa¬ 
tional because the odor of the blooms 
is sweet and that of the foliage so 
nearly undetectable that it has won the 
designation as the odorless Marigold. 
Described in the official report of the 
All-America judges as “The first known 
Marigold with odorless foliage, the 
oil sacks on the under side of the 
leaves being completely lacking.” 
Blooms bright orange, center curled 
like a chrysanthemum with a collarette 
type crown of broader, flat petals. 
Winner first Award, 1937 All-American 
Trials, receiving more than twice as 
many points as the runner-up. pkt. 25c 
MARIGOLD. Carnation Flowered. The 
new loose petalled type so popular for 
cutting and for flower arrangements. 
A minimum of Marigold odoi\ 
Golden Eagle. The most beautifully 
colored carnation flowered Marigold, be¬ 
ing a golden orange, much softer in 
tone, but just as rich in color as Guinea 
Gold. Blooms larger than the latter. 
One of the finest introductions of this 
season.pkt. 25c 
Guinea Gold. Bright orange. 
pkt. 10c; V\ oz. 35c 
Yellow Supreme. Bright yellow. 
pkt. 15c; Vi oz. 40c 
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