Just a Few Pennies 
Carl Salbach • • . 
SNAPDRAGONS — Best By Test Varie¬ 
ties, Rust-Resistant. Tall Type. This 
season we conducted our own trial of 
Rust-Resistant Snapdragons — get¬ 
ting the best varieties from each of 
the five wholesale seed firms who have 
been doing so much work on them. In 
addition, we have carefully inspected 
the actual plantings of these firms. All 
averaged 80% rust-proof, or better, and 
we have selected the finest, most out¬ 
standing varieties, some from one 
grower, some from another—enabling 
us to offer the finest selection possible 
in resistant Snapdragons. 
These “tall type” varieties grow 
three feet and over in height, and now 
have good color, large blooms, and good 
full spikes. Technically, they fall in 
the “maximum” type—unexcelled for 
general garden use, or for cutting. 
Alaska. Best spikes, tallest, and gen¬ 
erally the finest rust-resistant white. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Appleblossom. Pink with white tube 
and lower lip. Large and tall. Striking. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Campfire. Glowing scarlet, faintly 
suffused a fiery shade of bronze, with 
a touch of bright gold on the lip. Most 
attractive. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Ceylon Court Yellow. Deep yellow. 
Large and tall. Easily the finest yel¬ 
low in our test garden. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Christmas Candle. Easily one of 
the showiest varieties grown. Color 
bright flame set off by tube of. waxy 
cream. One of the novelties of the 
season, destined for unlimited popular¬ 
ity. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Copper King. Finest of the resistant 
varieties in the copper shades. Burn¬ 
ished copper with golden blotch on 
lower lip. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Orchid Blend. Very beautiful or¬ 
chid and lavender shades with an oc¬ 
casional white. Very striking. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Roman Gold. Soft orange and 
gold, with orange-pink base. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Rose Pink. Pure rose pink. A beau¬ 
tiful shade. Attractive in every way. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Salmon Rose Shades. Decidedly more 
salmon than the Rose Pink (above). A 
splendidly colored variety that will be 
most popular. Long full spikes, and 
taller than any other resistant variety 
we know of. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Group Collection. One packet each, 
all ten tall type varieties listed above. 
$1.50 
Finest Mixture. From an unusually 
fine strain, including colors as above, 
and others. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 30c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
An advertisement of a few years ago 
carried the title “What a whale of a dif¬ 
ference a few cents make,” but in terms 
of your garden, this statement wouldn’t 
tell half the story. After all, it takes 
just as much garden space, just as much 
water, and just as much weeding for you 
to grow a poor plant as a prize-winner. 
But those few extra pennies on your orig¬ 
inal purchase determine whether your 
garden is one that your neighbors truly 
envy, or whether it is “just another 
garden.” 
The item above, in one of. our recent 
catalogs, brought this comment from one 
of our customers: “Referring to your 
heading of page 30, your catalog, cut out 
‘No real gardener will begrudge the few 
extra cents required to secure the seeds 
of the finest rare strains.’ Your prices 
are much more reasonable than I find I 
have to pay for inferior strains.” This, 
we believe, speaks for itself, with no 
further comment from us. 
SNAPDRAGONS. Rust-Resistant, Bed¬ 
ding type. Growing only 18 inches tall, 
but covered with blooms, the showier 
colors of this type are as fine for bor¬ 
ders or for beds of solid color as any¬ 
thing we know of. 
The three color shades that we have 
selected have been chosen because they 
are easily the most intense, showy bed¬ 
ding Snapdragons available in rust re¬ 
sistant seed stock. All are character¬ 
ized by longer, taller flower spikes 
then have previously been available in 
this type. 
Orange Shades. Large blooms with 
full flower spikes. In shades varying 
from deep tangerine to golden orange. 
Sensationally bright and showy. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 75c; 1/32 oz. $1.35 
Red Shades. Shades of deep crim¬ 
son, garnet and ruby. Very rich in 
color, and with large flowers on good 
spikes, ideal for a bed of rich color, 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 75c; 1/32 oz. $1.35 
Rose Pink Shades. Colorings best 
described as variations of Begonia rose. 
Very gorgeous, and of fine flowering 
habit—large blooms, good spikes, etc. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 75c; 1/32 oz. $1.35 
Special Collection. One packet each. 
All three Bedding Type Snapdragons 
listed above 60c 
Selected Seeds 
SWEET PEAS. Early flowering type. 
After most careful consideration, we 
have selected for our listing one variety 
in each of the six most desired colors 
as being the best and most outstanding 
in its class. Sold separately or in 
group collection. Also a full color mix¬ 
ture of the best sweet peas. In Cali¬ 
fornia, plant in early fall for Xmas 
blooms. Available July 15. 
Burpee’s Giant Pink — Soft pink, 
blended luminous rose. 
Burpee’s Lavender—Wistaria laven¬ 
der. 
Flamingo—Salmon pink. 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover—Clear bright 
blue. 
Red Bird—Bright crimson red. 
White Harmony—Pure white. 
Group Collection—One large packet 
each of the varieties listed above. 
(6 pkts.) 60c 
Individual varieties—Large pkt. 
each 15c 
Full color mixture — Finest sweet 
peas, including varieties named above, 
and others, mixed. Large packet. 25c 
THALICTRUM DIPTEROCARPUM — 
(Meadowrue). P. Tall graceful peren¬ 
nial that freely produces its lacy 
sprays, each of which is covered with 
a myriad of diminutive lilac flowers. 
Especially suitable in gardens where a 
natural effect is desired, and a graceful 
filler for cut-flower arrangements. 25c 
VIOLA. Slightly smaller than pansies, 
but freer flowering, and perennial. 
Apricot—Beautiful apricot color, 
good sized blooms. Very fine. pkt. 25c 
Arkwright Ruby—Rich ruby red of 
large size. pkt. 25c 
Blue Perfection—Blue. Large. 
pkt. 15c 
Primrose Dane. New Pale Primrose. 
Fine. pkt. 25c 
DIRECTIONS FOR GROWING SEEDS 
When sown outdoors, most seeds should be scattered over well pulverized ground 
then covered lightly with a layer of finely pulverized soil or sand. Large seeds, 
such as nasturtiums, should be covered about twice their thickness. Keep ground 
moist during germination and while plants are small. Thin if plants are too thick. 
If seeds are started in boxes or flats, be sure to see that the bottom of the flat 
provides good drainage. The soil should be made up of equal portions of leaf-mold 
(or peat), sand, and good garden loam. This should be screened to remove any hard 
lumps, stones or other coarse material. Wet the soil, preferably with boiling water 
the day before planting. When the soil has dried out sufficiently to permit planting, 
loosen the top slightly and plant seeds, not too close together. Barely cover with 
light soil, then firm the ground with a smooth piece of board. Cover the top of the 
flat with a newspaper or cheesecloth. If the ground is moist at time of planting, it 
will not be necessary to water at planting time. Too much water is apt to cause 
trouble. The ground should be kept “moist” not “wet”. When the seeds begin to 
come up, gradually lift the paper or cheesecloth to permit air and light. 
The plants should be transferred to other boxes when they begin to show the 
second pair of leaves. Prepare the soil as when seeds are just planted, but it is well 
to add a little well decayed manure to stimulate the growth of the young plants. 
Transplant to open ground when the young plants are two to four inches hight, de¬ 
pending on the natural growth of the various plants. 
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