Portulaca 
Plant in dry, sandy soil 
with full exposure to 
sun. Blooms profusely 
from July to October, 
from spring: sowing-. 
They give a dazzling 
disiay in beds, borders 
and rock gardens. 
SINGLE 
B1201 White. Pkt., 10c 
B1203 Pink. Pkt., 10c. 
B1205 Scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 
B1207 Yellow. Pkt., 10c. 
B1200 Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
Vs oz., 30c. 
B1209 Collection. One 
pkt. of each of the 
above four colors, 35c. 
DOUBLE 
B1204 White. Pkt., 
B1206 Pink. Pkt.. 
B1208 Scarlet. Pkt., 
B1210 Yellow. Pkt., 
B1202 Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
Vs oz., 50c. 
B1212 Collection. One 
pkt. of each of the 
above four colors, 36c. 
Phlox 
Splendens 
A hardy annual, pro¬ 
ducing bushy plants 
carrying many broad, 
flat-topped clusters of 
disc-like, five petaled 
flowers. They are es¬ 
pecially enjoyed for 
their brilliant colors and 
long blooming period. 
Fine for beds and bor¬ 
ders, and also cut flow¬ 
ers. 
B1156 Phlox Drummondi 
Alba. Extra large white 
flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
B1160 Phlox Drummondi 
Splendens. Deep crim¬ 
son with white eye. 
Pkt., 10c. 
B1157 Phlox Drummondi 
Violet. Uniform bright 
violet. Pkt., 10c. 
B1162 Phlox Drummondi 
Yellow. Beautiful yel¬ 
low flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
B1158 Phlox Drummondi 
Rose. Fine rose pink. 
Pkt., 10c. 
B1166 Phlox Drummondi. 
Extra choice mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt., 8c; Vs oz., 
50c. 
B1168 Starred and 
Fringed. This type of 
annual phlox is very at¬ 
tractive, with its fringed 
and pointed petals in a 
wide range of colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
B1170 Phlox Drummondi 
Dwarf. Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
B1172 Perennial. Mixed 
colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Poppies (A) 
Shirley 
Poppies are quite hardy 
and the seed should be 
sown as early in the 
spring as possible, 
where the plants are to 
remain. 
B1174 Tulip Flowered. 
Large tulip shaped 
flowers of dazzling scar¬ 
let. Pkt., 5c. 
B1176 Shirley. Hand¬ 
some, single flowers of 
glowing colors. Pkt., 
10c. 
B1178 Double Peony. 
Flowered mixed colors. 
Flowers large as peonies 
and very double. Pkt., 
5c. 
B1194 Iceland. (P) Will 
produce flow-ers the 
first year from seed. 
The colors range from 
pure white to orange 
scarlet, and flowers are 
slightly fragrant. Nice 
for cut flowers. Pkt., 
10c. 
B1196 Perennial. Nice 
assortment of many 
hardy poppies. Pkt., 10c. 
1198 Oriental (P) The 
flowers are very large. 
They come in the most 
brilliant shades of red 
and increase in size 
from year to year. Pkt., 
7c. 
Salpiglossis 
B1230 Many have called 
it the orchid of hardy 
annual flowers. The 
blooms are funnel 
shaped, something like 
a petunia, only larger, 
and are borne on long 
stems. The range of 
colors includes blue, 
brown, red and many 
others. And nearly 
every flower is veined 
with a glint of gold. 
Pkt., 5c. 
Pyrethrum 
Showy plants, 2 ft. tall, 
bearing during the 
spring daisy-like 
blooms in white, rose 
and red. A splendid 
cut flower. Do not 
bloom the first year 
from seed. 
1222 Pyrethrum Hybrids. 
Large, single flowers. 
Pkt., 10c. 
1223 Double. Many 
bright and showy col¬ 
ors, ranging from white 
to deepest red. Pkt., 
10c. 
Salvia 
Bushy plants covered 
with countless spikes of 
tubular florets. Used ex¬ 
tensively for hedges 
and edging shrubbery. 
B1233 Bonfire. Erect 
spikes of brilliant, daz¬ 
zling scarlet on bushy 
plants about 14 inches 
high. Pkt., 10c. 
B1232 Scarlet Sage. Gor¬ 
geous plants, numerous 
spikes of intensely vivid 
scarlet flowers, 10 to 12 
inches in length. Pkt., 
10c. 
- <i rvi;yt > -^ 
Scabiosa 
Golden Yellow 
This hardy annual also 
known as Pin Cushion 
Flower blooms from 
July until frost. Flower 
heads about 2 inches, 
made up of florets sur¬ 
rounding a thimble 
shaped cone, giving it a 
fancied resemblance to 
a pin cushion. The fra¬ 
grant flowers come on 
long stems, which 
makes it a good cut 
flower. 
B1235 Amethyst Blue. 
Pkt., 5c. 
B1237 Fiery Scarlet. 
Pkt. 5c. 
B1239 Golden Yellow. 
Pkt 5c. 
B1234 Snowball. Pkt., 
5c. 
B1236 Double M i x e d . 
Pkt., 5c. 
Castor Bean 
Showy, ornamental 
plants doing well in a 
warm sunny location, 
of considerable height 
and tropical appearance. 
B1224 Sanguinea. Tall 
plants with brown red 
foliage. Pkt.. 5c. 
B1226 Zanzibariensis. Of 
enormous growth, with 
rich green leaves. Pkt., 
5c. 
B1227 Crimson Spire. 
Large leaves of a bron¬ 
zy green color, 3 to 4 ft. 
high. Pkt., 8c. 
Sweet Peas 
Spencer 
This strain of Sweet 
Peas has proven to be 
the most popular varie¬ 
ty. They are all the 
large flowering, produc¬ 
ing several large, beau¬ 
tiful flowers on one 
stem. They are early, 
which brings them to 
blooming before hot 
weather sets in. Sweet 
peas should be sprayed 
with nicotine or dusted 
with Aphicide about 
once a week to keep the 
plants free of aphis and 
red spider. 
1272 Navy Blue. Pkt., 
7c. 
1276 Blue Bird. Dark 
blue. Pkt., 7c. 
1278 Red Bird. Crimson. 
Pkt., 7c. 
1280 Spring Song. Sal¬ 
mon colored. Pkt., 7c. 
1282 Queen Crimson. 
Beautiful crimson red. 
Pkt., 7c. 
1286 Harmony Laven¬ 
der. Pkt.. 7c. 
1288 Maroon Prince. 
Maroon colored. Pkt., 
7c. 
1290 Valencia. Deep 
orange. Pkt., 7c. 
1292 Imperial Pink. Deep 
pink. Pkt., 7c. 
1294 All White. Pkt., 
7c; oz., 25c; postpaid. 
1316 Mixed Colors. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; postpaid. 
Sweet William 
One of the old popular 
hardy perennials. The 
large trusses of brilliant 
flowers are delightful in 
any garden. Require a 
good, rich, well fertil¬ 
ized soil. The broad 
clusters of fragrant 
flowers are like little 
pinks, with delicately 
fringed petals. Fine for 
cut flowers. Will not 
bloom the first season 
from seed. 
1220 Double Mixed. Very 
superior, containing ail 
colors and shades. Pkt., 
10c. 
1222 Single Mixed. A 
very choice assortment 
of all the best single 
flowering varieties. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Ornamental 
Grasses 
B1384 Job’s Tears. 3 ft. 
tall, shining pearly 
seeds. Pkt., 10c. 
B1386 Eulalia Zebrina. 
4 ft. tall. Pkt., 10c. 
B1388 Hardy Pampas 
Grass. 10 ft. tall, large 
plumes. Pkt., 10c. 
B1394 Grasses. Tall, 
ornamental varieties 
mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Stocks 
Stokesia 
1260 Cyanea. Cornflow¬ 
er Aster. A fine blue 
flower. Pkt., 7c. 
Sunflower 
A hardy annual very 
popular for borders, 
backgrounds and for 
cutting. Many flowers 
on each stalk blooming 
over a long period. The 
flowers are large, 
double, deep yellow. 
1264 Cut and Come 
Again. Miniature sun¬ 
flower. 2 to 3 ft. tall, 
in compact bushes. Pkt , 
5c. 
1268 Silver Leaf. Flow¬ 
ers yellow and black- 
silver foliage. Pkt., 7c. 
1270 Double Dwf. Large 
double golden yellow 
flowers. Pkt., 5c. 
Summer 
Cypress 
1262 Kochia. Globe 
shaped bushes, with 
pea-green slender 
leaves until September, 
when they turn blood- 
red, and are tipped with 
small scarlet flowers. 
Pkt., 5c. 
A popular, hardy annual 
with plants of branch¬ 
ing habit bearing hand¬ 
some spikes of double, 
rosette-like blossoms on 
long stems. 
1241 Excelsior. Silvery 
lilac flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
1240 Double Mixed. 
Large, double flowers of 
many shades and colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
1254 Dresden Ever- 
blooming. Large, double, 
fragrant flowers. Pkt., 
10c. 
1256 Winter or Boromp- 
ton. Long spikes of 
large, double, fragrant 
flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
1886—Sonderegger Nurseries and Seed House.Beatrice, Nebraska—1937 
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