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Bong-spurred varieties: 
Blue shades, extra selected. 
Crimson Star, dark red with white center. 
Orange and scarlet shades. 
Rose Queen, pink and rose shades. 
Snow White. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Improved. Mixed. 
W. P. Hybrids Mixed (the best). Pkts., 15c. 
Longissima, new, vigorous - growing, yellow 
with 4-inch spurs. Pkt., 35c. 
ARABIS Alpina (Rock Cress). Per. 
White, fine flowers, forming blanket of bloom in 
spring in sun, on poor soil; 8 inches; sow Janu¬ 
ary to May. Germination period 3 weeks. Pkt., 10c. 
ARMERIA maritima Formosa (Sea Pink; Thrift). Per. 
Rose-pink flower-clusters above grassy foliage; 
for cutting and borders; sow January to July. 
Germination period 2 weeks. Large-flowered Hy¬ 
brids, new, with large heads on 15-inch stems. 
Pkt., 25c. 
ASPARAGUS Fern. Per. 
Sprengeri, for pots and hanging baskets; Plum- 
osus nanus, feathery, fern-like foliage for bou¬ 
quets. Sow March to September. Germination 
period 15 to 30 days. Pkts., 10c. 
ARCTOTIS 
(African Daisies). Per. 
Large daisies on long 
stems, for cutting and 
beds; Grandis, pale lilac; 
New Scapigera Hybrids, 
(see cut on next page), 
many shades of yellow, 
orange, bronze, red, and 
lavender fine in extra¬ 
dry sunny places; 2 feet; 
sow October to April for 
bloom first summer. 
Pkts., 10c. 
ARISTOLOCHIA 
(Dutchman’s Pipe). Per. Vine. 
Purplish, curious flowers 
on rampant vine, with 
glossy, heart-shaped 
leaves; seed germinates 
slowly; sow December to 
March. Pkt., 10c. 
ASTER. (See also Heteropappus and Tahoka Daisy.) 
One of the best summer bedding and cutting an¬ 
nuals; sow all varieties February to June; Single 
Rainbow as late as August. Germination period 
5 to 10 days. 
Mixtures listed below usually contain pink, rose, 
lavender, purple, crimson, and white. 
Super Giant Type, new, greatly improved Califor¬ 
nia Giants, earlier and larger-flowered. El 
Monte, giant crimson-red. Los Angeles, giant 
clear pink. Pkts., 15c. 
Golden Sheaf, yellow, new, large-centered Aurora- 
type, Wilt-Resistant. Pkt., 15c. 
Comet or Crego (large, curly-petalled; medium- 
length stems; 2% feet), Mixed, Wilt-Resistant. 
Pkt., 10c. 
California Giants (long-stemmed, double, curly- 
petalled; 2 y 2 feet): Rose, Peachblossom, Light 
Blue, Purple, White, and Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
Early Beauty (long - stemmed, double, incurve- 
petalled; 2 V 2 feet); Rose, September Beauty 
(shell pink), Light Blue, Purple, Crimson, 
White, and Mixed. Wilt-Resistant. Pkts., 10c. 
Everlasting, resembles Helichrysum, looking and 
drying like strawflowers; Rose Pink. Wilt- 
Resistant. Pkt., 15c. 
Giant California Sunshine, new large, single, an¬ 
emone-centered; 2y 2 feet; Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
Single Rainbow (very floriferous for bedding and 
cutting; 2 feet); Pink, Rose, Light Blue, Purple, 
Red, and Mixed. Pkts., 10c. 
Pompon Mixed (bushy plants with many small, 
double, quilled flowers; 15 inches). Pkt., 10c. 
Arctotis grandis 
