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PENTSTEMON. Per. 
Pink, scarlet, crimson, purple and white, gloxinia- 
like flowers in spikes, unusually showy in beds 
and borders; sow December to April for blooms 
same season. Germination period 17 days. 
Dwarf varieties (1 foot): 
Heterophyllus “Blue Gem,” rich blue. 
Tall varieties (2-2 y 2 feet): 
Coboea, very large-flowered lavender. 
Miniature Hybrids, for cutting or bedding, with 
flowers like Sensation, but one-half the size. 
Sensation, pink shades. 
Sensation, red shades. 
Sensation, violet-purple shades. 
Sensation Mixed. Pkts., 15c. 
PETUNIA hybrida. 
Pink, rose, red, lavender, blue, purple, and white; 
unusually floriferous bedding plants, continuing 
in bloom from spring to winter; sow January to 
July. Germination period 10 days. 
Compact, Very Dwarf Sorts (6 inches): 
Brilliant Rose Gem, NEW, rich scarlet-rose. 
Rose Gem, deep rose. Pkts., 15c. 
NEW Twinkles. See Novelties, page 6. 
Dwarf Sorts (nana erecta, 15 inches): 
Martha Washington, new ruffled dwarf pink, 
veined purple-red (10 inches). Pkt., 25c. 
Blue Bird, dark blue-purple. 
Celestial Rose, deep rose. 
Heavenly Blue, light silvery blue. 
Periwinkle, NEW, rich mid-blue. 
Rose of Heaven, pure rose-pink. 
Rosy Morn, pink, with white throat. 
Snow Queen, best pure white. 
Tyrian Rose, NEW, large, bright deep rose. 
NEW Salmon Supreme. See Novelties, page 6. 
Mixed dwarf bedding sorts. Pkts., 10c. 
Large-flowering Sorts (2 to 2 V 2 feet): 
General Dodds, blood-red. 
Golden Rose, bright rose, yellow-centered. 
NEW Topaz Rose. See Novelties, page 6. 
Violacea, Elks’ purple. Pkts., 10c. 
Balcony Blue, large blue-purple. 
Balcony Cornflower Blue, light blue. 
Balcony Rose, rose-pink. 
Balcony Mixed, trailing vine-habit. Pkts., 15c. 
G-iant, Ruffled-flowering Sorts (2 feet): 
Burgundy, NEW, wine-red with white throat. 
Copper Red. 
Dainty Lady, new pale yellow with medium¬ 
sized, fringed flowers. 
Elks’ Pride, blue purple. 
Pink Glory, splendid pure rose-pink. 
Pink Triumph, clear pink, frilled edge. 
Steel Blue, veined deeper. 
California Giants Mixed. Pkts., 25c. 
NEW Giants of California, Supreme Strain. See 
Novelties, page 6. 
Extra Select Double Mixed. Pkts., 50c. 
Farviflora; Petunia species used as a drought- 
resistant trailer and summer ground-cover; 
flowers pink but unimportant. Pkt., 10c. 
PHACELIA 
Blue shades; native; sow November to April. 
Germination period 15 days. 
Blue Plate (viscida; 1 foot), with large brilliant 
blue flowers for bedding. 
Campanularia (California Blue Bell; 6 inches), 
gentian-blue bell-flowers for edging, flower¬ 
ing quickly. 
Tanacetifolia (Wild Heliotrope; 2 feet), mauve- 
blue cluster, good for bees. 
Whitlavia (Wild Canterbury Bell; 1 foot), dark 
blue bells in sun, or partly-shaded beds. 
Pkts., 10c. 
PHLOX decussata grandiflora. Per. 
Pinks, reds, lavenders, purple and white; showy 
late summer border plant; seeds slow to germi¬ 
nate, taking from 6 weeks to 6 months; 3 feet; 
sow October to March; Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
