Dimorphotheca Ekionus 
ALONSOA 
2938 Warscewiczi. Annual; 1-2 feet. Racemes 
of brilliant tomato red. Pkt. 10c. 
AMARANTHUS 
Am-ar-anth -us 
Fr. Amarante Sp. Amaranto Ger. Fuchsschwenz 
Cola dc Zorra 
Annual plants with strikingly beautiful orna¬ 
mental foliage. They reach a height of 3 
to 5 feet and prefer an open sunny location 
and rather light soil. 
2054 Sunrise (Molten Fire). A new variety 
with bright red flame-like foliage. Packet 
15c. 
2050 Caudatus (Love lies bleeding). Bright 
crimson flowers in drooping panicles. 40c 
per oz., packet 10c. 
2051 Cruentus (Prince’s Feather); Dark red. 
Packet 10c. 
2052 Melancholicus Ruber. Leaves deep red. 
Packet 10c. 
2055 Salicifolius (Fountain Plant). Long un¬ 
dulated foliage; deep green marked with 
crimson and yellow. Packet 10c. 
2056 Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). Very showy, 
leaves variegated red, green and yellow. 50c 
per 14 oz., packet 10c. 
ANCHUSA 
An-keu'-za 
(Alkanet, Bugloss) 
Fr. Buglosse Ger. Ochsenztinge 
2068 Capensis (Cape Forget-me-not). This 
attractive annual variety attains 1% ft. in 
height and produces all summer lovely sprays 
of forget-me-not blue flowers. Packet 10c. 
2069 Italica Dropmore Variety. One of the 
best hardy perennials growing to a height 
of 8 to 5 feet and producing an abundance 
of flowers in tall loose sprays. The color is 
a rich gentian blue, very effective. Packet 
10c. 
2067 LIssadell. Beautiful gentian blue flow¬ 
ers; tall graceful sprays; growing to a height 
of 4-5 ft. and good for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
ANEMONE 
An-em’-on-nee 
(Windflower) 
Fr. Anemone Sp. Anemona Ger. Windroschen 
Flor del Viento 
Perennial plants easily grown from seed, 
preferably sown where they are to bloom. 
Start in fall or spring and keep shaded until 
the seedlings appear. Height 1^4 feet. 
2070 Germain’s Giant French Mixed. A most 
beautiful large flowered strain, frequently 
measuring four inches across and containing 
beautiful rose and salmon shades as well 
as the more striking crimson and deep blue 
colors. 45c per oz., packet 10c. 
2071 St. Brigid Strain. Very large double and 
single flowers in a wonderful array of colors. 
Packet 15c. 
2078 His Excellency. Rich red, extra large 
size, bKilliant color. Packet 25c. 
18 
ASCLEPIAS 
(Butterfly Weed) 
2217 Tuberosa. Perennial with bright or¬ 
ange-yellow flowers; 214 ft. high. Pkt. 15c. 
ARABIS 
A'-ra-bis 
(Rock Cress) 
Fr. Arabettc Ger. Gan'sekresse 
2202 Alpina (Alpine Rock Cress). This de¬ 
lightful perennial is one of the earliest and 
prettiest of spring flowers. The dense tufts 
of snow white flowers always present a neat 
appearance and are invaluable for edgings 
and rockeries. 6 to 9 inches. Packet 10c. 
AQUILEGIA 
Ak-wi-leej^-i-a 
(Columoine) 
Fr. Attcolie Sp. Aqiiilena Ger. Akelei 
Muela de San Antonio 
Handsome and effective hardy perennials. 
The Columbines are most graceful in form 
and habit and invaluable to correct too stiff 
or formal plantings. They prefer a moist sit¬ 
uation with partial shade. The seed may 
be sown in spring in the house or in the 
open ground; or they may be planted in 
August or September and will make vigorous 
plants and bloom abundantly the following 
spring. 2 to 3 feet. 
2197 Long Spurred Blue Shades. Packet 20c. 
2199 Long Spurred Orange Shades, l^acket 
20c. 
2198 Long Spurred Pink Shades. Packet 20c. 
2201 Long Spurred Snow Queen. Packet 20c. 
2200 New Long Spurred Hybrids. A superb 
strain producing very beautiful large flowers 
with long spurs and in all shades of blue, 
mauve, yellow, orange, rose and whitie. 
Packet 15c. 
2191 Chrysantha (Golden Spurred). Golden 
yellow. 45c per 14 oz., packet 10c. 
2192 Coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). 
Violet-blue and white. Packet 25c. 
2195 Single Choice Mixed. All colors. 50c 
per 1/4 oz., packet 10c. 
2196 Double Flowering Hybrid. Many beau¬ 
tiful shades. 40c per % oz., packet 10c. 
Aubrietia 
AUBRIETIA 
Oh-bree'-ta 
Fr. Aubrietia Ger. Blaukissen 
Very charming perennial bedding plants pro¬ 
ducing masses of flowers very early in 
spring, 6 inch. Rockgardens and borders in 
part shade. Sow in June and plant out in 
autumn. 
2383 Graeca. Light purple. Per packet 15c. 
2381 Leichtlinii. Perennial. Carmine rose. 
Pkt. 25c. 
2382 Bougainvillei. Dark blue. Pkt. 25c. 
2384 Large Flowered Hybrids Mixed. Pkt. 
25c. 
ARMERIA 
Ar-meer’-i-a 
(Thrift or Sea Pink) 
Fr. Gazon d’Olympe Ger. Grasnelke 
2214 Formosa. Very pretty hardy perennial 
with slender leaves and rosy-pink flowers; 
invaluable for edging. Packet 10c. 
Armeria 
ARCTOTIS 
Ark-toh^-tis 
(White African Daisy) 
Fr. Arctotie Ger. Barenohr Sp. Arctoth 
2205 New Hybrids Mixed. A novelty from 
South Africa of vigorous growth, producing 
large composite flowers 214 to 3 inches across 
in a great variety of colors—orange, terra 
cotta, yellow, salmon, carmine, etc. Very 
showy and effective and should prove a real 
acquisition to California gardens. 5 packets 
11.00, packet 25c. 
2204 Grand is. A free flowering annual of 
unusual merit producing a wealth of large 
daisy-like flowers on well branched bushy 
plants 2 to 214 feet high. The flowers are 
white with a steel blue reverse imparting 
a pearly hue of great charm; excellent for 
cutting; easily grown from seed sown in the 
open in early spring. 30c per 14 oz. Packet 
10c. 
ARISTOLOCHIA 
2210 Elegans. A twining vine with small 
leaves and large showy dark purple flowers. 
Packet 25c. 
2211 Sipho (Dutchman’s Pipe). The flowers 
are very odd and curious resembling a 
Dutchman’s pipe. The large heart shaped 
leaves are grand. Packet 15c. 
ASPARAGUS 
2318 Plumosus. The Asparagus Fern exten¬ 
sively used by all florists. Feathery climber. 
100 seeds 50c, packet 10c. 
2219 Sprengeri (Emerald Feather). 100 seeds 
45c, packet 10c. 
AURICULA 
Au-rik’-u-la 
(Primula Auricula) 
Fr. Oreille d’Ours Ger. Aurikelu 
Colorful hardy perennials for rock garden 
and border; useful also for window boxes 
and shady situations; prefer light, moist 
soil and bloom freely in April, May. 14 foot. 
2385 Choice English Hybrids. Rich deep 
shades with many attractively margined. 
Packet 25c. 
BALLOON VINE 
2401 Cardiospermum. A rapid growing an¬ 
nual climber. White flowers are followed 
by interesting seed pods resembling minia¬ 
ture balloons. Per oz. 35c; per packet 10c. 
AGATHEA 
Ag-a-thee’-a 
(Blue Marguerite) 
Fr. Aster du Cap Ger. Kapaster 
2016 Coelestis (Amelloides). Splendid free 
flowering border perennial, producing almost 
continuously a wealth of daisy-like flowers 
of a mazarine blue. They bloom readily from 
seed the first season. Packet 10c. 
ANAGALLIS 
An-a-gal’-lis 
Fr. Mouron Ger. Gauchheil Sp. Pimpinela 
2066 Bright Blue. A striking clear mid-blue. 
Fine for border or rock garden. Packet 10c. 
2065 Anagallis (Pimpernel). Fine mixed. 
Packet 10c. 
ANTIGONON 
2074 Leptopus (Rosa de Montana). Peren¬ 
nial climber. Nearly always in flower; the 
blossoms are like those of a rosy pink Be¬ 
gonia, ' but borne in the greatest profusion 
all over the plant. Packet 15c. 
