New Iceland Poppies to Brighten the Garden 
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1692 
1695 
1704 
1705 
ANNUAL POPPIES 
AMERICAN LEGION. An improved 
variety of Flanders Poppy. Flowers are 
a brilliant orange-scarlet of enormous 
size, on long stout stems. 
. Vi oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 
GIANT SHIRLEY (Silk or Ghost). 1ft. 
Beautiful satiny flowers, 4 inches across, 
with fluted, crinkled petals. Colors con¬ 
tain delicate shades of rose, apricot, sal¬ 
mon-pink and crimson with occasional 
blues. Foliage is hairy and finely cut. 
.Oz. SOc; pkt. 10c 
DOUBLE SHIRLEY POPPY, “Sweet 
Briar,” Deep rose-pink flowers, full and 
double. Resembles a large double Be¬ 
gonia.Pkt. 15c 
SINGLE MIXED. Especially fine for 
massing. Large flowers in a great variety 
of colors.Oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 
DOUBLE CARNATION FLOWERED. 
Immense double flowers with fringed 
petals, many striped. Finest mixed 
colors.Oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 
NEW ICELAND POPPY “EMPEROR” with 
Silky-textured, fluted flowers of deep tangerine 
orange. 
California Poppy, see Eschscholtzia, 
page 52. 
RHODANTHE, Everlasting (Annual) 
1729 MANGLESII ROSE. 1 ft. One of the 
few everlastings which retains its grace 
and beauty after being dried. The flow¬ 
ers should be cut before they fully ex¬ 
pand to retain their beautiful bell form 
.Pkt. 10c 
RICINUS or Castor Bean (Annual) 
1730 RED SPIRE. 6-8 ft. Foliage plants 
of luxuriant and rapid growth, valuable 
for backgrounds and screens, producing 
a rich tropical effect. The leaves are 
of enormous size, deeply lobed and con¬ 
spicuously veined, dark green and 
bronze in color.Oz. 25c; pkt. 8c 
SALPIGLOSSIS, 
Painted Tongue or Velvet Flower 
(Annual) 
1741 Height 2-2 ft. Beautiful velvety petu¬ 
nia-like flowers, greatly prized for cutting. 
They range in color from various shades of 
purple and blue through red and yellow 
to creamy white, delicately veined and 
penciled with gold. Bloom from July to 
frost. Vi oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 
SALVIA 
Scarlet Sage (Annual) 
Handsome summer and autumn-flowering an¬ 
nual with brilliant flowers; very effective for 
massing, bedding and cutting. Useful also for 
window box and pot plants. 
STATICE 
SINUATA 
is 
attractive 
either in 
summer 
or winter 
bouquets. 
1745 SPLENDENS. 2-3 ft. Plants are much 
branched with large spikes of bright scarlet 
flowers produced in profusion during the 
summer and fall. This is the old favorite 
bedding variety.14 oz. 75c; pkt. 10c 
1746 FIREBALL. 15-18 in. Compact plants 
with fiery scarlet flowers on massive 
spikes, erect and stiff; over 200 spikes 
to a plant is not unusual. 
. Vs oz. 65c; pkt. 10c 
SAPONARIA, Soapwort (Annual) 
1749 VACO ARIA ROSEA. 2 ft. Produce a 
profusion of light graceful sprays of 
satiny-pink flowers. Charming in bouquets 
combined with other flowers. 
. Vs oz. 25c; pkt. 5c 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA. 
Blue Bonnet (Perennial) 
1758 GIANT HYBRIDS. Height 18-24 in. Hand¬ 
some hardy plants that thrive in ordinary 
garden soil. The semi-double flowers are 
2 to 3 inches across and are borne on long 
stout stems; color is an exquisite lavender- 
blue shading to deep blue. Exceptionally 
good for cutting.Pkt 15c 
SCABIOSA 
Pin-cushion Flower (Annual) 
Showy in the garden and one of the finest 
annuals for cutting. Bloom continuously from 
early summer until frost, in a wide range of 
rich, beautiful colors. They grow 2 to 3 feet 
high, with flowers on long slender stems; also 
known as Mourning Bride. 
1750 ROSETTE. Deep rose suffused salmon. 
.Pkt 25c 
See color illustration, page 44. 
1751 KING OF THE BLACKS. Reddish-black. 
1762 AZURE FAIRY. Delicate lavender-blue. 
1765 FIERY SCARLET. 
1757 FINEST MIXED. 
Each of the above, Vi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN 
(Annual Climber) 
1760 Brilliant scarlet flowers followed by green 
shell beans excellent for table use. 
.Lb. 30c, Vz lb. 17c; pkt. 5c 
PERENNIAL POPPIES 
Iceland Poppies (Nudicaule) 
To brighten the garden, you can make no 
better choice than the new improved Iceland 
Poppies. They bear immense flowers with 
broad, deeply-fluted petals, giving a semi-dou¬ 
ble effect. Bloom freely the first year from 
seed if sown early. 
1707 THE EMPEROR. 18 in. Deep tang¬ 
erine, orange .Pkt. 20c 
1708 THE EMPRESS. 18 in. Shades of sal¬ 
mon and rose-pink.Pkt. 20c 
1709 YELLOW WONDER (Amurense). 1937 
All-America Selection. 24 in. Bright 
buttercup yellow. Heat and drought 
resistant.Pkt. 20e 
ORIENTAL POPPy 
1710 Height 2-3 ft. For gorgeous coloring 
Oriental Poppies have few rivals among 
hardy plants. The flowers are often 6 
inches across and are borne on tall 
stems. Produce a magnificent effect in 
the shrubbery or hardy border. Pkt. lOc 
SCHIZANTHUS, Butterfly Flower (Annual) 
1764 Height 18-24 in. Plants are of bushy lux¬ 
uriant growth, with delicate finely-cut 
foliage and exquisite orchid-like flowers in 
a great range of bright colors, blotched and 
marked in contrasting shades. One of the 
daintiest of annuals.Pkt. 10c 
Shasta Daisy, see page 50. 
Snapdragon, see Antirrhinum, page 48. 
STATICE, Sea Lavender (Annual) 
1769 SINUATA. 1-2 ft. Suitable for growing in 
rock gardens and charming when dried for 
winter bouquets. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced in racemes on long, graceful stems. 
Colors: rose, blue and white; retains its 
true colors when dried. . Vs oz. 20c; pkt. 5c 
STEVIA (Annual) 
1770 SERRATA. 2 ft. A fine bouquet mixer. 
Sprays of small white, sweetly-scented 
flowers are borne on long slender stalks. 
Flowers quickly after sowing. Covered 
with litter or straw plants often survive 
the winter.Oz. 65c; pkt. 10c 
SALPIGLOSSIS is one of the most 
richly colored of all garden flowers. 
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