Schizanthus 
Butterfly or Frlng'e Flower 
This Is one of the airiest and dain¬ 
tiest flowers Imaginable, especially 
adapted to bordering beds of taller 
flow’ers and those of a heavier growth. 
The seeds germinate quickly and come 
into bloom in a few weeks from sow¬ 
ing. The florescence is such as to 
completely obscure the foliage, making 
the plant a veritable pyramid of the 
most delicate and charming blooms. 
The Schizanthus make admirable pot 
plants for the house in late winter and 
early spring. For this purpose sow in 
the autumn. 
Good BCixed. Fkt. 10c; ^ oz. 30c. 
Schizanthus Grandiflora 
Butterfly Mixture 
Our Butterfly Mixture, containing a 
full range of all shades and color com¬ 
binations, Is the best all around strain 
for bedding use. It Is a strikingly 
bright mixture, with large flowers 
beautifully marked, on compact, free- 
flowering 12 to 16-lnch pyramidal 
plants. Finest strain to date. Fkt. 20c. 
Schizanthus Butterfly Mixture 
Lily of the Valley 
There’s a place in every garden for this 
charming hardy perennial. Plant any time, 
but EAKLiY spring or in fall is best. 
Splendid for shade, or partial shade. Thrives 
also out in the open, but is especially valuable 
for places where many other flowers will not 
grow. May be planted in clumps, or the 
clumps may be pulled apart, making 25 to 30 
single roots. Good way to get quick results is 
to make 5 to 8 smaller clumps from the one I 
send you. Use fine sand liberally In soil when 
planting, give plenty of water, and your plants 
will bloom and spread nicely. Clump $100; 3 
clumps $2.60; 6 clumps $4.00, prepaid. 
Hardy, Fragrant Violets 
Here’s one answer to 
that question, “What will 
grow and thrive in the 
shade?’’ 
These hardy violets 
grow In shade, partial 
shade, or out in the 
open, but do best in par¬ 
tial shade. The plants 
increase in size or num¬ 
ber by sending out short 
runners which take root 
and make new plants around the original one, 
soon forming quite a nice clump. When the 
clumps get too large or too thick they may be 
taken up, pulled apart and reset. 
The blossoms are of violet color, and deli¬ 
cately fragrant. I sell these violets in clumps. 
Each clump can be easily separated to make 
several dozen plants. Or, you can separate 
the clump into a few smaller clumps for 
quicker results. There is no set rule as to 
this. They thrive ’most any way if given good 
soil and reasonable care. 
Prices: One clump $1.00; 2 clumps $1.80. 
Prepaid anywhere in U. S. A. 
Why Is a Weed? 
How many times have we wondered why 
in the world there should be such things as 
weeds, also Insect pests. I’m still wondering 
about the latter, but have a very firm con¬ 
viction that the weeds serve a good purpose 
in one way at least. If weeds didn’t grow as 
they do, the most of us would just natur¬ 
ally neglect the important matter of culti¬ 
vating our plants. We might say we would¬ 
n’t, but I’ll just bet we would. Our gardens 
need frequent stirring of the soil, both be¬ 
tween the rows and among the plants, and it 
is in getting after the weeds, or trying to 
get the drop on them, that we give our 
plants this much needed cultivation, letting 
air in to the roots, putting the food ele¬ 
ments, that the soil contains, into such 
shape that the plants can get hold of and 
utilize them. 
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