yiTEX AGNUS-CASTUS—qk 10 ft. Powder-blue blossoms 
in June and July, these spicily sweet. Revels in summer 
heat. Stem-hardy to Philadelphia, but roothardy much 
farther north, where it blooms on annual shoots in manner 
of Buddleia. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
WACHENDCRFIA THYRSIFLORA—eufmh(utw) (3)25. De¬ 
sirable tuberous South African plant, with panicles of 
showy russet flowers above bronzed and plaited sword-like 
leaves. At Philadelphia, will usually winter in open if 
well-mulched, but excellent pot plant, too. Pkt. 15c. 
WAHLENBERCIA 
Delightful, and easy, rock garden Campanulaiads. 
WAHLENBERGIA BOSNIACA—erx(2)6. Rosettes from 
which radiate decumbent stems, each ending in an upfacing 
cluster of crowded purple bell-flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
•WAHLENBERGIA CAPENSIS—Recommended South Af¬ 
rican annual. Wide-spreading bells of blue. Two feet. 
Wahlenbergias are easy from seed. Pkt. 15c. 
*WAHLENBERGIA PANICULATA—Another annual afri- 
kander, a spreading trailer this time, with open blue-bells. 
Pkt. 15c. 
WAHLENBERGIA GRACILIS — erx(2)14. Many waving 
slender stems, each ending in a cup-shaped flower of porce¬ 
lain blue. Airily graceful. Tasmania. Pkt. 20c. 
WAHLENBERGIA SAXICOLA—erx(2)6. Green mats, set 
with a waving turf of blue-bell daintiness. Tasmanian 
mountain tops. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 156A8—One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
WATER LILY—See Nymphaea, Nelumbium, Nuphar. 
WATSONIA MIXED — uftk(utw). Bugle Lily. Showy 
flowers in tall spikes, like bugle-shaped Gladioli. For pot 
forcing, or may be handled in garden like Gladiolus, the 
bulbs being winter-stored same way. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c ; 
^ oz. 85c. 
WINE CUPS—See Callirhoe. 
WILD FLOWER BLENDS—See page 22. 
XEROPHYLLUM ASPHODELOIDES — chnmatstzy(2-3)50. 
Stately shafts, topped each with lacy-clustered myriad stars, 
ivory-tinted, rise from profuse grassy tufts. A splendid 
long-lasting beauty. Makes a glorious cut-flower. Carries 
the delicate perfume of old sachet. Likes dampish, sandy, 
lime-free soil, but will grow very well in ordinary garden 
loam. Hardy and persistent when once established. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 40c. # 
XEROPHYLLUM TENAX—cbmstzy(2-3)40. In effect much 
like last, but needs more moisture. Recommended for 
stream or pool-side plantings. Pkt. 20c. 
THE HARDY YUCCA LILIES 
A group of splendid ornamentals of exotic appearance. 
The Yuccas are easy, showy, long-lived. ebndzh(2-3). 
YUCCA BACCATA—Datil, or Banana Yucca. Thick, rough 
leaves, deeply grooved, and often red-margined. Cream- 
colored flowers of great beauty. Then come clusters of 
thick, pulpy fruits, like short bananas, sweet and well- 
flavored when ripe. Indians ate the ripe fruits out of 
hand, or roasted them green and the early settlers learned to 
do likewise, sometimes using them also for pie-fruit. This 
Yucca seems winter-hardy at Boston. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 60c. 
YUCCA CONCAVA—Compact rosettes of stiffly radiating 
concave leaves, narrowed at base. Brittle, creamy bells in 
dense panicles. Four feet. Distinct. Pkt. 20c. # 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA — Adam’s Needle. Ornamental 
dagger-shaped leaves, evergreen and thread-hung, above 
which rise in June enormous panicles of thick-petalled bells 
that seem to have been carved from new ivory. Makes a 
magnificent showing, reaching to seven feet. Of full hardi¬ 
ness. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. # 
YUCCA GLAUCA—Spanish Bayonet. Open rosettes of long 
and slender, blue-dusted, sharp-pointed leaves, from which 
rise in June, short, heavy bloom-spires. The blossoms are 
large, of waxen texture, usually of cream-enrichened white¬ 
ness, but sometimes with daintiest rosy tinging. Old plants 
often make tree-like trunks. Hardy into Canada. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
OFFER 157A8—One pkt. each of above for 50c. 
YUCCA HARDY BLEND—The above, with other species 
and hybrids. Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 40c. # 
ZENOBIA PULVERULENTA—qath(2)60. Dainty, clustered 
flowers, like Lily-of-the-Valley bells, wide and waxy. 
Flower-sprays are carried well above the foliage. A glau¬ 
cous leafed half evergreen, requiring Rhododendron hand¬ 
ling. Seems fully hardy north. Will force. Pkt. 15c; 
1/32 oz. 80c. 
2EPHYRANTHES or FAIRY LILY 
The Fairy or Zephyr Lilies will flourish in any garden. 
They are of the easiest culture, usually blooming second 
year from seed. Z. Ajax and Z. citrina are particularly 
quick germinaters, no matter when seed is sown; Candida, 
and atamasco are but a trifle slower. 
ZEPHYRANTHES AJAX—uftx(3-5)12. Large flowers of 
lemon primrose, with a bit of rose shading in reverse. A 
new burst of bloom after each rain. Of exceeding flori- 
ferousness. Ea.sy from seed. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. # 
ZEPHYRANTHES ATAMASCO — uftx(l-2)16. Atamasco 
Lily. A very lovely spring-flowering species, with big 
“lily” blossoms of pink-tinted white. Pkt. 20c. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CANDIDA—uftx(5)9. Crocus Lily. Mul¬ 
titudes of upstanding glossy white flowers. Rich foliage. 
Fine for edgings. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. # 
ZEPHYRANTHES CITRINA—uftx( 3-5) 12. Citron Lily. As 
free-blooming as Z. Ajax, but blossoms are rich yellow, 
with ruddy copper reverse. Pkt. 20c. # 
OFFER 158A8—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
PINK ZEPHYRANTHES available this season only in ac¬ 
tual bulbs, offered on page 66. 
THE LITTLE ZINNIAS 
The small-flowered Zinnia species and hybrids have to 
me a certain graciousness of charm and appeal that is 
lacking in the obese formality of the various giant strains. 
♦ZINNIA ANGUSTIFOLIA HYBRIDA—In this delightful 
strain of the Mexican Zinnia, the blossoms have a light¬ 
some starry individuality that is quite surprising. The 
tapered petals show brilliant browns, surphur, orange, 
gold and blood red in varied odd partnerships. Pkt. 15c; 
^ oz. 25c. # 
♦ZINNIA FANTASY RESELECTED—Shaggy ray-like petals, 
twisted and interlaced in full doubleness. Color range in¬ 
cludes every bright Zinnia hue, with rarer tones and tint- 
ings in pastel reminder. Pkt. 16c; % oz. 25c. # 
♦ZINNIA LINEARIS -Delightfully graceful single flowers 
of burnished orange, each petal with soft yellow center- 
stripe. Free in bloom. Pkt. 15c. # 
OFFER 159A8—One pkt. each of above for 35c. 
SALMAGUNDI 
Salmagundi doesn’t always mean pickles. Dictionary 
gives one meaning of it as “a medley,” and that surely 
describes this particular Salmagundi. It is a mixture of a 
little, sometimes more, of about everything I list; annuals, 
rockery perennials, border perennials, bulb seeds, wild 
flowers, house plants, succulents. Cacti, Irises, Lilies, Roses, 
even tree, vine and shrub seeds. You are likely to find 
almost anything in it, and probably will. The seeds are 
year old, mostly. That means in this season of 1937-38, 
that they are largely of the autumn harvest of 1936, where¬ 
as new crop seeds are of harvest of 1937. They won’t all 
grow, but a whole lot of them will; and if you can’t get 
enough out of a sowing, considering low price, and the 
rarity of many of the kinds, to make it worth your while, 
I am afraid there is not much hope for you as a gardener. 
No guarantee, though. Salmagundi is the answer to where 
old seeds go. Not less than % oz. sold. % oz. 20c; % oz. 
35c: 1 oz. 60c; % lb. $2.00; 1 lb. $7.00. 
CERTAIN SPECIAL OFFERS 
For -the convenience of our friends who desire selected 
assortments for special positions and purposes, we have 
made up the seed collections listed below, and on the fol¬ 
lowing page. Please note that changes in the collection 
assortments cannot be made. Also, refer to the catalog 
description of each variety for key indicating sowing in¬ 
structions. Kinds grouped in a single offer may have 
quite varied sowing requirements. 
THE BEGINNER’S DOLLAR—Here are twelve rather easy 
kinds, selected particularly for the beginner, but most as¬ 
suredly worth growing by anyone, no matter how experi¬ 
enced. They have been chosen to include distinctive and 
unusual kinds suitable for a wide range of positions and 
uses. If you sow them early, some of the kinds may bloom 
first year. Look up the catalog descriptions. One pkt. 
each of Tigridia Blend, Callirhoe involucrata, Malva setosa. 
Allium montanum, Dianthus superbus. New Hemerocallis 
Hybrids, Papaver pilosum, Caryopteris incana Mixed, Le- 
pachys Maroon and Gold, Glaucium Blend, Cooperia pe- 
dunculata, and Iris dichotoma. One pkt. each of the twelve 
kinds for only ONE DOLLAR. Order as OFFER 160A8. 
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