POSTSCRIPT 
March 1, 1938 
Here are latest arrivals in seeds, kinds that have come 
in from our collectors in various parts of the world dur¬ 
ing the two months that have elapsed since our January 
edition (29A) went on press. No chance now of getting 
them in their proper position in the general list, but they 
are too good to miss altogether, so here they are. It’s 
really a second layer of the Treasure Chest, but with in¬ 
dividual pricing. Price after each kind, of course, of those 
not described, is the rate per packet. 
AGAVE PARRYI—erbx(htwl. A winter-hardy Agave, car¬ 
rying without protection here in southern New Jersey. 
Thick, succulent leaf-rosettes. Eventually yellow flowers 
in high-held corymbs. Pkt. 15c. 
ANEMONE DEMISSA — rby(k)(4)16. Clustered nodding 
flowers, deep violet, but white within the cup. Rare species 
from high mountain meadows of Yunnan. Highly attrac¬ 
tive. Pkt. 15c. 
ARTHROPODIUM CIRRHATUM—bfk(htw) (3)30. Panicles 
of inch-wide white stars. New Zealand. Pot culture north. 
Good border plant, south. Pkt. 15c. 
ASTILBE KOREANA—A delightful species, with flower- 
plumes of remarkable size and weight, yet feathery-airy 
in effect. The bloom opens pearl white, with delicate opal- 
lavender suffusions, the whole aging to cream. A wide 
range of adaptability is characteristic of it; from high dry 
banks to the mud of the bog garden. 18 inches. Pkt. 15c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM COCCINEUM KELWAYI--ecbx(2-3)25. 
Great sheafs of giant daisy-flowers in rich red. A splendid 
strain of the hardy perennial visually listed as Pyrethrum. 
Cuts well. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
COTONEASTER ZABELLI — qy72. Handsome shrub. 
Corymbs of pink-tinted flowers. Winter-loaded with brilliant 
red fruits. Species of central China. Pkt. 15c. 
DIANTHUS SUPERBUS DWARF STRAIN — erx(3-4)12. 
Like regular strain dainty coloring and delightful laciness, 
see description page 24, but only half the height. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIGERON CAUCASICUS—*erbk(2-3)18. Crowded radia¬ 
tions of slender lavender petalage in delightful daisy form. 
To my mind, the very best of the Erigerons. Pkt. 20c. 
EUPHORBIA COROLLATA — ecbx(2-4)25. Flowering 
Spurge. Airy panicles of little white flowers. Excellent for 
cutting. Easy; hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
GENTIANA DAHURICA — rsty(k) (3)16. A tufted half¬ 
creeper of luxuriant habit, long-loaded with medium-sized 
bells of deep blue. Pkt. 15c. 
GENTIANA PURDOMI — ry(k)(3)12. The intense blue- 
sapphire of the bells is relieved by dots of white. A lovely 
Gentian, much worth the trying. Pkt. 20c. 
IRIS GORMANI—ry(k)(2)10. A veritable Iris-jewel, four- 
inch flowers in blendings of cream, lavender and apricot, 
always with orange blotch. Pkt. 20c. 
MOREA POLYSTACHYA — ecufk(6-7)30. Big butterfly- 
blossoms, mauve, with markings of Parma violet and 
orange, are carried in airy sprays. South of Philadelphia, 
a hardy border bulb of latest autumn flowering. Further 
north, handle only for winter forcing. Pkt. 20c. 
PHLOX LONGIFOLIA — ry(2)10. Many spraying stems 
that end in clusters of big pink flowers. Pretty; not easy. 
Give cool, well-drained soil. Pkt. 20 c. 
PRIMULA BRISCOEI—rcbmty(k) (2)25. Tiers of glowing 
red. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 40c. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA ALBA — ercbmty(2-3)24. White 
blossoms in towering sprays. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 30c. 
PRIMULA NEW BLUE — ry(k)(2)10. Splendid English 
strain of hybrids, with big clustered flowers in the violet 
range, many close to true blue. Pkt. 25c. 
PRIMULA POISSONI—rbmtsty(k) (2)40. Desirable, showy 
and robust candelabra Primrose from Yunnan. Tiered 
sprays, blossoms pure rose to purple-violet. Pkt. 25c. 
RHODODENDRON PONTICUM—qay(k) 10 ft. Clustered 
campanulate flowers, purple, with brown spots. Pkt. 15c. 
RUDBECKIA TRILOBA — *eotbk(3)40. Deepest yellow 
single flowers with brown disk. Rather good. Pkt. 10c. 
PARAPISEA TIGR I PI A WINTER-HARDY BEGONIA 
*SCABIOSA BRACHIATA—eox(8)15. An attractive and 
distinct annual species, the composite that we call its flower 
being made up of fewer florets, but these individually much 
larger than the usual. Delicate lavender. Pkt. 15c. 
*SCABIOSA MIESANTHA—eox(3)36. In this annual Sca- 
biosa the flowers are rather small, but there are vast high- 
held tangles of them. The coloring is a unique shade of 
silver-veiled rose. Pkt. 15c. 
*SCABIOSA STELLATA—eox(3)18. A very different an¬ 
nual Scabiosa, rather pretty and interesting. Big balls 
of flowers, softest blue-lavender, becoming creamy at center. 
Seed-heads as decorative as the flowers, each little seed- 
envelope with a crown of brown wings, set in the center 
with a well-defined purple star. Pkt. 15c. 
SEDUM SPATHULIFOLIUM—erstx(2)8. Rosetted divergent 
tufts of thick wedge-shaped leaves, often silver-powdered, or 
on the flowering stems, tinted with bronzy red. Showy 
flowers, tight-clustered golden stars. Pkt. 15c. 
YUCCA GLORIOSA—Tree Lily, Dense rosettes of leaves 
like blades of old Roman swords. In young plants there is 
but one rosette, but with age a true tree-trunk builds up, 
becoming ruggedly branched and rebranched, each branch 
terminated with its own great rosette. The blossom panicles, 
many in old plants, are hung with splendid bells, white, 
with softest tintings of rosy red, sometimes deep, but often 
a mere suggestion of suffusion. Fully winter-hardy with¬ 
out protection at Philadelphia, but northern limit of safety 
not determined. Makes but little seed. Pkt. of six seeds 
16c. 
Aconitum luridum 15c, Aronia atropurpurea 10c, Asclepias 
Halli 15c, Astilbe Davidi 15c, Astilbe rivularis 15c, Brodiaea 
crocea 15c, Brodiaea peduncularis 15c, Campanula linnae- 
folia 20c, Campanula sarmatica 15c, Chrysopsis amplifolia 
15c, Conobea multifida 15c, Clematis recta 15c, Cotoneaster 
salicifolia 15c, Cotoneaster salicifolia floccosa 16c, Cotoneas¬ 
ter horizontalis perpusilla 15c, Cotyledon umbilicus 20c, 
Cytisus nigricans 15c. 
Dianthus alpinus 26c, Digitalis lanata 15c, Dipsacus lacin- 
iatus 5c, Echinops ritro 5c, Erythraea centaurium 20c, 
Euonymus alatus 10c, Euphorbia segetalis 15c, Erythronium 
japonicum 16c, Gaultheria perplexa 15c, Gentiana Frey- 
niana_25c, Globularia cordifolia 15c, Genista tinctoria 15c, 
Helenium autumnale 5c, Hymenanthera crassifolia 15c, Inula 
glandulosa 15c, Iris Dorothea K. Williamson 15c, Juniperus 
scopulorum columnae 15c, Kerria japonica 15c. 
Leptospermum Nicholli 15c, Melicytus ramniflorus 15c, 
Menispermum oanadense 10c, Nothopanax arboreum 16c, 
Nyssa aquatica 10c, Parnassia caroliniana 15c, Patersonia 
occidentaiis 20c, Phlomis fruticosa 15c, Petrophila linearis 
15c, Polemonium Van-Bruntiae 25c, Primula veris 10c, 
Polygonum tinctorium 15c, Podocarpus ferruginea 5c per 
seed. 
Salvia verbenacea 15c, Scabiosa pterocephala 26c, Scirpus 
eriophorum 10c, Solanum aviculare 15c, Sophora vicifolia 
20c, Solidago caesia 10c, Stranvaesia Davidiana 15c, Tricho- 
stemma dichotomum 15c, Yucca arborea 16c. 
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