A SELECT LIST OF CHOICE NOVELTIES 
All Packets 5 cents 
The latest novelties and choice improved varieties will be found all through the catalogue in the 
class to which each belongs; however, we direct your attention to a few additions below ; 
• 
AGERATUM Venus. 6" Dwarf compact plants densely covered with 
delicate pink heads of flowers. Attractive and excellent border 
subject. 
AGERATUM Yellow Beauty. 6". Companion to Venus in height and 
color harmony. 
AQUILEGIA Clematiquilla, ^ Lovely narrow petaled spurless Colum¬ 
bine in many choice and beautiful colors. 
AQUILEGIA Longissima. Extra long 4" spurs. The whole flower is an 
exquisite dreamy yellow. Rare and in great demand. 
AQUILEGIA Pink Shades. New and fine long spurred Columbine in 
beautiful and delicate tones of pink. 
CARNATION CHABAUD Fantasy. A splendid and novel variety in 
attractive picotees- and stripes. Plants about 18” tall with excellent 
stems. 
CARNATION GRENADIN White Gold. Extra double beautiful soft 
yellow fragrant flowers, free blooming. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SEGETUM Yellowstone. The first double segetum 
annual. Extra large, substantial, intense sulphur yellow flowers 
borne on 15” stems. Long flowering, excellent keeper, valuable cut 
flower. 
GILIA Coronopifolia (Texas Plume). Beautiful 3'-4' spikes of fiery 
scarlet flowers. Sow seeds early in good soil where plants are to 
grow and flowers will appear first season. 
EUPATORIUM Ageratoides (Fraseri). Easily grown perennial which 
thrives well in good soil and semi-shade. The pretty foliage, 
graceful stems and pure white dainty clusters of flowers furnish 
lovely and distinct bouquet fillers and are showy in the garden. 
LUPINUS Russell's Hybrids. This marvelous development in perennial 
Lupinus is the result of forty years of careful work by Mr. G. 
Russell of England. Awarded R. H. S. Gold Medal in 1937; the 
plants bear exceptionally long spikes of extra large, closely-placed 
flowers in a great variety of rich colors never before achieved in 
Lupinus; deep yellows, oranges, reds and brilliant bicolors. Rare 
and choice. Pkt. 2 seeds 5c; 6 pks. 25c. 
LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS Cross Roads. One of the most beautiful of 
colors, pleasing shell pink. 15 seeds. 
MARIGOLD COLLARETTE Crown of Gold. 1937 Gold Medal winner. 
Medium 2 1 /2” flowers of lovely rich golden orange, full crested 
curled-petaled center with row of large outer-guard petals, 
fragrant flowers, odorless foliage. 40 seeds. 
Marigold Sunlight. New African giant. Huge 6” perfect balls of 
rich deep orange-red. Striking and handsome. 25 seeds. 
Marigold Moonligrht. Extra double giant 6” flowers of bright lemon 
yellow. Companion to Marigold “Sunlight.” 25 seeds. 
NASTURTIUM New Semi-dwarf Sweet Scented Dark-leaved Hybrids. 
Extra choice, compact, profuse-blooming plants with lovely con¬ 
trasting dark green foliage. A splendid variety of rich colors. 
6 seeds 5c; 35 seeds for 25c. 
PANSY Shakespeare. This simple, quaint, tiny, poetic Pansy was 
found by accident and developed by Waller-Franklin Seed Com¬ 
pany of California. Easily grown and lovely for a small semi-shady 
nook, it delights all who see the modest plant with its dainty 
flower faces. 
NIEREMBERGIA HIPPOMANICA (Dwarf Cup Flower). 5”. This new half-hardy perennial is a plant 
you must not miss. Dwarf, compact and neat in habit with light gray green foliage practically hidden 
by the many lovely lavender cups daintily touched with yellow at center; it is unexcelled for 
borders, window boxes and the rockery. The first blooms appear in about fifteen weeks from 
sowing and the profusion of flowers continues until heavy frost. 
PETUNIA Royal Blue. Of trailing habit, the plants are robust and free-flowering. The lovely deep 
velvety purple-blue flowers are large and fine. 
POPPY NUDICAULE, Imperial Jewels. Outstanding, new and regally splendid is this Iceland Poppy 
mixture. It contains a marvelous range of colors of only the very finest poppies yet produced : light 
to deep orange in every shade and tone, pure white, all of the deep and pastel pink shades and 
the most gorgeous scarlets and reds. Long stems, huge beautifully frilled and fluted flowers. The 
last word in Iceland Poppies. Get your packet. 
SCABIOSA Orchid Shades. Lovely, long-stemmed large fragrant flowers in shades and tones of pink, 
light and deep mauve, rose, orchid and deep purple. Exceptional selection. 
SWEET WILLIAM Purple Beauty. 2 ft. Large heads of fragrant flowers of the richest purple. 
TITHONIA SECIOSA Fireball, 8'. Brilliant vibrant orange-scarlet petals in gorgeous contrast to the 
clear yellow disk. Long stemmed flowers from base up and the plant does not become ragged 
looking. Extra early blooming, extra large flowers, extra gorgeous color. New. 
VERBENA Floradale Beauty. Extremely large flower heads in bright rose and red shades. Thrifty 
plants, long stems with profusion of blooms. 
ZINNIA Cupid. 1'. An excellent and dainty table decoration. Compact plants bear a rich variety of 
small button-like flowers. Splendid for border or rockery. 
ZINNIA Linearis. 8”. A beautiful window box, border or edging plant. New, unusual and interesting. 
The myriads of golden-orange flowers (each petal with a lemon stripe) smother the compact plant. 
Comes into bloom in six weeks and continues until frost. 
Gilia Coronopifolia 
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