SNAPDRAGONS AND 
CALENDULAS 
ARE VERY POPULAR 
ARCTOTIS 
(Blue Eyed African Daisy) 
A. Starts blooming in early summer, and 
continues until hard frost. As a cut flower 
it is especially desirable, the blooms lasting 
a week or ten days in water. Grows 2 to 3 
feet high. Has single, daisy-like flower, pearly 
white with a gold band surrounding a delicate 
mauve center. 
1641—ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. Pkt., 10c; 3 
pkts., 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
ANTIRRHINUM 
Snapdragon 
HA. Snapdragons are very hardy and easy 
to grow, and produce an abundance of flowers 
from the time they begin b'ooming in the 
spring until frost. They are among our most 
popular flowers, and are especially desirable 
for cutting. Plant either in the spring or fall. 
MAXIMUM OR SUPER-GIANT 
This new strain of Snapdragon far sur¬ 
passes anything yet introduced. Grows from 
three to four feet high, and the flowers are 
of magnificent size. We offer them in the fol¬ 
lowing colors: 
1590—APPLE BLOSSOM. Rosy pink, white 
tube. 
15'91—CANARY BIRD. Canary-yellow. 
1592— COPPER KING. Bronze copper. 
1593— OLD GOLD. (Jolden yellow, old rose 
throat. 
1594— PURPLE KING. Deep velvety garnet. 
1595— SNOWFLAKE. Pure white, with yel¬ 
low tube. 
1596— THE ROSE. Rich rose-pink. 
Price each of the above, pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
25c; oz., $2.00, postpaid. 
1597— MAXIMUM MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 
pkts., 25c; oz., $1.75, postpaid. 
TALL SNAPDRAGON 
These grow about thirty inches tall, with 
long, graceful spikes carrying many large 
sized blooms. Our mixture includes a wide 
range of colors. Excellent for backgrounds 
or tall borders. 
1406— TALL PINK. 
1407— TALL SCARLET. 
1408— TALL WHITE. 
1409— TALL YELLOW. 
Price of each, pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 
$1 ,00, postpaid. 
1410— TALL MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., 75c, postpaid. 
RUST PROOF STRAINS 
This wonderful new strain is immune_ to 
rust. We strongly recommend this variety 
where rust prevails. 
1765 — UNIVERSITY OF CAUFORNIA 
MIXTURE. A well balanced mixture of the 
more desirable colors. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 
oz., $L00, postpaid. 
Below: 1586—Canterbury Bella 
ASTERS 
A. For early flowering, seed should be 
planted in hotbeds in December and January, 
then transplanted as soon as the danger of 
frost is over. 
1412— QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This is 
a good type for bedding, and also makes fine 
cut flowers. Plant grows about 15 inches 
high, and produces beautiful double flowers 
in many colors, carried on long, slender, 
graceful stems. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 
oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
1413— EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS. These 
Asters are the earliest blooming of any, and 
produce large and full double flowers that 
are very beautiful. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; 
3 pkts., 25c; V4-oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
BALSAM 
(Lady Slipper) 
HA. Grows 18 inches to 2 feet tall, produc¬ 
ing an abundance of brilliantly colored flow¬ 
ers. This plant also known as old-fashioned 
Touch-Me-Not. 
1415—DOUBLE CAMELLIA MIXED. Pkt., 
10c; 3 for 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
Flower Seed Diseases 
Can be controlled by using SEMESAN— 
See page 57. 
1642—Colendulo, Compfirs 
1596—Snapdragon 
CALENDULA 
(Pot Marigold) 
A. Grows in any garden soil, making very 
effective beds or borders. One foot high. 
Blooms freely in spring. 
1418—ORANGE KING. A very large and 
double, bright orange-red, dark eye; an extra 
fine strain. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 35c, 
postpaid. 
1642—CAMPFIRE (Sensation). The flowers 
are extremely large, very dark orange with a 
scarlet sheen. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 60c, 
postpaid. 
1643 — LEMON QUEEN. Identical with 
Orange King but a rich lemon-yellow. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c, postpaid. 
1644— rAPRICOT QUEEN. A dandy new 
shaded apricot that will please. Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c; oz., 85c, postpaid. 
1417—DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c, 
postpaid. 
1645— ORANGE SHAGGY. See page 24. 
CALLIOPSIS 
A. Showy and free-flowering. A splendid 
summer bloomer, doing well in sunny places. 
Single flowers with a dark red eye. By keep¬ 
ing old flowers cut off plants will produce 
blooms until frost. 
1416—TALL ANNUAL MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c, postpaid. 
TEXAS BLUE BONNET 
CANNAS 
(Lupinus Texensis) 
A. The Texas State flower. Grows all over 
the prairies of Texas. As the seeds are very 
hard, puncture each seed with a sharp needle 
and soak overnight before planting. They 
bloom in Texas in March, April and May. 
After maturing seed, the plant dies and the 
seed falls on the ground and comes up again 
the next spring. 
1414—TEXAS BLUE BONNET. Price, pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; y^-lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
1564—TEXAS BLUE BELL—See page 25. 
1672—TEXAS PLUME—See page 25. 
NOTICE 
You are privileged to deduct money 
order or registration fee, also three 
cents to cover mailing from the full 
amount of your order, provided your 
order amounts to 50c or more. See 
page 70. 
TP. Plants make large, broad leaves, pro¬ 
ducing clusters of large flowers of many 
different brilliant colors. By regular water¬ 
ing they will grow to a giant size. 
1419—MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c, 
postpaid. 
CANNA ROOTS. See page 37. 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
(Campanula) 
This is one of the best of the old-fashioned 
flowers, and is very easy to grow, preferring 
a rich, moist soil. Flowers are of many 
colors, growing in the shape of a cup and 
saucer. 
1586—ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS. A. 
This flower will bloom in six months from 
time planted. It should, therefore, prove most 
popular in the South. It is covered with 
blooms in a wide array of colors which make 
it an excellent bedding plant. Height about 
2% feet. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25cs oz., 75c, 
postpaid. 
1585—SINGLE MIXED. B. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c, postpaid. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO., Dallas. Texas 
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