Snapdragon is the common name for the popular Antirrhinum, a 
member of the figwort family, comprising a dozen or more species of 
erect perennial herbs that are usually treated as annuals, as they 
flower from seed the first year. From the original type with its white 
to purplish, sac-like, two lipped flowers, hybridists have developed a 
number of strains outstanding in beauty of form, color and even 
fragrance. 
Seed should be sown indoors in March or April. It may be slow in 
germinating but after the true leaves have formed the growth is 
usually rapid. The small plants can be transplanted to the open as 
soon as danger of frost is over; they will flower from July until frost 
if the blossoms are picked as soon as they fade. Seed may also be 
planted in the open in August, and the seedlings transplanted to pots 
for winter bloom, or the plants can be covered with a mulch oven 
winter to give earlier summer flowers. 
To encourage the growth of flower-bearing side branches, the cen¬ 
tral bud should be pinched out when transplanting; followed by 
occasional pinching of other too-vigorous shoots, this will result in a 
compact oval plant covered with short racemes of flowers. 
RUST PROOF SNAPDRAGON 
Rust, the most serious snapdragon disease, is 
found all over the United States on both greenhouse 
and outdoor plants. Dusty, chocolate-brown pustules 
(spore masses) are produced on the under side of 
the leaves and on the stems. Weekly applications of 
a good dusting sulphur during the rainy periods 
and fortnightly applications in dry weather will 
effectively control rust if a start is made early in the 
season. Keep sulphur off the flowers when in bloom. 
All Diamond Quality Snapdragons are of the newer 
Rust-Proof Strain and if Diamond Quality seed is 
used you need not worry about the rust disease. 
Snapdragons may effectively be grouped with 
Scabiosa, Gladiolus, Larkspur, Delphinium, Clarkia 
and Chrysanthemum. Varieties: Majus Rust Proof 
varieties, Butter Cup, canary yellow; Copper 
Shades; Pink Shades; Scarlet; Shasta White; Fiery 
Red and Mixed colors. Packets, lOc. 
SCHIZANTHUS: (Poor Man’s Orchid or But¬ 
terfly Flower): (hA) Grows 1 to 1% feet, and 
should be planted in sunny places. Erect, slender 
branched with bright green, finely divided leaves. 
Butterflylike flowers that are varicolored and 
blotched in many colors. Seed should be sown in 
early spring in rich, well fertilized, sandy loam. 
Grouping —excellent in masses; for the mixed bor¬ 
der, combining with Gysophila, Virginia Blue Bells 
and Gerbera. Varieties: May Blossom, rose pink; 
Brilliant Mixed. Packets, lOc. 
STOCKS: (Gillyflower) S (hA) Grows from 1 to 
2% feet tall, depending on type. Prefers sun with 
slight shade. Stiff and branching plants with smooth, 
bright green, oblong leaves. Blossoms are very fra¬ 
grant, coming in small single or large double vari¬ 
eties, depending on type. Plant in well drained, rich, 
light loam; fertilize with complete plant food; 
pinch back young plants; plant close together, 
rogueing out single flowered plants later, if un¬ 
desired. Use peat moss in preparing bed. Grouping 
—Very effective alone, or combined with Sweet 
Sultan, Violas and Pansies, Snapdragons, Daffo¬ 
dils, Tall Marigolds. Varieties: Double Early Giant 
Imperial, rose; Elks Pride, purple; Canary Yellow; 
Blood Red; White and Mixed. Double Perfection 
Branching: Princess, white; La France, pink; Bril¬ 
liant, blood red; Sapphire, violet; Creole, canary 
yellow; May Queen, pale blue; Rose Pink and 
Mixed. Virginia Stocks: Rose, Mixed. Evening 
Scented Stocks Mixed. Packets, 10c. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus): (hP) 
10 to 20 inches in height. Prefers sun or light shade. 
Forming a dense mat of light to dark green, often 
colored leaves, and dense, round headed cymes of 
hairy-petaled, medium sized flowers, blooming over 
a long period. Their large color range makes them 
excellent for cut flowers. Grouping —Useful as bor¬ 
der plants and in mixed borders, combining, accord¬ 
ing to color with Snapdragons, Delphiniums, Stocks, 
Carnations, Phlox and Petunias. Varieties: New 
Port Pink; Scarlet Beauty, orange red; Dark Crim¬ 
son; White; Single Mixed and Double Mixed. 
Packets, 10c. 
VERBENA: (hhP) Perennial, usually treated as 
an annual. Grows 6 to 8 inches but exceedingly 
spreading. Requires plenty of sunshine. Densely 
branching, with dark green, wrinkled, dissected 
leaves. Dense cluster of medium sized, salver-shaped 
flowers. Blooming from May often into winter. Grows 
in any type of soil, but best in rich, light, moderately 
fertilized loam. Grouping —Fine border plant; in 
parkings; foreground of shrub border; in the mixed 
border, combining with Petunias, Shirley Poppies, 
rose and red Snapdragons and Stocks. Varieties: 
Golden Queen, golden yellow; Scarlet Defiance, 
orange red; Pink Shades; Blue Shades; Mixed. 
Packets, 10c 
WALL FLOWER (Cheiranthus Cheiri): (hsP) 
Half shrubby perennial growing from 2 to 3 feet. 
Sun loving, but endures a little shade. Woody plant, 
with ribbed stem and dark green lanceolate leaves. 
Medium sized, mustardlike flowers in dense clusters. 
Seed in early fall and early spring. Grows in most 
types of soil but prefers well fertilized, light loam. 
Varieties: (Perennials) Cheiranthus Cheiri, yellow 
shades; Siberian Wall Flower, brilliant orange (for 
rock plants); (Annuals) Blood Red; Paris Market, 
brown; Mixed; Double Early Wonder Mixed. 
Packets, 10c 
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