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The Lester Rose Gardens 
The ScarlePred ‘Uatura 
— (Datura sanguinea), is one of the 
most strikingly beautiful rare plants 
available to flower lovers. It grows to 
large shrub size, has handsome and at¬ 
tractive foliage, and bears all season 
long its showy trumpet flowers of bril¬ 
liant scarlet and gold 6 to 8 inches long. 
This Datura may be grown from 
seed in sandy soil, the seedlings trans¬ 
planted to pots when two or three 
inches high and later to the open 
ground. It likes a light and not too rich 
soil and a moist air if possible, hence it 
grows to perfection near the coast. It is 
a rapid grower; blooms well as a pot 
or cool house plant or in the open gar¬ 
den. It will stand some frost but is not 
very hardy so should be given winter 
protection in cold climates. In the open 
garden it prefers a position of semi¬ 
shade. We offer: 
Strong Young Plants —From 3-inch 
pots, shipped prepaid by mail in 
waterproof paper pots, each 50c. 
Large Blooming Size Plants —12 to 18 inches high, in pots, by express only, not pre¬ 
paid $1.50 and $2.00 
Packet of Seed —2 5 cents 
VS^tive T^eat and (Leafmold 
As we are now in the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains where the finest native 
peat and leafmold is found, we can offer you these garden necessities at low prices. 
Native Peat —This we consider far better than the imported peatmoss and we 
notice it is preferred by the commercial growers of plants that require peat. For one thing 
it incorporates at once with any soil—for in texture it is soft as silk, fine grained and free 
from adulteration. We offer this screened, prepared peat, ready for use, in sacks, shipping 
charges not prepaid, each 6 5 cents; 10 sacks for $5.75 
Leafmold — The finest, per sack, $1.00; 10 sacks for $8.75 
Freight shipping charges on the above are very low, usually 50 to 75 cents on three 
sacks to any point within about 150 miles. 
KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS 
"I love your plants; what I have bought from you have been gorgeous.” 
"Your plants are the finest I have ever had.” 
