One Thing You Can Afford A Garden Full of FI 
owers 
“BLUE RIBBON” FLOWERS 
New Creations for 1938 Gardens 
Sensation. This is recog¬ 
nized as the leading 
early, giant-flowering 
type. What a picture 
these 4 to 6 ft. bushy 
plants present in August 
when in full bloom! Not 
only do the mammoth 
flowers decorate the gar¬ 
den, but they are espe¬ 
cially valuable as cut 
flowers, so large and 
graceful are they. 
Blooming within 10 
weeks from the sowing 
of seed. Sensation has 
prime interest to gar¬ 
deners admiring the 
chaste beauty of early- 
flowering Cosmos. Plant 
at least 3 ft. apart to let 
the plants fully develop 
and disbud, if you wish to increase the size of the 
flowers that normally are 4 in. across. Broad, heavily 
fluted, overlapping petals mark this wonderful strain 
to which separate colors are now added. 
2271 Pinkie. Rose pink. Pkt. 25c., large pkt. 75c. 
2272 Purity. Snow white. Pkt. 25c., large pkt. 75c. 
2273 Sensation Mixed. Pkt. 20c., large pkt. 50c. 
LONG-SPURRED COLUMBINES 
520 Aquilegia longissima. This is a fascinating new 
type of the popular hardy perennial, for the spurs are 
exceptionally long—5 in. or more. The petals are of 
deep yellow relieved with lighter sepals. 2 to 3 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 50c. 
4073 Sunset Giants. One 
of last year’s novelties 
—that excited lots of 
favorable comment—a 
new type and the 
largest known. Our 
friends enthused over 
the unusual size of the 
flowers, equal to Dahlia- 
flowered Zinnias and 
their vivid shades of 
orange, hght and deep 
yellow. Exceptionally 
free flowering, 33^ to 
4 ft. tall and easily 
among the showiest 
plants in the garden. 
The huge, loosely form¬ 
ed, single and double 
flowers are definitely 
sweet and have rare cut flower value. 
Pkt. 15c., large pkt. 35c. 
4078 Tom Thumb ^^Golden Crown.” We were 
among the first to recognize the merit of this excel¬ 
lent English novelty and offered it last year. Those 
who grew it appreciated its value as a bright, dwarf, 
bushy plant for edgings. The flowers resemble 
Guinea Gold in size, form, and splendor. Being so 
floriferous, often with 25 to 30 blooms at once, 
it makes a gorgeous sight in the garden. The bloom¬ 
ing period can be prolonged by starting seed indoors 
in March. Pkt. 25c. 
Russell Lupines will produce gigantic spikes and in mar¬ 
velous colors—shades never before seen in the species 
CALLIOPSIS 
1628 Golden Crown. The advent of Golden Crown 
brings new interest to Calliopsis—one of the brightest 
of the garden’s bright yellow cut flowers. Here is a 
rich golden yellow, larger than the well-known Golden 
Wave with semi-double, fragrant blooms and 12-in. 
wiry stems—worthy of a place in any good garden. 
Seed can be started early indoors, though it will 
come into blossom quickly if planted outdoors when 
danger from frost is past. Originator’s pkts. 35c. 
ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 
2094 Golden Crown. The quilled petals, freedom of 
bloom, and certainty to produce 100% double, bright 
yellow flowers are remarkable features of this novelty 
that marks a great step forward in the development 
of this splendid annual as a first rank cut flower. As 
many as 50 to 60 blooms will be found on each 3 to 
4-ft. bushy plant. Silvery green contrasting foliage. 
Start seed in a hotbed 
in March or outdoors in 
late April. Allow at least 
a foot between plants 
and pinch to induce 
branching. 
Originator’s pkts. 35c. 
RUSSELL LUPINES 
A new strain that has created 
a sensation in horticultural cir¬ 
cles—the most outstanding per¬ 
ennial introduction in recent 
years. Awarded the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s Gold Medal in 
June, 1937. Fancy 33^-ft. spikes 
with the upper 26 in. a solid mass 
of color and as much as 5 in. in 
diameter! The florets are extra 
large, fan-shaped and flat, and so 
arranged that almost no stem is discernible. The colors, 
too, are striking, rich, and in great variety—deep yel¬ 
low, orange, red, and brilliant bicolors, shades never be¬ 
fore found in Lupines. (Lupines are legumes and some¬ 
times one fails to get a ‘‘catch” unless proper bacteria 
are present in the soil. As a precaution, inoculate with 
Legume-Aid at 15c. per pkt.—enough for several pkts. 
of seed.) 
3973 Russell Lupines 
Mixed. Original pkts., 
12 seeds, 25c.; 50 
seeds, 65c.; 120 seeds, 
$1.25. 
EXTRA EARLY 
COSMOS 
MARIGOLDS 
