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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., 
LA CROSSE, WIS 
1938 
PENTSTEMON 
Perennial. Beautiful plants with 
broad green foliag'e and spikes of tu¬ 
bular flowers. 2 to 2Yz feet. 
Gloxinioides Mixed, Sensation. 
Blooms the first year from seed. 3 0 
inches. Every branch is a spike of 
bright colors, including rose, carmine, 
red, lavender, and violet, mixed. 2318 
—Pkt., 10c; % oz„ 60c. 
PHLOX (Flame Flower) 
Phlox will grow and thrive in any 
kind of soil if given a sunny position, 
but they prefer a light rich loam. 
Tall Drummondi 
Mixed. See outside rear cover. 
Starred and Fringed. Annual. Mixed 
colors, deeply fringed and pointed pet¬ 
als. 15 in. 2363—Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 40c. 
Dwarf Drummondi 
Annual. Average 6 inches in height. 
Excellent for edging and low borders. 
Dwarf Mixed. A choice mixture. 
2359—Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 60c. 
Phlox Decussata 
Perennial. Very hardy everywhere, 
lasting for years. 3 feet. 
Finest Mixed. Saved from the larg¬ 
est and best varieties. Seed germi¬ 
nates slowly and irregularly over a 
period of six months or more. 2351— 
Pkt., 15c; *Ae oz.. 35c; Ya oz., 65c. 
Salzer’s Pin Cushions 
PIN CUSHION 
Seahiosa. Annual. These ever-beau- 
tiful flowers grow about 2% feet high, 
and bloom from July on. They are 
very easily grown and are highly de¬ 
sirable for cutting as well as for beds 
and borders. Flower heads are about 
two inches across, the florets are dou¬ 
ble and surround the thimble-shaped 
cone, giving it a fancied resemblance 
to a pin-cushion. 
Mixed. A splendid mixture of dif- 
erent colors, including shades of blue, 
red, cherry, yellow, etc. 2452—Pkt., 
5c; Ya oz., 10c; % oz., 15c. 
Mixed, Saber's ClitFwood Farm 
TRIPLE-A-TESTED —A special rese¬ 
lected strain certified by THREE- 
WAY tests. 2454—Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 15c. 
Peach Blossom. Annual. One of the 
largest Scabiosa ever produced. The 
beautiful, peach-blossom pink flowers 
attracted much favorable comment at 
Cliffwood Farms. 2459—Pkt., 12c; Y s 
oz., 18c; % oz., 30c. 
Perennial Pin Cushion 
Caueasica. Perennial. 2 to 3 feet 
high. Lovely, large and pleasing lilac- 
blue flowers. 2450—Pkt., 15c; Vio oz., 
30c. 
POPPIES 
Annual. Poppies should be sown as 
early in the spring as possible where 
they are to remain, as they do not 
stand transplanting. 
Double, Carnation-Flowered 
Very double, fringed flowers, re¬ 
sembling Carnations. 2 feet high. 
All Colors mixed. 2391—Pkt., 5c; Ya 
oz., 10c; % oz., 15c. 
Double, Peony-Flowered 
Large and massive, showy, very 
double flowers, resembling a double 
Peony. 2 feet. Mixed colors. 2382— 
Pkt., 5c; Ya oz., 10c; % oz., 15c. 
Double Peony-Flowered Mixed, Sal- 
zer’s Cliffwood Farm TRIPLE-A- 
TESTED —A special reselected strain 
certified by THREE-WAY tests. 2373 
—Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 15c. 
Mammoth Shirley Poppies 
MAMMOTH SHIRLEY 
The flowers are mostly single, but 
occasionally semi-double, and range 
in color from the purest white 
through all the tints of pink and rose, 
to the deepest blood-red, all mixed. 
2383—Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 15c. 
Perennial Poppies 
While these are hardy perennials, 
they flower the first year from seed. 
Iceland Poppy. The immense flow¬ 
ers range in color from sulphur-yel¬ 
low to rose and crimson. 2394—Pkt., 
10c; Ya oz., 35c; % oz., 50c. 
Oriental Poppy. 2% feet. The showy 
flowers of pink to deepest red are 
often 6 inches across. This is the 
flaming “Decoration Day” poppy. 2395 
—Pkt., 10c; Ya oz., 30c; % oz., 50c. 
Oriental Poppy, Salzerts Cliffwood 
Farm TRIPLE-A-TESTED. A special 
reselected strain certified by THREE- 
WAY tests. 2399—Pkt., 15c; Ya oz., 
40c; % oz., 70c. 
Iceland Poppy 
PRIMROSE 
Greenhouse plant (Primula). Easily 
grown. Seed sown in March or April 
will bloom in winter. 
Chinese Primrose (Primula Sinen¬ 
sis). Unequaled for the house or con¬ 
servatory. Mixed colors. 2407—Pkt., 
25c; 2 pkts., 45c. 
Obconica Grandiflora. Large flow¬ 
ers. Mixed colors. 2411—Pkt., 20c; 2 
pkts.. 35c. 
Malacoides (Baby Primrose). Large 
lavender-pink flowers. 2410—Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c. 
Salpiglossis 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Also called Painted Tongue. Annual. 
2 Yz feet. The flowers are funnel- 
shaped, facing upward, and reveal ex¬ 
quisite and infinitely wrought vein- 
ings of either gold or silver, running 
throughout the groundwork of the 
flowers. 
Mixed. All colors from rose and 
scarlet to purple. 2435—Pkt., 10c; Ya 
oz., 20c; % oz„ 30c. 
Mixed, Salzer’s Cliffwood Farm 
TRIPLE-A-TESTED —A special rese¬ 
lected strain of Orchid Flowering Sal¬ 
piglossis, many shades mixed, certified 
by THREE-WAY tests. 2436—Pkt., 
15c; Ya oz., 30c. 
Emperor. Flowers not quite so 
large, mixed colors, but beautifully 
veined with gold. 2434—Pkt., 5c; Ya 
oz., 15c; % oz., 25c. 
Salzcr’s Salvia, Boniire 
SALVIA 
Annual. Very fine bedding plants, 
bearing long spikes of flowers. 
Boniire. The erect spikes of bril¬ 
liant scarlet flowers stand clear above 
the dark green foliage. 16 inches. 
2438—Pkt., 5c; % oz., 50c. 
Fireball. Very early. Very uniform 
in growth, and is ablaze with scarlet 
flowers. 14 inches. 2439—Pkt., 8c'; Ya 
oz., 55c. 
Splendens (Scarlet Sage). Beautiful 
bright scarlet. 2 feet. 2442—Pkt., 10c; 
Ya oz., 45c. 
Zurich. The earliest sort, blooms 
ten days in advance of any other. Bril¬ 
liant scarlet. 12 inches. 2443—Pkt., 
10c; Ya oz., 60c. 
Patens (Blue Sage). Perennial. Rich 
and lovely azure blue. 3 feet. Protect 
this variety over winter. 2441—Pkt., 
10c; Ya oz.. 40 c; !j oz., 70 c. _ 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. Annual. 
Rapid climbers, bearing ornamental 
flowers and foliage, and long edible 
pods. Very desirable for trellises, 
poles, fences, etc. 2447—Pkt., 5c; Ys 
oz., 10c. 
My Oriental Poppies are the very largest I ever saw anywhere. I have always received the best of seeds and plants 
from vour company.-Mrs. H. Wright, 1207 Kimber St., Danville, Illinois. 
