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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., 
LA CROSSE, WIS. 
1938 
^DUTCHMAN’S BREECHES. Well 
known wild flowers, white tipped 
creamy yellow, resembling' pantaloons. 
Likes a cool, moist location. 
FERNS, HARDY NATIVE 
One of our most useful groups of 
plants. The following are hardy and 
the best varieties for general use. 
—Clayton Fern. Lovely fronds 2 to 
3 feet high. Succeeds in rather dry, 
shaded places. 
—^Maidenhair Fern. Most attractive 
of our native ferns. Delicate green 
fronds with black stems. Likes moist 
spots. 1 ft. 
—Ostrich Fern. A very graceful fern 
with finely cut fronds, 2 to 3 feet high. 
Succeeds in the open sun. _ 
FLAN 
*Linum. Old favorites, bearing at¬ 
tractive, rich blue flowers from June 
to Sept. 18 in. Bloom profusely. 
FORGET-ME-NOT 
*Myosotis. A compact variety with 
charming blue flowers in May and 
June. 8 in. Each, 2oc; 3 for 70 c. 
Tall Forget-Me-Not (Anehusa). Long 
stems with flowers similar to the For- 
get-Me-Not. 
—Augustifolia. Clear gentian blue 
flowers. 18 to 24 inches. Each, 19c; 
3 for 50c. 
—Dropmore. 4 to 5 feet. Clusters of 
large blue flowers. Each, 19c; 3 for 50c. 
FOX GLOVE (See Digitalis) 
Gaillardia Grandiflora 
GAILLARDIA or Blanket Flower. 
Blooms freely from June until frost. 
—Grandiflora. Centers are dark red 
brown, while the petals are marked 
with rings of brilliant crimson. Each, 
19c. 
—PORTOLA HYBRIDS. The enor¬ 
mous flowers of this strain often 
measure 4 in. across, in lovely shades 
of old gold suffused with bright terra 
cotta and wallflower red. Each, 24c; 
3 for 68c. _ 
HARDY GLOXINIA. (Incarvilla De- 
lavayi). The flowers are produced in 
clusters on long stems and are shaped 
like a Gloxinia. A fine shade of rose- 
red; suited for sunny or shady loca¬ 
tions, 18 inches. 
Hardy Gloxinia 
The plants I ordered from you last 
PRICES OF PLANTS 
Unless otherwise noted: Each, 
19c; 3 (or 1 each of 3 similarly 
priced plants) for 50c; 6 for 95c; 
dozen, $1.75; 35 for $3.25, postpaid. 
^Suitable for rock garden. _ 
GLOBE THISTLE 
Echinops. Striking steel blue flow¬ 
ers, silvery, thistle-like foliage. 3-5 
feet. July-Sept. 
Golden Glow 
GOLDEN GLOW 
Rudbeckia Fulgida. A magnificent 
grower, very branching and each 
branch bears many great shining, 
golden yellow flowers. 6 feet. Most 
desirable for rear plantings or corners. 
*HEN AND CHICKENS, Hardy 
Very hardy, 7 in. high, with thick 
short leaves in the shape of a rosette, 
of value for their foliage. Elegant for 
borders, rockwork and dry, bare, sandy 
situations. Foliage evergreen, often 
spotted with red._ 
HESPERIS (Sweet Rocket). Erect 
growing, 2 feet tall, with clusters of 
white and deep lavender flowers, 
sweet scented. Thrive in poor soil. 
Blooms June to August. Mixed colors 
only. 
*HEUCHERA. Bushy plants of easy 
culture bearing loose, graceful spikes 
of scarlet flowers in great profusion 
from May to September. Dwarf grower 
of a compact habit. It is fine for the 
border and rockery. Each, 2 yr. plants, 
23c; 3 for 62c. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double. Stately plants. State color 
wanted: white, rose, maroon, yellow, 
red, salmon and mixed. Hollyhocks do 
not always run true to form and some¬ 
times produce some single flowers. For 
prices, see top of page. 
—Orange Prince. A beautiful clear 
orange, something new and novel in 
Hollyhock. Large and perfect double 
flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 70c. 
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. The well 
known wild flower, with purplish, 
arching spathe; showy red berries in 
early summer. In a moist, shady place, 
the leaves remain until fall. 
spring are doing just fine.—Mrs. Maude 
Mountain of Gold 
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD 
^Euphorbia Polychroma. One of the 
most beautiful plants we have ever 
grown. It makes a beautiful formal 
plant one foot high that is completely 
covered with deep lemon yellow flow¬ 
ers, rose-shaped, the size of a silver 
dollar. May-June. Later, the seeds 
color to bright red at the top of each 
stem, contrasting beautifully. All 
summer long, it is beautiful. Each, 
48c; 3 for $1.35; 6 for $2.50. 
LADY’S SLIPPER. Hardy, wild or¬ 
chid that thrives in a moist peaty soil, 
in shade or partial shade. Showy, in¬ 
teresting', large yellow flowers, slipper 
shaped. Water well in dry weather. 
Each, 23c; 3 for 65c. 
LUPINE. Very showy plants with 
spikes of sweet-pea like flowers from 
June to August. 214 to 3*4 ft. They 
do well in semi-shade. State kind 
wanted: Blue or Pink. Prices at top. 
LYCHNIS Clialcedonica (Jerusalem 
Cross). Brilliant scarlet flowers in 
dense flat heads, fine for borders. 
Three feet. June to September. 
Lynehnis or Jerusalem Cross 
MONARDA, Didyina (Oswego Tea). 
Showy plants 2 to 3 feet high, with 
aromatic foliage. Red flowers during 
July and Aug. Succeeds in any soil. 
MONKSHOOD (Aconitum). Fine to 
continue the effect of Delphiniums. 
Spikes of large blue flowers. 3 ft. 
Each, 30c; 3 for 85c. 
MYRTLE (Trailing Myrtle or Vinca). 
A dwarf evergreen trailing plant that 
is used extensively for covering graves 
or for planting under trees where it is 
too shady for other plants to survive. 
PENTSTEMON. 2 to 3 feet high, 
bearing long spikes of large, Gloxinia¬ 
like flowers in a wide range of colors. 
*Glaber, Pentstemon. Violet purple 
flowers on spikes 1)4 feet long. 
—*Rosens. Showy pink. July. 
*PIILOX SUBULATA (Ground 
Pinks). Forms a dense, low growing 
mass of evergreen foliage bearing 
dainty little flowers in Spring. Suit¬ 
able for planting on tops of graves, 
around bases of trees, etc. State color 
wanted: Lavender, Pink, or White. 
Pottenger, Fillmore, North Dakota. 
