DUTHIE SEED CO. 
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STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS—(Continued) 
CALENDULA—Chrysantha. All 
American Selection, 1937 (Sun¬ 
shine)—Buttercup yellow With 
long cui-ving petals. Pkt. 15c. 
CARNATION (P) — (Dianthus 
Caryophyllus) — Carnations are 
tender perennials, being easily 
winter killed. Splendid for cut 
flowers, deliciously fragrant. 
Colors pink, whit© and red. Sow 
seeds indoors in March, Trans¬ 
plant seedlings to other boxes 
ivhen 1 inch high. Keep them 
growing well until soil is warm, 
then transfer to open garden. 
Height 1 to 1% feet. See Plant 
Department also. 
Chabaud Everblooming)—Ex¬ 
tra choice double mixed. Flow¬ 
ers in five to six months. Pkt. 
15c. 
(Margaret) — Finest Double 
Mixed. Bloom in four months 
from seed. Pkt. 10c; '/g oz. 50c. 
CASTOR BEAN —- (Ricinus) — 
Tropical appearing foliage plant. 
Highly ornamental, of stately 
growth, large leaves of bronze or 
glossy green. Should not be 
planted until soil is warm. Grows 
3 to 5 feet tall. 
(Sanguineus)—Brilliant scarlet 
stems and fruits. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c. 
(Zanzibariensis)—Surpasses all 
in size and beauty of colors. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
CATCHFLY—(Silene)—A hardy 
annual, yielding for a long time 
a profusion of umbels of bright 
colored flowers in various shades 
of pink. Fine for border or rock¬ 
ery. The plant is covered with 
glutinous moisture, to which 
flies adhere; hence its name. 
Sow in boxes and transplant as 
soon as large enough. Fine 
mixed. Pkt 10c; oz. 45c. 
CELOSIA CRISTATA—(Cocks¬ 
comb) Very attractive and 
showy, producing massive heads 
of deeply colored flowers. Col¬ 
ors, red, purple and yellow. Sow 
very thinly in boxes indoors, 
transplanting to other boxes or 
thumbpots until little combs ap¬ 
pear. Grows 9 to 12 inches tall. 
Cockscomb Tall Mixed. Pkt 10c; 
oz. $1.00. 
(Dwarf Fine Mixed)—Pkt 10c; 
oz. 66c. 
CELOSIA PLUMOSA—(Feather¬ 
ed)—Large plumy heads. For 
pots or open ground. Keeps well 
when cut. 1 to 2 feet tall. Finest 
mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
(Childsii) — Chinese Wool 
Flower) — A unique form of 
feathered coxcomb, growing 2 to 
3 feet high, each branch termin¬ 
ated with a large head of rich 
crimson flowers that look as if 
made of silky wool. Effective in 
beds and borders. Valuable for 
cutting, as they can be dried, re¬ 
taining their bright colors for 
weeks. Pkt 10c; *4 oz. 76c. 
CENTAUREA — Sweet scented 
flowers on long, strong stems. 
Will last several days when cut. 
Sow where plants are to remain, 
thinning to 12 inches apart. 
Grows 1 to 3 feet tall. 
Imperials — (Giant) — Mixed 
Pkt. 10c; t4 oz. 35c. 
Suaveolens — (Yellow Sweet 
Sultan)—Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 30c. 
Moschata Mixed—Pkt. 10c; '/i 
oz. 30c. 
Candidissima—(Dusty Miller) 
—Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 75c. 
(Carinatum Hybrlda) — Fin¬ 
est double mixed. Pkt. 10c; Yk 
oz. 25c. 
(Coronarium) — Double finest 
mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
—(Physalis FranchettI) — The 
Chinese Lantern Plant is grown 
for its showy scarlet red seed- 
pods which are easily dried for 
winter bouquets The flowers are 
white. Easily grown in any kind 
of soil whether sunny or semi- 
shaded. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 35c; Y^ 
oz. 55c; 1/2 oz. 95c. 
CLARKIA — Hardy shrub-like 
annuals with colored stems and 
rosy flowers. A very attractive 
plant for massing and for plant¬ 
ing among perennial shrubbery. 
Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
COLUMBINE — Perennial plants 
with delicate wavy foliage and 
graceful spurred flowers of at¬ 
tractive colors. Widely used in 
rockeries and among shrubbery 
growing well in partial shade. 
Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; !4 oz. 50c. 
COREOPSIS—A beautiful peren¬ 
nial daisy with yellow petals of 
glossy color and widely used in 
rock gardens. The flowers are 
suited to cutting. Postpaid. Pkt. 
10c; I /2 oz. 25c. 
COSMOS—Hardy annuals which, 
planted after danger of frost in 
the open, will bloom in the late 
fall. 
Sensation Mixed — New. The 
flowers are mammoth in size, 
4 to 5 inches in diameter, with 
broad, heavy fluted petals on 
long stems. Blooms in ten weeks 
from time of seeding. Pkt. 15c. 
Early Klondyke Orange Flare 
—Early flowering, bright orange. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Early Double Crested—A dis¬ 
tinct type with a single outer 
row of large petals, while short¬ 
er petals compos© a full double 
center, similar in appearance to 
DAISY (P)—(Beilis 
Perennis) —Popular 
low-growing plant 
bearing beautiful 
flowers. Hardy per¬ 
ennial. Sow in box¬ 
es about August 
and ti'ansplant to 
cold frame or some 
location where they 
may be protected 
the first winter. 
Plant in permanent 
location early in 
Spring. Height 6 
inches. 
Extra Double Mix¬ 
ed. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 
50c. 
Sunshine Asters. Mixed Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Double Monstrosa—Dark 
red. white, rose-pink, Pkt. 10c; 
1-16 oz. 40c. 
Shasta Alaska—Very hardy; 
profuse bloomers; flowers very 
large and borne on long stems, 
single; petals pure glistening 
white, dark center, Pkt. 10c; 
!4 oz. 50c. 
Mammoth Early Flowering— 
The flowers aveirage 4 to 5 
inches across, surpassing late 
varieties in size. Planted in the 
open ground, they blossom in 
60 to 90 days. White, Pink, Crim¬ 
son and Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
COSMOS—Single Mixed. Pkt. 
10c. 
COSMOS—Double Mixed. Pkt. 
10c. 
CYPRESS VINE—^A rapid grow¬ 
ing vine having star shaped 
flowers. Grows best in warm 
sunny locations. Postpaid. Pkt. 
10c; 14 oz. 25c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA AURANT- 
lACA—Exertmely showy annual 
with bushy plants 12 to 15 
inches high. Flowers are 2% 
inches across. Mixed. Pkt. 10c: 
V 2 oz. 75c. 
DELPHINIUMS. — (Perennial 
Larkspur) — “Wrexham” strain 
of Delphiniums from the North 
of Wales. The range of colors 
in this mixture runs from the 
most delicate combination of 
mauve and light blue. Crater 
Lake blue, heliotrope, pink-lav¬ 
ender, creamy-white, deep blue, 
purple, etc. Pkt. 25c. 
OREGON GIANTS MIXED 
DELPHINIUMS—Regular pack¬ 
ets containing 100 seeds or more 
each. 25c each. 
Beladonna—Light blue Pkt. 
10c; Ys oz. $1.35. 
Bellamosum—Dark Blue. Pkt. 
10c; Ys oz. $1.25. 
FORGET-ME-NOT (P) (Myoso- 
tis)—Beautiful spring favorites 
of easy growth, bearing clusters 
of lovely, small blue flowers. Can 
be left in open ground except 
in very cold latitudes. Fine for 
borders and shady situations. 
Sow in box or prepared bed in 
the open. Height, one foot. 
Alpestris—Of trailing habit, 
with pretty flowers. Blue or 
mixed. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 65c. 
Victoria—Flowers large, bright 
azure blue; fine for borders. Pkt. 
10c; Ys oz. 70c. 
