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Oriental Poppy 
Plafycodon 
Perennial — Culture “E” 
Blooms June and July 
A summer blooming perennial with silvery 
green foliage bearing handsome spikes of cup¬ 
shaped flowers. Just before opening, the buds 
looks like small balloons. When expanded the 
lobes of the bells are slightly recurved, resem¬ 
bling a Lily. Height l5 inches. 
Crrandiflorum Coeruleum. Blue. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 75c. 
Phlox 
Annual — Culture “A” 
Blooms May to September 
For beds and massing nothing can surpass 
this well known hardy annual. It is of easy 
culture and thrives in sunny positions. Sow 
either in the fall or early spring. Height 16 in. 
Drummond! Graudiflora. Crimson, Flesh, 
Lilac, Primrose, Rose, White, Dark Eye, 
Violet, White Eye, and Mixed Colors. Pkt., 
10c; oz., $1.50. 
Phlox Drummond! G!g'antea. A new strain 
of Phlox Drummondi with flowers over an 
inch in diameter in beautiful soft art shades. 
Height 12 inches. Pkt., 15c; oz., $1.50. 
Nana Compacta. A dwarf variety, growing 
only about 8 inches high. Excellent for bed¬ 
ding, or edging. Rose, Scarlet, Salmon, White 
and Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.50. 
Perennial — Culture “E” 
Blooms May to September 
Decussata. A hardy herbaceous perennial, and 
quite distinct from the annual Phlox Drum¬ 
mondi. Very easy to grow, and bears large 
heads of beautiful flowers of many colors. 
Height 2% ft; Mixed colors. The seed should 
be sown in boxes or in a greenhouse. Pkt., 
15c; oz., $2.50. 
PofLp^f. 
Annual — Culture “A” 
Blooms May and June 
Sown in the fall or early spring. Poppies may be brought into bloom before 
Tulips have hardly finished flowering. Few flowers have the same grace of stem, 
airiness of poise, delicacy of tissue and range of color as this hardy annual. A 
sandy loam suits them best, and they do not stand transplanting. Sow thinly on 
top of finely prepared soil. Height 2% ft. 
Britt’s Fink Gem. A gorgeous double 
flower of lovely pink Pkt., 10c; oz., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Sanford’s Giants. Large flowers. 
Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., $2.00. 
Dannebrogr. Large handsome single va¬ 
riety, scarlet with large white splotch 
on each petal. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
Slng'le Shirley, The favorite single 
Poppy. The flowers appear like crum¬ 
pled satin in the sunlight, and the 
colors range from white to scarlet. 
Splendid for beds or borders. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 75c. 
Double Shirley. A very pretty strain 
with double flowers in the same won¬ 
derful range of colors as the Single 
Shirley. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.25. 
Carnation Flowered. Extremely dou¬ 
ble and daintily fringed. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., $1.00. 
Peony Flowered. Immense showy, 
double flowers resembling double 
peonies. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
American Deg-ion. A greatly im¬ 
proved English Scarlet or Flanders 
Poppy with very large flowers of 
dazzling orange-scarlet, white cen¬ 
ters. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
Perennial — Culture “E” 
Blooms May to August 
Pavaver Orientale. A royal mem¬ 
ber of the Poppy family with mag¬ 
nificent foliage and huge cup-shaped 
flowers with crinkled petals. The seed 
should be sown early in the spring. 
The plants will disappear in July and 
August, reappearing in cold weather. 
When this fall growth starts, trans¬ 
plant to permanent location. It is well 
to mark the places in which they are 
planted to insure the roots against dis¬ 
turbance during their annual rest 
period. Height 21/2 ft. 
Orientale Scarlet. Extra large flow¬ 
ers, deep scarlet. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.50. 
Orientale Princess Victoria lionise. 
Rich salmon-pink. Pkt., 15c; oz., 
$9.00. 
Orientale Hybrids. Mixed colors. Pkt., 
10c; oz., $1.50. 
Pavaver Nudicaule. This is a hardy 
perennial, and may be sown either in 
the fall or early spring, as it will 
flower the first year from spring sown 
seed. Of graceful habit, with fern¬ 
like foliage, and satin-like flowers, 
borne in endless profusion in a wide 
range of color from white through 
yellow to orange-scarlet. Height 1 ft. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.75. 
CADIFOBNIA FOFFV (See Esch- 
scholtzia, pag'e 52). 
SANTA BARBARA TULIP POPPY 
(See Hunnemannia). 
Rudbeckia 
Annual — Culture “A” 
Blooms June to November 
A strong and quick growing annual, 
bearing immense quantities of yellow 
cone-shaped flowers suitable for planting 
in clumps or among shrubbery. 
Bicolor Superba. This variety is often 
called Brown-Eyed Susan. Yellow with 
brown center. Height 3 ft. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., $1.00. 
Perennial — Culture “E” 
Blooms June to November 
A strong and quick growing plant, 
bearing immense quantities of yellow 
cone-shaped flowers suitable for planting 
in clumps or among shrubbery. 
Hirta. (Black Eyed Susan). A useful 
perennial, with bright yellow flowers 
with black centers. Height 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
Laclniata. (Golden Ball). A hardy perennial with 
ball-shaped yellow flowers. Pkt., 20c. 
Pyrethrum 
Perennial — Culture “E” 
The first-named variety is the well-known Golden 
Feather, while the other is called “Painted Daisy.” 
Aureum. Often called 
Golden Feather. An 
attractive plant with 
cut foliage used for 
edging beds or bor¬ 
ders. Height 6 ins. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c. 
Hybridum. Also known 
as “Painted Daisy.” 
Single and double 
Daisy-shaped flowers 
with yellow centers. 
In a wide range of 
colors, and blooms 
from May to July. 
Fine for cutting. 
Height 16 ins. Pkt., 
20c; oz., $3.50, 
RAGGED ROBIN 
(See Cornflower). 
RESEDA (See Migr- 
nonette). 
RICINUS (See Cas- 
tor Oil Plant). 
ROCK CRESS (See 
Arabia). 
ROSE OF HEAVEN 
(See Vlscarla). 
ROSES (See inside 
back cover page). 
Portulaca 
Annual — Culture “A”, 
Blooms May to frost 
A brilliant annual with mosg-like 
foliage of easy culture. Excellent for 
massing in beds or rock garden. Thrives 
best in light sandy soil and in dry 
sunny situations. Flowers about an inch 
in diameter, and of the brightest colors. 
Height 6 inches. 
Single, Mixed Colors. Glossy, cup¬ 
shaped single flowers of many colors. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
Double, IlUxed Colors. The flower has 
the appearance of a miniature rose, 
and is sometimes called “Mexican 
Rose.” Only about 50% of the flow¬ 
ers come true to type. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
$2.50. 
Salpiglossis 
Annual — Culture “A” 
Blooms June to October 
Highly ornamental autumn-blooming 
annuals with funnel-shaped flowers curi¬ 
ously veined and marked, of easy culture, 
and best suited to light, sandy soil. 
Height 18 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.25. 
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Phlox Drummondi Gigontea 
