Agcratiim, Blue Perfection 
FOR YOUR 
CONVENIENCE 
The capital letters after the 
name of each flower give 
you the following infor¬ 
mation: 
(A) —Annual 
(B) —Biennial 
(HP) —Hardy Perennial 
(HHP) •— Half-hardy 
Perennial 
(TP) —Tender Perennial 
—Suited to Rock Garden 
• —Suited to Full Shade 
4—Suited to Semi-shade 
AGERATUM (A)i*— An easily 
grown annual that blooms all sum¬ 
mer and fall and does well in hot, 
dry weather. Six inches to three 
feet high. Useful throughout the 
garden. Dwarf varieties are excel¬ 
lent for bedding and borders. 
Mixed —Tall Sorts. 
Blue Ball —Dwarf dark blue. 
Blue Perfection —Dwarf vivid 
color. 
★ ★ ★ 
AFRICAN DAISY— See Arctotis. 
Alyssinn, Saxatile 
ALYSSUM (A) and (HP) ,g—An 
annual everyone knows and loves. 
Blooms vigorously all summer. 
The uniform, fragrant flowers make 
an ideal edging and almost never 
fail. From four to ten inches high. 
Carpet of Snow —Well named. 
4 inches. 
Saxatile —Brilliant yellow. Hardy. 
12 inches. 
Mixed 
★ ★ ★ 
AMARANTHUS (A) —Tall showy 
annual with colored foliage. Likes 
hot sunny sites and lean soil. 
Three to five feet high. Flowers 
in clusters. Needs room. 
Tri-color (Joseph’s Coat)—Inner 
foliage bronze, outer gold and 
scarlet. 
Caudatus — (Love-lies-bleeding) 
Drooping red spikes. 
Mixed —Attractive variety. 
★ ★ ★ 
ANCHUSA (Blue Bird) (A)t*— 
Annual about fifteen inches high 
with sprays of vivid indigo blue, 
forget-me-not like flowers. Plants 
are compact, even, showy. Blooms 
all summer. A brilliant addition to 
your garden. 
★ ★ ★ 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
(A) —Sow early. They germinate 
slowly and require full sun. A 
hardy annual, with a gorgeous 
range of color. Keep seed pods 
Antirrhinum, Tall 
Finest Mixed 
picked and they bloom all sum¬ 
mer in fragrant spikes. Two feet. 
Tall Finest Mixed —Interesting 
colors. 
Dwarf Mixed —16 inches. 
Crimson, Rose, Ruby, Copper, 
and other individual shades. 
Rust-proof Mixed. (See Page 4). 
California Giants —3 feet. Large 
showy spikes. 
Celestial —All America Award of 
Merit, 1938 (See page 5). Packet 
25c. 
★ ★ ★ 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
(HP)4* —A delightful perennial 
easily grown from seed. Sow in 
flats in early summer, transplant 
to bed in early fall. Prefer light 
shade and not too rich soil. Begin 
blooming in spring. Wide range of 
brilliant tones and soft pastel 
shades. Two to four feet. 
Single Mixed 
Double Mixed 
★ ★ ★ 
ARABIS (Rock Cress) (HP)>g 4 — 
A spreading dwarf, spring-flower¬ 
ing perennial. Thrives in any soil 
but needs sun. Plant in flats in 
early summer; set out in fall. The 
spreading tufts are a mass of pure 
white. Unequaled for rockeries 
and edgings. Withstands drought. 
Always neat. 7 inches. 
Giant Aster, Finest Mixed 
ARCTOTIS (African Daisy) (A)*- 
A handsome annual desirable for 
cutting. Blooms from July till 
frost. Large daisy-like flowers have 
white petals with reverse side lilac 
blue, klauve center. Start in hot¬ 
bed. Plants are bushy and much 
branched, 2 to 3 feet high. Likes 
sunny situation. 
★ ★ ★ 
Asters (A) 
A universally popular annual, the 
mainstay of the garden in late 
summer. Invaluable for cutting. 
Delightful for bedding. Need rich 
new soil and good sun. Best 
started indoors for early bloom, 
to 2}/^ feet. 
American Branching —Alixed va¬ 
riety of colors, large double flowers. 
California Giants —Large flowers, 
fine color variety. Mixed. 
Enchantress — All America Selec¬ 
tion, 1938. (See Page 5). Packet, 
25c. 
Giant Comet or Crego —Immense 
flowers, feathery curled petals. 
Striking color variety. (See Page 4 
for color illustration). 
American Branching Asters 
Giant Comet Illusion — All Amer¬ 
ica Selection, 1938. (See Page 5). 
Packet, 25c. 
Giant Peony Flowered Rosebud. 
(See Page 4). Packet 15c. 
Queen of the Market —The early 
favorite. Spreading. 16 inches 
high. Alixed color. 
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To help give your garden all the glorious color 
that asters can bring we oJfer . . . 
Any six 15c packets (90c value).for only 75c 
Or any six 10c packets (60c value) .... for only 50c 
Super Giant El Monte. (See 
Page 4). 
Super Giant Los Angeles. (See 
Page 4). 
★ ★ ★ 
BABY’S BREATH— See Gypso- 
phila. 
★ ★ ★ 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON or CEN- 
TAUREA (Corn Flower) (A)— 
This easily grown, old fashioned 
hardy annual blooms from early 
summer to hard frost. The foliage 
is plain, the flowers a mass of 
color and are excellent for cutting. 
Two feet high. Sow broadcast. 
Blue —A universal favorite. 
Mixed —Blue, white, maroon, 
pink, red. 
(See also Gomphrena) 
Balsam (Lady Slipper) 
BALLOON VINE (Love-in-a-Puff) 
(A) —A quick growing, hardy, an¬ 
nual climber. The delicate foliage 
is an ideal cover for fences, etc. 
The small white flowers are fol¬ 
lowed by interesting balloon like 
seed pods. Best in light soil. Five 
to ten feet. 
★ ★ ★ 
BALSAM (Lady Slipper) (A)^— 
A favorite old time annual. Hardy 
bushy plants 18 inches high. \Yant 
partial shade and plenty of mois¬ 
ture. Flowers on short stems, some 
times two inches across. Bloom for 
sixty days. 
Double Mixed —pleasing color 
range. 
★ ★ ★ 
BEAN—SCARLET RUNNER (A) 
—An edible scarlet and purple 
bean. A quick growing plant that 
bears large sprays of scarlet colored 
pea-like flowers. Start them in a 
hot bed or cold frame or in flats 
indoors from March to May. 
★ ★ ★ 
BELLIS PERENNIS (English 
Daisy) (B)* —The delightful little 
flowers of this popular variety are 
loved for their bright color, long 
season, and profuse bloom, stand¬ 
ing on stiff stems above the leafy 
base. Six to eight inches high. 
Mixed —.V happy assortment of 
color. 
★ ★ ★ 
BLANKET FLOWER— See Gail- 
lardia. 
★ ★ ★ 
BLUE LACE FLOWER (Didiscus) 
(A) — Blooming profusely from 
July to November, the exquisite 
lavender flowers are e.xcellent for 
cutting. Grows about 18 inches 
high with scores of flowers in each 
cluster. Often raised in green¬ 
houses. 
