62 BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
SWEET PEAS 
3405—Cupid, Dwarf or Bedding 
These form a line of emerald-green foliage a little 
over a foot wide and 6 inches high, and from June 
until late summer are literally a sheet of bloom; the 
mixture contains all the colors. 
Mixed—Pkt. 10c 
(Sweet Rocket—Evening Scented Stock) 
*SWEET WILLIAMS 
Dianthus Barbatus—A well-known attractive, free- 
flowering, hardy perennial, producing a splendid effect 
in beds and borders, with rich and varied flowers. The 
demand for separate colors has induced us to offer this 
season several of the best and most distinct flowers. 
3440—Dark Crimson—Pkt. 10c. 
3443—Copper Red—A new and rich color. Pkt. 10c. 
3T46—Diadematus—Crimson, white eye. Pkt. 10c. 
3449—Giant White—Pkt. 10c. 
3452—Purple Beauty—Bright deep purple. Pkt. 10c. 
3455—Pink Beauty (Newport Pink)—Pkt. 10c. 
3458—Scarlet Beauty—A charming and distinct 
color. Pkt. 10c. 
3460—Giant-Flowered Single Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
3462—Double Giant-Flowered Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue) 
The foliage is very finely divided like that of the 
Maiden-hair fern or Columbina and is useful in making 
bouquets. The flowers are borne in feathery clusters. 
Easy of cultivation. Belong to the Buttercup order. 
3470—Dipterocarpum—4 to 5 ft. Aug.-Sept. Very 
graceful plumes of rosy purple flowers with conspicu¬ 
ous yellow anthers. Per pkt. 15c. 
THUNBERGIA 
3475—Black Eyed Susan—Beautiful rapid-growing 
climbers, fine for vases, rustic work or greenhouse 
culture. Half-hardy annuals; five feet. Fine mixed. 
Per pkt. 10c 
TITHONIA 
3480—Speciosa Mexican Sunflower—A rare plant 
from Mexico. Throwing up from the root many stout, 
woody stems furnished with rather large foliage. The 
flowers are large and remind one of an immense single 
Zinnia; color, dazzling orange-scarlet. It forms a 
large shrubby plant, flowers for a long period and is 
especially desirable for planting among shrubs or in 
the background of wide borders; will also bloom in 
winter in the house, if lifted before frost. Pkt. 16c. 
TORENIA 
3485—Fournieri—10 in. Bushy globular plants liter¬ 
ally covered with the lovely, richly-colored snapdragon¬ 
like flowers of a delightful sky-blue. With a touch of 
gold on the lip. In the south where it is seemingly 
difficult to have success with pansies these may be 
grown instead. They are excellent for beds, pots or 
hanging baskets. Pkt. 15c. 
*TRITOMA 
3490—Hybrida Mirabilis—An annual Red-Hot Poker 
Plant. Seed should be sown in temperate heat from 
January to March, pricked off and treated like half 
hardy annuals. The seedlings may be planted in open 
ground from end of April to May and they will bloom 
freely from August to late in the autumn. Pkt. 15c 
TROLLIUS (Globe Flower) 
Globe flowers of unique character, of bright orange 
or yellow, and finely cut leaves, make this a desirable 
subject for moist, lightly shaded locations or pool 
sides. (Seeds germinate slowly, soak in hot water for 
six hours before sowing.) 
3495—Golden Queen—3 to 4 ft. The plant is very 
vigorous, bearing large flowers of intense orange 
color, and flowers in autumn as well as early sum¬ 
mer. It comes practically true to type from seed. 
Pkt. 20c 
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URSINIA (Jewel of the Veldt) 
3500—Anethoides—An attractive annual, native of 
South Africa. It is easily grown from seed sown out¬ 
doors during the spring. The lovely, daisy-like flowers 
are borne on long wiry stems. They have rich orange- 
yellow ray-petals with a crown of deep purple spotted 
with jet-black. The plants bloom continuously from 
early summer until frost. Has graceful, lace-like, light 
green foliage; 10 in. Pkt. 10c. 
*VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope) 
Robust perennial blooming the first season from seed 
and bearing an abundance of showy flowers. Valuable 
for cutting. 3 feet. 
3505—Choice Mixed—Containing all shades. 
Pkt. 10c 
VENIDIUM 
(Monarch of the Veldt) 
3510—Fastuosum —• Large, 
brilliant orange flowers, 3 in. 
across, with a black-purple 
zone at the base of the ray- 
petals and a dark center 
with a gray-green, wool-like 
tuft. The plants grow 2 to 
3 feet tall and bloom from 
midsummer until frost. The 
foliage is a soft gray and 
forms a splendid background. 
Fine for garden display and 
for growing under glass. It 
is one of the most outstand¬ 
ing new flowers of recent 
introduction. Pkt. 10c. 
3515—Fastuosum Hybrids—2-3 ft. A new race with 
a remarkable range of colors, from pure white through 
ivory, yellow and buff, set off by glistening black 
centers with maroon markings at base of petals. 
Germinate and grow more vigorously than original. 
Pkt. 15c 
VERBENAS 
• 
Verbenas are free flowering hardy annuals of low 
spreading growth. Single plants in rich soil will cover 
a space three or four feet in diameter and furnish a 
profusion of flowers. If the flowers are kept cut, the 
plants will bloom much more freely. Plants grown 
from seed are not only cheaper than those grown from 
cuttings, but are more vigorous. 
Mammoth Strain—This is without doubt the finest 
strain in existence. 
3520—Blue Shades. 
3524—Helen Willmott—Salmon-rose, white eye. 
3527—Purple Shades—Dark purple. 
3530—Lucifer—Vivid scarlet-self. 
3533—Gigantea Alba—Pure white. Very fragrant. 
Above, each, pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c 
3538—Mammoth Mixed—Producing in handsome 
umbels flowers of large size of white, rose, scarlet, 
blue, purple. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c. 
35 4o—VERBENA 
ROYAL BOUQUET 
MIXED 
As the name suggests, this 
type is excellent for cutting. 
The plants are definitely up¬ 
right in habit, several 10 to 
12-inch stalks to a plant, 
each bearing full clusters of 
the large starry eyed flowers 
at the tip. They are fine for 
pot culture as well as cut¬ 
ting. The colors comprise a 
full range of the brighter 
shades. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBENA 
3548—Beauty of Oxford Hybrids—Many shades 
ranging from rose-pink to rose-red. Large blooms 
in elegant round trusses. Exceedingly showy. Pkt. 10c 
and Better Each Year. 
