FOR YOUR 
CONVENIENCE 
The capital letters after the name 
of each flower give you the fol¬ 
lowing information: 
(A) —Annual 
(B) —Biennial 
(HP)—Hardy Perennial 
(HHP)—Half-hardy Perennial 
(TP)—Tender Perennial 
• —Suited to Full Shade 
^—Suited to Semi-shade 
AGERATUM (A) ♦—Easily g rown 
plants, densely covered with blos¬ 
soms. Use taller sorts for cutting 
—dwarfs for edging. (See Page 
14 for color illustration.) 
Blue Cap —New, dwarf. The neat 
little plants are completely cov¬ 
ered with blooms from midsum¬ 
mer until frost. Wonderfully rich, 
deep blue. Packet, 15c. 
Fairy Pink —Soft rosy salmon pink 
blossoms that come when plant is 
only 1 '/2 to 2"—continuing until 
plant reaches its 5-inch maximum 
height. Packet, 15c. 
Blue Perfection —Compact growth, 
9 to 12 inches. Dainty lavender- 
blue flowers. (See Page 14 for 
for color illustration.) 
ALYSSUM (A) & (HP)— The 
fragrant annual sarts bloom al¬ 
most continuously from early 
summer until frost. For perma¬ 
nence in the border, plant the 
perennial varieties. Alyssum is 
easily grown in any good garden 
soil. 
Little Gem (A) —Graceful dwarf 
plant, about 6 inches. Clouds of 
honey-scented white blooms. Ex¬ 
cellent for edging, or massing. 
Carpet of Snow (A) —Finest 
edging plant. The mass of flat, 
rounded flowers form a continu¬ 
ously blooming snow-white ribbon 
in the border. 4 inches. 
Soxotile (HP) —Compact 9 inch 
plant, whose deep golden yellow 
flowers brighten the border in 
late spring. 
Mixed 
AMARANTHUS (A)— Tall, ro¬ 
bust, showy, with colored foliage. 
Likes hot sunny sites, lean soil, 
and plenty of room. 
Tri-color (Joseph's Coot) —Inner 
foliage bronze, outer gold and 
scarlet. 
ANCHUSA (Blue Bird) (a)^ — 
Sprays of vivid indigo blue, for¬ 
get-me-not like flowers. Plants 
are compact, even, showy. Blooms 
all summer. A brilliant addition 
to your gorden. 15 inches. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
(A) ^—Sow early. They germin¬ 
ate slowly and require full sun. 
A hardy annual, with a gorgeous 
range of color. Keep seed pods 
picked and they bloom all sum¬ 
mer in fragrant spikes. 
California Giants —Large showy 
spikes. 3 feet. Packet, 15c. 
Celestial —This impressive new 
Snapdragon won the All-America 
Award of Merit, 1938. A majestic 
flawer, with large, compact 
spikes. Unusual salmon-rose, clear 
and rich. Packet, 15c. 
8 
Crimson, Rose, Ruby, Copper, 
and other individual shades. 
Dwarf Mixed —About 16 inches. 
Giant Rust-proof Mixed —Famous 
winner of the All-America Award 
for immunity to destructive rust. 
Vigorous long-blooming large 
flowers, in a fine color assort¬ 
ment. (See Page 9 for color illus¬ 
tration.) Packet, 15c. 
Tall, Finest Mixed —Extremely in¬ 
teresting colors. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) (HP) 
^—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. Blooms in 
spring ond early summer in a 
wide range of both brilliant and 
pastel colors. 2 to 4 feet. (See 
Page 9 for color illustration.) 
Double Mixed 
Single Mixed 
ASTERS (A) —Universally popu¬ 
lar, the mainstay of the garden 
in late summer. Invaluable for 
cutting or bedding. Need rich 
new soil and good sun. I ’/2 to 
2'/2 feet. 
American Branching — Mixed — 
large, double flowers. 
Enchantress —A new wilt resistant 
Improvement of the Crego type, 
with long petals curled back at 
bloom, with curled, twisted chrys¬ 
anthemum-like petals. Blooms 
abundantly. Branching, 24 inch 
plants. Fine long stems. All the 
delightful aster colors. (See Page 
9 for color illustration.) 
Giant Peony Flowered —A fully 
double giant, wonderful for cut¬ 
ting. Keeps well. Excellent stems. 
Delightful range of colors. Pack¬ 
et, I 5c. 
Improved New California Giants 
— Mixed and in a variety of 
colors. Packet, 15c. 
Queen of the Market —The early 
favorite. Spreading. 16 inches 
high. Mixed colors. 
Sunshine —All colors. Packet, 15c. 
Super Giant El Monte —One of 
the most popular new asters, re¬ 
sembling Los Angeles, in shape, 
size and feathery form. Glowing 
crimson. All-America, 1936. Pack¬ 
et, 25c. • 
Super Giant Los Angeles —Huge 
shell pink flowers, frequently 8 
inches across on fine stems. Plants 
about 30 inches and have excel¬ 
lent stems. Curling interlaced 
petals. Packet, 25c. 
BABY'S BREATH —See Gyp- 
sophila. 
achelor’s 
Button 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON or CEN- 
TAUREA (Cornflower.) (A) — 
Hardy, rather thistle-like flowers, 
fine for cutting and border plant- 
FLOWER 
SEEDS 
PER PACKET 
except where 
otherwise noted 
Small white flowers are followed j 
by interesting balloon-like seed : 
pods. Best in light soil. Five to j 
ten feet. 
BALSAM (Lady Slipper) (A)4r 
—A favorite old time annual. I 
Hardy, bushy plants 18 inches^ 
high. Wants partial shade and j 
plenty of moisture. Flowers on 
short stems, sometimes two inches I 
across. Blooms for sixty days. J 
Double Mixed —A pleasing color | 
ronge. 
BEAN (Scarlet Runner) (A) — 
An edible scarlet and purple 
bean. Cuick growing, bearing 
large sprays of scarlet colored 
pea-like flowers. 
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy) 
(B)^ — Delightful little button¬ 
like flowers, loved for their bright 
Antirrhinum 
Amaranthus, Caudatus 
Aster 
Peony-flowered 
ssum, Soxotile 
Agerotum 
the tips and somewhat entwined 
in the center of the flower. Pleas¬ 
ing pink with an undertone of 
rich salmon. All-America Selec¬ 
tion, 1938. Packet, 15c. 
Giant Comet Illusion —A beauti¬ 
ful flower of its type, with a fine 
creamy salmon-pink color. Wilt- 
resistant. Packet, 15c. 
Giant Comet —Mixed, and in a 
variety of colors. 
Giant Crego —Immense fluffy 
Ing. Bloom from early summer 
until hard frost. 
Blue —Universal favorite. 
Jubilee Gem —(See Page 4 for 
description and calor illustra¬ 
tion.) 
Mixed — Blue, white, maroon, 
pink, red. 
BALLOON VINE (Love-ln-A-Puff) 
(A) —Cuick-growlng, hardy, an¬ 
nual climber. The delicate foliage 
is an ideal cover for fences, etc. 
color, long season, and protuse 
bloom. Standing on stiff stems 
above the leafy base. 6 to 8 b 
I nches. i 
Mixed —In many colors. | 
BLANKET FLOWER— See Gail- | 
lardia. i| 
BLUE LACE FLOWER (Didiscus) | 
(A) —Exquisitely dainty clusters 
of lavender-blue flowers that look 
like tiny parasols. Fine for cut- ! 
ting. Does best in cool locations, j 
