ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
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Shirley Poppies 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI (Annual) 
It occupies a first place as a garden annual. 
Seed is usually sown very early in spring out¬ 
doors in rows one foot apart. A sunny situation 
is desirable. Well pulverized soil, preferably rich 
and mellow, should be used, and the seed which 
germinates rather slowly covered with about one- 
fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. Thin 
to six inches apart; one foot high. 
Pkt. HOz. 
Large Flowering. White .$0.10 $0.35 
Large Flowering. Shell-pink .10 .35 
Large Flowering. Deep rose .10 .35 
Large Flowering. Dark purple.10 .35 
Large Flowering. Fiery red.10 .35 
Large Flowering. Violet .10 .35 
Large Flowering. Mixed .10 .35 
PHYSALIS (Perennial) 
Francheti (Chinese Lantern Plant). feet. 
Flowers yellow with dark center. Produces bal¬ 
loon-like husks the second year from seed, which 
turn bright red when ripe and resemble Chinese 
lanterns. Useful in winter bouquets. August and 
September. Pkt., 10c; % oz. 30c. 
PLATYCODON (Wahlenbergia) (Perennial) 
Bearing lai^e, broad, bell-shaped blue flowers; 
very handsome for border or among shrubbery. 
June to September. 
Grandiflora. Blue. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 
POLEMONIUM (Jacob’s Ladder) (Perennial) 
Coeruleum. Popular border plant, with bell-shaped 
bluish-purple flowers. 1 to 2 feet. April to June. 
Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 30c. 
POPPIES (Annual) 
As early in spring as ground can be worked sow 
the seed, which is quite small, where the flowers 
are to bloom, as the annual varieties do not bear 
transplanting. Make rows 15 inches apart and 
cover seed lightly. When 2 inches high, thin from 
6 inches to 1 foot. 
American Legion or Flanders. Poppy dazzling 
orange-scarlet. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Shirley Mixed. Color, pure white to rose-pink, car¬ 
mine and deepest crimson. 20 inches. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 25o. 
Tulip Flowered Scarlet. Large, bright scarlet flow¬ 
ers. The two outer petals of the flower form a 
tulip cup. About IV 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 35c. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
Double Shirley Mixed. Beautiful hybrids with 
large double and semi-double flowers in a won¬ 
derful range of colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
Double Cardinal. Round as a ball. The flowers are 
of very large size and finely fringed. In color it 
is a glowing cardinal-red. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % 
oz., 25c. 
Double Carnation Flowered. Large, showy flowers. 
2 feet. Mixed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES (Perennial) 
Oriental Poppies should be sown in early spring 
in the c^en ground as soon as it is fit to work. 
The plants disappear during July and August, ap¬ 
pearing again as soon as the weather gets cool. 
When this fall growth starts is the time they 
should be transplanted to their permanent flower¬ 
ing quarters. 2 V 2 to 3 feet. May. 
Dark Red. Extra large flowers. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
40c. 
PHLOX (Dwarf) 
The plants grow very symmetrical, covered with 
flowers during the whole summer and fall. 6 
inches. 
Pkt. ^Oz. 
Fireball. A fine scarlet.$0.10 $0.30 
Pink .10 .30 
Snowball. Pure white.10 .30 
Dwarf Mixed. All colors.10 .30 
Gigantea Art Shades. A new, very large flowering 
Phlox containing many lovely pastel shades. Pkt., 
15c; M oz., 50o. 
Starred and Fringed Mixed. Very odd and pretty 
eflect. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 
Fine Mixed. Bright, showy flowers. Good for cut¬ 
ting. 1 foot. Pkt., 5c; % oz. 40c. 
PHLOX (Perennial) 
Decussata. 2 to 3 feet. July-September. Perennial 
varieties mixed from a celebrated collection. Seed 
slow and erratic in germinating; the seedlings 
may not appear for a year. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 50c. 
Orange Scarlet. About 3 feet high, with large 
orange-scarlet flowers; having a conspicuous 
black blotch on each petal. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. 
Salmon Pink. Beautiful salmon-pink. Pkt., 10c; 
M oz., 50c. 
Oriental Hybrids Mixed. Saved from a large num¬ 
ber of named sorts, embracing all of the colors. 
2^ to 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c. 
ICELAND POPPIES (Perennial) 
Iceland Mixed. While these are hardy perennials, 
they flower the first year from spring sown 
seeds. They are of graceful habit, with fem-like 
foliage; the satin-like flowers are borne in end¬ 
less profusion and are excellent for cutting. All 
summer. 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 35c. 
El Monte. This variety is a California introduc¬ 
tion; comes true from seed; strong wiry stems 
for cutting. Deep tangerine. IV 2 feet. Pkt., 15c. 
Yellow Wonder. Extra large. Rich yellow and strong 
grower. Pkt., 15c. 
