New Calliopsis, Golden Crown 
AGERATUM Annual 
New Ageratum, “Blue Ball.” Plants compact, about 4 
inches high, the growth most uniform. The broad, green 
foliage is completely smothered with flowers of richest blue. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 3 pkts. 65 cts.; } 4 oz. $ 1 . 50 . 
Little Blue Star. Bright blue flowers on plants 4 to 5 inches 
high. Blooms all summer. Fine for edgings, rock-gardens, and 
combining with other dwarf flowers of harmonious colors. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; J£oz. 75 cts.; j^oz. $ 1 . 40 . 
Fairy Pink. See page 41 . 
Blue Perfection. Deep blue. 9 in. Pkt. 5 cts.; } 4 ,oz. 25 cts. 
Snowball. Pure white. 8 in. Pkt. 5 cts.; } 4 oz. 25 cts. 
Blue Cap. Dwarf. 4 in. Pkt. 20 cts.; 3 for 50 cts.; } 4 oz. $1. 
Princess Victoria Louise. Blue with white center. Beautiful. 
7 to 8 in. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 45 cts. 
Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. 5 cts.; J£oz. 25 cts. 
SWEET ALYSSUM (Madwort) 
Carpet of Snow (A . procumbens) . White. 2 to 3 inches. Pkt. 
5 cts.; J£oz. 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Little Gem (A. compaction erectum). White. This variety is 
very dwarf, 4 to 6 inches, but not so much so as the Carpet 
of Snow. Pkt. 5 cts.; J£oz. 20 cts.; Hoz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Lilac Queen. Deep lavender-lilac. Annual. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 70 cts. 
Basket of Gold (A. saxatile compactum ). A hardy perennial 
plant 12 inches high, covered with bright golden yellow 
flowers. Fine for edgings, rock-gardens, and bedding. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Koz. 40 cts.; oz. $ 1 . 50 . 
ANCHUSA myosotidiflora. Perennial. Resembles the forget- 
me-not. The plants are 12 to 18 inches high. Its big, heart- 
shaped, dark green leaves make a veritable carpet of green 
in shady places. Blooms during April, May. Pkt. 30 cts.; 
2 pkts. 50 cts.; V 4 oz. $ 4 ; J/^oz. $ 7 . 50 . 
AQTJILEGIA (Columbine). Beautiful and graceful in both 
flower and plant. Good in beds, borders, among hardy 
shrubbery, and a wonderful cut-flower. A hardy perennial, 
yet if the seed is sown early in the spring, it will bloom 
the same season and then abundantly each year. Plants 
grow 2 feet high. Our Schell’s Mixed Colors will give you 
a marvelous show of colors. (Ger. 12 to 60 days.) See 
colored illustration, page 49 . 
Cserulea (Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine). Violet-blue 
sepals, white corolla. Pkt. 10 cts.; j/g oz. 50 cts.; J 4 oz. 90 cts. 
Long-spurred Pink Hybrids. Pkt. 15 cts.; Koz. $ 1 . 50 . 
Long-spurred “Crimson Star.” Deep coppery crimson. 
1 Vi ft. Won Award of Merit from Royal Horticultural 
Society. Pkt. 25 cts.; J^oz. $ 1 . 50 . 
Schell’s Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; y$oz. 
50 cts.; J^oz. 90 cts. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON. See Centaurea Cyanus, Blue, 
page 48 and Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena), page 55 . 
BALSAM, Camellia-flowered (Lady’s Slipper). Rose color 
and all colors mixed. Easy to grow, blooms early and 
continually, making it an ideal flower for the garden. If 
the entire flower-stem is cut, it makes a fine vasing flower. 
Rose, Salmon King, White, Scarlet, Red and White 
Spotted, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts.; J£oz. 25 cts.; 
x Aoz. 45 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). Hardy Annual. A curious 
climbing vine; grows 10 feet from seed; the foliage is very 
ornamental, while the fruits are golden yellow, warted 
and, when ripe, open and show the seed in the brilliant 
carmine center. 
BALSAM PEAR. Fruits are pear-shaped. 
Each, pkt. 5 cts.; y 4 oz. 25 cts. 
BROWALLIA (Amethyst). Annual. Very beautiful in the 
garden where it blooms profusely from July until frost. 
Plants grow 1 Yv feet high and if lifted and potted in the 
fall and cut back, they will bloom indoors throughout the 
winter. Flowers are somewhat star-shaped. Blue, White, 
Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts.; Yoz. 30 cts.; Yoz. 60 cts. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 5 to 
10 days.) One of the best and showiest free-flowering 
hardy annuals, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed 
borders; blooms from early summer until killed by frost; 
valuable also for pot-culture in winter; fine for bouquets, 
being used very extensively by florists. 1 foot. 
Improved Campfire (Sensation). For bedding and bou¬ 
quets. Extremely large blooms of a very rich dark orange, 
with a scarlet sheen. Illustrated in color on page 48 . Pkt. 
10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. 35 cts.; Yoz. 55 cts. 
Chrysantha. Gold Medal. Large, double flower, shade of 
clear buttercup-yellow, with long, loosely arranged petals 
which droop somewhat to give the rounded appearance of 
a chrysanthemum on a long stem. Fine for cut-flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. 40 cts.;Koz. 65 cts. 
Orange Shaggy. Gold Medal Winner. The most graceful 
and unique Calendula ever seen. The petals are beautifully 
laciniated, giving the flower its shaggy appearance. Flow¬ 
ers are large, of rich orange color. Excellent for garden 
and for cutting. Illustrated in color on page 49 . Pkt. 
15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. 65 cts.; Yoz. $ 1 ; oz. $ 1 . 75 . 
Favorite. Cream, striped yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Lemon Queen (Sulphurea). Sunflower-yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Meteor. Creamy white, striped orange. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Nankeen (Le Proust). Cream, flushed apricot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Orange King. Dark orange-red, dark center. Pkt. 5 cts. 
The Ball. (Florist’s Strain.) Orange, light center. Pkt. 5 c. 
Any of above 6 Calendulas, V 2 oz - 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.; Yioz. 15 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Eschscholtzia. 
CALLIOPSIS, Golden Crown. Silver Medal, 1938 All- 
America Selections. Large, semi-double, rich yellow flowers 
with maroon centers on 1 -foot stems. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 
25 cts.; %oz. 35 cts. 
Golden Wave. Hardy Annual. (Ger. 8 to 10 days.) Bright 
golden yellow, with brown centers. An edging of this re¬ 
sembles a stripe of gold, from a distance. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
x / 4 oz. 25 cts. 
CANARY-BIRD VINE (Tropceolum canariense). Annual. 
(Ger. 10 to 20 days.) A fast-growing vine with good foli¬ 
age; yellow flowers. Vine grows 15 to 20 feet in a season. 
Sow where it is to bloom. Pkt. 5 cts.; Yoz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 5 to 10 days.) 
These are among the most highly prized of garden annuals. 
The best effect is produced by raising the plants in masses, 
the seeds being sown where the plants are to bloom. 
Empress or Giant Hyacinth-flowered. This is the finest 
of all white varieties, the plants, 18 inches high, being a 
complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for this 
reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts.; Yoz. 25 cts. 
Umbellata. Crimson, Flesh-Pink, Lavender, Rose* 
Cardinal (brilliant deep rosy red), and Mixed Colors* 
Each, pkt. 5 cts.; Yoz. 30 cts.; oz. 55 cts. 
For Hardy Candytuft, see Iberis sempervirens. 
CAMPANULA rotundifolia. The Blue Bells of Scotland. 
Hardy Perennial. Plants are 12 inches high, covered with 
a mass of beautiful clear purple-blue flowers. Blooms from 
June to August and is very showy. It is the true Harebell. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $ 1 . 
Persicifolia grandiflora Blue, Peach Bell. Hardy Peren¬ 
nial. Next to the Canterbury Bell, this is the most im¬ 
portant member of the Campanula family. It is a true 
perennial, 2 to 4 feet high, with fine wide-open bells of 
blue. Superb for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; 
Yoz. $ 1 . 25 ; H°z. $ 2 . 25 ; oz. $ 4 . 
Canterbury Bells or Cup-and-Saucer. Hardy Biennial. 
(Ger. 15 days.) It differs from the ordinary type in 
having an extra-large calyx, which is of the same color 
as the flower, giving the appearance of a cup and 
saucer. One of the noblest and most effective plants in the 
garden. They can be grown just as successfully in pots 
during the winter. We can supply in separate colors: 
Light Blue, Dark Blue, White, or Pink, and Mixed 
Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. 65 cts. 
Canterbury Bells, Annual. See page 49 . 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (Quamoclit hybrida). Annual. (Ger. 10 
to 20 days.) This is one of the best annual climbers, grow¬ 
ing 30 feet in a season. Its beautiful, fern-like foliage, 
almost hidden by the bright cardinal flowers, makes a rich 
effect. Pkt. 15 cts.; Yoz. 50 cts.; Yoz. 90 cts. 
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