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The TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, La Conner, Washington 
★ PHACELIA. This is sometimes called 
California Bluq Bells. The flower is some¬ 
what like the single Canterbury Bell, of 
beautiful cup-shaped formation and a 
lovely gentian blue. Plants about 1 foot 
high and literally covered with lovely 
flowers throughout the summer. Very eas¬ 
ily grown but does not transplant easily. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI. A beautiful showy 
annual. All colors; mixed, very brilliant. 
Phlox 
*PINKS, DOUBLE CHINESE. No flower 
garden is complete without a few clumps 
of this delightful annual. The flowers have 
a pleasing range of colors and a spicy 
fragrance that always makes them a fa¬ 
vorite. 
POPPIES. Peony flowered; mixed colors. 
Large and brilliant. Grows very quickly 
and easily. Makes a fine show. 
★ PORTULACA. Sometimes called Moss 
Rose. It is one of the most beautiful of 
the dwarf bedding plants. The cup-shaped 
flowers are about an inch in diameter and 
various shades of pink, red, yellow and 
white. The fleshy stems grow almost flat 
on the ground. Single Portulaca, pkt. 5c; 
Double Portulaca, pkt. 10c. 
★ PUMILA or BORDER MARIGOLD. This 
is a miniature Marigold, with finely cut 
foliage, growing about 1 foot high and be¬ 
ing completely covered with a profusion 
of bright orange flowers. It blooms over a 
long period. 
Salpiglossis 
SALPIGLOSSIS. One of the most beauti¬ 
ful annuals. Our strain contains a mar¬ 
velous array of shades and colors. They 
should be in every flower garden. 
RICINUS. Also called Castor Oil Plant. A 
tall growing plant planted for its large 
colored leaves which give it a tropical ap¬ 
pearance. Fine as a hedge or to cover un¬ 
sightly places. 
SCABIOSA. These beautiful hardy annu¬ 
als are in great demand. They grow about 
2% feet tall and bloom from early summer 
until frost. As a flower for cutting they 
are very popular. The flowers compare 
favorably with the finest hothouse carna¬ 
tions both in size and shape. Scabiosas 
display many bright and charming colors. 
(See page 5.) 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. A pole or 
running bean that because of its showy 
scarlet flowers is much used for ornamen¬ 
tal purposes. It is a rapid grower and 
makes a handsome covering for trellises. 
The beans are of excellent quality and are 
fine as shell beans. Pkt. 5c. See Pole Beans. 
SHIRLEY POPPIES. The Shirley Poppy 
is the most beautiful type of poppy grown. 
The foliage has a soft hairy covering and 
the petals are immense and have a beau¬ 
tiful satin-like texture. The flowers are of 
many colors, there being white, pink, lav¬ 
ender, purple and various shades of red 
and scarlet. 
SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum). There has 
been a greater improvement in this old- 
time favorite during the last three or four 
years than in almost any other flower. 
The giant flowering Snapdragons of today 
are infinitely better than the old well- 
known common sort. Flowers large, deli¬ 
cately shaded and of many colors. 
Snap Dragon 
STATICE. A fine annual that can be used 
either as a cut flower or dried as an ever¬ 
lasting and used for bouquets in the win¬ 
ter. For this purpose it is especially de¬ 
sirable as the dried blossoms retain their 
color exceptionally well. Our mixture con¬ 
tains shades of rose, pink, blue, and white. 
STOCKS. Large flowered ten weeks stocks 
are among the finest hardy annuals we 
have, either for garden or pot culture. The 
flowers are borne in dense spikes in a 
great range of colors and are very fra¬ 
grant. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus) . This variety 
of sunflower resembles a large Gaillardia. 
The flowers are in various shades of yel¬ 
low and orange. Free bloomer. Fine for 
bouquets or growing among shrubbery. 
SWEET WILLIAM. A very fine perennial 
for either cut flowers or for borders. It 
grows about 18 inches tall in good soil and 
will produce a wonderful display of fra¬ 
grant blossoms. One of the finest and 
showiest of the hardy perennials. 
SWEET SULTANS. This flower is a won¬ 
derful improvement over the old well- 
known Bachelor Button which belongs to 
the same family. It is a hardy annual that 
produces many fine flowers in a pleasing 
array of colors. 
SWAN RIVER DAISY (Brachycome). A 
lovely free flowering annual of compact 
habit growing about 12 inches high. The 
plants are covered with a profusion of 
blue or white daisy-like blossoms. Splen¬ 
did for edging small beds, rock gardens or 
for pot plants. 
PRICES—Pkg. 5c; any six for 25c; twelve 
for 50c; twenty-five for $1.00. 
VERBENA. A hardy annual of easy cul¬ 
ture. Soaking the seed in water before 
planting will hasten the germination. Can 
be used either for bedding or border 
plants. 
Verbena 
★ VIRGINIA STOCKS. A charming little 
bedding or border annual in bright shades 
of red rose and white. Blooms early and 
for a long period. 
WALLFLOWER. Single mixed colors. 
Hardy perennial, fragrant. Blooms pro¬ 
fusely early in spring next year after 
planting and continues to bloom for sev¬ 
eral years. 
ZINNIA. This is one of the finest of the 
bedding annuals and produces an abun¬ 
dance of large, double flowers of a type 
well adapted either for flower beds or 
bouquets. Zinnias have a splendid assort¬ 
ment of shades and colors, which with 
their hardiness make them a very popular 
flower. For extra fine strains of Dahlia 
Flowered Zinnias, see page 5. 
See page 24 for Zinnia Plants. 
Flower Seed Mixtures 
FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE. This mix¬ 
ture contains a fine collection of many 
varieties of annual and perennial flowers, 
many of which are not even in our list. 
Very fine for waste space. Will supply 
many bouquets of mixed flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
ROCK GARDEN MIXTURE. This mix¬ 
ture contains a wide assortment of annual 
and perennial plants especially adapted 
for planting in rock gardens. Should be 
planted before the weather becomes too 
dry. Pkt. 10c. 
Everything that is necessary for the 
raising of good flowers — seed, plants, 
bulbs, fertilizers, sprays, and soil condi¬ 
tioners—are listed in this catalog. See in¬ 
dex at back of catalog. 
Wall Flower 
