SEED CATALOGUE . 1939 
Flower Seeds 19 
AQUILEGIA • Columbine 
A hardy perennial of great beauty. The long-spurred type gives 
elegant cut-flowers. If sown in summer, plants will be ready by 
autumn for transplanting to the border to flower next May and June. 
Alpina. Beautiful, rare variety with short-spurred,Pkt. Largepkt. 
powdery blue flowers. A gem for the rockery. 1 foot.$0 15 $0 40 
Canadensis (Wild Columbine). Excellent for rock- 
garden or hardy border. The scarlet and yellow 
flowers bloom freely on plants 1 foot high. 15 40 
Californica hybrida. Large yellow flowers; dark 
orange spurs. 15 40 
Chrysantha. Rightly called the Golden Columbine. 
Fragrant and showy with long and slender spurs. 
2 to 3 feet. 15 40 
Caerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Sky-blue, 
with white corolla and long spurs. 2 feet. 15 40 
Clematiflora. See Novelties and Specialties, page 4. 
Crimson Star. New. Long spurs and petals of bril¬ 
liant dark crimson with creamy white corolla. 25 75 
Longissima. See Novelties and Specialties, page 4. 
Mrs. M. Nicholls. A glorified Caerulea. Large flowers 
and long spurs. Strong habit. 50 1 00 
Rose Queen. Beautiful, long-spurred, rose-colored 
flowers with white centers and yellow anthers... 25 75 
Long-spurred, Blue Shades. 25 75 
Long-spurred, Pink Shades. 25 75 
Long-spurred, Orange and Scarlet Shades. 25 75 
Long-spurred, Snow Queen. Pure white; fragrant 25 75 
Waterer’s Superb Long-spurred. See Novelties and 
Specialties, page 4. 
Dobbie’s Imperial Hybrids. Magnificent range of 
color. This strain is the result of many years of 
careful selection; very long spurs and fine form ... 25 75 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. One of the finest strains 
ever raised. The blooms are large, with very long 
spurs and co me in a fascinating range of colors. 25 75 
Long-spurred Hybrids, Mixed. A fine mixture ... 10 25 
Double Mixed. 10 25 
Single Mixed. 10 25 
Argemone 
ARABIS - Rock Cress 
Alpina. Early spring-flowering perennial plants especially Pkt. 
adapted for edging and rockery. They form a dense carpet 
completely covered with pure white blossoms in May. 
6 inches.oz. 25 cts. ; .$0 10 
Alpina, Snowcap. An excellent new Arabis of compact habit. 
The numerous pure white flowers are borne well above the 
foliage in great profusion. 25 
ARCTOTIS • African Daisy 
Grandis. A remarkably handsome annual which forms bushes 
2 to 3 feet high. Its flowers are large and showy, being pure 
white on the upper surface, with a light blue center sur¬ 
rounded by a narrow golden band. The reverse of petals is 
pale lilac-blue. Valuable as a cut-flower, the blooms lasting 
a week to ten days after being cut.J^oz. 25 cts.. . 
Large-flowering Hybrids. Many delightful colors never 
before seen in these fine flowers—yellows, reds, rose, and inter¬ 
mediate shades. Plants grow 8 to 10 inches high. Flowers 
2J^ inches in diameter.Large pkt. 40 cts... 
10 
Long-spurred Aquilegia 
ARGEMONE . Mexican or Prickly Poppy 
Hybrida grandiflora. Sturdy bushes 3 feet high; pale green, Pkt. 
spiny foliage, with clear silvery midrib and veins. The poppy¬ 
like flowers are of satiny texture, over 3 inches across, and 
come in various shades from rich yellow to creamy white. It 
starts blooming early in July and continues without interrup¬ 
tion until November. A very pretty and ornamental annual 
in or out of bloom. The foliage is especially decorative and 
the stems and seed-pods have a picturesqueness rare in 
plants so easily grown.J^oz. 25 cts... $0 10 
ARMERIA - Sea Thrift 
Formosa. Dwarf-growing perennial, with grassy leaves and a 
tufted habit of growth. The rose-pink flowers are borne in 
globular heads from May till September. Suitable for edgings, 
borders, and rock-garden.Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Laucheana. Produces a mass of rosy crimson flowers all sum¬ 
mer. Fine for edging and planting in rockery. 6 inches. . . . 
Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
Bees’ Ruby. Large, brilliant rose-pink; long stems. Height 
2 feet.Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Arctoti3 
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