SEED CATALOGUE • 1939 
Flower Seeds 45 
HARDY PRIMULAS 
These are among the best of the early spring-blooming plants. With slight pro¬ 
tection they will stand the winter, but will do better if protected by a coldframe. 
Auricula. A well-known variety of great beauty. Brilliantly colored flowers in Pkt. 
umbels. Choice mixed from prize flowers. 6 inches.Large pkt. 75 cts.. .$0 25 
Bulleesiana Hybrida. Very showy; yellow, orange, apricot and red shades. 
\]/2 feet.Large pkt. 75 cts... 25 
Cashmiriana. Very early flowering with dense heads of deep lilac flowers. 
1 foot.Large pkt. $1.. 50 
Denticulata. Large, globular heads of deep rosy lilac flowers. 1 foot. 
Large pkt. $1.. 35 
Florindae. A stately variety that blooms during July and August, bearing 60 to 
80 fragrant, bright yellow, pendent flowers. 4 feet.Large pkt. SI.. 35 
Japonica, Mixed. One of the finest Primroses for the garden, producing several 
whorls of large flowers, on erect stems, varying from white to crimson. 
feet.Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Polyanthus (P. elatior). The colors range from white to deep maroon, the yellow, 
rose, and crimson shades being particularly fine. 1 foot.... Large pkt. 50 cts... 20 
Polyanthus, Giant Yellow. Immense heads of yellow blooms. Desirable for 
winter flowering in the conservatory. 15 inches.Large pkt. 75 cts... 25 
Polyanthus, Giant Bouquet. See Novelties and Specialties, page 11. 
Polyanthus, Munstead Strain. Magnificent strain with flowers in many 
shades of cream and yellow, as well as white. 1 foot.Large pkt. 75 cts... 25 
Pulverulenta. Rich ruby-crimson, similar to P. japonica. Very effective. 
2 feet.Large pkt. 75 cts... 25 
Sikkimensis (The Himalayan Cowslip). Sweet-scented, drooping, pale yellow 
flowers produced in clusters.Large pkt. 75 cts... 25 
Vulgaris (English Primrose). Flowers fragrant, canary-yellow color. 4 inches.. 
Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Vulgaris, True Blue. Rich, velvety blue. Same habit as the yellow. 50 
Pyrethrum hybrid um grandiflorum 
PYRETHRUM 
Hardy perennials, bearing single and double aster-like flowers on 
long stalks; excellent for cutting. 2 feet. 
Hybridum roseum, Rose. Bright rose. 
Hybridum grandiflorum. Large-flowering single 
mixed.J^oz. 75 cts... 
Hybridum fl.-pl. Finest double hybrids. Seed saved 
from the finest collection. 
Aureum (Golden Feather). Dwarf bedding plant, with 
yellow, fern-like leaves, useful for edging beds and 
borders.34°z- 25 cts... 
RUDBECKIA 
Bicolor superba (Coneflower). Fine free-flowering annual, growing 
about 2 feet high, forming a dense bush and producing an abun¬ 
dance of bright yellow flowers with brown central discs; fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 10 cts.; J4oz. 25 cts. 
Kelvedon Star. Perfect, long-stemmed flowers for cutting. They 
vary both in form and coloring, but all have dark brown central 
discs, surrounded by a shining mahogany zone on petals of deep 
orange. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Pkt. 
Large 
pkt. 
$0 15 
$0 40 
15 
40 
25 
75 
10 
RICINUS » Castor-Oil Bean 
Picturesquely showy and imposing, the Ricinus gives to the garden 
magnificent semi-tropical effects. Grown as a specimen it makes a 
perfect pyramid of gigantic leaves. 
Bourboniensis arboreus. Large and hands< 
green foliage. 10 to 15 feet. 
Cambogensis. Large, bronzy red-maroon leaves; 
stalks are nearly black. 5 feet. 
Gibsoni. Dark purplish red foliage. 5 feet. 
Red Spire. Bronzy green; red ribs and veins. 
Sanguineus. Red stalks, scarlet fruit. 8 feet. 
Zanzibarensis, Mixed. Very tall, stately plants with 
leaves of enormous size, varying in color from light 
green to purplish red. 12 to 14 feet.. 
Mixed. All sorts.. 
SALVIA • Scarlet Sage 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
$0 10 
$0 25 
10 
25 
10 
25 
10 
35 
10 
25 
10 
25 
10 
20 
Salvias make a striking display, with their long, brilliant flower- 
spikes. They bloom continuously from early summer until frost. 
Sow seed as early as possible, in shallow boxes or pots in the greenhouse or coldframe. When 
plants are large enough, transplant singly into small pots, and set out when all danger of frost 
is past. May also be sown in the open ground in May. 
America. Of dwarf, bushy, compact growth. Uniform in height and shape. A Pkt. htoz. 
free and continuous bloomer with large spikes of brilliant scarlet.... }^oz. $1. .$0 25 $1 50 
Bonfire. Compact bushy plants, 2 feet high, producing innumerable erect spikes 
of brilliant scarlet flowers.Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 75 
Splendens. Tall-growing with bright scarlet flowers. 3 feet.. Large pkt. 25 cts... 10 60 
Patens (Blue Sage). Deep rich blue flowers of velvety texture. Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Azurea grandiflora. Plants perennial, 4 to 5 feet high, that produce, during August 
and September, tall flower-spikes of beautiful light blue.Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
Farinacea. A perennial variety, but best grown as an annual. Seed sown in the 
open ground in May blooms from July to frost. The light blue flowers are borne 
on long spikes, held above the foliage. 2 feet.oz. 40 cts... 10 75 
Farinacea, Blue Bedder. A more compact form with deeper blue flowers. 
Large pkt. 50 cts... 20 
5ALPIGLOSSIS . Painted Tongue 
These showy, half-hardy annuals bear beautiful, funnel-shaped flowers having dark veins on 
a ground which varies from white to crimson, yellow, orange, etc. They are easily grown, re¬ 
quire a light, rich, sandy loam and will respond to liberal treatment. Bloom from late summer 
until frost. 2 feet. 
Chamois Purple 
Crimson Purple and Gold 
Light Blue and Gold Rose and Gold 
Primrose 
Salvia farinacea 
Scarlet and Gold 
Violet 
White and Gold 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 10 varieties, 85 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts.; } 4 oz - 50 cts. 
