Rhodanthe Maculata 
STRAW FLOWERS AND IMMORTELLES 
Everlasting Flowers are greatly admired and 
highly prized for winter bouquets. They 
should be cut when partially expanded, and 
hung with the heads downward until thor¬ 
oughly dry. 
ACROCLINIUM 
Pretty daisy-like flowers, useful for bou¬ 
quets either fresh or when dried. Annual 
1 to 1% ft. high. 
2006 Double Pink. Packet 10c. 
2006 Double White. Packet 10c. 
2010 Double Mixed. Oz. 76c, packet 10c. 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena) 
Good bedding plant 2 feet high with flowers 
resembling clover heads, which can be dried 
for winter use. 
80*4 Purple. Pkt. 10c. 3036 Rose. Pkt. 10c. 
8M2 Flesh. Pkt. 10c. 3038 White. Pkt. 10c. 
8040 Fine Mixed. Height 1 ft. Oz. 60c, per 
packet 10c. 
HELICHRYSUM (Straw Flower) 
The rich brilliant colors are effective in beds 
and borders and are extensively grown for 
drying. Annual, 2% ft. 
8131 Double Brown. *141 Double White. 
8184 Double Crimson. 3142 Double Purple. 
8187 Double Pink. 8144 Double Yellow. 
8128 Double Salmon- 3145 Double Mixed. 
Rose. 
Price: The above J4 oz. 45c, packet 10c. 
RHODANTHE (Swan River Everlasting) 
Charming annual. 1 ft. high. 
3767 Double Rose. Packet 10c. 
3772 Double Mixed. % oz. 35c; packet 10c. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender) 
Very popular cut flowers, fresh or dried, 1% 
to 2 ft. The Sinuata type is annual, others 
are perennial. 
3855 Sin. Dark blue. 3853 Sin. White. 
3854 Sin. Lavender. 3852 Bonduelli. Yellow. 
3858 Sin. Rose. 
3860 Sinuata. Mixed. Oz. 45c. 
3870 Suworowli. Slender spikes, bright rose. 
3862 Caspia. Feathery spikes lavender blue. 
3864 Latifolia. Panicles of minute lavender 
flowers. 
Price: All the Above, 10c per Pkt. 
XERANTHEMUM (Immortelle) 
It grows to 2 or 3 ft., bearing an abundance 
of bright rose, purple and white flowers. 
4080 Choice Double Mixed. % oz. 35c, packet 
10c. 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS MIXED 
The Everlasting Flowers, Strawflowers or 
Immortelles are interesting when grown 
in a mixed bed in the garden, they are 
also useful and colorful in the home dur¬ 
ing the winter months. Our mixture con¬ 
tains all the species described above. 
4185 Everlasting Flowers Mixed. 
Per Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c 
SOLANUM 
Soh-lay , -num 
Fr. Pommier d’Amour 
3838 Capsicastrum (Jerusalem Cherry). 
Dwarf, compact shrub-like perennial. A very 
popular pot plant for winter decoration and 
especially admired for its bright orange ber¬ 
ries. 5£ oz. 80c, packet 10c. 
SOLIDAGO 
Sol-i-day'-go 
(Golden Rod) 
Fr. Verge d’or Ger. Goldrute 
3841 Canadensis. Tall growing perennial, very 
useful for background or high screen plant¬ 
ings. 5 to 6 feet. Produces in the fall a 
profusion of tall golden sprays very desirable 
for cutting. % oz. 30c; packet 10c. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Fr. Oeillet de Poete Ger. Bartnelken 
Sp. Clavel de los poetas 
Vigorous, free flowering perennial with large 
showy flower heads in bright attractive col¬ 
ors abundantly produced in spring. Very 
effective bedding and border plant Dlooming 
at a time when flowers are not as yet too 
plentiful. Height 16 to 18 inches. Sow in 
spring or early summer, flowers appear fol¬ 
lowing spring. 
3962 Pink Beauty. A beautiful variety of re¬ 
cent introduction. Flowers very large. Sal¬ 
mon rose. % oz. 45c, packet 15c. 
3964 Scarlet Beauty. A fine companion va¬ 
riety to the foregoing, very large and showy 
scarlet red. % oz. 45c, packet 15c. 
3966 Single Dark Crimson. Intense dark red. 
54 oz. 45c, packet 15c. 
3968 Single Pure White. 54 oz. 45c, packet 15c. 
3970 Large Flowered Single Mixed. % oz. 
45c, packet 10c. 
3975 Extra Large Double Mixed. Produces 
large double flowers in the most vivid 
I shades. 54 oz. 45c, packet 15c. 
3972 Annual Single Mixed. A fine mixture, 
blooming the first year from seed. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 50c. 
TAGETES 
8983 Signata Pumila. Very attractive low 
border annual 9 inches high with beautiful 
fern-like foliage; a dwarf Marigold densely 
covered with bright golden yellow flowers 
over the entire season. 54 oz. 40c, packet 10c. 
THALICTRUM 
Tha-lik'-trum 
Fr. Pigamon Ger. ’Witlandikrevt 
3982 Dipterocarpum. Tall growing, exceed¬ 
ingly graceful perennial producing freely its 
elegant sprays covered with myriads of 
diminutive rosy lilac flowers, valuable and 
charming when cut. 5 packets $1.00, packet 
25c. 
THUNBERGIA 
3984 Alata Mixed. Flowers in shades of or¬ 
ange, buff, white, etc., with very dark eye. 
54 oz. 50c, packet 10c. 
3990 Glbsonl. A beautiful vine with large 
brilliant orange flowers. Blooms almost all 
the year round in warm locations. Pkt. 25c. 
TORENIA 
To-ree' -ni-a 
Fr. Torenia Ger. Schnappmaulchen 
3986 Fournier!. Annual, 1 foot high, covered 
the entire season with a mass of flowers, 
bright blue with yellow center. Packet 15c. 
TITHONIA 
3985 Speclosa. Known as the Mexican Sun¬ 
flower, this striking orange flower is usually 
grown as an annual and is very successful 
in California. Its height, habit and the shape 
of its flowers remind one of a single Dahlia. 
Packet 20c. 
3987 Fireball. Similar in habit to Speciosa 
but a vivid scarlet in color. Pkt. 25c; % oz. 
60c. 
TRITOMA 
Tri-toh , -ma 
Fr. Tritoma Ger. Fackellilie 
3989 Early Flowering Hybrids. A showy per¬ 
ennial known as “Red Hot Poker” and pro¬ 
ducing many tall spikes of orange and yel¬ 
low flowers. Packet 20c. 
GARDENING IN CALIFORNIA 
By Sydney B. Mitchell 
The standard work for California garden 
makers, but useful also to those through¬ 
out the country who are growing the 
western native plants and bulbs. A mine 
of information on garden planning, care 
and plant materials, with a chapter on 
rock and water gardening. 
Price: $2.50 (postage extra). 
URSINIA 
3994 Anethoides. Height about 10 inches. 
Deep orange flowers with dark purple zone 
around the center. Stems are long and the 
flowers are desirable for cutting purposes. 
Being a native of South Africa it thrives in 
Southern California and similar climates. 
Annual. Pkt. 25c. 
VALERIANA 
Va-lee-ri-ay'-na 
Fr. Valeriane Ger. Baldrian Sp. Valeriana 
(Valerian) 
Robust perennial blooming the first season 
from seed and bearing an abundance of 
showy flowers. Valuable for cutting. 3 feet. 
8991 Alba. Pure white. % oz. 26c, packet lOo. 
3992 Coccinea. Vivid scarlet. % oz. 80o, 
p&ckot 10c. 
8993 Rosea. Bright rose-pink. % oz. 26e, 
packet 10c. 
3995 Choice Mixed. Containing all shades. 
54 oz. 40c, packet lOo. 
VENIDIUM 
3997 Fastuosum. A new plant from South 
Africa; very striking and showy in appear¬ 
ance. Foliage gray-green and feathery. The 
large orange yellow flowers are freely pro¬ 
duced on vigorous spreading plants about 
two feet in height. Packet 26c. 
3996 Fastuosum Hybrids. Lighter shades In 
yellow, light orange and creamy white. 
Packet 25e. 
TWIST-EMS 
Place' Ttoist-ems' 
around stem 
and support 
Twist ends 
between finger 
and thumb 
In a "flash” 
stem is 
securely tied 
THE NEW HANDY PLANT-TIE 
‘Twist-ems’ are dark green strong tapes with 
wire reinforcing that make perfect plant ties. 
Quick, Permanent, Attractive, Convenient. 
For Nurseries, Estates, and Amateur Gar¬ 
deners. For Plants, Shrubs, Vines, and ar¬ 
ranging of Flowers. 
Box of 225, 8 inch size, 25c 
Box of 250, 4 inch size, 25c 
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