ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
PANSY, Heart's Ease (b) 
When the bright hues of the Tulips and Daffodils have 
faded, the rich, deep and varied shades of the Pansies provide 
a welcome change in the flower beds. The varieties listed pro¬ 
duce large blooms of good substance, regular markings, and 
full rich coloring. Low growing. 
SWISS GIANT or ROGGLI. Within the last few years the blos¬ 
soms of this strain have been remarkably improved in every 
way. The plants are compact in habit and they produce im¬ 
mense circular flowers for a long blooming season. Attractive 
shades. 
FINEST MIXED. Pkt. 25c. 
STEELE'S MASTODON. A vigorous Oregon type, particularly 
desirable for cutting as the plants are taller and have longer 
stems. Esteemed for bedding. A fine blend for bright effects. 
FINEST MIXED. Pkt. 25c. 
POPULAR BEDDING MIXTURE. These are the popular saucy- 
faced beauties that everybody loves, comprising the finest 
varieties in all colors. Pkt. 10c. 
PAPAVER (See Poppy) 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI (a) 
A valuable and showy annual highly esteemed for bedding, 
for massing and for borders. The plants grow about 1 foot 
high, thrive in practically any soil if given a sunny location 
and bloom the entire season. Seed may be started in boxes 
and transplanted or sown in the open in Spring. 
GIGANTEA, SALMON GLORY. Silver Medal, All-America Se¬ 
lections, 1939. A good salmon in Phlox Drummondi Gigan- 
tea type. The individual florets are gigantic for Phlox, meas¬ 
uring from 1 Va to 1 Vi inches in diameter. Color a pure 
salmon pink with a distinct creamy-white eye. One of the 
most beautiful color combinations ever seen. Pkt. 10c. 
GRANDIFLORA. Comes in a grand mixture of fine colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
GIGANTEA ART SHADES. A new strain of annual Phlox with 
single florets as large as an inch and one-half in diameter. 
The colors are soft pastel shades, such as apple blossom pink, 
salmon, light blue, pale violet, etc. Pkt. 1 5c. 
PORTULACA, Moss Rose (ra) 
Brilliant hardy annual, of easy culture; excellent for mass¬ 
ing in beds, edging or rock work, thriving best in a light, sandy 
soil and a sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest colors. 
Height, 6 to 10 inches. 
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE SHIRLEY POPPY 
PIN CUSHION FLOWER (See Scabiosa) 
PINKS (See Dianthus) 
POPPY, Papaver 
Annual Poppies should be sown as early as possible in the 
Spring where they are to remain as they do not transplant 
readily. Mix the seed with builders' sand, using about 25 times 
as much sand as seed, then broadcast seed on surface of the 
ground and firm well. Plants should be thinned out to 6 inches 
apart for best results. Seed may be sown in rows also and in 
succession up to the middle of May. 
SHIRLEY (a). Known as the Flanders Field Poppy of the World 
War. The plants with their deeply cut foliage, slender hairy 
stems, and silky petaled blossoms, often fluted, present an 
airy picture as they nod in the breeze. Height, 1 8 inches. 
ALL-DOUBLE FLOWERED. See page 2. 
SINGLE AMERICAN LEGION. Dazzling scarlet with white 
cross at center. Best substitute for the wild Flanders Poppy. 
Pkt. 10c. 
SINGLE MIXED. A superb blend of this beautiful type of 
Poppy ranging in color from pure white through tones of 
salmon, pink, and rose to brightest carmine-red. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE PINK SHADES. This charming sort with its double 
and semi-double flowers in several shades of pink is of great 
merit. Pkt. 10c. 
TALL SOMNIFERUM (a). These robust plants are of imposing 
stature, carrying an abundance of thick wide leaves, and bear 
large flowers on stout stems. Height, 3 feet, 
annual; rp, rock plant perennial. 
DOUBLE CARNATION FLOWERED MIXED. Perfectly double, 
globular flowers with fringed petals in many brilliant colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
NUDICAULE (p) (Iceland Poppy). A hardy Poppy slightly re¬ 
sembling the Shirley. Somewhat different in habit and con¬ 
tains many shades of yellow and orange. Height, 18 inches. 
IMPERIAL JEWELS. See page 3. 
YELLOW WONDER. Special Mention, All-America Selections, 
1937. Tallest, strongest and largest flowered Iceland Poppy. 
Showy 4-inch cup-shaped flowers of rich lemon yellow, with 
a vivid silky sheen on the broad petals. Pkt. 10c. 
SANDFORD'S MIXED GIANTS. The finest strain of mixed 
colors in Iceland Poppies. The colors are well balanced. Large 
flowers grow on strong stems from 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. 1 5c. 
POT MARIGOLD (See Calendula) 
PYRETHRUM, Painted Daisy (p) 
This plant is cousin to the Chrysanthemum and Matricaria 
and should play an important part in many a well planned gar¬ 
den. Height, 1 to 2 feet. 
SINGLE MIXED. Radiating petals in many tones of rose and 
red about a golden center. Pkt. 10c. 
RED HOT POKER (See Tritoma) 
RICINUS, Castor Bean (a) 
Magnificent, tall, large-leaved plants of tropical appearance, 
succeeding in a warm, sunny location. Beautiful for large foliage 
groups and background. Height, 10 to 12 feet. 
MIXED VARIETIES. Pkt. 10c. 
RUDBECKIA, Cone Flower (a) 
KELVEDON STAR. Deep golden yellow with deep mahogany 
zones, and dark brownish central disc. Long stems. Pkt. 15c. 
SAGE (See Salvia) 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Painted Tongue (a) 
For delicate grace, richness of coloring, and velvety texture, 
the regal Salpiglossis has practically no equal. From a low base 
of leaves rise slender wiry stalks which bear one or more large 
Lily-like flowers in a magnificent range of colors. Height, 1 to 
2 Vi feet. 
LIGHT BLUE AND GOLD. Pkt. 10c. 
ROSE CRIMSON AND GOLD. Pkt. 10c. 
PURPLE AND GOLD. Pkt. 10c. 
SUPERB MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
a. annual; b, biennial; c, climber; p, perennial; ra, rock plant 
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