A Petunia “Gone Hollywood” 
PETUNIA—“KOI.I.YWOOD STAB” 
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More than the Title Implies. In addition to 
latest authentic pronunciation, a short, snappy 
definition also follows each name. 
Botany students, and others who are on 
speaking* terms with Batin, may already know 
the answers, or many of them. But this “Big 
Little Book’’ is a life saver for me and others. 
And we don’t have to paw through and mangle 
a great big dictionary to find these plant 
names. As Andy would say, it’s all right here 
in a coupla nutshells. 
Not many, if any, who read this would make 
such a bad mistake as Mrs. Newlyrich, when 
she instructed her gardener to set out a bed 
of Salivas, with a border of Spittoonias all 
around the bed. But we doubtless do have our 
embarrassing moments. If space permitted, 
I’d just like to mention a list of names and 
ask you to check up on yourself. 
“Yes, we have no musas today” may sound 
goofey, but turn to page 42 in the Big Little' 
Book. 
If a man has no hair, we say he is bald. 
Botanically speaking, we might refer to him 
as glaber. See page 29. Or if his pate is 
landscaped like my own, we might refer to it 
as candidissimus, semi-glaber. Page 14. 
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NO BUSSEBI. BUFINS 
Due to uncertainty of getting Russell Lupin 
seed from England, as before, and knowing of 
no other dependable source of supply, we do 
not offer this item. 
We suggest, instead, that you go in for 
modern Delphiniums in a big way, or even a 
small way. These delightful “Dels” will give 
you even a greater thrill, and for less money, 
at our reduced Del prices for 1940. 
24 . 
‘That’s Right-You’re Wrong’ 
You don’t need to wait until the second year 
to enjoy Delphinium blooms from seed sown 
right out of doors in EARLY spring. Many 
plants will send up lovely spikes of blooms 
the first year. But, of course, still bigger and 
better the second season and thereafter. 
Size No. 1 Gladiolus bulbs are NOT re¬ 
quired to produce wonderful prize winning 
spikes. We have many customers, some way 
up in Canada, who win year after year with 
entries grown from our No. 2 size bulbs. Some 
grab off the blue and red ribbons with spikes 
grown from No. 3 bulbs. Of course. No. 1 bulbs 
also good. 
Pike’s Peak is NOT the highest mountain 
peak in Colorado. Long’s Peak and a dozen or 
so others are still higher. As peaks go, how¬ 
ever, Pike’s is SOME PEAK (14,108 feet above 
sea level). It is the peak most highly adver¬ 
tised and best known. Long’s Peak is 14,255 
feet high. 
Bong’s Peak was NOT named after me (JD). 
It was named before me, year 1819, in honor 
of Gol. S. H. Long. Sorry. I’d like to own 
Long’s Peak and bring it home for a pet. 
It is now, and has been, and will be, about 
40 miles northwest of Boulder. 
I do NOT plant seeds in the moon. But I 
will say there is often something uncanny 
the way gardeners succeed who do keep an 
eye on the moon. I’ve always noticed that 
such gardeners also keep an eye on their plant¬ 
ings, working when others are tearing around 
like mad in autos, to no purpose. 
There is NOT a crying need for so many 
new creations in the vegetable and floral 
world. True, we want SOME new and im¬ 
proved varieties from time to time. But looks 
to me hybridizers and introducers have gone 
hog wild and expect planters to do the same. 
What we do need is to know how far to go 
in taking on some new kinds each year. But 
that’s our tough luck. Pretty hard to tell. 
As for Ev and myself we are going to keep 
posted best we can and add just a few of 
really noteworthy new varieties each season. 
And keep up the quality of the tried and true 
kinds of known value. “The best is good 
enough for our customers.” 
We do NOT mail our special Summer Iris 
Bist to all who receive our Spring catalogue. 
This wonderful list of most of the world’s 
largest and best Iris, is sent to those who sent 
us Iris orders the past three years and others 
who ask for it, or whose friends ask us to 
send the list. Iris list is mailed late in June. 
It is NOT true that seeds and bulbs from 
high altitude should not do well in lower alti¬ 
tudes. On the contrary, high altitude stocks 
usually do better than any other in lower 
altitudes, other things being equal. Low alti¬ 
tude stocks may not do so well first year in 
high altitudes, but this is not a case of “vice 
versa.” 
“You’re Right—I’m Wrong” 
In some verses, scattered through this cata¬ 
logue, I did strain a point. My excuse is I 
wasn’t smart enough to make certain words 
rhyme otherwise. Isn’t there some alibi under 
the head of “Poetic License”? 
Pour O’Clocks do NOT make the best hedge, 
everything considered. But for an annual, they 
do make a fine hedge. Mexican Fire Bush 
(Kochia) also great for hedge. Can be trimmed. 
Maybe Salpiglossis does NOT appeal to one’s 
“proboscis”. But it was the only word that 
came to me when I needed that rhyme. 
Pacific Giants Delphinium are NOT so tall 
as California Redwoods. But grow some your¬ 
self and enjoy their size and beauty. 
Maybe “Tbe nicest lawn that I have seen” 
was NOT grown from our seed. If so, charge 
that boner up t® self hypnotism, or something. 
Peas with zippers may sound fantastic. May¬ 
be I’m just “ahead of my time”. I’m for ’em. 
What word rhymes with orange? Searc.li 
me.—.ID. 
