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 pro¬ 
vide a welcome change in the flower beds. The varieties 
listed produce large blooms of good substance, regular mark¬ 
ings, and full rich coloring. Low growing. 
SWISS GIANT or ROGGLI. Within the last few years the 
blossoms of this strain have been remarkably improved in 
every way. The plants are compact in habit and they pro¬ 
duce immense 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. 
See illustration on front cover. 
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 
Selections, 1939. A good salmon in Phlox Drummondi Gigan- 
tea type. The individual florets are gigantic for Phlox, meas¬ 
uring from 1% to 1% 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. 15c. 
PIN CUSHION FLOWER (See Scabiosa) 
PINKS (See Dianthus) 
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. 
POPPY, Papaver 
Annual Poppies should be sown as early as possible in 
the Spring where they are to remain as they do not trans¬ 
plant 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, 18 inches. 
All-Double Flowered. See page 1. 
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 impos¬ 
ing stature, carrying an abundance of thick wide leaves, and 
bear large flowers on stout stems. Height, 3 feet. 
Double CaiTiation Flowered Mixed. Perfectly double, glob¬ 
ular flowers with fringled 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 2. 
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. 15c. 
DOUBLE SHIRLEY POPPY 
POT MARIGOLD (See Calendula) 
PYRETHRUM, Painted Daisy (p) 
This plant is cousin to the Chrysanthemum and Matn'can'aL 
and should play an important part in many a well planned) 
garden. Height, 1 to 3 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 tex¬ 
ture, 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% feet. 
Light Blue and Gold. Pkt. 10c. 
Rose Crimson and Gold. Pkt. 10c. 
PuiTile and Gold. Pkt. 10c. 
Superb Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SALVIA, Flowering Sage 
Brilliant flower spikes from late Summer until frost. The 
“Blues” are as attractive as the “Reds” and valuable as cut 
flowers. 
Bonfire or Clara Bedman. (a) Scarlet red. Very erect and 
globular. Height, 2 feet. Pkt, 10c. 
Splendens. (a) (Scarlet Sage). Scarlet red. Loosely arranged 
flowers. Height, 2^- to 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Farinacea. (p) Pale blue flowers on long stems. Height 3 feet. 
Pkt. 15c. 
a. annual; b, biennial; c, climber; p, perennial; ra, rock plant 
annual; rp, rock plant perennial. 
USE PEAT MOSS TO ADD HUMUS TO THE SOIL IN FLOWER BEDS 
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