Poppy, Shirley 
PENNISETUM longistylum. Pretty orna¬ 
mental grass with white plumes. Vi oz< 20c; 
oz. 60c. 
Ruppeli. Fountain Grass. Plants 4 ft. high 
with long purple plumes and slender leaves. 
Vi oz. 20 c; oz. 65c. 
PHACELIA campanularia. California Blue¬ 
bells. Bright blue flowers with white anthers. 
6 to 8 in. Vi° z - 20 c; oz. 60c. 
PYRETHRUM aureum. Golden Feather. 
Golden yellow foliage. Vi oz - 15c; oz. 45c. 
Primula obconica 
Primula seeds are usually sown in January, 
February, and March for bloom the following 
winter and spring. A sowing May 1 will produce 
salable plants for Easter. 
Better Days. Deep carmine-red flower. Com¬ 
pact plant-growth. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Berlin Market, Fasbender’s Red. Extra- 
large; deep red. Tr. pkt. $1.00; riOZ. $1.75; 
iVoz. $3.00. 
Mueller’s Grandiflora Rosea. Large, pure 
rose flowers. Tr. pkt. $1.00; &oz. $1.75; 
*oz. $3.00. 
Mohnstein’s Atrosanguinea. Blood-red. 
Tr. pkt. $1.00; ^oz. $1.75; Aoz. $3.00. 
Mixed Rose and Red Shades. Tr. pkt. $1.00; 
*oz. $1.75; *oz. $3.00. 
Grandiflora, Blue. Tr. pkt. $1.00; sVoz. $1.75. 
Grandiflora alba. Tr. pkt. $1.00; i,-oz. $1.75. 
Salmon-Rose. Tr. pkt. $1.00; ^oz. $1.75. 
Giant, Mixed. Tr. pkt. 50c; Aoz. $ 1 . 75 . 
Chinese Fringed Primulas 
Sow seed in April or May for Christmas 
plants; in summer for later winter and spring 
sales. 
Double Dazzler. New, fine, double-flowering 
strain coming true from seed. See Novelties, 
page 3. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Dazzler, Fringed. Most popular of the Chinese 
fringed varieties. Brilliant orange-red. Tr. 
pkt. $1.00; Aoz. $2.50. 
Primula malacoides 
June, July, and August sowings will llower 
the following January to March. 
Rosella. New double pink. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Melody. Soft salmon-rose. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
For full description see Novelties, page 3. 
Snow Queen. White. Tr. pkt. 50c; ^oz. $1.60. 
True Rose (Weihenstephan). The best bright 
pink or true carmine-pink. Tr. pkt. 50c; 
Aoz. $1.00. 
Erikssoni, New Baby. Lavender-pink. 
Erikssoni, Baby Rose. Deep pink. 
Erikssoni, Brilliancy. Crimson-red. 
Erikssoni Varieties, Tr. pkt. $1.00; 3 pkts. $2.50 
Erikssoni Varieties, Mixed. Tr. pkt. 50c; 
*oz. $ 2 . 00 . 
PRIMULA kewensis. The Verbena-scented 
yellow Primrose. Good winter bloomer. Tr. 
pkt. 50c. 
Annual Poppies 
Carnation-Flowered, Mixed. Double; fringed 
petals. Vi oz. 15c; oz. 40c. 
Tall Double Peony-Flowered, Mixed. Very 
large, on tall stems. Vi oz - 15c; oz. 40c. 
Double Shirley, Mixed. i/ 4 oz. 15c; oz. 40c. 
American Legion. Brilliant orange-scarlet, 
white at base. Vi 02 - 15c; oz. 45c. 
Tulip Poppy (Papa er glaucum). Scarlet with 
black cross at base. Vi° z - 20 c; oz. 60c. 
Wild-Rose-Pink. Vioz. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Single Shirley, Mixed. Vioz. 15c; oz. 40c. 
Portulaca 
Excellent Double, Mixed. Vioz. 35c; Vioz. 
60c; oz. $ 2 . 00 . 
Double Pink Yellow Scarlet White 
Any variety, Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 70c; oz. $2.40 
Single Giant Parana. Extra large; showy 1 
crimson-purple. Vi° z - 20 c; Vioz. 35c; oz. ! 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Single Mixed. Vioz. 15c ; oz. 45c; Vilh. $ 1 . 20 . 
RHODANTHE, Single, Mixed. Everlasting. 
Pink, rose, and white, with yellow centers and 
long, wiry stems. Vi 02 - 20 c; oz. 60c. 
RUDBECKIA, Kelvedon Star. A much- 
improved variety with excellent stems for 
cutting. Orange petals, mahogany zones 
with dark brown centers. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 50c; oz. $1.60. 
Salpiglossis 
As a greenhouse crop, start seed in January 
for May bloom; for spring-plant sales, start seed 
in March and early April. 
Crimson 
Golden Yellow 
Light Blue and Gold 
Purple and Gold 
Purple 
Rose and Gold 
Scarlet and Gold 
Velvety Red 
White and Gold 
Any variety, Tr. pkt. 15c; Vioz. 30c; oz. $1.00 
Excellent Mixed. Tr. pkt. 15c; Vioz. 30c; 
oz. $ 1 . 00 . 
Dwarf Giant Salpiglossis. Dwarfer than the 
ordinary strain, compact, and very free- 
flowering. The plants are erect without 
support. 
Mixed Colors. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi°z. 60c; 
oz. $ 2 . 00 . 
Salpiglossis 
Ricinus • Castor-Beans 
Red Spire. Bronze-purple leaves and bright 
red seed-spike. 6 ft. Vi 02 - 20 c; oz. 35c; 
Vilb. $ 1 . 00 . 
Zanzibarensis, Mixed. O . 20c; Vilb. 60c. 
SAINTPAULIA. African Violet. Excellent 
long-blooming pot-plants, which bloom in 
about 6 months from seed. 
lonantha grandiflora. Rich deep blue flow¬ 
ers. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
lonantha cordata. Dark cordate leaves. 
Large deep lavender flowers. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Salvia, Fire Dwarf 
Salvias 
We are very careful in our choice of seed, 
being sure that it is correctly harvested and 
cured to give good germination. 
Fire Dwarf. Extremely early and dwarf. The 
12 -in. plants are covered with bright scarlet 
bloom. Tr. pkt. 40c; Vs 02 - 85c; Vioz. $1.50; 
oz. $5.00. 
America or Globe of Fire. 16 to 18 in. tall 
Vioz. 35c; Vioz. 65c; oz. $ 2 . 20 . 
Bonfire, Clara Redman. Erect variety. 15 to 
16 in. Vioz. 30c; Vioz. 55c; oz. $1.80. 
Harbinger. Early. Scarlet. Dwarf growth. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. $1.00; oz. $3.60. 
Rocket. Fine early-blooming dwarf scarlet 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. $1.00; oz. $3.60. 
Splendens, Red. Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. 
$1.50; Vilb. $4.00. 
Blue Salvias 
Royal Blue. Bronze Medal, 1940. New 
Farinacea, erect and more intense color 
than Blue Bedder. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Farinacea, Blue. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 50c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Blue Bedder. A compact type of Farinacea 
with richer blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi oz - 
65c; oz. $2.00. 
Patens, Blue. Navy-blue flowers in loose 
spikes. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. $1.00. 
Oxford Blue (Horminum). With terminal 
bracts of pure deep blue. 18 in. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
oz. $ 1 . 00 . 
SANVITALIA procumbens, Double. Flowers 
like small double yellow zinnias. Plants only 
a few inches high and spreading out 12 to 15 in. 
in diameter. Vioz. 25c; Vioz. 45c; oz. $1.00. 
SAPONARIA. Light foliage and small, grace¬ 
ful flowers somewhat similar to Annual 
Baby’s Breath. Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. 
Vaccaria, White Vaccaria, Rose 
Either variety, oz. 15c; Vilb. 40c; lb. $1.50 
Multiflora, Scarlet Queen. Plant 10 in. 
high, with bright scarlet flowers. For bed¬ 
ding or potting. Vioz. 15c; oz. 50c. 
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