PETUNIAS ARE WELCOME IN EVERY GARDEN 
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NIEREMBERGIA (Dwarf Cup Flower) O 
Culture 1 or 4. Germination, 20-30 days 
•Hippomanica —Dwarf, compact plants, from Tropical 
America. Not over 5-6 inches tall, with gray-green foliage. 
Are literally covered with lavender-blue flowers, with a touch 
oi yellow at throat. Blooms all Summer. Plants should be 
cut-back at end of season, and given protection over the winter. 
—packet 25c 
NEMOPHILA (Baby Blue Eyes) □ 
Culture 1. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Insignia Blue and White Mixed —Hardy annual of very easy 
culture. Is effective as the front row of a border, where it 
■should be sown in patches where plants are to flower. Six 
inches tall. Is a California wild flower.—packet 5c 
•Insignis Blue —packet 10c 
NICOTIANA □ 
Culture 1. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Affinis Hybrids Mixed —This sweet-scented tobacco some¬ 
what resembles a Petunia, but has a longer tube, and more 
pronounced petals. Opening toward evening, they emit a very 
powerful perfume. Blooms all Summer and Autumn, and 
shows shades of blue, red, white, rose and pink. 2 feet. Native 
of Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.—packet 5c 
•Sweet-Scented White —packet 10c 
•Crimson Bedder Dwarf (15 inches)—packet 10c 
NIGELLA DAMASGENA (Love-in-a-Mist) □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Miss Jekyll— One of the best of the old-fashioned blue flowers. 
A free growing, profuse blooming annual with very fine cut 
leaves. Thrives well under adverse conditions, including the 
poorest soil. Our strain is British grown, and isunsurpassed. 
18 inches tall. Indoor starting, followed by transplanting, 
improves this plant greatly. Is a native of the Mediterranean 
region.—packet 6c 
Oenothera —See Evening Primrose. 
Painted Daisy —See Chrysanthemum. 
Painted Tongue— See Salpiglossis. 
Papaver —See Poppy. 
PANSIES □ 
Culture 4 or 5—or 3. Normal germination, 8-40 days 
Seeds should be sown indoors early in Spring or outdoors during 
August and plants protected in Winter. Seed sometimes is 
slow to germinate, and needs plenty of heat and moisture. 
Though perennii Is, pansies are best treated as annuals. All 
pansies do best in soil that is rich, cool and moist, and partial 
shade is advantageous. They are natives of the North and 
South Temperate Zones. (New crop seed ready late July of 
each year.) 
•Fairy Queen —Light blue, white border.—packet 10c 
• Dr. Faust —King of the Blacks.—packet 10c 
•Golden Queen —Pure yellow.—packet 10c 
•Lord Beaconsfield —Lavender, shading to purple.—-pkt. 10c 
•Meteor —Mahogany brown, with yellow.—packet 10c 
•Prince Henry —Darkest blue.—packet 10c 
•Victoria Red —Magnificent. Flowers of deep claret-red 
color, large and very beautiful.—packet 10c 
•Snowflake —Pure white.—packet 10c 
• (New) Almond Blossom —Cattleya flowered, delicate rose. 
Comes about 70% true to color.—packet 10c 
Trimardeau Mixed —A distinct class of plants bearing large 
flowers.—packet 10c 
Frilled Masterpiece Mixed —Fluted petals in dark, rich 
colors.—packet 10c 
•Roggli’s Swiss Giant Alpenglow —Cardinal red.— 
packet 30c 
•Roggli's Swiss Giant Luna —Sulphur-yellow self.— 
packet 30c 
•Roggli’s Swiss Giant White— Pure white.—packet 30c 
•Roggli’s Swiss Giant Berna— Dark violet-blue.— 
packet 30c 
•Roggli’s Swiss Giants Mixed —packet 20c 
Lsndreths’ AUj Giants Mixed —An excellent large flowering 
6train at a fair price.—packet 10c 
•(New) Engelmann’s Giant Mixed —Mr. Engelmann, one 
of the foremost British growers, has in this mixture given us a 
strain of immense size (3-4 inches across) containing a wide 
range of colors both dark and light. Compact and early 
flowering. Awarded Banksian Medal at the Great Spring Show 
at Chelsea, England (1934). Originator’s seed.—packet 35c 
• Triumph of the Giants —This is as fine seed as is 
possible to procure, producing round bushy plants with 
long-stemmed flowers of enormous size. Petals are curled, 
and overlap each other in such a way as to appear almost 
double. Several new color-tones are met with in this 
mixture, notably new reds and browns.—packet 50c 
Fine Bedding Mixed—Though the flowers are not as large as 
some, plants are in bloom over a longer period than any strain 
we know.—packet 5c 
Tufted Pansies —See Viola Cornuta. 
Pansy—Engelmann’s G-iant 
PASSION FLOWER (Passiflora) Tender O 
Culture 4. Germination, 20-30 days 
This native climber of Tropical America bears most unusual 
flowers resembling a ten-pointed star.-in white, blue, purple 
and crimson, followed by edible fruits. Is hardy in warm 
climates, but in Northern latitudes is best treated as a pot 
plant, though it can be moved outdoors in Summer. Easily 
grown from seed.—packet 10c 
PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 8-15 days 
Improved Sensation Mixed—Showy plants. Effective for 
bedding and borders. Bell-shaped flowers in graceful spikes of 
white, rose, purple, pmk, etc. 2 feet. Blooms first year if 
started early. Likes full sun, but will not live long in a hot. 
dry place. Native to North America—packet 15c 
PETUNIAS □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 8-15 days 
Annuals of extraordinary merit and easy culture, producing a 
fine effect. In the garden or green-house they flower in great 
profusion. Will grow in any soil, but the richer the soil the 
better the effect. They require a sunny position for best results. 
Fine for window boxes. Follow instructions on packet 
carefully. As is not generally realized Petunias make ex¬ 
cellent cut flowers for low and flat bowls. Are wildings of 
southern South America. 
Nana Compacta Cream Star —Silver Medal “All- 
America” trials 1940. A soft creamy white star-shaped 
bloom, with a cream color star laid over the white. Heavy 
bloomer.—pkt. 25c 
Nana Compacta Glow —Silver Medal “All-America” 
1940. Bright rose-red with lighter throat. Very free 
flowering.—packet 25c 
• (New) Hollywood Star —1939 Silver Medal Winner in 
"All-America" trials. Distinctive novelty with 5-pointed star- 
shaped flowers of rose-pink with creamy-yellow throats, 
produced on reasonably compact plants. Good for pots, boxes 
and cutting or even for bedding.—packet 25c 
