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PHLOX—Continued 
(New) Gigantea Salmon Glory— 1939 Silver Medal 
Winner "All-America” trials. This development from 
Chamois Rose Alba Oculata bears huge salmon-pink 
flowers with creamy-white eyes. Is the size of a half- 
dollar.—packet 16c 
(New) Gigantea Art Shades Mixed—“All-America” 
Silver Medal 1935. Lovely new pastel shades.—pkt. 15c 
TALL VARIETIES (Grandiflora) 12 to 15 inches 
•Coccinea —Brilliant crimson, very floriferous.—pkt. 10c 
Alba Oculata —-White with maroon eye.—packet 10c 
Atroviolacea —-Pansy violet with deep purple star; a 
true velvet Phlox.—packet 10c 
Chamois Rose— Newport Pink with deep salmon eye; 
very fine strain.—packet 10c 
Chamois Rose Alba Oculata —-Choice salmon pink 
with white eye.-—packet 10c 
Splendens —Bright scarlet with white eye.—packet 10c 
•Carnoa —White, suffused with pink, and deeper pink 
eye; particularly lovely.—packet 10c 
•Rosea —Medium rose with red star; heavily flowered.— 
packet 10c 
•Kermesina Splendens —Brilliant lipstick with white 
star and red eye.—-packet 10c 
•Isabellina— Coffee-and-cream or yellow; a most unusual 
color.—packet 10c 
•Atropurpurea Alba Oculata —Crimson-purple with 
white eye.—packet 10c 
•Cinnabar Scarlet —Brightest of all scarlets; very vivid. 
packet 10c 
•Striata Rosea —-Good rose with stripes and eye of white. 
—packet 10c 
•Striata Coerulea —-Blue with stripes and eye of white. 
—packet 10c 
•Striata Coccinea— Red with stripes and eye of white.— 
packet 10c 
Bloomsdale Grandiflora Mixed —Really superb mixture 
with many light colors.—packet 10c 
DWARF VARIETIES (Nana Compacta) 6 to 8 inches 
•Nana Cinnabarina —Best brilliant scarlet; unexcelled 
for edging. —packet 10c 
•Nana Meteor —Superb dwarf Newport Pink.—pkt. 10c 
•Nana Rose Carmine —Carmine rose with red eye; 
choice stock.—packet 10c 
•Nana Snowball —Pure white.—packet 10c 
Bloomsdale Nana Compacta Mixed —Fine mixture of 
about 12 dwarf types.—packet 10c 
Cuspidata Mixed (Star of Quedlinburg) —Perfect star- 
shaped flowers. 12 inches tall.—packet 10c 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) O 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Franchetti— Scarlet balloon-like pods which resemble a 
miniature lantern appear the second and following years. 
After cutting, remove leaves, and hang stalks sidewise until 
fruit is dried, when they make interesting winter bouquets. 
S. E. Europe to Japan.—packet 10c 
Pinks —See Dianthus (Pinks). 
Pueraria Thunbergiana —See Kudzu Vine. 
PORTULACA (Rose Moss or Sun Plant) □ 
Culture 1. Normal germination, 8-10 days 
One of the most showy and beautiful of border flowers, making 
a carpet of color. The seed germinates freely and flourishes in 
almost any situation, and self-sows from year to year. Sow 
where wanted to bloom. Does not grow over 3 to 4 inches 
high, but each plant spreads 10 inches wide. In the open they 
make a gorgeous bed, as they love the hot sun and a sandy soil; 
bloom for 60 days. Natives of Venezuela and Brazil. 
Finest Single Mixed —packet 10c 
Finest Double Mixed Colors —Resemble beautiful double 
Roses, though only two inches in diameter. Several colors, 
very showy, sow in beds. Will produce about 40% singl* 
flowerB.—packet 10c 
Pyrethrum —See Chrysanthemum. 
RICINUS or CASTOR BEAN □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination, 10-12 days 
The Castor Bean, in all its varieties, has s showy tropical 
appearance, singly or in groups. Valuable for screens, a tender 
annual. Combines well with Cannas or Dahlias. Ricinus is a 
native of the Tropics. 
•Sanguineus —Red stalks and green foliage, with bronze 
tinge, seed-pods scarlet. 10 feet.—packet 10c 
•Zanzibarensis —Largest-leaved variety, an elegant center 
plant. Leaves often 2 feet across. 12 feet high.—packet 10c 
Mixed, All Varieties —packet 5c 
Phlox—Cuspidata or Star 
ROCK GARDEN MIXTURES 
Perennial Mixture —This mixture contains over 50 
varieties of rare and unusual perennial seeds, and is espe¬ 
cially prepared for rock garden use. Average height 6 
inches.—packet 10c. We can also supply an Annual 
Rock Garden Mixture comprising 25 varieties.—pkt. 10c 
(Specify which is wanted) 
Red Hot Poker —See Tritoma. 
Ricinus —See Castor Beans. 
Rock Cress —See Arabis. 
St. Peter’s Penny —See Lunaria. 
SALPIGLOSSIS—Painted Tongue □ 
(Yariabilis Superbissima) 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
This is a very easily grown annual 24 to 30 inches tall, which 
blooms from mid-summer until frost. Blossoms are funnel 
shaped, gloxinia-like in their velvety appearance and veined 
with gold. One of the very finest annuals. Our mixture 
covers a very large range of colors. Prefers sandy soil and 
partial shade. Salpiglossis was brought to civilization from the 
wilds of Chile. 
Emperor Gloxiniaflora Mixed —packet 10c 
SALVIA or SAGE □ O 
Culture 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Sow seed in hot-bed or box in house and plant out when ground 
is warm, or sow outdoors when the Apple is in bloom. In bloom 
60 days. Likes full sun. The sage offered by Landreth will 
produce, when well-grown, 150-200 spikes to the plant. These 
spikes are often 14 inches long. The scarlet varieties we owe 
to Brazil. 
Splendens (Common Scarlet Sage) □—packet 10c 
Bonfire or Clara Bedman□ —A fine variety, 24 inches high; 
forms a dense compact bush. Brilliant scarlet.—-packet 10c 
•Farinacea “Blue Bedder”Q —2 feet. Perennial. Sur¬ 
mounting dense tufts of attractive foliage, rise spikes of light 
wedgewood-blue flowers. Blooms first year if started early. 
Flowers may be dried, and used as an everlasting. Is a native 
Texan.—packet 10c 
Satin Flower —See Godetia. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN □ 
(Phaseolus coccineus) 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-6 days 
These vines grow 8-12 feet, and are covered all season with 
showy clusters of blossoms of brilliant scarlet. Excellent for 
covering fences or trellises. The beans which follow the flowers 
may be eaten while young and tender. A native tropical 
American variety.—packet fic 
Shasta Daisy —See Chrysanthemum. 
Snapdragon —See Antirrhinum. 
Swan River Daisy —See Brachycome. 
Sweet Sultan —See Centaurea Imperialis. 
