TREASURES 
from the pen of 
GEORGE W. PARK 
in 
PARK'S FLORAL MAGAZINES 
From our most highly prized possessions, the priceless bound volumes of the little Magazine origi¬ 
nated, edited and published for 48 years by our beloved founder, we take pleasure in preparing these 
two pages. Throughout the years, its articles have been cherished and handed down to the coming 
generations, and we are proud to offer you. a few of these valued favorites. 
NOLANA. The best spe¬ 
cies of Nolana is N. 
Atriplicifolia, which is 
a prostrate hardy an¬ 
nual suitable for edg¬ 
ings, rock - work and 
baskets. The flowers 
are shaped like a 
small Morning Glory, 
mostly blue with a 
white center. Sow the 
seeds early where the 
plants are to bloom, as 
transplanting is diffi¬ 
cult. An open, sunny 
place will insure a 
thrifty growth and a 
fine display of flowers. 
ICE PLANT. This is known as Mesembrianthemum 
Crystallinum. It has broad succulent foliage 
thickly covt^r^d with crystal-like protuberances oi 
various sizes. It is a basket or pot plant tnat is 
much admired, and is easily grown from seeds. 
The flowers are small and the plant is chiefly 
valued for its foliage. 
SAPONARIA OCYMOIDES. 
Most of those who read 
the Floral Magazine know 
the hardy old - fashioned 
flower commonly called 
"Bouncing Bet", a' hardy 
perennial found in many 
. places by the roadside. 
That is Saponaria Offici¬ 
nalis, the tops of which, 
when beaten, will form a 
lather and can be used 
instead of soap for cleans¬ 
ing purposes. It bears 
clusters of light pink 
flowers throughout the season, and is useful 
for planting along embankments or streams to 
prevent damage in tim.e of floods. A very 
much more handsome and desirable perennial, 
however, is Saponaria Ocymoides. Like its more 
common relative, it is perfectly hardy and of the 
easiest culture. Like it, too, the young plants are 
easily started from seeds sown during the Spring 
or Summer, and will bloom freely the following 
season. This beautiful Saponaria is of trailing 
habh, and well adapted for planting upon old 
walls or for decorating rocks and barren places, 
as it will grow in poor, dry soil and endure 
hardships that would kill many other plants. 
For the cemetery, it is very desirable, the deli¬ 
cate pink"' clusters appearing in glorious masses 
during May and June and usually at their best 
about Decoration Day. As a border plant, and for 
massing in neglected places, there is certainly 
no flower more desirable. Once started, the 
plants will take care of themselves and reveal 
their charming beauty regularly every season. 
This Saponaria is an alpine plant from the moun¬ 
tains of Italy and Switzerland. It should be an 
indispensable flower in every perennial collec¬ 
tion. 
Regular pkt. 5c. 
FOR DENSE SHADE. If you have a densely shaded 
spot where scarcely anything will grow, plant 
there a group of Caladium esculentum (Elephant's 
Ears). The more dense the shade, the better will 
this huge-leaved tropical plant grow. When the 
weather is warm and the plant growing freely, 
give it plenty of water, using liquid fertilizer 
occasionally, and the enormous size and beauty 
of the leaves will surprise you. For carpeting 
the ground beneath these plants, sov/ seeds of 
Kenilworth Ivy (Linaria cymballaria). These two 
plants thrive well where the sun's rays are en¬ 
tirely excluded. 
COLLINSIA BICOLOR. A beautiful hardy perennial 
from California is Collinsia Bicolor, which has 
beer, in cultivation since 1833, but is not so well 
known as it justly deserves. The plants grow a 
foot high, bearing downy, erect, branching stems, 
sparingly clothed with delicate foliage, the tips 
set with whorls of exquisite little snapdragon-like 
flowers, the upper Up and tube white, the lower 
rosy-purple. The culture of this annual is simple. 
The seeds may be sown in a sheltered bed in 
Autumn and the plants given some special pro¬ 
tection if the climate is very cold. Plants thus 
grown will flower during the spring and early 
summer, while the weather is cool and moist, 
and make a fine show in the garden. In the 
Southern States the seeds should be invariably 
sown in Autumn and in the warmer sections the 
blooming period will be during the Winter. At 
the north most persons sow the seeds early in the 
Spring. The plants then bloom later, but if the 
season is favorable the flowers afford an admir¬ 
able show. 
OLD-FASHIONED PINK. What is variously known 
as the old-fashioned Garden Pink, Clove Pink,. 
Grass Pink, May Pink and Pheasant's Eye Pink is 
an early-flowering deliciously-scented Dianihus 
grov/ing from 8 to 12 inches high and blooming 
profusely, the. flowers being both plain and 
fringed and mostly flesh-white to carmine, with a 
dark zone or eye. Seedling plants begin to bloom 
the second season, and, being hardy, they stool 
out, becoming a mat of narrow, dense, grass-like 
foliage, especially fitting it for borders and edg¬ 
ings. Of late years, improvements have been 
made in the 
range of colors, 
in size and 
form of flow¬ 
ers, as well as 
in protracting 
the blooming 
period. The 
newer varie¬ 
ties are es¬ 
pecially desir¬ 
able and de¬ 
serve a place 
in every peren¬ 
nial garden. 
Jumbo pkt. 10c. 
GEO. W . 
PARK SEED COMPANY 
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