GENERAL LIST OF SEED SPECIALTIE 
ABBREVIATIONS: The annuals are designated by A., iollowing the class name; P. for 
perennials. The approximate height follows, then the planting time. A. A. S., All-America 
Seed Selections. B. M., Bronze Medal. S. M., Silver Medal. H. M., Honorary Medal. 
A. M., Award of Merit. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
Waller-Franklin Strain. P. 2' to 3' — 
Spring or fall. Grow well in half shady 
and damp places though they do very 
well in full sun. Simply immense blooms 
with extra long spurs. 
Blue Shades. Long spurred. Beautiful 
clear blues.Pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Crimson Star. A large and brilliant var¬ 
iety with long crimson spurs and white 
corolla. Semi-dwarf growth. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Pink Shades. Long spurred. In varia¬ 
tions of pink.Pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Waller-Franklin Hybrids. Long spurred. 
Mixed in orange, scarlet, yellow, pink, 
rose and white shades. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Group Collection. One packet each. Blue, 
Pink, and Crimson Star .60c 
AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress) 
P. 3" to 4". Spring or fall. A spreading 
or hanging plant beautifully covered with 
small flowers ranging from lavender to 
purple, from lilac-pink to deep rose red. 
Sow in flats of sandy loam. 
Large Flowering Hybrids 
Pkt. 25c; 3 Pkts. for 60c 
BABY BLUE EYES 
(Nemophila Insignis) 
A. 6". Sow in fall or spring in open lo¬ 
cation. This delightful native of Cali¬ 
fornia ranks with the poppy as the finest 
of wild flowers suitable for domestic use. 
A quick grower and early bloomer. Clear 
sky-blue, cup shaped flowers with white 
centers, attractive lacy foliage. Much 
used in California as a between-planting 
in tulip beds. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 25c; 1/2 oz. 40c 
BROOM (Cytisus) 
Shrub. Seeds should preferably be 
started in fall in flats as they germinate 
rather slowly and irregularly. Drought 
resistant, growing well where the sum¬ 
mers are not too hot or winters too cold. 
Pruning back after flowering will keep 
the tall broom from becoming leggy. For 
Westerners who wish colorful and un¬ 
usual shrubs, we have secured a limited 
supply of hybrid broom seeds. Full color 
assortment, variegated, i n brilliant 
shades of red, pink, gold, apricot, brown, 
rose, orange and other colors. The shrubs 
are literally covered with myriads of the 
bright little pea-shaped flowers, which 
are in bloom for a long period of the 
year. Gathered from Sydney B. Mit¬ 
chell’s own garden. We consider it most 
significant that “Pomona,” one of the 
brooms from which our seed is gathered, 
was given the 1936 California Spring 
Garden show award as the finest new 
horticultural creation shown. 
Tall. 4' to 6'.Pkt. 50c 
Dwarf and Semi-dwarf 1%' to 2'..Pkt. 40c 
BACHELOR BUTTON 
(Centaurea Cyanus or Cornflower) 
A. 12". Fall or early spring, preferably 
in open ground; thin to 6" or 8". 
Dwarf Jubilee Gem. Double. The intro¬ 
duction of this fine novelty now per¬ 
mits the use of the deep blue corn¬ 
flower in rock gardens, and other new 
uses. Literally full of blooms. A. M., 
A. A. S., 1937 .Pkt. 15c; 3 Pkts. for 35c 
CALENDULA 
(Cape or Winter Marigold) 
A. 15". January to May and August for 
succession of bloom. Especially fine for 
cutting in the winter. Sow and thin. 
Campfire (Sensation). Large dark orange 
with scarlet sheen .Pkt. 15c 
Orange Fantasy. Flowers of rich, deep 
orange, with a large crest of seal 
brown in the center. Decidedly distinct 
and fine in the garden or when used 
for cutting. A. M., A. A. S., 1938. 
Pkt. 15c 
Yellow Colossal (1940). The biggest 
calendula in the world. The flowers are 
extremely double, 4%" across. The 
long gracefully cuiwed petals are a 
clear bright cobalt yellow.Pkt. 25c 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
(Eschscboltzia) 
A. Dwarf erect hybrids 8" - 12". Sow 
preferably in the fall where they are to 
remain. 
True California Poppy. Orange, 18". 
Pkt. 10c; 3 for 20c; oz. 25c 
Carmine Queen. Semi-double. Bright, 
rich, carmine. Most unusual. New. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 50c 
Dazzler. Rich glowing blood red. Silver 
foliage, a striking contrast. The finest 
California poppy of all. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 50c 
Sweetheart (1940). Double with petals 
crinkled and fluted so the flowers look 
like double begonias. Color is a rich 
warm rose. The plants are bushy, 
dwarf, and somewhat erect and covered 
with the satiny blooms .Pkt. 25c 
Hybrida Mixture. Of dwarf erect varie¬ 
ties, containing new colors in esch- 
scholtzias, including soft pink, scarlet, 
chrome, copper red, claret and royal 
purple.Pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 50c 
CALLIOPSIS 
A. 18". February to June. Sow and thin. 
Transplants easily. Fine for sowing over 
plantings of daffodils and tulips. Single 
daisy-like flowers. 
Gold Crest. Large flowers of rich gold, 
deep mahogany center. Blooms all 
summer. Excellent cut flower. Semi¬ 
double .Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 25c 
CINERARIA 
A race of giants 
A. 15" to 18". Hardy outdoors only in 
regions of little frost. May to October— 
December to March. One of the few 
shade loving plants, excellent for potting 
or bedding. Flowers 2" to 4" across, 
plants basal branching. Colop, pastel 
salmon, azure blue, deep red, violet blue. 
Mixed .Pkt. 35c; 3 Pkts. for $1.00 
COLUMBINE 
See Aquilegia. 
COREOPSIS 
(Perennial Calliopsis) 
2'. August to March. A perennial with 
light graceful foliage. One of the best 
midsummer yellow cut flowers. Will 
bloom the first season if sown early. 
Double New Gold. Blooms as large and 
bright as the single varieties but more 
brilliant due to the doubling of the 
number of petals....Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 25c 
DIANTHUS. See Pinks. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
See California Poppy. 
GERANIUM ZONALE 
P. 2'. September to March. One of the 
most valuable as well as the easiest of 
perennials where hardy. Stands heat and 
drought and will grow well in high shade 
in the warm climates. Commonly ever¬ 
green and always long blooming — a 
fine pot plant. Immense flower heads in 
pink, rose, scarlet, and other shades. 
Fancy Hybrids. Mixed colors .. .Pkt. 25c 
GILIA FAIRY STARS (Jewel Flower) 
A. 5". September to June. Sow broad¬ 
cast. Will reseed the next year. A Cali¬ 
fornia wild flower, that is admirable for 
borders or rock gardens. Star-like 
blooms very small, but so profuse as to 
form a solid mat of color. Colors run 
the full range of the autumn and pastel 
colors .Pkt. 15c; 3 Pkts. for 35c 
GODETIA (Satin Flower) 
Farewell to Spring. A. Ikz'. September 
to July. Sow broadcast late in the fall. 
Bushy plants covered with poppy-like 
blooms all spring and early summer. 
Good cut flower. Best in cool climate or 
in half shady locations. 
Duke of York. Rich scarlet on white. 
Very colorful.Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
Kelvedon Glory. Deep glowing salmon. 
Covered with blooms. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
The major portion of the flower seeds 
in the United States are grown in Cali¬ 
fornia. We make frequent trips to visit 
the wholesale seed farms while the flow¬ 
ers are in bloom, and a careful study en¬ 
ables us to choose for our listing the 
most noteworthy varieties and novelties. 
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