“BEST-BY-TEST” PANSIES 
LARKSPUR (Giant Imperial) 
Annual Larkspur. A. 4' to 5'. August 
to March. Sow in fall or spring, the seed 
is slow to germinate, needing cool soil 
and plenty of moisture. The giant Im¬ 
perials are tall, basal branching and up¬ 
right, needing only half the space the 
older type does. Long spikes of double 
flowers. Seed should be chilled for best 
germination. Plants should be dusted 
with sulphur when 10" high and again 
when 3' high. 
Blue Spire. Dark blue. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Carmine King .Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Lilac Queen .Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Pink Perfection. 1939-1940. Lively lus¬ 
cious light pink, long spikes of closely 
placed 2" florets. Early blooming. 
Pkt. 25c 
Rosalind. 1939-1940. A new color, rose 
sulfused salmon, making a most pleas¬ 
ing rose shade. Center spike 4' to 5' 
long, six to eight side branches 3' to 
4' long .Pkt. 25c 
White King. Pure white. S. M., A. A. S., 
1937. Fine habit....Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Exquisite Mixed. Blush pink, blue, car¬ 
mine, light rose pink, lilac, salmon, 
white and other colors. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 35c 
Group Collection. One packet each, all 
six varieties listed above (omitting the 
mixture and Rose Pink below).85c 
Super Majestic Rose Pink. 1940. A plant¬ 
ing of this new larkspur at the Ferry 
Morse Seed farm at Salinas was simply 
stunning. The exhibit of cut blooms 
at the San Francisco Exposition was 
likewise very impressive. In the fields 
at Salinas there was a solid mass 
of plants six feet high, simply cov¬ 
ered with large clear rose-pink blooms. 
The nlants are compact and base 
branching. Pkt. 25c 
HELIANTHEMUM (Sun-rose) 
P. 3" to 6". A most delightful dwarf 
evergreen perennial. Spreading, dense 
matty growth that can always stand 
pruning. Covered with brightly colored 
flowers resembling miniature single 
roses. Yellow, bronze red, pink, rose, 
apricot, orange and similar shades. Has 
attracted constant attention in our gar¬ 
den. We are fortunate enough to secure 
exclusive sale of the seed from Sydney 
B. Mitchell’s own garden. His stock was 
obtained from John Nichols of Scotland, 
and W. M. Christy of England, who, be¬ 
tween them, raised most of the named 
forms given awards at the R. H. S. trial 
gardens at Wisley, England. 
JMixed colors.Pkt. 25c 
ICELAND POPPY 
(Papaver Nudicaule) 
Waller-Franklin Strain. P. 15" to 36". 
August to November — January to 
March. Often grown as an annual. Com¬ 
pact plants with fern-like foliage, grace¬ 
ful wiry stems, flowers often 4" across. 
Blooms freely in early summer and more 
or less all year. Better where it gets 
frozen in all winter. Disappointing in 
rock gardens. Sow where it is to bloom 
or transplant when very small. 
Apricot. Probably the most beautiful 
colored individual variety of all Ice¬ 
land Poppies — delicate apricot. Flow¬ 
ers of good size with long stems. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 60c 
Coonara Pinks. A new strain of Iceland 
Poppies. Very fine. 95% pink. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
Emperor. Large flowered orange. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 40c 
Yellow Wonder. Large bright buttercup 
Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 40c 
Gartford Giants Mixed. New strain. The 
color balance is excellent, the flowers 
are immense and the stems, the long¬ 
est we have ever seen. Many new 
colors. Stock limited. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 60c 
Group Collection. One packet each. Apri¬ 
cot, Coonara Pinks, Emperor, and Yel¬ 
low Wonder (four).60c 
LINARIA 
Baby Snapdragon 
A. 8" to 10". September to July. An¬ 
other California wild flower. Blooms in 
two months. A fine filler over for new 
iris plantings. A gem for border or rock 
garden. Sow in succession for long 
blooming. 
Fairy Bouquet. Very dainty. Colors — 
rose, yellow, pink, lavender, carmine, 
red, white and violet mixed. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 Pkts. 35c; 1/8 oz. 60c 
LOBELIA 
A. 4" to 6". November to May. One of 
the most satisfactory of all annual border 
and window-box plants. Start in seed 
boxes in spring and set out 6" apart. 
Cambridge Blue. New light blue, large 
flowering.Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 85c 
Emperor William. Best of its shade, 
gentian blue.Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
NEMESIA (South African Annuals) 
8" to 10". February to May — August 
to October. Low compact growth. Free 
blooming in pink, rose, yellow, reds and 
blue, large flowers. Start them early in 
fall if summers are hot. Fine for bedding 
and borders. 
Mixture. After careful examination and 
checking, we chose for our listing a 
strain which includes the most com¬ 
plete and best balanced color range, 
nana compacta growth. Flowers 1" 
across . .Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c 
NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS 
See Baby Blue Eyes. 
PANSY (Heartsease) 
A. 6" to 9". July to October •— Feb¬ 
ruary to May. Do best in partially shad¬ 
ed locations in loose rich soil. Frequent 
feeding induces giant blooms and good 
stems. Old flowers should be cut off. 
Pansy “Best-by-Test” Strain. Several 
years ago we carried on a very thor¬ 
ough test of pansy seed which we ac¬ 
quired from various pansy growers and 
selected for listing a strain that seem¬ 
ed to us to be the best. Each year since 
we have continued these tests. In ad¬ 
dition to this we visited many seed 
farms where we saw various strains 
growing. As a result we again offer 
our first choice as our “Best-by-test” 
Pansy strain. Th° abundant blooms 
a^e very large and of fine substance. 
Plants of uniform growth. Colors are 
especially clear and rich, in a well- 
baUnced color range. 
Pkt. 40c; 3 Pkts. $1.00; 1/16 oz. $2.00 
Coronation Gold. Ruffled. Canary yel¬ 
low, lower petals flushed golden orange. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 Pkts. 65c; 1/16 oz. $1.50 
PINKS 
(Dianthus Heddewigi Laciniatus) 
A. 6" to 8". Septembe rto May. Col¬ 
orful and of easiest culture in ordinary 
garden loam. Biennial in mild climates. 
The best color effects are from the single 
clear salmons and reds. Neat and com¬ 
pact, with hundreds of flowers. Fine for 
edgings and flower arrangement. 
Salmon Queen. Single. A beautiful 
laciniated variety as large as Giant 
Bright Eye and attractively colored 
clear salmon.Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 25c 
Splendens (Giant Bright Eye). 6" to 8". 
Single. S. M., A. A. S., 1935. The 
sweet-scented flowers are about 2" in 
diameter, crimson with a large white 
eye. Laciniated... Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 25c 
Finest Mixed .Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 25c 
PHLOX 
(Drummondi Gigantea) 
A. 12" to 15". September to May. One 
of the easiest grown and most satisfac¬ 
tory of all summer flowering annuals. 
Start in boxes. A native of Texas. Pre¬ 
fers a light rich loam in a sunny location. 
Blooms all summer to fall. Fine for 
bedding, borders and cutting. Plant 6" 
apart for best color effect. 
Salmon Glory. New. Pure salmon with 
cream eye. Florets IVi" to IV 2 " across. 
A well deserved A. A. S. 1939 winner. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 Pkts. 60c 
Art Shades Mixed. A new strain of 
phlox drummondi with blooms well 
over 1" in diameter, in a soft range 
of colors, as salmon, appleblossom, 
light blue, mauve, rose, etc., each with 
white or cream eye. A. M., 1935 
A. A. S. Worth an unqualified recom¬ 
mendation on the basis of size or the 
attractive color range alone. Ranks 
as a standout when both of these points 
are considered... Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 85c 
Finest Mixed. Full color range. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 85c 
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