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Seed should be sown indoors in March 
or April. It may be slow in germinat¬ 
ing, but after the true leaves have 
formed the growth is usually rapid. The small plants can be trans¬ 
planted to the open as soon as danger of frost is over; they will 
flower from July until frost if the blossoms are picked as soon as they 
fade. Seed may also be planted in the open in August, and the 
seedlings transplanted to pots for winter bloom, or the plants can be 
covered with a mulch over winter to give earlier summer flowers. 
To encourage the growth of flower-bearing side branches, the 
central bud should be pinched out when transplanting; followed by 
occasional pinching of other too-vigorous shoots, this will result in 
a compact oval plant covered with short racemes of flowers. 
Rust, the most serious snapdragon disease, is found all over the 
United States on both greenhouse and outdoor plants. Dusty, 
chocolate-brown pustules (spore masses) are produced on the 
under side of the leaves and on the stems. Weekly applications of 
a good dusting sulphur during the rainy periods and fortnightly 
applications in dry weather will effectively control rust if a start is 
made early in the season. Keep sulphur off the flowers when in 
bloom. All Diamond Quality Snapdragons are of the newer Rust- 
Proof Strain and if Diamond Quality seed is used you need not 
worry about the rust disease. 
Snapdragons may effectively be grouped with 
Scabiosa, Gladiolus, Larkspur, Delphinium, 
Clarkia and Chrysanthemum. Varieties: Majus 
Rust Proof varieties; Butter Cup, canary yel¬ 
low; Copper Shades; Pink Shades; Scarlet; 
Shasta White; Fiery Red and Mixed colors. 
Packet, 10c. 
RUST PROOF SNAPDRAGON 
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(Poor Man's Orohid 
.or Butterfly Flower). 
(h A). Grows 1 to 
iy 2 feet, and should be planted in sunny places. 
Erect, slender branched with bright green, fine¬ 
ly divided leaves. Butterfly-like flowers that are 
varicolored and blotched in many colors. Seed 
should be sown in early spring in rich, well fer¬ 
tilized, sandy loam. Grouping—excellent in 
masses; for the mixed border, combining with 
Gypsophila, Virginia Blue Bells and Gerbera. 
Varieties: May Blossom, rose pink; Brilliant 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
(Gillyflowers). (hA). Grows 
from 1 to 2 V 2 feet Mil, depend- 
C I C ing on type. Prefers sun with 
slight shade. Stiff and branching plants with 
smooth, bright green, oblong leaves. Blossoms 
are very fragrant, coming in small single or 
large double varieties, depending on type. Plant 
in well drained, rich, light loam; fertilize with 
complete plant food; pinch back young plants; 
plant close together, rogueing out single flow¬ 
ered plants later, if undesired. Use peat moss in 
preparing bed. Grouping—Very effective alone, 
or combined with Sweet Sultan, Violas and Pan¬ 
sies, Snapdragons, Daffodils, Tall Marigolds. 
Varieties: Double Early Giant Imperial, rose; 
Elks Pride, purple; Canary Yellow; Blood 
Red; White and Mixed. Double Perfection 
Branching: Princess, white; La France, pink; 
Brilliant, blood red; Sapphire, violet; Creole, 
oanary yellow; May Queen, pale blue; Rose 
Pink and Mixed. Virginia Stocks: Rose, 
Mixed. Evening Scented Stocks Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
(Dianthus Bar- 
batus. (hP). 10 
to 20 inches in 
height. Prefers sun or light shade. Forming a 
dense mat of light to dark green, often colored 
leaves, and dense, round headed cymes of hairy- 
petaled, medium sized flowers, blooming over a 
long period. Their large color range makes 
them excellent for cut flowers. Grouping— 
Snapdragons, Delphiniums, Stocks, Carnations, 
Phlox and Petunias. Varieties: New Port Pink; 
Scarlet Beauty, orange red; Dark Crimson; 
White; Single Mixed and Double Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
\ 
(hhP). Perennial, usually 
treated as an annual. Grows 
6 to 8 inches, but exceed¬ 
ingly spreading. Reguires plenty of sunshine. 
Densely branching, with dark green, wrinkled, 
dissected leaves. Dense cluster of medium 
sized, salver-shaped flowers. Blooming from 
May often into winter. Grouping—Fine border 
plant; in parkings; foreground of shrub border; 
in the mixed border, combining with Petunias, 
Shirley Poppies, rose and red Snapdragons and 
Stocks. Varieties: Golden Queen, golden yel¬ 
low; Scarlet Defiance, orange red; Pink Shades; 
Blue Shades; White; Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
(Cheiranthus Che- 
iri). (hsP). Half 
shrubby perennial 
growing from 2 to 3 feet. Sun loving, but en¬ 
dures a little shade. Woody plant, with ribbed 
stem and dark green lanceolate leaves. Medium 
sized, mustard-like flowers in dense clusters. 
Grows in most types of soil but prefers well fertil¬ 
ized, light loam. Varieties: (Perennials) Cheiran¬ 
thus Cheiri, yellow shades; Siberian Wall 
Flower, brilliant orange (for rock plants). 
(Annuals) Blood Red; Paris Market, brown; 
Mixed; Double Early Wonder Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
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