35 EUCOMIS UNDULATA—ek(w)(3)25. Dense trusses of 
creamy, fragrant stars, the spike crowned with red-edged 
bracts. Very good. May be handled as one does Gladiolus, 
or, alternatively, grown as a pot plant. Pkt. 26c. 
EUPATORIUM FOR AUTUMN CUTTING 
Late summer, too, for that is when their flowering be¬ 
gins. Desirable for cutting, border decoration or for nat¬ 
uralizing. Practically, they are hardy perennial Ageratums. 
21 EUPATORIUM COELESTINUM—crbnstkt(3.4)25. Mist 
Flower. Profuse airy blossoms of fluffiest blue. Splendid cut 
flower. Sow early while soil is cool. Pkt. 10c; A oz. 40c. 
(Plants, delivery after May 1st, each 26c; 3 for 70c; 10 
for $2.00.) 
21 EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM — cbnstkt(3-4)36. Great 
branching plants, filled with attractive fluffy flowers of 
purest white. Good border perennial. Pkt. 10c. 
45 CONSERVATORY EUPHORBIAS 
Rare species, mostly succulent, for pot culture in win¬ 
dow garden or greenhouse, “w” culture. 
EUPHORBIA APHYLLA—Great tangles of pencil-size 
branchings, green, leaflless, succulent. Pkt. 26c. 
EUPHORBIA CANARIENSIS—Cactus-like, with succulent, 
jagged, flanged branches. 20c. 
EUPHORBIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE — Sinuous snake-like 
branches that may be two inches in diameter. An odd and 
interesting pot-plant succulent. 3 seeds for 26c. 
EUPHORBIA OBESA—Curious succulent, a living baseball 
with checkered cover. Germinates slowly and unevenly, 
but quite surely. Seeds, 2 for 25c. 
EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA—True Christmas Poinsettia. 
Red gayety. Rather easy. Pkt. 25c. 
EUPHORBIA TUBIGLANS—Many weird and wavering 
thick fingers of stems rise out of the earth, grasping at 
thin air. Seeds, 2 for 25c. 
EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS—Crown of Thorns. Showy or¬ 
ange-scarlet flower-bracts. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 72A40—One pkt. each of above for $1.50. 
21 HARDY PERENNIAL EUPHORBIAS 
Some mighty fine things here for rock garden or border. 
41 EUPHORBIA BIGLANDULOSA—byt(l)36. Erect, suc¬ 
culent stems with even rows of blue-green foliage. Through 
March, and into April, each ends in a great club of bril¬ 
liant golden bloom-leaves. Surprisingly showy. 10 seeds 
for 25c. 
21 EUPHORBIA COROLLATA—cbk(2-4)26. Flowering 
Spurge. Airy panicles of little white flowers. Excellent for 
cutting. Easy, hardy. Pkt. 16c. 
41 EUPHORBIA MYRSINITES— erbdkt(2-9) 10. Fat blue- 
green leaves set along many half-decumbent stems. Each 
stem ends in bright yellow flower-crown. Valuable hardy 
ornamental succulent, for rock garden, beds or borders. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 25c; ^ oz. 40c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 
10 for $2.00.) Illustrated, paae 4. 
21 EUPHORBIA NICAENSIS—rbkt(3)18. It might almost 
be called a later Euphorbia polychroma, for it gives the 
same bright effect, and follows that species in a close suc¬ 
cession of blooming. Recommended. Pkt. 15c. 
21 EUPHORBIA POLYCHROMA—€rbkt(2) (6)16. No hardy 
perennial that we grow makes a more gorgeous showing 
during its^ season of bloom, than this Euphorbia. The 
effect, as in all Euphorbias, is given by the great heads 
of golden floral leaves. Then, after the blooming, the 
showing of clustered red seed capsules is nearly as bright, 
and in late autumn again, there is a crimsoning of the 
foliage that yields it another season of exclamation. Pkt. 20c. 
(Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) Syn. E. epithymoides. 
OFFER 73A40 —One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
^ANNUAL EUPHORBIAS 
As garden-good, these three, as they are easy. 
♦EUPHORBIA HETEROPHYLLA —ebx(2-4)36. Fire-plant 
or Annual Poinsettia. Each stem ends in a great whorl 
of fire-scarlet floral leaves. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
♦EUPHORBIA LATHYRUS — ebx(9)36. Strikingly dec¬ 
orative plants, particularly in first year effect, so perhaps 
best treated as annuals. Tall succulent stems, each bear¬ 
ing four densely piled rows of lanceolate leaves, arranged in 
even cross formation. Unique coloring, the entire plant a 
silvered blue-green. Pkt. 10c. 
♦EUPHORBIA MARGINATA — ebx(2-4)36. Snow-on-the- 
mountain. Most ornamental foliage, bright green, mar¬ 
gined with white, the top leaves all white. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 
20c. 
OFFER 74A40—One pkt. each of above for 25c. 
BLUE FIELD LILY 
It is a gloriously beautiful thing, this Eustoma Russel- 
lianum, sometimes called Lisianthus. The blossoms are big, 
wide bells of clearest blue, but purple-patched within. In 
spectacular bloom for a long time. Fine seed, a bit slow 
in germinating. Sow at first possible moment in spring, 
or outside in late fall. Needs lime in soil. Winter-hardy, 
though not long-lived, but it will flower first year, grown 
thriftily. Worth all effort. Pkt. 15c. 
EUSTYLIS PURPUREA—See Page 4. Pkt. 25c. 
51 FALLUGIA PARADOXA—bdltkt(2-3)30. Apache Plume. 
Rare hardy shrub not too large for the rock garden. Hand¬ 
some white flowers like single roses, then most decorative 
dense, feathery seed-plumes. Pkt. 15c. 
45 FAUCARIA TIGRINA—w. Tiger’s Mouth. You will 
understand the name when you grow it. An intriguing, 
but easy succulent. Pkt. 25c. 
♦FELICIA BERGERI4NA—erx(8)7. Daisies of daintiest 
form, in enormous numbers for many months, these of a 
vivid, light-stealing ultra-indigo, with little golden heart- 
cushions. It is, all ways and always, a winsome flower. 
One cannot help but like it. Pkt. 16c. 
THE FERNS 
Here, without grace of bloom, we enter an older world 
of plant beauty, a charm of form and foliage, with gaudy 
color adornment deleted, a restful world in suggestion of 
summer shade, moss-damp rock trickles, and cool forest 
pools. 
Ferns are not difficult to grow from the seed-spores. 
Simply dust the spores on the surface of clean, friable soil 
in flats or pots. A mixture of screened peat and sand 
is ideal, though not altogether necessary. Cover with panes 
of glass until germination takes place. 
FERNS, TENDER BLEND — Here are the ornamental 
Pterises, Bird’s Nest Fern, Adiantums and the like, in wide 
variation: all are suited to pot or dish culture indoors. 
Kinds cannot be supplied separately. Pkt. 16c. 
FIG TREE 
It is Ficus carica, the true edible Fig, and not only are 
the fruits rich and delicious, but the tree itself is a pleasing 
ornamental. In climates not more severe than that of Phil¬ 
adelphia or New York City, it may be grown out of doors 
by giving shelter from cold winds, or by winter wrapping 
in straw or other materials. In still colder areas, the Fig 
is grown altogether as a tub plant, placed outside in sum¬ 
mer, but in winter, held over in a light cool cellar by oc¬ 
casional scant waterings, or perhaps grown on in a sunny 
window or glassed porch. It will fruit freely when grown 
in tubs. Pkt. 15c. 
Through strict conformity there can be no progress. 
When occasion warrants, be not afraid of breaking 
the pattern; but do not break simply to become 
known as a breaker. There is scant virtue, (horti¬ 
cultural or political), in that. 
FORGETMENOT—See Myosotis. 
22 FORSTERA TENELLA—kt(2)7. Rare New Zealand al¬ 
pine. White flowers, with pink spots. Pkt. 20e. 
22 FRANCOA RAMOSA—cbkt(w) (3)36. Splendid Chilian 
perennial, with spikes two feet long and an inch thick, 
densely filled with starry white or pink-tinged blossoms. 
Give some protection North, or grow as pot plant. Pkt. 16c. 
71 FRANKLINlA ALATAMAHA—atkt(6) 20 ft. The rare 
Franklin Tree, discovered by the Bartrams in 1771, but not 
since found in the wild. All plants of it in cultivation 
have been propagated from their single original collected 
specimen. It is decidedly handsome ; winter-hardy at Bos¬ 
ton. All autumn there are big flowers, cups cast in white 
wax, each with a golden tassel-center. Then foliage be¬ 
comes scarlet. Seeds, 3 for 40c; 9 for $1.00.) (Gordonia.) 
35 FREESIA EXHIBITION BLEND 
Freesias will often flower within six months from seed, 
and the seeds germinate quite quickly. Few bulbs for the 
winter window are more satisfactory than Freesias. The 
hues cover the rainbow range, primrose to rich gold-orange, 
lavender and true blue, soft pink to carmine, together with 
rare “sunset” shades. Here is a splendid blend. ecw(7)16. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % oz. 60c. 
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