Snapdragons and Calendulas Are Very Popular 
ARCTOTIS 
(Blue Eyed African Daisy) 
A. Starts blooming in early summer, and 
continues until hard frost. As a cut flower 
it is especially desirable, the blooms lasting 
a week or ten days in water. Grows 2 to 3 
feet high. Has single, daisy-like flower, pearly 
white with a gold band surrounding a delicate 
mauve center. 
1641—ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. Pkt., 10c; 3 
pkts., 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
ANTIRRHINUM 
Snapdragon 
HA. Snapdragons are very hardy and easy 
to grow, and produce an abundance of flowers 
from the time they begin blooming in the 
spring until frost. They are among our most 
popular flowers, and are especially desirable 
for cutting. Plant either in the spring or fall. 
GIANT RUST PROOF SNAPDRAGONS 
This wonderful new strain is immune to 
rust. We strongly recommend this variety 
where rust prevails. 
1820— DAINTINESS. Rose pink, white tube. 
1821— HARMONY. Terra cotta and yellow, 
shaded rose. 
1822 — ORANGE SHADES. Deep to light 
orange. 
1823— PINKIE. Clear pink. 
1824— DEFIANCE. Scarlet. 
1825— SHASTA. Pure white. 
1826 —TORCHLIGHT. Garnet suffused 
orange, bright yellow lip. 
1827— YELLOW JACKET. Deep yellow. 
Price of each pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c; oz., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
1828— GIANT RUST-PROOF MIXED. A well 
balanced mixture of all the above and many 
other desirable colors. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c; 
oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
TALL SNAPDRAGON 
These grow about thirty inches tall, with 
long, graceful spikes carrying many large 
sized blooms. Our mixture includes a wide 
range of colors. Excellent for backgrounds 
or tall borders. 
1406— TALL PINK. 
1407— TALL SCARLET. 
1408— TALL WHITE. 
1409— TALL YELLOW. 
Price of each, pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
1410— TALL MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., 75c, postpaid. 
Flower Seed Diseases 
Can be controlled by using SEMESAN— 
See page 61. 
Below: 1586—Canterbury Bells 
ASTERS 
A. For early flowering, seed should be 
planted in hotbeds in December and January, 
then transplanted as soon as the danger of 
frost is over. 
1412— QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This is 
a good type for bedding, and also makes fine 
cut flowers. Plant grows about 15 inches 
high, and produces beautiful double flowers 
in many colors, carried on long, slender, 
graceful stems. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 
oz., $1.25, postpaid. 
1413— EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS. These 
Asters are the earliest blooming of any, and 
produce large and full double flowers that 
are very beautiful. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; 
3 pkts., 25c; *4 oz., 75c, postpaid. 
BALSAM 
(Lady Slipper) 
HA. Grows 18 inches to 2 feet tall, produc¬ 
ing an abundance of brilliantly colored flow¬ 
ers. This plant also known as old-fashioned 
Touch-Me-Not. 
1415—DOUBLE CAMELLIA MIXED. Pkt., 
10c; 3 for 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
1411—BUSH BALSAM. See page 24. 
1642—Calendula, Campfire 
TEXAS WILD FLOWERS 
BLUE BONNET 
(Lupinus Texensis) 
The Texas State Flower. Grows wild all over 
the prairies of Central and South Texas. They 
bloom in Texas in March, April and May. Af¬ 
ter maturing seed, the plant dies and the seed 
falls to the ground and comes up again the 
next spring. 
1414—TEXAS BLUE BONNET. Price, Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
TEXAS BLUE BELL 
(Eustoma Russellianum) 
1564— A native plant possessing unusual 
charm and worthy of a place in any flower 
garden. It is an annual; grows erect and to a 
height of 2% to 3 feet; the foliage is silvery 
green with entire, opposite leaves ; blooms pro¬ 
fusely from late June to early September ; the 
flowers are bell-shaped and of a beautiful pur¬ 
plish blue color with golden yellow centers and 
stamens; ideal for cutting and retains its 
beauty longer after cutting than most other 
flowers. Pkt., 20c; 3 for 50c; % oz., 85c; oz., 
$1.50. 
TEXAS PLUME 
(Gilia Coronopifolia) 
1565— This native flowering plant cannot 
escape your notice and admiration. It grows 
erect, attaining a height from 3 to 6 feet. At¬ 
tached closely to the stems are innumerable red 
tubular flowers and feathery foliage resembling 
the cypress vine. This plant really deserves a 
spot in your garden. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
TEXAS GAILLARDIA 
(Gaillardia Pulchella) 
1563—Also known as Indian Blanket or Fire- 
wheel. Edges of red fay .flowers usually tipped 
with yellow. Most everyone is familiar with its 
beauty produced in masses in the Spring. Pkt., 
15c; 2 pkts., 25c; oz., $1.50, postpaid^ 
% 
CALENDULA 
(Pot Marigold) 
A. Grows in any garden soil, making very 
effective beds or borders. One foot high. 
Blooms freely in spring. 
1737—LEMON SHAGGY. A very worthy 
companion of Orange Shaggy and is sure to 
be just as popular. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 
oz., 65c, postpaid. 
1645—ORANGE SHAGGY. A Gold Medal 
Winner in 1935 All-America Selections. The 
petals are long and deeply fringed in a rather 
irregular fashion, giving it a Chrysanthemum 
appearance. A deep orange shading to lighter 
orange. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 40c, post¬ 
paid. 
1418— ORANGE KING. A very large and 
double, bright orange-red, dark eye; an extra 
fine strain. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 35c, 
postpaid. 
1642—CAMPFIRE (Sensation). The flowers 
are extremely large, very dark orange with a 
scarlet sheen. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 75c, 
postpaid. 
1643 — LEMON QUEEN. Identical with 
Orange King but a rich lemon-yellow. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c, postpaid. 
1644—APRICOT QUEEN. A dandy new 
shaded apricot that will please. Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c; oz., 85c, postpaid. 
1417—DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c, 
postpaid. 
CALLIOPSIS 
A. Showy and free-flowering. A splendid 
summer bloomer, doing well in sunny places. 
1416—TALL ANNUAL MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c, postpaid. 
CANNAS 
TP. Plants make large, broad leaves, pro¬ 
ducing clusters of large flowers of many 
different brilliant colors. By regular water¬ 
ing they will grow to a giant size. 
1419— MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c, 
postpaid. 
CANNA ROOTS. See page 37. 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
(Campanula) 
This is one of the best of the old-fashioned 
flowers, and is very easy to grow, preferring 
a rich moist soil. 
1586—ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS. A. 
This flower will bloom in six months from 
time planted. It should, therefore, prove most 
popular in the South. It is covered with 
blooms in a wide array of colors which make 
it an excellent bedding plant. Height about 
2% feet. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 50c, post¬ 
paid. 
1585—SINGLE MIXED. B. pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c, postpaid. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO., Dallas, Texas 
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