Our Potted Perennial Plants Will Be Ready About April 1st 
PORTLAND PETUNIAS—Continued 
Pink Triumph. The best bright pink. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Romany Lass. Color shading from cherry-red to 
deep maroon. 
Pkt. 15c. 
White Beauty. Giant flowering white. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Petunias Balcony. A fine large and free flowering 
type of single Petunias, especially suited for 
window boxes, vases and hanging baskets. 
Blue, Crimson, Rose and Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c. 
PENTSTEMON, Gloxinlaflora (Beard Tongue) 
(Perennial). Beautiful plants for the hardy 
border. Gloxinia like flowers of white and shades 
of rose, mauve and purple. Height 2% ft. 
Blooms June and July. Germination 10 to 15 
days. 
Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c. 
PHLOX, Drummondi (Annual). Bright five petaled 
flowers in clusters, blooming freely during the 
entire summer. Sow seed in well pulverized soil 
as soon as soil can be worked in spring. When 
plants are large enough, thin or transplant to 
6 in. apart, (termination 8 to 12 days. 
Large Flowering. Blooms % to 1 in. in diam¬ 
eter. Plants 12 to 14 in. high. 
Dark Purple. Fiery Red 
Violet Deep Rose 
Shell Pink White 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 35c. Mixed 
Salmon Glory. Large flowered variety with rich 
salmon-pink florets 1 to 1% in. diameter. Plants 
10 in. high. A prolific bloomer. All-America 
Selection 1939. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Dwarf Phlox. Symmetrical plants, 8 in. high, 
bright colored flowers in broad clusters. 
Fireball—Scarlet. 
Pink. 
Snowball—Pure white. 
Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
Starred and Fringed. The petals of the flowers 
have fringed or toothed edges giving them the 
appearance of stars. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 35c. 
Fine Mixed. Showy flowers good for cutting. 
Height 1 ft. 
Pkt. 5c; V 2 oz. 40c. 
Phlox Decussata (Perennial). Do not come true 
from seed. Germination slow. Seed sown in 
summer and fall will germinate the next spring 
and summer. 
Pkt. 15c; Vi oz. 50c. 
PHYSALIS, Francheti. See Chinese Lantern. 
PLATYCODON (Wahlenbergia) (Perennial). Hand¬ 
some plants for sunny border. It has broad blue 
or white bell shaped flowers. Blooms from June 
to September. Sow seed in spring or early sum¬ 
mer, transplant to permanent place in fall. They 
will bloom the following season. Easily grown. 
Germination 20 to 30 days. 
Grandiflora. Blue. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
POLEMONIUM, Coeruleum (Jacob’s Ladder) (Per¬ 
ennial.) Free flowering plants. They have grace¬ 
ful pinnate leaves and bear their dainty blue 
flowers in loose heads. They require a well- 
drained soil and plants should be divided every 
third year. Germination 20 to 30 days. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 30c. 
POPPIES (Annual). Annual varieties do not bear 
transplanting, therefore should be sown in late 
fall or early spring where they are to bloom. 
Thin to 6 in. apart. 
American Legion or Flanders. Orange scarlet. 
Height 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c. 
Shirley. Large single flowers range in color from 
pure white, shades of pink and rose to the 
deepest blood red. Height 1% ft. 
Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. 
Tulip Flowered. Large bright scarlet blossoms, 
resembling a tulip. Height IVi ft. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Double Shirley. Beautiful hybrids with large 
double and semi-double flowers in a wide range 
of colors. 
Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. 
Double Cardinal. The flowers a glowing cardinal 
red,' large, (round as a ball), petals finely 
fringed. Height 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 25c. 
Double Carnation. Large double flowers with 
fringed petals, many brilliant colors. Height 
2 ft. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. 
Oriental Poppies (Perennial). Huge cup shaped 
flowers with crinkled petals on tall strong 
stems. Sow seed in early spring, transplant to 
permanent place in June. Height 2 to 3 ft. 
Germination 6 to 15 days. 
Dark Red. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 40c. 
Orange Scarlet. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 50c. 
Salmon Pink. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 50c. 
Oriental Hybrids. New colors and types are often 
found in this mixture. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 35c. 
Iceland Poppies (Perennial). While these are 
hardy perennials, they flower from seed the first 
season if sown early. 
Elmonte. Beautiful satin like flowers on wiry 
stems. Color deep tangerine. Height 14 in. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Yellow Wonder. Large deep yellow flowers, ex¬ 
cellent cut flower. Height 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Mixed. A superb mixture in many shades of 
yellow, orange, salmon and pink. Height 14 in. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 35c. 
PORTULACA (Flowering Moss) (Annual). The 
glassy cup shaped single flowers and rose like 
double flowers are in many shades of red, pink, 
orange yellow, striped and white. Makes a daz¬ 
zling display. Sow seed in spring in any soil. 
They bloom all summer. 
Single Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c; 1/2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 1 lb. $5.00. 
Double Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY. ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI 
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