Annual Plants for Summer Blooming 
Set out plants in spring for colorful beds and borders throughout the summer 
PETUNIAS 
AGERATUM 
Blue Boy. Bushy plants with silken balls of fuzzy 
blue flowers. 10c each; 12 for 75c. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
See description on page 27. 
See color illustration on page 24. 
IMPATIENS 
Showy, free-flowering plants for shady or half-shady 
places. Pink, Rose, Salmon, Orange, and Crimson. 
15c each; 2 for 25c. 
MORNING-GLORIES 
Heavenly Blue. An early-blooming strain of the 
lovely climber. Very large, sky-blue flowers in 
quantity. See illustration on page 24. 10c each; 
12 for $1.00. 
Scarlett O’Hara. Large flowers of carnelian red come 
into bloom early. See illustration on page 24. 10c 
each; 12 for $1.00. 
VESTAL*S GIANT PANSIES 
Set out in early spring in very rich soil. Will bloom 
magnificently in early summer. A lovely mixture. 
See color illustration on page 25. 5c each; 12 for 50c; 
100 for $3.00. 
TUFTED PANSIES (Violas) 
Very free-flowering edging plants in a mixture of 
clear lovely shades. 5c each; 12 for 50c. 
PERIWINKLE (Vinca) 
Rosea. A showy bedding annual with clusters of rose, 
white, and red-eyed flowers all summer. 10c each; 
12 for $1.00; lOO'for $6.00. 
Double Rosy Morn. Very dwarf. Exquisite pink. 
Continuously in bloom. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
Elk’s Pride. Large flowers of very dark purple. See 
illustration on page 24. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
Single Rosy Morn. Brilliant rose-colored flowers with 
white throats. 10c each; 12 for 75c. 
Snowstorm. A compact-growing variety with a multi¬ 
tude of pure white flowers. 10c each; 12 for 75c. 
Giant Double. Huge flowers with finely fringed edges 
fluted and crinkled. Pink, Velvety Purple, White, 
and Variegated. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
Diener’s Ruffled Monster. Sensational flowers 
4 inches or more across in a wide range of dazzling 
colors. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
General Dodds. Red-garnet. 10c each; 12 for 75c. 
Royal Purple. Solid, rich velvety violet flowers with a 
blackish luster. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
VERBENAS 
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora). Noted for its 
pale green, sweet-scented foliage. 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
V. erinoides (Moss Verbena). Mossy foliage with 
pink, blue, and white flowers in lavish profusion. 
10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
V. venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). A thrifty peren¬ 
nial plant, hardy in the South, with bright purplish 
flowers all summer. 15c each; 4 for 50c. 
Mammoth Verbenas 
Huge clusters of giant sparkling flowers, in bloom 
all summer. 10c each; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $6.00. 
Beauty of Oxford. Cerise-pink. One of the finest. 
Blue Giant. Dark blue; free-flowering. 
Defiance. Huge, flat clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Lavender Glory. Lavender with creamy white eye. 
Mayflower. Light salmon-pink, deepening to rose. 
Seafoam. Very large, well-shaped white flowers. 
Brightly Colored Foliage Plants 
CALADIUMS 
ACALYPHAS 
Tricolor (Fire-Dragon). Noted for its dazzling crim¬ 
son-scarlet foliage and suitable for the sunniest 
places in the garden. 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
ALTERNANTHERAS (Dwarf Coleus) 
These plants are very largely used in ornamental, 
close bedding for their compact habit, brilliant coloring, 
and dependability. 10c each; 12 for 60c; 100 for $4.00. 
Aurea nana compacta. Bright golden yellow foliage. 
Brilliantissima. Tints of crimson, scarlet, and pink. 
Paronychioides major. Brightest carmine. Most 
popular of all. 
CHOICEST FLOWERING BEGONIAS 
Star. Great star-shaped leaves a foot or more across 
of two-toned green with reddish markings on the 
edges. Pink flowers. See color illustration on page 37. 
35c each. 
Brilliant. Covered with a wealth of Christmas-red 
flowers. 20c each. 
Corallina, Lucerne. Immense clusters of bright 
coral-red flowers, turning delicate pink. Green foli¬ 
age dotted white. 30c each. 
Rubra. Bright green foliage with drooping clusters of 
coral-red flowers. 20c each. 
Pink Rubra (Angel Wing). Pale green foliage with 
drooping flowers of pure soft pink. 20c each. 
Thurstoni. Tall plant with glossy, round leaves, red 
on the under side. Flowers pink. 20c each. 
See color illustration on page 37 
Upright-ieaf. Stiff, erect plants, 6 to 8 feet high, with 
huge, ornamental foliage. Not hardy and must be 
grown in tubs or renewed each spring. Growing 
plants, 50c each; larger plants, $1.00. 
Elephant’s Ear. Gorgeous, tropical-like plants with 
huge heart-shaped leaves 4 feet or more across. 
Water freely and take up the bulbs for winter. Large 
bulbs, 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
New Fancy-leaf. Superb foliage plants for bedding 
out during the summer, with marbled, veined, and 
striped leaves in many shades of white, pink, green, 
and crimson. See color illustration on page 37. 
Selected bulbs, 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
COLEUS 
One of the most popular, showy summer bedding 
plants for mass planting. 
New Giant (Christmas Gem). Immense leaves 8 to 
12 inches long, carmine-red, shading to maroon and 
edged with yellow and green. 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
C. W. Schmidt. Leaves velvety crimson, edged and 
spotted gold. 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
Rainbow (Christmas Queen). Leaves range from 
lavender-maroon through shades of brown, pink, and 
yellow, varying from leaf to leaf. 10c each; 3 for 25c. 
Trailing Queen. Half-trailing or running variety. 
Leaves crimson and creamy pink. 10c each; 12 for 75c. 
Vestai’s Gorgeous Bedding Coleus, Mixed. 10c 
each; 12 for 75c; 100 for $5.00. 
VestaVs is the showplace of Greater Little Rock 
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