WHEELER CROFT HYB 
HAND POLLI 
Collection of 12 Mixed 
Seed in Straight Varieties or Mixtures. 
Seed, $2.50 per pkt. Trial packets, $1.00. 
Plants of named hybrids are not for sale, ex¬ 
cept a few varieties in very limited quan¬ 
tities. SIX plants, my selection, labeled 
varieties, $10.00; TWELVE plants, $20.00. 
No smaller orders will be accepted. 
BURGUNDY. This is the dull rich wine color 
of burgundy. Dark and handsome, giving 
a solid color effect that takes the eye of any 
s])ectator. The stalks are stiff and tall; it 
is of excellent constitution, with flower 
spikes of four feet and over, flowers of 
three inches and over, with almost perfect 
])lacenient. It has fine, numerous laterals 
and the seed carry a high ])ercentage true 
to type and color. 
CLARET. Light wine purple, very clear, 
rather cold and sparkling. Flowers very 
large, around 31/2 inches, and is running 
quite true to type and color. 
CORNFLOWER BLUE. Cornflower blue 
double with ])etals that open very flat, 
with the edges turning back a little. Long 
s])ikes with long lovely laterals. Vivid blue, 
briglit as cobalt, double, large flowered. 
Very striking. Lovely and charming. 
CRATER LAKE BLUE. This is the most 
vivid and loveliest shade of blue—the blue 
of Crater Lake at sunset. A white center 
and a tone of velvet u])on the petals. Flow¬ 
ers around 2fh inches. Greatly improved. 
DESERT TWILIGHT. Double, with dark 
centers only. It gives a solid effect of the 
most delicate mauve. It fades and glows 
and charms. Flowers S-SV^ inches, very 
long spikes, perfect placement. One of the 
most beautiful Wheeler Croft deljdiiniums. 
PAINTER’S DREAM. This one is most dis¬ 
tinctive and is now greatly improved, with 
large flowers, long spikes, fine laterals, 
and much stronger growth. It has a tan 
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