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GUINEA GOLD (Marigold) 
SPECIAL COLLECTION 
12 packages of Choice Annual 
Flower Seed, selected by our hor- 
ticulturist according to variety 
and color for an ideal garden, for 
$1.00, postpaid 

BEADLES SEED CoO., 
INC., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

Grandiflora Nana Compacta. Velvet Ball, velvety blood-red, compact, 
dwarf, free flowering. 
Miniature Nana Compacta. Neat compact plants about 6 in. high and 
& in. im diameter, fully covered with a mass of 2 in. flowers. Pink Gem, 
deep pink. 
Hybrida Nana Erecta. Rosy Morn, rose. Violacea, deep violet. 
Silver Blue, heavenly blue. Striped and _ Blotched. Mixed. 
Balcony Varieties. Blue. Rose. Mixed. 
Grandiflora Single Fringed. Fimbrata Mixed. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c. 
Phacelia—A 
Campanularia, 8 in. Produces terminal racemes of gentian-blue 
flowers with conspicuous white anthers; effective for edgings, etc., and 
a charming pot-plant. One of the earliest annuals and blooms a long 
time. Y% oz. 25c; pkt. 10c. 
Phlox Drummondi—A 
One of the easiest of annuals to grow, the annual phlox of modern 
strains cannot be surpassed in their clear, vivid coloring, and variety 
of tones. All colors of the rainbow can be reproduced in their globular 
flower heads, borne on strong stems, which in a properly planted bed 
will form a sheet of color. Seed may be sown in the open as soon as 
frost danger has passed, and flowers will appear in a few weeks. If 
faded flowers are removed they bloom until late frosts. 
GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES [] 1 FT. 
iis section has beautiful, round-petaled flowers which overlap each 
other. 
Alba. Pure white. Carnea. Flesh color. Chamois Rose. 
Coccinea. Fiery scarlet. Dark Blue. True Blue. Isabellina. Yellow. 
Splendid Mixture—Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 30c. 
Gigantea—Art Shades; Salmon Glory; Pkt. 10c; Rosy Morn, Pkt. 25c. 
NANA COMPACTA DWARF 8 IN. 
These are much superior to the other Phlox for ribbon bedding or 
borders. The plants grow very symmetrical in neat, little bushes, covered 
with flowers during the whole summer and fall. 
Nana Compacta. Mixed, all colors. % oz. (mixed only), 30c; oz. $1.10; 
pkt. 10c. Salmon rose. 
Phlox (Hardy)—P 
Decussata. From newest varieties. 2-3 ft. June-Oct. Perennial vari- 
eties mixed from a celebrated collection. Seed slow and erratic in 
germinating and the seedlings may not appear for a year. Seeds, per 
pkt. 10c. 
Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense 
bushes about 2 feet high. Bears a profusion of bright orange-scarlet 
lantern-like fruits which can be cut and dried, in which shape they are 
used extensively for floral decorations during the winter. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 60c. 
Platycodon (Chinese Bell Flower) 
(Balloon Flower) 
They flower from June to September. 
Grandiflorum. 1-2 ft. Large, handsome, deep blue flowers. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.00. 
Poppies of Pastel Tones—A 
Sow them early—since they defy frost—and where they are to bloom, 
as they dislike transplanting. They flower in a few weeks from seed. 
Successive sowings should be made to provide continuous flowering. 
SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—See Escholtzia. 
Flanders Poppy. 80 in. Vivid scarlet-red. This flower has in the 
minds of men been associated for over two hundred years with the 
battlefields of Flanders. Sow with Centaurea Cyanus Double Blue. 
oz. 75c; pkt. 10c. 
Poppies (Shirley) 
Tall Carnation Flowered. Shell Pink. Mixed. 
Tall Double Peony Flowered. Cardinal Red. Pansy Violet. 
Finest Mixed. 
Double Shirley. Pink Shades. Finest Mixed. Sweet Briar, Cerise rose. 
Single Shirley. American Legion, scarlet. Picotee, white edged 
scarlet. Wild Rose Pink. White. Finest Mixed. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35ce. 
Perennial Poppy 
Alpine Mixed. 6 in. A charming miniature poppy with brilliant 
colored flowers including white, pink, apricot, yellow or orange-scarlet, 
ete. Useful for rockwork. 
Nudicale. (Iceland Poppy) Grendon Hybrids Mixed. The Emperor, 
orange. The Empress, salmon rose. Amurense, yellow wonder. 
Oriental Poppy. Oriental Scarlet. Oriental Mixed. Hybrida 
Splendens. A. (Similar to Oriental) 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 50c. 
Portulaca (Rose Moss)—A 
Portulacas not only bear in the poorest soil without complaint, but during 
a dry season when everything else is looking sorry for itself these brave 
little fellows gaily nod their thousand bright metallic looking flowers 
and seem to enjoy the drought. Easily transplanted. In sowing mix 
the seed with dry sand to insure an even distribution. Sow in May when 
the ground is thoroughly warmed through, and very soon one of the 
lovliest of floral carpets will appear. Sow between stepping stones. 

