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GENERAL LIST of SEED SPECIALTIES 
ABBREVIATIONS: (a) Annuals bloom one year; (b) Biennials bloom for two 
years; (p) Perennials, bloom the first or second year after planting and con- 
tinue indefinitely. 
SALES TAX: Add 3% to cover tax on all orders for delivery in California. 
AGERATUM, Floss Flower (a) 
A dwarf annual especially for edging or 
bedding. Plant in early spring either out of 
doors or start in flats. Blooms early summer 
and fall. 
Blue Ball (Improved). 4 to 5 inches. Plants 
compact, growth uniform and even. The 
broad green foliage is almost covered by 
flowers of the richest blue...... Pkt. 15c 
Midget Blue. 2 to 3 inches. S. M., A. A. S. 
1939. A really dwarf ageratum that comes 
uniformly dwarf and true to color. The 
foliage which is fine and delicate is prac- 
tically hidden by small, true Ageratum 
PS IU GELOWELS cys noc te re saves shake onstas Pkt. 25c 
ANTIRRHINUM 
(See Snapdragon) 
AQUILEGIA, Columbine (p) 
An easily grown flower that does well in 
half shady places as well as in full sun. The 
flowers are large with extra long spurs. 
Seed may be started from March to Octo- 
ber. Plants grow from 2 to 3 ft. high and 
flower late spring and early summer. 
Longissima. Delicate pale yellow, 3” to 4” 
STOUT Simmsintsyols or slates eoe vole Cciere ss\arinre eleworere Pkt. 25c 
Blue Shades. Clear blues and lavenders. 
Pkt. 25c 
Pink Shades. Various shades of pink. 
Pkt. 25c 
Crimson Star. Sepals and spurs crimson, 
center creamy white............ Pkt. 25c 
Mixed Hybrids. Mixed colors of many 
SH ACCS ee ctare rs Rhodes eiclaens OR eis Pkt. 25c¢ 
Clematiflora. A spurless columbine with 
clematis-like flowers. All colors except 
okeys} oven eV be Sain arene eo ehute rt PRED A Pkt. 50c 
ARCTOTIS HYBRIDS, African 
Daisy (a) 
Giant Hybrids. Big bright orange, yellow 
and red daisies with dark centers and 
woolly gray-green foliage. 12” to 18” tall. 
Sow seeds from April to Sept. Grow best 
in full sun in light well-drained soil. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
BABY BLUE EYES, Nemophila 
Insignis (a) 
This delightful native of California is one 
of the finest wild flowers suitable for do- 
mestic use. The flowers are clear sky blue, 
cup shaped with white centers and lacy 
foliage. Much used in California as be- 
-tween-plantings in spring flowering bulb 
beds. Sow in fall or spring in open locations. 
6 inches....... Pkt. 10c; 3 for 20c; 1 oz. 30c 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON 
(See Centuria) 
BROOM, Cytisus (p) 
A new shrub that is literally covered all 
spring and early summer with bright pea- 
shaped flowers in brilliant red, rose, pink, 
gold, apricot and orange. Seeds should pref- 
erably be started in the fall in flats as they 
germinate very slowly. Drought resistant, 
growing well where the summers are not too 
hot nor the winters too cold, as far north on 
the Pacific Coast as British Columbia and 
in the East as far north as Virginia. They 
can be grown in almost any kind of soil but 
thrive best in dry sandy soil, needing but 
little nourishment. This seed is from Syd- 
ney B. Mitchell’s named varieties and new 
seedlings. 
Tall Broom. 4 to 6 feet. Should be pruned 
to prevent shrub growing too tall and 
DA WIKEY se rarer nile soca «a oPe alniehers Pkt. 50c 
Dwarf and Semi-Dwarf. 11% to 3 feet. 
Pkt. 50c 
CALENDULA, Cape or Winter 
Marigold (a) 
Calendulas are the winter standby for flow- 
ers in the garden and the house. Can be 
sown any time in the open or in flats. 15”. 
Best in full sun. 
Campfire. Large dark orange with scarlet 
SHIGE 1 See terre creetotene at n se dvsuota ie Stereys Pkt. 10c 
Chrysantha (Sunshine). Clear buttercup 
yellow, with long loosely arranged petals. 
TONS AWiILViSLEDISee We o.sisicre ne erence Pkt. 10c 
Orange Fantasy. Flowers of rich deep 
orange with brown centers...... Pkt. 10c 
Yellow Colossal. A 1940 introduction. The 
long, gracefully curved petals are clear 
cobalt yellow and the flowers are 4%” 
ACTOS ic woe a at Meee dibs Gvogeletetweonenet Pkt. 25c¢ 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
Eschscholtzia (a) 
The most colorful of all the California wild 
flowers and especially suitable for wild 
flower planting and for hillsides. The seed 
should be scattered broadcast. Grows 8” to 
10” high. 
True California Poppy (Copa de Oro). The 
cups of gold the early gold seekers found 
on the California hills and plains. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 for 20c; oz. 25c 
Carmine Queen. New. A semi-double poppy 
of rich carmine rose.. Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 50c 
Dazzler. The most spectacular of all the 
hybrid eschscholtzia. Blood red suffused 
OFANGE a iiiesiei srreer. si - Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50c 
Hybrida Mixture. Dwarf varieties in new 
colors, soft pink, scarlet, chrome, copper 
red, and royal purple. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 20c; 14 oz. 50c 
CAMPANULA (b) 
Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells. Cup- 
shaped flowers with a saucer-shaped 
calyx. Mixed colors, pink, blue, lavender 
and white. If sown in late summer will 
flower in the spring. 2 to 2% ft... . Pkt. 10c 
CARNATION (p) 
Carnations are valued almost as much for 
their spicy fragrance as for beauty of bloom. 
Seeds may be started any time and make 
10” to 12” plants. 
Chaubaud’s Giant Double. Flowers are 2” to 
2%” across and very abundant. The plants 
bloom almost continuously and begin to 
flower 5 months from planting. Colors 
red, white, yellow and pink...... Pkt. 15c 
CENTUREA, Corn Flower, Bachelor's 
Button (a) 
Jubilee Gem. A double dwarf variety for 
front border planting and for cutting. 
The 12” bushes are covered with deep 
corn-flower blue blossoms. Plant in the 
fall for early spring flowers and in early 
spring for summer flowers...... Pkt. 15c . 
CINERARIA (a) 
This seed is from a race of giants. Flowers 
2” to 4” across. Pastel, salmon, azure blue, 
deep red, violet blue. The plants are basal 
branching and grow 15” to 18”. Cineraria is 
one of few brilliant-colored, shade-loving 
plants. Hardy outdoors where there is but 
little frost. Suitable for bedding or pot cul- 
ture. Start in flats in fall or spring. Pkt. 35¢ 
COLUMBINE 
(See Aquilegia) 
COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA (p) 
Double New Gold. Semi-double, shining- 
gold flowers with long willowy stems. An 
excellent cut flower. Plants 2 to 3 ft. 
spreading and full of bloom. Will flower 
the first spring if planted in early fall. 
Drought resistant and grows in sun and 
DATLESHAC Cia walt ertepeiers sere betel ciate Pkt. 15¢ 
CYNOGLOSSUM, Chinese 
Forget-Me-Not (a) 
Firmament. A new All-American Selection. 
A dwarf, bushy plant bearing bright, indi- 
go blue flowers. Summer plantings bloom 
in late fall and winter; early spring plant- 
ings in the summer. Often self-sows. 15” 
raved se Wabled o Romi a MD an chs Aer ric Pkt. 15c 
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