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2485 New Verbena 
Beauty of Oxford 
‘Hybrids 

_ 2485 New Verbena Beauty of Oxford 
e 
A beautiful giant hybrid raised from a cross between Ver- 
-bena Luminosa and Beauty of Oxford. Violets 
of salmon pink from Luminosa which gives a lovely soften- | Sweet Scented 
ng effect to the sometimes harsh coloring of Beauty of : 
‘Oxford. The color shades from clear Rose-Pink to Rose-Red, | The Czar— 
making this the brightest Rose Verbena ever produced from Dark BI 
eed. The individual florets measure over one inch in diam- ax a 
ter. The foliage is a dark cress green. Pkt., 15 cts. 
It inherits a touch 
rieties .offered. 
Ib., $1.75. 
This is a well balanced mixture of 
varieties of Spencer or Giant Orchid-Flowered Sweet 
Peas. This seed is grown in mixture in the field and 
will give you excellent satisfaction. Pkt., 9 cts.; 0z., 15 
cts.; 4 lb., 40 cts.; % Ib., 70 cts.; lb., $1.25. 
2463 Choice Mixture of Grandiflora Types 
Very hardy outdoor type that stands attacks of in- 
sects and hot weather better than Spencer Flowers. 
Smaller than Spencers. We make up this mixture by 
combining carefully considered proportions of separate 
named varieties, each the very choicest of its class. No- 
where else can one procure a more magnificent mixture 
Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; 4 lb., 35 cts.; % tb., 65 cts.; 
Ib., $1.10. 
2484 Shumway’s Gigantic Verbenas 
A Glorious Mixture of Large 
Flowering Annual Varieties 
The flowers: are, as the name indi- 
cates, gigantic, with white eye, the reds 
being particularly attractive. For bed- 
ding nothing in the list is more satis- 
_® factory. Continuous bloomers all sum- 
# mer long. Pkt., 10 cts.; Y 0z., 50 cts.; 
+, oz., 90 cts.; 02., $1.65. 

2481 Defiance Intense 
evergreen leaves. It 
and the leaves dried 
linens. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2491 
Single 
(Perennial.) 
Every garden 
should include 
some of these 
large-flowered, 
sweet-scented Violets. 
They bloom freely 
throughout the spring 
and again in the fall. 
Pkt., 15 cts. 


Viola Cornuta 
Tufted Pansies (Annual) 
These cousins of the 
larger flowered pansy 
bloom so freely that many 
eonsider them superior 
where a mass of color is 
desired. The season is long 
and eolors particularly 
clear and distinct. 
2489 Choicest Mixed Col- 
ors. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2490 G. Wermig — Violet 
Blue. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2465 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture 
of Spencer Hybrids 
2482 Blues Shades. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2483 Mayflower-Pink Shades, Pkt., 10c. 
2486 Carmine Ball—i934. Introduction 
—A Blaze of Fire. Pkt., 15 cts. 
2487 Citriodora (Lemon-Scented Ver- 
bena). An old favorite with fragrant 
tender plant and may be grown in the 
garden in summer and in pots in winter 
and laid among 





Iblooms, 114 in. across. One 
for cutting. Pkt., 10 cts. 






















World Renowned |coronation Gold 
—1938 All America Award 
Large blooms, 3 inches 
Sweet Peas across, canary yellow with 
the «lower petals _ flushed 
golden orange. Flowers are 
2462 Shumway’s World’s Famous |'0und; with lightly  ruffted 
edges, having a mild svicy 
Mixture of Giant Orchid or Spencer scent. Very effective in beds 
i i or borders and especially so 
Flowered Finest Mixed Colors |\wnen' planted in masses 
I have spared no expense or effort in|¢ither alone or with other 
colors. Stems are long so that 
producing this special mixture of|the Adowers are highly prized 
Spencer’s Sweet Peas. It contains|for cutting. Pkt., 25 cts.; 3 for 
proper proportions of all the| 6 cts. 
Early and Giant Flowered va- 2328 
You will find it 
produces new and exquisite — Super Maple 
and shades including apricot, lav- ° 
ender, dark and light blue, vari- Leaf Mixed 
ous tints of pinks and scarlets,| A new and very distinct 
7 striped and mottled sorts, dark ma-|type. Plants are of compact 
habit, with giant attractive 
roons, etc. Colors properly blended to} jeayes. The flowers are often 
give a rainbow of color in your gar-|up to 4 inches across, of won- 
den. It is far superior to seed grown|derful. substance and _ fine 
form. - The color range is 
ga, mixture’ in the fleld< -Pkt:, 10-ets-; | ,arvelous, . including both 
0z., 20 cts.; 4 lb., 60 cts.; 4% lb., $1.00;|light and bright shades in 
addition to the dark rich 
velvety colors that are typi- 
cal of Pansies. Pkt,, 25 cts.; 
3 for 60 cts., postpaid. 




standard leading 






as‘ 
ies,’” 



Red. Pkt., 10 cts. 
pale yellow 





September. 

places~ but 



is a low-growing 





2474 Texas Blue Bonnet 
Free flowering, easily grown annuals, with 
long, graceful spikes of rich blue pea shaped 
flowers. The fine, dark glossy foliage makes 
an admirable foil and background, valuable 
for mixed borders, beds and for cutting; pre- 
fers a little shade. Height 2 ft. 
cts.; 0z., 25 cts. 

456 0Z., 90 ets.; % oz., $1.50, 

2493 Vinca or 
Periwinkle, Mixed 
Erect, bushy plants with 
glossy, laurel-like leaves 
and large, round, singie 














of the most attractive 
long-blooming plants for 
beds and borders. Never 
out of bloom all summer 
and fall. Never trouble 
by insects or disease, “Fool 
Proof.” 1% ft. May also 
be grown in pots; lovely 
2492 Veronica 
Spicata. Speedwell. Blue. 
A hardy herbaceous peren- 
nial belonging to the Fox- 
glove family. Height ° 
feet, small spikes of rich 
blue flowers.’ A sho wry 
plant for sunny bord 
“ery easy to grow from 
seed. Pkt., 12 cts. Wallflower 























Popularly known 
Tore Lil- 
Poker and Flame 
Flowers. It pro- 
duces the bright- 
est flowers for the 
autumn garden. The 
Tange in color is from 
and from salmon-pink, 
coral red, to crimson. 
The plants § yary in 
height from 2 
blooming in August and 
Considered 
a Perennial 
in extreme 
cold localities, roots 
should be dug in the 
fall and stored in sand 
for transplanting the 
following spring. Pkt. 
2c. 

2488 New African Daisy 
Annual. The plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall 
and bear many large, Daisy-like blooms 3 to 
4 in. across. The ray-petals are brilliant 
orange with a purple-black zone 
unique center of woolly green. Pkt., 25 ets.; 
2497 Double Early Wonder 
73 
vit: PANSIES 
Grow Them In Your Garden This Year 





2328—Super Maple Leaf Mixed 




2464 Everlasting Sweet Peas 
Lathyrus Latifolius 
Perfectly hardy perennial. Handsome, 
free-blooming climber with clusters of 
elegant Sweet-Pea-like blossoms which 
are produced in greatest profusion. 
They come up year after year and 
also bloom _ earlier than other 
Sweet Peas. Especially suitable for 
covering arbors and trellises. Choice 
Mixed, All Colors. Pkt., 10 cts.; 4 oz., 
25 ¢ets.; % oz., 40 cts.;.0z., 75 cts. 


2477 Thunbergia 
Black-Eyed Susan Vine 
Choicest, Mixed. A splendid annual 
climber for hanging baskets and ground 
coverings. Showy, yellow and orange flow- 
ers, some with velvety black center. Pkt., 7 
ets.; %4 oz., 30 cts. 









2476 Trumpet Creeper 
Bignonia Radicans. Hardy perennial 
climber. 15 to 20 ft. Blooms summer 
and fall. One of the best showy flowering 
vines. The blossoms, which are produced 
in profusion, are large, trumpet-shaped, 
and scarlet-orange with orange throats. 
The foliage is light green. Pkt., 10 cts, 
Red Hot 






to orange 








to 3 feet, 







in most 













Pkt., 7 







and a 






Wallflower (Goldlack) 
Very beautiful annual for pot culture and 
outdoor bedding. Fragrant blooms on 1% 
ft. stems. Easy to grow. 
2497 Double Early Wonder Supreme Mixed. 
Comes into bloom within five months after 
sowing. Includes canary-yellow, golden yel- 
low flaked with brown, and various shades 
of mahogany. Pkt., 10 ets.; % 0z., 35 ets.; 
%4 oz., 60 cts, 
2498 Single Early Choice Mixed. A _ fine 
plant, coming into bloom in 4 to 5 months 
after seed is sown. The colors represented 
include creamy white, golden yellow, light 
brown, blood and mahogany. Lovely single. 
sweet-scented flowers. . Pkt., 7 cts.; %4 oz., 20 
cts, ; 364 02., 35 cts: 
