
DIANTHUS—See Carnations and Pinks. 
ESCHSCHOLTZiA—See California Poppy. 
GILIA FAIRY STARS (Jewel Flower) —d. 5- 
inch. September to June. Sow broadcast. 
Will reseed the next year. A California 
wild flower, that is admirable for bor- 
ders or rock gardens. ‘Tiny star-like 
flowers so profuse they form a solid mat 
of color. Colors run the full range of the 
autumn and pastel colors. 
Pkt. 15¢; 3 Pkts. for 35c¢ 
GODETIA (Satin Flower)—4. 114 feet. Sep- 
tember to July. Farewell to Spring. Sow 
broadcast late in the fall or start in flats. 
Bushy plants covered with satiny poppy- 
like blooms all spring and early summer. 
Good cut flower. Best in cool climate or 
in half shady locations. 
Duke of York—Rich scarlet on white. Very 
colorful ae Pkt. 15¢; Ys oz. 50¢ 
Kelvedon Glory — Deep glowing salmon. 
Covered with blooms..Pkt. 15¢; Va oz. 50¢ 
HELIANTHEMUM (Sun-rose) — P. 3 to 6 
inches. Start in flats late fall or early 
spring. A most delightful dwarf ever- 
green perennial. Spreading, dense matty 
growth that can always stand pruning. 
Covered with brightly colored flowers re- 
sembling miniature single roses. Yellow, 
bronze red, pink, rose, apricot, orange 
and similar shades. Has attracted con- 
stant attention in our garden. Fine for 
steep terraces, dry rock walls or any rea- 
sonably sunny place in the garden. 
BePeCUsGOlOYS 4.720 Me a Pkt. 25¢ 
ICELAND POPPY (Papaver Nudicaule)— 
Waller-Franklin strain. 4.15 to 36 inches. 
August to November, January to March. 
Often grown as a biennial. Compact 
plants with fern-like foliage, graceful 
wiry stems, flowers often 4 inches across. 
Blooms freely in early summer and more 
or less all year. Better where it gets frozen 
in all winter. Disappointing in rock gar- 
dens. Sow where it is to bloom or trans- 
plant when very small. If picked in the 
cool of the day and the ends of the stems 
burned or dipped in boiling water the 
flowers will last several days longer. 
Apricot—Probably the most beautiful col- 
ored individual variety of all Iceland 
Poppies—delicate apricot. Flowers of 
good size with long stems. 
Pkt. 25¢; Ys oz. 60c 
Coonara Pinks—A new strain of Iceland 
Poppies. Very fine. 95 per cent pink. 
Pkt. 25¢; Vs oz. 50c 
Emperor—Large flowered orange. 
Pkt. 15¢; /s oz. 50¢ 
Yellow Wonder — Large bright buttercup 
OW. tae... ewe Pkt. 15¢; Ys oz. 50¢ 
Gartford Giants Mixed—New strain. The 
color balance is excellent, the flowers 
are immense and the stems, the longest 
we have ever seen. Many new colors. 
Pkt. 25¢; se oz. 60c 
Group Collection—One packet each, Apri- 
cot, Coonara Pinks, Emperor, and Yel- 
low Wonder (four) <5 soot Oe 60c 
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LARKSPUR (Giant Imperial) —A. 4 to 5 feet. 
Sow in fall or spring, the seed is slow to 
germinate, needing cool soil and plenty 
of moisture. The Giant Imperials are 
tall, basal branching and upright, need- 
ing only half the space the older type 
does. Long spikes of double flowers. Seed 
should be chilled for best germination. 
Plants should be dusted with sulphur 
when 10 inches high and again when 3 
feet high. 
Blue Spire—Dark blue____Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 40c 
Carmine King.................... Pkt. 15¢; 1/4 0z. 40c 
Lilac Queen...................... Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 40c 
Pink Perfection—1939-1940. Lively luscious 
light pink, long spikes of closely placed 
2-inch florets. Early blooming......Pkt. 25¢ 
Rosalind— 1939-1940. A new color, rose suf- 
fused salmon. Center spike 4 to 5 feet 
long, six to eight side branches 3 to 4 
FECtslOM Oe eee ee eee ae! Pkt. 25c¢ 
White King—Pure white. S. M., A. A. S., 
1937. Fine habit.......... Pkt. 15¢; V4 oz. 40¢ 
Exquisite Mixed — Blush pink, blue, car- 
mine, light rose pink, lilac, salmon, white 
and other colors..........Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 35¢ 
Group Collection—One packet each, all six 
varieties listed above (omitting the mix- 
ture and Rose Pink below).................. 85c 
Super-Majestic Rose Pink—1940. A planting 
of this new larkspur at the seed farm 
was simply stunning, a solid mass of 
plants 6 feet high, covered with large 
clear rose-pink blooms. The plants are 
compact and base branching........ Pkt. 25¢ 
LINARIA (Toad Flax or Wild Snapdragon) 
—A. 8 to 10 inches. For early flowering 
sow outdoors in the fall, and again in 
the spring for summer blooms. These, 
like some of the other annuals for the 
rock garden, are most suitable when half 
starved, for they then retain a slender, 
graceful figure. 
Fairy Bouquet—Very dainty. Colors—rose, 
yellow, pink, lavender, carmine, red, 
white and violet mixed. 
Pkt. 15¢; 3 Pkts. 35¢; /s oz. 60c 
LOBELIA—4. 4 to 6 inches. One of the most 
satisfactory of all annual border and 
window-box plants. Start in flats fall or 
early spring, transplant outdoors 6 
inches apart. 
Cambridge Blue — New light blue, large 
flowered. 
Crystal Palace — ‘True dark blue, dark 
foliage. 
Emperor William — Gentian blue, green 
foliage. 
Pkts. 15¢ each; 3 for 35c 
MARIGOLDS—4. Sow in early spring, either 
in flats or outdoors. Will thrive even in 
the driest and sunniest locations and the 
long lasting blooms continue to appear 
for months. Don’t overfeed or overwater 
them. 

POT O' GOLD 
GIGANTEA—314, to 6 feet. The largest mari- 
golds yet developed, 5 inches in diame- 
ter. Have a definite sweet scent. Full 
centered flowers of fairly loose forma- 
tion, with broad heavy petals gracefully 
overlapping. A small per cent come sin- 
gle. 
Orange Sunset—Rich orange. ' 
Pkt. 20c; 1/4 oz. 70 
Sunset Giants—Deep orange to primrose. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 50¢ 
DWARF GIGANTEA (Pot o’ Gold 1940)—A. 
12 to 15 inches. Dwarf gigantea, bright 
deep golden orange in color. Very early 
flowering, from 7 to 8 weeks. Come 100% 
double. Flowers 4 to 414 inches across 
with 10 to 12-inch stems. Besides being a 
fine cut flower it is an excellent bedding 
plant. The finest new marigold we saw 
at the seed farms this year............ Pkt. 50c 
CARNATION FLOWERED— The well-known, 
extremely popular loosely ruffled broad- 
petaled flower form, on 2 to 21%-foot 
branching plants nearly 100% double. 
Burpee Gold — Loose petaled, and com- 
pletely odorless, therefore at a premium 
for use indoors. Color, rich orange. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 40¢ 
Guinea Gold—Reselected strain. Orange, 
loosely rufiled, x2 Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 40c 
Yellow Supreme — Creamy lemon yellow. 
Fine cut flower. G. M.; A. A: S. 735. 
Pkt. 15¢; V4 oz. 40¢ 
DWARF FRENCH DOUBLE—12 inches. Small 
ball-sshaped double blooms, 114 inches 
across, freely born on dwarf compact 
plants. For edging, bedding and pot 
culture, they are unequalled. Early and 
free-blooming. 
Harmony Hybrid Mixture—Dwart and dou- 
ble: Flowering two and a half months 
after seed sowing. No strong marigold 
odor. Color range, orange, golden yellow 
and maroon, solid colors, and blotched 
and striped combinations. All the crested 
centers with broad guard petals. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 for 60c 

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