
Giant Tall Snapdragons 
Aquilegia, Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Long-Spurred 
Aster, California Giants 


+ANTIRRHINUM — SNAPDRAGON 
All rust-proof strains. Rich and diverse 
colors, great freedom and_ protracted 
blooming season; valuable for color 
masses as well as for cutting. They have 
dark, glossy leaves and pea-shaped flow- 
ers with uniquely marked throats, set 
densely in long, upright racemes. They 
bloom in July from seed sown early in 
May. 
Rosalie. This is believed to be the finest yet for 
cut flowers, in rust-resistant, majus grandi- 
florus type. Its color is topaz-rose or intense 
rose-pink with deeper center and gold suf- 
fusion; a shade always popular for vases 
or garden shows. Vigorous, showing 10 to 
36 laterals besides the large central spike. 
Few rogues; large flowers well spaced on 
long stems. Pkt., 20c; 1/16 oz., 55c. 
TALL SNAPDRAGONS 
Majus grandiflorum. About 2 feet. A splendid 
mixture of colors—white, various shades of 
pink, yellow to orange, and all red shades. 
All kinds together. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; 1g oz., 25¢; 14 oz., 40c. 
GIANT TALL SNAPDRAGONS 
Maximum. 3 feet. This large flowering group 
surpasses all other varieties. They are tall 
growing, with flowers of magnificent size, 
closely placed on the spikes. 
Maximum Finest Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 25c; Yq oz., 40c. 
Copper Shades. Very rich. 
Loveliness. Soft rose-pink. 
Red Chief. Rich, deep scarlet. 
Snowflake. Pure white, yellow lip. 
The 4 colors above: 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 55¢; 1% oz., 90c. 
HALF-DWARF SNAPDRAGONS 
Nanum Medium Mixed. Of stocky growth with 
magnificently colored, very large spikes of 
flowers. Far superior to tall varieties for 
bedding as they are more compact and have 
fully as large flowers. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25¢; 4 oz., 40c. 
**AQUILEGIA — COLUMBINE 
1* AQUILEGIA—COLUMBINE 
Deep cut, round-lobed foliage and nodding 
flower stems, embracing many lovely shades of 
color. Graceful, airy and distinctive. They 
should be used liberally in low borders to off- 
set any appearance of formality; and provide 
an unfailing succession of cut flowers well 
into summer. “Hardy. 
Chrysantha. Pure, bright yellow; late. 
Chrysantha alba. Pure white form. 
Both: Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; 1%4 oz., 50c. 
Copper Queen. Coppery red with darker spurs, 
anthers straw-yellow. 
Deep Blue. Bulky, semi-double, short spurs. 
Golden Columbine. Rich golden yellow. 
Long-Spurred Lemon Queen. Bright yellow. 
4 above: Pkt., 10c; 1g oz., 55¢; 14 oz., 90c. 
Dobbies Imperial Hybrids. English, notable for 
size, long spurs, and wide range of colors. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 55¢; Yq oz., 90c. 
Lorgissima. 3 ft. Nodding flowers gleaming 
canary-yellow, with 5-inch spurs. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/64 oz., 65c; 1/32 oz., $1.25. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Long Spurred Hybrids. A 
choice mixture of extra long spurred vari- 
eties in blue, lavender, purple, mauve, pink, 
yellow and white. Mixed. 
Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 55¢; 1% oz., 90c. 
Mixed Double Aquilegias. Bulky double flow- 
ers; best colors. Many people prefer the 
greater petalage of this type. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 25¢; 1% oz., 40c. 
*ASTERS 
For early flowers, sow the seed in the house or greenhouse during March or April, and 
transplant to the open ground in May. For late flowers, which are the finest, sow thinly in 
the open ground early in May, transplanting later. 
Early (E). First bloom in July. 
Midseason (M). August. 
Late (L). In prime—September on. 
We segregate those items now available in wilt-resistant strains. 
California Giants. (M) Giant 5- to 6-inch flow- 
ers in Crego or Ostrich Feather style, 
coupled with robust habit and great length 
of stem. A combination of great value in 
vase and floral work. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 35c¢; 4 oz., 60c. 
Giant California Sunshine. (M) Plants of this 
new race grow 3 feet high with long, stiff 
stems admirable for cutting, the individual 
blooms 4 to 5 and 6 inches in diameter. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 40c; 4 oz., 75c. 
*Hardy Aster alpinus.@) Short stems but large 
flowers of lavender-blue with orange-yellow 
discs. May-June. Height,-5 to 10 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 40c; 4 oz., 75c. 
NEW SUPER-GIANT ASTERS 
El Monte. The very earliest Aster of giant size, 
deep, glowing crimson. The abundant, plume- 
like petals, so daintily interlaced, make 
fluffy, bulky flowers. 
Los Angeles. Full double flowers 6 to 8 inches 
across; graceful and delicately interlaced, 
shell-pink, borne smartly upright. 
Both: Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; 1% oz., 50e. 
“Queen’s Bouquet.” |mbricated Pompon Asters. 
Mixed (E). Small, round, pompon flowers 
produced very early and continuously, often 
20 to a plant, on 12-inch stems. Surround- 
ing the compact center is a charming fringe 
of lacy guard petals. There are many dis- 
tinct color shades in a thorough mixture, so 
that charming bouquets may be cut. This 
item .is really one of the catchiest garden 
novelties in years. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 35¢; 1% oz., 60c. 
WILT-RESISTANT ASTER STRAINS 
Aster wilt-disease is devastating. Science has 
now gained control of it, to an extent where- 
by seed has been developed with the power 
of resistance to this parasitic fungus. 
Crego. (M) This section produces the largest 
flowers of the Comet type, very full and 
fluffy, around 5 inches in diameter, long 
lasting when cut. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25¢; 4 oz., 40c. 
Early Giant Light Blue. Silver Medal. Five- 
inch lacy flowers with narrow curling petals, 
earliest of the giants, on 3 ft. branching 
stems. Clear light blue. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 50c; 14 oz., 90c. 
Early Royal. (E) Free; large; bud fully double, 
with evenly incurved petals. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; 14 oz., 50c. 
Extra Early Express. (Comet.) (E) The larg- 
est early Asters grown. Well developed flow- 
ers range from 31/ to 4:inches across, very 
free of yellow centers and borne upon good 
stems. Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 20c; VY oz., 35c. 
“Heart of France.” (L) Opens ruby-red, deep- 
ening with age, and retains its remarkable 
beauty to the very end. The flowers are 
large and full, the plants branching, 24 
inches high. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 35¢; 4 oz., 60c. 
King Type. (M) This type is quite distinct, 
owing to the very double petalage, which is 
characteristically quilled, at times almost 
needle-like. Plants strong and sturdy, aver- 
aging 18 inches in height, with large, per- 
fect flowers for 3 months. Finest Mixed. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 20c; 1/4 oz., 35c. 
“Lady Roosevelt.” (E) Perfect comet type. 
Magnificent rose-pink, on long stems; al- 
ways a very popular cutting variety. 
Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 20c; 4 oz., 35c. 
Late Branching. (L) A useful class for bedding, 
the strong, branching plants 2 to 2 feet 
high. The flowers are very double, 5 inches 
wide, with long, strong stems. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 20c; 4 oz., 35c. 
Queen of the Market. (E) Earliest of all; flow- 
ers perfect, on long stems, valuable for cut- 
ting. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 20c; 4 oz., 35c. 
Wilt-Resistant Mixed. A combination of all- 
double types in many colors. It is safe even 
on wilt-infested soil. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25¢; 4 oz., 40c. 
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