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Petunia, All Double, Rosy Carmine 
PETUNIAS—Continued 
Giant Double Flowering 
3083 Fringed Double Pink. Huge blooms, 
deeply ruffled and fringed, and of an exquisite 
shade of rose-pink, illumined with gold deep 
in the heart of the flowers. Crop failure. 
3086 Lady of the Lake. Exquisite double flow- 
ers of snowy white, elegantly frilled and 
fringed. Very lovely. Crop failure. 
3089 Mixed Colors. Exceptionally fine. Re- 
markable gigantic blooms of the finest texture, 
in all hues and markings. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
All Double Victorious 
Magnificent fringed and ruffled blooms in a 
wide range of extremely brilliant and pleasing 
colors. The only strain which will produce prac- 
tically 100 per cent double flowers. Height 
10 inches. 
3092 Blue Brocade. Silver Medal, 1941, A.A.S. 
Dwarf, stocky plants with giant, fully double, 
deeply fringed blooms of true violet blue; a 
deep rich shade. The flowers have a pleasing 
fragrance and are remarkably uniform in both 
color and form. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
3095 Gaiety. Large frilled, double blooms; light 
rose-red and white. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
3098 Loveliness. Immense double clear pink 
blooms, deeply frilled. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
3102 Orchid Beauty. Semi-double and double 
blooms of light lilac heavily veined with deeper 
lilac or violet. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
3105 Rosy Carmine. Huge, fully double, 
fringed flowers; often described as the ‘‘Queen 
of all Petunias.”’ Pkt. 50c..3 pkts. $1.25 
3108 White Victorious. Handsome clear white 
double fringed blooms. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
3111 Dwarf Victorious Mixed. All colors. 
Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25 
PHACELIA 
Half-hardy Annuals. Edging and Rockery 
9 to 12 inches 
Attractive, low plants with handsome foliage 
and clusters of showy, bell-shaped flowers. They 
are quick growing and among the earliest annuals 
to flower, remaining in bloom a long time. Excel- 
lent edging plants and fine for the rockery. 
3118 Campanularia (California Blue Bell). 
Vivid gentian-blue flowers, lightened with 
white stamens. 9 inches. Pkt. 10c.. 3 pkts. 25c. 
3120 Parryi (Cup Phacelia). Rich deep violet- 
Pkt. 10c., 3 pkts. 25c. 
PHLOX - Annual 
Half-hardy Annual. Garden flowers. 6 to 12 inches 
These superb garden favorites planted in beds 
or massed in the border, will make an amazing 
show of brilliant colors from July through 
September. 
Drummondi, Gigantea 
3124 Giant Art Shades. A fine strain; large 
flowers with distinctive eyes. This grand mix- 
ture has a most wonderful color range of soft 
art shades. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c., 14 oz. 85c. 
3126 Giant Rosy Morn. Bronze medal 1941, 
A.A.S. Brilliant rose with white eye; a similar 
color combination to that found in the long 
popular Petunia Rosy Morn. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
3127 Giant Salmon Glory. Beautiful large 
flowers of pure salmon-pink, with a distinct, 
creamy-white eye. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
Phlox Giant, Red Glory 
Honorable Mention 1942, A. A. S. 
3125 Red Glory. The richest and brightest 
color of all, intense red with a sharply 
contrasting white eye. 
Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. 85c. 



Petunia, All Double, Blue Brocade 
Drummondi, Tall 
Gay, bright and very floriferous. Splendid 
type for bedding. 1 foot. Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
3130 Blood Red 3138 Salmon-pink 
3132 Blush Pink 3140 Scarlet, White Eye 
3134 Pure White 3142 Yellow 
3136 Purple 3144 Mixed 
Drummondi, Dwarf 
Especially valuable for edgings and low, com- 
pact formal beds. 6 inches. Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. 85c. 
3150 Apricot 3156 Scarlet 
3152 Pure White 3158 Violet 
3154 Salmon Rose 3160 Yellow 
3162 Choice Mixed. All colors. 
PHLOX - Perennial 
Hardy Perennial. Flower garden. 3 feet 
Popular border plants with large, showy heads 
or clusters of colorful blooms in Summer and 
early Fall. 
3168 Tall Mixed. Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
PHYSALIS — Chinese Lantern 
Treat as Annual Ornamental seed pods 
2 feet 
3174 Francheti. Grown exclusively for its 
brilliant, orange-red seed vessels, which are 
extremely effective in vases when dried, re- 
taining their color all Winter. In some locali- 
ties these fine plants prove perennial, but as 
their hardiness is dubious, we recommend an- 
nual sowings outdoors in early April. 
Pkt. 25c., 3 pkts. 60c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA — False Dragonhead 
Hardy Perennial. Border. 3 feet 
3179 Virginiana grandiflora rosea. A valu- 
able perennial of the easiest culture with slen- 
der spikes of small pink, tubular blooms in 
Midsummer. The vigorous roots spread rapid- 
ly, tending to crowd other plants in the border, 
unless they are divided every year or two. 
Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c., 14 oz. $1.00 
PLATYCODON - Balloon Flower 
Hardy Perennial. Garden flowers. 1 to 2 feet 
Bushy plants with beautiful blooms on wiry, 
erect stems. In the bud stage, the flowers are 
like inflated balloons, opening to handsome flar- 
ing blue or white bells. They begin flowering 
in the middle of June and continue throughout 
the Summer. 
3184 Grandiflorum caeruleum. Large, showy 
deep blue flowers. 2 feet. 
Pkt. 10c., 3 pkts. 25c., 14 oz. $1.00 
3186 Grandiflorum album. White-flowered 
form of the above. 
Pkt. 10c., 3 pkts. 25c., 14 oz. $1.00 
3188 Mariesii. A beautiful dwarf, compact va- 
riety with broad leaves and large, deep violet- 
blue flowers. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c., 4% oz. $1.00 
3190 Mariesii album. White-flowered form of 
the above. Pkt. 15c., 3 pkts. 35c. 
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