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A RA Bl S (Rock Cress). 
BALLOON VINE (25,2 2 
(Wind Flower). (tP). Bright- 
AN E M ONE green, finely dissected leaves 
with large poppy-like flowers, 1/4 inches across 
- in various shades and mixtures of red, white and 
blue. Blooms from March to June. Sow seeds in 
warm fall or early spring. Thrives in rich, light 
garden loam, keep moist during blooming 
period. Effective in beds combined with Scabi- 
osa, Candytuft. St. Brigid Variety. 
Packet, 10c. 
Perennial of 6 
inches, but spreading out, forming 
a matty growth. Gray-green leaves forming a 
sort of rosette with white, fragrant, radish-like 
flowers borne in loose racemes. Blooms in early 
' spring. Seeds sown in fall or early spring. 
Grows well in any soil. Attractive in the rock 
_ garden, in the regular flower border, or as a 
border plant. Packet, 10c. 
~ ARMERIA 
(Sea Pink). Perennial growing 
8 inches. Bunches of narrow 
grass-like leaves coming from the base of the 
plant. Closely contracted heads of small pink, 
white or reddish flowers. Blooms profusely in 
summer, but quite continuously throughout the 
year. Very hardy, enduring a variety of soils, 
but preferring a rather light, moderately rich 
loam. Used as a plant along walks, rockeries. 
Packet, 10c. 
(hA). 
Excellent for covering wire 
fences or trellises, with support will grow to a 
height of 10 feet. The seed pods are inflated 
like balloons, and each black seed is marked 
with a white, heart-shaped spot. Quick growing 
vines are graceful with their deeply cut leaves 
and small white 4-petaled flowers. Seed should 
be sown where the plants are to grow. Prefer a 
light soil and sheltered spot. Packet, 10c. 
BA l SA M (Lady Slipper). (hA). Requires a 
fertile but light, sandy soil. Grows 
2% feet. Its double blossoms, from white to red, 
purple or yellow, are borne close to the stems 
and overtopped by leafy shoots. Combined with 
Alyssum or Verbena, is best used as a border 
subject. Packet, 10c. 
BA RTON/ A (Blazing Star). (hA). Its large, 
single, fragrant, 5-petaled, light 
yellow flowers with bristling stamens open late 
in the afternoon during July and August. The 
foliage, in contrast to the blossoms, which pro- 
duce a metallic effect in the sunlight, is gray 
and downy. Grows 3 feet tall, flowers 3 to 4 
inches across. Packet, 10c. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON Com Flower). 
fashioned hardy annual is very easily grown from 
seed and is still a great favorite for cutting pur- 
poses. Sow the seed in either autumn or spring. 
Height 2 to 3 feet. Hardy, rather thistle-like 
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flowers, fine for cutting and border planting. 
Bloom from early summer until hard frost. 
Varieties: Jubilee Gem, splendid for edging, 
borders, or cutting. Tidy compact plant, .cov- 
ered with double, rich blue blossoms. Blue 
Boy, excellent rich blue, tall with strong stems. 
Double Rose, same as Blue Boy except in color. 
Double Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
(Swan River Daisy). (hA). 
B. RA Ctl. id COME Grows 10 to 18 inches tall 
with branching stems, making an excellent plant 
for the rock garden or border, or for edging. 
Its deeply cut, lacy foliage, compact growth and 
free flowering quality make it a garden favorite. 
Covered during the greater part of the summer 
with a profusion of small daisy-like flowers. 
Mixed colors. Packet, 10c. 
(Pot Marigold). (hA). This is 
CALE N D ULA one of the easiest annuals to 
grow; blooms from May to frost. Plants are from 
1 to 2 feet high. Does well under average soil 
conditions, but responds to a moderately rich 
loam and in either full sun or semi-shade. Easily 
started from seed sown in the spring. Group- 
ing—for bedding out; in front of shrubbery; for 
the mixed border, combining with Delphinium, 
Shasta Daisy, Salvia or Alyssum. Varieties: 
Orange Shaggy, deep orange shading to 
lighter center. Balls Orange, bright orange 
shades; Lemon Queen; Double Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
CA l l 10PS/ Ay (hA). Graceful for border 
plant, supplying throughout 
the summer an abundance of snowy flowers of 
yellow, crimson and maroon. Growth from six 
inches to one foot. Seed sown in early spring 
tosummer. Grows in any soil, but prefers a rich, 
light, well fertilized loam. Grouping—with 
Coreopsis, Deep-blue Delphiniums, Snapdrag- 
ons and Salvia. Varieties: Golden Crown, a 
rich orange-yellow with a pleasing fragrance. 
Nice for cuttings, with 12-inch wiry stems. 
Drummondi (Golden Wave). Yellow with 
circle of crimson-brown around the eye. Tall 
Semi Double Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
(Tropaeolum). 
CANARY BIRD VINE (gpecclom). 
bears curiously cut yellow flowers with curved 
green spurs, the entire blossoms vaguely re- 
sembling canary birds in flight. Will grow in 
almost any soil. Ideal for covering trellises, 
often reaching a height of 15 feet. Packet, 10c. 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis). (hA). Very showy, 
branching plant, growing 12 
to 15 inches. Excellent for beds, masses, rock 
gardens and cut flowers. Blooming prolifically 
in spring, and during other seasons by succes- 
sive sowing of seeds. Grows in ordinary soil, in 
sun and slight shade. Varieties: Coronaria, 
giant white hyacinth flowered; Umbellata Type, 
crimson, rose, white, lavender and mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
