
Scabiosa, Imperial Giants, Blue Moon 
PIN CUSHION FLOWER, Scabiosa (a) 
These beautiful hardy annuals are in great demand. They 
grow about 214% feet high and bloom from early in July 
without interruption until cut down by frost. As a flower 
for cutting they are very popular. Seeds should be sown any 
time in the spring after danger of frost is past. 
SALMON BEAUTY. Pure salmon, with huge flowers. Vig- 
orous. The stems are long and stiff, making it a most pop- 
ular flower for the garden or for cutting. Pkt. 15ce. 
IMPERIAL GIANTS, Biue Moon. Honorable Mention, All- 
America Selections, 1939. Rich, deep lavender blue, fully 
double. Lacks the usual pincushion effect, tall and erect. 
Flowers borne on long, wiry stems. Pkt. 15e. 
GIANT HYBRIDS, MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
CAUCASICA. Giant Hybrids (Isaac House Strain). Fringed 
and ruffled, shades of blue from lavender to dark blue; 
very large flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
POPPIES, Papaver 
Poppies have long been favorite garden flowers for their 
delicacy, as well as the simplicity of the buds and neatness 
of the foliage. The pure colors and fine texture of the 
petals make a good showing in the garden. All are easily 
raised from seed which should be sown where the plants are 
to remain, later thinning out the plants. In the North, sow 
in the open ground as early as possible in the spring; in 
California, sow from October to March. 
SHIRLEY (a). The most charming poppy for the garden. 
The plants, with their deeply cut foliage, slender, hairy 
stems and silky petalled blossoms, often fluted, present an 
airy picture as they nod in the breeze. Height 18 inches. 
Sweet Brier (Double Annual Shirley). Full, double begonia- 
like flowers of a beautiful deep rose-pink. One of the finest 
strains of double Shirleys for the garden. Pkt. 15c. 
Queen Mixed. Mixture of the best colors. Full double and 
semi-double flowers in a great variety of colors. Pkt. 10. 
Single American Legion. Dazzling scarlet with white cross 
at center. Best substitute for the wild Flanders Poppy. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Single Wild Rose Pink. Single ghost-type Shirley in a de- 
lightful shade of pink. Pkt. 10¢. 
Single Mixed. A superb blend of this beautiful type of 
poppy ranging in color from pure white through tones of 
salmon, pink, and rose to brightest carmine-red. Pkt. 10¢e. 
ICELAND POPPY (p) (Nudicaule). A hardy poppy slightly 
resembling the Shirley. Somewhat different in habit and 
contains many shades of yellow and orange. Height, 18 in. 
Gartford Giants. A superb mixture. All colors. Pkt. 15e. 

CALIFORNIA POPPY, Eschscholtzia (a) 
The state flower of California and one of the most attrac- 
tive low growing annuals. The foliage is finely cut, fern- 
like, and silvery green in color. They start to bloom a few 
weeks after the seed is sown. Height, 12 to 18 inches. 
Ramona Hybrids. A new strain containing many lovely 
shades. The plants grow compact and upright, with flowers 
beautifully frilled. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Eschscholtzia. The flowers are like little silken 
flags, beautifully fluted and crinkled, double and semi- 
double. The colors are yellow, orange, salmon. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Aurantiaca, Orange. Ordinary California Poppy. Pkt. 10c. 
MEXICAN TULIP POPPY, Hunnemannia (a) 
Seed sown early in May will, by the middle of July, pro- 
duce plants covered with their large buttercup yellow, 
poppy-like blossoms, and are never out of flower until hard 
eos The plants grow 2 feet high, with beautiful feathery 
oliage. 
Sunlite. Award of Merit, All-America Selections. 
double, canary yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
PINKS, Dianthus (a) 
A charming class of annual flowers for beds, borders, 
edgings and cutting. The dwarf, rather compact plants av- 
erage 1 foot in height. Of easiest culture, succeeding in 
ordinary garden loam. Blooms from July until frosts. 
HEDDEWIGII LACINIATUS DOUBLE MIXED (Japan). Su- 
perb flowers rivaling the Carnation in size and doubled 
blossoms. Excellent for bouquets. Pkt. 10e. 
HEDDEWIGII SINGLE MIXED. Large finely marked flowers 
having fringed petals. Pkt. 10c. 
PORTULACA, Moss Rose (ra) 
Brilliant hardy annual, of easy culture; excellent for 
massing in beds, edging or rock work, thriving best in a 
light, sandy soil and a sunny situation. Flowers of the 
brightest colors. Height, 6 to 10 inches. 
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
POT MARIGOLD (See Calendula) 
RED HOT POKER, Tritoma (p) 
A perennial, not strictly hardy, but will live through the 
winter with a protective covering of leaves or short manure; 
or the roots may be lifted and carried over winter in sand 
in a cellar. Height, 4 to 6 feet. 
MIXED HYBRIDS. Pkt. 10c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Painted Tongue (a) 
For delicate grace, richness of coloring, and velvety tex- 
ture, the regal Salpiglossis has practically no equal. From 
a low base of leaves rise slender wiry stalks which bear one 
or more large lily-like flowers in a magnificent range of 
colors. Height, 1 to 214 feet. 
LIGHT BLUE AND GOLD. Pkt. 10c. 
ROSE CRIMSON AND GOLD. Pkt. 10c. 
PURPLE AND GOLD. Pkt. 10c. 
SUPERB MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
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