
New Phlox, Red Glory 


PENNISETUM - 
Fountain Grass 
Ruppelianum. Purple plumes and_ graceful 
green foliage about 3 feet high. Com- 
monly Known as ‘‘Crimson Fountain Grass.” 
Brilliant and effective in masses. Pkg. 10c. 
PHYSALIS 
Chinese Lanterns 
A perennial plant growing about 2 feet high 
and bearing freely bright orange-scarlet, 
lantern-like pods used for winter house dec- 
oration. Pkg. 15c. 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
False Dragonhead 
VIRGINIANA. Strong, thrifty growing, hardy 
perennials; 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely, 
during the summer, spikes of delicate pink, 
tubular-shaped flowers. Pkg. 20c 
PLATYCODON 
Balloon Flower; 
Japanese Bellflower 
One of the best hardy plants for your gar- 
den, producing, all summer long, handsome, 
deep blue, showy flowers in great profusion. 
Excellent for the hardy border or for plant- 
ing among the shrubbery. Height 18 inches. 
GRANDIFLORUM. Steel-blue. Pkg. 15c. 
GRANDIFLORUM ALBUM. White. Pkg. 25c. 
ANNUAL PHLOX 
Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora 
This is one of the most brilliant and at the 
same time one of the easiest and most satis- 
factory plants readily grown from seed. It 
will grow and thrive in any kind of soil if 
given a sunny location, but prefers a light, 
rich loam. Seed may be sown in the open 
ground any time after danger from frost is 
past, and in a few weeks they are a sheet of 
bloom, remaining so until frost. Grows 15 
inches tall. 

Red Glory Gigantea. A new 1942 variety. The 
color is a brilliant red with large, creamy 
white eye, usually reaching the size of a 
half dollar. Pkg. 25c. 
Choice Large-Flowering Varieties 
Shell-Pink Isabellina. Tea-rose- 
Brilliant Scarlet yellow. 
Snow-White Violet 
Bright Rose Fiery Red 
Boke with Crimson Violet. With white eye. 
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Each of above, pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 25¢; 14 oz. 
45¢; oz. $1.50. 
Collection: One pkg. each above 9 colors 75c. 
Large Flowering Mixed Colors. 
special mixture of the large-flowered va- 
rieties and contains all the colors named 
‘ above. In our test-garden, it attracted more 
attention than any other group of Phlox. 
Pkg. 10c; YW oz. 45c; V2 oz. 75c; oz. $1.35. 
Starred and Fringed. Pretty star-shaped flow- 
ers in mony. brilliant colors. All colors mixed, 
pkg. 10c; large pkg. 35c. 
Salmon Glory. New giant salmon-pink flower. 
Silver Medal winner, 1939. Pkg. 15c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX. Very difficult to 
grow as the seed is slow and erratic in ger- 
minating and the plants may not appear for 
a year. Mixed. Pkg. 25c. 
This is our own 
PORTULACA - Sun Plant 
This charming little hardy annual is un- 
rivaled for brilliancy. Nothing is prettier 
for beds, edging, and rockwork, and it is 
frequently used to sow broadcast over sunny 
banks, etc. As an undergrowth for taller 
plants it is also valuable. The seed does not 
germinate until hot weather, and should 
be sown late. Flowers richly colored, and 
produced all summer. Average height, 6 
inches. Displays of these double Portulacas 
in separate colors attracted much attention 
in our Trial Grounds last season. 
Double and Single Flowered Mixture. Tiny rose- 

like flowers in many brilliant colors. Pkg. 
LSC, 
Double [42] Oriental 
Portulaca Poppy 
HART & VICK’S POPPIES 
Sow seed as early in spring as possible and 
repeat at intervals to keep up a succession 
of bloom. Full cultural directions on every 
package of seed. If cut for the house just 
before they expand, they will last several 
days. 

Single Annual Poppies 
American Legion. The giant, orange-scarlet 
flowers of this Shirley Poppy, held erect on 
long, strong stems, make it a splendid sort 
for beds and for planting among the shrub- 
bery. Pkg. 10c; % oz. 25c; VY oz. 40c; 
oz. 70c 
Shirley, Wild-Rose-Pink. A new silky Poppy 
that is enjoying wonderful popularity. Its 
brilliant pink flowers make it a _ beautiful 
sort for beds and borders. Pkg. 10c; Y% oz. 
25c; Yo oz. 40c; oz. 70c. 
Shirley, Mixed. These are, by far, the best of 
all Single Poppies. They range in color from 
the purest white to the deepest crimson and 
blood-red, through all the intermediate 
shades of pale pink, rose, and carmine. Many 
are daintily edged and striped, and so varied 
are their colors that rarely are ony two 
flowers alike. Pkg. 10c; VY oz. 20c; Wy oz 
SOcoz.50c, 
The New Sunbeam Poppies 
A new strain of hardy Iceland Poppy, with 
larger and more brilliantly colored flowers 
and longer and stouter stems than the or- 
dinary Iceland variety. We offer these in 
three colors this year: 
Orange. Salmon-orange. 
Yellow. Bright yellow. 
White. Pure white. 
Mixed. All colors. 
Each of above, pkg. 15c; large pkg. 60c. 
Double Annual Poppies 
All-Double Shirley. Many silky petals, the 
inner rows fluted and frilled. The same 
range of brilliant colors as the Single Shir- 
leys. Pkg. 10c; Y% oz. 50c; YW oz. 85c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Sweet Briar. A double Shirley type; flowers the 
pink color of wild roses. Pkg. 10c; 4 oz. 
SOs 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
Papaver orientale 
Nothing excels these giant perennials for 
gorgeous display in the garden during May 
and June. Their large flowers and freedom 
of bloom make them conspicuous whether 
planted singly or in masses. Sow the seed 
early in April. The plants disappear during 
July and August, appearing again when the 
weather is cool. When fall growth starts, 
transplant to their permanent bed, 
Scarlet. Gorgeous orange-scarlet. Pkg. 15c. 
Deep Crimson. Large deep crimson flowers. 
Pkg. 15c. 
Princess Victoria. Salmon-pink. Pkg) Sc: 
Hybrids, Mixed. All kinds of Oriental Poppies 
in many colors. Pkg. 15c. 

Send in your seed order early, espe- 
cially if you plan to grow some vege- 
tables, for some kinds of vegetable seeds 
are very scarce. 




