ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 

PETUNIA, THEODOSIA 
PIN CUSHION FLOWER, Scabiosa (a) 
These beautiful hardy annuals are in great demand. They 
grow about 2% feet high and bloom from early in July with- 
out interruption until cut down by the 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. Vigorous. 
The stems are long and stiff, making it a most popular flower 
for the garden or for cutting. Pkt. 15ce. 
Imperial Giants, Blue Moon. Honorable Mention, All-America 
Selections, 1939. An entirely different and improved flower and 
plant from the existing Scabiosa varieties. Fully double, ex- 
tremely large and deep. Petals broad, heavy, and wavy, en- 
tirely eliminating the pincushion center; rich deep lavender 
blue. Tall growing and very upright with long. wiry, heavy 
stems in which the weak neck of the older types is completely 
eliminated. Ideal for cutting. 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. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI (a) 
A valuable and showy annual highly esteemed for bedding, 
for massing and for borders. The plants grow about 1 foot 
high, thrive in practically any soil if given a sunny location 
and bloom the entire season. Seed may be started in boxes 
and transplanted or sown in the open in spring. 
Gigantea, Salmon Glory. Silver Medal, All-America Selec- 
tions, 1939. A good salmon in Phlox Drummondi Gigantea 
type. The individual florets are gigantic for Phlox, meas- 
uring from 1% to 1% inches in diameter. Color a pure salmon 
pink with a distinct creamy-white eye. One of the most 
beautiful color combinations ever seen. Pkt. 15c. 
Gigantea Art Shades. A new strain of annual Phlox with 
single florets as large as an inch and one-half in diameter. 
The colors are soft pastel shades, such as apple blossom pink, 
salmon, light blue, pale violet, etc. Pkt. 15e. 
Grandiflora. Comes in a grand mixture of fine colors. Pkt. 10e. 
Gigantea, Rosy Morn. Bronze Medal, All-America Selections, 
1941. An extremely refreshing, gay and bright color com- 
bination of rose pink with a white eye. A color that will not 
fade in the strong sun. This new variety possesses the large 
sized blooms, the free flowering quality and the fine habit of 
both Gigantea Art Shades and Gigantea Salmon Glory. 
Pkt. 15c. 
PORTULACA, Moss Rose (ra) 
Brilliant hardy annual, of easy culture; excellent for mass- 
ing 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. 
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 plants, with their deeply cut foliage, slender, hairy stems 
and silky petalled blossoms, often fluted, present an airy pic- 
ture 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. 15ce. 
Queen Mixed. Mixture of the best colors. Full double and 
semi-double flowers in a great variety of colors. Pkt. 10ce. 
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. 10c. 
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. 10c. 
ICELAND POPPY (p) (Nudicaule). A hardy Poppy slightly re- 
sembling the Shirley. Somewhat different in habit and con- 
tains many shades of yellow and orange. Height, 18 inches. 
Gartford Giants. A superb mixture. All colors. Pkt. 15ce. 

ICELAND POPPY, GARTFORD GIANTS 
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. 
Grandiflora Hybrids. Large flowering varieties in the most 
exquisite shades of gold, copper, bronze, scarlet, purple and 
crimson. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Ramona Hybrids. A new strain containing many lovely shades. 
The plants grow compact and upright, with flowers beauti- 
fully 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. The ordinary California Poppy. Pkt. 10c. 

a, annual; b, biennial; c, climber; p, perennial; ra, rock plant 
annual; rp, rock plant perennial. 


10 MIX SMALL FLOWER SEEDS WITH SAND WHEN SOWING. 
IT SAVES THINNING. 
The most charming Poppy for the garden. 
