
TIGRIDIA 
TIGRIDIA (Tiger or Shellflower). Gorgeously 
colored bulbous flowers of easy culture. 
With sun; well-drained soil; constant mois- 
ture, they flower throughout summer. Plant 
Feb.-May. Cultural directions sent with 
bulbs. Spots in center only. 
Alba Grandiflora. Huge pure white, spots 
crimson. 
Albo-Liliacea. Rare white flushed lilac, cen- 
ter without spots. 
Canariensis. Rich canary-yellow, spots car- 
mine. 
Le Geant. Huge brilliant scarlet, unspotted 
yellow center. 
Montezuma. Satiny deep rose, crimson spots. 
Speciosa Grandiflora. Scarlet, crimson spots 
on yellow ground. Very strong, multiplies 
fast and freest flowering of all. 
Any one variety: 15c each; $1.20 per doz.; 
$9 per 100. 
DeLuxe Mixed. Hach dozen or more contains 
all the above superb varieties. $1 per doz.; 
$8 per 100. 
Prices are postpaid. 6 at dozen rate; 50 at 
100 rate. 
Tigridia Seeds. Fine Mixture (with direc- 
tions). Pkt. 25c. 
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I have found a form of Vitamin B-1 I can 
use in either small or large amounts with- 
out fuss, mess or bother, and here it is. 
Slip a cartridge in the hose and vitaminize 
1500 square feet in a few minutes. (No spe- 
city nozzle required.) To soak and water 
transplant drop a cartridge in a gallon of 
water. 
THIRTY WEEKS SUPPLY: Packed 30 
cartridges in a box—enough to vitaminize 
1500 square feet once a week for 30 weeks. 
Directions enclosed. Postpaid, $1.00. 
STERNBERGIA Lutea Major. Large butter- 
cup yellow crocus. You plant them July to 
Sept. and in three weeks they are in full 
bloom. Fine in pots. Shipped July 1. Bulbs: 
30c each, 3 for 60c; $2 per doz. 
SUPERB PERENNIAL PHLOX. Give them 
light shade and a deep mulch and no peren- 
nial gives showier color masses in mid-sum- 
mer. In catalog page 27 are many splendid 
varieties and here I have some of the De 
Luxe newer ones. 
Africa. Brilliant carmine-red with a blood- 
red eye. 
Daily Sketch. Immense flower, clear bright 
pink; carmine eye. Exquisite. 
Brilliant. Fiery scarlet, deep red eye. 
Hauptman Koehl. Immense trusses of large, 
deep blood-red flowers. 
Lillian. Delicate cameo-pink with faint blue 
tinge at center. Very lovely. 
Painted Lady. Tall, silvery pink, with con- 
trasting red eye. A favorite with visitors. 
Any one variety, 30c each; 3 for 75c; $2.60 per 
doz. 
Collection: 
VY Collection: 
2 each of the above 6, $2.95. 
1 each for $1.50. 
CORYDALIS Lutea. The masses of soft grey 
green foliage much like that of Maiden Hair 
Fern are simply delightful and set off the 
pretty yellow flowers, which are tiny bleed- 
ing hearts. Fine for rock garden or cool 
soils in sun but it is in a cool shaded situa- 
tion that it luxuriates. Plant either fall or 
spring. Any soil but an acid humus soil is 
best. 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
HELENIUM Chipperfield Orange is 3-4 ft. tall 
and in August and September when such 
flowers are so welcome gives stunning 
masses of richly colored flowers rather like 
single Chrysanthemum which are a picture 
in copper and gold. Plant fall to spring. Any 
good soil, moderately moist. Each 30c}; 3 
for 756. 
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YOUR SPECIAL ATTENTION is called to 
the particularly fine thing's listed in catalog 
pages 31 to 35. Some are new, some splendid 
plants too little known and all worthy. 
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SPRING 1942 MESSAGE TO 
CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS 
Y CATALOG for Fall 1941-Spring 1942 was issued August 1. 
Besides my Californian Native Bulbs and Perennial and Rock Gar- 
den Plants, it contains the full list of Purdy’s Supreme Seeds for 
Fall and Spring Sowing. See pages 31-35 for Specialties. 
If you have lost or failed to receive your copy write for another from which 
to order your Spring requirements of Seeds and Plants. 
Californian Bulbs are shipped and may be planted in Fall only, but Peren- 
nial Plants are shipped up to late April. 
In this list are the All-America Selections for 1942 and some other fine 
seed novelties together with igridias and some delightful new or little 
known perennials that will add spice to your garden. 
Except on Azaleas all Prices are Postpaid. 
California Customers must add 3% Sales Tax. 
Some Lovely Things for Spring Planting 
HELENIUM Riverton Gem. Quite similar to 
Chipperfield Orange but the color is a bright 
terra cotta changing with age to wallflower 
red. Same culture. Each 30c; 3 for 75c. 
RUDBECKIA Autumn Sun. For bold background 
or stream-side masses I Know none finer. Stems 
are 4 to 7 ft. tall and from mid-September on 
are crowned with the large single flowers of 
glistening buttercup yellow. Any soil fairly 
moist. Divide each spring. Plant fall to spring. 
Each 30c; 3 for 65c. 
Azalea Occidentalis 
Our lovely Pacific Coast native with trusses of 
large flowers which vary from white to creamy 
white with some rose tinted on reverse, all with 
a yellow or apricot upper lobe. Give light to mod- 
erate shade, a deep loamy soil rich in humus, 
liberal moisture and a surface mulch of leaf mold 
or peat moss to keep roots cool. Hardy. 
Well budded branched plants. 
18-20 in. tall. Each $1.60, 3 for $4.50. 
20-24 in. tall. Each $2.00, 3 for $5.35. 
Priced for shipment by express, charges collect. 
If there are things you want that are not in 
catalog, write us. We have many things we do 
not catalog and wide resources for very many 
unusual seeds, buibs, and piants. 

PERENNIAL PHLOX 
