ARAUJIA SERICOFERA—eck(3-5)45. Waxen star-flowers, 
blush-suffused white, unusual in form, are carried on slender 
twining stems. Give it trellis support as you would Sweet- 
pea. Handles well as an annual, sown early, though it is 
actually a sub-tropical perennial. Best way is to start it 
in a frame, greenhouse or sunny window, as you might 
Salvia, then transplant to garden. Pkt. 15c. 
ASPERULA ORIENTALIS—erbx(2-3)12. Little blue star- 
flowers in fluffy clusters are carried in plant-mantling pro- 
fusion over a long period. A delightful and dainty little 
annual. It cuts. Pkt. 10c. 
BRAZILIAN BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
From seeds sown in the garden in early spring there will 
be glorious bloom from June to November. Oddly, attrac- 
tively formed blossoms, the corolla gorgeous orange scar- 
let, the hood, rich golden buff. Almost as showy are the . 
buds, of a burnished coral tone. It cuts well. 30 inches. 
It can be used, too, as a window or conservatory pot plant, 
being then in bloom most of the year, for actually it is 
perennial, but not frost hardy. Botanically, the Brazilian 
Butterfly Flower is Asclepias curassavica. Illustrated page 22. 
Pkt. 10c; %& oz. 30c; %4 oz. 50c. 
BALSAM or IMPATIENS 
Oriental effects in color massing. No easier annual flower, 
nor any more showy in a sunny position. 
BALSAM AVALON BLEND—ecbx(8)30. Flowers of larg- 
est size, well-doubled. There are pure pinks, rose, salmon, 
vivid.red, lilac and lavender, with whites, clear or with pink 
suffusion, or sometimes with hinting of buff. Plants are 
well-formed, blossoms far out toward the branch tips so 
that the whole is massed radiance. Pkt. 10¢; %4 oz. 25c. 
BALSAM PINK BALL—ebx(8)15. Each plant a round 
ball of very double Gardenia-like blossoms in pure soft pink. 
None more attractive. Pkt. 15¢c; 1% oz. 30ce. 
It’s differences of opinion that make seed catalogs 
probable. 
BAILEYIA MULTIRADIATA—rbdkt(3-4)20. Foliage silvery 
tomentose. Long-stemmed bright yellow flowers, each with 
a double row of ruffled petals about a yellow center cushion. 
Full sun, good drainage, very early sowing are needs for 
success. Resists drought. It’s one-of the more desirable of 
newer garden flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
BALLOON VINE—ek(9)100. Interesting annual vine, quick, 
easy, decorative. Little white flowers are followed by inflated 
balloons of seed pods. Cardiospermum Halicacabum. Pkt. 10c. 
BALSAM PEAR—ek(3)100. Decorative vine. Yellow-flow- 
ered. Pear-fruits split to show curiously carved scarlet seeds. 
Momordica charantia. Pkt. 10c. Balsam Apple same price. 
BARTONIA AUREA—eodx(2-4)24. Sweet Stargold. Big, 
glistening, golden flowers all summer. Evening-fragrant. 
Botanically Mentzelia Lindleyi. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c. 
BASELLA RUBRA—erx (2-4). Pleasant low vine or clamber- 
ing trailer. Leaves and stems red-tinged, thick, succulent. 
Tiny white flowers with rose and red shadings, followed’ by 
purple-black berries. Easily grown. From Malabar. Pkt. 15c. 
BELLIS PERENNIS GIANT-FLOWERED—erkt(1-2)6. The 
large-flowered double English Daisy, so much grown for 
spring bedding, edgings and the like. Best treated as an 
annual, sowing in very early spring. Deep red, pure white, 
and varied shades of rose in mixture. Pkt. 15c. 
BRACHYCOME IBERIDIFOLIA MIXED—erbx(3-4)12. Swan 
River or Cineraria Daisy. Pretty flowers in rose pink, blue 
and white. Exceedingly free-blooming. Beds, edgings, pot 
culture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
BIDENS or FALSE COSMOS 
No other annual will make as brilliant a display of golden 
coloring, and none is more easily grown. Botanically, 
Bidens seems to Jie between Coreopsis and Cosmos. 
BIDENS HUMILIS — erx(38-5)12. Exceedingly floriferous, 
solid banks of vivid yellow. Sometimes called Baby Cosmos. 
From Ecuador. Pkt. 10ce. : 
BIDENS INVOLUCRATA—ebx (8-4) 50. Flowers large, golden 
yellow that deepens to near orange at the petal bases. Wide 
petals, small centers. Showy. At times stellate forms ap- 
pear. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 85c. 
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ASTERS ANNUAL 
Our mothers called them China Asters, botanically of 
course they are Callistephus, but they are what we mean 
by just Aster, when we are thinking or speaking of the 
annual garden. They are not hard to grow, may, if you 
wish, be sown right where they are to stand, but of course 
you will want to start some of them earlier, in a frame, a 
greenhouse, or even a sunny window, just to enjoy a longer 
season of their glorious bloom. 
ASTER ANNUAL GIGANTIC—This is, we think, the largest 
annual Aster. It is the variety Los Angeles, and well- 
grown blooms of it have been known to reach a diameter of 
eight inches; always of fullest doubleness, with long and 
airy, gracefully interlacing petals. The coloring is an ex- 
ceptionally clear and pure shell pink. Height may be three 
feet. Pkt. 15¢; 1/16 oz. 25c; 1% oz. 40c. 
ASTER EL MONTE—It’s another super-giant, counterpart 
of Los Angeles in every way, flowers of equal immensity, 
save that the color is a rich crimson. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 25c. 
ASTER: BLUE FLAME-—-Fully double flowers, four to five 
inches across, with ribbony petals, gracefully curled, giving 
the blossoms a fluffy, Chrysanthemum-like appearance. The 
color is bright, clear, navy blue. Like all of the Crego 
Asters, it cuts well. Two feet. Wilt-resistant. Pkt. 10c. 
ASTER PEERLESS YELLOW—Creamy yellow, 
soft. Perhaps best yellow. Belongs to Giant Branching 
section. Pkt. 15c. 
ASTER PRINCESS BONNIE—Here is something quite new 
in Asters; big flowers with fluffily full crested centers, sur- 
rounded by several rows of wider guard petals. Lovely soft 
salmon rose, but as they open, almost golden at the center. 
Early. Wilt-resistant. Pkt. 20c. 
ASTER SWANSDOWN—Immense fully double flowers on 
Ss ere and, of course, of the purest whiteness. ‘Tall. 
c c. 
ASTER AVALON DWARF—First offering of this new se- 
lection. Compact, upright plants, to ten inches, all bloom 
in closely gathered sheaf at top. The flowers are full, well- 
doubled, and of very fair size, surprisingly so in considera- 
tion of the size of the plants. Petals are not quilled, petal 
form and arrangement being more or less that of the Giant 
Branching class, but plant habit and carriage otherwise is 
most distinct. Pure pink is dominant color, but there will 
be adequate proportions of blue-violet, white and deep pur- 
ple. Rather early. Recommended for edgings, bedding, 
window boxes, pot culture. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
OFFER 5A12—One pkt. each of the above 7 for 90c. 
OTHER ANNUAL ASTERS 
ASTER GIANT BRANCHING—This annual Aster class, 
sometimes called the American Branching, is, and must be, 
the mainstay of any large Aster planting. Assuredly the 
commercial florist would be lost without it, and it is needed 
just as much in the private garden. Big flowers of fullest 
doubleness, carried on long stems that make them superb 
for cutting. In bloom from mid-summer on. Available 
separately in six distinct color selections, Azure Blue, Shell 
Pink, Peach Blossom Rose, Royal Purple, Pure White, and 
Sensation Red, at uniform price each of pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 
20c. We will send one pkt. each of the six kinds, order 
as OFFER 6A12, for 50c. All Asters offered‘ here in the 
Giant Branching group are wilt-resistant. If you want 
mixture of them, the above six with others, order as ASTER 
GIANT BRANCHING MIXED at pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; 4% 
oz. 50c; % oz. 85c. 
ASTER ROYAL MIXED—Very like the last, same form and 
habit, but not quite as large and considerably earlier. Valued 
to lengthen the season, or in short season climates. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
ASTER CREGO MIXED—A Giant Branching Comet type, 
with very large double flowers filled with long, ribbony 
petals that twist and curl. Excellent color range. Long 
stems. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 85c. 
ASTER RAINBOW SINGLES—The most graceful class, de- 
lightful when cut. Long slender petals, small centers, vivid 
colorings, good stems. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
ASTER CALIFORNIA GIANTS MIXED—The flowers re- 
semble enormous double Chrysanthemums, with long petals 
curled _and_ interlaced. Exceptionally vigorous growth. 
Splendid color range. Pkt. 15¢c; 1/16 oz. 80c; ¥% oz. 50c. 
ASTER AVALON ANNUAL BLEND—An unsurpassed mix- 
ture, seeds of all the better Asters, including those of every 
kind described on this page, but of many others, too. It will 
make your garden gay from mid-summer until hard frosts 
of late autumn. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 30c; % oz. 50c, 

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