


Ageratum, Blue Ball Improved 
Novelty Annuals 
See Page 6 
Agathea 
12 AGATHEA COELESTRIS. Blue Marguerite 
Daisy. Clear, sky blue, daisy-like flowers borne 
profusely with good soil and sun. Bushy plants 2 
to 3 feet tall. Culture D or E. Pkt. 10c. 

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Acroclinium 
7 ACROCLINIUM DOUBLE HYBRIDS. Large 
flowered; 15 inch stems; rich salmon, apricot, pink, 
rose and cerise with tones to blend; contrasting 
center. Strawflower for winter bouquets. Culture 
D or E. Pkt. Ldc. 
9 SENSATION GIANTS. Finest yet introduced. 
Fully double pink flowers 3 in. across, in clusters. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Ageratum 
Valuable edging plant, easily grown and covered 
with plentiful blooms from midsummer thru 
frost. Foliage especially attractive. CULTURE 
D OR E. 
13 BLUE CAP. Very dwarf, rich blue flowers cover 
each 6 inch plant. Grand for edging. Real improve- 
ment on other dwarf types. Pkt. 1Sc; 1% oz. 
45c. 
14 SWANLEY BLUE. Spreading plants 15 to 18 
inches tall and across. Excellent cut-flower. Pkt. 
Se; 44 oz. 2d5c. 
15 LITTLE BLUE STAR. Small blue flowers with 
rosy tints. Excellent dwarf variety. Pkt. 15c. 
IMPROVED BLUE BALL. Rich, dark blue, 
flowers literally cover each plant. Use in borders 
to blend with pink Petunias and golden Marigolds, 
where its low growth of about 8 inches makes rich 
frame for the bed. Pkt. 1L5e; 3; oz. 35c. 
17 BLUE BALL. Dwarf, compact 10 to 12 inch 
plants with clear blue flowers. Pkt. 10c; ¥ oz. 
3O0c. 
18 FAIRY PINK. This new Ageratum is a dwarf 
compact type, seldom growing over 5 or 6 inches 
tall, producing a mass of delightful soft salmon- 
rose-pink flowers. Plants begin blooming when a 
few inches tall and continue as the plant grows 
until it forms a solid mass of bloom. Pkt. 15c. 
19 MIDGET BLUE. AGERATUM. All-America 
Silver Medal 1940. After many years of in- 
tensive work in plant breeding and selection, a 
really dwarf Ageratum has been produced. Midget 
Blue grows only 2 to 3 inches high, has delicate 
foliage, which is practically smothered with deep 
blue flowers, making it a perfect flower for edgings. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Amaranthus 
Colorful Foliage Plants. Culture A or B. 
28 MOLTEN FIRE. As the name implies the upper 
leaves are blazing bright red, the lower leaves 
maroon. Pkt. 1dc. 
30 TRICOLOR. “Joseph’s Coat.’’ Very brilliant 
coleus-like foliage, the red, yellow and green, 
beautifully blended. Pkt. Se. 

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Anchusa, Blue Bird 
Annual Flower Seeds 
Anchusa 
35 CAPENSIS, Cape Forget-Me-Not. 18 to 24 
inches tall; bears profusion of Forget-Me-Not 
like flowers; freely branching; blooms all” summer 
and excellent cut-flowers. Culture A or B. 
Pkt. 10c. 
36 BLUE BIRD. Dwarf and compact, 18 inches tall; 
blooms at top of stems. Vivid Indigo Blue. Pkt. 
10¢c. 
For Perennial Anchusa, see page 34. 
ANTIRRHINUM, see Snapdragons. 
Arctotis 
Arctotis or Lavender Daisy is one of the loveliest 
Daisies, and most desirable annual for cut- 
flowers as well as for the garden. This Blue-Eyed 
African Daisy should not be confused with our 
Golden African Daisy or Dimorphoteca. CUL- 
TURE D ORE. 
128 HYBRIDA MIXED. One of the most beautiful 
novelties offered in recent years. The flowers are 
like Arctotis Grandis in form but in pink, rose, 
yellow and orange, with dark centers. Pkt. 10c. 
130 HYBRID AUTUMN SHADES. An extremely 
desirable strain in which the rich autumn shades 
of red, orange, burnt-orange, bronze and yellow 
predominate. The abundant supply of large daisy- 
like flowers in these brilliant colors and the lively 
gray-green foliage make a most attractive sight. 
Pkt. 15c. 

Arctotis, Hybrida Mixed 

Annual Flower Seeds 7 
Alyssum, Popular Border Plant 
Alphabetical Listing 
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Alyssum 
Most popular of all flowers for very dwarf, com- 
pact borders and edgings. Blooms quickly from 
seed and continues until frost. Excellent for porch 
and window boxes. Delicately fragrant. CULTURE 
D OR E. 
21 SWEET WHITE, Benthami Maritimum. 
Semi-trailing so suitable for boxes and hanging 
baskets. In the border it spreads to 18 inches or 
more. White and sweet scented. Pkt. Se; 14 oz. 
15¢; Oz. 35c. 
22 LITTLE GEM, Carpet of Snow. Best white with 
most uniform plants. 6 inches tall. Pkt. 10c. 
23 LILAC QUEEN. Just enough off-white to be 
pleasingly noticeable and still not clash with other 
colors. Much like Little Gem in habit. Pkt. Se; 
V4 oz. 20c; Oz. 6Oc. 
23-A VIOLET QUEEN. Flowers of this new variety 
have a character peculiarly their own, being of a 
pretty bright violet tint. Plants are dwarf and 
neatly compact and just as free flowering as the 
white varieties. Violet Queen offers a pleasant 
alternative to the old favorite white flowering 
varieties for edging and borders. See Color Page 
2. Pkt. Ldc. 
24 PROCUMBENS, Dwarf Bouquet. Extremely 
compact, about 2% inches tall and 12 to 18 inches 
across. Blooms massed so thickly as to almost hide 
plants. Grand for rock gardens. (R. G.) Pkt. 10¢; 
14 oz. 25e. 
25 LUTESCENS. Creamy-yellow flowers on:compact 
plants 6 to 8 inches tall. Pkt. 10¢. 
26 LITTLE DORRITT. Marvelous new type, forms 
perfect little plants 4 inches tall, completely 
covered with fragrant tiny white flowers. Pkt. 
10c; 4 oz. 25e. 

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Artemesia 
132 SACRORUM VIRIDIS, Summer Christmas 
Tree. Ornamental pyramidal tree 3 to 5 feet high, 
like an Evergreen Fir. Rich dark green. Attractive 
as single specimens or for tall border. Culture 
D or E. Pkt. 10c. 
Black Eyed Susan 
2447 BLACK EYED SUSAN, Thunbergia Vine. 
Slender growing vine from Africa. Attractive in 
porch boxes, or rockeries. Large single white, 
yellow and orange flowers with distinct black eye. 
Slow to germinate. Blooms July to October. 
Culture D or E. Pkt. 10c. ‘ 


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Browallia 
Pretty little flowers, suitable for beds, porch 
boxes, hanging baskets or for winter-blooming 
in the house. CULTURE D OR E. 
361 ELATA MIXED. Dainty blue and white, 15 
inches tall. Pkt. 10c. 
365 SPECIOSA MAJOR. Brilliant ultramarine- 
blue, a rare color, 12 inches tall. Pkt. 20c. 
364 SAPPHIRE. Dark blue with white eye, 9 inches 
tall. Pkt. 15e. 
The Templin-Bradley Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurserymen, Cleveland, Ohio 

