C urtis Cyiant 
Poppies 
FLOWERS 10 TO 13 INCHES ACROSS 
ON STEMS 32 TO 4 FEET TALL 
NOW OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME 
Mr. E. A. Curtis of Cincinnati, Ohio, the originator of 
these Giants, has arranged with us for the exclusive distribu- 
tion of his plants. Only a limited number are available for 
this esason. Therefore order promptly. 
Much careful breeding and selecting has resulted in the 
development of this wonderful strain of hardy Oriental Pop- 
pies and we predict they will replace now existing varieties 
of similar color. Their growth, requirements, habits, and 
flowering time are the same as all other hardy Poppies, only 
they are almost twice as large and tall. 
Curtis Giant Flesh Pink Each $1.00 
A magnificent robust plant with numerous giant 
flesh-pink flowers. 
Curtis Giant Salmon-Pink Each $1.00 
A mammoth flower of beautiful salmon-pink. 
Curtis Giant Mulberry Each $1.00 
Just as the name states, giant blooms. of a most 
unusual mulberry-rose. 
Curtis Giant Flame Each $1.00 
Flame-red, 13-inch blooms make it seem like a 
bonfire. 
Orders should be placed NOW for these garden 
Giants, delivery will be made in September, which all 
experts agree is the best time of the year to transplant 
Oriental Poppy roots. 

Pentstemon Grandalli 



PAPAVER NUDICAULE .-- Iceland Poppy 
These lovely dwarf plants are of great value in the sunny border or 
rock garden. Their brilliant orange, yellow, white or pink flowers are 
produced all summer. 
Culture. Should be planted in well-drained, sandy soil in full sun. Plant- 
ing should be done very early in spring or early in fall for best results. 
Art Shades Mixture Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
These plants are of neat habit, forming a tuft of bright green, fern- 
like foliage, from which spring throughout the entire season a profusion 
of slender, leafless stems, 1 foot high, each graced with charming, cup- 
shaped, yellow, orange, white or pink flowers. 
PAPAVER SPECIES 
Schinzianum Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Somewhat taller and with slightly larger flowers than the well-known 
Iceland Poppy. Very profuse in bloom all summer, and fall. Transplants 
quite readily. Color of bloom delicate buff-orange. A fine new Poppy. 
Schinzianum X Orientale Hybrid No. 1 Each 60c, Doz. $6.00 
The flowers are crinkly orange produced in great quantity on 18- to 
24-inch stems. They have the appearance of a very large Iceland 
Poppy and bloom over a long time but are not all-summer flowering 
as are the Iceland Poppies. The plants go dormant in midsummer 
like those of the Oriental. A very interesting addition to the spring 
garden. 

PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage 
A tall plant with gray foliage “B unlike the Sage. The blue flowers are 
arranged in slender spikes forming terminal panicles which are excep- 
tionally fine combined with summer flowers such as Gladioli. 
Culture. A well-drained, loamy soil, not too rich, suits best. Plant in 
fall or early spring, 12 inches apart in sunny border. 
Atriplicifolia Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
During July and August and early September, the plants are covered 
with long whorls of silvery blue flowers which have a lovely, graceful 
appearance. The flower stalks are approximately thirty inches to three 
feet long and are splendid for cutting. The florists like this flower, par- 
ticularly for cutting, because it combines beautifully with Dahlias, 
Gladioli, and the taller summer flowers. The foliage is silvery gray. The 
plant is wavy, giving a silvery smoky effect in the garden. Hardy any- 
where. Does well in all kinds of soil, but should be grown in full sun for 
best foliage effect. 
PENTSTEMON .- Beard Tongue 
Very popular hardy flowering plants. Most attractive for massing in 
beds or borders. They are not only of graceful habit, but also decidedly 
beautiful from a decorative point of view. The many species are inter- 
esting subjects for growing in the rock garden or border. The flowers 
are tubular and Foxglove-like in shape. 
Culture. The Pentstemons require a rich, well-manured, loamy soil, and 
a well-drained, sunny place. The dwarf kinds should be grown on the 
margins of the border, or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn or early 
spring. Place the plants 10 inches apart each way. 
Barbatus Torreyi Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Spikes two feet long of bright scarlet flowers from June till August. 
A very effective plant for the border. 
Barbatus, Pink Beauty Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Color is a lovely clean shell-pink. A beautiful cut flower; one of the 
outstanding new and good plants; makes a delightful companion to 
Gypsophila. 
*Digitalis Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
hite Foxglove-like spikes produced in great quantities “all summer. 
Plant is about 20 inches high, excellently suited for the garden as well 
as naturalizing in the grass. It self seeds very freely. 
Grandalli Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $25.00 
This lovely prostrate plant is a_ native of our “Northwest.” It hugs 
the ground tightly, not over 2 or 3 inches high and the cluster of narrow 
dark green leaves is completely covered in May by wide open, almost 
stemless Snapdragon-like blue flowers. A rare novelty for any rock 
garden anywhere. 
Grandiflora Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
The largest flowered of our hardy Pentstemons. A beautiful plant in 
the border giving 3-ft. spikes of huge pale blue flowers. Excellent for 
cutting. The handsome silvery leaves contribute also to the value of 
this lovely garden flower. 
Heterophyllus Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Lovely metallic-blue flowers from June until September, on 3- foot spikes. 
Excellent for the sunny border; good cut flower. 
HARDY LARGE-FLOWERED PENTSTEMONS 
Garnet Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This is the first of a new strain of hardy, large-flowering Pentstemons. 
Heretofore, the only large-flowering Hybrid Pentstemons available 
were the Gloxinoides which are not hardy in the North. Pentstemon 
Garnet is of spreading habit and produces a succession of bloom from 
June until stopped by frost. The Gloxinia-like flowers are a rich 
garnet color, and are gracefully placed on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. 
The plants have from six to a dozen spikes continually throughout 
its flowering season. The flowers are excellent for cutting and last a 
week o rmore in water. Color illustration on page 42. 
Firebird Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This beauty came to us from Switzerland where it is known as Pent- 
stemon Shonholzeri. The flowers are Foxglove-like in size, on stems 
about 18 to 24 inches tall, and are a most beautiful ruby-crimson. 
The plant is easily grown, is free from insect pests, flowers freely, 
creates a lovely effect in the flower garden, and is a cut flower 
par excellence. Color illustration on page 64. 

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