COMMELINA DIFFUSA—erbx(w) (8)8. Great wavy-winged 
blossoms that may be either brilliant indigo, or a charm- 
ing orchid-rose. Low, dense decumbent for edging, bed- 
ding, porch box or rock garden. Pkt. 15¢ (3 for 40c). 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR-e. Old-fashioned climbing Morn- 
ing Glory. Rose, blue, purple and white, with variations. 
Quick and easy. Ipomoea purpurea. Pkt. 10c. 
CONVOLVULUS TRICOLOR—erbk(3)10. Not a vine. All- 
day morning-glories, rose and blue. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
CORYDALIS SEMPERVIRENS ROSEA—ebstkt(8)25. <A 
fern-gracefulness of blue-gray foliage, with myriads of ex- 
quisite, air-swung blossoms in purest of pinks, each with 
golden tip. Sow late autumn or earliest spring. Desirable. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c; 10 pkts. for $1.10. 
CORAL FLOWER 
Exquisite, jewel-like daintiness here. Even the foliage is 
decorative, thick succulence in dark emerald colorings. 
Above the massed leafage are many stems, growing to some 
thirty inches, and bearing in loose alternate clusters little 
five-pointed blossom stars of luminous rosy pink. Then come 
airy, long-hanging capsules, like beads of coral, polished to 
brilliancy, hundreds of them on each great, glowing plume 
of a stem. A single plant will have 25 to 35 of the blossom 
and bead-filled stems; that’s actual count, made from the 
growing plants at Old Orchard. Effectively ornamental from 
mid-June until late in October. In full sun, of easiest pos- 
sible culture, but remember, no matter how early you sow 
the seed, there will be no germination until soil is warm 
in late spring, but after that, speed and the growth of this 
plant are synonyms. Talinum paniculatum. Illustrated page 
22. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 25c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
THE GOLDEN SWEET PEA 
It was around 1896 that Crotalaria retusa was introduced 
and given catalog featuring under the name of New Dwarf 
Golden Sweet Pea, a name that is, perhaps, both inadequate 
in expressing its desirability, as well as, in certain ways, 
overly comprehensive. The flowers are in rather Sweet Pea 
form, and of, or near, Sweet Pea size, but unlike those 
of the Sweet Pea, they are carried in spire-like spikes on 
sturdily erect plants, and though with a delicate, elusive 
sweetness, they do not have the Sweet Pea fragrance. On 
the other side, the coloring is unusual, and good, a rich 
and glossy golden hue, bronze-brown markings on _ the 
wing reverse, and it will give fine mid-summer bloom in 
hot, dry places where never a Sweet Pea would thrive. Jt is 
regrettable that this valuable decorative annual was for 
a time lost to American gardens. and we are happy to be 
instrumental in re-introducing it. Germinates readily if 
seed is well soaked in warm water hefore sowing: other- 
wise may be slow. eck(3-4)35. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25e; 
% oz. 40c. 
COSMOS FOR SHOW 
With Cosmos it is much for little. 
COSMOS SENSATION—Giant flowers with fluted over-lap- 
ping petals, often within ten weeks from sowing. “Some- 
thing new has been added’, a_ velvety crimson-maroon 
to go with the vure white and exquisite pink of last 
year. Pkt 19: % oz. 25e: % oz. 40c. 
CNASMOS YELLOW FLARE—Mossed flowers of clear, pure 
yellow. a new Ccsmos color. Pkt. 15¢: %& oz. 25c. 
CASMOS OARANGE FILARE—Most showv oraree flowers. 
Easv and quick. Pkt. 10c: 44 oz. 20c: % oz. 35ce. 
COSMOS LADY LENOX—Giveartie shell pink. QOveen of 
Cncmos reeds a long season; North, sow early and transe- 
plant. Pkt. 10c. 
COSMOS FARLY DOUBLE CRESTED—Flowers with hich 
center crests in Anemone fashion. with some that are folly 
double. Pink. white and crimson in mixture. Pkt. 15c; 
th 07. 25e: W% oz 40e: “% oz. 70e. 
COSMOS ORANGE RUFFLES—Vivid orange with golden 
tones. blessoms halfedouble. two to fovr petal rews. giving 
richly ruffled effects. Pkt. 15¢ (3 for 40c). OFFER 18A23— 
One pkt. each of above for 60c. 

If we fear mark of soil, the freedom of gardening 
ean not be ours. Earth is tonic; without it we be- 
‘ome didactic, dogmatic, walled in by _ reasonless 
cules; with it comes a certain tolerance, a falling 
away of boundaries, spiritual and physical. As with 
Antaeus of old, by touch of earth is our strength 
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CUPHEA FOR COLOR 
Thrice pleasant are they in their gaiety of colering, oddity 
of blossom form, and long season of bloom display, and ff 
still we need incentive for trying of them, add then their 
exceeding ease of culture and speed of growing. 
CUPHEA AVALON HY BRIDS—ecbx(8)20. Curiously at- 
tractive, irregular blossoms in season-long profusion, the 
compact-foliaged plants at a little distance seeming to be 
covered with fluttering, bright-hued butterflies. There will 
be lavender, lilac, pure pink, rose-purple, crimson, fire- 
scarlet and vermilion. Of easiest culture in any sunny place. 
Illustrated page 24. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
CUPHEA FIREFLY—ecbx(8)16. Live-coal brilliance here, 
a glowing cerise scarlet. Dwarf, compact, free-flowering, 
ever-flowering. Pkt. 15c; yy oz. 30c. 
CUPHEA LANCEOLATA—ecbx(8)40. Differs from the oth- 
ers in taller growth and more intricately wrought blossoms, 
two large upper petals of rich maroon, four lower and 
smaller of brilliant crimson. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 19A23—One 
pkt. each of the three for 40c. 
VIVID CYNOGLOSSUM 
An easy and desirable all-summer annual for every garden. 
Makes a bright, long-lasting cut flower. 
CYNOGLOSSUM AMABILE BLUEBIRD—ecbx(2-4)25. Chi- 
nese Forgetmenot. Lustrous blossoms of intense indigo in 
close sprays. Pkt 10c; % oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM AMABILE PINK—Though ealled pink, the 
flower-color is more a soft lilac-rose. Rather pleasing, you 
will probably like it. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 30ce. 
CYNOGLOSSUM AMABILE SNOWBIRD. Like the others 
save that flowers are pure white. Pkt. 15c; (3 for 40c). 
CYNOGLOSSUM AMABILE PEERLESS BLEND—Pink, 
white and varied blues, from palest suffusion to tones rich 
and deep, all in mixture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
DELPHINIUM ANNUAL 
Do not confuse with Larkspurs; they are on page 30, and 
are quite a different thing. Your garden needs both. 
CARDIOPETALUM — A 16-inch beauty. Violet flowers, 
green-tipped, with long, upcurved spurs, are carried in loose 
spikes. Highly distinct. Pkt. 15¢. ORIENTALE—Rare 
Kurdistan species. Blossoms of richest tyrian purple load 
broad plants. Pkt. 15c. GRANDIFLORUM CAMBRIDGE 
BLUE—Chinese Larkspur. Large, light blue flowers on 
much branched plants. Actually perennial, but may be 
handled as annual. Pkt. 10c; ry oz. 25c. GRANDIFLORUM 
WHITE BUTTERFLY—Like last, but the big flowers are 
pure white. Pkt. 10c; y oz. 20c. PANICULATUM—Ever- 
blooming. Darkest blue flowers carried in great airy pan- 
icles. Cuts well. Pkt. 15¢c. OFFER 20A23—One pkt. each 
of the five for 55c. 
THE RAINBOW PINKS 
They are Dianthus, too, these gay Annual Pinks in rain- 
bow-painted hues, but patterned so fantastically, in such 
bizarre grotesqueries, that surely never a sober Rainbow 
could own to them. For Jong summer weeks, near to, but 
not quite, from frost to frost, they spread their intricately 
labyrinthed color brilliancies. Though there will be lovely 
selfs in utmost white, in pinks, salmons, scarlets and crim- 
son, it is the multitudes of others, with their contrasting 
edgings, lacings, splashings and zonings that interest 60 
endlessly. Among them one might find two alike, but that 
would be seldom coincidence. 
ANNUAL DIANTHUS NAMED SORTS—Use them for 
easy, long and brilliant color spreads. WESUVIUS—Fire- 
vivid unmarked single, none brighter. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
THE BRIDE—Immense single flowers. pure white w'th bright 
crimson eye. Showy. Pkt. 15¢e. PINK BEAUTY—Fully 
double. fringed, large. soft, pure pink. Pkt. 10c; %& oz. 25c. 
VIOLET QUEEN—Full doubleness. All rich violet. Pkt. 10c. 
SNOWBALL—RBig snow white, fully double, fringed. Pkt. 
10c: % oz. 20c. FIREBALL—Like last, same doubleness. 
but here velvety scarlet. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. SALMON 
PRINCE—Much-fringed single in pure salmon. Pkt. 15c. 
SPL.ENDENS—Showy, lace-edged single in brilliant scarlet, 
with contrasting white center. Pkt. 10c. MOURNING 
CT.OAK—Double. Black-mahogary. each petal white-edged. 
Pkt. 10c: % oz. 20c. OFFER 21A23—One pkt. each of the 
nine for &5c. 
DIANTHUS OLD ORCHARD ANNUALS—Blossoms run 
from immense singles with long frixge-slashings to others 
of intense doubleness. High proportion of those with pat- 
terned, vividly contrasting color markings. It is a mixture 
inclusive for beauty to the extent of our ability to make 
it so. ecbx(8)12. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 25c. 
