PERILLA FRUTESCENS CRISPA—ebx(9) 35. Big _jag- 
gedly fringed leaves in burnished purple-bronze, metallic in 
lustre. Little blue flowers. A strikingly decorative foli- 
age Annual of easiest culture. Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 25c. 
PHYLLOPODIUM CAPITATUM—rk(3)7. One of th: 
newer South African annuals. Flowers usually bright orange, 
in dense spikes. Pkt. 15c. 
PORTULACA DOUBLE MIXED—ergx(8)5. No annual will 
make a more brilliant display, flowers like smaller roses 
in prodigal profusion all summer and autumn. Colorings 
range from the most vivid of scarlets and crimsons, to 
softest pink, pure white, buff apricot, along with varied 
rose tones and yellows, from creamy primrose to orange 
gold. Succulent foliage mats. For sunny places. Pkt. 15c; 
ys oz. 385c; 1% oz. 60c. 
PORTULACA SINGLE MIXED—ergx(8)7. Cup-flowers of 
fair size in full gorgeous color range, including certain 
tones not appearing in the doubles. Vigorous, free-blooming. 
Pkt. 10c; 7s oz. 25c; 4 oz. 45c. 
POLYGONUM CAPITATUM—ergkt(3-5)5. Fluffy little 
blossom-globes of soft pink, just over flat mats of red-and- 
green foliage. Easy, and rather good. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
PHLOX FOR COLOR 
As easy, and as long summer-bright as ever an annual 
may be, are these gay Phlox-flowers, sometimes called 
Texas Flame. ecbx. 
SALMON GLORY—Pure salmon pink, melting into a 
creamy center. Massive trusses, individual flowers, well- 
grown, as large as the old silver half-dollars. Pkt. 15c; 
js oz. 35c; 14 oz. 60e. 
ROSY MORN—Immense blossoms of gay, deep rose, centered 
with evenly cut creamy eye. Pkt. 15c; yy oz. 40c. 
RED GLORY—Like last in every way, but brilliant red 
where that is rose. Pkt. 15c. 
ART GIANTS MIXED—Individual flowers of great size, up 
to 1% inch diameters, carried in wide, heavy trusses on 
ten-inch plants. Pastel harmonies, salmon with creamy 
eye, appleblossom tints, soft rose, pale blue with light eye, 
delicate mauve, and others as pleasing. Pkt. 15c; zy oz. 30c; 
1 oz. 50c. 
DWARF COMPACT MIXED—Plants exceedingly compact, 
wide, low, bushy. Flowers large, carried in overlapping 
trusses. Colors brilliant, greatly varied, no Phlox strain 
more so. Average height six inches. A particularly fine 
form that carries our high recommendation. Pkt. 15¢c; 
oz. 25c; % oz. 45c; 4 oz. 80c. 
STARRED AND FRINGED DWARF—The petals are oddly 
pointed, deeply slashed, often much fringed. Every Phlox 
color appears, and very often the hues are laid on in con- 
trasting intricate patterns. The gayest Phlox. Six inches. 
Pkt. 15c; 7s oz. 25c; % oz. 45c. 
STARRED AND FRINGED TALL—Precisely like last, game 
color and form range, but plants run 12 to 15 inches 
height, wide in proportion. Pkt. 15c; 74 oz. 25e; 1% oz. 45c. 
GRANDIFLORA BEAUTIES MIXED—Fine, round, full 
flowers large in size of bloom and truss. 12 to 15 inches. 
All colors below, with many others. Pkt. 15c; yy oz. 25c; 
YW oz. 45c; 4 oz. 80ce. 
GRANDIFLORA BEAUTIES BY COLOR—Each 15c_ the 
pkt. Apricot Pink, White striped on rose, Primrose, Ruby, 
Violet, White. Rose. One packet each of the seven, OFFER 
45A23, for 90c. 
BRILLIANT ANNUAL POPPIES 
Gifted with all the gay hues of the Land of Oz, the 
Annual Poppies will make your garden, any garden any- 
where, into a Place of Enchantment almost by the wave 
of a hand; that quite literally if the wave is in spring. the 
hand carries their seeds. SUN-POPPY—Here is a child of 
the sun, from the summer-dry hills that slope to the Med- 
iterranean. Long show of glowing apricot orange on high 
stems over feathered foliage. ‘Sow this one early. (Papaver 
pinnatifidum). Pkt. 10c¢; %& oz. 25¢. SWEET BRIAR— 
Exquisite rose pink, flowers loosely double. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 
25c. DAZZLER—A double Shirley in the vivid orange 
searlet of a night-seen distant fire. Pkt. 15¢; \% oz. 25c. 
PICOTEE—A single Shirley; petals of white satin, scarlet 
edged. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz 25c. FINEST SHIRLEY MIXED 
—Dainty tones of blush, salmon, apricot, terra cotta, 
cherry and the like, often edged or shaded. Scarce two 
alike. Single. 
: Pkt. 0¢3> 1445022.-20e =" 102.) 60c: = WILD 
SCARLET—Brilliant. Flanders or Corn Poppy Will natur- 
SIZea Pe Kt we LOC a4 OZ. ee Cis 8 OZ DUC meta Ib-ae Sn 50: 
OFFER 47A23—One pkt. each of above for 50c. 
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RHODANTHE MIXED—cbk(3)20. Pretty Australian Straw- 
flower. Silky petals. White, pink, red. Dried for winter 
bouquets. Helipterum. Pkt. 10c. 
REICHARDIA TINGITANIA—ebk (8) 25. Golden orange are 
the flowers, fully double, with a richness of ruddy tones 
glowing through from the red-orange petal bases. Blos- 
soms appear over a period of many months. Pkt. 15e. 
THE BABY ROSE—A true dwarf rose, fairly easy from 
seed, that blooms freely first year. See page 8. Pkt. 15c. 
RICINUS GIBSONI—ebtx(9)100. Castor Bean or Palma 
Christi. Tall annual for exotic decorative effects. Foliage 
metallic dark red. Pkt. 10c; 1 0z. 25c. 
RUDBECKIA HIRTA AVALON VARIETY—ecbx (2-3)36. 
Big flowers vary from palest primrose, to golden orange, 
each blossom widely zoned with chocolate brown or ma- 
hogany red. Some will be nearly all ruddy autumn tones. 
Blooms quickly first year so “annual’ by courtesy. Pkt. 10c. 
RUDBECKIA TRILOBA—ecnbx (3-4) 36. Black-eyed Susan. 
Exceedingly bright, flowers of shining gold with almost 
coal-black cone-centers. Greatly floriferous. Pkt. 10c. 
PROBOSCIDEA or MARTYNIA 
Easy annuals with gorgeous Gloxinia-like flowers that 
shade from pink-tinged ivory to rich rose with coppery 
bars, or sometimes they are glossy gold, marked cinnabar. 
Weird devil-claw pods. ex(3-4)20. Illustrated page 37. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. 
THE VELVET FLOWER 
—-And that’s another name for Salpiglossis, with its wide 
trumpets, velvety in texture, but colors laid in rich brocade 
simulations. It grows easily and cuts well. ecx(3-4)30. 
Splendid mixture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS COLORS — Following separate varieties 
available at pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c: Brown and Gold, Velvet 
Black, Light Blue and Gold, Scarlet and Gold, Purple and 
Gold, Royal Crimson, Rich Yellow, Violet, Rose and Gold, 
White and Gold. OFFER 48A23—One pkt. of each for 75e. 
ANNUAL SALVIAS 
Nine fine kinds). ARGENTEA—rdk(9)6. Grown for the 
glorious silvery foliage rosettes, lovely beyond compare. Pkt. 
15c. CARDUACEA—kt(2)18. Fringed, undulate skyblue 
blossoms, carried in cushion-like whorls. Must be sown while 
soil is cool. Pkt. 15e. COCCINEA—ecbx(2-4)36. Long, 
slender racemes of coral-tinged carmine, involucres brown. 
Handsome plant, quite distinct, long in bloom. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 40c. HORMINIUM—erk(8) 20. “Flowers” richest 
violet or rosy pink. Pkt. 15c. SPLENDENS BONFIRE— 
ebk(3-5)28. For months, dense, close plumes of vivid fire 
red. Far-showy. Pkt. 15c: 7 oz. 35c: 1% oz. 60c; %_ oz. 
$1.00 SPLENDENS SALMON QUEEN—The rare pink. 
Piktiee20e. SPLENDENS AMERICA—ebk(38-5)20. Same 
brilliant coloring as Bonfire, but plants rounder, lower. 
Called Globe of Fire. Pkt. 15e; s+ oz. 35ce; 1% 02. 60c; %4 
oz. $1.00. FARINACEA BLUE BEDDER—25 inches, Bushy. 
sturdy. Flowers rich blue, foliage powdery. “Courtesy 
Annual.” Pkt. 15¢; 7 oz. 2b5c. MICROPHYLLA—Baby 
Salvia. Described page 2. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 49A23—One 
pkt. each of above for $1.25. 
SCABIOSA ANNUAL 
Pincushion Flower. Blossoms of largest size and fullest 
doubleness in all the delightfully wide range of celorings 
that Scabiosas show. Order as GIANT ANNUAL BLEND 
Pkt. 10c; %& oz. 20c; %4 oz. 30c. 
ANNUAL SCABIOSA BY COLOR—Each 10c the pkt.; % 
oz. for 25c. Azure Blue, Sulphur Yellow, Black Maroon. 
Coral, Salmon Rose, Peach Blossom Pink, Scarlet, White. 
One pkt. each of the eight for 60c. Order as OFFER 50A23. 
HEAVENLY BLUE—ecx(3-5)20. Fully. double blossoms with 
high centers, pure azure blue, carried with great freedom 
on semi-dwarf, compact plants. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. 

SCHIZANTHUS BLENDED HYBRIDS—erx(2)18._ Exaui- 
site butterfly-blossoms in amazing profusion. White. pink, 
carmine and lavender, often yellow marked, in infinite 
surprise of shade and application. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
SENECIO ARENARIUS—erdk(2-3)15. Annual Cineraria or 
Sand-daisy. Mauve-rose to violet. Sow early. Pkt. 15c: 
SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS—erx(8)6. Creeping Zinnia. 
Massed yellow flowers, single or double, on creeping plants 
all summer long. Really very good. Pkt. 10c. 
SAPONARIA ANNUAL PINK—ex(2)18. Pkt. 10c. 
