FLOWER SEED 
PERENNIALS — ANNUALS 
ASTERS are among the most useful, decora- 
tive, late summer plants for the amateur gar- 
dener. They are easily grown requiring only a 
normal amount of care for the abundance of 
flowers they will give in return. In warm sec- 
tions seed can be sown directly in the garden 
after first frosts. Here in the Northwest they 
should be started in flats indoors and plants set 
out about the middle of May or thereabouts. 
Asters prefer a rich soil rather than a sandy 
loam. They should be cultivated regularly and 
watered before the soil becomes too dry. Every 
plant must have plenty of space to develop fully 
without being crowded. The tall branching va- 
riety should be set about 15 to 18 inches apart 
each way and the medium growing sorts 10 to 
12 inches apart, while the dwarf types can be 
as close as 8 to 10 inches. 
Improved Crego Wilt-Resistant Aster. 
Beautiful, large colorful flowers 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter. Blooms are fully double, about 2% 
inches thick, carried on long, strong stems. The 
individual petals are - gracefully curled and 
twisted, giving the whole flower an artistic ap- 
pearance not unlike a Japanese Chrysanthe- 
mum. Plants grow about 2% feet tall and bloom 
from late August until the middle of October. 
Colors: White, shell pink, deep rose, crim- 
son, orchid, azure blue, purple, lavender 
and mixed. Packet, 10c. 
Improved California Sunshine Aster. The 
flowers are 4 to 5 inches across, are composed 
of a single row of loosely placed outer petals, 
which contrast with the unique yellow quill-like 
center disc. Stems are long and heavy, on plants 
2 to 3 feet in height. Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
Super Giant El] Monte Aster. Deep glowing 
crimson blooms composed of daintily interlaced 
bloom-like petals somewhat similar in form to 
Giant California, but earlier and much larger. 
The huge flowers are borne on unusually heavy, 
non-lateral base-branching stems. Packet, 10c. 
Super Giant Los Angeles Aster. Same type 
as the El Monte, however, the color is a pure 
shell pink blending to creamy pink in the 
center. Packet, 10c. 
AGERATUM  (Flossflower). An attractive 
herbaceous annual and one of the most popular 
summer flowering plants grown from seed. It is 
covered with blossoms from early summer until 
frost and excellent for borders, edgings, or pots. 
Combines with Columbines, Pink Sweet Wil- 
liams, French Marigold and Salpiglossis. Vari- 
eties: Blue Perfection Medium, grows 8 
inches tall, compact plant bearing large vivid 
dark purple flowers, freely produced; Midget 
Blue, a very fine dwarf only two to three inches 
high. Growth is very uniform and even, the en- 
tire plant is practically smothered with small 
blue flowers; Little Dorrit, white, midget. 
Packet, 10c. 
ALYSSUM. Annual and perennial, easily 
grown from seed in any good garden soil and 
especially suited in rockeries and edges in open 
sunny situations. The foliage tends to be gray- 
ish and the flowers are white, violet or yellow. 
Grows best in rich, light, well fertilized loam. 
Combines exceedingly well with Violets, For- 
get-me-nots, Gypsophila. Varieties: Benthami 
Martiumum (hA) Sweet white, honey scented, 
grows 1 foot tall; Litthe Gem (hA) grows 4 
inches, the plants are covered with snow-white 
blossoms; Gold Dust (Saxatile Compactum) 
(hP) a perennial yellow type, growing 1 foot 
tall; Violet Queen (hA) a beautiful, fragrant 
sweet Alyssum of bright clear violet hue, hold- 
ing its colors throughout the hottest, driest 
summer. Considered best violet all-season edg- 
ing plant. Packet, 10c. 
ANCHUSA (Sea Buglose) (hP). A hardy, 
easy to grow perennial and biennial herbaceous 
plant, growing from 4 to 6 feet tall. Makes a 
good sized clump of rather coarse, usually hairy 
foliage, from which rise leafy stalks bearing 
from mid-July to September or later, loose 
masses of blue flowers. Plant in the perennial 
border, combining with Coreopsis, Gaillardia, 
Orange and Yellow Chrysanthemum. Drop- 
more variety. Packet, 10c. 
ANEMONE (Wind Flower) (tP). Bright- 
green, finely dissected leaves with large poppy- 
like flowers, 114 inches across in various shades 
and mixtures of red, white and blue. Blooms 
from March to June. Sow seeds in warm fall or 
early spring. Thrives in rich, light garden loam, 
keep moist during blooming period. Effective 
in beds combined with Scabiosa, Candytuft. 
St. Brigid Variety. Packet, 10c. 
[20] 
ARABIS (Rock Cress). Perennial of 6 inches, 
but speading out, forming a matty growth. 
Gray-green leaves forming a sort of rosette with 
white, fragrant, radish-like flowers borne in 
loose racemes. Blooms in early spring. Seeds 
sown in fall or early spring. Grows well in any 
soil. Attractive in the rock garden, in the regu- 
lar flower border, or as a border plant. 
Packet, 10c. 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink). Perennial growing 8 
inches. Bunches of narrow grass-like leaves 
coming from the base of the plant. Closely con- 
tracted heads of small pink, white or reddish 
flowers. Blooms profusely in summer, but quite 
continuously throughout the year. Very hardy, 
enduring a variety of soils, but preferring a 
rather light, moderately rich loam. Used as a 
plant along walks, rockeries. Packet, 10c. 
BALLOON VINE (Love in a Puff). (hA). 
Excellent for covering wire fences or trellises, 
with support will grow to a height of 10 feet. 
The seed pods are inflated like balloons, and 
each black seed is marked with a white, heart- 
shaped spot. Quick growing vines are graceful 
with their deeply cut leaves and small white 
4-petaled flowers. Seed should be sown where 
the plants are to grow. Prefer a light soil and 
sheltered spot. Packet, 10c. : 
BALSAM (Lady Slipper). (hA). Requires a 
fertile but light, sandy soil. Grows 2% feet. Its 
double blossoms, from white to red, purple or 
yellow, are borne close to the stems and over- 
topped by leafy shoots. Combined with Alys- 
sum or Verbena, is best used as a border sub- 
ject. Packet, 10c. 
BARTONIA (Blazing Star). (hA). Its large, 
single, fragrant, 5-petaled, light yellow flowers 
with bristling stamens open late in the after- 
noon during July and August. The foliage, in 
contrast to the blossoms, which produce a 
metallic effect in the sunlight, is gray and 
downy. Grows 3 feet tall, flowers 3 to 4 inches 
across. Packet, 10c. 
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy). (hA). 
Grows 10 to 18 inches tall with branching 
stems, making an excellent plant for the rock 
garden or border, or for edging. Its deeply cut, 
lacy foliage, compact growth and free flowering 
quality make it a garden favorite. 
Mixed colors. Packet, 10c. 


