Glorious Gleam. Color range: salmon, golden 
yellow, orange scarlet, cerise, cream, orange, 
maroon and crimson shades, as well as many 
spotted varieties. Packet, 10c. 
Golden Gleam Nasturtiums are semi-dwarf 
bearing sweet-scented golden yellow flowers on 
stems well above the bright green foliage. 
Packet, 10c. 
Scarlet Gleam Nasturtiums are semi-dwarf, 
bearing the flowers well above the bright green 
foliage on long, wiry stems. Fiery orange-scar- 
let flowers that are fully double, very large, 
sweet scented. Packet, 10c. 
Mixed. For those who still prefer the good 
old fashioned type, we offer the Dwarf Mixed 
and the climbing or Tall Mixed. Packet, 5c. 
NEMESIA (hA). Growth 8 to 12 inches. Has 
bright yellow, orange and red blossoms, re- 
sembling those of snapdragons in miniature. 
Seed may be planted in flats in March and set 
out the end of May for early blooms, or may 
be sown out doors after danger of frost has 
passed. They should be set close so that the 
frail stems may support one another. Very effec- 
tive in window boxes. Grows best in rich, well 
fertilized, light garden loam. Can be grouped 
with Clarkia, Salpiglossis, |Snapdragons. 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
NEMOPHILA (hA). Grows 6 inches high. 
If seeds are sown early in spring in a semi- 
shaded spot in the border, or on the edge of 
the wild garden, the small bright flowers will 
appear continuously all summer. Has wide- 
open or broadly bell-shaped blossoms held on 
shert stems above prettily cut leaves. Seed may 
be sown from October to March. Blue. 
Packet, 10c. 
NICOTIANA (Flowering Tobacco). (hA). 
These stately plants are very fine for back- 
ground in an annual bed. Produces large, trum- 
pet-shaped blooms until frost. Sow seed March- 
June in rich moist light loam. Grow from 3 to 
5 feet. Crimson, White, Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
NIGELLA (Love-in-the-Mist). (hA). Grows 
to 14% feet and has pale blue or white flowers 
surrounded and partially concealed by the 
finely cut green leaves. The flowers which last 
well when cut, are most attractive in mixed 
bouquets. Seed can be sown in the spring as 
early as the ground can be worked. 
Packet, 10c. 
PANSY (Viola Tricolor). (hA). Has long 
been grown in beds and borders because of its 
ease of culture and the wonderful diversity in 
color and markings. They do well in any good 
light soil, but prefer a sandy, loamy deep 
planting where the roots may be kept cool, and 
a location where they will not be overshadowed 
by trees or too much exposed to hot dry sun. 
Planting is best performed in spring or early 
autumn; it is advisable to sow in June for 
transplanting in autumn and in late August for 
the early spring transplants. Sow seed in light 
soil, cover slightly, and transplant to boxes as 
soon as large enough. Low growing and bloom- 
ing from March into fall. Used in mass plant- 
ings in the flower border in combination with 
Alyssum saxatile, Columbine, Yellow Snap- 
dragons, Stocks and Marigolds. Varieties: Ore- 
gon Giant Mixed; Cornflower Blue; 
Golden Queen, pure yellow; King of the 
Blacks: Packet, 10c. Steel’s Jumbo Mixed. 
Packet, 25c. 
PASSIFLORA (Passion Vine). (hA). Ever- 
green vine growing 10 to 20 feet or more. Grows 
in sun and partial shade. Rampant in growth, 
climbing by tendrils; entire or digitately lobed, 
glistening, light or dark green leaves; large, 
tubular flowers with flat, expanded corolla. 
Grows in any soil, Good for covering screens, 
covering trellises, arbors, etc. Packet, 10c. 
PENTSTEMON (Beardtongue). (tP). Grows 
2 to 4 feet, thriving best in open situations in 
soil well drained but not too dry. Fast growing, 
bushy plant, branching from the base, medium- 
sized, bright-green, shiny leaves. Rather large, 
long tubular flowers of red, pink, coral and 
lavender. Blooming April to September. Sow 
seeds in early spring. Fine for the perennial 
and mixed borders. Combine with Clarkia, 
Delphinium, Pyrethrum, Shasta Daisy, Ver- 
bena. Packet, 10c. 
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PETUNIA (A). Very showy and popular 
plants, effective in beds, borders, porch boxes 
and pots. They thrive in a mixture of 2 parts 
of loamy soil and 1 part of leaf mold and re- 
quire plenty of water during summer. The 
seeds, which are minute, should be sown in 
March in light, finely sifted soil, very lightly 
covered and given gentle heat. When large 
enough, pot singly, and pinch back the points 
before they get too high, to induce compact 
growth. For planting out these potted plants 
should be gradually hardened off early in May. 
Martha Washington ushers in an entirely 
new version. The plants are about 9 inches 
tall. Frilled portion of flower is about 3 inches 
in diameter. It is a beautiful blush pink and 
center portion is strongly veined a rich wine 
red, deepening in the throat to dark violet. It 
comes exceedingly true to color and type. 
Packet, 15c.. 
Miniature Petunias Rose Gem and Pink 
Gem. These two charming types have filled a 
vacancy home gardeners have had for years. 
Where a low, solid bed of color is needed 
nothing does quite as well as these two varie- 
ties of miniature petunias. The plants are neat 
and compact, 5 to 6 inches in height and 
smothered with richly colored blossoms about 
2 inches in diameter. Rose Gem; Pink Gem. 
Packet, 10c. 
Giant of California are the largest of the 
single flowering petunias. The flowers of crim- 
son, white, lavender, violet and pink, are com- 
pletely ruffled with large, graceful throats. Ex- 
cellent in beds by themselves or grouped with — 
Dwarf Lobelia. Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
Dwarf Giant of California are a compact 
form of the above. Especially fine for potting 
and also go well in a bed with the taller va- 
riety. Mixed. Packet, 15ce. 
Bedding Petunias: Varieties: Baleony Blue, 
Balcony White, Baleony Red, Rosy Morn, 
Single Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
Taller Varieties: Elk’s Pride, deep purple, 
Packet, 25c; Pride of Portland, pink, Packet, — 
25c; Double Choice Mixed, Packet, 25c; 
Double Fringed Mixed, Packet, 35c. : 

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