RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 
Storrs & Harrison Nurseries 

PORTULACA—MOSS ROSE 
Trailing sun plants; nestling round flat flowers 
shades of red, yellow, pink and white. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 75c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 70c. 
“PYRETHRUM ROSEUM-—PAINTED DAISY 
Hybridum. Blooms the first season if sown early. 2- to 3-inch, 
daisy-like flowers in white, rose, crimson and scarlet. Foliage 
fine cut and ferny. 2 feet. 
Pkt oc: 
Double and Single Mixed. 
Single Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
+RHODANTHE—STRAWFLOWER 
Excellent garden cut flowers, blooming freely in late sum- 
mer on plants 9 to 12 inches high. These come in white, pink 
and red, and when dried are charming “‘everlastings’’ for winter. 
Mixed. Pkt. lOG 314 oz 20cy. V4 O2.,15 56. 
POPP Y—-PAPAVER 
Poppies are among the most interesting of the garden 
flowers with vivid colors and fernlike foliage. Annuals should 
be sown as early in the spring as possible, just barely covered, 
in the location where they are to remain. 
tANNUAL POPPIES 
Shirley Poppies. This type is perhaps the most beautiful of all; 
one sowing keeping the bed alight all summer. Although 
they are mostly single, many come semi-double, or with 
fluted margins, ranging from white through various shades 
of pink, to scarlet and crimson. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c;) 1/4 oz., 20¢;. > 0z., 356: 
Carnation-Flowered. Many-petaled, finely fringed flowers, 
brilliant colors. Mixed. Pkt., 10¢; 14 oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c. 
*PERENNIAL POPPIES 
*Orientale. These flowers average 6 inches across and are 
imposing in spring, with their fiery orange-scarlet bloom, 
on nodding stems 3 to 4 feet high. No bloom the first year. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 40c. 
*Large Flowered Oriental Hybrids Mixed. The colors in this 
mixture may be various shades of red, orange, pink and 
white. Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 45c. 
*Iceland (Papaver nudicaule). Small, single, cup-shaped flow- 
ers 2 to 3 inches in diameter with ruffled petals; yellow, 
orange and white. Sown early in spring will bloom in June 
and continue until cold weather if not allowed to bear seed. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 35¢; 1% oz., 65c. 
*Sanford’s Giant Strain. (New.) Of true Iceland type; yet the 
cutting stems attain 2 to 3 feet, and the magnificent flow- 
ers often mecsure 5 inches in diameter. These are sensa- 
tional when introduced as cut flowers. Mixed. 
t., 10c; Vg oz., 45¢; 4 oz., 85c. 
RICINUS—-CASTOR BEAN 
Zanzibarensis. Robust grower, enormous green and red, lobed 
leaves. A large group gives a tropical effect. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25¢; %4 Ib., 75c¢. 
*RUDBECKIA—-BLACK-EYED SUSAN 
Newmanni. 11 to 2 feet. Daisy-like flowers with prominent 
blue-brown cone. Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 20¢; % oz., 35c. 
+SALPIGLOSSIS 
Half-hardy annual, 2 feet. The flowers are open, bell- 
shaped, numerous and gracefully set on the stems, varying by 
culture from 2 to 4 inches across. The colors are rich and 
voluptuous with metallic luster, marbled and pencil-streaked, 
many flowers having the appearance of being sprinkled with 
gold dust. Bloom from August to October, on long stems. 
Emperor Choice Mixed. Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 20c; 1% oz., 35c. 
SALVIA—-FLOWERING SAGE 
America. Because of its uniform growth, coupled with profuse 
and continuous bloom, America is particularly valuable for 
extensive mass bedding. Pkt., 15c. 
Blue Bedder. Actually perennial, but treated as an annual. 
Flowers deep blue, fine for cutting. Seed sown in early spring 
blooms from July to October. Pkt., 10¢; Yo oz., 75¢. 
Splendens. The plants grow from 11% to 3 feet in height, 
inclined to branch freely towards the top. Bright scarlet. 
PKt., 10¢# Ya .oz.7 75¢. 
SAPONARIA—SOAPWORT 
Vaccaria rose. A showy summer border plant, 2 feet high, bear- 
ing great masses of small single flowers; a soft, satiny pink. 
Cut, they mix well in bouquets. 
Pkt., 10¢; Ya oz., 15¢; YW oz., 25c. 
+SCHIZANTHUS—BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
Annuals, producing in a few weeks from seed, a plant 
obscured by a wealth of flowers in many colors, spotted, 
blotched and veined. 
Hybridus grandiflorus. Choice mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; V4 oz., 50c. 
+SCABIOSA—MOURNING BRIDE 
Blue Moon. Beehive shaped instead of the usual ‘’pincushion’”’ 
type of flower. The color is deep lavender-blue. Plants attain 
3 to 4 feet, broadly pyramidal, supporting a vast amount 
of cut flowers in a season 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; 4 oz., 50¢. 
in vivid 
Double Mixed. 2 to 21/2 feet. Blooms profusely from July until 
severe autumn frosts. Flowers are of compact rounded shape, 
long stems, making them ideal cut flowers which keep. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 20¢; V4 oz., 35c. 
Grandiflora, Rosette. Deep rose, heavily suffused with salmon. 
A rare cut flower with its long, stiff stems. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; 4 oz., 50c. 
Peach Blossom. A beautiful shade of peach-blossom-pink, large 
size and long stems. An excellent cut flower. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 20c; 4 oz., 35c. 
Heavenly Blue. Lovely azure-blue, very early flowering and 
exceptionally free. Piants 18 inches, uniformly bushy, loaded 
with short but wiry-stemmed, high-crowned, double flowers 
114 inches wide by | inch deep. Stays in bloom 4 or 5 weeks, 
and is very attractive. Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 25¢; V4 oz., 40c. 
tSTATICE 
This is one of the most popular ‘‘Everlastings,’’ producing 
liberal crops of medium sized flowers for cutting, in a wide 
range of colors—spotted, blotched and veined—in just a few 
weeks from sowing. Dried, they keep indefinitely. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 15¢; 1% oz., 25ce. 
*STOKESIA-—-STOKES’ ASTER 
Cyanea. Showy deep lavender-blue, aster-like flowers, in broad 
clustered heads from June on. Blooms first year from seed. 
1 to 2 feet. Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 75¢; V4 oz., 40c. 
STOCKS 
The ‘’Gillyflower,’’ in close set, thick panicles on both main 
and side stems. 
Giant Double Perfection. ‘‘CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN.” An 
“everblooming’’ strain commencing in July (from seed sown 
in March or April), but attaining perfection in September 
and October. Mixed. Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 45c. 
Dwarf Double Ten Weeks. Sturdy, dwarf, compact growth, all 
but a small percentage coming double, in very large size 
flowers. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; VY oz., 50¢. 
tSUNFLOWER—HELIANTHUS 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. 6 feet. Double 5-inch flowers. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c; oz., 60c. 
Large Russian. 10 to 15 feet. Double. Raise the seed in quantity 
for poultry. Pkt., 10c; oz. 25: 
Purpureus. NEW RED SUNFLOWER. The flowers come in various 
shades of red, and red margined with yellow, ranging from 
2 to 5 inches in diameter. Plants grow branchily 3 to 4 feet 
high, and bloom freely. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 15¢; oz., 45c. 
TITHONIA—MEXICAN SUNFLOWER 
Speciosa. 6 feet. An early, fall blooming background plant, 
resplendent with large, deep golden orange single flowers 
like zinnias. Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 25c; 4 oz., 40c. 
+SWEET PEAS 
Culture. Locate planting where there will be uninterrupted 
sunlight, in @s good soil as possible, thoroughly mixed with 
well-rotted manure. Seed should be sown in March if possible, 
about 6 inches down in the trench. Support in the form of 
brush, chicken wire, or taut strings should be supplied, plants 
thinned 2 to 4 inches apart, and soil drawn in for good 
protection. 
EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 
Each: 1/2 oz., 25c; oz., 45¢; 4 Ib., $1.50. 
Heather Bell. A deep mauve-lavender. Very striking color, and 
of attractive form. 
Hercules. Giant pink with white base. 
Shirley Temple. Four very large flowers with slightly ruffled 
petals, to each stem. A dainty, soft rose-pink. 
Snow Storm. (Improved strain.) A clear, sparkling white. 
“SPRING FLOWERING” SWEET PEA 
Rose-Pink. A rather important, newly broached group midway 
in blooming season between the Early and Late Spencers. 
Vigorous, long-stemmed, heat resisting. The color of this 
medal winner is vivid rose-pink, the flowers large and well 
formed. V2 oz., 25¢; oz., 45¢; V4 Ib., $1.25. 
SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCERS 
Price: 2 oz., 15¢; oz., 25¢; 1% Ib., 85¢; > Ib., $1.50. 
Charity. Pure crimson; a bold, brilliant flower. Will not sunburn. 
Constance Hinton. A mammoth sized white, at first faintly 
blushed. 
Reflection. One of the very best; clear blue. Vine vigorous; 
flowers large, on long stems. 
Scarlet Welcome. Dazzling scarlet; a vivid satisfying color. 
MIXTURES 
Price: 2 oz., 10¢; oz., 15¢; VY Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50. 
“Early Sunrise’ Mixture. This is a wonderful blend of the 
named Early Flowering Spencers. 
Summer Spencers Mixed. A bese many varieties and colors. 
S&H “Sunset” Mixtures. Exactly apportioned in our mixing 
for a color balance, from choice named varieties of Summer 
Spencers. 
TAHOKA DAISY 
A recent introduction, which produces a wealth of 11-inch 
brilliant lavender Daisies, July to October, on rounded cushions 
of lacy, light green foliage a foot high by 2 feet spread, from 
pene ron seed. Extra good cut flowers, and a remarkably 
showy garden plant, defiant of heat and drought. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/16 on. al Vg oz., 70. 
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