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Shasta Daisies, Single Alaska 
Pyrethrum, Single 
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POTENTILLA 
Charming strawberry-leaved plants for the sunny border with brilliant flowers produced in profusion. 
Warrensi. Pkt. 15c; ;;0z. 25c; oz. 75c; oz. $2.25 
Splendid bright flowers of glossy deep yellow, fine for cutting, In great abundance through the summer months. 
Attractive plants, 2 feet high, with dark green foliage. 
PYRETHRUM 
Painted Daisy. These bloom in May and June on plants 2 feet high, and are indispensable cut-flowers. 
They like a very well-enriched soil in a sunny location, and are best when 1 foot apart mn groups. 
Water liberally in dry weather and cut stems down to their base when first flowers have faded. 
Single James Kelway. Pkt. 20c; #;0z. $1; 14o0z. $3; oz. $9 
Neat compact tufts of finely cut foliage with long stems and lovely daisy-like, yellow-centered, dark blood-red 
flowers which are unexcelled for long-keeping cut-flowers. 
Select Single Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 15c; j;0z. 45c; voz. $1.35; oz. $4 
This contains a very well-balanced assortment of colors, and is exceptionally fine for a cut-flower bed. 
Select Double and Single Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 25c; #0z. 55c; ysoz. $1; 140z. $3; oz. $9 
Instead of the yellow-centered daisy flowers like the Single Pyrethrum, these have tufted centers like a double 
China aster, only some flowers will come single. Includes pink, rose, crimson and white. Height 2 to 21% feet. 
SCABIOSA 
These charming, hardy perennials for border culture and for single cut-flowers are best when spaced 
8 inches apart m sandy loam with full sun. If sown indoors with heat during February or March they 
will bloom the first year. They bloom from June through August. The seed germinates slowly. Top 
the seed flats with a thin layer of a mixture of fine peat moss and sand, making sure to keep moist 
and shaded. For varieties of Double Scabiosa see Annual List. 
Caucasica, Perfecta Lilac. _ ; : Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; Yoz. 75c; oz. $2.25; YIb. $6.75 
Huge lilac-lavender flowers with overlapping silky fringed petals and very long stems on plants 40 inches high. 
Caucasica, White. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 70c; oz: $1.35; oz. $4 
These resemble the large-flowered Perfecta Lilac, but are a beautiful pure paper-white. Height 40 inches. 
Caucasica, Isaac House Giant Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 15c; ~;0z. 45c; 140z. $1.35; oz. $4; W{Ib. $12 
Very large, superbly fringed and ruffled flowers in shades of color ranging from the palest lavender to 
the darkest blue. This is an extra-select strain and is deservedly very popular. 
SHASTA DAISY 
Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, Particularly noteworthy for their free-flowering habit and simple 
beauty. Plant them 1 foot apart in deep rich soil in a sunny position. Lift and divide the roots every 
other year to make more compact growth and finer flowers. 
Giant Double. : ; Pkt. 20c; s:0z. 60c; Moz. $1.75; 4oz. $3.25; oz. $10 
Fluffy shaggy white double flowers, 4 inches across, with narrow, slightly overlapping, irregular petals 
on fine long stems. The attractive plants bloom for about 3 months. To have only fully double flowers 
you must select a perfect plant and propagate by root division and cuttings, as only 50 per cent will 
come double, the remainder being singles and semi-doubles. 
Single, Alaska. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45c; oz. $1.25; Y4Ib. $3.75 
Large 3-inch white daisies, with broad overlapping petals, in profusion on 3-foot plants. From June to September. 
STOKESIA 
Stokes’ Aster. This is a very handsome flower and should be better known. It is best planted 6 inches 
apart in a warm, sheltered location in well-drained, sandy loam. 
Cyanea, Blue. Pkt. 10c; Yyoz. 45ce; Yoz. 85c; oz. $2.50 
The plants grow about 2 feet high, bearing from July to October a large number of handsome, lavender-blue cen- 
taurea-like flowers, from 4 to 5 inches across. They are excellent for cutting and make unusually fine border plants 
TRITOMA 
Red-Hot Poker. For colorful garden accents these stately flowers, with their brilliant spikes, are very 
effective in late summer and early fall. Plant them 12 inches apart in a well-drained soil in full sun. 
Perpetual Early-flowering Hybrids Pkt. 15¢; js0z. 25c: 1 
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This is the most prolific strain, often 5 to 10 blooms to the plant. Drooping, tubular flowers in zeae Baty ee 
stems above the long, narrow, grassy foliage in salmon-scarlet, orange-scarlet, orange and yellow. Height 3 feat 
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