All-America Selections, Winners, and Outstanding Novelties 
New Alyssum, Violet Queen 
New dwarf compact form, flowers of which are a pretty bright violet 
tint. A decidedly brilliant shade, and a variety that will come very 
true from seed. Trade pkt. 40c; 140z. 60c; oz. $1.50 
Aster, Victory Giants, Mixed 
Honorable Mention, All-America Selections 
Splendid extra-early Giants of California type Aster. Strong, sturdy 
plants of branching habit, growing 3 feet tall. The flowers average 5 
inches across, and in a fine range of light-colored shades, including 
salmon-pink. Really a well-balanced mixture, without red. A splendid 
type for cut-flowers. Trade pkt. 50c; 140z. $1.25 
Aster, California Market 
Tall Giant Single-flowered 
This is an excellent large-flowered single Aster. Very popular as a 
cut-flower on the Los Angeles (Calif.) market. This ttem should 
prove profitable for the florists to grow. Non will-resistant. 
Appleblossom. Flesh-pink. Violet. 
Glare of the Garden. Scarlet. White. 
Lavender. Mixed. 
Rose. Each: Trade pkt. 25c; oz. $1.50 
Baileya multiradiata - Desert Sun Ray 
This plant grows a foot tall, with grayish green foliage. The hand- 
some daisy-like flower is 114 inches across, composed of many bright 
yellow rays. Excellent as a cut-flower. 
Trade pkt. 40c; 140z. 90c; oz. $3.00 
Annual Carnations 
GIANT ENFANT DE NICE. Annual 20 inches high. The result of a 
cross between Chabaud’s Giant and Perpetual. Plants are of robust 
habit, with long stems, producing flowers from 21% to 3 inches in 
diameter. This strain is magnificent. 
Red. Blood-red. White. 
Rose. Deep rose. Mixed. 
Salmon, Light. 
Each: Trade pkt. 50c; 1£0z. $2.00 
_ Centaurea Cyanus - Cornflower 
Free-flowering annuals that are very popular for cutting. 
SPECIAL FLORISTS’ SUPER-GIANT STRAIN. We offer the 
following tmproved Giant Cornflowers, the blooms of which are 
fully double, with clear colors and Iong stems, making this strain 
an extra-fine one for florists’ cut-flower purposes. 
Blue Boy. Deep Cornflower-blue. 
Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; Ib. $5.00 
Pinkie. Clear deep red. 
Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; 1b. $5.00 
Red Boy. The best deep red. 
Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; lb. $5.00 
Pure white. 
Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; lb. $5.00 
Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14ib. $1.60; lb. $5.00 
Snow Man. 
Choice Mixture. 
Cleome (Spiderflower) Giant Pink Queen 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 
Huge trusses of bright salmon-pink top the Iong stems of this dis- 
tinctly novel plant. This Cleome ts a hardy annual easily grown from 
seed planted directly in the border or garden. It blooms abundantly 
from midsummer to late fall. Height 3 to 4 feet. 
Trade pkt. 50c; oz. $2.00 
Cosmos, Semi-Double, Orange Ruffles 
New 
A semi-double form of the ever-popular Orange Flare but slightly 
dwarfer in habit. The extra two or three rows of petals add im- 
mensely to the butterfly-like beauty of the richly colored orange 
blooms. It is from ten days to two weeks earlier blooming than 
Orange Flare, and continues throughout the summer weeks. 
Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.25 


Cosmos, Yellow Flare 
Cosmos, Yellow Flare 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 
_ Similar to the original Orange Flare, except in color, which is a very 
rich golden yellow. A very striking plant for the garden, growing 3 to 
4 feet tall. It is a free bloomer on Jong, wiry stems. Airy serrated 
foliage. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.25 
lpomoea (Morning-Glory) Pearly Gates 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 
The flowers of this new variety are a lovely lustrous white with — 
creamy shading deep down in the throat and average 4% inches 
across. The vigorous, fast-climbing vines are covered with blooms 
from the middle of summer until frost Pearly Gates is a wonderful 
companion for Heavenly Blue and is sure to be just as popular. 
Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $1.75 
Marigold, Dwarf French Harmony Type, 
Butterball 
Bronze Medal, All-America Selections 
Most attractive, very compact, scabious-flowered, canary-yellow 
variety. Grows 6 to 10 inches tall; uniform. Very early and con- 
tinuous flowering. Excellent for bedding or edging; also makes a fine 
pot-plant. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50 
Marigold, Dwarf Double French, Melody | 
Bronze Medal, All-America Selections 
_ The flowers of this new Marigold are fully double, brilliant orange 
in color, each about an inch and a quarter in diameter. They are of 
the “‘Harmony”’ type and combine beautifully with that well-known 
variety of Marigold. The compact plants are about 12 inches high. 
A very early and free bloomer making this variety extremely usefu 
for pot-plants and bedding. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50 

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