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Anchusa 
Italica Dropmore Variety. A greatly improved 
perennial type, grows 4 to 6 ft. tall, blooms dur- 
ing June and July and if cut back will flower 
again in September. The flowers resemble large 
forget-me-nots of lovely gentian blue. Per pkt., 
L0G eoze pie: 
Blue Bird. (Annual). (Summer Forget-me-not). 
New Compact Type, indigo blue. Best treated as 
an annual, height 18 inches, blooms freely all sum- 
mer; fine for cut flowers. Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 75c. 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 
MAXIMUM VARIETIES (Super Giants), 234 ft. 
(New Rust-Resistant Strains) 
Pkt. Oz. 
Canary Bird. Canary yellow ........ 15c. $4.75 
Copper King. Burnished copper ..... 1 5Cmeseatno 
Snowflake. (Alaska). White ........ 15c. -. 4:75 
Maximum Mixed. All colors ........ 10c.. 4.50 
Rosalie. New deep rose. Majus Grandiflorum. 
Excellent for bedding or cutting. Base branching 
six to eight spikes. 2% ft. Pkt., 15c.; oz., $4.50. 
Majus Grandiflorum Mixed. Rust-Proof. This 
excellent mixture which contains many new 
shades, is the finest Majus Grandiflora Mixture. 
The improved habit, uniform type, and size of 
flowers should make this very popular. Height 
2% ft. Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $3.75. 
NANUM GRANDIFLORUM 
(New Rust-Resistant Strains) 
This group produces good spikes and does not 
require stakes. Height 1¥ feet. 
Antique Gold. Shades of gold, 
Orancem Eki WlOCEEOZ a SoE/uE 
Apple Blossom. Rose-pink with 
PRE 106.7025; soci on 
Yellow Gem. Clear yellow. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., $3.75. 
Nanum Grandiflorum Mixed. (Semi-dwarf). 
Large flowered, rust-resistant. This group is base 
branching, produces 12 to 15 spikes, suitable for 
cutting or bedding and does not require stakes, 
height 1% ft. Pkt., 10c.; oz., $3.00. 
Super Majestic. Superb mixed. A new rust re- 
sistant, base branching type, 1% ft. tall, with ten 
to twenty unusually heavy spikes. Valuable for 
beds or cutting. Pkt., 15c.; %-oz., 75c. 
Rock Hybrids. Early flowering hybrids, forming 
small, compact bushes; very suitable for rock 
gardens; 8 inches. Per pkt., 15c.; %-oz., 50c. 
copper and 
white tube. 
Aquilegia (Columbine) 
_ A very graceful plant, with spurred blossoms 
in great variety of colors; ranks among the finest 
early flowering. Hardy perennials. 
Blue Shades. Long Spurred. New, fine strain, 
huge flowers on plants 3 feet. Per pkt., 15c.; 
Y-oz., $1.00. 
Snow Queen. Long Spurred. Pure white flow- 
ets. Per pkt., 15c.; %4-oz., $1.00. 
Pink Shades. Long Spurred. Per pkt., 15¢:5 
Y%-oz., $1.00. 
_ Long Spurred Hybrids. A superb strain possess- 
ing a wide range of beautiful, rich, new colorings. 
Per pkt., 15c.; %-oz., $1.00. 
Arctotis 
Grandis. 3 ft. African Blue-Eyed Daisy. Pale 
lilac-blue, flowers freely from July until frost. 
Good cut flower. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Hybrids. 8-12 inches. Lovely daisy-like flowers 
of orange, bronzy-red, rose, cream, yellow and 
salmon shades; useful for cut flowers. Easily 
grown from seed, blooming from July until frost 
and suitable for hot sunny places. Per pkt., 15c.; 
'e-oz., $1.00. 
Asparagus 
Plumosa Nanus. Graceful, bright green, lacy, 
fern-like foliage. Per pkt., 15c.; 0z., $2.75. 
Sprengeri. Decorative drooping fronds; excel- 
lent for hanging baskets and window boxes. Per 
pkts 41 5ces0z-) $2.00: 
Platt’s Superb Asters 
Wilt Resistant Asters. We now have nearly all 
varieties and colors available in resistant strains. 
It has taken years to do so and we strongly recom- 
mend them. 

Aster, American Branching 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
Asters 
Queen of the Market. The best first early, a 
medium sized flower, perfectly double, of branch- 
ing habit, good form and stem, about two weeks 
earlier than late branching. 
(Wilt Resistant Strains) Pkt. %-oz. Oz. 
Light: blué+a goon. coe ee 10c. 40c. $1.50 
Peach: Blossonis.cee« gern eee 10c. 40c. 1.50 
Purples. cise ee oilasece scone ee 10c. 40cie a0 
Rose. oNew,isottl sates ete ee 10c. 40c. 1.50 
Whiter) flea we ine tas cy ie 10c. 40c. 1.50 
MixedaVartetiesunwtd aie eee 10c.- 40 cee 1850 
