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TITHON!IA AVALON EARLIEST 
Big, long-stemmed blossoms that range from orange topaz 
to those with burnished over-sheen of scarlet flame. It 
will give green walls set with living fire in spectacular 
effect. This strain quickest from seed to flowers. Jllus- 
trated page 16. ecbk(3-5)70. Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 40c. 
MONARCH DAISY 
Great daisies, to four inches across, carry double rows 
of petals. Varied colorings, scarce two alike; melting pastel 
tones in cream, primrose, buff, lemon, orange, all usually 
with jagged black, brown or blue zoning. Sparkling, decor- 
ative foliage. Everbloomers. Hybrids of VENIDIUM FAS- 
TUOSUM. They cut well. Sow early in full sun. Pkt. 15c; 
3 for 40c. 
GIANT-FLOWERED VERBENAS 
Great trusses of colorful blossoms from early summer to 
latest autumn. Ideal for edgings, bedding, ground cover or 
in porch boxes. .Cuts well. Likes full sun. We offer here 
seeds of the Giant-flowered Strain, in carefully balanced 
mixture, salmon, pale pink, rich rose, vivid red, scarlet, 
cardinal, white, lavender and varied brilliant blues. Pkt. 
15c; 7 oz. 30c; % oz. 50e. 
ROYAL BOUQUET—A strain selected for cutting, less 
spreading, more upright, taller. Fine color range. Pkt. 15c. 
THE RARER VERBENAS 
Five kinds that every garden should know. All are 
easy, all ever-blooming. BIPINNATIFIDA—16 inches. Piled 
mounds of twice-pinnate foliage, set over with big, flat- 
tened blossom-clusters in sun-refiecting blue-lavender. Con- 
tinuous flowers for months. Unsurpassed for bedding. 
Illustrated above. Pkt. 15c; z oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
TOBATY—36 inches. Spectacular newly found race of 
Bonariensis from Paraguay. Large, solid, flat clusters of 
soft blue blossoming top many high, branching stems. Very 
long bloom season. <A bit slower in germinating than the 
others. Illustrated page 17. Pkt. 20c; 1/64 oz. 50c. 
TENUISECTA — Fern-leafed, branch-rooting creeper with 
rich. purple flowers all season. Pkt. 10c. TENUISECTA 
AVALON WHITE—Like last, but flowers pure white. Pkt. 
15e. VENOSA LILACINA—10 inches. Broad, compact clus- 
ters of lilac-lavender. A fine thing. Pkt. 15¢ec. OFFER 
39A24—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
LACE VERBENA—ek(8)8. Pretty flowers like lavender 
snow crystals, dotted orange at center. A Verbena by 
courtesy, actually ZALUZIANSKYA VILLOSA. Pkt. 15c. 
| Each spring we live again. | 
VINCA ROSEA MIXED—ecx(8)18. Periwinkle. Lovely waxy 
flowers in white, pink, rose. Garden row, or as pot plant. 
Pkt. 10c; \% oz. 20c. 

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THE IMP-VIOLETS—k. Quaint and endearing flowers like 
Pyxie-Pansies. THE BLACK IMP--Viola Nigra. Blossoms 
that might have been snipped from black velvet. A _ three- 
month bloom show. Pkt. 15c; 7 oz. 35¢. IMP O’ THE 
ROCKS—Viola saxatilis. Diminutive Pansy charm frem 
Grecian cliffs. Lemon, lavender, rosy lilac, or two-toned, 
honey gold melting into smoky violet. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
for 50c. DAWNSIDE JOHNNY-JUMP-UPS — Miniature 
Violas blended, above two with others. Pkt. 15c; 7g 0z. 35c. 
WALLFLOWER EARLY DOUBLE MIXED~eokt. Sweet 
perfumes and rich colorings here, blendings of red ma- 
hogany, gold, canary, ruddy autumn browns. Pkt. l5dc. 
THE GORGEOUS ZINNIAS 
They like full sun. Sow seed after soil is warm. Splendid 
for cutting. FANTASY BLEND—230 inches. Shaggy, ray- 
like petals, twisted and interlaced in Chrysanthemum 
fashion. Infinite variation of shade and tone. Pkt. 10c; 4% 
oz. 25c. NAVAJO—A distinct type. Flowers of medium 
size, semi-double to double, are built of slender petals that 
are bicolored, base pink, yellow, orange, crimson, russet or 
lilac, the tips of each petal always white, cream or prim- 
rose. Exceedingly gay. Pkt. 15¢ (8 for 40c). GIANT 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED MIXED—Same height, flower form 
and flower size as in last, but full Zinnia range of rich 
colorings. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. MISS WILMOTT— 
Enormous flattened flowers that can reach six inches 
diameter, but only one inch of thickness, petals laid on 
in imbrications. Delightful soft pink. Pkt. 15c. CALIFOR- 
NIA GIANT MIXED—42 inches. Like Miss Wilmott save 
that here you have all colors. Pkt. 10c; ¥% oz. 25c. 
HALF-DWARF SALMON ROSE—20 inches. Fully double. 
Delightful under artificial light. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN MIXED—20 inches. Like last 
but includes full Zinnia color scheme. Size just right 
for cutting and for bowl arrangements. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 
25c. RED RIDING HOOD—Miniature flowers, intensely 
doubled, fire red, concentrates of hot light. 18 inches. 
Pkt. 10c; zg oz. 20c. LILLIPUT MIXED—Exquisite pom- 
pons in full color range. Bedding, edging, cutting. 18 
inches. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25e. LINEARIS—Delightful, 
floriferous single, orange, striped yellow. Pkt be: 
ANGUSTIFOLIA AVALON — Mexican miniature. Starry 
form, semi-double to double. Rare color tones, autumn 
brown, sulphur, orange, blood red, crimson, maroon _ in 
varied imbrications and tesselations. Pkt. 15c; %& oz. 30c. 
OFFER 41A24—One pkt. each of above for $1.10. 
WINDOW PLANTS 
Here is a sample group of interesting pot plants for 
window, sun porch or greenhouse. Very many more as 
desirable are offered throughout the ‘Main List’ section 
of this catalog that starts on next page. Plants below can 
be sent any time, but not less than One Dollar value to a 
forwarding. See page one for plant postage rates. 
AEONIUM HAWORTHI—w. Desirable pot plant from the 
Canaries. Many slender branches, each ending in a rosette 
of thick delta-shaped leaves, richly succulent and of a 
finish as of silver powder over blue-green glossiness. 
Eventually panicles of little pale yellow flowers with rosy 
flushings. Seeds, pkt. 20c. Plants, each 30c. 
CUPHEA PLATYCENTRA—Cigar Plant. Everblooming. 
Clusters of brilliant scarlet tubular flowers with white tips 
cover the attractive, low, bushy plants pretty much year 
around. Plants, each 30c. 
KALANCHOE MARMORATA—Odd Abyssinian with oval 
scalloped leaves of tawny green, marbled brown-violet. 
Blossoms in big clusters, long, creamy tubes expanding to 
pure aunts corollas that are like 4-pointed stars. Plants 
eac Cc. 
KALANCHOE VERTICILLATA—Slender pencils of leaves, 
marbled chocolate on pale roseate olive, are carried along 
tall stems, these crowned with a circlet of bell-blossoms 
that shade from pink-tinged orange to orange scarlet. 
Plants each 30c. 
MARICA GRACILIS—Each lovely, fragrant blossom fades 
at days-end, but morning brings another in its place. 
Flowers are wax-white, with blue and brown centers. New 
plants are produced from the tip of the flower-scape that 
eventually arches over and roots. Sometimes called Walk- 
ing Irid. Plants, each 60c. : 
TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA—Clusters of starry flowers like 
miniature Agapanthus blossoms in melting pink-lilac, are 
carried on long slender’ stems. Blooms pretty much year 
ae Sometimes called Pink Agapanthus. Plants, each 
c. 
OFFER 89A54—One plant each of the 6 above for $2.00 
