1 ONOSMA ALBO-ROSEUM—edrx(3)12.  Rosedrop. Flow- 
ers like nodding bugles in curling sprays, opening white, 
deepening to rose. 8 seeds for 25c. 
1 ONOSMA TAURICUM—rdkt(3)18. Gold-drop. Arching 
branches hung with narrow bells in waxen lemon gold. 
Pkt. 20c. (Plants, each 35c). 
1 THE HARDY ORCHIDS 
That it is possible to grow them from seed becomes evi- 
dent when we consider that it is so they spread in the wild. 
It is not particularly easy though, chiefly because of the 
fineness and peculiar nature of the seeds. Cultural folder 
sent with each lot contains directions for sowing. We send 
out only Orchid seeds that we believe are capable of grow- 
ing, but due to long and patient care required for success, 
we cannot undertake to make replacements when failures 
occur. Seeds of Hardy Orchids in mixture, not less than 
five kinds, pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70ce. 
ORCHIDS SEPARATE KINDS—We shall have seeds of sev- 
eral hardy Orchid species available, possibly also of two 
or three tender kinds, though the war has shut off most 
of our sources for these. If interested, write for list. 
2 EPIDENDRUM OBRIENIANUM—w. 
tender Orchid, succeeding as a window pot plant. High 
sprays of fringed blossoms in silvery rose. <A _ hybrid, E. 
evectum x radicans. Pkt. 25c. 
A relatively easy 
4 ORNITHOGALUM 3 
Showy bulbs, easy from seed. Illustrated page 54. 
Culture ‘x” or “w’. THYRSOIDES—Clustered, fragrant 
blossoms of pure white. An exceedingly long-lasting cut 
flower. Started early, blooms within the year. Winter pot 
bulb. Pkt. 15¢c. AUREUM—Flowers rich golden orange, 
otherwise altogether like last. Pkt. 20c. SPIRALE—Tall 
spires of little white flowers, green-striped, all summer long 
in the garden. Also sometimes grown in pots for the orna- 
mental effects of the succulent foliage mass. Pkt. 15c. 
(Bulbs, 2 for 35c; 7 for $1.00). SPECIOSUM—Clusters of 
white, bell-shaped flowers, each petal with a little purple 
tip. A very good one. Pkt. 25c. SAUNDERSIAE—Tallest. 
White. Summer garden. Described fully on page 2. Pkt. 
25e. OFFER 128A54-—One pkt. each of the five for 85c. 
3 OXALIS FOR THE GARDEN 
The exquisitely formed blossoms of the 
Garden Oxalises open in profuse, continu- 
ous succession for months. The foliage, 
too, is good, gracefully formed, rich in 
effect. The rock garden needs them, and 
the Floribunda Oxalis is tall enough, and 
certainly showy enough to be effective 
planted in scattered clumps at the front 
of the hardy border. Then they may be 
used for edging, bedding or in porch and 
window boxes. In autumn, dig and store 
in manner of Gladiolus. It should be 
noted that some species naturally make 
tiny bulbs, others large ones. Spring de- 
livery unless otherwise mentioned. J1lus- 
trated opposite. 
TETRAPHYLLA—10 inches. Old 
flowers above brown-banded giant 
leaf-clovers.”” 10 bulbs for 25c; 
50¢c; 100 for $1.75. 
LATIFOLIA—9 inches. Violet-lavender flowers in enormous 
profusion. 12 for 25c; 25 for 40c; 100° for $1.50. 
DIEPPI ALBA—9 inches. A delightful little species, very 
like the last except that blossoms are pure white. 12 for 
25e; 25 for 40c;.100 for $1.50; 250 for $3.00. 
FLORIBUNDA—18 inches. Rather large and showy blos- 
soms of a rose so deep it approaches crimson. Blooms con- 
tinuously from late spring until late autumn, and may also 
be forced for late winter bloom (the only Oxalis here that 
will force). Oddly radiating leaflets. Illustrated page 65. 
Botanically Oxalis lasiandra. Bulbs larger than those of the 
other species. Fall or spring delivery, 8 bulbs for 25¢c; 25 
for 65c; 100 for $2.25. 
rose 
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OXALIS. BLEND—The above four in mixture. Note that 
some bulbs will be small, some large. for that’s natural 
difference among the kinds. 12 for 25¢; 25 for 40c; 100 
for $1,50; 250 for $3.00. 

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1 OSTROWSKYA MAGNIFICA—bdltkt(3)60. Spectacular 
Campanuliad from Turkestan. Great 6-inch salver bells in 
azure-suffused ivory. Fully hardy. It needs perfect drain- 
age and full sun. Seeds are a bit slow and irregular in 
germinating. That’s their nature. Don’t expect us to change 
it. The seed is fresh. 10 seeds for 25c; 45 for $1.00. 
1 PAEONIA or PEONY 
GARDEN PEONIES FINE MIXED-—y. Seeds saved from 
named sorts of the herbaceous garden (or Chinese) Peony, 
botanically Paeonia albiflora. Color range includes blush, 
pink, rose, carmine, crimson, cream and white. Wide vari- 
ations in form, from single to fully double. Technically, of 
course, each seedling becomes a new variety, and you might 
get one worth naming and introducing. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 
30c; 1 oz. 90c. 
PAEONIA SPECIES AND HYBRIDS-——Priced per pkt. 
Anomala, 6 seeds for 20c; Tomentosa 20c; Mlokosewitchi 
20c; Tenuifolia, 6 seeds for 20c; Triternata, 6 seeds for 
20c; Wilmottiae 20c; Albiflora-Tomentosa Hybrids, 20c. 
4 PANCRATIUM 3 
Easily handled bulbs that carry clusters of pure white, 
sweetly perfumed flowers during the summer months. Us- 
ually grown in the summer garden, bulbs stored in dry 
sand in cool cellar in winter, but may also be handled in 
pots. They come readily from seed. CANARIENSIS—24 
inches. Big umbels of 6 to 10 snowy flowers. 8 seeds for 
25e. MARITIMUM—14 inches. Umbels of 2 to 6 wax- 
white flowers of slightly different form from those of the 
last. Illustrated page 54. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
T POPPY PERENNIAL 
For easy, brilliant color, plant the PAPAVERS. bie 
culture. AIPINUM—(8)8. Daintiness for the rock garden 
in white, yellow, orange to mnear-scarlets, petals often 
fringed. Pkt. 20c. ORIENTAL HYBRIDS—(2)36. Giant 
flowers in effulgent orange scarlet, with proportion of soft 
salmons, pinks, rose, crimson, mahogany, and rarely, 
white. Pkt. 15c; 8 pkts. for 40c. PILOSUM—(8)30. The 
Olympian Poppy. Loose blossom-showers of apricot-orange 
all summer long. Pkt. 15c; 7 oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. PILOS- 
UM DOUBLE—tThe last, but with many repeated rows of 
petals, semi-double to fully double. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 oz. 30c; 
7s oz 50c. HYOCYAMIFOLIUM—(2-3)18. Foliage like 
silvery. filigree. Flowers of pink-toned apricot. Pkt. 15c. 
OREOPHILUM—(3)16. This mountain species makes wide, 
rather low clumps. Flowers golden salmon. Pkt. 20c. 
SCHINZIANUM—(2-3)20. Vast numbers of flowers in sal- 
mon-toned cinnabar. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. PAUCIFOLIA- 
TUM—(2)12. An Armenian species with big flowers of 
glowing orange scarlet like to the Orientals, but on lower, 
more stocky plants. Pkt. 15c. LATERITIUM—(2)20. An- 
other, and very different, Armenian species. Particularly 
large flowers of clear salmon that remain open all day. 
The blossoms are carried at an odd sideways angle. Long- 
lived. Pkt. 15c; 7; oz. 30c. OFFER 129A54—One pkt. each 
of above for $1.15. 
THE ICELAND POPPIES—Papaver nudicaule, illustrated 
on page 29 as Beauty of Belvedere. Variable, but always 
easy, always good. AMURENSE—Soft satiny yellow. Hardy, 
drought-resistant form. Pkt. 15e. CARDINALE—It really 
is red. Pkt. 20c. CROCEUM—Tawny orange. Exception- 
ally large and vigorous. Pkt. 15¢c. EMPRESS—Blossoms .of 
salmon rose, with big, crinkly petals. ICELAND PEER- 
LESS BLEND—A splendid mixture, all of the best in this 
Papaver section. Includes white, pink, apricot, salmon, 
tangerine, yellows, orange, cherry, cardinal. Pkt. 15c; 7 
oz. 25¢; ¥% oz. 40c. 
PAPAVER BLEND—AIl above, with others, a blend rich in 
beauty. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 

Plant platitudes can fit only into trite and well-worn 
patterns. The distinctive garden must needs be built of 
materials more responsive, and expressive. 

2 PAROCHETUS COMMUNIS—w. Dainty trailer with 
little ‘‘clover-leafings’’ set over with short-stemmed pea- 
blossoms in sky blue, but with subtle opalescent tones that 
touch on pink or hint of buff. A charming long-blooming 
plant for pot, window box or hanging basket. 6 seeds for 
25e. 
2 PASITHEA COERULEA-~ w. Inch-wide flowers of deep- 
est, richest blue, carried in airily branching panicles. 
Resents high 
6 seeds for 20c. 
Blooms late winter to late spring. 
3 tempera- 
tures, A Chilean rarity. 
