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7500 SHASTA DAISY Alaska. Pkt. 10. 
Benn ( Gas P. Lent :) @ 
Culture: B or C, Page 65 
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7720 Fraxinella. 3 ft. May-June. Large spikes of 
eep pink purple-veined flowers. Pkt., 1l5c 
Plants, 3 for $1.50; doz., $4.75; each 60c. 
i" 7725 __—A\lbus. 3 ft, May-June. Spikes of attract- 
eens 
ive pure white sweet-scented flowers. Pkt., 
Plants, 3 for $1.50; doz., $4.75; each 60c. 
Doronicum (4 oLeopard ‘ Bane ® 
Culture: B or C, Page 65 
Showy spring flowering perennials belonging to the 
Daisy order. Their yellow Marguerite flowers are 
Invaluable for cutting. Seed germinates slowly. 
1% ft. A showy border plant 
with large heads of yellow flowers. Spring. Pkt.,50c. 
Aad ie ( Conefl ower] @® 
; Culture: B, D or E, Page 65 
Stout perennials for the border or wild garden. 
Flowers in July-Aug., good cut flowers. 
7785 Purpurea (Purple Coneflower). 
handsome border plant; purple flowers. 
15c. 
3-4 ft. A 
Pkt., 15c. 
7188 ECHINOPS Ritro (Globe Thistle). @ 3-4 ft. 
Steel-blue flower-heads, round like a ball, covered 
with needle-likespines. Pkt., 10c. 
7191 X EDELWEISS Leontopodium Alpinum.@ 
4-12 in. June-July. The flowers white and star- 
heey Both leaves and flowers are woolly. 
t.; Cc, 
| 7798 XERINUSA Ipinus.@ 4 in. May-June. Purple 
flowers, good for flagging. Pkt., 25c 
Euphorbia ® 
Culture: B, D or E, Page 65 
7807 Corollata (Wild Baby's Breath). 2 t03 ft. 
Blooms in midsummer, and suggests Gypsophila 
_ but the flowers are larger and more pronouncedly 
_ white, a cloud of small white stars, indescribably 
delicate and airy. Valuable for bouquets. Will 
bear anything in the way of drought or neglect. 
alle@iPkts, 25c% 
} 7808 X Myrsinites. 3 in. June-July. Distinct gray 
trailer, large heads of yellow flowers. Pkt., 25c. 
| 7806 x Polychroma (Mountain of Gold). 18 in. 
June and July. Bright yellow flowers changing to 
rosy bronze. Pkt., 25c. 
| Eryngium (Sen Holt,) @ 
Page 65 
Culture: C (April-July), Set out Aug.-Oct. 
Handsome ornamental plants for flower and shrub- 
bery borders. Flowers July to Sept. The leaves are 
prickly, flower heads are surrounded by spreading 
prickly floral bracts and the flower head itself is a 
{small Teasel. 
‘flowers used in winter bouquets. 
7793 Amethystinum 114-3 ft. Fine foliage with 
| bluish-green shoots terminating in numerous ame- 
The branches can be dried and the 
thyst-blue thistle-like flowers. Pkt., 25c. 
17795 Planum. 2-3 ft. Small steel-blue globular. 
} flowers; graceful decorative plant. Pkt., 20c. 
Funkia (Sfosta, Day Lily) 
Very attractive plants with broad overlapping 
leaves of various markings; very ornamental, sur- 
mounted by dainty Lily-like flowers in terminal 
racemes, | 4-2 ft., July-Aug. Excellent and effective 
in front of shrubbery, or any shady position. 
Coerulea (Lanceolata). Blue flowers from July to 
August. 3 for, $1.15; doz., $3.50; each, 45c. 
Fortunei Robusta. Unusually large blue-green foli- 
age. Flowers are white, shaded a light lilac blue. 
A novelty of real value. 3 for $1.50; each, 60c. 
Japonica Aurea Marginata. Large bi-colored foli- 
age in spring. The flowers are mauve and appear 
in July. 3 for $1.25; doz., $3.50; each, 50c. 
Subcordata Grandiflora. Fiowers white, large 
green leaves. One of the best perennials for shade. 
3 for $1.50; doz., $4.75; each, 60c. 
Variegata. Beautiful edging plant with white and 
green foliage. Blue flowers. 3 for $1.15; doz., 
$3.50; each, 45c. 
Gerhera (Transvaal Daisy) @ 
Culture: D or E, Page 65 
7846 Jamesoni Hybrids (Flowerland Strain). 
Zatts arge Daisy-like blooms on long stems in 
yellow and red. Seed should be sown singly, point 
up; cover lightly in greenhouse or hotbed. Trans- 
plant when leaves are one inch long. Water spar- 
ingly. Give sunny; airy location, protect from rain 
in summer in the open. Needs protection over 
winter. Pkt. (25 seeds), 25c. 
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Gupsophila (Baby 5 Breath) @ 
Culture: A, B, D or E, Page 65 
Established plants, which should never be disturbed, 
produce cloud-like masses of small flowers in the 
border. They are fine for cutting and dry perfectly 
for winter bouquets. Dried flowers can be made to 
look again like fresh ones by wrapping the dried 
blooms in a moist towel half a day in a cool place. 
7864 Acutifolia. 3 f. Pretty, 
ers pale pink. t.,l5c: 
7861 Mangini. Wide tangles of large and pretty 
pink and white flowers valued for misty border 
effects, also for_adding airy grace to cut flower 
arrangements. Pkt., 15c. 
7866 _Oldhamiana. 3 ft. The light little buds are 
rst almost white, but open a lively shade of pink 
that tends to darken as the flowers mature. Each 
individual flower measures slightly more than one- 
quarter of an_inch in diameter and possesses a 
white throat. The flowers are fragrant. Pkt., 25c. 
7867 Pacifica. 4 ft. Withstands both severe winter 
and extreme heat. The seedlings form dense bushes 
with myriads of tiny pink blossoms. Pkt., 25c. 
useful species, flow- 

Paniculata Bristol Fairy (Double Baby's 
Breath). Early double pure white large flower- 
ing perennial Baby's Breath. Produces a 
second crop of spikes. 3 for $1.75; doz., $5.50; 
each, 65c. 
Rosenschleier (Rosy Veil). A semi-dwarf 
double pink variety giving two crops of 
bloom. 3 for $1.50; doz., $4.75; each, 60c. 



7860__Paniculata Double Snow White. A great 
improvement on the single-flowere type and more 
lasting. 2-3 dt. July-August. Pkt., 25c. 
7865 —(Baby’s Breath). 2-3 ft. July-Aug. Small 
single flowers on branched stems, so thick as to 
give the plant a white lace-like effect. 
7863 X Repens Rosea. 6 in. Attractive dwarf pink. 
Pkt., 15c. 
7862 X Repens Dwarf White. Pkt., 15c. 
ele ihenicn @ 
Culture: C (April-july), Page 65 Set out Aug.-Oct. 
7906 X Mutabile (Rock Rose). 8-12 in. Low-grow- 
ing evergreen plants forming large clumps, com- 
pletely covered with bloom during July and August. 
Pale rose changing to lilac, then to white. Excellent 
for rockeries. ixed colors. Pkt., 15c. 
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Culture: B, Dor E, Page 65 
To register masses of color in the border background, 
the Heleniums and other members of the Sunflower 
family are most useful. They grow easily from seed 
and spread rapidly. Autumn flowering varieties are 
especially valued for contributing autumn color. 
7880 Bigelowi. 2 ft. Light yellow flowers borne 
from July to September. Pkt., 10c. 
7885 Hoopesii. 1-3 ft. June. Rich orange-yellow 
with slightly drooping rays. Pkt., 10c. 
7890 _ RivertonGem. 2 to 4 ft. Covered from 
ugust:to.October with brilliant old gold, changing 
later to wallflower-red. Pkt., 25c. 

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GYPSOPHILA Paniculata Double Baby’s Breath 
Holiopsis ( O,ange Sunflower @® 
Culture: A, B, D or E, Page 65 
A very brilliant border plant, resembling a double 
Sunflower; an excellent cut flower. 
7909 Lemoine Strain. Double golden yellow. 
Blooms first year from seed. Pkt., 15c. 
7910 Pitcheriana. 3 to 4 ft. high. Golden yellow 
flowers 2 inches in diameter; blooms all summer. 
Pke., 25c: 
hare ore (Coralbelts) @) 
Culture: B, D or E, Page 65 
From a tuft of heart shaped leaves, graceful flower 
stalks rise, bearing flowers in clusters. Beautiful both 
in border and in rockery. 
7940 Sanguinea. 2 ft. July-Aug. Long stems of 
large crimson-scarlet flowers. Pkt., 25c. 
7943—New Hybrids Mixed. All shades of red and 
coral pink. Largefiowersand iree flowenng.Pkt., 25c. 
Plants, 3, $1.50; doz., $4.50; each 60c. 
7944 Hoodacres Hybrids. These are the result 
of 14 years of selection. Very vigorous and pro- 
lific. The bells are much larger than other sorts. 
The bloom stalks are tall; some have the habit of 
blooming twice in a season. Wide range of color 
shades. Pkt., 35c. Plants, 3, $1.50; doz., $4.50; 
each 60c. 
ei erts Wigkenels @ 
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(Sweet Rocket—Evening Scented Stock) 
Culture: B, D or E, Page 65 
The fragrant flower-heads of these thrifty flowers 
somewhat resembling perennial Phlox, make a fine 
display in the border, or in bits of woodland, for they 
endure light shade. 2 to 3 feet. June and July. 
7930 Purpurea. Lilac. Pkt., 10c. 
7935 —Alba. White. 10c. 7936 —Mixed. 10c. 
hence (Perennial Candytuft) @ 
Culture: A, B, D or E, Page 65 
Dwarf evergreen plants, 6 to 10 in. Covered with 
blooms in spring and early summer. Excellent for 
rockeries or borders where bright dwarf masses are 
wanted. 
8075 X Gibraltarica. Pinkish white. Pkt., 10c. 
8078 Queen of Italy. Dwarf bushes covered 
with large pink blooms. Pkt., 10c. 
8080 XSempervirens. Sheet of white. Pkt., 25c. 

Paris, Illinois 
January 16, 1943 
“Please forward these three items direct to 
my neighbor, who saw my flowers last year and 
thought they were so gorgeous. [I furnished so 
many bouquets from them to my church and so 
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many admired them too." 



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