
ALYSSUM, VIOLET QUEEN 
AGERATUM (a) 
Popular annual plants producing fluffy blue flowers all 
summer. The dwarf stature and compact habit permits its use 
as an edging plant or in the rockery where it will flourish 
in any soil. Sun or partial shade. 
Midget Blue. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1940, A 
very fine dwarf (2 to 3 inches high) Ageratum with delicate 
foliage, which is practically smothered with small true Agera- 
tum Blue flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Blue Ball. Compact round plants, 6 inches tall, hidden by a 
mass of pure blue flowers. Fine for dwarf beds and edging. 
Pkt. 10c. 
ALYSSUM, Madwort 
One of the most popular garden flowers, remaining in bloom 
the entire season; suitable for beds and edging in summer, 
or for growing in pots and boxes for winter blooming. 
Carpet of Snow (ra). White flowers.on plants only 3 inches 
tall. Rapidly becoming a favorite variety. Pkt. 10e. 
Saxatile Compactum. Perennial, Sometimes called Basket of 
Gold. It grows compactly and is covered with a wealth of 
golden blossoms in early spring. Height 12 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
VIOLET QUEEN. (a) Dwarf, compact plants of small, sweetly 
scented flowers of a very rich deep shade of violet. Neat in 
habit and free flowering. Violet Queen will unquestionably be 
one of the leading varieties. Pkt. 15c. 
ANCHUSA, Summer Forget-Me-Not (a) 
A free-flowering class, producing its charming Forget-Me- 
Not-like blooms in graceful sprays from early summer until 
late fall. 
Blue Bird. Deep blue flowers on plants 18 inches tall. Pkt. 10c. 
ANTIRRHINUM (See Snapdragon) 
ARCTOTIS HYBRIDS AUTUMN SHADES (a) 
A gay and cheerful member of the daisy family... Dozen of 
blossoms open at a time, commencing to bloom in early spring. 
Many shades of red, orange, yellow, typical autumn tones. 
Foliage is a soft gray green with slender wavy edged leaves. 
Mixed. Pkt, 10c. 
ASTER (a) 
We can imagine no other flower which combines so much 
beauty with grace and usefulness and with which more bril- 
liant effects can be achieved. From July until September 
this flower reigns supreme in the garden, not equaled by 
any other. For these obvious reasons we give a great deal 
of attention to these flowers, and are in a position to offer — 
our patrons remarkably fine strains, producing perfect flowers 
of great beauty. To do well, Asters require a well pulverized 
soil, always kept open by continuous cultivation. Height, 
1 to 3 feet. 
IMPROVED CREGO WILT RESISTANT. The large shaggy 
flowers with long curled petals are not unlike the ostrich 
feather for which they are commonly named. The plants are 
strong, heavily branched and grow about 2% feet in height. 
Blue Flame. Bright navy blue. Pkt, 16e. 
Crimson. Glowing deep rose-crimson. Pkt. 160¢. 
Cattleya. Fascinating shade of orchid. Pkt. 10c. 
Purple. Showy violet purple. Pkt. 10e. 
Pink. Beautiful shell pink. Pkt. 10e. 
Rose. Lovely bright carmine rose. Pkt. 10c. 
White. Purest white, large and fluffy. Pkt. 10c. 
Crego’s Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
IMPROVED GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA. This Aster bids fair 
to become a universal favorite, Characterized by the well- 
known Crego type of flower, combined with the Beauty Aster’s 



ASTER, 
PRINCESS MARSHA 
AGERATUM 
long, non-lateral, branching stems, the California Giants, 
double type Aster, stands at the head of the list. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. i5c. 
Aster, Super Giant Ei Monte. Deep glowing crimson, composed 
of abundant quantities of daintily interlaced plume-like petals. 
Pkt. Ldc. 
Aster, Super Giant Los Angeles. The flowers are fully double, 
6 to 8 inches across, graceful and delicately interlaced. Long, 
stiff stems, bearing the large shell pink flowers smartly up- 
right, Pkt. 15c. 
Aster, Wilt-Resistant, Princess Anne. The blooms have a full 
crested center surrounded by several rows of strong guard 
petals of the well known Peach Blossom shade, opening deli- 
cate pink and turning rose pink as the flower matures. Pkt. 
15¢. 
Aster, Wilt-Resistant, Princess Bonnie. A very beautiful soft 
salmon rose shade with the center rich gold while opening. 
The large blooms are freely produced on long stemmed plants 
which remain in good condition for two weeks or more. Pkt. 15c. 
Aster, Wilt-Resistant, Princess Marsha. A strong vibrant cin- 
nabar scarlet. This color boldly contrasts with the rich gold 
center of the young flowers. Three to three and one-half inches 
in diameter. Free blooming. Pkt. 15e. 
AMERICAN BEAUTY. Wilt-Resistant. Plants 2% to 3 feet 
tall, branching, robust; flowers large, double and fine form, 
blooming in early September. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c, 
SINGLE ASTERS. (a) Large, daisy-like flowers in the same 
colors as the double China Asters, 18-24 inches high with large 
flowers on graceful stems. Fine for variety in the garden. 
Excellent for cutting. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c. 
BABY’S BREATH, Gypsophila 
Pretty, free-flowering annuals and perennials, Their misty 
white panicles are largely used for mixing with other cut 
flowers. Height, 1 to 3 feet. 
Elegans Grandiflora. (a) London Market Improved. An im- 
proved annual strain with single large pure white flowers. 
Sow at intervals for a supply of flowers throughout the sum- 
mer. Height, 2:feet. Pkt. 10ce. 
Paniculata White. (p) Hardy perennial with sprays of tiny 
rose-Sshaped blooms, If cut before the flowers are fully opened, 
sprays can be used in winter bouquets. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Double White. (p) Each flower double, pure white. Excellent 
for dry bouquets if cut and treated like the single variety. Good 
cut flower. Pkt. 25c. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON or CORNFLOWER 
Centaurea 
Particularly well adapted for border plantings. The types 
cultivated for their flowers have a bulging calyx from which 
many finely cut petals expand. Easy culture from seed. 
Cornflower, Jubilee Gem. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 
1937. A dwarf variety of Cornflower making a pompact plant 
literally covered with flowers. About 12 inches in height. Easy 
to grow. Admirable as a border plant. A fine cut flower. It 
may be sown outside in the autumn for spring flowering, or 
in the spring for summer flowering, Pkt. 10c. 
Cyanus Double. (a) (Bachelor Button). 
Cornflowers produces handsome, large double blooms, effec- 
tive out-of-doors and in bouquets. Height, 2 to 8 feet. 
Blue Boy. Pkt. 10¢. Rose, Pkt. 10¢ Mixed, Pkt. 10c. 
Red, White, and Blue Mixture. Pkt. 10c. 

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