
Calliopsis Blue Lace Flower 
BABY’S ‘BREATH (Gypsophila) —Normal ger- 
mination, 15 Days. 
Grandiflora Alba (London Market Strain). 
Graceful plants much in demand for cutting 
and combining with other flowers. Light, airy 
foliage, with myriads of small white flowers. 2 
feet. Does not transplant easily. Native in 
Europe, Asia and Northern Africa. 
BALLOON VINE (Cardiospermum) — Normal 
germination, 15 Days. Popular as a rapid 
climbing annual, 10-12 feet, producing inflated 
seed pods one inch diameter, resembling minia- 
ture balloons; delicate foliage. Valuable for 
screens. Sometimes called “Love. in a Puff.” 
Tender annual. Native of Bermuda, Florida, 
Texas, and many other places throughout the 
world. 
BALSAM (Lady Slipper) —Normal germination, 
8.10 Days. Beautiful annuals with flowers as 
double as roses, measuring two inches in diam- 
eter. Rich soil and deep culture in a sunny po- 
sition are requisite to produce large flowers. Set 
plants about 2 feet apart, where they can have 
plenty of sun. In bloom 60 days. If foliage ob- 
scures flowers, it can be cut away witbout in- 
juring plants. Native to India, Malay Peninsula 
and China. 
Rose Flowered Double Mixed—18 inches diameter. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER (Didiscus) —Normal ger- 
mination, 20-35 Days. 
Coeruleus. . Dainty lavender-blue flowers from 
June to October, Excellent for bedding, and 
‘ makes a splendid cut flower. Sow where wanted 
to bloom. According to a Landreth Catalog of 
more than 75 years ago, the Didiscus is a native 
of Australia. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold)—Normal germi- 
nation, 5-10 Days. Bushy plants with dense 
green foliage, surmounted with disc-like double 
flowers. If cut regularly, will bloom all sum- 
mer, and well into the Fall. Thrives even in 
poor soil, provided seed-pods are removed after 
plooming. 12-18 inches. Does not transplant 
easily. Is native from Canary Island to Persia. 
Double Mixed—Yellow and orange shades. 
Lemon Queen—Good clear lemon. 
Orange King—The best bright orange. 
CALLIOPSIS—Normal germination, 8-10 Days. 
A graceful plant of easy culture, with fine-cut 
foliage. Flowers are daisy-like in form and 
range in color from yellow and orange to 
maroon. Bspecially long-flowering and well 
adapted for cutting. 2 3 feet. Indigenous to 
North America. 
Balsam Mixed Tall Semi-Double. 

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