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Didiscus Blue Lace Flower 
This beautiful annual came recently from Aus- 
tralia and has become very popular. Blooms 
profusely from July until frost. An excellent cut 
flower, preferring a cool, moist situation or partial 
shade. Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.50. 
Digitalis Foxglove 
Ornamental plants of stately growth, bearing long 
spikes of large, showy flowers, running through shades 
of white, rose, yellow and purple. Fine for shrubberies 
and halfsshady places. Hardy perennial. 
Gloxiniaeflora Mixed. Long spikes with beauti- 
ful Gloxinia-like flowers. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
The Shirley. Finest strain of digitalis yet intro- 
duced; giant spikes of finest colors. Per pkt., 10c.; 
special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.50. 
Dimorphotheea African Daisy 
Aurantiaca Golden. Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., $2.00. 
Aurantiaca Hybrids Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.75. 
Edelweiss 
Gnaphalium Leontopodium 
The famous Edelweiss of the Alps. The flowers are 
star-shaped, of downy texture, and put white, and are 
sought after as souvenirs. They retain their natural 
appearance for years. Out 1945. 
Eschscholtzia 
California Poppy 
An annual of easy culture. Seeds sown early will 
come into bloom in June and continue until frost. 
Aurantiaca. Spreading type. Rich orange. True 
California Poppy. Award of Merit R. H. S. 1930. 
Per pkty, l0c:? 0z2°45c; 
Ballet Girl. Erect type. Rose carmine, outside; 
cream, inside. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Lovely. Erect type, rose pink, suffused salmon. 
Highly commended R.H.S. Pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Scarlet Beauty. Deep scarlet. Erect type. Per 
pkti; 10¢.; ‘0z., $1.50, 
The Geisha. Erect type. Inside petals brilliant 
gold, outside orange-crimson; petals fluted. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Hybrida Mixture. Erect type. Made up of new 
colors in Eschscholtzia, including soft pink, scar- 
let, chrome copper-red, claret and royal purple. 
Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; 0z.,: $1.50. 
Hunnemannia. Sunlite. Bush Eschscholtzia. Two 
feet high, of bushy habit, has large buttercup yel- 
low, poppy-like blossoms. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.75. 
Euphorbia 
Marginata Variegata. (Snow on the Mountain). 
The leaves are light green and margined white. 
Per pkt3 10c.5-0z,,-60e.7- 
Mexican Fire Plant, or Fire on the Mountain. 
In habit and appearance resembling the poinsettia. The 
plants grow 2 to 3 feet high, of branching, bush-like 
form, with glossy leaves, but about mid-summer be- 
come orange-scarlet, presenting a striking and bril- 
liant appearance. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.00. 
Feverfew Matricaria 
Free-flowering plants, succeed in any garden soil; 
hardy annual, blooming the first season if sown early. 
Double White. Extra select. Seeds saved from 
fine double flowers. 18 inches high. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., $1.50. 
Forget-Me-Not 
(See Myositis) 
Gaillardia 
Sltowy and universally admired annual, flower- 
ing the first year; among the gayest ornaments of 
summer flower beds. 
Pinwheel. Single, wine colored center, outer por- 
tion silvery white. Flowers 24% inches on good 
stems, a constant bloomer. Pkts., 15c. 

Gaillardia—Pinwheel 
Picta Indian Chief. New bronzy-red. Single 
annual. Per pkt., 10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., $1.50. 
Double Mixed. (Picta Lorenziana). Annual. A 
charming profuse flowerihg strain, withstands heat 
and drought, blooms until frost. Pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Single Mixed (Picta) Annual. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., $1.00. 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Grandiflora Dazzler. Golden yellow, maroon cen- 
ter,’ Perpktsl0c: oz oi75. 
Grandiflora Burgundy. Wine red on good stems, 
height 30 inches. Per pkt., 15c.; %4-oz., 75c. 
Goblin. New, dwarf, compact, 15 inches; showy 
red, bordered yellow; flowers first year from seed 
sown early. Per pkt., 10c.; %4-0z., 75c. 
Grandiflora Portola Hybrids. 2%4: feet. Varied 
with shades of red, tipped golden. Strong grower, 
compact habit, long stems. Pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 



