Phlox Drummondi, Gigantea Art Shades, makes a lovely bed 


Phlox, Rosy Morn 
Hardy Phlox 
Decussata, Mixed. Tall-growing, perfectly 
hardy plants, with immense trusses of large 
flowers in all bright colors. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 75c.; 1goz. $1.25, 
Pinks 
po Carnation, page 28, and Dianthus, page 
Phlox Drummondi 
One of our finest hardy annuals and should 
occupy a prominent place in every garden. 
GIGANTEA, RED GLORY. Honorable 
Mention, All-America Selections. Here is 
the brightest color that we have ever seen 
in a Phlox. It is brilliant red with a con- 
trasting white eye. Red Glory is identical 
in type, habit of growth and size of bloom 
to the Gigantea Art Shades. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
GIGANTEA, ROSY MORN. Bronze Medal, 
All-America Selections. Flowers are a com- 
bination of rose-pink with a white eye, 
larger than a half dollar. Free-flowering 
and will not fade in the sun. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
SALMON GLORY 
All-America Winner 
The individual flowers are gigantic for 
Phlox, measuring from 1 to ee inches in 
diameter, of pure salmon-pink color with a 
distinct creamy white throat. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 60c. 
GIGANTEA ART SHADES, MIXED 
All-America Winner 
A strain with flowers 114 to 14% inches in 
diameter. In many pleasing art shades. 
Plants grow about 9 inches high. Choice 
mixture only. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. SOc 
Yoz. $1.60. 
GRANDIFLORA 
Large heads of bloom, as well as Jarge in- 
dividual flowers. 12 to 15 inches. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
Yoz. $2.00. 
Michell’s Poppies 
One of our favorite and most popular flow- 
ers, producing, during the blooming period, a 
profusion of brilliant colors and shades. Seeds 
should be sown as early in the spring as pos- 
sible, where they are to remain, as they do not 
stand transplanting. Sow very thinly and 
barely cover the seed, press down firmly, and 
they will come up in a few days. Several 
sowings of the annual varieties may be made 
at intervals to have a succession of bloom. 
SINGLE ANNUAL 
NORMANDY RED. New. Large single 
flowers of a brilliant orange-scarlet— 
a very striking and showy annual. Splendid 
for beds or borders. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
USE: 
Michell’s Shirley, Mixed. This lovely race 
of Poppies varies in color from pure white 
and delicate pink to rosy carmine and deep 
crimson. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
FLANDERS 
This is the well-known Poppy of Flanders 
frelds so often mentioned in songs and stories 
of the Great War. Medium-sized, scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
Improved Shirley, May Queen, Mixed. A 
reselected strain. Large, double flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
ICELAND POPPIES, Papavet nudicaule 
While these are hardy perennials, they 
flower the first year from spring-sown seed. 
They are of graceful habit, with fernlike 
foliage. The satin-like flowers are borne in 
endless profusion, excellent for cutting. 1 ft. 
GARTFORD GIANT ART SHADES. Large 
flowers carried on exceedingly heavy stems 
up to 30 inches in Jength. The color-range 
includes pastel shades of apricot, cream, 
gold, white, and various shades of rose. Its 
blooms make excellent cut-flowers when 
properly treated by dipping the ends in 
boiling water. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Yellow Wonder. All-America Winner. 
Buttercup-yellow flowers, with a lighter 
center, are 4 to 6 inches across, and the 
stems are often more than 2 feet long. Fine 
for cutting. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Single, Mixed. Colors range from white and 
yellow to deep orange-scarlet. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 40c.; oz. 75c. 
Sunbeam. Fine new shades in mixture. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
These are always popular in any perennial 
bed. The seeds should be sown in early 
spring in the open ground. 
Orientale. Extra-large, deep scarlet flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c.; 140z. 75c. 
Orientale, "Mrs. Perry. Rich salmon-pink. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Orientale, Royal Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet. 
Pkt. 25c.; Jarge pkt. 75c. 
Orientale Hybrids, Mixed. Large flowers. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c.; Moz. 85c. 
Pyrethrum 
FOLIAGE VARIETY FOR BEDDING 
Used for edging of ornamental beds. 
Leaves finely cut. 
Aureum (Golden Feather. 
yellow foliage. 1 ft. 
25c.; oz. $1.10. 
Bright golden 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
Michell’s Primulas 
PRIMULA MALACOIDES 
Dawkin’s Carmine-Pink. Large, rich glow- 
ing carmine-pink, quite distinct flowers on 
wiry stems of upright and graceful habit. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
Lilac. Improved Baby Primrose. Tall, 
graceful spikes of delicate lilac flowers. 
Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Pink Beauty. Large, deep rosy pink flowers. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. $1.00. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 
WYASTON WONDER. New. The largest- 
flowered Primula obconica. Individual 
florets are huge and the color a_ bright 
crimson. Pkt. 50c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
Monster, Mixed. An extra-large strain of 
this Primula. Pkt. 40c.; large pkt. $1.25. 
FRINGED CHINESE 
These are among our finest winter and 
spring-blooming pot-plants for decoration in 
the home or conservatory. Our seed has been 
grown for us by Primula specialists and can- 
not be excelled for size and brilliancy of colors. 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. This mixture 
contains only the finest sorts, selected from 
the best strains. Pkt. 25c.; : large pkt. 85c. 
Rudbeckia - Coneflower 
Kelvedon Star. A really good annual and a 
perfect, Iong-stemmed flower for cutting. 
Very floriferous and of sturdy habit of 
growth. Colors vary, but all have brown 
central discs, surrounded by a mahogany 
zone on petals of deep orange. 3 ft. Pkt. 
15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
RED-HOT POKER. Sce Tritoma, page 45. 
RESEDA. See Mignonette, page 35. 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 
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MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
