COBAEA SCANDENS 
(Cup and Saucer 
Vine). (hP). Evergreen shrubby climber, 
growing 10 to 20 feet. Rapid growing with pin- 
nate leaves, solitary, light violet or greenish- 
purple, bell-shaped flowers, blooming in April 
and May. Seed should be sown in early spring 
in moist earth. Good for covering porches, 
arbors, etc. Packet, 10c. 
COLEUS (tP). Erect, branching plant, grown 
chiefly for the leaves which are furrowed ser- 
rate, or dentate, colored red, yellow, purple, 
bright green, frequently blotched or varie- 
gated; small blue or lilac flowers. Sun loving 
plant growing from 1] to 2 feet. Requires a rich, 
fibrous loam. Used in window boxes and as 
potted plants for sun porches, conservatories, 
etc. Packet, 25c. 
COLUMBINE (Agquilegia). (hP). Erect, 
branching plant, with long, slender stems. The 
sepals as well as the petals are colored, and 
each of the latter has a downward extension 
which forms a hollow spur. Should be given 
only partial sun and protection from wind. Tol- 
erates different soils but prefers rich humus 
to which bonemeal has been added. Seed sown 
in spring or early summer will give plants 
which can be set into their permanent quarters 
in September. Following spring will bloom 
abundantly, growing from 1 to 3 feet high. 
Splendid for the mixed border. Group with 
Delphinium, Scabiosa, Stocks, Snapdragons, 
Heuchera. Varieties: Mrs. Scott Elliott, long 
spurred, packet, 25c; Pink Shades, packet, 
25c; Blue Shades, packet, 25c; Single 
Mixed, Packet, 25c. 
COREOPSIS (Grandiflora). (hP). Spreading 
plant, with long, smooth, dark green, lanceolate 
leaves; large, daisy-like flowers, blooming April 
to frost. Drought resistant; grows in any soil, 
but best in moderately ferilized, light loam; 
requires a sunny location. Growth 18 to 24 
inches. For the perennial and mixed borders, 
combining with Delphinium, Blue Scabiosa, 
Blue Larkspur, Gaillardia. Varieties: Double 
Sunburst, large, golden yellow, fully double. 
Lanceolata, golden yellow, semi-double. 
Packet, 10c. 
COSMOS (hA). Erect, branched, smooth 
plant, with finely dissected leaves; medium to 
large single and double flowers, ranging in col- 
ors from white to rosy-lilac. Reaches a height 
from 3 to 10 feet. Thrives in average soil, but 
preferring a light, rather poor texture, and 
flourishing in either sun or partial shade. Seed 
sown in the open ground in April should bloom 
in July, and will furnish an abundance of cut 
blooms during the early flower season. Plant 
between shrubs; in the background of the 
mixed border, combine with Shasta Daisy, Lav- 
ender, Michaelmas Daisy. Varieties: Klon- 
dyke Orange Flare, deep orange, blooms 
early; Early Double Crested (anemone flow- 
ered) mixed; Early Flowering Mammoth, 
light pink, crimson, mixed. Packet, 10c. 
CUT FLOWER MIXTURE. A mixture of 
easy growing annuals. Assorted colors. 
Packet, 5c. 
DAHLIA (hbhP). It is easy and fascinating 
to grow Dahlias from seed and enjoy the sur- 
prise of new colors and forms. If seed is started 
early, plants will bloom the same season. Sow 
seed in shallow box in March, transplant care- 
fully, and keep soil moderately moist. When all 
danger from frost is over, plant in the garden. 
Growth 2 to 6 feet. Require rich, moist, fairly 
light loam. Appear to best advantage when 
planted in large beds by themselves, or when 
planted in the foreground of shrub borders. 
Varieties: Single Mixed, Double Mixed, 
Coltness Mignon (Mixed Bedding). 
Packet, 10c. 
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DAISY—African Blue Daisy (Arctotis). 
(hA). Branching plant, with thick, gray-green, 
woolly leaves; wide, daisy-like, white-lilac blue 
narrow-petalled flowers. Growth 2 to 3 feet. 
Blooms from June to December. A sun loving 
plant. Does best in rich, light, well fertilized 
garden loam. Important in the mixed border, 
combining with Snapdragons, Stocks, Lark- 
spur, Godetia, Heuchera. Packet, 10c. 
Double Daisy (Bellis Perennis). (English 
Daisy). (hP). Blooming from February to May. 
Height 3 to 6 inches. Fleshy root, making large 
clumps of fleshy dark-green leaves, with large, 
densely rayed heads of white, rose, pink or 
reddish flowers. Sow seeds in early spring, to 
give strong plants to set out in October. Used 
as border plant, naturalized in wild garden 
and lawns; flower borders. Combine with Nar- 
cissus, Winter-blooming Stocks, Heuchera. 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
Shasta Daisy (hP). This popular flower is 
noted for its keeping qualities as a cut flower. 
Should be planted in the fall or early spring. 
Grows in any moderately rich soil in the sun 
and partial shade. Has smooth, dark green, 
lanceolate leaves with large, daisy-like pure 
white, golden centered flowers. Blooms April to 
September. Height 1 to 2 feet. Packet, 10c. 
Great Lakes 
Head Lettuce 
and Oak Leaf 
Leaf Lettuce 
For your 1945 garden 
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