Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 

Double Poppy 
PANSY (HO 6 in.) 
We all know and love Pansies, and especially the fine large 
flowering strains. The delicate texture of a pansy blossom 
brings out to its fullest value the rich color combinations and 
gives us flowers whose charm is never dulled. Pansies are 
always at their best in mixtures, therefore we have selected 
some of the finest strains and offer these in mixtures. Our 
Engleman’s Mixture, we believe to be the finest of the large 
flowering kinds. The Swiss Giants are famous the world over for 
their large flowers. Bugnots bring out the favorite blotches of 
the pansy to perfection. The Tufted or Violas are especially 
recommended for sowing on lawns or woodlots where they may 
become established. Pansies like a moist rich soil and should 
never be planted in hot locations. Seed may be started out- 
doors early in the spring but should be covered with canvas. 
Or they may be started indoors or in a cold frame and trans- 
planted. Then they can be sowed from June to August and kept 
in a cold frame or protected spots for winter and early spring 
blooms. 
Pkt. 
209=—1inimardeaueGiants: Mixed... 52.0062 665 <05 $ .30 
1212—Blugnots' Superb Blotched..................... 50 
PETUNIA (HO 8 to 18 in.) 
No other flower will bloom so constantly throughout the 
summer as the Petunia. For this reason it makes one of our 
best bedding and box plants. It begins to bloom soon after the 
plants come up and from then until frost is a mass of brilliant 
color. The Dwarf or Nana Erecta sorts are of dwarf upright 
growth and make good beds or box flowers. The bedding kinds 
are spreading in their growth and cover a lot of space. The 
Balcony type is one of the finest of the petunias and is espe- 
cially desirable for window and porch boxes. They grow up 
for a while and then hang down giving a mass of blooms. The 
Ruffled Giants give some doubles and many fine fringed flowers. 
But no seed will produce much over 30 per cent doubles. How- 
ever, from the doubles will come many fringed flowers and some 
of the finest of large singles. Petunias like full sunlight, are 
very expensive and hard to secure. 
LARGE RUFFLED 
The best of the large fringed or double petunias. 
are very expensive and hard to secure. 
These seed 
Pkt. 
220 — RUM eG GiantsMmMIXeC siete emels stele ec ec e <'e 1 elslolle $ .40 
PETUNIA 
BEDDING TYPE 
The tall growing general purpose Petunia of bright colors. 
Pkt; = % Oz, 
A225 =—Bedding mMIXCdm as oe scl cic + cs tle sass $ .10 $ .30 
Scabiosa 

Scarlet Sage, Salvia 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI (HO 8 to 15 in.) 
These annual phlox bloom all summer and make one of the 
most desirable of bedding and cutflower plants. As a mass, 
circle, or large bed, nothing is more showy than a lot of these 
mixed phlox. Seed may be started indoors or sowed in the 
open ground after heavy frosts are over. 
1235—Gigantea New Art Shades.—This is a wonderful mix- 
ture of a new family of Phlox Drummondi. The plants grow 
from 8 to 12 inches tall and are covered with unusually large 
blossoms in a profusion of delicate colors. Like the other Phlox 
it will thrive in almost any sunny location but it has a longer 
blooming period and a wonderful color range in addition to the 
extra large blossoms. 
Sold out. 
Pincushion Flower, See Scabiosa. 
POPPY (HO 12 to 30 in.) 
No matter how common the Poppy gets, it will always retain 
its charm for flower lovers. Its brilliant colors and many differ- 
ent forms of flowers give it an endless variety. The annual 
varieties are easy to grow and require little attention. Sow the 
seed where the plants are to remain. They cannot be trans- 
planted. The perennial sorts should be sowed in the spring for 
the following year’s blooms. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1242—Double Shirley Mixed................. $ 10 $ .40 
Ragged Robin, See Centaurea Cyanus, 
Pot Marigold, See Calendula. 
RICINUS (HHO 8 to 12 ft.) 
1253—Zanzibariensis.—This is an ornamental foliage plant 
that lends a tropical air to any garden. It is also useful for 
tall backgrounds, borders, and for quick shade. Grows into a 
small tree on rich soil and has large leaves veined in red. Plant 
seed where plants are to remain after warm weather comes. 
Pkt 0G oz. 2 0G: 
SALPIGLOSSIS (HO 2 ft.) 
This is an unusual flower and of simple culture, so it should 
be in every garden. The flowers are tubular and veined in many 
rich colors on a background of gold. It is a good cutflower and 
so unique and attractive in its colorings that every flower lover 
will admire it. Seed may be started early indoors or sowed 
outside after warm weather comes. We offer the famous Em- 
peror strain of large trumpet kinds. 
Pkt. Oz. 
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1255=——Purplemandie Gold crermnensttetteisiiatetsteversteitele 10 alas) 
1256——RoserandsGoldheicrcnacuetens tener eketelaienel terete sie 10 125 
1957——-Violet hich) burplecuacasessercimrereeretetenel sien 10 1.25 
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