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Petunia Theodosia 
PETUNIA THEODOSIA 
Hxtra large, fringed, pink flowers, with well defined golden 
throat, very conspicuous, a flower that sells at sight. Won first 
rize at the Boston Flower Show in 1928. All florists that grew 
heodosia report good sales at much better prices than is possible 
to get for geraniums. T. pkt, 30c; 1/64 oz. $1.00; 1/32 oz. $1.75; 
1/16 oz. $3.25; % oz. $6.25; 1 oz. $48.00. 
PETUNIA BLUE THEODOSIA 
Very large flowers of deep, metalic-blue with a silver sheen, the 
throat intensely, deep blue, the whole, beautiful, fringed flower veined 
with delicate lines of blue-black. T. pkt. 80c; 1/82 oz. $1.75; 1/16 oz. 
$8.25; % oz. $6.25; oz. $48.00. 
PLATYCODON—Chinese Bell Flower 
A campanula-like flower of uncommon beauty, blooming during 
June and July, perfectly hardy if planted deep, the crown covered 
with 2-3 inches of soil. Most valuable cut flower, splendid in wreaths 
and sprays. If your business is to sell hardy plants have plenty of 
platycodon. See to it that visitors and passers-by will see your 
plants—you will sell no end of them. If sown in February will 
bloom the same year in July. Try platycodon, you will find that it 
ls a magnificent plant from every viewpoint. 
GRAN DIFLORUM—Flowers cupped, star shaped, large, showy and 
graceful, with good keeping qualities. The seed we offer produces 
quite a percentage of semi-double flowers. Height 3 ft. BLUE— 
WHITH—MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $6.00. 
PLATYCODON MARIESI. Of dwarf and compact habit with very 
large open bell-shaped flowers. Height 2 ft. 
MARIESI BLUE—WHITE—MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 10c; % 
oz. 20e; oz. $1.40. 
POLEMONIUM COERULUM 
Hardy perennial bearing charming sky-blue flowers in large 
clusters from April to July. Requires rich soil. Height 2 ft. T. 
pkt. 15c. 
POLEMONIUM RICHARDSONII—Flowers light blue with golden 
yellow anthers with a fragrance of ripened grapes from May to Sep- 
tember, excellent for cutting. Perennial. Height 20 inches. T. pkt. 
(5c. 
POLYANTHUS—See Primula Veris. 
POLEMONIUM COERULUM PRIMA 
DONNA 
Hardy perennial of robust growth, doing well in any kind of soil 
and under the hardest conditions, producing elegant, graceful, hya- 
cinth like flowers of delicate clear blue. High class for cutting. Ip 
bloom from April to July. Height 2 ft. T. pkt. 15c. 
ASTER PRINCESS SALMON ROSE (Princess Bonnie) is an aster 
of exceptional merit especially valuable to wholesale growers either 
for local marketing or long distance shipping. Color lustrous soft 
salmon rose shade, flowers large on strong stems with remarkable 
keeping qualities. Almost 100% wilt resistant. 


Type ef Single Iceland Poppy 
ICELAND POPPIES—Papaver Nudicaule 
These produce myriads of brilliant flowers, delicately perfumed 
on stalks, foot high, from early in May till frost if not allowed to 
seed and planted in gritty or sandy soil. There is a certain class to 
these flowers and a strong appeal that makes them ready sellers and 
there is no flower that is more profitable to grow. In European mar- 
kets millions of blooms are being sold every season and the wonder 
is that they are not being grown more liberally by the florists in this 
country. Fall is the best time to plant nen: but they will bloom 
the same year if planted early in March. For {ppin they should be 
cut in bud stage. Absolutely hardy. Height 15 inches. Perennial. 
Should be spaced to 5 inches apart and exposed to full sunlight. 
Sow the seed in July and August to get a big crop of bloom the 
following spring and summer. 
ICELAND POPPIES DOUBLE MIXED—Besides white, yellow and 
scarlet the colors are straw, cream and deep orange shades. T. pkt. 
15c; 1/16 oz. 25¢; oz. $3.00; 1% oz. 45c. 
ICELAND POPPIES SUNBEAM—New improved Iceland Fonples with 
flowers of gigantic size in all colors, borne on long st stems. 
Height 18 inches. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; oz. $2.00. 
FAKENHAM HYBRID—Result of a cross made from Sunbeam, 
Coonara and a Thibetian poppy. Plants of vigorous growth, flowers 
of good size, more open than is the rule, borne on long slender wiry 
stems. Free, graceful and practically perpetual flowering. Wide 
Be as colors, including many new shades. T. pkt. 15e; % oz. 30c; 
oz. $2. 
Single. 
SANFORD’S GIANT—Very outstanding strain of Iceland poppies of 
vigorous growth flowers 4 to 6 inches across on extra strong stems 
~ o wide range of colors. Height 2 ft. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c; oz. 
GARTFORD GIANT HYBRIDS—Large flowers, beautifully fluted on 
excellent long stems, in a wide range of colors. T. pkt. 20c: ys oz. 
25c; 14 oz. 45c; oz. $3.20, 
SPECIAL MIXTURE—Contains the best large flowered single vari- 
eties and is a very choice mixture. T. pkt. 15c; 7; oz. 25c; % oz. 45c. 
DOUBLE PORTULACA—ROSE MOSS 
Our seed produces perfectly formed flowers, mostly fully double, 
ranging from 1% inches to 2% inches across. The range of colors is 
the most extensive that we have ever seen, with many new and 
beautiful pastel shades. Seed of our own growing of superior quality. 
MIXED. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; oz. $2.00; Ib. $28.00. 
PORTULACA LARGE FLD. Single 
0%. 15¢; 1 02. 80c; Ib. $8.00. 
— Mixed. T. 
pkt. 10e; % 
CULTURE—Sow the seed of Portulaca February-March, under glass, 
sow thinly, cover the seed lightly, transplant in the open the latter 
part of May. Can be transplanted even when the plants are in 
full bloom and for finest effect the plants should be spaced foot 
apart each way. Will thrive in any kind of soil but will stand no 
shade. Tender perennial treated as an annual. 
PYRETHRUM TSCHIHATCHEWII 
Unexcelled as a border plant and for carpeting. Hardy 
perennial. Height 6 in. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
