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KNOX SEED Co. 


PETUNIA FRINGED AND RUFFLED 
Super Fluffy Ruffles. A new ruffled and frilled type of Petunia 
that has the appearance of being almost double. Flowers are very 
large with a deep throat. The mixture is well balanced with shades 
of pink and white, salmon, salmon pink, deep rose, rose, crim- 
son, and light blue. Pkt. 25c. 
RUFFLED GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
Glamour. Honorable Mention, All-America Selection, 1942. 
Large flowers of salmon-rose with brown veining on white in the 
throat. An excellent color under artificial light and outdoors. Most 
flowers have wavy, fringed petals although a few come plain edged. 
PEE Z5c 
Supreme Strain. A new strain of rose and pink shades. Light, 
richly-veined throats surrounded by satiny petals which are heavily 
ruffled. Large blooms, 5 to 7 inches in diameter, produced on strong, 
richly-foliaged plants. Excellent bedding variety; finé window 
box type. Pkty 25c¢: 
DWARF GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
A dwarf sturdy growing type especially suited to pot culture. 
Flowers are beautifully ruffled and fringed with open well marked 
throats. 
Ramona Strain. Dark and light shades mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
PINKS 
Plant in full sun in any good garden soil. Improve poor soil with 
humus. Sow in spring when danger of frost is past. 
Heddewigi (Double).) 10 inches. Excellent for rock garden or 
borders. Pkt. 15c. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI (a) 
A yaluable’and showy annual highly esteemed for bedding, for 
massing and for borders. The plants grow about 1 foot high, 
thrive in practically any soil if given a sunny location and bloom 
the entire season. Seed may be started in boxes and transplanted 
or sown in the open in spring. 
Gigantea, Rosy Morn. Bronze Medal, All-America Selections, 
1941. An extremely refreshing, gay and bright color combination 
of rose pink with a white eye. A color that will not fade in the 
strong sun. Pkt. 10c. 
Gigantea, Salmon Glory. The individual florets are gigantic for 
Phlox, measuring from 1% to 1% inches in diameter. Color a 
pure salmon pink with a distinct creamy-white eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Gigantea Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
POPPIES, Papaver 
Poppies have long been favorite garden flowers for their delicacy, 
as well as the simplicity of the buds and neatness of the foliage. The 
pure colors and fine texture of the petals make a good showing in 
the garden. All are easily raised from seed which should be sown 
where the plants are to remain, later thinning out the plants. In 
the North, sow in the open ground as easly as possible in the spring; 
in California, sow from October to March. 
SHIRLEY (a). The most charming Poppy for the garden. The 
plants, with their deeply cut foliage, slender, hairy stems and silk 
petalled blossoms, often fluted, present an airy picture as they nod 
in the breeze. Height, 18 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Brier. (Double Annual Shirley). Full, double begonia- 
like flowers of a beautiful deep rose pink. One of the finest strains 
of double Shirleys for the garden. Pkt. 10c. 
Single American Legion. Dazzling scarlet with white cross at 
center. Best substitute for the wild Flanders Poppy. Pkt. 15c. 
ICELAND POPPY (p) (Nudicaule). A hardy Poppy slightly 
resembling the Shirley. Somewhat different in habit and contains 
many shades of yellow and orange. Height, 18 inches. 
Gartford Giants. A superb mixture. All colors. Pkt. 10c. 


PORTULACA, Moss Rose (ra) 
Brilliant hardy annual of easy culture; excellent for massing in 
beds, edging or rock work, thriving best in a light sandy soil and a 
sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest colors. Height, 6 to 10 
inches. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
RED HOT POKER, Tritoma (p) 
A perennial, not strictly hardy, but will live through the winter 
with a protective covering of leaves or short manure; or the roots 
may be lifted and carried over winter in sand in a cellar. Height, 4 
to 6 feet. 
Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. 10c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Painted Tongue (a) 
For delicate grace, richness of coloring, and velvety texture, the 
regal salpiglossis has practically no equal. From a low base of 
leaves rise slender wiry stalks which bear one or more large Lily- 
like flowers in a magnificent range of colors. Height, 1 to 2% feet. 
Superb Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SALVIA, FLOWERING SAGE 
Scarlet sage is usually treated as annuals. Start the seed from 
January to May, and set out plants when weather becomes warm. 
Bonfire. The crimson spikes grow erect above the foliage form- 
ing handsome globular bushes. Pkt. 25c. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY, Eschscholtzia (a) 
The state ower of California and one of the most attractive low 
growing annuals. The foliage is finely cut, fern-like, and silvery 
green in color. They start to bloom a few weeks after the seed is 
sown. Height, 12 to 18 inches. 
Ramona Hybrids. A new strain containing many lovely shades. 
The plants grow compact and upright, with flowers beautifully 
frilled. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Aurantiaca, Orange. The ordinary California Poppy. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOSA, Pin Cushion Flower (a) 
These beautiful hardy annuals are in great demand. They grow 
about 2% feet high and bloom from early in July without inter- 
ruption until cut down by the frost. As a flower for cutting they 
are very popular. Seeds should be sown anytime in the spring after 
danger of frost is past. 
Rosette. A beautiful Scabiosa of deep rose suffused with salmon. 
A “must have.” Pkt. 10c. 
Salmon Beauty. Pure salmon with huge flowers. Vigorous. The 
stems are long and stiff, making it a most popular flower for the 
garden or. for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
Imperial Giants, Blue Moon. Honorable Mention, All-America 
Selections, 1939. An entirely different and improved flower and 
plant from the existing Scabiosa varieties. Fully double, extremely 
large and deep. Petals broad, reavy, and wavy, entirely eliminating 
the pincushion center; rich deep lavender blue. Tall growing and 
very upright with long, wiry, heavy stems in which the weak neck 
of the older types is completely eliminated. Ideal for cutting. 
Pee. Woe. 
Shasta. Pure white, very large flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Hybrids Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Caucasica. Giant Hybrids (Isaac House Strain). Fringed and 
ruffled, shades of blue from lavender to dark blue; very large 
flowers. Pkt. 15c. ; 
SNAPDRAGON, Antirrhinum (a) 
Snapdragons are fascinating flowers, with their interesting form 
and glowing colors. They are easy to grow and will bloom continu- 
ously until severe frost, making a wonderful display and supplying 
unlimited cut flowers. Ordinary good garden soil will produce fine 
Snapdragons either in full sun or semi-shaded spots. Sow out- 
doors when danger of frost has passed or indoors six weeks earlier. 
