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ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 

PHLOX, GIGANTEA, RED GLORY 
. PHLOX DRUMMONDI (a) 
A valuable 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, RED GLORY. Here is the brightest color that we 
have ever seen in phlox. The color is a brilliant red with a 
large creamy white eye which seems to intensify the red into 
an unbelievable sharpness. Florets often as large as a half 
dollar. Pkt. 25c. 
GIGANTEA MIXED. A _ new strain of annual Phlox with 
single florets as large as an inch and one-half in diameter. 
The colors are soft pastel shades, such as apple blossom pink, 
salmon, light blue, pale violet, etc. Pkt. 15c. 
PORTULACA, Moss Rose (ra) 
Brilliant hardy annual, of easy culture; excellent for mass- 
ing 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. é 
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt. 25c. 
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt. 25c. 
: PINKS (See Dianthus) 
POPPY, Papaver 
Annual Poppies should be sown as ealy as possible in the 
Spring where they are to remain as they do not transplant 
readily. Mix the seed with builders’ sand, using about 25 times 
as much sand as seed, then broadcast seed on surface of the 
ground and firm well. Plants should be thinned out to 6 inches 
apart for best results. Seed may be sown in rows also and in 
succession up to the middle of May. 
ALL-DOUBLE MIXED. Improved strain of all-double Begonia- 
type flowers. Range of colors from light pink to dark crimson 
with fair sprinkling of Picotee types in scarlet and vermilion 
shades. One of the most excellent flowers for mid-summer 
bloomers and for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
SINGLE MIXED. A superb blend of this beautiful type of 
Poppy ranging in color from pure white throuah tones of 
salmon, pink, and rose to brightest carmine-red. Pkt. 15c. 
NUDICAULE (p) (Iceland Poppy). A hardy Poppy slightly re- 
sembling the Shirley. Somewhat different in habit and con- 
tains many shades of yellow and orange. Height, 18 inches. 
IMPERIAL JEWELS, MIXED. The finest strain of mixed colors 
in Iceland Poppies. The colors are well balanced. Large flow- 
ers grow on strong stems from 2 to 3 feet high. .Pkt. 35c. 
PYRETHRUM. Painted Daisy (p) 
This plant is cousin to the Chrysanthemum and Matricaria 
and should play an important part in many a well planned gar- 
den. Height, 1 to 2 feet. 
SINGLE MIXED. Radiating petals in many tones of rose and 
- red about a golden center. Pkt. 20c. 

SCABIOSA, GIANT 

ANNUAL PHLOX 
RICINUS, Castor Bean (a) 
Magnificent, tall, large-leaved plants of tropical appearance, 
succeeding in a. warm, sunny location. Beautiful for large foliage 
groups and background. Height, 10 to 12 feet. 
MIXED VARIETIES. 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. 15c 
SALVIA 
BONFIRE. This variety grows about 2 feet tall and produces 
scarlet red blossoms from late summer to frost. The brilliant 
flower spikes are very attractive, growing very erect and 
globular. Pkt ?5¢ 
SCABIOSA, Pincushion Flower (a) 
These beautiful hardy annuals are in great demand. They 
grow about 212 feet high and bloom from early in July with- 
out interruption until cut down by the frost. As a flower for 
cutting they are very popular. Seeds should be sown any time 
in the Spring after danger of frost is past. 
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. 15c. 
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, heavy, and 
wavy, entirely eliminating the pincushion center, rich deep 
lavender blue. Tall growing and very upright. Pkt. 15c. 
GIANT HYBRIDS, MIXED. Pkt. 15c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
CAUCASICA. Giant Hybrids (Isaac House Strain). Fringled 
and ruffled, shades of blue from lavender to dark blue; very 
large flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
SCHIZANTHUS, Butterfly Flower (a) 
One of our finest hardy annuals. Of easy culture in any good 
garden soil. Showy flowers of various.colors, closely resembling 
some species of Orchids. Also useful as pot plants for late 
Winter and Spring; for this purpose sow in Autumn. 
BUTTERFLY MIXTURE. Fine bright mixture, free flowering, 
compact pyramidal plants, 12 to 15 inches. Pkt. 25c. 



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