
5 ESCALLONIA RUBRA—kt. 15 ft. Handsome shrub with 
many terminal panicles of crimson flowers. From mountains 
of Chile. May be grown in sheltered positions to about 
Baltimore. Pkt. 20c. 
4 EUCHARIS GRANDIFLORA—Lily of the Amazon, Waxen 
blossoms, pure white, sparkling, formed in suggestion of Daffo- 
dil. Sweetly perfumed. Handle as a pot bulb giving ample water 
and keeping from too much sun. May be brought into flower 
several times each year by giving a short semi-rest with 
scantier watering between each bloom-burst. Shipped any 
time. Bulbs each $1.25; 3 for $3.50. 
1 EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM—cstkt(3-4)30. Fluffy pure 
white. Shade-tolerant. It cuts. Pkt. 15c. 
1 EUPATORIUM COELESTINUM—Mist-flower or hardy 
perennial Ageratum. Delightful airy sky blue. Shade-tolerant. 
It cuts. 25 inches. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
1 EUONYMUS SILVER QUEEN—A most handsome pot 
plant with thick and shining everrgeen leaves that are 
marbled and splashed clear white. One of the better window 
or conservatory plants, or in the milder climates may be 
grown outside. Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00 
1 ERYNGIUMS MIXED—ex. 
tones of blue, including azure. 
in garden, or to cut for winter bouquets. 
but not Leavenworthi. 
3 for $1.10. 
Ornamental] flowerheads in 
For bizarre decorative effects 
Many fine kinds, 
Plants, each 40c; 
Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 35c. 
* PURPLE DECORATIVE 1 
Showy flowerheads of richest, glowing 
purple-violet are subtended by jagged 
bracts in the same deep glorious shade. 
Plant it for striking decorative effects, 
as it grows in the garden, or cut, it is 
ERYNGIUM LEAVENWORTHI,  Iilus- 
trated opposite. Sown very early, this 
blooms first year. Sown late, it blooms the 
next year. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for_50c. 

* ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy) 
For glorious summer-long color sow the California Poppies, 
full sun always. No easier flowers. FIRE FLAME—Giant 
single flowers of gorgeous fire-scarlet. Plants erect. Pkt. 15c. 
CREAMY CRINKLES—Big single flowers with crinkled 
petals, soft primrose to apricot-buff; plants spreading. 
Pkt. 15c. HARVEST GOLD—Single flowers to four inches, 
pure golden yellow. Erect plants. Pkt. 15¢. SWEETHEART 
—Fine double flowers with fluted petals, flaming rose over 
cream. Plants spreading. Pkt. 10c. RED CHIEF—The 
richest, single flowers of red-mahogany. Plants spreading. 
Pkt. 15c. OFFER 80A16—One pkt. each of the five for 60c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA SPLENDID MIXED—It is by way of 
being a super-blend, for it contains seeds of the above named 
varieties, together with those of several others, and to these 
have been added a proportion of the double-flowering strain, 
together with a quantity of the delightful Ramona Frilled 
Hybrids. Blossoms with silk-crinkled petals, colorings of 
dainty cream, apricot, orange, scarlet, buff-pink, carmine, 
near-crimsons, golden, roseate coppers and the like. Pkt. 15c; 
1% oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
3 THE PINE-APPLE LILY 4 
It is EUCOMIS UNDULATA, unusual South African bulb 
for either summer garden or pot culture. It may be dug in 
autumn and winter-stored in manner of Gladiolus. Highly 
attractive foliage, crimped and frilled, flaring in graceful 
simulation of a Birds-nest Fern. From the center rises the 
thick, tight spike of flowers, cream with elfin green tintings. 
After the flowers go, the seed capsules that follow are hidden 
deeply in packed green bracts, the whole topped with another 
foliage rosette, so that the thick spike looks for all the world 
like a green Pineapple. ek(w)(3)14. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
Bulbs, each 45c; 3 for $1.25. 
* ANNUAL EUPHORBIAS 
Easy flowers for any sunny place. MARGINATA—Snow- 
on-Mountain. Floral leaves of pure white, other leaves green 
with wide white margins. It cuts. 36 inches. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
85ec. HETEROPHYLLA—Fire-plant or Annual Poinsettia, 
Each stem ends in a whorl of fire-scarlet floral leaves. Pkt. 
10c. LATHYRUS—Decorative plants with tall stems. that 
bear four densely piled rows of lanceolate leaves, arranged 
in cross form, all silvered blue-green. Pkt. 10c. 
‘each 465c. 
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1 HARDY PERENNIAL EUPHORBIAS 
They are among the more desirable hardy perennials. “kt” 
culture. POLYCHROMA—At its best, there is, perhaps, no 
showier perennial. In spring the plants are 16-inch globes 
of golden floral leaves that seem te be bright flowers. Then 
come the multitudes of odd seed-capsules in gayest red. In 
autumn the plants turn rich crimson. Pkt. 20c. Plants, 
CYPARRISSIAS—Cypress Spurge. Dense growth 
to 10 inches, each stem like a miniature Cypress tree, or it 
has been compared to a giant moss. Clustered yellow flower- 
bracts. Useful plant for dry banks, ground cover, or in larger 
rock garden. Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. MYRSINITES— 
Low decumbent with fat stems set with blue-green foliage. 
In spring each stem ends in a crown of gold. Rock orders 
aed bedding. Illustrated page 6. Resists drought. Pkt. 
1% oz. 35¢; %4 oz. 60c. Plants, each 40c; 8 for $1.10. 
COROLLATA— High, airy panicles of pretty little white 
flowers, desirable in the border, and excellent for cutting. 
Valued by florists for mixing with other cut flowers in the 
manner of Gypsophila. Fully winter-hardy. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
35c; %4 oz. 60c; 1 oz. $2.25. Plants, each 8§c; 8 for $1.00. 
OFFER 81A56—One pkt. each of the three in seed form for 
40c. OFFER 82A36—One plant each four kinds for $1.40. 
2 THREE TENDER EUPHORBIAS 
These three odd exotics, so different one from another, 
all make desirable, and not at all difficult, window pot plants. 
APHYLLA—w.. Great tangles of pencil-size branch-size 
branchings, deep green, succulent, altogether leafless. Pkt. 25¢. 
CANARIENSIS—Unusual Canary Island Cactus-simulate, 
with succulent, jagged, flanged branches. Pkt. 20c. SPLEN- 
DENS—This is the Crown-of-Thorns. A long-lived, attractive 
pot plant with many well-leafed spiny stems that. will twine 
about stakes or a tiny trellis placed in the pot, in intricate 
twistings. The ‘flowers’, in many small clusters, are brilliant 
orange scarlet, and the plants are rarely without at least 
a few all year through, and at certain seasons are loaded 
with bloom. When shipped the plants are likely to drop their 
leaves, but quickly put out new ones when re-potted. Pkt. of 
6 seeds for 25c. Plants, each 50c. 
1 THE BLUEBELL GENTIAN * 
A glorious beauty, this EUSTOMA RUSSELLIANUM, or 
Bluebell Gentian, the Lisianthus of English horticulturists. 
The blossoms are big, wide bells of clearest blue, purple- 
patched within, and on just one well-grown plant as many 
as 80 flowers have been counted at one time. Sow seed 
outside in late autumn or very early spring. Usually blooms 
first year. Itkt(2-3)30. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 50c; 4% oz. 90e. 
$8 EUSTYLIS PURPUREA—kt(224)20. Blossoms like smaller 
Tigridias, blue violet, marked gold and mahogany. Illustrated 
page 26. A bulb, Tigridia handling. Pkt. 20c. 
2 FAUCARIA TIGRINA—Called Tiger’s Jaw from the thick, 
triangular, opposed leaves, edge-set with curved, interlocking 
teeth. Nice yellow flowers. Curious, and attractive little pot 
plant. Plants, each 35c. 
* FELICIA—k. Exceedingly pretty South African daisies 
that may safely be expected to behave as annuals if sown 
early. Mostly they are brilliant blue, though one species 
opens rose and turns blue. Mixture of species, pkt. 20c; 
8 pkts. for 50c. See Treasure Chest for separate species. 
3 FERRARIA UNDULATA—k(3)14. South African bulbs 
with sword-shaped leaves and a good succession of interesting 
brown-purple flowers. May be grown in the garden, and 
later the corms winter-stored in the manner of the Gladiolus, 
or can be handled as a pot-bulb. Pkt. 20c. 
FERNS TENDER ORNAMENTAL—See Treasure Chest. 
1 HARDY FERNS 
These are winter-hardy in the North, all desirable for out- 
door planting. ADIANTUM PEDATUM—Maiden- hair Fern. 
Dainty, shade-loving species, the delicate fronds divided into 
fan-like segments. Mulch about with leaves. Plants, each 45c; 
§ for $1.20. ATHYRIUM THELYPTEROIDES—Christmas 
Fern. Long, tapering fronds, deeply twice-cut. Prefers shade, 
and should have some mulching. (Polystichum acrostichoides.) 
Plants, each 45c; 8 for $1.20. DENNSTAEDTIA PUNCTILO- 
BULA—Hay-scented Fern, called so from the pleasing scent 
of the dried foliage. Dense plants with broad-based, rapidly 
tapering fronds, thrice-cut. Prefers light shade but ‘tolerates 
sun. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
