OLDS’ POPPIES 



Sweet Briar Shirley Poppy. 
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Sunflower. Chrysan- 
themum Flowered. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
1180. SUNFLOWER. H. A. Chrysanthemum 
Flowered. Bright yellow, double flowers, re- 
sembling chrysanthemums. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15¢; 14 0z., 25c; oz., 40c. 
1185. SUNFLOWER. H. A. Mammoth Rus- 
sian. Immense plants, 12 feet high with single 
blossoms from 6 to 15 inches across. Seeds used 
for birds and poultry, Oz., 10c; % Ib., 25c. 
Single Mixed Portulaca. 
PORTULACA OR ROSE MOSS 
1130. PORTULACA. Double Mixed. H. A. 
(Rose Moss.) Small, fleshy plants, producing a 
carpet of bloom, even in dry weather. Pkt., 
15¢; 2 pkts., 25¢, 
1131. PORTULACA, Single Mixed. H. A. 
Even more beautiful than the double. Fine for 
edging or bedding and mass plantings on boule- 
vards and terraces. Does well on poor soils. 
Pkt., 10¢; 2: pkts.; J5c; 14 oz. Tocs Ye oz, 
$1.25; oz., $2.25, 
Olds’ New All Double Shirley Poppy. 
(Mixed.) H. A. Here is a strain that comes 
practically 100% double from seed. The wide 
range of colors includes scarlet, carmine, crim- 
son, dark and light pink, salmon shades, white 
edged, scarlet on white grounds, pinks on white 
grounds. The size of the poppies is a quarter 
again larger than the old types of Shirley Pop- 
See page 39 for complete description and 
1123. 
pies. 
colored illustration. Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 45c; 02., 
80c, 
1122. MReselected Single Shirley. H. A. Silk 
or Ghost Poppies. Beautiful, satiny flowers on 
long, wiry stems, PkKt., 5c. 
1127. American Legion. H. A. Vivid scar- 
let-red Shirley Poppy. The first official flower of 
the American Legion. Very much in demand be- 
cause of the associations. Pkt., 5c. 
1124. Sweet Briar. H. A. Beautiful double 
Begonia-shaped flowers of a delightful shade of 
deep rose pink. The blooms are fully double 
resembling a Begonia. Will make a fine cut 
flower when the blooms are cut in the bud. 
Stems are twenty-four to thirty inches long. 
Pict. L0cseeapKts aaoce 
TRAINETTS. The new weatherproof trellis 
netting for climbing plants and flowers. Three 
sizes, 39c, 49c and 69c, postpaid, See page 52. 

' Mixed Salpiglossis. 
1145. SALPIGLOSSIS. 
Mixed. (Painted Tongue.) \ 
annual with slender stems bearing 
Emperor 
A very attractive 
lily-shaped 
flowers veined with gold, Keeps fresh in water 
a long time. Pkt., 5c; Y% oz., 40¢; Y2 0z., 60c. 
ish Us\p 
1146. SALPIGLOSSIS. Primrose. H. A. 
Salpiglossis was judged the most popular flower 
in the Horticulture Garden at the Century of 
Progress in 1934 at Chicago. An_ old-fashioned 
flower and one of the best for cutting. We think 
Primrose is one of the finest varieties. The 
plooms are large and bell shaped with a throat 
of true orange shading to golden yellow on the 
flare part of the bloom. Pkt., 5c. 
1147. SALPIGLOSSIS, Purple and Gold. 
H. A. This new Salpiglossis has a very beau- 
tiful and striking combination of colors. The 
large trumpet-shaped blooms are of a velvety 
shade of Elk’s purple veined with rich deep gold. 
Must be seen to be appreciated. Pkt., 5c. 
1150. SALVIA. America. (Scarlet Sage.) 
H. A, This variety grows 14 to 16 inches tall 
and is the earliest and most continuous bloomer 
of all the Salvias. Very uniform in habit and 
growth, making it ideal for bedding. Scarlet 
flowers. Pkt., 25c; 2 pkts., 45c; 1% oz., $2.00; 
Y% oz., $4.50. 
1152. SALVIA, Fireball. (Scarlet Sage.) H. 
iA Taller than the America, growing about 
18 inches in height with numerous flowering 
spikes of a fiery scarlet. 
The plant branches free- 
ly and side shoots often 
produce 4 to 5 flowering 
spikes each. Pkt., 25c; 
2) pkts., 45¢% 1% 0z., 
$2.00; % oz., $4.50. 
1151. SALVIA FA- 
RINACEA. Blue Bedder. 
H. A. This is the deep- 
est blue variety of Sal- 
via that we know of. It 
makes a splendid back- 
ground for all other col- 
ors in the border and it 
can also be used by dry- 
ing for winter bouquets. 
Grows 2% to 8 feet in 
height) Ext Loos oS 
pkts., 25c. 
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Salvia Farinacea Blue 
Bedder. 

OLDS’ PHLOX 

1110. Finest Annual Mixed. H. A. One of 
the easiest to grow of all annuals. Flowering 
continuously from a few weeks after seed is 
sown. Remove faded flowers to encourage bloom- 
ing. A splendid mixture of pleasing colors and 
varieties, Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts.,.25c; ¥% oz., 85¢; 
Y oz., $1.50. 
1114. Starred and Fringed. H. A. Pretty 
star-like flowers of many colors, some fringed, 
PEt, 20cs92 pkts:, 35c. 
1111. Gigantea Rosy Morn. H. A. A new 
deep pink with white eye, much like the Rosy 
Morn Petunia. Florets will average larger than 
a half dollar. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c. 
1112; 
pure salmon 
white eye. 
bination. 
Gigantea Salmon Glory. H. A. A new 
pink with a _ distinct creamy 
A very striking and beautiful com- 
Pkt., -20¢; 2 pkts., 35c. 
Phlox. 
1113. Gigantea Art Shades. Mixed. H. A. 
A new strain of Drummondi Phlox with individ- 
ual florets 1% inches or more in diameter, In 
addition to the enormous flowers, the color range 
1s exquisite, ranging through all the soft art 
shades. There is a complete absence of harsh 
colors in this wonderful mixture. Plants are 
about nine inches high. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c, 
Gigantea Art Shades 

Salvia or Scarlet Sage. 

