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Phiox Grandifiora Mixed 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI GRANDIFLORA 
This class of Phlox grows 15 in. tall and the plants must be 
spaced foot apart. The seed lays 2-4 weeks before it germinates. 
Start the seed of annual phlox from February to April in a spent 
hotbed or in a cold frame. Or start the seed in a greenhouse but 
as soon as the seed is “up” move the sowing into a cold frame. If 
you will leave the plants in a warm house or carry the plants in a 
hot bed they are Hable to blight. To avoid blight do not start the 
seed in a greenhouse before February and keep the plants cool. In 
the open the seed can be sown as soon as the ground is in condition. 
To get first class plants in pots remove the first bloom, nip the tips 
of plants and you will get nice bushy plants with a mass of bloom. 
The seed of every species of perennial phlox is best started outdoors 
from September to December, the seed covered lightly. From this 
sowing you will get a full stand early the following spring. 
SPLENDENS—Dark brilliant crimson. ISABELLINA—Pale yellow. 
CINNABARINA—Dazzling red of unusual brilliancy. 
ALBA—Snow white. COCCINEA — Fiery scarlet. ROSEA — Pink. 
VIOLACEA—Violet-blue. MIXED—Any color: T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; 
Pentstemon 
There are few perennials that are as valuable as Pents- 
temon. The plants are long-lived, drought and heat resist- 
ing. When other perennials are struggling to just keep alive 
in hot and dry weather, Pentstemon can be relied upon to 
produce quantities of real flowers, high class for cutting. 
Easily raised from seeds, thrives in a variety of soils in shade 
or sun. Hardy except where noted. 
Sow the seed of hardy varieties from late in March to the 
end of July. Seed of tender and half hardy varieties is best 
started under glass, February-March. The tender varieties 
require good rich soil and good drainage. The hardy varieties 
will do well in almost any kind of soil. The seed of all varieties 
of Pentstemon lays from 3 to 4 weeks before it germinates. 
COERULUS—Bright blue flowers in elegant dense spikes of 
great beauty from May to August. Height 15 in. T. pkt. 15c. 
CYANANTHUS—Deep bright-blue flowers of large size in 
dense clusters from June to August. Hardy perennial. Height 
15 in. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. 
ACUMINATUS—Produces in May and June long, graceful 
spikes of beautiful lavender blue flowers first class for cut- 
ting. Hardy perennial. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
PENTSTEMON GLABER—Produces hyacinth like trusses of 
bright blue in May and June, splendid for cutting. Highly 
ornamental and perfectly hardy perennial. Height 2 ft. T. pkt. 
10c; vs oz. 20c; % oz. 30c. 
GRACIELLA HYBRIDS—This strain produces elegant spikes 
of graceful flowers in many colors excellent for cutting from 
June to October. Half hardy perennial blooming first year 
from seed if sown early. Height 30 in. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 
40c; oz. $2.00. 
SPECTABILIS—Beautiful specie, individual flowers an inch 
or more long of rich royal blue in long spikes from June to 
September. Hardy perennial. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 25c. 
PENTSTEMON GRANDIFLORUS 
Conspiciously beautiful, absolutely hardy, thriving in good 
or poor soil, wet or dry in full sunshine and also in partial 
shade blooming during May and June. The flowers are bell 
shaped, carried on a stout stalk resembling foxglove in ap- 
pearance, of delicate blue color. First rate cut flower. Height 
30 in, T pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; oz. $2.60. 
HYBRIDUS PRAECOX—The best of the Torreyi group, re- 
markable for its great variety of rich colors. Develops to per- 
fection in semi shade and when mulched with a layer of about 
5 inches of old manure. In bloom May-June. Fine cut flower. 
Height 4 ft. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; oz. $1.20. 
PENTSTEMON GORDONI SPLENDENS—Produces long erect 
spikes of rich, dark blue flowers, high class for baskets and 
bouquets. Height 3 ft. Owing to sudden changes in tempera- 
ture, Gordoni Pentstemon changes its color. From the most 
lovely blue it changes into a pink—a lovely color too. Of high 
value in flower work whether the blooms are blue or pink. 
In bloom June-August. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. 
PENTSTEMON SENSATION 
Flowers gloxinia-like two inches across, borne on long 
stems in all colors from pure white to crimson and violet. A 
percentage of the flowers are beautifully edged with a con- 
trasting color and when grouped in a bed of 10 or more plants 
the effect is most brilliant. Sensation is not hardy in the 
North, it is treated same as Antirrhinum. The seed is sown 
in Februlary and March, the plants start to bloom in July and 
stay in flower till frost. Protect the plants over winter by 
light covering or lift with a ball of dirt and store in a frost 
proof cellar. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c; oz. $2.20. 
SPECIOSUS—Very showy, producing elegant long spikes of 
rich gentian blue flowers from June to October. Height 3 ft. 
PENTSTEMON SPECIAL MIXTURE—Contains every hardy 
perennial variety listed by us as well as some rare and new 
varieties to be listed when we will have a sufficient supply 
of seed. T. pkt. 15c; vs oz. 25c; % oz. 465c. 
blooming, thriving in any kind of 
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Petunias soil if fully exposed to the sun, 
petunias are highly popular. There are several types. Very 
dwarf as the Martha Washington, Compact Bedding growing 
9 inches tall, common Bedding with rather spreading plants 18 
inches tall, Balcony petunias, ideal type for porch boxes, Large 
Flowered single and double, average height of plants 15 inches, 
Double Bedding and the All Double. Sow the seed in January 
to get blooming plants for early spring sales and keep on sow- 
ing up to June at which time it is best to sow directly to where 
the plants are to stand. The seed of large flowering Petunias, 
single or double, produces robust and also weak seedlings. 
Save these weak seedlings because these produce the largest 
and richest colored flowers. The seed being expensive, should 
be started in heat for best results. Petunia plants are marketed 
in flats and in pots. Potted plants should be staked and sup- 
ported, kept pinched back up to middle of May and only then 
allowed to bloom. Treated that way the plants are bushy and 
compact with many large flowers. 
Baleony Petunias 
An excellent type to use in window boxes to trail down the 
sides for a hanging effect. The most floriferous of all large flowered 
petunias. Plants 18 to 24 inches high and will spread or trail as 
much as 36 to 40 inches. Flowers single three inches across. 
BALCONY BLACK PRINCE—Deep velvety red. BALCONY PINK 
—Clear deep rose, golden throat, extremely attractive. BALCONY 
WHITE—Snowhite, bright and clear, very free. BALCONY DARK 
RED-—Satiny crimson, very large flowers. BALCONY ROYAL 
PURPLE—Velvety dark blue. BALCONY RED WONDER. Bold 
bright-red, flowers close to 4 inches across. BALCONY MACULA- 
TA. Large flowered white, striped and spotted deep rose-red, yel- 
low throat. Highly attractive. BALCONY MIXED. ANY COLOR: 
T. pkt. 15c; sy oz. 25c; ys oz. 35c; % oz. 65c; oz. $4.00. 
Because easily raised, free 
BALCONY QUEEN—An extra large flower, larger than any other 
type of Balcony Petunias, deep velvety blue with rays and blotches 
of pure white of stri beauty. A most conspicuous and beautiful 
variety that no florist should overlook. 
