Ruffled White. Pure white, ruffled and du- 
plexed. 
Smiles. Salmon to shrimp pink. 
Pkt., each 15c 
Sweet Pea Collection. One packet each of 
Ghemele Nbr COlLOLS serteta ete cancepelenetereretarereters 85c 
Giant Ruffled Mixture. Flowers large and so 
much ruffled that they appear double. 
Includes many named varieties as well 
as many other colors of which there is 
not, as yet, sufficient stock to offer sepa- 
MRO, Gore DAO Doe Ob OL Ode noe Pkt. 25c 
VIOLA (a) 
Like small pansies but blooming more freely 
and for a longer time. Do best in full sun. 
Start seed from August to March. 4 to 6 
inches. 
Brilliant Mixture. A new strain that is much 
brighter, gayer, larger, and generally im- 
proved. Far ahead of any other viola 
strain that we have seen........ Pkt. 15c 
VIRGINIAN STOCK 
French Forget-Me-Nots (a) 
A hardy annual that can be sown in the 
open ground at frequent intervals through 
spring, summer and autumn. In California 
autumn sowings do best. Blooms in 60 to 90 
days. Dwarf compact little plants. Fine for 
edgings and ground cover. 6 inches. 
Finest Mixture. Small red, rose and white 
flowers about % inch across. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 Pkts. 20c; 1 oz. 35c 
VISCARIA, Rose of Heaven (a) 
A single pink-like flower, free blooming, 
making bright clumps in the border. Sow 
in well-drained, loose soil and a sunny or 
hnalf-shady exposure. Fine for edgings, pot 
culture and cutting. March to May for 
summer flowering; September to October 
for early spring flowering. 1 foot tall. 
Brilliant Mixed. Pink, rose, red, blue, and 
wT Ge ye clo koe cheers cnate s erayorer enero Pkt. 15c 
ZINNIAS (a) 
March to July. Zinnias are hot weather 
flowers, bright and colorful in the garden 
and without peer in cut-flower arrange- 
ments. March is early enough to start seeds 
in boxes. When the ground gets warm the 
seeds may be sown where plants are to 
flower. Dig a trench alongside the row of 
plants and let the water run slowly for sev- 
eral hours, watering only once a week or 
every two weeks. Cultivate after each irri- 
gation to conserve moisture. Blooms from 
early summer till hard frost. 2 to 3 feet. 

HOW TO GROW SEEDS 
When sown outdoors, most seeds should be scattered over well pulverized 
ground, then covered lightly with a layer of finely pulverized soil or sand. 
Large seeds should be covered about twice their thickness. Keep ground 
moist during germination and while plants are small. Thin if plants are too 
thick. 
If seeds are started in boxes or flats, be sure that the bottom of the flat pro- 
vides good drainage. The soil should be made up of equal portions of leaf- 
mold (or peat), sand and good garden loam. This should be screened to re- 
move any hard lumps, stones or other coarse material. Wet the soil, prefer- 
ably with boiling water, the day before planting. When the soil has dried 
out sufficiently to permit planting loosen the top slightly and plant seeds, not 
too close together. Barely cover with light soil, then firm the ground with a 
smooth board. Cover the top of the flat with a newspaper or cheesecloth. If 
the ground is moist at time of planting it will not be necessary to water at 
planting time. Too much water is apt to cause damping off. The soil should 
be kept “moist,” not “wet.’’ When the seeds begin to come up, gradually lift 
the paper or cheescloth to permit air and light. 
DAMPING OFF will occur only if flats are kept too wet or in a greenhouse 
without proper ventilation. Watering with a weak solution of clorox, about 
5 to 6 per cent, we have found to be the best cure and preventive. 
The plants should be transferred to other boxes when they begin to show 
the second pair of leaves. Prepare the soil as when seeds are just planted, 
but add a little well decayed manure to stimulate the growth. Transplant to 
open ground when the young plants are two to four inches high, depending 
on the natural growth of the various plants. 
When seeds are sown directly in the ground in dry climate, it will be neces- 
sary to use a very light covering of peat moss or other good mulch to hold 
the moisture—otherwise the small plants will perish for lack of top moisture. 

Lilliput or Pompon Type Canary Bird. Canary yellow. 
Blooms the size of, and resembling pompon Cherry Queen. Very large cherry red. 
dahlias. Small, round, compact flowers on 
strong stems. All shades of pink, rose, yel- 
low, lilac, buff, crimson. 
Lilliput Full Color Mixture 
Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 35¢ 
Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson. 
Dream. Lavender. 
Exquisite. Light rose. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. 
IMumination. Deep rose. 
Tall Large Flowering Varieties 
Super Crown O’Gold. Pastel tints. The very 0F@"8¢ King. Large orange scarlet. 
finest large flowered zinnia introduced 
since the original dahlia ffowered zinnia. 
Pkt. 25c; 1% oz. 75c 
Oriole. Orange, gold bi-color. 
Polar Bear. White. 
Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet. 
All 15¢ Per Pkt. 
Group Collection. All 11 varieties..... $1.00 
Gold Medal Mixture. ...Pkt. 25c; 1% oz. 75c 
Dahlia Flowered 
Huge fully double flowers, resembling deco- 
rative dahlias. 
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