OLDS’ POPPIES 




Sweet Briar Shirley Poppy. 
TRAINETTS. The 
new weatherproof trel- 
lis netting for climb- 
ing plants and flowers. 
Three sizes, 65c, 85c 
and $1.25, postpaid. 
See page 44: 

unflower, Chrysan- 
themum Flowered. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
1180. SUNFLOWER. Sun Gold. H. A. Chrys- 
anthemum Flowered. Bright yellow, double flow- 
ers, resembling chrysanthemums. Pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c; 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; %4 1b., 20c; 
Yo lb., 35c. 
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., 
10c; 2 pkts., 15c; % oz., $1.15; % oz., $2.00; 
0z., $3.75, 
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., 10c} 2 pkts., “16ce;% 24° 0z., 5Ocs 1 0z., 
85¢; oz., $1.50. 
| 906. 
1123. 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- 
pies. See page 37 for complete description and 
colored illustration. Pkt., 10c; Ye oz., 50c; o2z., 
1122. 
or Ghost Poppies. 
long, wiry stems, Pkt., 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. 
PKt., L0¢e 3-2 pktsi, 15c: 
Reselected Single Shirley. H. A. Silk 
Beautiful, satiny flowers on 

Mixed Salpiglossis. 
1145. SALPIGLOSSIS. Ese A. Emperor 
Mixed. (Painted Tongue.) A very attractive 
stems bearing lily-shaped 
Keeps fresh in water 
annual with slender 
flowers veined with gold. 
a long time. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 40c; ¥% oz., 60c. 
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 
blooms are large and bell shaped with a throat 
of true orange shading to golden yellow on the 
flare part of the bloom. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c, 
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., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c. 
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. PkKt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; %4 oz., $2.00; 
YW oz., $3.50, 
1152. SALVIA, Fireball. (Scarlet Sage.) H. 
A, 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., 15c; 
Y oz., $3.50. 
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. PEt SMlibepy 12 
pkts., 25c; 4% oz., $2.00; 
VY oz., $3.50. 
Foe) 

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., 10c; 2 pkts., 15¢c; ¥% oz. 75c; 
WY, oz., $1.40. 
1114. Starred and Fringed. 
star-like flowers of many colors, 
Pkt., 15¢; 2 pkts., 25c. 
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. Gigantea Salmon Glory. H. A. A new 
pure salmon pink with a _ distinct creamy 
white eye. A very striking and beautiful com- 
bination. See page 387 for color illustration. 
HAS Pretty 
some fringed. 
Pkt,,-.200%) 2) pkts.7 3c: 

F% 
Gigantea Art Shades 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 
is 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., 15¢; 2 pkts., 25c. 
Salvia or Scarlet Sage. 
