Flowers For Bedding 
Flowers in this class lend themselves to use in beds of various designs in the formal or informal garden. 
The 
variety offered will permit you to plant attractive flower beds in pleasing color combinations and with a long 
succession of bloom. 
Very striking effects are created where solid masses of any one of the suggested varieties or combinations of 
varieties are planted with a border of one of the edging plants. 
edged with White Alyssum—Swiss Giant Pansies with Alyssum or 
There are numerous possibilities that one can use and have delightful results. 
Candytuft with Portulaca. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. The silky, golden yellow 
and orange blossoms of California Poppies are lovely in 
masses in beds or borders. The plants spread over the 
ground and are about a foot tall. The leaves are gray- 
ish-green, and add much to the simple beauty of these 
flowers. Sow the seed in October or as soon as the soil 
can be worked in the Spring. Thin to 9 inches. 
Aurantiaca: Orange, true California Poppy. Pkt. 
10’ cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Finest Mixed Colors: An especially good blend of 
copper, orange, yellow, and white flowering poppies. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
CANDYTUFT: The neat heads of Candytuft blooms 
are always greatly admired. Plants are dwarf, profuse 
flowering and of easy culture. Seed should be sown suc- 
cessively over several weeks to insure flowers through- 
out the Summer as they are not as long-lived as we 
would like. The first planting can be made as soon as 
the soil can be worked. Useful for edging and cutting. 
Thin to 6 inches. Height | ft. 
Giant White Hyacinth-Flowered: Plants are 
branched, each branch a massive, long and thick 
hyacinth-like spike of pure white. Very showy and 
attractive. Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Choice Mixed Colors: The colored types are bright, 
gay flowers but have a shorter, more compact head 
than Giant White Hyacinth-Flowered. Pkt. 10 
cts. eo PKU a0 icts: 
CELOSIA PLUMOSA, Cockscomb: The heads of 
Feather Cockscomb resemble ostrich plumes of 
shiny, silky texture. Some are clear, brilliant pinks 
or crimson; others are like feathers of pure gold. 
Their plumy masses are magnificent when well 
grown. Start in the house April 10th or in the 
garden after danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. 
Height 2 ft. Mixed Colors: Pkt. 15 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 
25 cts. 

Marigolds of our Gem Mixture are literally covered with a mass of 
rich double blooms. 
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Picture a beautiful show of deep rose Petunias 
Ageratum—Giant White Hyacinth Flowered 
CYNOGLOSSUM, Chinese Forget-Me-Not. Fir- 
mament: All-America Bronze Medal Winner 1939. 
A new, compact and improved strain that is covered 
with bright indigo-blue flowers. The flowers are in 
sprays like Forget-Me-Nots on plants 18 inches tall. 
Start in the house April 10th or in the garden as soon 
as the soil can be worked. Thin to 10 inches. Pkt. 
10. cts:; Lg. Pkt; 20 cts. 
DAHLIAS FROM SEED, Dwarf Hybrids: It is easy 
and fascinating to grow Dahlias from seed and enjoy 
the surprise of new colors and forms. We believe 
this to be the best strain of dwarf Dahlias obtainable. 
Few blooms measure less than three inches. Twelve 
inch stems are profusely borne on bushy plants 18 to 
24 inches tall. Some of the lovely new colors are— 
shades of canary yellow, scarlet, terra cotta, apricot, 
crimson, lavender pink, purple, maroon, buff, cream, 
and white. Excellent as cut flowers. The tubers of 
those colors you like may be saved since separate 
colors of these hybrids are not possible from seed. 
Start in the house April 10th or in the garden after 
danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Lg. Pkt. 50 cts. 
DIANTHUS CHINENSIS, Double China Pinks: A 
very satisfactory flower that blooms profusely from 
July until late Fall. The petals are toothed or 
sometimes attractively fringed in red and related 
tones. Plant as soon as the soil can be worked. 
Thin to 8 inches. Height 1 ft. Mixed Colors: 
Pkt. 15 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 25 cts. 
MARIGOLDS, Dwarf Double French: Blooming 
from early Summer until after first frosts the French 
Marigolds are valuable annuals not only as bedding 
plants but also for edging and for cut flowers. If 
planted in too rich soil or watered too heavily the 
plants will grow heavy foliage with a scarcity of flowers. 
Start in the house April 10th or in the garden after 
danger of frost. Thin to 10 inches. Height 12 inches. 
Tall growing Marigolds will be found under Cut 
Flowers. 
Harmony: An excellent Marigold that is early and 
covered with a mass of large, bright, full double 
flowers. The center of each flower is a brilliant 
golden yellow, bordered with maroon red. Pkt. 15 
ctsa; Des Pkt. 25: cts, 
Melody: All-America Bronze Medal Winner in 1942. 
A new dwarf Marigold. The uniform, bushy plants 
are in bloom all Summer. The flowers are fully 
double, 1% inches across, and an excellent rich 
orange. Pkt. 15 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Flash: All-America Bronze Medal Winner in 1945. 
This is a single type Marigold that blooms early and 
until late in the season and is covered with a bright 
combination of colors which range from vivid red 
through bronze and tangerine. Pkt. 15 cts.; Lg. 
PKGwWo cts: 
Miniature Gem Mixture: A new Dwarf Marigold 
mixture we call to your special attention. The 
blend is made of lovely crested flowers in shades of 
yellow and with mahogany outer petals. The 9-10 
inch plants are compact and retain their neat form 
throughout the Summer. Thin to 10 inches. Pkt. 
15 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 25 cts. 
