You Should Try Spider Flower 
SHIRLEY POPPY. There are few flowers with such 
delicate and attractive coloringsand at the same time 
so easy to grow. They prefer full sun and a light, 
sandy loam soil. An annual that will not stand trans- 
planting. It can be planted as soon as the soil can be 
worked, and for continuous bloom, successive sowings 
should be made. Thin to 6 or 8 inches. Height 2 ft. 
American Legion: A greatly improved Flanders 
Poppy having very large single flowers of brilliant 
scarlet with a white maltese cross. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Double Shirley Mixture: An especially fine mixture 
of double flowers, many of which are ruffled, in 
shades of pink, salmon, rose and scarlet. Pkt. 10 
cts.; La. Pkt: 20 cts: 
STOCKS, Double Ten Weeks Mixture: If you have 
never tried these Ten Weeks Stocks we know you 
will be pleased with them. They are so named be- 
cause they bloom in ten weeks after planting seed. 
The flowers are plentiful in a wide selection of colors 
including shades of blue, red, cream, rose, pink, and 
white. The plants are of branching habit, eventu- 
ally growing to about 18 inches, however they will 
not grow well unless the weather is cool and moist. 
Start in the house April lst or in the garden as soon 
as the soil can be worked. Thin to 8 or 10 inches. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Stocks, Double Early Giant Imperial. (See page 42). 
Tallest Annuals 
The tall growing annuals adapt themselves to use as temporary quick-growing screens and hedges; as fillers 
for holes in flower borders; or as individual plants of interest in the small garden. 
Complete annual beds ar- 
ranged with the taller growing sorts in the background may be used successfully to soften harsh shrubbery corners 
and screens. 
The better plants for these purposes are Cleome or Spider Flower, Kochia or Summer Cypress, Cosmos, 
Nicotiana, Balsam, Four-o-Clock, Helianthus or Sunflower, and Castor Beans. 
The height of the plants as 
given in the descriptions below will assist you in placing them properly. 
If Cosmos is selected, it is suggested that plants be placed two or three rows deep to secure maximum results. 
CLEOME or SPIDER FLOWER: All-America Silver 
Medal 1942. One of the taller annuals that attracted 
the most attention of visitors in our trial grounds. 
Its huge trusses of bright salmon pink flowers borne 
on long stems give a striking show from mid-summer 
until frost. Start in the house April 10th or in the 
garden after danger of frost. Thin to 24 inches. 
Pieighteaiee Pkt. 15 cts: Le. Pkt. 25 cts. 
COSMOS, Sensation: All-America Silver Medal 1936. 
The feathery foliage and light airy pink and white 
blossoms are very appealing. One of the best tall 
border plants for late Summer and Autumn cut flow- 
ers. Plant as soon as the soil can be worked. Fre- 
quently Cosmos will self-sow. Will do well in dry 
or poor soil. Thin to 24 inches. Height 3¥% ft. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
COSMOS, Orange Flare: All-America Gold Medal in 
1935. An early blooming, bright orange Cosmos 
that is very good in the border and for cutting. 
Thin to 24 inches. Height 2% to3 ft. Pkt. 10cts.; 
Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
BALSAM, Camellia Flowered, Double: Combined 
with Alyssum or Verbena, Balsam looks well in the 
border. It is suitable for low hedges because of its 
upright habit. Grows rapidly. Colors: white, flesh, 
salmon and pink. Start in the house April Ist or in 
the garden after danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. 
Height 2 ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 
20 cts. 
FOUR O’ CLOCK or Marvel of Peru: An old 
favorite. On cloudy days and late afternoons the 
Four o' Clocks open their many colored blossoms. 
Humming birds love to visit these flowers. Plant 
after danger of frost. Thin to 18 inches. Height 2 
to 3 ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 
cts. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower), Sun Gold: A strain of 
100% double, dwarf sunflower. Plants 4 to 5 feet 
tall bearing a profusion of brilliant golden yellow 
blooms measuring 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Plant 
as a background in full sun for best effect after 
danger of frost. Thin to 24 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
TesPkt, 20 cts. 
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Cleome or Spider Plant is very impressive when mass planted. 
Cleome blooms over a long period, new blooms opening each day. 
Gordon Jones proudly displays to Joe an especially fine plant in the 
Seed Farm trial grounds. 
KOCHIA CHILDSI or Summer Cypress. A com- 
pact, symmetrical, and uniform plant having feath- 
ery, green foliage that turns to a brilliant red in 
Autumn. Plant as soon as the soil can be worked. 
Kochia often self-sows. Thin to 10 inches. Height 
Qi ite KtL LU Ctsibee ab kt20cts- 
NICOTIANA or Flowering Tobacco. Sweet-scented 
large blossoms that open in the evening. Mass in the 
border for fragrance. Start in the house March 
25th or in the garden after danger of frost. Thin to 12 
inches. Height 3 ft. 
Affinis: Sweet-scented, white. 
Affinis: Sweet-scented, choice mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Lg. Pkt. 20 cts. 
RICINUS or Castor Bean: The largest of all annuals, 
having huge brilliant green to lustrous bronze leaves. 
Used for tropical effects and as a screen planting. 
Castor Beans grow best in rich soil. Start in the 
house April 21st or in the garden after danger of frost. 
Thin plants to 24 inches. Height 5-10 ft. Pkt. 10 
ets.; Le. Pkt. 20 cts. 
