
PETUNIA, RUFFLED GIANTS 
PENSTEMON (p) Grp. 4 
Snapdragon-like spikes, flowers like 
Foxglove, and a long blooming season, 
unusual for a hardy perennial, are all yours 
with Penstemon. 
Sensation Mixed. Lovely shades and mark- 
ings of pink, rose, red, and violet. Pkt. 
15c. 
PETUNIA (pa) Grp. 2 
Still one of our commonest and best- 
beloved flowers . . . but there is nothing 
common about some of the aristocratic 
newer types. Seed is best sown in seed- 
boxes early in the year and later trans- 
planted, or sown out-of-doors in the 
spring. Cover very lightly and apply water 
with a fine spray. Be careful not to dis- 
card the smaller and weaker seedlings, as 
it is from these that the finest flowers 
are often obtained. See color illustration, 
page 2. 
COMPACT BEDDING VARIETIES: 
Pkt. 10c. 
Glowing Rose. See Novelties, page 3. 
Celestial Rose. Bright rose. 
Heavenly Blue. Best lavender-blue. Pkt. 
10c. 
Rosy Morn. Rosy pink; white throat. Pkt. 
10c. 
Snow Mountain. 
Velvet Ball (Burgundy). 
25c. 
Ruffled Garden Giants. 
page 3. 
Best white. Pkt. 10c. 
Rich red. Pkt. 
See Novelties, 
EXTRA LARGE-FLOWERED TYPES: 
Dazzler. New intense orange-scarlet. Pkt. 
25c. 
Elk’s Pride. 
24¢. 
Ruffled Giants of California, Bodger’s Su- 
preme Florist Strain Mixed. Extremely 
large flowers, rich in shades of pink, 
rose, salmon, and copper. Pkt. 35c. 
White Cloud. Pure white. Pkt. 25c. 
Velvety blue-purple. Pkt. 
PHACELIA (aw) Grp. | 
Campanularia “California Blue Bell’. Rich 
Gentian blue bell-flowers for sun or 
light shade. Pkt. 10¢. 

PHLOX DRUMMONDI (a) 
Grp. 3 
Glorious masses of color for many 
months have kept the Annual Phlox at 
the head of the list of garden bedders and 
edgings for many years. 
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Chamois Rose. Salmon-pink. Pkt. 15e. 
Dark Blue-Violet. Pkt. 15c. 
Isabellina. Buff yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
Pure White. Pkt. 15c. 
Scarlet. White eye. Pkt. 15c. 
Grandiflora Mixed. Many colors. Pkt. 
15c. 
Nana Compacta Mixed. Dwarf 6-inch. 
Pkt. 15c. 

PLATYCODON, CHINESE BELLFLOWER 
Gigantea Art Shades. Extra large florets 
in pastel shades, with prominent white 
eyes; | foot. Pkt. 15e. 
PLATYCODON (p) Grp. 4 
The deep blue, large, open bells are 
colorful and interesting in the half-shady 
border. Pkt. 15c. 
POPPIES, Papaver 
Poppies have always been favorite gar- 
den flowers for their delicacy as well as 
the simplicity of the buds and neatness of 
the foliage. The pure colors and fine tex- 
ture of the petals make a good showing 
in the garden. In California, sow from 
October to March; in colder climates, very 
early spring. 
Iceland Poppies (pa) Grp. 3. Low foliage 
ideal as an edging, with wiry 15-inch 
stems for cutting displaying the orange, 
yellow, pink, salmon, and white crin- 
kled cups perfectly. Imperial Jewels 
Mixture. Pkt. 15c. 

Oriental Poppies (p) Grp. 4. Hardy 
plants with numerous leafy stems about 
22 feet bearing large, showy flowers 
of salmon, pink, and orange-scarlet, 
with a conspicuous black blotch on 
each petal. Best along the coast, and zs 
in similar cool, moist climates. Pkt. 
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Shirley Poppies (a) Grp. 1. A most charm- 
ing flower for the garden. The 212- 
foot plants with their deeply-cut foli- 
age, slender, hairy stems and silky-pet-_ 
aled blossoms, often fluted, present a 
gay, airy picture. Single Mixed. Pkt. 
10c. Double Shirley Finest Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c. 2 
See California Poppies under California. | 
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Water the seed bed thoroughly. 
but gently with a fine spray. A 
coarse spray or stream of water 
will wash the seed out of the soil. 
For this reason, when using an 
outdoor seed bed, it is well to have 
a cover available to place over the 
seed bed during rainy spells. This 
should be supported severa. n.hes 
over the seed bed to aliow free 
circulation of air. 
Be sure to keep the seed bed 
moist. Excessive dryness will pre- 
vent germination. 

ICELAND POPPY 

16 ra BETTER GARDENS, SAN MARINO, CALIFORNIA 

