24 O. P. Jackson SEED Company, Inc., Houston, TEXAS 

Portulaca 
(MOSS FLOWER) 
One of the best low-growing annuals for hot 
and sunny places; will grow and bloom pro- 
fusely in the summer time when other flowers 
are dead. Sow after all danger of frost is 
over. 
SINGLE MIXED. 
Pkt., 15c. 
DOUBLE MIXED. All shades and colors of 
double flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
Many beautiful colors. 
Jackson‘s Giant Portulaca, 
Parana 
This wonderful strain produces flowers that 
are twice as large as other Portulacas. A very 
dazzling purple-scarlet; flowers produced in the 
greatest profusion. Be sure and try this beau- 
tiful Portulaca. Pkt., 15c. 
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Jackson's Imperial Stocks 
JACKSON’S STOCKS. We offer you in stocks the Imperial Giant Double Early Stocks, 
which is an improved Bismark type growing from 24 to 30 inches tall, of branching habit, 
very early blooming, and can be planted in the fall and spring. 
WHITE. Pure white. Pkt., 20c. 
BLOOD RED. The finest red. Pkt., 20c, 
postpaid. 
APPLE BLOSSOM. A beautiful blush pink. 
Pkt., 20c, postpaid. 
GOLDEN BALL. 
20c, postpaid. 
LAVENDER. A clear lavender. Pkt. ,20c, 
postpaid. 
ELK’S PRIDE. A new royal purple intro- 
duced last year. Nothing can be more beauti- 
ful than a bed of Elk’s Pride planted in con- 
Bee ee with the Golden Ball. Pkt., 20c, post- 
paid. : 
A canary yellow. Pkt., 
Ricinus 
(CASTOR BEAN) 
This magnificent foliage is picturesque, showy 
and imposing in its very ornamental foliage. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Salvia—Scarlet Sage 
Beautiful annual, having bright flowers from 
early spring until killed by frost in the late 
autumn. Easy to grow and its many uses make 
it a very valuable and popular flower. 
SPLENDENS. A beautiful bright scarlet. 
Pkt., 15c. 
FIREBALL. Yery compact; covered with 
scarlet spikes. Pkt., 15c. 
FARINACEA BLUE BEDDER. Tall spikes 
of lovely deep blue, a fine background for con- 
trasting colors. Pkt., 15c. 
Solanum 
JERUSALEM CHERRY. A very popular pot 
plant for winter decoration, being dwarf and 
bearing in the greatest profusion, bright scar- 
let berries. Pkt., 15c. 
Statice (Sea Lavender) 
They are stemless, the leaves springing direct 
from the root stock and the flower stems are 
more or less twiggy, bearing their small flow- 
ers in much-branched panicles. The flowers are 
useful for drying in winter. 
MARKET GROWERS BLUE. A deep blue 
variety, growing about 3 feet high. Pkt., 15c. 

Scabiosa—Mixed 
paid. 
IMPERIAL GIANT DOUBLE EARLY 
STOCKS. All colors mixed. Pkt.. 2M¢, 
TEN WEEK STOCKS. Not as large as the 
Imperial Stocks. All colors mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
For VIRGINIA STOCKS, see Page 16. 
Scabiosa 
MOURNING BRIDE 
A beautiful flower growing about 2% feet 
high, having long flower stems. Does excep- 
tionally well in this section and is highly 
recommended for cut flowers. 
BLUE MOON AND ROSETTE. See page 16. 
FIRE KING. Rich rosy crimson. Pkt., 10c, 
postpaid. 
PEACH BLOSSOM. A peach blossom pink. 
Pkt., 10c, postpaid. 
AGERATUM BLUE. A beautiful blue. Pkt., 
10c., postpaid. 
MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 10c., postpaid. 

Sweet Sultan—Mixed 
Sunflower 
(HELIANTHUS) 
A stately, hardy annual of easy culture. 
Useful as a background or for a fence. The 
new types produce very showy flowers and 
nothing is prettier or brighter than to have a 
few of these ornamental varieties blooming 
around the home. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SUNFLOWER. A won- 
derful Sunflower; you have to see them to ap- 
preciate them. Pkt., 10c. 
THE NEW RED SUNFLOWER. This is a 
new type; the plant is of a free-branching 
habit with well shaped, dark centered. flowers 
of bright chestnut red, merging to a yellow at 
tips of the petals. Height about 6 feet. Pkt., 
10c. 

FLOWERS ARE MORALE 
PRESERVERS 
Now is not the time to stop planting 
flowers—our government urges us to 
continue beautifying our homes, schools, 
parks and roadsides. 

ROSE. A deep rose pink. Pkt., 20c, post- 
Jackson’s Imperial Stock 
Sweet William 
Extensively used in old-fashioned gardens. 
Flowers borne in large clusters of most bril- 
liant colors. 
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c. 
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c. 
Sweet Sultan 
A very hardy annual. Plants are of a 
spreading habit and one plant will produce 
enough cut flowers to keep an average home 
supplied the whole summer. 
CHOICE MIXED. Pkt., 10c. 
Salpiglossis 
This beautiful popular annual is sometimes 
called the ‘‘Painted Tongue,” and it well de- 
serves its name, as it produces an abundance 
of trumpet-shaped flowers on long stems. 
Shades of white, pink, red and purple. Should 
he planted very early in the spring. 
ALL COLORS MIXED. Pkt.. 10c. 
Tithonia 
SPECIOSA. The old-time Aztec Daisy flow- 
ers, resembling a Giant Zinnia of a vivid 
orange scarlet. Pkt., 15c. 
FIREBALL. See novelty page for Fireball, 
the new Aztec Daisy. Pkt., 25c. 
Torenia 
FOURNIERI. A richly colored Snapdragon- 
like flower of a delightful sky-blue. Excellent 
for beds, pots, or hanging baskets. Pkt., 15c. 
WHITE WINGS. A white variety with a rose 
throat. Pkt., 15c. 
MIXED. Pkt., 15c. 

Flower seeds are divided into three 
Bee Annuals, Biennials and Peren- 
nials. 
ANNUALS—Plants which, when 
grown from seed, mature, flower and 
die in one year. 
BIENNIALS—Plants which live two 
years, usually blooming only during the 
second year. 
PERENNIALS—Plants which, when 
grown from seed, usually begin bloom- 
ing the second year, and continue to 
live and bloom each succeeding year. 


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