





SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 51 
Datura Angel’s Trumpet 
Robust ornamental annuals, with large and showy 
Howers, 2 to 3 feet high. 
Single White. Delightfully fragrant. 3 to 4 feet. 
Out 1948. 
Cornucopia. (“Horn of Plenty’). The flowers 
average 8 inches long by 5 inches across; French 
white inside, purple outside; delightfully fragrant; 
started early will flower in late summer. Out 1948. 
Delphinium 
Hardy Perennial Larkspur 
Seed may be sown any time from Spring till 
Fall. Sow in fine soil, %-in. deep. Seed germinates 
in about 15 days. Keep moist and shaded until well 
rooted. Seed grown early Spring will give some 
bloom first year; be in prime the second year. 
Hybrids. Platt’s Special. For years a specialist 
has been selecting delphinium varieties for the most 
beautiful shades. This includes Wrexham and 
Vanderbilt types that produce magnificent spire- 
like spikes, from deepest blue through bright blue, 
mauve and pastel shades. All Shades Mixed. Pkt., 
25GrteA-0Z 50 91,00 >) 0Z.,..$3.75: 

Delphinium Pacific Giants 
Pacific Giants. A new strain of giant flowered 
delphinium. The huge flowers are well spaced on 
strong, graceful stems. This strain is considerably 
mildew resistant and is now considered the “World’s 
Best.” Named varieties, each, 1/16 oz., $1.25. 
Pkt. 
Bluejay Series. Medium blue with dark bees aes. 50c. 
Blue Bird. True blue, white bee .......-..+.se000+ 50c. 
Summer Skies. Light blue, with white bee ........ 50c. 
Guinevere Series. Pinkish-lavender with white bee .. 50c. 
Galahad Series. Enormous pure white ..........-. 50c. 
Pacific Giants. All shades. %-oz., $1.50 .......... 35c. 
Belladonna Improved. This is called Everbloom- 
ing Hardy Larkspur; in addition is of the finest 
type, lovely light blue; height 3 ft. Per pkt., 25c.; 
%4-oz., $1.50. 
Bellamosum Improved. Deep blue, Belladonna 
type. Per pkt., 25c.; %-oz., $1.50. 
Chinensis. Cambridge Blue. If sown early flower 
first year. Surpassing Belladonna in brilliancy; 
height 2 to 3 feet. A great cut flower. Per pkt., 
25c.: 14-02., $1.00. 
Chinensis. Blue Mirror. A new type, bright navy 
blue without spurs. Perennial; blooms first year 
from early Spring sown seed. Has long blooming 
period. Height 15 inches. Per pkt., 20c.; %4-oz., 
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Dianthus Plumaris Double Mixed 
Dianthus 
This class of pinks are usually treated as hardy 
annuals. They flower early in summer and con- 
tinue until frost; excellent for small beds or edg- 
ing, flowering profusely. Hardy biennial. 
Westwood Beauty. Honorable Mention All 
America Selection 1946. From University of Cali- 
fornia. Flowers fringed, shades of red and crimson, 
some with lighter shades, on long stems. Resistant 
to heats Pkt. 25¢4%14-0Z.. 75c. 
Westwood Beauty, Finest Mixed. Entirely new 
tetraploid variety, combining large flowers of the 
Dianthus Heddewigi with longer stemmed, well 
formed, abundant flowers in all the Dianthus colors. 
Peripkt. 25¢.;. 54-0z., /5C. 
Single Giant Mixed (Gaiety). Handsome large 
fringed flowers in great variety of color. Per pkt., 
URE rayon SH SUE 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Highly valued for beauty and fragrance of their 
flowers. These make splendid bushy plants, one to 
two feet high, for permanent beds and borders. 
Plumaris (Grass or Clove Pink). A single hardy 
pink, having fringed edge, white flowers, with dark 
center. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Plumaris Fl. Pl. Mixed (Double Clove Pink). 
Spicy clove fragrance. Double fringed flowers of 
white, crimson, pink, rose and salmon. Per pkt., 
15c.--34-02., (0G 
Semperflorens. (Everblooming Hardy Garden 
Pink). Very beautiful sweet scented, double, semi- 
double and single flowers. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $2.50. 
Winteri. A variety of colors on compact upright 
plants 12 inches high; fine for rock garden. Fra- 
grant. Per pkt., 25c.; %-oz., $2.00. 
