ROBSON QUALITY SEED, HALL, NEW YORK 55 

PYRETHRUM 
Painted Daisy 
Single Mixed Colors. This form of daisy is excellent 
for early summer flowers in the garden and for 
bouquets in the house. The flowers are bright 
crimson, pink and white, and are borne on long stems. 
Plants grow 2 feet tall. Distance apart 1 ft. Pkt. 
25c; Lg. Pkt. .50c. 
BLUE BEDDER SALVIA 
Mealy Cup Sage. There are few flowers that bloom 
over as long a period as does Mealy Cup Sage—from 
August until after first frosts. The flowers are a soft, 
lavender-blue color and are borne on slender graceful 
spikes. The plants are 3 feet tall; the stems are held 
erect and are excellent for cutting. Although a true 
perennial it is often treated as an annual as it is not 
hardy if winters are extremely severe. Distance 
apart, 10linehes,  Pkt..25c;;Lgs. Pkt. 50c. 
SCABIOSA 
Caucasica House’s Hybrids. One of the _ best 
hardy perennials. The flowers are similar to the 
annual types except that the perennials have shorter 
florets at the center. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet 
tall and bloom from June to September in colors 
ranging from dark blue to lavender. Stems are ex- 
ceedingly long and excellent for cutting. Distance 
moateeledt ee Kty 25c3, le eKt. 50c, 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Always popular, Sweet William is beautiful when in 
bloom. The flower heads are large and composed of 
numerous good-sized individual blooms in combina- 

Pyrethrum or Painted Daisies are one of the most satisfactory 
perennials for early summer flowers. 
LUPINS 
Russell Hybrids. The new Russell Lupins are al- 
ways admired for the beauty and rich colorings of 
their stately blooms. Unfortunately, lupins will 
not grow well in regions where the summers are hot 
tions of pink, red and white. Plants grow | to 1% 
feet tall and are best treated as biennials. Dis- 
tance apart, 9 inches. 
Newport Pink. A beautiful salmon pink color that 
blends well in the perennial border. 
Dark Crimson. A very dark shade that provides 
good contrast. 
Holborn Glory. Large flowers in finest shades 
with distinct large eye. 
Above varieties. Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c. 
Collection. One packet of each of above for 
40c (Saving of 20c.) 
Choice Mixed Colors. A blend of many fine colors. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt: 40c. 

Sweet William is one of the most popular of our perennials. 
Alaska. 
Chieranthus Allioni. 
and dry; they need a cool, moist atmosphere as is 
found in some sections along the Great Lakes or the 
New England seacoast. As the lupins belong to the 
legume family, they will benefit from inoculation of 
the seed at planting time with a prepared culture of 
nitrogen-fixing bacteria. (See page 41). Distance 
apart, 12-24 inches. Finest mixed colors: Pkt. 
20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c. 
SHASTA DAISY 
Increasingly popular, the large white Shasta 
Daisy is beautiful in the garden. It combines well 
with blue delphinium and is very satisfactory as a 
cut flower. Give the plants a light mulch of straw 
for -winter protection: ' Height’ 2 ft. Distance 
apart hte PKG loess Lei Pkt.25c, 
WALLFLOWER 
Flowers are vivid bright 
orange on long spikes similar to the single stocks. 
Frequently it blooms so heavily that it exhausts 
itself. It is biennial in nature and is a splendid 
flower for the perennial border, the rock garden or 
for cutflowers. Wallflowers can be planted where 
they are to flower when the soil can be worked and 
they will usually bloom the first season. Height | ft. 
Distance apart. 1 it. ePke, [5c; Vea Pkty 25c: 
GARDEN CLUBS 
We have a set of Kodachrome slides of ‘‘Flowers of the 
South” available for Garden Clubs within a radius of 300 
miles from Hall. This set is made up of 150 colored slides 
we have taken at different times of year from North Caro- 
lina to Florida. We send someone with our own projector 
and screen to explain the pictures and to discuss your 
garden problems. There is no charge for the showing of 
these slides. 

