AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE 
Dolichos lignosus (pc) Grp. 2 
Small rose-pink flowers like Sweet Peas 
in summer on evergreen vine. Pkt. 10c. 
BABY BLUE EYES 
Nemophila (ag) Grp. | 
Small cup-shaped flowers on 6-inch 
plants, perfect for bulb- and ground- 
covers, in sun or partial shade. 
Insignis Blue. Sky-blue. Pkt. 10c. 
BABY’S BREATH 
See Gypsophila. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON or 
CORNFLOWER (a) Grp. 3 
Centaurea cyanus. Large, very double 
flowers on long stems on 2- to 3-foot 
erect plants; one of the finest cut- 
flowers, and grown chiefly for that pur- 
pose. 
Blue Boy. Rich Cornflower blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Pinkie. True rose-pink. Pkt. 10c. 
Finest Mixed. 
10c. 
Includes other shades. Pkt. 
BALSAM 
“Lady Slipper” (a) Grp. 2 
An old and popular garden flower, 
equally at home in partial shade or full 
sun. Showy masses of brilliant, waxy dou- 
ble flowers on 2-foot bushes. 
Camellia Flowered. The finest type. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
BEAN 
See Scarlet Runner. 

BALSAM, CAMELLIA FLOWERED 
BEGONIA, FIBROUS-ROOTED 
BEGONIA (p) Grp. 2 
Although Begonias may be grown in 
sun, they are one of the year-around 
shade-garden and potted plant mainstays, 
and chiefly grown for these purposes. 
Press the tiny seeds onto the surface of 
sand, leafmold, and loam. 
FIBROUS-ROOTED. For bedding; 6 to 12 
inches. 
Carmen. Salmon; dark foliage. 
Christmas Cheer. Large scarlet. 
Christmas Pink. Large rose-pink. 
Indian Maid. Scarlet; dark foliage. 
Luminosa. Compact red. 
Scandinavia. Dwarf pink. _ 
White Pearl. Clear white. Pkts. 25c. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED. Breath-taking 
blooms for summer shade gardens and 
pots; 18 inches tall. 
Giant Camellia Doubles, Mixed. 
lustration, page 35.) Pkt. 50c. 
(See il- 
The ideal soil for seed is light 
and porous but will hold moisture 
enough to permit good germina- 
tion. 
A good soil’mixture for seeding 
either indoors or outside is: % 
light loam, 4 sand and 4 granu- 
lated peat moss. The addition of 
leaf mold improves the mixture. 
The top 2 inches of a seed bed 
should be screened through a 
44-inch mesh screen. The ingre- 
dients should be thoroughly mixed 
and, just before sowing, firmed 
down with a flat block of wood or 
similar implement. 


CALENDULA, PACIFIC BEAUTY 
BELLIS 
“English Daisy” (pa) Grp. 3 
Very double pink, rose, and white 
daisies for cheerful edgings 6 inches high 
in cool weather, or partial shade. 
Monstrors Rose, White, or Mixed. Pkts. 
15c. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER 
Didiscus (a) Grp. 2 
Tiny tubular blue flowers in lacy flat 
heads, best as a cutflower in sun. Pkt. 10c. 
BRACHYCOME 
See Swan River Daisy. 
BROWALLIA (a) Grp. 3 
Elata. Deep pure blue, round, flat flow- 
ers for beds in sun or partial shade; 15- 
inches. Pkt. 10c. 
CALCEOLARIA 
“Pocketbook Plant” (a) Grp. 5 
Showy spotted red, yellow, and bronze 
purse-shaped flowers for indoor pots in 
spring, or beds in mild shade later. 
Hybrida Grandiflora. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Extra large Mixed. 

CALCEOLARIA 

3 sd BETTER GARDENS, SAN MARINO, CALIFORNIA 
