
PETUNIA, RUFFLED GIANTS 
NIEREMBERGIA 
“Dwarf Cup Flower” (pa) Grp. 3 
The very dwarf (6-inch) spreading 
plants are covered with cup-shaped flow- 
ers for months; will bloom as annuals but 
may be flowered for another season. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Purple Robe. Unfading deep violet. Pkt. 
25c. 
Hippomanica. Layender-blue. 
PANSY (ba) Grp. 4 
For winter bloom in Southern Califor- 
nia Pansies require full sun. However, 
partial shade is preferable for plants set 
in spring or summer. Although your own 
Pansies are easily grown from seed, we 
recommend that you conserve your time 
and effort, by starting with only the fin- 
est available strains . . . BETTER GAR- 
DENS offers no others. 
Genuine Imported Roggli Swiss Giants. 
Rich red, purple, pure white, pure yel- 
low, yellow (black center), brick-red, 
rose-pink, rich deep blue, all available 
separately, or mixed (including other 
shades). Pkts. 25c; 1/16 oz. $2.00. 
Steele’s Butterfly Hybrids. A lovely new 
Jumbo strain, with wavy, heavily-ruf- 
fled petals. The huge flowers include 
many pastel tints of lavender, yellow, 
blue, tan, copper, and rose. Pkt. 35c. 
Steele’s Mastodon Jumbo Mixture. Equally 
as large as the Roggli Swiss, but in an 
even wider color range, including ex- 
quisite pastel shades. Pkt. 25¢; 1/16 
oz. $2.00. 
“Santa Anita Jumbo Mixed’. 
from the above two strains. 
1/16 oz. $2.00. 
Blended 
Pkt. 25c; 
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. 
COMPACT BEDDING VARIETIES: 
Celestial Rose. Bright rose. Pkt. 10c. 
Glowing Rose. See Novelties, page 2. 
Heavenly Blue. Best lavender-blue. Pkt. 
10c. 
Rosy Morn. Rosy pink; white throat. Pkt. 
10c. 
Silver Medal. New salmon. See page 3. 
Snow Mountain. Best white. Pkt. 10c. 
Velvet Ball. Deep velvety red. Pkt. 25c. 
Ruffled Garden Giants. See Novelties, 
page 3. 
EXTRA LARGE-FLOWERED TYPES: 
Dazzler. New intense orange-scarlet. Pkt. 
25c. 
Elk’s Pride. 
25c. 
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. 1 
Campanularia ‘California Blue Bell’’. Rich 
Gentian blue bell-flowers for sun or 
light shade. Pkt. 10c. 
Water- But Gently 
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: nches 
over the seed bed to al.ow free 
circulation of air. 
Be sure to keep the seed bed 
moist. Excessive dryness will pre- 
vent germination, 

PHLOX DRUMMONDI 
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. 
Chamois Rose. Salmon-pink. Pkt. 15c. 
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. 
Gigantea Art Shades. Extra large florets 
in pastel shades, with prominent white 
eyes; | foot. Pkt. 15c. 
Gigantea, Mellow Moon. 
low. See page 3. 
New soft yel- 
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 
in similar cool, moist climates. Pkt. 
25C. 
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. 
See California Poppies under California. 

AFRICAN MARIGOLDS PREFER RICH, MOIST SOIL . . . FRENCH MARIGOLDS POOR SOIL AND LESS WATER 15 
