
“DEPENDABLE SEEDS AND BULBS”’ Since 1907 17 



CYMBIDIUM ORCHID, PAUWELSI 
PETREL. Gleaming golden yellow. 
SCHLEGELI. 
Early. 
(Garnet x Pauwelsi.) Late. 
Usually in pink tones. (Insigne x Wiganianum.) 
OSMUNDINE FIBRE. For planting Cattleya orchids. 
fully and tightly around the roots. 
$1.00. Postpaid. 
Pack care- 
No soil required Per lb., 
NASTURTIUM, Tropaeolum. tro-pee’-o-lum. Sun, part shade. 
Bright flowers, very easily grown; the dwarf sorts for edg- 
ings in sun or partial shade, the talls covering low fences, or 
trailing as a ground cover, and both furnishing bouquets. Sow 
any time. Germination period 10 to 14 days. 
DOUBLE-FLOWERING GLEAM HYBRIDS. Spreading type: 
Golden. Large, fragrant golden yellow flowers in profusion. 
Mahogany; Moon, soft creamy yellow; Orange; Salmon; Scar- 
let. 
Gleam Hybrids. Cream yellow, orange, scarlet, crimson, yel- 
low spotted red, etc. Mixed. 
All above, oz. 50c; 44 oz. 30c; Pkt. 15c. 
DOUBLE DWARFS. Gem Type; 10 inches: 
Golden Globe. New double, rich yellow dwarf. 
Scarlet Gem. Vivid red, green leaves. 
Gem Mixture. All colors. Oz. 35c; Pkt. 10c. 
SINGLES: 
Dwarf. Mixed. All colors; 10 inches. Oz. 45c; Pkt. 10c. 
ae or Trailing, California Giants Mixed. Oz. 45c; 14 oz. 25c; 
Pkt. 10c. 
NEMESIA. ne-mee’-she-a. Sun. 
Orange, yellow, rose, scarlet flowers in clusters; for showy 
beds and borders in Winter and Spring. Sow October to April. 
Germination period 20 days. 
Strumosa grandiflora Suttoni. Large flowered blue, orange, 
rose, scarlet, mixed. 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
Compacta Blue Gem. Splendid forget-me-not-like bedder; 
inches. Pkt. 10c. 
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NICOTIANA affinis, Sweet-scented Tobacco Plant. 
Nik-ko-she-ain’-a. Sun, light shade. 
Sun or partial shade. 
White, pink, lavender, and crimson, large, open flowers with 
long tubes, very fragrant at night; easily grown, quick and 
continuous-flowering; 2 to 4 feet. Sow where to remain. Octo- 
ber to June. Germination period 10 days. 
Waxy White; Crimson King; Pink Shades; 
All colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrids Mixed. 
NEMOPHILA insignis,Baby Blue Eyes. nem-off’-i-la. 
Sky-blue or white cups; California native; for beds and bulb- 
cover in sun or partial shade; 6 inches. Sow where to re- 
main. October to May. Germination period 7 to 10 days. 
Clear Blue. Oz. 80c; 12 oz. 45c; Pkt. 10c. 
NEPETA mussini. Per. nep’-e-ta. Sun or shade. 
Small blue flowers; grey foliage, ideal for rockeries and edg- 
ings; 1 foot. Sow January to April. Germination period 18 
days Pk loc: 
NIEREMBERGIA hippomanica, Dwarf Cup Flower. Per. Sun. 
near-em-berj’-ia. 
Lavender-blue. Open-cup flowers cover the compact, dwarf 
(5-inch) bushes all Spring and Summer. One of the best new 
flowers! Sow January to April for bloom first year. Pkt. 25c. 
Purple Robe. Like the pale lavender N. hippomanica, in its 
compact growth, but its flowers are of deep violet, unfading in 
the sun. Purple Robe blooms in 15 weeks from sowing, prefers 
sandy soil and full sun, a splendid bedding and rock garden 
subject. Pkt. 25c. 

NIGELLA, Miss Jekyll, Lave-in-a-Mist. ny-jell’-a. Sun. 
Semi-double, blue flowers, nestling in fine, feathery foliage; 
1144 feet. Sow February to May. Germination period 2 weeks. 
Corn-flower blue. Pkt. 15c. 
OENOTHERA lamarckiana, Evening Primrose. Bien. 
ee-noth’-er-a. Sun. 
Yellow, large flowers, opening at dusk and fragrant in the 
evening; easily-grown background plant in sun or semi-shade; 
4 feet. Sow December to March. Germination period 30 days 
Pkt. 10c. 
ORCHIDS. See page 16. 
ORTHOCARPUS purpurascens, Owl’s Clover. Sun. 
California native; pink blooms. Sow late Fall. Pkt. 10c. 
PAINTED DAISY. See Chrysanthemum, Annual. 
Pansies 
PANSY. Sun or part shade. 
Reds, purples, blues, yellow, and white; unsurpassed for low 
beds and edgings; 6 inches. Sow July to October for Winter, 
and until March for Spring and Summer. Germination period 
10 to 15 days. 
STEELE’S BUTTERFLY HYBRIDS. This is a new type 
of Pansy developed from Steele’s*famous Mastodon 
Jumbo strain. The petals of the huge flowers are 
ruffled, swirled and marked in a fascinating manner. 
The Butterflies come in pastel combinations of lav- 
ender, pink, soft blues, cream, soft yellow, and gold- 
en tan. Pkt. 75c. 
Steele’s Mastodon Jumbo Mixture. A superb strain of Amer- 
ican grown pansies; all giant flowered in the widest known 
color range. Very fine. 1/16 oz. $2.00; Pkt. 50c. 
Super Maple Leaf Giants. Large flowered strain composed of 
light colors only. 1/16 oz. $1.50; Pkt. 50c. 
Engelmanns Giants. Large flowers in all colors but blue and 
red, never solid, as each flower has a lighter tone around the 
edges of petals. 1/16 oz. $2.25; Pkt. 50c. 
Roggli Swiss Giants (Originator’s Seed). Large flowers with 
long stems. Plants are compact and early flowering. Contains 
both light and dark shades. Mixed colors. 1/16 oz. $2.00; 
Pkt. 50c. 
Alpenglow. Rich red. 
Berna. Rich purple. 
Jungfrau. Pure white. 
Gold Gelbe. Pure yellow. 
Hohenfuer. Orange-red. 
Lake of Thun. Deep blue. 
Rheingold. Immense yellow with a dark center. Above pack- 
ets, each color, 50c. 
Blumlisalp. Clarke’s Special Selection. A new Swiss Pansy 
with the resy tints of sunrise in the Alps, from palest pink to 
raspberry-rose. Plant with white, blue or pink bulbs or aza- 
leas for a lovely Spring garden effect. Pkt. $1.25; 14 Pkt. 75c. 
Geneva Giants. Compact growing plants with large flowers 
in a good color range. First flowers are small but as the 
EO season advances flowers increase in size. 4% oz. $1.50; 
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PANSY, ENGELMANN’S GIANT 
