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nial it is best to grow them as annuals, 
starting seeds as early as the: first of May, 
6-15-in. tall. 
—Allen’s Defiance. 
—scorpioides. MYOS-8. Pkt. 15¢ 
{rue For-get-me-not, large flowering 
blue, formally M. palustris. 
—Mixed Myosotis. MYOS-9X. Pkt. 10c 
All kinds mixed. 
NASTURTIUM (nas-TUR-sum) 
“Tropacolum (troh-PEE-oh-lum). Tender 
annuals not standing any frost, plant 
seeds in the open ground late in May or 
ey can be started indoors in pots or 
boxes; they do best in rather poor soil 
in a north exposure. In some localities the 
leaves and seed pods are pickled and:sold 
.as Indian Cress. 
SEMI-DOUBLE GLEAM. 
18-in. tall, this is the most popular type. 
—Orange Gleam. NAST-1. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c: %4 Ib. 80c 
Deep glowing golden orange. 
—Rose Glow. NAST-2. Pkt. 10c: 
oz. 30c;- %4 Ib. 80c 
MIG-1. Pkt. 10c: 
VY oz. 25¢ 
Individual florets are of immense size, 
compact plants, very fragrant. 
—Machet Giant Flowering. MIG-2. 
Pkt. U5c: % oz. 40c 
This a special straing pyramidal 
grewth, 
—Machet Golden Goliath. MIG-3. 
Pkt. 15ce: % oz. 40c 
Special strain. Golden yellow. flowers; 
large and very fragrant. : 
—Machet, Red Goliath. MIG-4. Pkt. 15c; 
- Special strain. Large red flowers: 
—Machet New York Market. 
MIG-5. Pkt. 15c: 4 oz. 40c 
Special Strain. ; 
—Machet. Special Mixed. MIG-6. 
Pkt. 10c: % oz. 35c 
—grandiflora Improved. MIG-7. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35¢ 
MIMULUS (MIM-eu-lus) 
Tender annuals and perennials; having 
large oddly shaped 2-lipped flowers ..of 
brilliant colors; excellent for boxes, bas- 
kets, house plants or for thé border as well 
as for the greenhouse, the more tender 
sorts when grown oufdoors. should have 
some shade and protection from the wind 
and plenty of moisture. Germinate the 
seed at around 60 degrees. They are all 
grown as annuals, 
—cardinalis. 
—cupreus (tigrinus) Hybrid. 
is 
Soft grenadine rose. 
—Vermillion Glow. 
Vivid -scatlet, dark 
—Golden Gleam. 
NAST-3.: Pkt. 10c; 
foliage. 
NAST-4. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; % Ib. 80c 
NAST-5. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; % lb. 80c 
—Mixed Gleam Hybrids. NAST-6X. 
Pkt. 10c: oz. 30c: 4 lb. 80c 
GLOBE TYPE, GIANT DOUBLE | 
FLOWERS, 12 inches. 
—Scarlet Emperor. NAST-7. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c; % lb. 90c 
—Scarlet Gleam. 
MIM-1. Pkt. 15c 
MIM-2. 
Pkt. 15c 
1-ft. tall, with flowers in contrasting 
stripes and spots in many colors. 
Dark foliage. 
—Golden Rose Emperor. NAST-8. 
Pkt. 10c: oz. 40c; 14 Ib. 90c 
Dark foliage. 
— —Espana. MIM-3. Pkt. 15c}: 
Purple-garnet, yellow throat. ‘"—Golden Globe. NAST-S. Pkt. 10c: 
— —Helvetia. MIM-4. Pkt. 15c oz. 40c; 4 Ib. 90c 
Golden yellow flowers: 
—Mahogany Gem. NAST-12. Pkt. 10c: 
oz. 40c: % Ib. 90c 
Dwarf hybrid, large reddish amarauth 
flowers. with white throats. 
—guttatus. MIM-6. Pkt. 25c 
More or less prostrate with brilliant inch 
long yellow flowers; hardy. From the 
Rocky Mountains. 
—lewisii. MIM-7. Pkt. 25c 
Large red flowers at 1-2 ft. Requires 
constant moisture’ and as cool as possible. | 
Deep mahogany. 
—Mixed Double. NAST-10X. Pkt. 10c: 
f ox. 30; % lb. 90c 
—Tall Single Mixed. NAST-11. 
Pkt. 10c: oz. 30c: %4 lb. 90c 
Abundant at Logan Pass in Glacier Na-} 1g inches tall or 4 ft. trajler. Special 
tional Park. A perennial growing masses} mixture. ° é 
the size of a wash tub along cold streams. Single Dark Leaved Sorts. NAST-13. 
—Mixed. MIM-5X. Pkt. 10c 
All varieties mixed. 
MIRABILIS (my-RAB-i-lis) 
Four O’Clocks. Tender biennials grown 
best as an annual in the North, bushy 
plants with attractive red, pink, white; 
lilac and yellow flowers, flowers opening 
in the P, M. on sunny days, July to: frost; 
space plants 2-ft, apart, 2-3-ft. tall. They 
make the best for border or bedding. For 
a hedge, plant them 1-ft. apart and in the 
border 2-ft. apart. Best to sow seed in the 
open ground about midde of May, «they 
do not stand frost. : 
—jalapa, Mixed. MIRA-1. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c 
Mixed Four O’Clocks in all the colors.| 
— —Dwarf Variegated. MIRA-2. Pkt. 15 
Dwarf growing with variegated leaves, 
mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c: oz. 40c; %4 lb. 90c 
Dwarf plants with all dark leaves. that 
are: especially pretty in beds or boxes. 
—peregrinum. NAST-14, Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35c 
Canary Bird Flower. Quick growing an- 
nual climber having curiously cut yellow 
flowers with curved green spurs, the 
whole flower vaguely resembling canary 
birds in flight; good in any soil, 15 ft. 
NEMESIA (ne-MEE-si-ch) 
Small half hardy annuals having bright 
yellow, orange and red Snapdragon-like 
flowers; start seeds indoors in March, set 
out late in May, spacing plants closely 
so as to support each other; fine for win- 
dow boxes. 
FOLLOWING ALL BELONG TO 
N. STRUMOSA: 
—longiflora, White. MIRA-3. Pkt. 10c AO j a NEME-1, Pht. Se 
Much larger flowers, sweet scented. i eee aria owering turkey-re 
me MIRA-4. Pkt. 30¢} Fire King. NEME-2. Pkt. 15c 
—uniflora. MIRA-5. Pkt. 20c} Dwarf compact variety, blood red 
- Bright rose blossoms in - trumpet-in-| flowers. eS : 
trumpet form, each long-tubed blossom 
rising from a second ‘‘flower’’ of the same 
vivid rose. Showy, and unusual. A free 
bloomer. : 
—Mixed Four O’Clocks. 
—Triumph, Mixed. NEME-3. Pkt. 15¢ 
—suttoni, Mixed. NEME-4. Pkt. 15c 
Large, flowers, more varied color range. 
MIRA-6X. |} —Orange King. NEME-5. Pkt. 15c 
Pkt. 10c| _ Bright orange yellow, compact, large 
All types. mixed. flowered. 
MOMORDICA See ese ay : es Pt. 15 
(moh-MAUR-di-kah) and white, compact, large flowered 
—Best Mixed. NEME-7X. Pkt. 15c: 
% oz. 75c 
—suberbissima, gr. fl. NEME-8. Pkt. 20c 
Very choice mixture of dwarf plants. 
NEMOPHILA (ne-MOF-i-lah) 
Delicate annual plants, mostly natives 
of Califernia. If seeds are sown early -in 
the spring in a semi-shaded spot in the 
garden the small bright flowers will bloom 
continuously all summer. 
—insignis, Blue. | NEMO-1. Pkt. 10c: 
Ye oz. 35c 
Baby Blue Eyes. Lovely sky-biue 
flowers, sun or partial shade, sowéin posi- 
tion, early to flower; beautiful for edgings 
or rockery, 6” 
—Mixed. NEMO-2. Pkt. 10c: %4 oz. 45c 
All sorts mixed. 
NEPETA (NEP-e-tah) 
Annuals and perennials with flowers in 
whorls of blue or white borne in spikes or 
clusters; many are used in medicinal pro- 
ducts as well as useful in the flower 
garden. 
—mussini. NEPE-1. Pkt. 10c 
A small blue flower with dark spots, 
perennial, sun or partial shade, ideal for 
the rock garden; the plant is covered with 
whitish down, 1 ft. 
NICANDRA (ni-KAN-drah) 
—physalodes. NICA-1. Pkt. 10c 
An old fashioned annual with blue 
flowers and white centers, similar to 
Physalis but with more showy flowers; 
easily grown from seed. Called Shoo-fly 
or Fly-poison Plant, because of its ability 
to kill house flies if some of the crushed 
leaves and shoots are mixed with milk so 
that the flies can get to it, 3 ft. 
NICOTIANA 
(ni-koh-shy-A Y-nah) 
All are’ sensitive to frost, prefering light 
soil and warm sheltered situation. Start 
seeds indoors in March or in cold frame; 
in Kentucky the tobacco is sown in out- 
door beds during March and _ protected 
with cotton covering, the seed is very fine 
and care should be used in planting it; 
set plants in the garden after the weather 
has. become warm, the later parts of May. 
We offer, besides the flowering types of 
Nicotiana, most of the accredited varieties 
of field tobacco, especially as grown in 
Kentucky where the White Burley type 
is grown. 
—affinis, White. NICO-1, Pkt. 10c 
Sweet Scented White Tobacco. Pure 
white tuberose-scented flowers, bushy 
branching plants; plant in garden where 
the sweet scent will be enjoyed in the 
evening, 3 ft. 
——Red Hybrid. NICO-2. Pkt. 10c 
A French, hybrid, flowers in bright red 
shades, 
Annual and perennial tendryl climbing 
plants, they require a light rich soil; have 
deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers, 
the fruits are very decorative when they 
burst open after ripening. Treat as tender 
annuals starting them indoors or out after 
frost danger is passed. 
—charantia. MOMO.-1. Pkt. 15c¢ 
Balsam Pear. Larger than Balsam Apple, 
in all its parts, and having orange red 
oblong fruits, 8-in. long. 
MONDO (MON-doh) 
Lily Turf, Snakes Beard. Oriental low 
growing plants of the Lily: Family with 
evergreen grass-like leaves and small 
flowers in racemes. They are grown mainly 
as greenhouse foliage plants but are used 
as green turf and edging plants in Calif- 
ornia. They are easily grown in sun or 
shade and should be grown more in the 
far south. 
—clarkei. MOND-1. Pkt. 25c 
Charming white flowers like the Lily 
of the Valley. 
—intermiedins. ‘MOND-2. Pkt. 25¢ 
Grass-like leaves, and white flowers on 
leafless stems. Fi 
MOLUCCELLA (mol-eu-SEL-ch) 
—laevis. MULU-1. Pkt. 15c 
Belis of Scotland. The branching stems 
are closely set in elongated hyacinth- 
fashion with big bell-calyces of pale, 
translucent green and. within each calyx 
lies a cureusly formed little white flower. 
{ts a fine cut flower or the spikes can be 
dried for winter. Easily grown, does well 
in dry soils, perennial. 
MYOSOTIS (my-oh-SOH-tis) 
@ For-Get-Me-Nots. They all prefer cool 
locations, partial shade and plenty of 
water in the soil, they are fine as edging 
plants and in boxes and baskets or bed- 
ding. .In combination with Pansies or 
English Daisies, they. make an _ effective 
display; also used in the rock garden or 
for ground cover in tha rosery; while they 
are mostly perennials, they all need winter 
protection in the North where they can be 
carried over. Sow seeds early. 
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-M. Sylvattica: 
2-ft. 
—alpestris, A. Fischer. MYOS-1 Pkt. 15c 
Very large flowered, dee blue, 8-in. 
—oblongata perfecta. MYOS-2. Pkt. 15c 
A fine winter flowering type, dark blue. 
—Royal Blue. MYOS-3. Pkt. 15c 
Dark blue, pretty, 12-inches. 
—Gerda Seager. MYOS-4. Pkt. 20c 
Blooms 6-8 days earlier. 
—Marga Seager. MYOS-5. Pkt. 25c 
siue, excellent pot plant for forcing. 
—Star of Love. MYOS-6. Pkt. 25c 
Very floriferous, sky-blue, exquisite pot 
Annual or biennial, 8-in.- 
plant. . ar r , 
BM 2 eae ae ae —Miniature, White.. _ NICO-3. Pkt. 25¢ 
_ ——dissitiflora, § "=  MYOS-7. Pkt.\ 15¢| ° Yery, sweet scented, 142 :ft..ctall, fine 
Blue. , in beds. 
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—sanderae, Crimson King. 






‘survive the winter to bloom extra early in 

- as 

background plantings, 3 ft. 

ate quickly and strongly, making excel- 



1’ across and carried in clusters of many 
-OXALIS (OK-sah-lis) 
—corniculata purpurea. OXAL-1. Pkt. 20c 
~—-capillare, 
they are mixed’ in bouquets; annual, 2 ft. 
Pioneer Seed Company, Dimondale, Michigan 
NICO-4. 
Pkt. 10c 
Rich deep carmine, 2% ft. 
—Scharlackkonigin. NICO-5. Pkt. 10c 
A very large flowered dark scarlet, 3 ft. 
—sanderas, Hybrids. NICO-6. Pkt. 10c 
—sylvestris. NICO-7. Pkt. 10c 
Tall graceful plants topped with shower 
like clusters of starry white flowers with 
long -lender tubes which open in the day 
time, not’ fragrant. 
NIEREMBERGIA 
(nee-rem-BER-ja-ah) 
Low growing half hardy — perennials, 
usually treated as annuals flowering: first 
year from indoor started seeds; require a 
warm. protected position especially at the 
start. They are fine for’ rock garden or 
borders and few plants are better for 
boxes or vases. © 
—frutescens. NIER-1. Pkt. 15c 
Shrubby and branching with light lilac 
flowers and yellow throats, 2-3 ft. , 
—dgracilis. NIER-2. Pkt. 15c 
Creeping type, light lilac and brown 
center, “ : 
-—hippimanica. NIER-3. Pkt, 25c 
Cup-like flowers 114" across, lavender- 
blue, best in sandy soil and full sun. 
——Purple Robe. NIER-4. Pkt. 25c 
during the growing season of fine ma 
Rich deep violet-purple, very desirable 
shade that will not fade. 8’. 
NIGELLIA (ny-JEL-ah) 
Attractive hardy annuals, seed being 
sown as early in the spring as possible 
or even in the fall as small plants often 
the spring. They are very useful as cut 
flowers or for the border. 
—damascena, Miss Jekyll. NIGE-1. 
Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 30c 
Double Cornflower blue, one of 
prettiest old fashioned annuals, good for 
cutting or border, 14% ft. Called ‘‘Love- 
in-a-Mist.”* ? 
—hispanica. NIGE-2. Pkt. 10e: %4 oz. 40c 
Hardy annual, dark blue, 18 inches, at- 
tractive in mixed, bouquets. 
NOLANA (noh-L Y-nah) 
Trailing herbaceous perennials grown 
annuals, with, flowers resembling 
Morning Glories but having mere sub- 
stance; will thrive in hot dry sunny posi- 
tions; useful in baskets or for border or 
rockery, sow seeds where they are to 
grow though they can be started indoors; 
combines well with Portulaca, requiring 
the same treatment. | 
—atriplicifolia gr. fl. alba. NOLA-1. 
Pkt: 10c 
Trailing hardy annual with white 
flowers, 6". 
_Bluish Violet. NOLA-2. Pkt, 10c 
Trailing hardy annual with Morning 
Glory-like flowers in bluish-violet. 
OENOTHERA (ee-noh-THEE-rah) 
A large genus of annuals, biennials and 
perennials, divided into two groups, viz., 
Evening-primroses, which open late in the 
day and close towards morning, and the 
Sundrops, “which ‘opén during the sunlight 
hours.. The former open with a quick 
motion which can be.seen and heard, they 
are among the best evening garden 
flowers; flowers soft Poppy-like blooms 
on end of upright spikes. They require 
dry soil and full sunlight, very easily 
grown, 
—drummondi. OENO.-1. Pkt. 15¢ 
Light yellow, biennial grown as an an- 
nual. 
—lamarckiana. 
Evening 
flowers. 2’ 
OENO-2, Pkt. 15¢ 
Scented Primrose. Yellow 
across, especially pretty in 
—odorata. _  OENO-3. Pkt. lic 
Yellow, sweet scented, biennial grown 
as an annual. 
—Mixed. OENO-4X, Pkt. 10c 
ORNITHOGALUM 
(aur-ni-THOG-ah-lum) 
Bulbous plants. of the Lily Family with 
lily-like flowers in clusters at top of leaf- 
less stems. They are very pretty. 
—sandersiae, ORNI-1. Pkt. 25c 
A splendid addition to the group of 
easily grown bulbs for the summer gar- 
den; handle. like: Gladiolus, seeds germin- 
lent cut flowers which rise from pretty 
rosettes of glossy, channeled leaves and 
on stems 3-6 ft. long at. the end of which/ 
is a great flower cluster that opens suc- 
cessive buds over a long period; flowers 
large wax-like petals of creamy white 
about center boss of olive black, very 
decorative in garden, 
OTHAKE 
—sphacelata. OTHA-1. Pkt. 15¢ 
Rosy Wings. This is definitely one of 
the better annuals of recent introduction 
and especially good in dry seasons; easy 
to. grow, long blooming period, flowers 
flowers, each flower having a dense 
double center enriched by wing-like 3- 
lobed petals in a very pleasing silver 
pink, 2 ft. 
Small delicate plants, some useful in the 
tock garden, for bedding, hanging baskets 
and in the greenhouse. Usually best to 
start them in the spring, requiring an acid 
soil of a porous mixture of leaf mold, loam 
and sand; liquid manure if applied near 
aagecias will encourage flower produc- 
jon. 
The purple leaved bedding Oxalis with 
yellow flowers, a perennial grown as an 
annual. 
OXYPETALUM 
—caeruleum, OXYP-1. Pkt. 20c 
An easily grown. hardy annual that, 
when sown in April, blooms by the end 
of June and continues till end of October. 
Also make a pretty pot plant; flowers 1" 
across, star-shaped in many flowered 
sprays, color an unusual blue of silvery 
Hee pastel quality as if printed on each 
peta 
PANICUM (PAN-i-kum) 
Large genus of annuals and perennials 
of the Grass Family, a few being of value 
as ornamentals: , 
PANI-1. Pkt.’ 10c 
Witch’ grass,’ grown for’ drying when 
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PANSY 
We give particular attention to the 

PARIS Eggo 
Related to. Trillium, but with smaller 
flowers and needing the same conditions 
of rather open woodland, Its flowers are 
normally green and the plant is more 
curious than showy. ; nye 
’—polyphylia. PARIS-1. Pkt. 50c 
and carefully check every source, and 
also from the results. abtained by our 
customers, all over the country. In every 
case we supply the very best obtainable. 
Those erdering new crep Pansies in the 
s. mer time-can usually count on delivery 
about August Ist but there are seasons 
when this is later, sometimes 3-4 weeks. 
Pansies are best grown as a hardy 
annual or biennial, especially in the North, 
but in fhe South they can be treated as 
biennials entirely. Do best in a ‘sandy 
loam soil not exposed too much to the 
hot sun; they stand some shade; ordinary 
good garden soil with some leaf mold, 
makes good soil, they require plenty of 
moisture. Seed can,be planted any time 
from early in March, indoors, to late in 
August. Transplant the seedlings to: flats 
as soon as their second leaf appears and 
as soon as the plants have developed into 
some size, set out in their permanent loca-’ 
tion and after the soil has become frozen 
at the start of winter they should be given 
x good mulch of course materials. . 
“The Pansy bed should have a mulch 
terial, so as to hold the soil moist and 
to protect i from too much heat from the 
with dark green leaves up to 6 inches’ 
long; the flowers are very large, the 
outer segments narrow and dark 
slightly shorter and yellowish green fol- 
lowed by a very large yellow or rust- 
colored berry; ‘hardiness uncertain” in the 
‘North. Sete Ts ARSE 

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PARNASSIA (par-NAS-i-ch) 
Belonging to the Saxifrage Family, these 
plants have smooth, mostly basal leaves 
and five-petaled flowers of white; 
wet 
wild-garden enthusiasts. Pe 
—nubicola. PARN-1. Pkt. 30c 
One of the best, with inch-wide white 
‘flowers and rather broad leaves, heart- 
shaped at the bdse; about 1 ft. ‘high. 
sun; this also protects the flowers from} — mca a 
being soiled by =the rain splashing mud ‘PEDICULARIS: bast 
ento them. For exhibition blooms remove | at vast yee 
‘all blooms until about 3 weeks before he j (pe-dik-eu-LA Y-ris) os rs 
show and then leave but 46 shoots per Wood-betony, Lousewort. Annual and 
plant. Well rotted manure as a mulch will} perennial plants’ of Figwort Family. 
benefit the plants and flowers. If slugs| Flowers 2-lipped, spiked clusters in whitish 
or cut worms bother, spray with lead]or reddish colors. They are fine wild 
garden flowers. 41 f 
arsenate. 
SWISS GIANTS OR ROGGLI TYPE —greenlandica. ~* PEDI1. Pkt. 25¢ 
Flowers are elephant heads, trunk, ears 
This is a very popular type, the plants 
are robust and the flowers very large! iq all. Grows in wet places, 12-18-in. tall, 
Tuly. she Z 
with a full color range. Height about 6 
inches. : : : 
Pkt. 25: | PELARGONIUM ., 
meee (per-ahr-GON-ni-um) 
—Alpenglow. 
The genus to which the common Gera- 
nium belongs. It is quite distinct but re- 
lated to the genus Geranium. The com- 
mon house Geranium is listed under P. 
zonole. They. do. well in any good soil 
‘and’ many do ‘well in naturalizing. The 
rseed can be sown early, either indoor or 
‘out and the plants grown on in the usual 
way. Raising the vcrious Pelargoniums 
: ' «land Geraniums plants is very popular 
PANS-5. Pkt. 25ce:| but to actually grow’ them from seed with 
Yq oz. $2.50| the added interest of developing new 
Deep golden yellow with dark blotches | varieties yourself, is very interesting. . 
on lower three petals. —gr. fl. Glorius Morning. PELA-1. Pkt. 25¢ 
—Ullswater Lady Washington geranium. Beautiful 
> light salmon-pink. ; 
—zonale, Mixed. PELA-2, Pkt. 20c 
* An European strain of the common 
Geranium (jee-RAY-ni-um) saved from a@ 
‘special collection of prized plants. The 
growing of Geraniums from seed being a@ 

PANS-1. 
: Ys 
Mammoth scarlet flowers. 
—Claret. PANS-2. Pkt. 25c; %4 
J: beentiful wine-red. 
—Flame. PANS-3. Pkt. 25c: %4 
Orange-scarlet. 
—Mont Blanc. 
oz. $1.25 
Pkt. 25c; 
oz. $1.25 
PANS-4. 
Va 
Pure white. 
—Rheingold. 
PANS-6. Pkt. 25c;| 
VY oz. $1.50 
(Lake of Thun). Marine-blue with darker 
blotch showing’ through, very pretty. 
—White Beauty. PANS-7. Pkt. 25c: 
% oz. $1.50 
Free flowering pure white. 
—Yellow Master. PANS-8.. Pkt. 25c: 
Yq oz. $2.00 
ferent kinds, colors and types resulting i 
interesting finds. Best grown in pots fro 
the transplanting stage from seedlings and 
Pure golden yellow. 
—Best Holland Mixed. PANS-9. Pkt. 25c: 
; VY oz. $1.25: oz. $3.25 
This is the best strain of one of the 
larger growers in the Netherlands and] 
summer month, when the pots can then 
be taken indoors during the 
—W-F Special Blend. PANS-11.|. 
f ’ Pkt. 25c: 1% oz. $1.25} 
This strain of Swiss’ Giants is from one 
of our best: growers and is characterized |’ 
by a predominance .of. rich wine colored | 
flowers which far surpasses, in form and" 
range of dark rich colors any blend.,of| 
Swiss Giarits, we have seen: Plants are|apart in the garden. | 
uniformly compact:and. most of the blooms.||—-ruppelianum, _ 
ate waved, giving them the appearance | : : 
of being frilled. > ay 
give plenty of room and 




ef ets 
\ Fountain. grass.. Very popular,. 
PANS-12. 
—Super Swiss Giants. ‘very narrow leaves, 2 ft. long; 
Pkt. 25c: 14 oz. $3.00] Strikingly colored in purple, coppery-red 
An improved California. strain with and rose, 4 ft,: tall. eee) 
—villosum (longistylum). _ PENN-2. 
Pkt. 10c: 4% oz. 20c 
Short leaves and 4" purplish spikes at 
end of 2 ft. stems. The long feathery 
bristles give a plume-like effect. While 
a perennial it should be grown in N. as 
an annual. Hardier than most species 
and a very pretty grass for the sunny 
‘border, ‘ 
PENSTEMON (PEN-stee-mon) x 
2S ee oar aaa als 
A genus of perennial plants, both hér- 
baceous and shrubby of the Figwort Fam- 
ily, all native of N. American and called 
Beardstongue. : 4 
Penstemons bloom in spring, some early 
‘and some late. They are mostly in the 
blue and purple range, with a few reds, 
but no good yellow or orange. They come 
in all heights and types of growth; suit- 
able for almost any location. They are 
_very floriferous and are lovely when the 
appropriate species are selected and 
i grown happily; are likely to be dis- 
appointing when not happy or not. suited 
to the location. They require no special 
type of soil, but certain fussy species will 
be ‘short-lived unless the soil is very 
porous. Some kinds will do well.only in 
tock gardens, others are more appropri- 
-ate to the perennial border. “i 
Penstemons bloom: so heavily that they — 
often exhaust themselves and die... They 
may usually be saved if the flower stalks 
-are cut off after blooming, water well, 
and give a little plant food. Bone meal 
applied twice a year will help, and per- 
haps a very little complete fertilizer just 
after blooming. The idea is to induce new 
growth from the crown to replace the old 
flowering stalks. a7 
In spite of the best of care, it is just the 
nature of Penstemons for a certaim per- 
}centage of each planting to die each year 
| for no apparent reason. The easiest way 
to offset this inconvenience is to have 
more plants than you need and thus not 
have to worry if some of them die. It 
is best to raise them from seed, which is 
not a difficult operation, and to set out 
twice as many seedlings as the space will 
hold. Natural losses will thin them out, 
The seeds germinate well if planted out- 
doors in late fall; spring 
to be less certain, often nothing more is 
necessary than to ‘scatter. seed around 
the parent plants each fall and let the 
self-sown seedlings renew the old. plants. 
Penstemons can,also be increased by 
cutting taken at almost any time during 
the growing season. ; Salt 
AMERICAN PENSTEMON SOCIETY - 
e American Penstemon Society is en- 
gaged in research right now to discover 
which are the best species for’ different 
locations and what are the best. methods 
of growing them, There are about 235 
species of penstemons, all native to our 
own country, many of them as lovely as 
the best flowers from foreign lands, Very 
little is known generally about them. Ex- 
perimenting with them is an. adventure 
for gardeners with the pioneering in- 
stinct who wish to try something new and 
unknown. Information about membership 
can be secured by addressing a postca: 
to the secretary, Ralph W. Bennett, S607 
North 22nd street, Arlington, Virginia. | 
The information brought forth by the 
enormous flowers of fine texture and form 
coming in a@ remarkably fine color range 
and especially well marked, many being 
beautifully ruffled and curled; long stems 
and sturdy plants are characteristic of 
this particular strain. 
—Dwarf Swiss Giants. PANS-13. 
Pkt. 25c: % oz. $3.00 
A very dwarf compact new strain, extra 
early flowering in complete color range 
VARIOUS STRAINS OF PANSIES: 
—America Blend. PANS-14. Pkt. 25c¢: 
Y% oz. $3.00 
An extremely bright blend, early flower- 
ing and dwarf with a good color range; 
plants sturdy, flowers large. 
—Coronation Gold. PANS-15. Pkt. 25c; 
Y% oz. $3.00 
Giant golden yellow blooms, this is a 
specialty with one of our , European 
growers. and is considered very high 
class, with out blotches or markings. 
—Engleman’s Giants. PANS-16. 
Pkt. 35c: 14 oz. $4.00 
An early giant flowered strain on com- 
pact plants; flowers..average 4 across 
and coming in a beautiful color range 
containing both light and dark shades} 
‘with a good percentage of bronze and 
reds; never solid colors as each flower 
has a lighter tone around the edges of 
each petal. 
—Maple Leaf Giants. PANS-17. 
Pkt..25c: Y% ox. $3.25 
A fine large flowered strain of good 
shape and substance, plants compact yet 
husky growers having: a luxurious dark 
green foliage and large leaves; color 
range both light and dark with rich dark 
velvety tones, 
—Masterpiece. PANS-18. Pkt. 25c: 
Y% oz. $2.00 
_ Dainty ruffled and frilled flowers, colors 
rich in red and brown shades, compact 
plants excellent for borders. 
—Orchid-flowered. PANS-19. Pkt. 25c; 
Y% oz. $1.50 
Medium sized flowers, beautifully waved. 
and curled and in a wonderful color 
range, an European grown strain. 
—Scottish Exhibition. PANS-20.. 
Pkt. 35c: % oz. $3.00 
Symetrical strain of plants bearing 4" 
flowers of perfect form-and substance; in 
a multitude of new and varied color com- 
binations running ‘to intense, heavily] 
blotched flowers which are of circular 
outline with overlapping petals carried 
well above the foliage on stout stems. -'' 
—Filorist or Market Strain. PANS.-21. 
Pkt. 25¢: oz. $4.75 
An European grown strain of the highest 
quality and especially offered to plant 
growers. Extra choice. 
—trimardeau. PANS-22. Pkt. 20c; 
Y% oz. $1.25 
Brilliant mixture, extra ‘choice and es- 
pecially recommended where color effect 
is most prized in beds, border or edging 
Plants are. compact and -especially free 
blooming, neat habit, very hardy; excel- 
lent blend in brilliant colors with some 
blotches, showy in mass planting., 
—hiemalis, . | -PANS.23, Pkt. 25¢| NOTE: We believe we are headqua 
"Mixed, this type is ‘the Nplate hence: ‘for Penstemon Seed. a citer! a oe 
Pansy, in type ‘like the ‘Trimardeau but] carefully certified: Those marked‘ with an 
very early flowering. » “© (| (*) after the ‘symbol, viz. PENS-I* ‘repre- 
~ 
Society is published in its bulletins. 
Annual dues are 00, Amel Priest, 
Peru, Ind., treasurer, & OT ae oe 
A very striking plant 20-50 inches high © 
olive 
green, 4-5 inches long, the inner segments — 
like | 
places and are much beloved by | 
vety interesting pass time and many dif- — , 
-the pots plunged in course soil during the, 7 }- 
winter _ 

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