



Blue Bonnets, Primula, Violets (if bare-root- 
ed), Violas, Foxgloves, Canterbury Bells and 
Day Lilies. 
Time to Plant 
Wee and many other flowers 
can be planted either in the spring or 
fall, and it is largely a matter of preference 
as to which season suits you best. But, you 
are going to order yours for spring planting, 
because this is a spring book that you are 
reading, and so it is not necessary to go into 
further detail. 
There is one warning about Azaleamums 
and other potted plants—do not plant them 
too early. Being out of pots, from the green- 
house, they are somewhat tender, and their 
tops cannot withstand the frost and night 
freezes that are likely to occur with early 
planting. In the North, such states as Indi- 
ana, Ohio, Hlinois and Michigan, usually the 
early part of May is good planting time, but 
it can be done earlier in the South. 
If plants should arrive too early for 
planting, due to unforeseen fluctuationsin the 
weather, it is not difficult to keep them until 
the weather becomes right. Keep the soil 
around the roots moist. Dip the ball of earth 
momentarily in water, and note that word 
“momentarily”. I'wo or three seconds under 
water is enough. A longer time may dissolve 
the ball of earth, and then you will have a 
bare-rooted plant to set. Actually, it would 
be a good thing to dip the ball of earth brief- 
ly in water this way, just before planting, in 
any event. 
Protecting from Unseason- 
able Frost 
OMETIMES, even when potted plants are 
planted at the proper time, an unseason- 
ably late frost will occur, and then it is a 
good thing to protect the plants. With the 
smaller plants, a fruit jar or tin can will do, 
but some prefer to use newspaper weighted 
down at the corners, or boxes, either card- 
board or wood. And, of course, there are the 
patented special caps for protecting plants 
which can probably be purchased at a local 
store which handles gardening supplies, such 
as a hardware store. 
But, if such a frost should occur unex- 
pectedly, so that you do not protect the 
plants, it is not at all likely that anything but 
the tops would be killed, and then you can 
expect new growth from the roots. It is true 
that this would set the plants back even 
though it would not kill them. 
Shipping Time 
E here at Kellogg’s try to ship at your 
proper time for planting, and we us- 
ually succeed very well. It is only in the case 
of unseasonable weather that you will have 
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THREE RIVERS, MICH. 

New Touslehead ‘Type 
PLANT PATENT APPLIED FOR 
Mum Lavender 
Cactus 
If this new Touslehead-type Mum, Lavender Cactus, isn’t the big- 
gest, the most beautiful and the most satisfactory outdoor Mum yet 
originated, at least it will do until something better comes along— 
and that isn’t likely to happen soon. Touslehead Lavender Cactus is 
far ahead of anything else that can now be had. The flowers are 
huge, as much as four to five inches across, and can be made larger 
by disbudding. The color is about as shown on the front cover of 
this book, but some flowers are almost pure light pink, while others 
are a deep orchid color, depending on the age of the flower, quality 
of the soil and nature of the blooming season. Many blooms are 
produced, often the entire top of the plant being covered. Foliage is 
a deep, glossy green, and is broad-leaved, unlike most other outdoor 
Mums. 
Touslehead Lavender Cactus was produced by crossing the beau- 
tiful hothouse varieties with the earlier, hardier, outdoor kinds. It 
took its earliness and hardiness, which make it suitable for outdoors, 
from the outdoor sorts, and its beauty and size from the greenhouse 
types. Actually it is a greenhouse-type Mum which has moved into 
the open. 
Be sure to order Touslehead Lavender Cactus for your garden. It 
will grow anywhere other Mums will; fertile, well-drained garden 
soil. Protect it well for the winter. : 
This is our first listing of Touslehead Lavender Cactus, and the 
supply is limited, so order yours early. You will amaze your friends 
with its beauty. It will make your garden the exclamation point of 
your neighborhood. 
PRICES: Pot-grown plants with ball of earth on roots, 1 for $1.00; 
2 for $1.75; 3 for $2.50; 4 for $3.25; 6 for $4.75; 12 for $9.00. 
uf { 2 Lavender Cactus $1.75 
See pages 2 Sweet Mystery 1.14 
18 and19 2 Yellow Fellow 1.14 
2 Betty Lou 1.14 
Total Value Soak 
[17] See Index on page 40 
All 8 
for the 
special 
price of 
$ 4.25 




