SCABIOSA 
Pincushion Flower (a) 
One of the best standbys for cutting and 
garden color. Blooms freely from July till 
frost. Sow in fall for early blooms and Feb- 
ruary to May for later flowers. Plants 3 feet. 
Blue Moon. Deep rich lavender blue that is 
pink under electric light. Large flowers, 
ball-shaped with long strong stems. Very 
free flowering. H.M.,A.A.S., 1939. 
Pkt. 15c 
Loveliness. Salmon-rose .......... Pkt. 15¢ 
Giant Double Hybrids Mixed...... Pkt. 10c 
PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
Scabiosa Caucasica. Giant hybrids. (Isaac 
House Strain) fringed and ruffled. Shades 
of blue from lavender to dark blue, very 
large flowers Pkt. 15c 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Poor Man's Orchid (a) 
A very attractive annual with fern-like fo- 
liage, producing a myriad of little butter- 
fly flowers, in various colors, that resem- 
ble tiny orchids. Can be started in flats in 
early fall or spring, or sown directly out 
of doors, depending on the climate. 1 to 
1% feet tall. 
Giant Flowered Hybrids. An extra select 
large flowering compact strain containing 
a perfect blend of many colors...Pkt. 15c 
SHIRLEY POPPY (a) 
Sow in October to May where they are to 
flower. Thin to 6 inches apart. 214 feet tall. 
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Double Mixed. Reselected strain which 
produces practically all double begonia 
blooms with full range of colors found in 
all the best blends of Shirley Poppy. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c 
SNAPDRAGON 
Antirrhinum (p) 
One of the best cut flowers. Grows best in 
rather light soil in a sunny location, and 
though perennials they are best treated as 
annuals. For early flowering, sow in the 
fall in flats and protect from frost. 2 to 
3 feet. 
Maximum Grandiflorum 
Rust-Resistant 
Alaska. Pure white. 
Ceylon Court. Yellow. 
Campfire. Luminous scarlet. 
Copper King. Copper red. 
Loveliness. Soft rose pink. 
Pink Glory. New. Large flowered and heavy 
spiked. Fine deep salmon rose. 
Rosalie. 1940. A new color in snapdragons, 
a deep rich rose with an underlying tone 
of topaz. Base branching, 6 to 8 long 
flower spikes Pkt. each 15c 
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Group collection, one packet each (7) ex- 
cept mixed 85c 
California Giants Exquisite Mixed. 
| Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c 
STOCKS 
Gilliflower (a) 
A new strain of this old favorite, with extra 
long spikes and large florets. Start in flats 
from July to April. In mild climates, sow 
the seed in the open ground during July 
and August for mid-winter blooms. Plants 
from 24 to 28 inches high. 
Giants of California 
Golden Gate. Yellow. 
Monterey. Light pink. 
Pacific. Dark blue. 
Red Woods. Blood red. 
Santa Barbara. Chamois. 
Santa Maria. White. 
Sequoia. Rose Carmine. 
Tahoe. Light lavender. 
Yosemite. Rose. 
Giant Imperial Mixture. 
; Pkt., each 15c 
Group Collection. One packet of each (9), 
(except mixed) $1.00 
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SWEET PEAS (a) 
Sweet peas do best where the nights are 
cool and days moderately warm. Plant in 
open sunny location, in deep rich soil, which 
must be well drained. Cover with 1 inch of 
fine soil. Do not water till all the seeds are 
up 11% inch out of the ground, then water 
freely twice a week. If not sown in the fall, 
sow as early as the ground can be prepared 
in.the spring. The varieties listed have the 
largest and best formed flowers, the longest 
and strongest stems and the most desirable 
blooming and growing habits. 
Giant Spencer (Waved and Frilled) 
Ambition. Lavender lilac. 
Amethyst. Clear amethyst blue. 
Brilliant Rose. Tyrian rose suffused bronze. 
Melody. Golden salmon and pink on cream 
ground. 
Pinnacle. Deep rose-pink. 
Red Boy. Bright deep crimson. 
Ruffled White. Pure white, ruffled and du- 
plexed. 
Smiles. Salmon to shrimp pink. 
Pkt., each 15c 
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Giant Ruffled Mixture. Flowers large and 
so much ruffled that they appear double. 
Includes many named varieties as well 
as many other colors ef which there is 
not, as yet, sufficient stock to offer sepa- 
rately Pkt. 25c 
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