AQUILEGIA 
HARDY PERENNIAL Yours for the choosing. 
Grace, color, sheer beauty 
of form. 















Red, yellow, pink, blue, white; long 
spurred and spurless, which do you 
want? — 
Hp. Choice cut flowers borne on 
strong wiry stems in profusion dur- 
ing spring and early summer. The 
foliage is airy and graceful, de- 
lightful in the border. One of the 
most easily grown perennials, very 
dependable and long lived. One year 
old plants may be forced for winter 
bloom in the greenhouse. Seed sown 
inside in early spring will usually 
bloom in fall the first season. Likes 
partial shade. 
COLUMBINE CULTURE: This subject 
is treated fully on pg. 12 of ‘“‘The Gar- 
dener’s Handbook” sent free with your 
order. 
Seed may be sown in frames in spring, 
early summer or fall. Germination 
takes about 4 weeks, but the seed is 
very dependable and almost every one 
planted will come up, if the bed is kept 
moist. The plants like a cool, moist 
partly shaded location. 
156—ALPINA, 18 in. Dwarf, deep blue. 
157—BLUE SHADES. Long spurred 
variety of all pretty blue tones. 




Aquilegia, Longissima 
160—CHRYSANTHA, 2 ft. Attractive rich yellow. 
161—CLEMATIFLORA (New Spurless Columbine). 
Medium height, compact, free flowering; large open 
Clematis-shaped flowers in delicate colors. 
162—COERULEA, Rocky Mountain Columbine, 2 ft. 
Sky blue, white corolla. One of our best. 
163—CRIMSON STAR, 2 ft. Petals striking crimson 
and white centers and blooms 3 in. and more across. 
Brilliant. Blooms May-June. Hardy. 
164—DOBBIE’S IMPERIAL HYBRIDS, 8 ft. One of 
the finest improved strains. Long spurs, large flowers 
in an excellent range of colors and combinations. 
Recommended. 
165—LONGISSIMA. Noted for unusually long, slen- 
der spurs, 4-5 in. long, giving the pale yellow firs. an 
exceptionally graceful effect. From Northern Mexico, 
likes hot dry places. June fir. 
166—LONG-SPURRED HYBRIDS. Novel colors in 
mixture. 
168—NANA ALBA. A dwarf large flowering plant 
bearing milk white flowers of rare beauty. 

Pkt. 10c 
161—Aquilegia Clematiflora. 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
Companion plants to Pansies, though flowers are not as large. 
VIOLETS OR TUFTED PANSIES 

moist partial shade with no enemies. Pkt. 10c; Giant Pkt. 25c. 
2073—ARKWRIGHT RUBY. Ruby crimson shad- 
ing to terra cotta. Flowers larger than ordinary. 
2074—AVALANCHE. Large, pure white. 25c. 
2076-—BLUE BEAUTY. Very early, brightest blue. 
2077—BLUE ELF. 9 in. Upper petals deep violet 
blue, lower petals light blue, gold eye and black 
lines radiating from the center. 
2078—BLUE PERFECTION. Pretty medium blue. 
20793—-CHANTREYLAND. Best pure apricot. 
2080—ILONA. Wine red. 
2084—LUTEA SPLENDENS. Deep golden yellow. 
2086-—HELEN MOUNT. 8 in. Two upper petals 
rich violet, two smaller lower ones are lavender 
and the lower petal is canary yellow with black 
lines radiating from the eye. Very free blooming. 
Pkt. 25c. : 
2080—-WHITE PERFECTION. Dainty, snow white 
2091—YELLOW GEM. Fine long stems, golden. 
2102—KING HENRY I. Deep violet with heaven- 
ly blue center and bright yellow eye. A very at- 
tractive and delightful novelty. Pkt. 25c. 
2085—THE BLACK IMP. Viola Nigra. Quaint lit- 
tle flowers that might have been snipped from 
black velvet. Blooms quickly and true from seed. 
Admirably adapted for rockery, beds, 
and borders as the colors are bright and attractive, plants are sturdy and free blooming, thriving In 


or COLUMBINE Queen of Flowers 
Pictured 
in color inside front cover. 
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Aquilegia—Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids 

PLANTS: Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. We offer 1 
year old plants, strong and sure to bloom. Mixed 
colors only. 6 for $1.00; 12 for $1.75. 
167—MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S HYBRIDS, Long 
Spurred. Beautiful, most popular long spurred mix- 
ture. 
169—JAETSCHAUI, 2 ft. Yellow with red spurs. ° 
170—PINK SHADES. Delicate pink with long spurs. 
171—RAINBOW MIXTURE OF COLORADO VARIE- 
TIES. A fine blend of many colors of Mountain 
Aquilegia. 
172—ROSE QUEEN, 2 ft. Soft rose, white corolla. 
178—SKINNERI. 8 ft. Flowers 1% in. across are 
yellow with showy green sepals, and 2 inch long red 
spurs. 
173—_SNOW QUEEN OR SILVER QUEEN, 2 ft. 
Beautiful silver white tinged cream at throat. Frag- 
rant flowers in May and June. Best white. 
174—DOUBLE FLOWERED MIXTURE, 2 ft. Comes 
in many forms and colors. Surprising and delightful. 
175—VULGARIS EDELWEIS. Long stems, snow 
white flowers. 
176—PARK’S SPECIAL COMPLETE MIXTURE all 
varieties. 
SELECTING AND SOWING 
If you wish seeds to sow in a garden bed or to 
present to children, or if you have had but little 
experience in raising flowers from seeds, select 
such flowers as Alyssum, Asters, Balsams, Cosmos, 
Calendula, Candytuft, Oriental Pinks, Gaillardia, 
Helianthus, Marigold, Mignonette Bedding Petu- 
nia, Pansy, Phlox, Ricinus, Scabiosa, Nasturtium, 
Valerian, Verbena and Zinnia; for vines get 
Cobaea, Cypress, Dolichos, Gourds, Morning Glory, 
Thunbergia. Even in sowing these it is well to 
prepare the bed carefully in a sunny exposure; 
place a low board frame around it and after sow- 
ing, water and cover with a newspaper until plants 
appear. If you sow seeds in the open with full 
exposure to rain, wind and sun, you should not 
complain if few of the seeds become plants. 
TO INSURE SUCCESS. Many failures with seeds 
are due to lack of knowledge of the time required 
by the seeds to germinate. Study the table on 
pages 45 and 46 to avoid failures from this cause. 
Follow instructions in the ““Gardener’s Handbook.’’ 
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OUR CUSTOMERS SPEAK 
Every year we receive hundreds of letters telling 
us of the joy gardening brings, and praising our 
seeds. We wish to thank each of you for this 
interest shown, and assure you that we shall do 
2093—MIXED—Complete mixture of all colors. 
CHOICE GEMS 
The Gem class is more compact in growth, very 
free flowering; flowers are larger and slightly 
ruffled. These are ideal for the border. 
2082—JERSEY GEM (Blue Gem). 8 in. Flowers 
rich velvet blue with slightly ruffled petals are 
borne on long stems. An excellent variety for 
cutting. Slightly fragrant. 
2088—ROSE GEM. Deep rose. Unusual. 
2091—_YELLOW GEM. Pure yellow. Long stems. 
2089—WHITE GEM. Pure white. 
2092—GEM MIXED. Special mixture. 
2108—VIOLA DOUGLASII (Chrysantha). A de- 
lightful species. 5 in. Flowers are orange-yellow 
veined with purple. The leaves are deeply lobed 
giving a fern-like appearance to the plant. Pkt. 
25c. 

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Viola Cornuta—Park’s Pride 
2081—PARK’S PRIDE IMPROVED SCOTCH 
BEDDING. VIOLA CORNUTA. A grand New bed-" 
ding hybrid mixture of all the finest, brightest, 
gayest colors in the largest size flowers and most 
robust plants. A supreme mixture. 
PERFUMED VIOLA ODORATA 
2095—THE CZAR. A very large flowered, bright 
blue, delightfully scented. 
2096—SWEET VIOLET or Tufted Violet, hp 4 in. 
(Viola Odorata semperflorens). Blue, sweet. 
BUTTERFLY VIOLETS (Papilio) 
Hp. Blooming the first season. Hardy and free 
blooming. The flowers are larger than other 
Cornuta varieties, and usually have purple centers. 
2098—Light blue; 2099—Yellow; 2100—White; 
2101—-Mixed. 
our best to continue to merit your praise. 
Dear Sirs: March 14, 1948 
I can’t send my order without writing you a line 
telling you that the Pansies and Violas I raised 
from your seed last year were the most beautiful 
I have ever seen. The colors were out of this 
world. I picked bloom right up to a hard freeze. 
I remain, Mrs. Don Brighton, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
Dear Sirs: April 10, 1948 
Your prices on seeds: are the best I have ever 
seen and such a’splendid wide variety. Thank you. 
Waynesboro, Va. Miss Daisy J. Haven. 
Dear Mr. Park: . Oct. 2, 1948 
This is the first year I’ve grown flowers from 
your seed. The results surpassed all my expecta- 
tions. I won 15 blue ribbons, 2 red, 2 white. Also 
took the Grand Champion ribbon for my Datura 
blooms. I’m buying all my seeds from your com- 
pany from now on. Sincerely, Mrs. Roy Gracy, 
Greensburg, Ohio. 
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Seeds: Pkt. 10¢; 23 for $2.00—Giant Pkt. 25¢; 11 for $2.00—Aquilegia is an easily grown Perennial 
