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AGERATUM 
Popular blue flowers profusely borne all Summer on 
compact, low-growing plants that thrive in any soil. 
Start inside March 25th or in the garden after danger 
of frost 
1006 Midget Blue. All-America Silver Medal in 1940. 
Plants are very uniform in growth and are covered 
with rich blue flowers. This is a very satisfactory 
dwarf edging variety. Thin to 3 or 4 inches. Height 
4 inches. Pkt. 25c; lg. pkt. 50c. 
BACHELOR BUTTONS 
(Centaurea) 
Our special strains are large, fully double, and the colors 
intensified. The stems are long, fine for cutting. 
Make several sowings to extend their period of bloom. 
Sow as soon as the soil can be worked. Thin to 6 
inches ieighte2 sit. 
1100 Double Mixed Colors. 
make of the following different colors. 
XY oz. 30c. 
1104 Blue Boy. ‘The true cornflower blue shade in 
favor for garden and cutting. 
1105 Red Boy. Deep, showy ruby red. 
1106 Snowman. Glistening snow white. 
Above colors: Pkt. l5c; % oz. 35c. 
A special mixture we 
Pkt. 10c: 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
The silky, golden yellow and orange blossoms of Cali- 
fornia Poppies are lovely in masses in beds or borders. 
The plants spread over the ground and are about a foot 
tall. Sow the seed in October or as soon as the soil can 
be worked in the spring. Thin to 9 inches. 
1066 Orange. 
XY oz. 30c. 
1068 Finest Mixed Colors. An especially good blend 
of orange, yellow, and white flowering poppies. 
Phemi5e:04 0725 0c: 
true Calitornia sPoppy. Pkt (5c: 

Chabaud’s Giant Improved Carnations are an excellent strain of 
garden carnations. If given some protection the plants will 
usually survive the first Winter. 
ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
BALSAM 
1051 Camellia Flowered. Mixed colors. A popular 
old favorite with double camellia-like flowers. It is 
well worth using in the border or as a summer hedge, 
especially in partially shaded places. Sow in the 
garden after danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. 
Height 2 ft: Pkt2lie7 %4 ozease. 
CALENDULA 
(Pot Marigolds) 
A favorite old-fashioned flower that has been greatly 
improved. Flowers are now larger, longer stemmed, 
more fully double and of richer colors. Sow as soon as 
the soil can be worked. Make a second sowing in 
early summer to furnish blooms in the cool fall days. 
Calendulas often self-sow. Thin to 12 inches. Height 
2 it 
1061 Orange King. An extra select stock of deep 
orange with a dark center. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
1060 Lemon Queen. A large golden yellow flower 
with a light center. The same type as Orange King 
—attractive together. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
1055 Mixed Colors. A choice blend of large orange, 
yellow and apricot flowers. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
CALLIOPSIS 
1070 Tall All-Double Mixed Colors. Decorative 
plants with finely cut foliage and daisy-like flowers 
in a wide variation of yellow and mahogany tones. 
A better strain of doubles. Sow as soon as the soil 
can be worked. Thin to 9 inches. Height 2% ft. 
Pkt loe204 (0z. 2 ce 
CANDYTUFT 
The neat heads of Candytuft blooms are always greatly 
admired. Plants are dwarf, profuse flowering and of 
easy culture. Seed should be sown successively over 
several weeks to insure flowers throughout the summer 
as they are not as long-lived as we would like. The 
first sowing can be made as soon as the soil can be 
worked. Useful for edging and cutting. Thin to 
6 inches. Height 1 ft. 
1075 Giant White Hyacinth-Flowered. Plants 
are branched, each branch a massive, long and thick 
hyacinth-like spike of pure white. Very showy and 
attractiver = bPkt 1se8lo Bpkti.2 oc 
1077 Choice Mixed Colors. The colored types are 
bright, gay flowers but have a shorter, more com- 
pact head than Giant White Hyacinth-Flowered. 
Pte leslie pkte 2c. 
CASTOR BEAN 
(Ricinus) 
1090 Tropical Mixture. The largest of all annuals, 
having huge brilliant green to lustrous bronze leaves. 
Used for tropical effects and as a screen planting. 
Castor Beans grow best in rich soil. Start inside 
April 21st or in the garden after danger of frost. 
Thin plants to 24 inches. Height 5-10 ft. Pkt. 
IDceozs 30c, 
CARNATION 
1085 Chabaud’s Giant Improved, Mixed Colors. 
This half hardy perennial is usually considered an 
annual but if planted in a protected location and 
covered with leaves or straw will usually survive the 
first winter. The delightful fragrance and rich 
coloring makes them very useful for cut flowers and 
bedding. Sow the seed as soon as the soil can be 
worked in the spring. Pkt, 25¢; lg. pkt. 50c. 

