STRAWFLOWERS for Everlasting Beauty 

Giant Snapdragon 
GIANT SNAPDRAGON 
(a) Grp. 4 
(ANTIRRHINUM) 
Plant in a sunny location during the fall and 
spring months. Thin out plants to about 10 
inches apart. Lovely as cut flowers. Height 
22 to 3 feet. Excellent bedding and border 
plants. They will carry through the hot sum- 
mer months if cut back and given high shade. 
We offer named varieties: 
SHASTA—-Pure white. 
DEFIANCE—Dazzling scarlet. 
YELLOW JACKET—Deep yellow. 
BRONZE HARMONY —Terra cotta orange. 
BRILLIANT ROSE—True rose-pink. 
WALLFLOWER RED—Pure wallflower red. 
Each color: Pkt. 20c. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE TALL GIANT FLOWERING 
SNAPDRAGONS—A well balanced mixture of 
the above colors and many others. Pkt. 15c. 
SEMI-DWARF SNAPDRAGON 
SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES MIXED—Height about 
about 15 inches. Equally as lovely as the tall. 
All colors, mixed only. Pkt. 20c. 

Sunflower, Sun Gold 
STRAWFLOWERS 
Everlasting (a) Grp. 2 
Strawflowers (Everlasting Flowers) are hardy 
annuals, bearing beautiful straw-like flowers 
in various form and many colors. They may 
be used for fresh cut flowers, or to preserve, 
cut the first day they open and hang heads 
down until dry. We offer the most popular 
varieties: 
GOMPHRENA or GLOBE AMARANTH—Some- 
times known as Bachelor Button. Very attrac- 
tive globe-shaped flowers resembling a clover 
blossom. Plant during the early spring months 
for summer and fall booms. Height, 2 feet. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
= HELICHRYSUM—Flowers hang like little bells 
— on stems 2! feet high. Plant during the fall 
and winter months. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
STATICE SINUATA—Plants grow to a height 
of 12 to 2 feet and throw large sprays of tiny 
flowers. Most popular for the garden and as 
cut flowers, both fresh and dried. Plant dur- 
ing the fall months. We have this in individual 
colors: 
Blue—Yellow—Rose—Lavender—White 
Each: Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c. 
Mixed colors: Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c. 
STATICE CASPIA—Smaller flowers than Sinu- 
ata, same habit. LAVENDER only. Plant during 
the fall months. Pkt. 15c. 
XERANTHEMUM ~— Attractive flowers resem- 
bling a small double sunflower. Height 2 to 3 
feet. Color bright rose, purple and white. Very 
free flowering. Plant during the fall and winter 
months. Pkt. 10c. 
MIXED STRAW FLOWERS—A mixture made up 
of the various varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
SUNFLOWER (a) Grp. 2 
(HELIANTHUS) 
SUNGOLD—Massive bright golden yellow very 
double flowers on 3 to 4 foot stems. Good fo- 
liage, strong stems for cutting. Very striking 
and showy. See color illustration page 25. 
Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 35c, oz. 60c. 
DWARF RED SUNFLOWER—The plant is of a 
freely-branching habit with well-shaped dark- 
centered flowers of bright chestnut red, merg- 
ing to a yellow at the tips of the petals. Height 
6 feet. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Statice Sinuata 

SWEET WILLIAM (b) Grp. 5 
(Dianthus Barbatus) Vigorous free-flowering 
perennial. Individual florets grow in flat clus- 
ters on long stems. Plant large and compact. 
Colors are crimson, scarlet, pink and white 
with variations. Plant during the fall months. 
Height 1 to 1l% feet. 
DOUBLE MIXED—Pkt. 10c. 
SINGLE MIXED—Pkt. 10c. 
TITHONIA SPECIOSA 
(a) Grp. 2 
(MEXICAN SUNFLOWER) 
BRIGHT ORANGE—Immensely tall plants with 
large bright flowers resembling a large double 
sunflower. Center yellow crested. Plant during 
the spring months for late summer and fall 
blooming. Best planted along a fence or build- 
ing as they grow 6 to 8 feet tall. Pkt. 10c, % 
oz. 50c. 
FIREBALL (Speciosa Grandiflora)—This new 
Tithonia is the same in growth and habit as 
the Bright Orange except the color is a fiery 
orange red and blooms somewhat later than 
the orange. See color illustration page 24. 
Pkt. 25c, 5 pkts. $1.00. 
VENIDIUM (a) Grp. 3 
Flowers grow to 4 or 5 inches in diameter 
on tall stems standing well above the gray- 
green foliage. Daisy-like with overlapping 
petals. Center blue-black with a lighter shade 
ray. Plant in full sun during the fall and 
winter months. Height 2 feet. 
VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM — Orange yellow. 
Very large and bright. Pkt. 20c, ¥ oz. $1.00. 
VENIDIUM HYBRIDS—Mixed shades of apri- 
cot, white, salmon, yellow and orange. Pkt. 
25c, lf oz. $1.00. 






































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