
Trailing Ivy Geranium 

French Hydrangea 
FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 
French Hydrangeas are especially adapted for pot or 
tub plants for indoors, porch, lawn or garden decora- 
tion. In some soils the pink flowered varieties turn 
blue, and this color can be secured artificially by mix- 
ing one-half pound of broken alum with each one-half 
bushel of soil. The following varieties produce very 
large flowers, are easily grown and are hardy out of 
doors in zone 5. See chart on page 64. 
GERTRUDE GLAHN. Beautiful, clear pink. 70c each; 3 for $2.00. 
NICO BLUE. Deep blue. 65c each; 3 for $1.90. 
REGULA. Best pure white. 65c¢ each; 3 for $1.90. 
STRAFFORD. Deepest pink, almost red. 70c each; 3 for $2.00. 
HYBRID HYDRANGEA COLLECTION: 
1 each of 4 above only $2.39 prepaid. 


THE BEST OF ALL IVIES 
ENGLISH IVY. ie tardy onions aad make Up ctealicniteee 
green ground cover for dense shade. 45c each; 3 for $1.15; 6 for $2.05; 
12 for $3.85, postpaid. Bee 
GRAPE IVY 
tle care. 
Resembles the Ivies in habit but belongs to the Grape 
Y family. It thrives without sun and requires very lit- 
Ideal for the wall bracket and makes an excellent plant to trail 
over the porch or window box. 50c each; 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.25; 12 for 
$4.25, postpaid. 
WATER IVY A rapid growing vine especially suited to indoor bas- 
[ : kets and wall vases. Small, glossy green leaves ¢nd 
inconspicuous yellow flowers. Grows in either soil or water. 40c each; 
3 for $1.00; 6 for $1.75; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
FAN IVY The small leaves are shaped and veined like the 
: ~ old palm fan. Dark green in color and branch- 
ing freely, this little plant will give a different, exotic touch to 
your house plants, Does well outdoors in sheltered location, (50¢ 
each) (3 for $1.25) (6 for $2.25) (12 for $4.25), prepaid. 
TRAILING IVY GERANIUMS 
These popular Geraniums are of trailing habit, with Ivy shaped foliage. 
The colors are clear and 
brilliant. Covered with bloom all summer. Ideal for trailing over stone walls and better than Ivy for 
porch and window boxes. Your choice of Pink, Purple, Red or White, 55c each; 4 for $1.75; 12 for 
$4.80, postpaid. 
DOUBLE FLOWERED GERANIUMS 
BETTER TIMES. Semi-double flowers of true 
Outstanding for 
rose-red nearly 2 inches across. 
both pot culture and bedding. 
DUKE OF MONTMORT. Rich, purplish-rose 
Sometimes 
called a “blue” Geranium. Unusual novelty. 
FIAT QUEEN. Beautiful, double flowers of 
clear salmon-pink with serrated petals. 
compact, free-flowering plants. Very outstand- 
with a touch of white in the center. 
ing. 
OLYMPIC RED. Very large, brilliant scarlet 
flowers. Enormous heads produced on strong, 
bushy plants. Very showy when planted in beds, 
PICARDY. Semi-double flowers of deep salmon- 
pink. Dwarf branching habit and almost ever- 
blooming. One of the best. 
SNOWBALL. Full double, pure white blooms on 
dwarf branching plants. The best white Gerani- 
um we have found. 
Bushy, 
Prices of Double Geraniums. Your choice of the above 6 varieties at 50c each; 3 for $1.25; 6 for 
$2.25; 12 for $4.25, postpaid. 
FANCY LEAVED GERANIUMS 
ROSEBUD GERANIUM. 
This lovely little bloom expresses its brilliant self in a manner which 
everybody loves. They are deep red in color and are borne freely on strong healthy plants. 45¢ each; 
3 for $1.20, postpaid. 
GOLDEN BUTTERFLY. The leaves are a very 
light green with a large, irregular golden yellow 
center suggesting a yellow butterfly which is sur- 
rounded by a deep olive-green ring. 
The single flowers vary 
60c each; 3 for $1.50; 
is best in full sun. 
from pink to crimson. 
6 for $2.75;-12 for $5.25, postpaid. 
The color 
APPLE BLOSSOM GERANIUM. The dainty lit- 
tle flowers of Apple Blossom Geranium look exactly 
like a half-open miniature rose, just at that stage 
when Roses are at their best. They are white 
rimmed with carmine-pink suggesting the color of 
apple blossoms and are borne freely on strong 
healthy plants. 50c each; 3 for $1.35, postpaid. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON GERANIUMS 
The Martha Washington, or Pansy, Geraniums are by far the most beautiful of all the Geranium 
family. 
inches across. 
80c each; 3 for $2.00, postpaid. 
GERANIUM SEED 
A superb strain of the finest 
American and European va- 
rieties, 
many of them with 
zoned and variegated leaves. 
A choice mixture of all col- 
ors. Very interesting to grow 
from seed, and easily grown. 
Pkt., 20c; %46 02., 60c. 
PRIMROSE 
OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA. One 
of the finest and most important 
winter blooming pot plants. Can be 
easily grown in any light window, 
flowering abundantly and continu- 
ously, bearing immense trusses of 
large flowers in choice assortment of 
colors, from pure white and soft 
pink through the different shades 
of rose and red to the brightest 
crimson. 
Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts., 60c. 
CHINESE HIBISCUS 
The Chinese Hibiscus is one of 
the showiest tropical plants in ex- 
istence. It makes an_ excellent 
house plant in the North and has 
proven to be one of the most popu- 
lar shrubs in the South and West. 
Hardy where the temperature does 
not go below 25°. 
AURANTICA. Large, double flow- 
ers of ‘bright, orange-yellow. 
MINIMUS. Medium sized double 
flowers of bright red. 
PEACHBLOW. Huge, semi-dou- 
ble flowers of flesh-pink. 
SUB-VIOLACEOUS. Double flow- 
ers of clear deep pink. 
Prices. Your choice of the above 
4 varieties of Chinese Hibiscus at 
70c each ; 4 for $2.40; 12 for $6.00. 
VELVET PLANT 
Truly a fascinating sight. 
The dark green leaves and 
the stems are literally cov: 
ered with tiny hairs of a 
rich purple coloring which is 
even more intense along the 
veins. This makes the plant 
appear as if it were made of 
a richly colored ‘velvet cloth. 
It grows upright and _ suc- 
ceeds well in ordinary living 
room temperature. Plants, 
50c each; 3 for $1.25, post- 
paid. 

During the summer, the plants are covered with quantities of velvety flowers from 2 to 4. 
The gorgeous, brilliant color combinations are impossible to describe but in color 
and shape of flower, they are suggestive of Swiss Pansy. 
They grow best in a cool, shady place. 

Chinese Hibiscus 
FAN LEAVED PALM 
Finest of all Palms. Easily grown from seed. 
Elegant fan-shaped leaves of rich, dark green; 
beautifully fringed with long, thread-like filaments 
along the segments of the leaves. A compact 
grower, well adapted to pot culture, and succeeds 
in any situation. Needs no petting; stands dust 
and dry air; lack of sunshine does not bother it. 
The fan leaves do not develop until the 2nd year. 
Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts. for 60c. One-year plants, $1.00 
each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 
