

ALYSSUM 
Fragrant edging plants fine for borders and window-boxes, with small flowers in great profusion 
through summer and fall. Sow the seed as soon as the ground is workable, having plants stand 8 to 
12 inches apart. Cutting back the plants occasionally increases the bloom. They thrive well in any 
soil. For earlier bloom, start the seed in March. For Alyssum saxatile see Perennial List. 

Arctotis, 
Autumn Shades 
Hybrids 



Carpet of Snow. : Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 50c; oz. $1.50 
Round, flat plants, 5 inches high and 10 to 12 inches across, with a solid mass of tiny white aie 
Snow Cloth. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 50c; oz. $1.50 
The very fmest white variety, and blooms two weeks earlier than any other. The very flat round plants, 
12 inches across and 2 inches high, form a compact mass of small pure white flowers. 
Violet Queen. ‘ ‘ Pkt. 15c; Yyoz. 35c; Yoz. 60c; oz. $1.80 
An extremely fine English strain of unusual beauty. The round plants, 10 inches across and 4 
inches high, form mounds of striking bright violet and make a very unusual dwarf edging plant. The 
distinctive color, becoming even more intense as the season progresses, contrasts strikingly with the 
creamy centers which appear in many of the flowers. An ideal subject for edging plants. 
AMARANTHUS 
Brilliant-foliaged annuals. Like hot sun and well-limed, not too rich soil. Give them room to develop. 
Molten Fire. Pkt. 15c; Ygoz. 45c 
The most ornamental of all, with 3-foot plants having dark bronze leaves and perfect poinsettia-red tops. 
Tricolor splendens. : ‘ Pkt. 10c; M4oz. 40c 
Joseph’s Coat. The inner foliage is black-bronze tipped with green; the outer, bright scarlet and gold. Height 3 feet. 

Grow the All-America Sweepstakes Winner—Fire Chief Petunia—See page 21. 
At long last—a sensational new, real red dwarf bedding Petunia which was awarded 
more points than any other flower ever entered in the All-America trials. Try it this year. 

ANCHUSA 
Alkanet. These pretty summer Forget-me-not-like flowers are beautiful in beds and for cutting. 
Blue Bird. ‘ Pkt. 15¢e; Moz. 45¢ 
Cape Forget-me-not. All-America Winner. The plants grow very compactly, 18 inches high, with nearly flat heads 
of vivid indigo-blue flowers at the top of the plant. Blooms throughout the summer. 
ARCTOTIS 
African Daisy. This handsome annual blooms from July until frost if given a sunny location. It lasts 
unusually long as a cut-flower. Sow seed outdoors in May. The Arctotis Hybrids are especially 
attractive. If wanted to bloom earlier start the seed indoors in March. 


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Grandis. ; Pkt. 10c; 4oz. 40c Anchusa, 
Bushy 2 to 3-foot plants with 2-inch daisy flowers with mauve centers and pearl-white petals, reverse tinted lilac. Blue Bird 
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Autumn Shades Hybrids. Pkt. 25c; ;'g0z. 60c California Sunshine 
This fine border plant has gray-green foliage and large daisy-like flowers, 214 to 3 inches across on 
compact 10-inch plants. The colors embrace the rich autumn shades—red, orange, burnt orange, 
bronzy orange, yellow and cream, many with markings at the base of the petals. They are very 
gay in the border and do well in a dry soil. 
ASTER 
REGULAR STRAINS (Not Wilt-Resistant) 
California Giants, Mixed. f Pkt. 15c; j50z. 40c; Yoz. $1 
Combines the giant size and vigor of American Beauty with the earliness and fluffy, flat, curled petals of Crego. 
The 5-inch flowers are full-centered, on 18-inch stems, from late summer until frost, on 3-foot plants. 
Giant California Sunshine, Mixed. sae Pkt. 20c; Woz. 55c; '4oz. 95c 
Beautiful half-double 5-inch blooms, on long, stiff stems. The yellow, quill-like cushion center is encircled by a 
single row of contrasting petals. In pastel tones before mid-September on 2 to 3-foot plants. 



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Imbricated Pompon, Mixed. ; Pkt. 15c; Woz. 60c; Moz. $1 
Small round pompon blossoms, often as many as twenty to a plant, in early August, on upright 18-inch plants. 
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