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Portulaca will brighten hot dry spots. 
PORTULACA 
Called ‘“‘Moss Rose” and “Sun Plant” both 
of which describe this charming little creeping 
plant that thrives in a hot dry sunny spot and 
self sows readily. The seed is slow to germinate 
until the soil has thoroughly warmed up. 
3870—Double Mixed Colors. This is no ordi- 
nary mixture but is blended by us from sepa- 
rate varieties and includes white, striped, 
yellows, scarlet and salmon pink. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 4 Oz. $1.25; 14 Oz. 
$2.00. 
3880—Single Mixed Colors. The single por- 
tulaca are preferred by many. They make a 
brilliant display and bring color to dry spots 
where other plants will not thrive. 
Pkt l5e;se Pkt. 30e) YesOz. 90c. AZ Oz. 
$1.50. 
PRIMROSE 
4023— Moreton Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Per- 
ennial. A hybrid of the English Cowslip 
which produces not only the soft yellow of 
that species, but shades of orange, red, bronze 
and white. Grows best in semi-shade. When 
plants become crowded divide in August. 
Pkt. 30c; Lg. Pkt. 60c. 
PYRETHRUM 
(Painted Daisy) 
4015—Robinson’s Hybrids. Perennial. The 
best strain developed to date. For early sum- 
mer flowers in the garden or for bouquets in 
the house, there are few, if any, hardy 
flowers more satisfactory. Long and graceful 
stems and flowers in shades of red and pink. 
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Plant Painted Daisies in your perennial border. 
SALVIA 
Scarlet Sage 
4600—Harris’ Special Bonfire. Because many 
strains of salvia bloom too late for northern 
gardens we have developed our own early 
strain and grow our seed crops in the north. 
The result is uniform plants 2 ft. high with 
long spikes of large brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 4% Oz. 90c. 
4605—Dwarf Harbinger. Dwarf compact 
plants 1 ft. high are completely covered with 
brilliant scarlet spikes. This is the earliest 
salvia and we are glad to be able to offer it 
after several years of crop failure. 
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Our Bonfire Salvia blooms early. 
Blue Salvia 
4603—Farinacea, Blue Bedder. The long 
graceful spikes are a most attractive shade of 
light blue, and the long stems make it ideal 
for cutting. The 2-ft. tall plants grow in the 
same way as the scarlet salvia and continue 
flowering until very late fall. Beautiful in 
combination with Cleome, Pink Queen. 
Salvia farinacea is really a semi-hardy 
perennial but blooms the first year from seed 
sown early. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. 90c. 
New Pink Salvia 
46€06—Rose Flame. There have been several 
pink salvias introduced in past years, but 
this new one, which is a rich coral pink, is 
really lovely. Blooms early, starting in July 
from seed sown early indoors. Plants uni- 
form, vigorous and branching, averaging 24” 
high. 
Pkt. 50c; Lg. Pkt. 85c. 
Salvia Plants 
Shipped after May 15th. 
For those who want early bloom but have no 
facilities for starting seed indoors, we offer 
potted plants of Bonfire Salvia. These will be 
large, well rooted plants packed as are the 
Petunia plants (See page 59). 
Doz. $2.50; 25 for $4.50; 50 for $8.00 postpaid. 
We cannot ship less than a dozen. 
No plants shipped west of Indiana or south of Virginia. 
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SCABIOSA 
(Pincushion Flower) 
Every garden should have an abundance of 
these easy to grow annuals, seed of which may 
be sown outdoors in May. These giants bear 
little resemblance to grandmother’s old fash- 
ioned pincushion flower. They grow 214 to 3 ft. 
tall and make excellent cut flowers blooming 
continuously from July until late October 
since they will stand very heavy frosts. 
Imperial Giants 
Illustrated in color on page 42. 
4665— Mixed Colors. A new race of scabiosas 
which far surpass any developed thus far. 
The plants are sturdier and freer flowering, 
the flowers much larger and longer lasting 
and the colors richer and more varied. Colors 
range from white through shades of pink and 
salmon to scarlet and deep red. Shades of 
lavender and blue are also present. In fact it 
requires considerable imagination to see 
much relationship between the Imperial 
Giants and older varieties. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg! Pktp2bce Oz o0cs 
4655—Imperial Giant, Blue Moon. The 
first separate color of the new Imperial 
Giants to come true from seed and one of the 
most beautiful. 
Pkt. 15c; Le. Pkte2bes a Ozaa0c 
Hardy Scabiosa 
4663—Caucasica Perfecta. Perennial. A fa- 
vorite perennial of many because it produces 
long stemmed lavender-blue flowers from 
June to September. Valuable in a perennial 
border because it does not grow out of 
bounds. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.00. 
For plants of Hardy Scabiosa, see page 69. 
A photograph cannot convey the velvety texture 
of Salpiglossis. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
(Painted Tongue) 
4500—Large Flowering Emperor Mixture. 
Rich tones of purple and lavender, pinks, yel- 
lows, buff, orange and red are all intensified 
by gold veining and the velvety texture of 
these exquisite flowers. To our way of think- 
ing no garden is complete without them even 
though it is necessary to have a row in the 
vegetable garden. Sow the seed on top of the 
soil the end of May. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 50c. 

