2 CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA—w. Rare tropical fruit that 
may be grown as a large pot plant. Fruits are size of a large 
egg, tawny orange with purple stripes, skin tough, pulp soft 
and rich, flavor between that of the Tomato and the large 
English dessert Gooseberries. Pkt. 15ce. 
4 CYTISUS or BROOM 
Gorgeous in blossoms, decorative in foliage. ‘“‘kt’’ culture. 
SUPINUS—Crown Broom. 30 inches. Fully hardy. A crown- 
shaped cluster of golden flowers ends each of the many branch- 
es. Surest of the Brooms in cold, difficult places. Pkt. 15c. 
Plants, each 50c. MULTIFLORUS—Spanish Broom. Pretty 
cream-white flowers. Give sheltered position. Pkt. 15¢c. SCO- 
PARIUS PEERLESS—80 inches. Selections of Scottish Broom. 
Attractive blossoms in creamy yellow, lemon and golden 
Orange, with others that carry red to velvety crimson shad- 
ings. Odd, whip-like stems that hold emerald green coloring 
all winter when cut. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 25c. BATTANDIERI 
—60 inches. Golden Lilac. Foliage silvery, glistening. Long, 
dense sprays of golden yellow. Pkt. 25c. PURPUREUS—25 
inches. A low shrub, hardy to at least Boston, that carrics 
rose to purple flowers. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. OFFER 
744A—One pkt. each of the above for 80c. 
3 DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
They are easy, usually blooming first year, and you can 
have a lot of fun in growing them from seed. They will all 
be pretty, and you may get one worthy of naming. 
DAHLIA PEERLESS DOUBLES—Saved from fine, large- 
flowered semi-doubles to fullest double blossoms in full Dahlia 
color range. Good things should come from this. There will 
almost surely be some that you will want to keep and prop- 
agate. 10 seeds for 25c; 35 seeds for 70c; 100 seeds for 
$1.90. 
DAHLIA MINIATURE MIXED — 
Strain of dainty baby Dahlias for 
cutting or bedding, running to about 
25 inches, blossoms mostly semi- 
double, but sometimes fully double, 
rarely single. Color variation and 
coverage is amazing, including ca- 
nary, buff, apricot, pink, rose, scarlet, 
purple with flakes, suffusions, varie- 
gations. Quick as any annual from 
seed to bloom. Illustrated opposite. 
Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 80c; % oz. 50c. 
Tubers, spring, mixed only, each 
35e; 8 for $1.00; 10 for $2.75; 25 
for $6.00. 
QUEEN OF MOORLAND—Dwarf, 
with rich, dark foliage. Flowers 
mostly double, in shades of scarlet, 
crimson and maroon, with rarely a 
yellow or lavender. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 

3 DAHLIA ROOTS 
For sheer, spectacular beauty, sometimes perhaps almost 
overpowering in magnificence of size and color, the large- 
flowered Dahlias stand alone. Here are nine of the better 
sorts, supplied in standard root-divisions or started plants. 
MARSHALL’S PINK—Massive pink decorative with under- 
lying apricot tone. Each 65c; 3 for $1.80. WATCHUNG 
GIANT—An immense, full, variety with rather pointed petals, 
bright yellow, deepening at the center to a gold so deep it 
hints of orange. Each 55c; 3 for $1.50. MRS. I. DE VER 
WARNER—A truly superb sort in soft orchid lavender. Each 
55¢c; 8 for $1.50. JERSEY BEAUTY—Splendid, large flower 
in deep, rich pink. Each 55c; 3 for $1.50. LE TOREADOR— 
Large-flowered decorative in glowing red-scarlet. Each 40c; 
3 for $1.10. AVALON—Flowers of great size in clear lemon 
yellow. Each 45c; 8 for $1.20. JEAN KERR—Purest white 
blossoms of medium size, long in the stem, and wonderful for 
cutting. Each 40c; 3 for $1.10. BRONZE BALL—Fine, large 
show Dahlia in pure yellow, deepening to rosy bronze at petal 
edge. Each 50c; 3 for $1.40. JANE COWL—Big, shaggy 
flowers of buff and gold that show tones of salmony copper at 
center. Each 60c; 3 for $1.65. OFFER 76AN—One each of 
the nine Dahlias, marked with names, for $4.10. 
DAHLIAS FINE MIXED—A really good mixture that includes 
many named sorts. It will give colorful garden display, and 
a harvest of showy blooms for cutting. 3 for $1.00; 10 for 
$2.90; 25 for $6.75. 
. inches across, pure white, 
5 DAHLBORG DAISY (Golden Fleece) 
Delightful everblooming low plant, grown in the garden as 
an Annual, and unsurpassed for close edgings, bedding, or 
as a rock garden filler. Myriads of tiny daisy-blossoms in a 
24 carat gold tone, over mounds of aromatic fern-foliage. 6 
inches. Sow early. May also be grown as a pot plant, be- 
having then as a perennial]. Thymophylla tenuiloba. Pkt. 20c. 
1 SHASTA DAISIES 
Soundly hardy, long-lived perennials, satisfactory for mixed 
border planting and for cutting. Big daisies, often 4 to 5 
or rarely faintly creamy. Seeds 
saved from singles of high merit. ecbk(2-4)30. Pkt. 15c; Ye 
oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; %4 oz. 75c. Plants, fine, large flowered 
singles, long in stem, with petals of heavy texture. Each 40c; 
3 for $1.10. MOUNT SHASTA—Splendid full double, in bloom 
for months. High-centered flowers of purest white. Plants, 
each 65c; 3 for $1.85. EDGEBROOK GIANT—Single white, 
blossoms of immense size. Probably the largest-flowered of all 
the Shasta Daisies. Long stems. Plants each 70c. 
ANGEL-TRUMPET or DATURA 
They are easy, showy flowers, all to be grown as annuals, 
save for the last two. ‘“k’’ culture. CERATACAULA—25 
inches, Big, handsome, pale blue trumpets. Water in dry 
weather, since it needs more moisture than any of the others. 
Pkt. 30c. METEL—40 inches. Easy annual with big, pure white 
trumpets. Pkt. 15ec. CHLORANTHA TRUMPET-IN-TRUM- 
PET—Blossoms intensely double-ruffied, opening in a shade 
near golden yellow, becoming buff to creamy yellow. Particu- 
larly long blooming season. Pkt. 15¢c; 4% oz. 30c; %4 oz. 50c. 
_, METELOIDES—Big, perfumed trumpets of roseate lavender. 
[ 25 ] 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25e. FASTUOSA DOUBLE MIXED—Double 
trumpet-blossoms in lavender, white, cream, pale purple. Easy 
annual. Pkt. 15¢c; Ye oz. 25e. SUAVEOLENS—Great White 
Angel-trumpet. Many pendant, fragrant, snowy trumpets to 
a foot of length. Large pot or tub culture. May be plunged 
in border in summer. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. ARBOREA— 
Rather like last, and to be cultivated and used same way. 
Pendant trumpets to 9 or 10 inches, white with green lines 
in reverse. Foliage in mature plants gives effect of being 
dusted with powder. Andes. Rare. Pkt. 25c. Young plants, 
each 50c. OFFER 77A—One pkt. each of above for $1.00. 
4 DAVIDIA or DOVE TREE 
DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA, a rare and handsome hardy tree 
from central China. Great, showy flower-bracts of creamy 
white that resemble resting doves. Large, nut-like seeds that 
are slow to start, often lying in the ground for one full year 
before germinating, but pretty sure to grow eventually. Offer- 
ed subject to arrival. Seeds, each 35c; 8 for $1.00; 7 for $2.00. 
5 THE ANNUAL DELPHINIUMS 
Though annual, and easy, they are very different from the 
regular Annual Larkspur, offered elsewhere in this catalog. 
CARDIOPETALUM—15 inches. Open, branching plants carry 
all summer long, many little spires of green-tipped violet blos- 
soms. Rock garden. Pkt. 25c. ORIENTALE—35 inches. Mass- 
es of blossoms in rich Tyrian purple. Blooms late spring. From 
Kurdistan. Pkt. 20c. PANICULATUM—=35 inches. For several 
months there are loose, airy panicles of dark blue flowers. Pkt. 
25c. OFFER 82A—One pkt. each of the three for 60c. 
1 THE CHINESE DELPHINIUMS 5 
They are strains of Delphinium grandiflorum (formerly 
known as chinense). Compared with other Delphiniums they 
are low growing, and they bloom so quickly the first year from 
seed that they are usually handled as Annuals. Actually they 
are fully hardy perennials, although their normal life span 
is rarely more than 2 or 8 years. ‘“‘x” culture. AZURE FAIRY 
—12 inches. Flowers of brightest azure blue, the blue of deep 
summer sky. Pkt. 15c; Yg oz. 30ec. WHITE BUTTERFLY—12 
inches. Low, branched plants with pure white flowers. Pkt. 
15c; Ye oz. 25c. CAMBRIDGE BLUE—30 inches. Chinese 
Larkspur. A taller sort, valued for cutting. Blossoms of Bel- 
ladonna-blue on much branched plants. Pkt. 15¢e; Ye oz. 35c. 
BLUE MIRROR—18 inches. Deep navy blue, the richest shade 
here. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. OFFER 81A—One pkt. each of 
the four for 50c. 
