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Golden Gleam and Glorious Gleam Hybrid Nasturtiums are ever 
popular plants that bloom heavily in ordinary garden soil. 
NASTURTIUM 
This valuable annual with vivid single or double 
flowers if yellow, orange or red, thrives in a sunny 
position or in shade. An overly rich soil will cause the 
plants to produce more leaves than flowers. The bril- 
liant colors and refreshing fragrance of the flowers 
makes them ideal for cutting. Nasturtiums are sub- 
ject to pernicious black lice which, if unchecked by a 
nicotine spray (See page 46 Black Leaf 40), completely 
ruin the plants. Sow in the garden after danger of 
frost. Thin to 12 inches. Height | ft. 
1319 Golden Gleam. Beautiful, rich golden yellow, 
sweet-scented flowers. Pkt. l15c; % oz. 25c; oz. 45c. 
1315 Glorious Gleam Hybrids. A wide assortment 
of new and unusual colors. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; oz. 
Cyt . 
1320 Dwarf Single Mixture. 
still popular. Valuable as an edging plant as well 
as for bedding. Our blend contains a wide range of 
soft and brilliant colors that are very fragrant. Pkt. 
LOS eae Gr. Like, OF SIC. 
Old favorites that are 
‘““May I take this opportunity to tell you that the Nasturtiums 
which I grew this Summer from your seeds, produced the most 
glowing, vivid blossoms I have ever seen—and in remarkable 
variety.” 
Oct. 30, 1949 Miss Dorothy Hopson 
Box 52 
Kent, Connecticut 
PANSIES 
Pansies are beautiful in beds by themselves, as edging 
plants, and when planted with spring flowering bulbs 
for color after the bulbs are through. Seed sown in 
early spring will produce late summer and fall blooming 
plants. For early spring flowers, sow the seed in July 
or August in a coldframe—transplant when large 
enough to where they are to flower. 
Pansy seed requires shade and moisture for germina- 
tion. If provided, our seed, which is fresh and vigorous, 
will give abundant plants. 
1337 SWISS GIANTS SPECIAL MIXTURE. A 
magnificent blend of Swiss Giants characterized by a 
predominance of rich wine colors, which far surpasses 
in form and range of dark, rich colors, any mixture 
of Swiss Giant Pansy that we have seen. The plants 
are uniformly compact and most of the blooms are 
waved, giving them the appearance of being frilled. 
These are Pansies you will want to grow. Pkt. 45c; 
lg. pkt. 80c; 4 oz. $2.50. 
ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
NICOTIANA 
Flowering Tobacco 
Sweet-scented Jarge blossoms that open in the eve- 
ning. Mass in the border for fragrance. Start inside 
March 25th or in the garden after danger of frost. 
Thin to 12 inches. Height 4 ft. 
1325 Mixed Colors. Shades of white, pink and red. 
Pkt. 10c; lg. pkt. 20c 
1326 White. 
Ip.. PktieeeGe 
1328 Crimson Bedder. One of the finest red flowers 
of recent introduction. Plants 18 to 24 inches high 
are covered with sweet-scented blooms throughout 
the summer and fall. Thin to 10 inches. Pkt. 15c; 
lg. pkt. 30c. 
Pkt. 15c; 
Large fragrant white flowers. 
SHIRLEY POPPIES 
There are few flowers with such delicate and attrac- 
tive colorings and at the same time so easy to grow. 
They prefer full sun and a light, sandy loam soil. An an- 
nual that will not stand transplanting. It can be 
sown as soon as the soil can be worked, and for con- 
tinuous bloom, successive sowings should be made. 
Thin to 6 or 8 inches. Height 2 ft. 
1392 American Legion. A greatly improved Fland- 
ers Poppy having very large single flowers of brilliant 
scarlet with a white maltese cross. Pkt. 10c; Ig. pkt. 
20¢ 5440255 3: 
1393 Double Shirley Mixture. An especially fine 
mixture of double flowers, many of which are ruffled, 
in shades of pink, salmon, rose and scarlet. Pkt. 10c; 
Ig. pkt. 20c; % oz. 35c. 

Our Swiss Giant Pansy Strains are large flowered and exceptionally 
rich in color assortment. 
1335 SWISS GIANTS FINE MIXED COLORS. A 
delightful mixture of very large flowered Pansies in 
vivid and outstanding shades of blue, purple, red, 
bronze, yellow and primrose. The plants are of 
exceptionally strong and robust growth. Pkt. 35c; 
Ig. pkt 65c; 4% oz. $2.00. 
1343 TRIMARDEAU STRAIN. Where color effect 
is of more importance than size of bloom, this mixture 
will be found very desirable for beds, borders, and 
edgings, as plants are compact, of neat habit, very 
hardy and free blooming in a wide range of delicate 
self colors, some prettily blotched. Pkt. 20c; lg. pkt. 
40c; \% oz. $1.25. 
