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MARIGOLDS Their very vigorous habit, pro- 
lific and extremely long 
blooming period makes them a must item for your 
garden, being valuable for bedding, cutting, and pot 
work. Like full sun, the warmer the better. Thrive 
in any type soil. Use for bedding, mixed borders, 
along fences, etc., for pots, or any spot where bril- 
liancy of color over a long period is desired. 
TALL AFRICAN DOUBLE. Produces 80-90% fully 
double flowers, the balance semi-double. This elimina- 
tion of singles makes them very valuable for bedding 
and cutting purposes. 
10c Pkt. — $2.00 Oz. 
SUNSET GIANTS. (Gigantea). The largest flowers 
of all Marigolds averaging 5 to 8 inches across. Of 
carnation-flowered type, long stemmed and in all 
shades from golden orange to lemon. May be dis- 
budded for their truly giant cut flower purposes. 
Fragrant. Height: 5 to 7 feet. , 
10¢ Pkt. — $1.50 Oz. 
DWARF FRENCH MARIGOLDS. A small-flowered type 
with attractive, Scabious-like double flowers. A strik- 
ing deep orange center, with maroon red outer petals. 
Dwarf and free flowering. 
10c Pkt. — $1.50 Oz. 
DWARF ROYAL SCOT. Mahogany red flowers, gold 
stripes. 20 to 30 inches high. 
HARMONY TYPE FRENCH DWARF DOUBLE HYBRIDS. 
Flowers 134 inches,, all double. No strong Marigold 
odor. Plants 12 to 14 inches high. Combinations of 
yellow, orange, blotched and striped combinations 
of orange and yellow with maroon. 
10c Pkt. — 75c¢ Oz. 
POT-O-GOLD. Dwarf’ growing form of Gigantea type. 
Brightest of orange shades. 
10c Pkt. — $1.00 Oz. 
GUINEA GOLD. Grows 30 inches tall. Carnation 
flowered; floriferous, excellent for cutting. Good, eyen 
strain. 
10c Pkt. — $1.00 Oz. 
CROWN O’GOLD. Odorless. An all-American se- 
lection. Short quilled center petals, with flat, deep 
orange guard petals. Grows 212 to 3 feet. A branch- 
ing plant. 
10c Pkt. — $1.50 Oz. 
Feverfew. Showy plants with 
MATRICARIA. small double flowers. Fine 
cutting type. Grows in almost any soil. Blooms are 
like miniature chrysanthemums. Yellow or white. 
MEXICAN FIRE BUSH. Kectia. A fast- 
growing, shrub- 
like ornamental annual. Small but dense foliage, 
which is a clear bright green in the spring and a some- 
what deeper shade all summer, turns bronze-red after 
frost. Plants grow 114 to 4 feet tall . . . compactly 
rounded or pyramidal. 
Hardy annual which is very 
MIGNONETTE. popular because of its fra- 
grance. The branches bear cone shaped spikes of 
closely set blooms. It makes a fine flower for cutting 
and used in bouquets, supplying the fragrance. Does 
well in sun or partial shade. Plant in spring and early 
summer. 
MYOSOTIS. 
blue flowers. 
adopted to all ordinary soils. 
or mixed borders. 
Cup Flower. We have the 
NIEREMBERGIA. = iippoMANICA. a_ bright 
lavender-blue color, deepening some in slight shade, 
Compact growth, free flowering. 
Flowering Tobacco. Long, tube 
NICOTIANA. shaped, petunia-like flowers. 
the petals of which form a beautiful five pointed star. 
Location: full sun. Grows well in any type soil. We 
have the Mixed Colors. 
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Forget-Me-Not. Ever cherished 
for their short spikes of dainty 
Location: sun or half shade. Culture. 
Use for edging, masses, 
NASTU RTIUMS Brilliant colors, free flower- 
3 * ing habit, good stems for 
cutting and extreme hardiness make these a must for 
your garden. Prefer lots of sun but will stand some 
shade. All types of soil satisfactory, lots of water 
being their main requisite. 
GOLDEN GLEAM. Leading double golden yellow. 
10c Pkt. — 40c Oz. — $1.25 V4 Lb. 
TALL DOUBLE FRAGRANT VARIETIES. Semi-trailing 
in hebit. Just the varieties to use for trellises, win- 
dow boxes or pots, cutting or unrestricted beddings. 
10c Pkt. — Oz. 25¢ — % Lb. 75c 
DWARF MIXED. 12-15 inches high. These varieties 
are as fully double and of the same size as the Gleam 
type, but the plants are compact and dwarf, and 
make a neat rounded growth. Superior for bedding, 
edging or where restricted growth is required. 
10c Pkt. — Oz. 25¢ — % Lb. 75c¢ 
PANSIES Here’s yours and our favorite cold- 
. weather favorites which keep on 
blooming right up to the edge of hot weather! We 
stock only those varieties which do well in Texas. 
See cultural directions on page 
SWISS GIANTS. This variety does best in San An- 
tonio and vicinity. Yield enormous flowers which 
are grown for exhibition purposes. 
SUPER MAPLE LEAF GIANTS MIXED. Highest devel- 
opment of the Swiss Giant. All the lovely bright 
colors imaginable. Plant these friendly faces in your 
garden. Giant-sized, velvety flowers—a joy to grow 
and a joy to behold. 
Useful for covering 
PERENNIAL PEA. walls, stumps or trel- 
lises. The large clusters of flowers are not fragrant 
like ordinary sweet peas but make fine cut flowers 
and the plants will last for years. 
10c Pkt. — $1.00 Oz. 
PETUNIAS Unquestionably the most popular 
. of all summer flowering annuals. 
No other flower gives so much color and so many 
blooms with such little effort. They prefer full sun 
although the ruffled and double types will take par- 
tial shade. Plant in any soil. Plant in flats early 
for transplanting when danger of frost is past. See 
cultural directions chart on page 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA. Outstanding in beautiful 
coloring, The blooms are unbelievably large, 5 to 7 
inches in diameter, with shallow, open throats sur- 
rounded by satiny petals which are so heavily ruffled 
that the young flowers are easily mistaken for doubles. 
All have light, richly veined throats. Available in the 
following colors: 
ROMANY LASS: Deep Crimson ,deeper throat. 
ROYAL BLUE. 
THEODOSIA: Largest fringed rose, golden throat. 
FLUFFY RUFFLES: Mixture light shades, finely 
fringed. 
(All Petunias listed above: 25¢ packet) 
HOWARD’S STAR (Improved). 
novelty with pure white star. 
BALCONY TYPE WITH TRAILING HABIT. Available 
in red and rose with golden throat. 
LARGE SINGLE BEDDING. A delicate beautifully- 
hued strain, easy to grow and which provides on 
abundance of cuttings in any location under any 
climate conditions. 
A new velvety purple 
ROSE BEDDER. Tyrian rose and compact. ROSY 
MORN. Rose with white throats. 
VIOLACEA. Deep, velvety purple. ROSE MARIE. 
Deep, delicate pink. MIXED. 
FIRE CHIEF. The newest and reddest one of them 
all! Order a packet today. Everyone’s going to go 
for it. See illustration and description on front cover. 
Annual strains of Phlox cannot be 
PHLOX. beaten for trueness to type, ease of 
culture and brilliancy of bloom. Love open, sunny 
spaces or partial shade. Grow well in a light soil or 
a heavy soil which has been lightened through use of 
humus _ material. Best results obtained from sowing 
seed direct when soil warms up in the spring. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI. Grows 2-18 inches. 
50 percent larger than former varieties. 
growing and free flowering. 
10c Pkt. — $3.00 Oz. 
CRIMSON AND RED SHADES. DOUBLE DEEP ROSE. 
DARK BLUE. PRIMROSE YELLOW. SCARLET. SNOW 
WHITE. ANNUAL MIXED. 
PINKS. 
Flowers 
Very strong 
Same as Dianthus, which see. 
Petunia 
“Silver Medal” 
Winner of Silver Medal, All-Ameri- 
can Seed Trials for 1949. One of 
the finest single petunias. Flowers 
3 inches across are carried in abun- 
dance from early summer to frost. 
They open lustrous salmon-cerise 
with an orange undertone, grad- 
ually changing to rich salmon. 
Plants are 1 foot high, compact, 
bushy and average 18 to 20 inches 
across. Packet 25c. 

POPPIES Lovely spring flowering subjects 
. coming in both annual and peren- 
nial varieties. Grow good in semi-shade. early sun 
preferred. A well drained soil of light texture or 
loosened with humus makes an ideal planting medium. 
Sandy soils are preferred. 
ICELAND POPPIES. (Perennial). Grow 18 inches high. 
Medium large single satiny flowers of rich pastel 
colors. Compact, bushy plants. 
10c Pkt. — $3.00 Oz. 
SHIRLEY (Annual). 18 inches. Bushy plants, bearing 
silky, petaled blossoms. Mixed colors. Often fluted. 
75¢c Oz. 
AMERICAN LEGION. (Annual). A single poppy of 
dazzling scarlet, with ii ea at center. 
Theye: Or4, 
CALIFORNIA POPPIES. (See Hunnemania). 
Moss Plant. Forms a_ thick, 
PORTULACA. dense carpet and grows even 
in hottest weather. 4 to 6 inches tall. Location: 
sunny. Culture: any type soil with adequate drainage. 
MIXED COLORS. Special mixture of all brilliant 
Portulaca colors. 
SCABIOSA Pin Cushion or Mourning Bride. 
° For hardiness, and cut flower 
material, the newer varieties of Scabiosa find an ever 
increasing use in the garden. Plant in full sun. All 
types of soil will produce vigorous plants of the 
hardy Scabiosa type. Ideal in rows, backgrounds of 
borders in groupings, or the perennial varieties for 
low bedding or groups in borders. 
BLUE MOON. Attractive lavyender-blue color, with 
extra large, fully double blossoms; long, wiry stems. 
LOVELINESS. Large flowered deep salmon pink. A 
fine variety to use for cut flowers. 
AGERATUM BLUE. 
blue. 
SALMON ROSE. 
MIXED COLORS. 
The standard large flowered azure 
SCARLET. LAVENDER. YELLOW. 
Reg. U.S. Pat. Of. 
FRANSSLANTONE 
TRANSPLANTONE, the hormone-vitamin powder for 
stimulating roots in transplanting. Makes shrubs, 
trees and plants in general, take root faster. Produces 
earlier maturity cnd larger crops when used on tomato, 
cabbage, celery, lettuce, tobacco an dsweet potato 
plants. Y-ounce packet, 25c; 3-ounce can, $1.00; 
1-lb. can, $4.00. 

ALL FLOWER SEEDS 10c 
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