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ABRONIA Sand Verbena. Low or trail'ng na- 
* tive herbs with fragrant blooms. 
Grows good in open, sunny places in light soil. Ideal 
for pots and baskets. Sow in open after danger of 
frost or in frames or pots in early fall. 
AGERATUM. 
blooms until frest. 
TOM THUMB LITTLE BLUE STAR. Flower opens light 
blue with purple center and develops to blue self. 
Start indoors in March or April for early flowering, 
setting out in May, 9-12 in. apart. 
ALY SSUMemeeaae: Easily grown in any 
garden soil. Especially suited to 
rockeries and edges in open sunny situations. The 
foliage tends to be grayish with a profusion of blooms 
during the entire blooming season. Best started indoors 
and set out about middle of April. 
SWEET ALYSSUM. White and lilac. Grows 6 inches 
tall. Used extensively for borders, edging and rockeries 
but equally yaluable as a cut flower, covering itself 
with trusses or clusters of small flowers of a peculiar 
delicate fragrance. 
Floss Flower. A popular sum- 
mer-flowering plant which 
Ideal for borders, edgings or pots. 
VIOLET QUEEN. Compact and bushy. A regular little 
lovely for edgings and borders. 
ANCHUSA Summer Forget-Me-Not. Excel- 
° lent for summer border in sunny 
location. Make good-sized clumps of rather coarse, 
usually hairy foliage from which rise 1/2 foot to 5 ff. 
leafy stalks, bearing from mid-July to September or 
later, loose masses of small flowers, usually blue and 
often in intense, striking shades. 
ASTERS Starwort. Like full sun and grow well 
+ in moist, well-drained soil. A good, 
average garden soil is more satisfactory than one made 
over-rich by too much fertilization. 
EARLY BEAUTY. Wilt-resistant type which begins 
blooming in July until frost. Grows 2/ to 3 ft. high 
with long, stout stems bearing large, well-formed 
flowers in dark lavender, carmine rose, flesh pink and 
white. 
GIANT HARMONY MIXTURE. Lovely shades of light 
and deep blue, flesh, peach blossom, silvery rose, pur- 
ple and white. 
GIANT IMPROVED CREGO. A _ wilt-resistant aster 
with large shaggy flowers that look just like an 
“ostrich feather” fan! Rich color assortments. 
BALLET QUEEN. Queen of the Market! 
for illustrated description. 
LIGHT PINK. BEAUTY PURPLE. BEAUTY WHITE. 
10c Pkt. — $2.50 Oz. 
Smilax. May be grown out- 
ASPARAGUS. doors or in greenhouse. A 
twining vine, its cut sprays and “‘strings’’ of lacy 
foliage are in demand everywhere for floral arrange- 
ments. 
PLUMOSUS. A fcvorite florist’s g:een. May be ser- 
iously troubled by a blight which causes the smaller 
branches to dry and be shed prematurely. 
SPRENGERS. The most satisfactory for house cul- 
ture. Easily grown from seed during February. taking 
about two months to sprout under o.dinary living room 
temperatures. 
ERIA Maritama. Sea Pinks. " 
ARM . perennial with evergreen Jeayes in 
rosettes and numerous flower-heads on wiry stems 
which bloom from spring to autumn. 
AFRICAN DAISY. DIMORPHOTHECA AU- 
RANTICA. Cape Mari- 
gold. Bushy plant growing 12 to 15 inches high. 
Flowers are 2 inches and over across and a unique, 
rich glossy orange-gold, with dark disc and halo. 
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Lady’s Slipper. 
: which grows 18 inches high. Wants 
partial or full sun and plenty of moisture. Flowers 
Hardy, bushy annual 
BALSAM. 
on short stems, sometimes 2 inches across. Blooms 
for sixty days. Grows best in light, sandy soil. Com- 
bined with allysum or verbena, it’s ideal for use as 
a border subject. Easy to grow. 
DOUBLE ROSE. DOUBLE DARK RED. DOUBLE CA- 
MELLIA AND DOUBLE ROSE FLOWERED. 
BALSAM APPLE. MOMORDICA BALSAM- 
4 : NA. An annual herba- 
ceous climber, bearing egg-shaped, orange-colored 
fruits following white or yellow flowers. 
10c Pkt. — 75c Oz. 
BALSAM PEAR. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA. 
; : annual herbaceous 
climber, bearing oblong, orange-colored fruits. 
One of sey- 
BAGHELOR SeBULLONS meant tcommon 
names for Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower). Also some- 
times applied to Gomphrena globosa (Globe Amar- 
anth). See Centaurea and Gomphrena. 
10c Pkt. — 35c Oz. 
Difficult but interesting to grow. 
BEGONIA. Dislike full exposure to sun or 
very dry conditions. Thrive best in a mixture of fibrous 
pum with leafmold, some old cow manure and sand 
added. 
GRACILIS LUMINOSA. Erect succulent stems, lobed 
heart-shaped leayes and large, bright scarlet flowers 
in summer. 
GRACILIS PRIMA DONNA. Grows 1 foot high, the 
color a brilliant clear pink, shading to carmine-rose. 
BLUEELAGESELOWER=e cuca a eins 
but now 
TRACHYMENE CAERULEA. A dainty plant, growing 
2\Y. feet tall, blossoms from July to November. 
Rounded clusters of clear-blue flowers with slender 
tubes suggest miniature lace parasols, or delicately 
formed and colored heads of familiar wild carrot or 
“Queen’s Lace’’ handkerchiefs. Sow seed outdoors in 
moist and cool (though not shady), location in early 
spring. 
CARNATION. | ciove pink. 
CHABAUD’S IMPROVED GIANT DOUBLE. These ro- 
bust erect plants, 15 to 18 inches tall, come into 
bloom five months after sowing seed, and continue 
to supply a great abundance of large. double flowers 
with handsomely serrated petal edges. 
CHABAUD’S ENFANT DE NICE. An excellent type 
which produces fewer but slightly larger flowers with 
longer stems, and is a little more spreading in habit 
than Chabaud’s Giants. Early in blooming, robust 
in growth. 
10c Pkt. — $3.00 Oz. 
ALL FLOWER SEEDS 10c 
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__Folks, listed here below and on the pages following is a list of Flower Seed 
which makes up an assortment to suit the taste and wants of just about anybody 
on this green earth. This seed is the best seed that your money can buy... any- 
where . . . at any price. It’s fresh... it’s good ... it’s full of that growing 
gumption which only new seeds brimming over with the ability to make good, can 
offer. Every last bit of it will do well on Texas soils and particularly in San An- 
tonio and vicinity. Some of it you can plant, water once in a while and forget 
about it; some you got to care for a little extra: both will make good for you. 
Plant any or all varieties listed and you’ll be just that much farther ahead towards 
a beautiful garden because it’s Staffel’s Seed .. . FRESH 
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CANDYTUFT Iberis. Ideal for rock gar- 
* den or as an edging plant. 
Annual variety will bloom throughout the season if 
not allowed to seed. The branching plants develop 
flat-topped clusters of various colored flowers, bloom- 
ing prolifically in the spring, and during other seasons 
by successive sowing of seed. Locate in sun or light 
shade, broadcasting seed directly. 
GIANT HYACINTH, FLOWERED WHITE. Bears bold 
large spikes of snowy flowers. Habit sturdy and com- 
pact. 
LAVENDER, ROSE, CARDINAL, LILAC and FLESH. 
10c Pkt. — 40c Oz. 
CALENDULA. Pot - Marigold. Practically 
blooms throughout the year. 
Does well under average soil conditions and in either 
full sun or semi-shade. The flowers close at night. 
Ideal cut flowers. 
CAMPFIRE. Deep, strong orange with a distinct scar- 
let sheen on the upper side of each petal. Measure at 
least four inches in diameter. 
LEMON QUEEN. Large type bearing a _ beautiful 
lemon shaded flower. 
CALENDULA CHYRYSANTHA. Resembles chrysanthe- 
mum. A clear, buttercup yellow. 
SENSATION. Blooms are flat and larger than any 
other type previously introduced. Brilliant orange 
with a scarlet sheen when in full bloom. 
MIXED COLORS. 
10c Pkt. — 45c Oz. 
CAMPANULA Canterbury Bells. Mixed colors. 
* A brilliant old time favorite 
with colors ranging through whites, pinks, blues and 
lilac. Adaptable, but enjoys good soil. Plant outdoors 
in early spring. 
CALLIOPSIS Hardy, easily cultivated, and 
. bright, cheerful garden sub- 
jects. Our Dwarf Mixture is very showy and fine for 
beds, borders and cut flowers. Height 112 feet. Sow 
outdoors from February to May. 
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