PENSTEMON 
Moraea 
bicolor—Resembles Iris in both foliage and 
flower but the dark evergreen foliage and 
continuous habit of blooming make it better 
suited to border and landscape planting. Flow- 
ers creamy white with brown spots at base of 
petals. 
Nepeta (Catmint) 
*mussini—Silver gray foliage and low spikes 
of lavender bloom. A strong robust ground 
cover for sunny dry slopes or informal edging. 
Blooms nearly all year round. 
Oenothera 
mexicana (Mexican Primrose) —Fast spread- 
ing plant with silvery pink, single flowers all 
summer. Requires control to keep the plants 
within bounds. 
Penstemon 
Erect growing, 3-foot spikes of bell-shaped 
flowers from May until fall. One of the sturdi- 
est and finest flowering perennials for Cali- 
fornia gardens. 
Apple Blossom — Very large soft pink and 
white flowers. 
Elinor—Extremely large bell of a bright rose- 
pink. Vigorous grower. 
Flamingo—Bright red. The most free flower- 
ing of all Penstemons. 
Garnet—Small flowers on huge showy plants. 
Garnet red and very striking. 
Any above, cutting grown: Each 65c, 3 for 
Shed DR Doze 5.50; 
Sensation Hybrids—Mixed colors; in pink, 
rose, red, lavender and purple—many with 
white throats. 
barbatus Pink Beauty—One of the prettiest 
perennials in the garden. Produces masses of 
small tubular flowers in clear shell pink. 
Makes an excellent cut flower. 
*heterophylla Blue Gem—Low growing native 
variety with small intense blue flowers cover- 
ing the plant. 
and full sun. 
Requires very good drainage 
PHLOX 
(Perennial Phlox) 
paniculata — The longest blooming and most 
colorful perennials for sun or partial shade. One 
of our specialties! We believe that nothing sur- 
passes perennial Phlox in range of color, dura- 
bility, length of bloom and ease of cultivation. 
Add to the above an exquisite fragrance and one 
can understand why year after year Phlox ever 
increases in popularity. 
The varieties listed below represent the best of 
the newer colors along with the most reliable of 
the older varieties that can be obtained. 
Count von Zeppelin—White with red eye. 
Firebrand—Rich red. 
Flora J. Reidy—Pure white. 
King Arthur—Violet with light eye. 
Leo Schlageter—Brilliant scarlet. 
Orange Queen—Bright orange. 
Painted Lady—Blush pink, carmine eye. 
Rosita—Rose pink. 
Salmon Beauty—Salmon pink with white eye. 
Widar—Lavender with white eye. 
Special—Any of above: Bareroot, Each 35c, 
3 for $1.00. Dec. to March only. 
*subulata rosea—A wonderful plant for the 
rockery or as an edging in semi-shade. The 
effect of an established clump is a mossy dark 
green carpet which in spring is covered with 
hundreds of tiny pink flowers. Should be used 
more freely in the garden. 
