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ANNUAL PLANTS 
for Summer Blooming 
Set out plants in spring for colorful beds and borders throughout the summer. 
Shipped Postpaid 
AGERATUM 
Blue Boy. Bushy plants with silken balls of fuzzy 
blue flowers. 25c each; 12 for $2.75, postpaid. By 
express not postpaid, 12 for $1.50; 100 for $9.00. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
See list and prices on page 25. 
IMPATIENS 
‘Showy, free-flowering plants for shady or half-shady 
places. Pink, Rose, Salmon, Orange, and Crimson. 
30c each; 3 for 75c. 
NIEREMBERGIA 
Hippomanica. Beautiful little lavender-blue cups on 
6-inch plants all summer. 25c each; 12 for $2.50. 
PERIWINKLE (Vinca) 
Rosea. Clusters of rose, white, and red-eyed flowers all 
summer. 25c each; 12 for $2.50, postpaid. By express 
not postpaid, 12 for $1.50; 100 for $8.00. 
Wie Brightly 
ACALYPHAS 
Tricolor (Fire-Dragon). Noted for its dazzling crim- 
son-scarlet foliage and suitable for the sunniest 
places in the garden. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
ALTERNANTHERA (Dwarf Coleus) 
These plants are very largely used in ornamental, 
close bedding for their compact habit, brilliant coloring, 
and dependability. 
25c each; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
By express not postpaid, 12 for $1.50; 100 for $9.00 
Aurea nana compacta. Bright golden yellow foliage. 
Brilliantissima. Tints of crimson, scarlet, and pink. 
Paronychioides major. Brightest carmine. Most 
popular of all. 
CHOICEST FLOWERING BEGONIAS 
Beefsteak (Feasti). Heavy, circular leaves, red be- 
neath, glossy olitve-green above. Coral-red flowers. 
A favorite. 50: each. 
Brilliant. Covered with a wealth of Christmas-red 
flowers. 40c each. 
Corallina, Lucerne. Immense clusters of bright 
coral-red flowers, turning delicate pink. Green foli- 
age dotted white. 50c each. 
Rubra. Bright green foliage with drooping clusters of 
coral-red flowers. 50c each. 
Pink Rubra (Angel Wing). Pale green foliage with 
drooping flowers of pure soft pink. 50c each. 
Star. Great star-shaped leaves a foot or more across 
of two-toned green with reddish markings on the 
edges. Pink flowers. See color illustration on page 22. 
65c each. 
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PETUNIAS 
Except where noted, 25c-each; 12 for $2.50, postpaid. 
By express not postpaid, 12 for $1.50; 100 for $9.00 
Single Rosy Morn. Brilliant rose-colored flowers with 
white throats. 
Snowstorm. A compact-growing variety with a 
multitude of pure white flowers. 
Diener’s Ruffled Monster. Flowers 4 inches or 
more across in a wide range of dazzling colors. 
General Dodds. Red-garnet. 
Royal Purple. Solid, rich velvety violet flowers with a 
blackish luster. 
Fire Chief. Brilliant scarlet. 1950 All-America winner. 
35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.00. By express not 
postpaid, 12 for $2.50; 100 for $15.00. 
MAMMOTH VERBENAS 
Huge clusters of giant sparkling flowers, in bloom 
all summer. 
25c each; 12 for $2.50, postpaid. 
By express not postpaid, 12 for $1.50; 100 for $8.00 
Beauty of Oxford. Cerise-pink. One of the finest. 
Blue Giant. Dark blue; free-flowering. 
Defiance. Huge, flat clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Lavender Glory. Lavender with creamy white eye. 
Mayflower. Light salmon-pink, deepening to rose. 
Seafoam. Very large, well-shaped white flowers. 
Colored Foliage Plants 
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CALADIUM 
Upright-leaf. Stiff, erect plants, 6 to 8 feet high, with 
huge, ornamental fcliage. Not hardy and must be 
grown in tubs or renewed each spring. $1.00 each. 
Elephant’s Ear. Gorgeous, trcpical-like plants with 
huge heart-shaped leaves feet Or more across. 
Water freely and take up the bulbs for winter. 35c 
each; 3 for $1.00. 
New Fancy-leaf. Marbled, veined, and striped leaves 
in many shades of white, pink, green, and crimson. 
See color illustration on page 22. 60c each; 3 for $1.65. 
COLEUS 
25c each; 12 for $2.50, postpaid. 
By express not postpaid, 12 for $1.50; 100 for $9.00 
New Giant (Christmas Gem). Iminense leaves 8 to 
12 inches long, carmine-red, shading to maroon and 
edged with yellow and green. 
C. W. Schmidt. Leaves velvety crimson, edged and 
spotted gold. 
Rainbow (Christmas Queen). Leaves range from 
lavender-maroon through shades of brown, pink, and 
yellow, varying from leaf to leaf. 
Trailing Queen. Half-trailing or running variety. 
Leaves crimson and creamy pink. 
Vestal’s Gorgeous Bedding Coleus, Mixed. 
Over 80 Years Growing Better Plants for Better Gardens 
24 JOS. W. VESTAL & SON, Box 871, Little Rock, Ark. 
