You will like the colors in Harris’ Portulaca. 
PORTULACA 
Called ‘“‘Moss Rose’’ and “Sun Plant’? both 
of which describe this charming little creeping 
plant that thrives in a hot dry sunny spot and 
self sows readily. The seed is slow to germinate 
until the soil has thoroughly warmed up. 
3870—Double Mixed Colors. This is no ordi- 
nary mixture but is blended by us from separate 
varieties and includes white, striped, yellows, 
scarlet and salmon pink. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 44 Oz. $1.25; 
14 Oz. $2.00. 
3880—Single Mixed Colors. The single por- 
tulaca are preferred by many. They make a 
brilliant display and bring color to dry spots 
where other plants will not thrive. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 4% Oz. 90c; 
14 Oz. $1.50. 
PRIMROSE 
4023—Moreton Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Per- 
ennial. A hybrid of the English Cowslip which 
produces not only the soft yellow of that spe- 
cies, but shades of orange, red, bronze and 
white. Grows best in semi-shade. When plants 
become crowded divide in August. 
Pkt. 30c; Lg. Pkt. 60c. 
For Primrose plants see page 68. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Daisy) 
4015—Robinson’s Hybrids. Perennial. The best 
strain developed to date. For early summer 
flowers in the garden or for bouquets in the 
house, there are few, if any, hardy flowers more 
satisfactory. Long and graceful stems and 
flowers in shades of red and pink. 2 ft. 
Pkiv25c: be! Pkts50c- 
For Pyrethrum plants see page 68. 
“Your claim of 6 to 8 stalks on your Pacific 
Giant Delphinium is somewhat conservative. I 
had 36 blossom heads from 16” to 26’ long. 
Center stalks 7 ft. 1 inch—shortest stalk 4 ft. 10 
inches. It was a grand sight and many people 
came to see and exclaim at tts grandeur.’ 
F. E. Parsons, East Bridgewater, Mass., 8/24/50 
SALVIA 
SCARLET SAGE 
4600—Harris’ Special Bonfire. Because many 
strains of salvia bloom too late for northern 
gardens we have developed our own early strain 
and grow our seed crops in the north. The 
result is uniform plants 2 ft. high with long 
spikes of large brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 144 Oz. 90c. 
4605 —Dwarf Harbinger. Dwarf compact plants 
1 ft. high are completely covered with brilliant 
scarlet spikes. This is the earliest salvia and is 
especially valuable in areas where flowering 
seasons are short or in garden plans calling for 
a low growing Salvia. Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c. 
BLUE SALVIA 
4603 —Farinacea, Blue Bedder. The long grace- 
ful spikes are a most attractive shade of light 
blue, and the long stems make it ideal for cut- 
ting. The 2-ft. tall plants grow in the same 
way as the scarlet salvia and continue flowering 
until very late fall. Beautiful in combination 
with Cleome, Pink Queen and Helen Campbell. 
Salvia farinacea is really a semi-hardy 
perennial but blooms the first year from seed 
sown early. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 144 Oz. 90c. 
The new “‘pink’’ Salvia is really flame color. 
NEW ‘‘PINK’’ SALVIA 
4606—Rose Flame. There have been several 
pink salvias introduced in past years, but this 
new one, which is a rich coral pink or flame 
color, is really lovely. Blooms early, starting in 
July from seed sown early indoors. Plants 
uniform, vigorous and branching, averaging 
24” high. 
Pkt. 50c; Lg. Pkt. 85c. 
SALVIA PLANTS 
For those who want early bloom but have no 
facilities for starting seed indoors, we offer 
potted plants of Bonfire Salvia. These will be 
large, well rooted plants packed as are the 
Petunia plants (See inside back cover). 
Doz. $2.50; 25 for $4.50; 50 for $8.00 postpaid. 
We cannot ship less than a dozen. 
No plants shipped west of Indiana nor south of Virginia. 
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SCABIOSA 
(Pincushion Flower) 
Every garden should have an abundance of 
these easy to grow annuals, seed of which may 
be sown outdoors in May. These giants bear 
little resemblance to grandmother’s old fash- 
ioned pincushion flower. They grow 2} to 3 ft. 
tall and make excellent cut flowers blooming 
continuously from July until late October since 
they will stand very heavy frosts. 
IMPERIAL GIANTS 
4665—Mixed Colors. A new race of scabiosas 
which far surpass any developed thus far. The 
plants are sturdier and freer flowering, the 
flowers much larger and longer lasting and the 
colors richer and more varied. Colors range 
from white through shades of pink and salmon 
to scarlet and deep red. Shades of lavender and 
blue are also present. In fact it requires con- 
siderable imagination to see much relationship 
between the Imperial Giants and older vari- 
eties. Pkt. 15¢e; Lg. Pkt. 25c; 14 Oz. 50c. 
Illustrated in color on page 43. 
4655—Imperial Giant, Blue Moon. The first 
separate color of the new Imperial Giants to 
come true from seed and one of the most 
beautiful. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 25c; 14 Oz. 50ce. 
HARDY SCABIOSA 
4663—Caucasica Perfecta. Perennial. A favor- 
ite perennial of many because it produces long 
stemmed lavender-blue flowers from June to 
September. Valuable in a perennial border be- 
cause it does not grow out of bounds. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20c; Lig. Pkt: 40c; 4 7Oz. $1.00) 
For plants of Hardy Scabiosa, see page 69. - 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
(Painted Tongue) 
4500—Large Flowering Emperor Mixture. 
Rich tones of purple and lavender, pinks, yel- 
lows, buff, orange and red are all intensified by 
gold veining and the velvety texture of these 
exquisite flowers. To our way of thinking no 
garden is complete without them even though 
it is necessary to have a row in the vegetable 
garden. Sow the seed on top of the soil the end 
of May. 
A flower so beautiful deserves a prettier name 
than Salpiglossis. 
