NASTURTIUM 
(a) Culture Ill or V 
Dwarf or Bush Kinds 1’ 
GOLDEN GLOBE—Semi-double flowers of 
bright gold, Pkt. l5c. 
SCARLET GLOBE—Fiery scarlet double. Old- 
fashioned beauties. Pkt. 15c. 
MAHOGANY GEM—Deep velvet mahogany 
red double flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
GEM MIXED—All colors. Pkt. 15c. 
SINGLE MIXED—Complete mixture of all 
colors of well-known single type. 
Tall or Vine Kinds 3-10’ 
GOLDEN GLEAM—Large golden flowers. 
Double and fragrant, Pkt. 15c. 
SCARLET GLEAM — Fiery orange scarlet 
flowers. Double and fragrant, Pkt. 15c. 
SALMON GLEAM—Delicate golden salmon 
double flowers. Pkt. 15c, 
GLORIOUS GLEAM—A mixture of all the 
colors of the Gleam series. Pkt. l5c. 
TALL SINGLE MIXED—The old single type 
in the tall growers. All colors. 
NEMOPHILA—Baby Blue Eyes 
(a) Culture II, 6" 
Many cup-shaped sky-blue flowers on low 
spreading plant. Pkt. l5c, 
NICOTIANA—Flowering 
Tobacco 
(a) Culture | or II, 2-3' 
SENSATION—Long-tube starry flowers. Fra- 
grant at night, White or light pink mixed. 
PRieeliSc: 
PAINTED TONGUE—SEE SALPIGLOSSIS 
PANSY 
(a) Culture I, Il or VIII, 8" 
SWISS GIANTS—Large flowering | strain 
with fine range of gorgeous colors, Best of 
the improved pansies. Pkt. 35c. 
TUFTED PANSY—SEE VIOLA 
PERIWINKLE—SEE VINCA 
PETUNIA 
(a);.Culture | or IV i 
Small Flowered, 10-14 
BALLERINA—All-American, 1952 winner of 
Honorable Mention — Bright. Deep rose 
fringed grandiflora type. Delicately fringed. 
Pkt. 30ce: 
BALCONY—tTrailing kinds for use in win- 
dow boxes and bedding. White, red, rose, 
or blue. Each. Pkt. 15c. 
BLUE BEE—Violet blue. 
CHEERFUL—Clear salmon pink with rose 
veining in throat, Pkt. 25c. 
ENGLISH VIOLET—A fine purple-violet col- 
or. Spreading plant. Pkt. 20c. 
FIRE CHIEF—Brilliant Red. All-American 
Gold Medal Winner for 1950. The only flower 
to win this award in twelve years. Compact, 
and dwarf flowers profusely. Pkt. 25c, 
FLAMING VELVET—A velvety blood red. 
Best of its color. Pkt. 20c. 
GLOW—Rich carmine red flowers on a 
compact plant. Brilliant, Pkt. 25c. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON—Ruffled flowers 
of pale pink, violet throat. Pkt. 25c. 
ROSE OF HEAVEN—Best of the rose-colored 
strains made famous by Rosy Morn. Color 
is slightly deeper and more uniform. 
SILVER MEDAL—1949 All American Award. 
A lovely salmon. Good size flowers on com- 
pact plants, Pkt. 50c. 
Large Flowered, 12-20” 
AMERICA—Double carnation-like flowers of 
a deep rose pink, Pkt. 50c. 
BURGUNDY—Huge single flowers of a rich 
wine red, white throat, Pkt. 20c. 
COLOSSAL SHADES OF ROSE — 1948 All- 
American. Large plants have huge flowers 
of light and deep pink shades. Very double 
with many frilled and delicately fringed 
petals. Pkt. $1.00. 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA—Huge flowers of 
many fine pastel tints. Pkt. 25c. 
LITTLE GIANTS MIXED—Compact plants 
with medium flowers in many new colors 
and shapes. Pkt. 25c. 
SNOW STORM—Large plain glistening white 
flowers with creamy shading in throat. Very 
beautiful, Pkt, 25c, 
THEODOSIA—Large ruffled flowers of deep 
rosa pink with golden throat, Very showy 
and lovely, Pkt, 25c, 
RCKEwIPeT! HOME GARDENING GUIDE [pera 
A DIGEST OF FLOWER SHAPES, SIZES 
and COLORS—tThe thirty thumbnail illus- 
trations shown below are an alphabetically 
arranged brief guide for the uninitiated 
flower grower. These portray the shape of 
individual blossoms only, Many of them 
grow in large clusters and spikes, The 
many beautiful marigold and zinnia shapes 
are too numerous to be fully illustrated 
here. However, some of these varieties are | 
shown in the color portions of this flower 
section. 
ESCHSCHOLTZiIA— 
CALIFORNIA POPPY GYPSOPHILA—BABY'S BREATH. HIBISCUS—ROSE MALLOW 
FOXGLOVE—DIGITALIS GEUM 
HOLLYHOCK LINARIA—BABY SNAPDRAGON LINUM—FLOWERING FLAX LOBELIA 
KSPU 
ANNUAL DELPHINIUM 
PI SOO SO ai | 
MARIGOLD NASTURTIUM 
MORNING GLORY—IPOMEA 
NICOTIANA— PANSY 
NEMOPHILA—BABY BLUE EYES 
FLOWERING TOBACCO 
PETUNIA 
SALVIA—FLOWERING SAGE SALPIGLOSSIS—PAINTED TONGUE, SCABIOSA—MOURNING BRIDE— 
PINCUSHION FLOWER 
POPPY. PORTULACA—MOSS ROSE 
SCHIZANTHUS—BUTTERFLY FLOWER. SEA LAVENDER—STATICE SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN STOCKS 
“SHASTA DAISY 
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Descriptions and names of the flowers shown are listed below with the following informa- 
tion: Usual flower height, flower diameter and color; also if it grows in floret spikes or 
clusters. 
For example: FOXGLOVE-DIGITALIS, the second flower on the first row—Floret spike, 3’ 
(usual height), 2”, (flower diameter), yellow, purple (the colors it attains), 
Ist Row: ESCHSCHOLTZIA-CALIFORNIA POPPY, 1’, 2”, crimson, orange; FOXGLOVE- 
DIGITALIS, Floret spike, 3’, 2”, yellow, purple; GEUM, 114’, 142”, orange, scarlet, yellow; 
GYPSOPHILA—BABY’S BREATH, Floret cluster, 11-3’, white; HIBISCUS—ROSE MALLOW, 
4’, red, white, lavender, rose. 
2nd Row: HOLLYHOCK, 5’, white, red, yellow, pink, maroon; LARKSPUR-ANNUAL DEL- 
PHINIUM, Floret spike, 3’, blue, white; LINARIA—BABY SNAPDRAGON, Floret spike 15”, 
rose, crimson, yellow, orange, white; LINUM-FLOWERING FLAX, Floret cluster, 1-2’, 142”, 
blue, yellow, white, red; LOBELIA, 4”, blue. 
3rd Row: LUPINE, Floret spike, 3’, blue, yellow, rose, white; MARIGOLD (Chrysanthemum), 
18”-3’, 2-4”, yellow, orange, numerous varieties; MARIGOLD (Red Head), 18’’, Bi-color 
yellow and red; MORNING GLORY-IPOMEA, 12’, 3-4’’, blue, pink, purple; NASTURTIUM, 
12”, 242”, yellow, rose, orange. 
4th Row: NEMOPHILA-BABY BLUE EYES, Floret cluster, 6”, 1-1’, blue, white, violet; 
NICOTIANA-FLOWERING TOBACCO, Floret cluster, 2-3’, white, yellow, purple; PANSY, 
8”, 2”, purple, white, yellow, Bi-color; PETUNIA, 10-14”, 3’, white, red, blue, purple, 
violet, rose, pink, numerous varieties; PHLOX, Floret cluster, 8-12’, red, pink, violet, blue, 
white. 
5th Row: POPPY, 3’, white, rose, pink; PORTULACA-MOSS ROSE, 6”, 1”, yellow, purple, 
pink; SALVIA-FLOWERING SAGE, 2-3’, blue; SALPIGLOSSIS-PAINTED TONGUE, 30”, 212”, 
purple, blue, red, brown, yellow; SCABIOSA-MOURNING BRIDE-PINCUSHION FLOWER, 
2’, blue, pink. 
6th Row: SCHIZANTHUS-BUTTERFLY FLOWER, 112”, white, lilac, blue, pink; SEA LAVEN- 
DER-STATICE, 2’, %4”, white, rose; SHASTA DAISY, 2’, 2-4”, white; SNOW-ON-THE-MQUN: 
TAIN, Floret cluster, 2’, white; STOCKS, Floret spike, 1-2’, white, lavender, 
All nt 
