Clove 
Shasta Daisy 
Chinese Bellflower 
New Shell Pink 
B20! 2—(Balloon Flow- 
er Platycodon.) Something 
really new. Beautiful light 
shell pink. Bloome from 
early spring till late fall. 
75c each; 2 for 1.39. 
B2011-— Blue Chinese 
Bellfiower or Balloon Flow- 
er. Buds are like balloons, 
a rich blue that bursts into 
single blooms and looks 
like stars. Easy to grow. 
39c each; 3 for 98c, 
postpaid. 
4 Brand New Phlox 
B1605—Bluette. 
ter to Bluette. A large, such a fine combination of 
shell pink. aie aye 
: 42—Mies CopyjJn. A 
B!651—Polka Dot. Has new Dutch variety and one 
huge white flowers, each of the finest pinks we have. 
with a brilliant carmine eye. 
Bi657—Salimon Glow. 
This is the finest salmon- 
colored Phlox ever intro- tening white. 
duced. Biéi5—Flash. A good 
: name for a bright, showy, 
Prices on above 4, 49c rosy-red. 
each; 3 for 1.19, postpaid. 
RUSSELL 
LUPINES | 
Tall, Stately 
B2!it—Lupines have 
beautiful sweet pea-like 
flowers with very long 
stems. 3 feet. They 
bloom from June until 
August with flowers of 
any color of the rainbow. 
39c each; 3 for 98c, 
postpaid. 
re 
Mixed Painted 
; Daisy 
All 5 for only 20 
Yellow Blaz-O-Mum 
FREE GIFT: 
Very fragrant and 
hlooms all 
A new, 
large-flowered, pale blue. 
B1652—Pinkette. A sis- 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
GREEN THUMB Collection 
of HARDY PERENNIALS 
8B3286X—Here are five hardy, beautiful, sure-to-grow peren- 
nials—the kind that will do well for you ge 
this year and for years and years te come. 
are worth at least twice this, much 
Bright Red Phiox 
Spithi 
Yellow Blaz-O-Mum 
Shasta Daisy (white 
with gold center) 
New Pink Baby’s 
Breath . 
Baby’s Breath 
Painted Daisy 
1 
(Grass) Pink. 
summer. 
GAILLARDIA 
(Blanket Flower) —-One 
of the most striking peren- 
nials for any section of the 
country, Grows anywhere. 
Brilliant flowers bloom 
from late spring until early + 
frost. For house or garden. 
82055—Burgundy (clear 
red); B2057 — Sun God 
(golden yellow); B2OEG— 
Dazzler (rings of red and 
yellow). 39¢ each; 3 for 
98c¢, postpaid. 
B3278X Collection 
—1! each of the above 
3 for 89¢, ppd. 
We have grouped these 3 
together because they make 
The newest 
Bi6é66 — White Admiral. 
white. 
large flowers of pure, glis- 
Prices on above 3, 
cately 
blue. 
B2 
Strong and hardy. 
B2287—Ohio. 
Hardy Loosetrife 
B2114 — Mor- 
den’s Pink. This 
particular variety 
was originated in 
Canada, and will 
grow from wet 
swamp to dry 
wind-swept prai- 
rie. Long. spikes 
of beautifully 
clear pink flowers. 
Fine for cutting, 
and extremely or- 
namental in the 
garden. 18 in. to 
3 ft: high. Blooms 
all summer. 59¢ 
each; 3 for 1.49, 
postpaid. 
Hardy 
BACHELOR’S 
BUTTON 
B2007 — Hardy Blue 
Bachelor Button. (Or Cen- 
taurea Montana.) Ciear blue 
3” flowers, 
B2008 — Hardy Pink 
Bachelor Button. (Or Cen- 
taurea Dealbata.) Grows 2 
ft. high, has 3” pink flow- 
ers. 
Either of above, 39¢ 
each; 3 for 98c, postpaid. 
B3256X—Hardy Bach- 
elor Button Collection — 2 
each of above, 4 in all, for 
only 98c, postpaid. 
A Beautiful Trio. 6 Brilliant Phlox 
of Phlox BI653—Prime Minister. 
large panicles. 
Has 
still scarce. 
flowers. 
B1600—Africa. 
49c 
each; 3 for 1.19, postpaid. 
MISSOURI 
PRIMROSE 
B2 130—Gorgeous yel- 
low blooms as large as 
a teacup on a low semi- 
trailing bush blooming 
all summer. Prefers it 
hot and dry. A very long- 
lived perennial and a 
very showy one. 39c 
each; 3 for 98c, post- 
paid. 
PURPLE 
BELLFLOWER 
B2162—It is called 
Campanula Glomerata 
Superba—a terrible name 
for such a pretty plant... 
Makes clump about 18”. 
across and high. Clus- 
ters of bell-shaped flow- 
ers of deep, rich purple 
in May. Lives for years. 
Hardy. 45c¢ each; 3 for 
1.19, postpaid. ; 
286 — Gurney’s Red. 
New hardy 
white, deep blue eyes. Largest. 
varieties—1!.59, postpaid. 
B3: 
7 for 1.98, ppd. 
Large heads of white flowers 
with bright red eyes. 
B1628—Jules Sandeau. One 
of the best of all Phlox. Large 
orange-red flowers borne in 
BI655—Progress. 
true blue of all Phlox and 
Has very large 
erimson. One of the showiest 
HARDY VIOLETS CANTERBURY 
B2285—Royal Robe. 
fragrant flowers borne 
on long stems. Deepest violet 
Deli- 
3 ft. 
B208!—Double Deep 
Maroon. 
B2082—Double Newport 
Pink. 
B2084—Double Yellow. 
B2085—Double Mixed. 
B2088—Double Scarlet 
Red. 
B2080—Double Lilac. 
B2083—Double White. 
39c each; 3 for S8e post- 
paid. 
'277KX—1 each of all 
VIRGINIA 
BLUEBELLS 
Mertensia 
B2289—Bloom very 
early in spring. Do well 
on the north side of the 
house, 
shaded place, 
us they 
the open field in full sun. 
In summer die down to 
ground and disappear. 
Don't dig them up think- 
ing they have died. 2 
for 49c; 5 for 1.00; 10 
for 1.98, postpaid. 
Like moist semi- 
but with 
grow well in 
of the new, 
Phiox. 
pink. 
Nearest 
Bright 
ASTERS 
B1035—This Aster is _ 
> deep, violet purple. The 
plants grow into a 
rounded bush about 2 
feet high and wide. Dur- 
' ing September, the flow- 
ers cover the bush com- 
pletely with semi-double 
’ flowers. 49c¢ each; 3 for 
1.29, postpaid. 
BELLS 
GIANT BELLS—So 
lovely they should be 
in every garden! 
high with large 
cups and saucers all up 
and down the tall stalk. 
2 to 
for 1.69, postpaid. 
Delphiniums 
82060 — Abso- 
lutely hardy. 
Clean bright green 
foliage and long, 
up to 3 ft. spikes 
of sulfur yellow 
flowers. Try plant- 
ing it with Blue 
Delphiniums. 39¢ 
each; 3 for 98c, 
ppd. 
large-flowering 
B1604—Border Queen. Has 
very large flowers in very 
large trusses. A fine, clear 
B1659 — Spitfire. Brilliant 
orange-scarlet 
out like a bonfire at night. 
Prices on the “6 Brilliant 
Phiox’’ above, 45c¢ each; 3 
for 1.15, postpaid. 
that 
B2255—Double 
Mixed. White, 
B2028—BLUE 5 Subert Saye 
B2288 — Freckles. White Plants.3 to 4 inches high, __with these strong, healt lants, all - 
with lavender freckles. epee ee with clusters of baa rosa to bloom. si eee See 
49c_ each; 3 for 1.29, 39¢ each; 3 for 98c,. lossoms. Fine forrock gar —_Ali are ruffied giants with frilled and 
postpaid. postpaid.” ‘ apshe 3 wavy edges in all colors imaginable. 75¢. 
B2276X — Canter- 29¢ each; 3 for 98c. ppd. per dozen; 3 dozen for 1.98; 100 plants 
Iemcienl Sete recta pury Bells Coll.2 Blue, _ B3257X—Sweet William for 4.49, postpaid. 
B3258X — | each of four 2 Pink, 2 White. Ali Collection. { each of 5 DELPHINIUMS 
above. Postpaid, only 1.19. 
HOLLYHOCKS GLOWING FOXGLOVE 
An = old oe GOLD True Perennial Type 
coats Big double bios.  (Thermopsis) B2051 —This is 
soms. Easy to grow. not the ordinary 
Plant with Foxglove that you 
bigua. 
are flecked 
chocolate. 
like a 
all. summer. 
postpaid. 
COLUMBINES 
-B2021 — Our mixture 
is Mrs. 
long spurred hybrids 
grown for their extra- 
long spurs and the bril- 
liant selection of colors. 
They runin almost every 
conceivable shade from 
blues and purples through 
the pinks and red and 
yellows and browns to 
white. 39¢ each; 3 for 
98c; 5 for 1.49, post- 
paid. See sees 
Scott Elliott’s 
Guueys HARDY PHLOX 
Therefore, 
striking, 
stands of 
B1022—This is one of 
the new English Asters, 
and an unusually good one. — 
It has blue semi-double | 
flowers, each one about two 
inches across—the largest 
grow. 
Sept. and lasts well i 
_ October. Grows 3 to 4 feet | 
high and makes wonderful 
eut flowers. 65¢ each; 3 
for 1.65, postpaid. : 
SWEET WILLIAM 
B2257—Newport Pink. 
B2259—Scarlet poner 
B2258 urple uty. 
Choice 
pink, red 
and an assortment of these 
in individual flowers. 
B2256 — Dwarf Mixed. 
find in the garden 
but a true perennial 
type known as Am- 
Lovely soft 
yellow blooms that 
Looks 
hothouse 
grown plant. Blooms 
each; 3 for 98c, 
early spring. : ee = 
_B1674—Red Brilliant. Sheets of bright 
bright green foliage. ; 
snowflakes. _ Es 
-_B3220X—Collection of 1 each of 4 abov 
{ rieties ee ee 
HLOX is one of the very few. 
perennial flowers where you 
can get almost any 
want, including shades of e 
plus some in whieh the indivi- 
dual blossoms have two colors. 
with Phlox you can 
get some very beautiful, and 
color effects in loth 
borders and 
Gurney's Phlox are the new, 
larger-flowered varieties — much 
more beautiful than any you may 
have seen several years ago. 
Phidx like full sun, but you 
You get a lot for your money when 
you plant Perennials because they cost 
so little and bloom year after year, 
usually getting larger and more beau~ 
tiful as they get older. Easy to grow 
and give lots of flowers early and late. 
PANSIES 
B2299—Start your pansies the easy way 
Delphiniums will grow most anywhere. Cut 
the stems off after they bloom for new blooms. 
T PACIFIC 
HYBRIDS. Something new in Delphiniums. Goes 
45c each; 
3 for 1.00, 
B2035—BELLADONNA. Lovely light blue 
—hardy single. 39c¢ each; 3 for 98c, pest- 
B2036 — BELLAMOSA. A midnight blue 
single. 39c each; 3 for 98c, ppd. 
DELPHINIUM COLLECTION—B3262X 
{ Delphinium BELLADONNA—Light blue. 
1 Delphinium BELLAMOSA—Dark blue. 
1 NEW DOUBLE HYBRID MIXED. 
All for 8&9c, ppd. 
with 
heres ae gg TPN “F Bargain—B3263X 
3 int Bi 
jue Belladonna 
3 Midnight Blue Bellamosa 
All 6 for 1.79, postpaid. 
39c¢ 
CREEPING PHLOX 
B1672—Blue Fairy. Mass of light blue - 
Bi673—Emerald Gem. Clear pink with 
B1675—Snow Maiden. Pure white 
39c¢ each; 3 for 98c, postpaid. 
{,19, postpaid. — 
will find they will do well in par- 
tial shade also. In fact, the pastel 
pink and blues look better in 
partial shade where they hold 
their color better. Phlox srow 
from 18 to 36” high, depending 
upon the soil, and bloom in Aug. 
and Sept. They are hardy, and do 
well in any ordinary soil. 
It is well to cut the flowers be- 
fore they go to 
seed will come up the following 
spring in muddy magenta color, 
and grow vigorously enough to 
erowd out your pretty ones. 
color you 
of blue, 
/ 
And all of 
Plenty, 4 plants in all, 
only 1.98, postpaid. <e 
The varieties of ’mums listed here have 
been carefully chosen from our plant- 
ings of 145 different varieties. Some 
are brand new; some have been on the 
market a long time, but still: are the 
best in their color or type. 
Bi44!—Polar Ice. Snow white mounds 
of gleaming, gold-centered flowers. ; 
of the best white “mums we have ever 
seen and one of the hardiest. A compara- 
tively low grower, usually about 15 inches 
high and 246 feet across. E 
bloomer. 45¢ each; 3 for 1.19, postpai 
A gorgeous 1951 
introduction of pale Persian-rose overlaid 
Large, 
flowers up to 4 in. across. 
Bi439—Pink Opal. 
with cream tints. 
for 1.89, ppd. 
B1423—iIndiana. 
red flowers with golden 
broad and bushy. 49c each; 3 for 1.29, 
postpaid. 
B1448—Ray Dietz. - 
pompon of brightest yeHow. Fully double. 
1 inch across. Another beauty. 59c each; 
3 for 1.59, postpaid. 
B14!18—Glowing Coals. 
cherry red with orange reverse. One of the 
best earlies. 45c each; 3 for 1.19, post- 
paid. 
B141t6—Fuchsia Fairy. 
tle, one-inch fuchsia-colored, fully double, 
flat flowers. 
One 
A very came fi 
fully double 
69c each; 3 y& 
Bi41!2—Charies Nye. 3-in. fully double 
32 
blooms of shining gold and yellow. Long 
stems for cutting. Undoubtedly the best 
liantly colored Mum with large 3-in. dou- 
ble flowers borne on long stems. 
carmine-red. 69c each; 3 for 1.89, ppd. 
B1432—Meditation. L 
Chrysanthemum of the year. 3-inch flow- 
ers of soft red and yellow with orange 
reverse naturing to reddish peach. 49c 
each; 3 for 1.29, postpaid. 
Bi4i5—Fieur. 
Sho 
Showy 
From Minn. 
; est of over 145 va- 
rieties we grew last summer. 2-inch flow- 
ers fully double on low growing (2-ft.) 
Wee ee HH KKK KKK KKH KKK KKKR 
plants. 
1948 
postpaid. 
Bi 
Brilliant purple in color. 
each; 3 for {.59, postpaid. 
475—Yellow Avalanche. 
59¢ 
of all deep yellow chrysanthemums. 59c¢ B1462—Tangerine. 2- to 3-ft. plants 
each; 3 for 1.59, postpaid. with huge, double, tangerine-colored 
Bi42Ii—Carmine Queen. Very bril- blooms 4 inches or more across on long 
stems. 59c each; 3 for 1.59, postpaid. 
B1466—Valiant. 
erimson semi-double flowers with golden . 
yellow centers. The blooms often measure 
4 to 5 inches across. 59c¢ each; 3 for 1.59, 
Very striking bright 
Very large 
flowers. 3 to 4 inches across. Clear chrome 
postpaid. 
Gurney’s Chrysanthemums Are Pot-Grown and 
Huge, double, bright W 
reverse’ Plants y Shipped in Pre-fertilized Moss—2 Ways Better 
; <> Gurney’s Chrysanthemums are 2. beac ele Saf gpgpasceret are 
= . wr, ped, = 
Bittle” buttonnole * better than ordinary ones in these fertilized mose. Bhose” — end 
two ways: shipped in dirt usually dry out in ship- 
x ment, and the dirt crumbles and falls. 
Bright deep é - away from the roots, often lets them 
te t. They are grown individually in dry out and get broken. Thus dirt- 
pots. They are not field-grown plants grown ’mums often arrive in your 
 d dug last fall and stored through the hands in bad shape. Gurney’s moss- 
winter; often such plants do not come grown and moss-shipped plants stay: 
A mass of lit- yy through winter storage in good shape. healthy, alive, sound-limbed, do not 
1 Our pot-grown ones are fresh and break in shipment. When you put them 
59c each; 3 for 1.59, ppd. jr vigorous. in the ground, they grow. ; 
yellow, with long petals on very tall stems. 
Fine for cutting. 59c each; 3 for 
1.59, 
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These Miracle Mums start blooming the 
first year and in late summer and early fall 
cover themselves with beautiful flowers of all 
the Chrysanthemum colors. We have seen 
many Blaz-O-Mums that measured 3” across 
and 2” high, with flowers so solid and thick 
that no foliage showed. By actual count, over 
1000 blooms on some plants the first year and 
more the second, 
B1404—_BLAZ-O-MUM PINK. Beautiful clear } 
bright pink. 
B1407—-BLAZ-O-MUM WHITE. Opens slight 
ly pinkish and changes to pure white. 
B1406—BLAZ-O-MUM RED. A brilliant 
Santa Claus red. - 
B1403 — BLAZ-O-MUM COPPER.A rich 
bright copper. 
B1408—BLAZ-O-MUM YELLOW. A rounded 
pile of brilliant yellow blossoms. 
Prices for above 5: 39c each; 3 for 98c, ppd. 
B1405—BLAZ-O-MUM PURPLE. A brand : 
new Blaz-O-Mum in bright purple. 45¢ each; 
3 for 1.29, ppd. ; 
Gurney’s Blaz-O-Mum Trio—B3106X _ | - 
{ Blaz-O-Mum pink 
= \ All three 
{ Biaz-O-Mum yellow for 89c ppd. 
1 Blaz-O-Mum red 
