DIDISCUS 
(Blue Lace Flower) 
507 COERULEUS. Superb for cut flowers. 
The long stems terminate in flat clusters of 
delicate blue flowers not unlike Queen 
Anne’s Lace. Pkt. 10c; Yoz. 25c 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
(African Golden Daisy) 
2 to 3 inches across. Sow seed broadcast 
In a sunny situation. 
508 AURANTIACA. Golden orange, with 
dark center. Pkt. 10c; yoz. 35c 
509 MIXED COLORS. Mixture of white, 
yellow, salmon and orange. Pkt. 10c 
GROW DAHLIAS FROM 
SEED 
While Dahlias are usually grown from 
roots and cuttings, fine flowers can be pro- 
duced in one season from seed if it is sown 
early indoors and the plants set out. when 
the ground is warm. 
500 DOUBLE MIXED. Special strain of 
large-flowered Dahlias. Pkt. 40c 
501 UNWIN’S DWARF HYBRIDS. This 
is a beautiful strain bearing semi-double 
flowers with an excellent range of color, 
including pink, lavender, red, orange, 
yellow and maroon. From seed sown in 
the spring, plants begin flowering in the 
summer and improve until killed by frost. 
They grow 2 to 3 feet tall and bloom freely. 
Tubers are produced which can be saved 
for the next year. They make good pot 
plants when pinched back. Pkt. 25c 
DIANTHUS 
(Annual Garden Pinks) 
Every garden should include some Pinks 
because they are so easily grown and make 
such a wonderful display with their bright 
colored flowers. The plants are covered with 
sweet-scented bloom all summer. Grows 
about 1 foot high. 
502 FIREBALL. An extra double, brilliant 
dark red, old-fashioned, fragrant Pink. 
Seed sown in spring will bloom quickly and 
continue until frost. Pkt. 15c 
503 GAYETY. Large, single, fringed flowers 
in a wide range of lovely colors. Pkt. 15c 
504 SWEET WIVELSFIELD. This re- 
markable hybrid is quite distinct in flower 
and height of growth from the annual 
sweet william. It has a great variety of 
color and a very long season of bloom. 
Pkt. 10c 
505 HEDDEWIGI (Single Pink). A splen- 
did mixture of single flowers of bright 
shades, brilliantly marked. Very free 
flowering. Pkt. 10c; Oe. 50c 
506 HEDDEWIGI, FL-PL. (Double Pink). 
Very double, with deep fringed petals. 
Colors vary from white to rose, lilac, 
carmine, crimson, scarlet, purple, brown 
and almost black, spotted and_ striped. 
Pkt. 10c; 402. 50c 
PERENNIAL DIANTHUS. See page 45. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
(California Poppy) 
Easily grown sown where they are to grow. 
510 SPREADING VARIETIES. Single 
mixed. Pkt. 10c; %40z. 35c 
511 ERECT VARIETIES. Single mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; 1402. 35c 
McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 
512 EUPHORBIA, Variegata (Snow-on-the 
Mountain). Elegant, bushy plants, with 
broad green leaves, veined and margined 
with white. Attractive foliage. Height 
2 feet. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 45c 
513 FEVERFEW Mixed (Matricaria). 
Hardy annual; free flowering. For bedding 
or pot culture. Showy double white and 
yellow flowers. Height 18 inches. 
Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 45c 
FOUR O’CLOCK 
(Marvel of Peru) 
Old-fashioned flowers borne on erect, 
bushy plants 2 to 3 feet high. Flowers are 
large and tube- -sshaped; they open in the 
afternoon, remain open all night and close 
again in the morning. Hardy annual. 
514 MIXED. Comprises at shades. 
kt. 10c; oz. 35c 
515 PETTICOAT. This name is a perfect 
description of this novel Marvel of Peru. 
The sepals of each single flower are brightly 
colored to match the petals, giving a charm- 
ing flower-within-a-flower effect. Other- 
wise, plants are like other Four o’Clocks. 
An origination of Mr. S. Percy Lancaster 
of Calcutta. Mixed colors only. Pkt. 15c 
FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis, pages 
37 and 45. 
FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis. page 45. 
GAILLARDIA 
(Blanket-Flower) 
One of the most profuse-blooming annuals | 
Excellent for cutting 
Blooms con- 
until frost. 
Height 12 to 
in the flower garden. 
as well as for beds and borders. 
tinually from early summer 
Grows best in full sunlight. 
15 inches. 
516 INDIAN CHIEF. Single; _ brilliant 
bronzy red. Pkt. 10c; Y40z. 50c 
517 DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c; Y4oz. 50c 
518 SINGLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c; 40z. 50c 
PERENNIAL GAILLARDIA. See page 43. 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena). An 
everlasting with beautiful flowers resem- 
bling clover-heads. They retain their color 
and are lovely in winter bouquets. 
519 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c 
GODETIA (Satin-Flower). Attractive, 
hardy annuals deserving more extensive 
cultivation, especially in the cooler parts 
of the country. The plants bloom profusely 
and bear showy flowers not unlike an azalea, 
of satiny texture, in many rich and varied 
colors. They do best in a rather poor soil. 
Height 1 foot. 
520 Dwarf Single Exquisite Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c 
SEEDS OF CURIOUS and ORNAMENTAL 
GOURDS. Interesting in the Garden— 
Decorative in the House. Annual climbers 
suitable for sowing around arbors, trellises 
and fences. Large-fruited Gourds are used 
as dippers, bird houses, etc., and the small- 
fruited varieties are enormously popular 
for table decorations. The seeds are usually 
sown in the open ground in May. When 
very large fruits are desired, only two or 
three should be left on each plant. The 
branches should then be cut a few leaves 
beyond the last fruit. Do not let vines 
suffer for lack of water. 
521 Small-Fruited Gourds, Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 
522 Large-Fruited Gourds, Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 
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GYPSOPHILA 
(Baby’s-Breath) 
Quick-growing, producing great numbers 
of small flowers in loose, graceful sprays. 
Blooms quickly from seed. Liberal sowings 
should be made every three weeks from April 
to July to cut continuously. For early spring 
flowers sow the previous autumn. 
523 ELEGANS ALBA (New York Market). 
grand improvement. Flowers large, 
pure white. Pkt. 10c; 4oz. 35c; oz. 60c 
524 ELEGANS, DELICATE PINK. Pretty 
blush-pink form of the above and equally 
valuable for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c; 4oz. 40c; oz. 70c 
PERENNIAL GYPSOPHILA. See page 45. 
HELICHRYSUM (Strawflower). For Win- 
ter Bouquets. Easy culture; one of our 
best everlasting flowers. Height 2 feet. 
525 Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 
526 HELIOTROPE, Large-Flowered Hy- 
brids. A mammoth- -flowering variety 
having enormous quantities of flowers and 
trusses sometimes measuring 10 to 12 
inches across. Very fragrant. Colors vary 
from pure white through the various shades 
of blue and purple to indigo. Pkt. 15c 
527 HUNNEMANNIA, Sunlite (Santa Bar- 
bara Poppy; Yellow Tulip Poppy; Bush 
Eschscholtzia). A double-flowered Poppy 
that is different. Its extra band of petals 
is produced on the outside rather than the 
inside of the tulip-shaped flowers, giving 
the impression of being open even after 
the blossoms have closed for the night. 
Flowers bright canary-yellow; foliage light 
gray-green. Likes a sunny position in well- 
drained soil; flowers freely in late summer. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt. 10c 
HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos Lablab). A 
beautiful tender annual bearing large clus- 
ters of purple and white flowers, which are 
followed by ornamental purple seed pods. 
Height 15 to 20 feet. 
528 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c 
*529 ICE-PLANT (Mesembryanthemum). 
Valuable for hanging baskets, rock work, 
vases and window boxes. A curious- look- 
ing plant with leaves and stems appearing 
to be covered with 1 ice crystals. A tender 
trailing annual growing about 6 inches 
high; the vines will extend 2 feet. Pkt. 10c 
530 KOCHIA, Childsi (Mexican Fire Bush) 
A quick-growing foliage or hedge plant of 
symmetrical, globe shape about 3 feet high. 
The finely cut, clear green foliage Is cy- 
press-like in appearance. Early in the fall 
It is covered with innumerable little flowers 
that cause the plant to take on a reddish 
tinge. Seed can be started early indoors 
or sown in open border and transplanted 
or thinned ‘out. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 
LANTANA. Start seed indoors early. 
531 Dwarf Bedding Hybrids. Fine for 
bedding and pot sultans Will bloom freely 
all summer. kt. 15c; oz. 65c 
Ua OR SERENA: FLAX. See page 
Ran (Baby Snapdragons). _ Bright- 
colored, snapdragon-like flowers. The very 
compact plants are not more than 8 inches 
high and bear flowers of many distinct 
colors such as rose, yellow, pink, lavender, 
carmine, red, violet, white and salmon. 
Excellent for bedding or for pots. Will do 
better when sown in boxes and planted out. 
544 Fairy Bouquet. AII colors mixed. 
Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 40c 
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