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Including new and rare kinds and varieties which received the highest awards for the 
year 1950. Also many varieties which we secure direct from the originator and common 
Ask for any you do not find listed here. 
varieties, 
AGERATUM—Midget Blue. Pkt” _... ..25¢ 
AGERATUM—Blue Cap, 4” high lighter 
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~ AGERATUM—Tall Blue, for cut flowers, Pkt. 15c 
ya * & Fairy Pink, 12” 
ere > : 25¢ 
~HUSA—Blue Bird, O-ft. tall blooms all — 
summer. Pkt. Se 
ALYSSUM—Little Gem (white). es 10¢ 
ALYSSUM—Violet Queen. Pkt. eS S¢ 
ASTER—Crego Wilt Resistant, All ‘Colors. 
Pkts.. _....10c, 15¢ & 25¢ 
ASTER—Single California Sunshine. Pkt. 22 5¢ 
ASTER—Pompon Rose. 1 ft. tall. Pkt. 25¢ 
ASTER—Special Mixed Princess. Pkt... 25¢ 
BALSAM—AIl Colors. Pkt. 25¢ 
Wen wue mized Seed. Pkt. 
MSc 
CALLIOPSIS—Mixed Daisies. Pkt. sakes 
CANDYTUFT—White & Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c¢ 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—Mixed. Pkt 10¢ 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—Db!. Sunbeam. Pkt. 256¢ 
CARNATION—Mixed. Pkt  95¢ 
CARNATION—White, Pink, Red, Salmon, 
cond Rose... Pktc: = ey 35c¢ 
CELOSIA—Cox Comb, Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. __ 15¢ 
CELOSIA—Chinese Woolflower. Red, Rose, 
Yellow and Mixed. Pkt. 15¢ 
-CENTAUREA—Sweet Sultan. Pkt. ‘10 
CHINESE For-Get-Me-Nots. Pkt. be We 
CLARKIA—DbI., White, Blue; and Pink. Pkt. .1¢ 
COIX—(Job’s Tears). dd Bir Stes ny er ae 10c 
COLEUS—Rainbow Mix, Pkt. 35¢ 
COLEUS—Large leaf 35¢ 
COLUMBINE—Mixture. Pkt 0000 Oe 
CORIOPSIS—Yellow Daisy. Pit 10¢ 
COSMOS—Crimson, Yellow & Pink. Pkt... 15¢ 
COSMOS—Large Flowering Double Pink... 25¢ 
DAHLIAS—From Seed. (Unwin. Mix). Pkt. _ 25c 
DAISY—Dwarf Hardy Rellis (for border). Pkt. 15¢ 
DELPHINIUM—Mix. Pkt. V5¢ 
- DELPHINIUM—Pacific Grant, Blue Jay, 
Black Knight, and White. Pkt... are tte $1.00 
DIANTHUS—Pink Mix. Pkt. _ s : 10¢ 
5 FOX GLOVE—Mix. Pkt... 15¢ 
FOUR O’CLOCKS—Mix. Pkt 10¢ 
GAILLARDIA—Giant Double. Sunshine. 
RMIXd PKR ke ‘A 25¢ 
. GERANIUM—Seed. Pkt. ASW ee BBE 
2 GODETIA—Mix. Pkt. 10 
GYPSOPHELIA—Annual. “White, Rose, Red and 
IVR eo PKSa = ert ge e es 15¢ 
HELICHRY SUM—(Straw Flower Mix). Pik. 15¢ 
HELIOTROPE—Mammoth Mix. Pkt. EY 45¢ 
HOLLYHOCKS—AHi Colors. Pkt. 10¢ 
ICE PLANT. Pkt... 25¢ 
IRIS—(Oriental Mix). Pkt. 25 
KALE—Flowering). Pkt. goa Z5C 
KOCHIA—Mexican Fire ‘Bush. Pkt. 10 
LANTANA-Mix. Pkt, 10c 
LILIES—From seed (hardy). 25¢ 
LINARIA—Fairy Bouquet. Pkt. 15¢ 
LOBELIA—Dwearf Blue and Trailing. Pkt... 10¢ 
LUPINS—Annual. Pkt, 10¢ 
LUPINS—Perennials. Pkt. = 25¢ 
MARIGOLDS—Butterball—Golden “sae 
Mission Giant, Yellowstone, Pkt... -25¢ 
MARIGOLD—Burpees with Odorless 
Foliage: Pkt. = setse 
MARIGOLDS—Dwarf and ‘Tall Bore sk: 
Straight. Colors. Pkt. an 25¢e 
MARIGOLDBD—Mixed. Pkt. Pose Se 
MARIGGLB—Golden Signet ‘Ring, ‘low- 
- growing Golden Orange Flowers _210¢ 
MARIGOLD—Glitters. Double Chry. Flowers are 
__.10¢ 
MIGNONETTE—Select Fragrant. Pkt... 
—H ybrid, iant flowering. 
Oe : : a 75c and $1.50 
- BOSTON FERNS—tong, straight fronds, 
$1.50, $2.50, to $5.00 each. 
WHITMANI FERNS—Feathery fronds. $1.50, 
$2.50, to $5.00 each. 
ASPARAGUS, SPRENGERI and PLUMOSA 
FERNS—25c, 75c, to $1.50 each. 
- BEGONIAS—Fiberous rooted. Green leaves, 
everblooming, pink, white or red. 25c 
to $1.00 each.. ~ 
BEGONIAS — Tuberous Rooted. 
roots, 35c to 50c each. 
Grown in pots, budded and in bloom, 
$1.00 to $3.00 each. 
BOSTON DAISY — Yellow or white. 
each — $1.50 doz. ; 
1 CACTUS and Succulent Plants. For minia- 
| ture gardens and pots. Many varieties, 
shapes and sizes. 15c to 35c each. 
-Made-up assortment. in china dish or 
_bowl, $1.50 to $5.00 each. 
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pink, white. | 25¢ each. : 
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——~All-American Award Winners for 1950 ~~~ 
MORNING GLORY—Dark Red 
MORNING GLORY—Bush (blue) : 
NASTURTIUMS—Fragrant Double (Golden 
Gleam, Indian Chief, Mahogany, Orange 
Gleam, Salmon Cerise, Scarlet Gleam. Pkt. 15¢ 
nn yar and Dwarf Single. 
Pkt 
Pkt. 
RICINUS—(Castor Bean). Pkt. 
SALPIGLOSSIS—Mix Pkt. 
SALVIA— 
SCABIOSA— Blue Moon. Pkt. 
SCHIZANTHUS—Poor Man's ‘Orchid. ‘Pkt. 
SHASTA DAISY— Giant Double. Pkt. 
easier to grow “then Zinnias. Orange 
Scarlet Flowers 
VERBENA—Straight Color, Pkt. 
sel a lee usltssge Colors. Pkt. 
VIOLAS—(Hardy). Mixed Pkt. 
Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Giant of California (Mixed). Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Fantasy Mix. Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Tom Thumb. Red, Orange, Pink, 
Yellow, White. 6” Tall. Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Mexican Midget. Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Lilliput Zinnias (10 different 
Colors). Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Lilliput. 
ZINNIA—Floradale Scarlet (large). 
ZINNIA—Peppermint Stick Mottled (mixed) | 
CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEA 
Extremely vigorous; long-stemmed; large waved 
Will flower two weeks 
after the Early Flowering Spencers and 10 
days before the Late (or Summer) Flowering 
Adapted for any part of the coun- 
try, particularly successful where hot weather 
fragrant blossoms. 
Spencers. 
conditions prevail. 
Mixed, per ox. 
Straight Colors, Pkt 
CASTOR BEANS—Fast growing, wery deco- 
ative. 25c each. 
COLEUS—Bright-colored foliage; large and 
small leaf varieties. 15c, 30c, and 50c 
each. 
DUSTY MILLER—Silver-grey foliage plant. 
10c.. 
FUCHSIAS—Assorted colors, fine for shady 
locations. Well started. 25c to 50c each. 
_ Flowering size, $1.00 to $3.00. 
HELIOTROPE—Large clusters of deep pur- 
pleflowers; very fragrant, 25c. 
IMPATIENT SULTANA, or Transparent 
Plant—Continuous bloomer. 20c. 
LANTANAS—Vine habit; clusters or bright 
flowers in shades of orange, white and 
lavender. Blooms until frost. 20c each. 
LOBELIA—Dwarf, dark blue, and fight 
blue, and trailing dark blue. Prices, 
10c; 3 for 25c. 
PETUNIAS, Ruffled Monsters—Single, dark 
and light shades. 35c to $1.00 each. 
PETUNIAS, Double Giants—Assorted colors. 
25¢, 35c to $1.00 each. 
PETUNIAS, Large Hybrid Singles—Exquisite 
shades of purple, red, pink and varie- 
gated, 25c to 50c each. 
SANSEVIERIA—Long, slender, thick green 
leaves, white striped and mottled. Will 
girow in the shade or lighted room. 35c 
to $1.50 each. 
Soe Sea 35¢; shaiahe Colors. Pht. 
ZINNIAS—Giant Dahlia. Ten separate colors. 
ZINNIAS—Red Rid. Hood (Red Border). Pkt.. 
Pastel Mixture. Pkt. 
ZINNIAS—Cut &2 Come Again. Double. Pkt. 
ZINNIA—Riverside Pink (luminoum pink). 
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Aster—Rose Marie 
Bachelor’s Button— 
Jubilee Gem 
Cosmos—Sensation 
Marigold—Ferdinand 
Marigold—Spotlight 
Nasturium—Gem 
Alyssum—Gold Dust 
Arabis—Rock Cress 
Bachelor Button— 
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GARDEN-—— 
SNAPDRAGONS—Pot grown. leading va- 
rieties, Exquisite colors of white, rose, 
yellow, peach, red, fawn. 10c, 25¢ 
each, ry 
SALVIA—Giant soikes of scarlet red How- 
ers. Very attractive. 10¢ to 20c each, 
SWEET ALYSSUM — 
Violet Queen—New deep violet. 
White—Very dwarf white 
Price, 10¢ each. 
VERBENAS—Giant flowers; asserted colors 
of blue, pink, red and rose. 10c to 25¢ 
each. 
GERANIUMS 
Leading Varieties 
BUCKNER—Double white. 
BETTER TIMES—Rose red. 
CIBIEL—Large, single, salmon pink. 
FIRE—Dark red. 
MRS. BLANK—Reddish purple, double. 
PINK LADY—Light pink. 
RADIO RED—Double red. 
SCARMOOCH-Salmon, semi-double, 
SALMON BEAUTY—Rich single salmain, 
SALMON HiLL—Single, bright salimoin. 
SINGLS RED—Scariet Red. 
IVY GERANIUMS—Pink. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON GERANIUMS. 
ROSE GERANIUMS.-Sweet scented. 
Prices: Potted Geraniums: 21/2 
Doz. $2.50; 3”, 35¢, Doz. $3.50; 
50¢ to $1.00 each. 
25e; 
4” 
California Native Plowers 
Gaillardia—Indian Chief 
Larkspur—Pink Perfection 
Marigold—Royal Scot 
Marigold—Sunset Giants 
10c & 30c Snapdragon—Magic Carpet Swan River Daisy 
k's 15¢ Zinnia—Creeping Wonder Packet 
Zinnia—Indian Summer Zinnia (giant varieties) 
25 Zinnigold Zinnia—Pastel LOW BORDERS 
AERP T 10¢ PERENNIALS : Nothing Over a Foot High 
Taser as They Come Up Every Year Ageratum 
Ja See € Balloon Flower Bachelor Butten— 
bday yea 1Sc Forget-Me-Not Jubilee Gem 
10c Daisy—Shasta Blue Bells of California 
Spas 8 35c Arabis Lobelia 
eae $1.00 Columbine Marigold (any French) 
25¢ Delphinium Nemesia 
pee cee ae Foxglove ! Pimpernel 
ven eereeees 50 Hollyhoek Portulaca 
anne AAS Kudza Vine Verbena 
ees 50c Painted Daisy Swan River Daisy 
aed 25¢ Sweet William Sweet Alyssum 
a 35¢ Po iscRbawinG pone a Sea ane 
25¢ To Hide An Unsightly Spot , ees pa et hae 
ia ae ee 25¢ Castor Bean : 2 ae 
Marie ald Just Keep On Picking 
eaeeciss Anchusa—Blue Bird 
SOc Cosmos 
SS 10¢ Hollyhock Pest UN Ta 
steam \ —~ > — st € 2 
Bhs 1c Sunflower 2% Cina 
CLIMBERS Daisy—African 
50c Cardinal Climber Larkspur 
ey aa 10 Cypress Vine Nasturtium sh 
were 15¢ Gourds Petunia (except miniature) ~ -- 
ENS eed Di Morning Gtory Phiox Drummondt 
= ee eee 25a Kudzu Vine Snapdragon 
BS ete s_2 10¢ Nasturtium Sweet Wivelsfield 
10¢ ROCK GARDENING Verbena Zinnias z 
aicc Le 10¢ Try the Mixture If In Doubt FOR POOR SOIL 
ep ae ee 35¢ Ageratum Poor Soil Actually Preferred 
FLOWER GARDEN SUGGESTIONS 
10¢ Per Packet 
The following list will be of great assistance in sowing 
the seeds or placing the plants where they will be of great- 
est benefit and assistance for your use and enjoyment. 
NEW VARIETIES 
Be First To Plant These 
Clarkia 
English Daisy 
Pansy 
Forget-Me-Not 
Mignonette 
Sweet William 
MASS COLORING 
For A Riot of Color 
Calendula (any variety) 
Larkspur 
Marigold (any variety) 
Petunia (any Hybrida) 
Phlox Drummondi 
Portulaca 
Bachelor Button 
Poppy—California 
25e Poppy—Shirley 
seen er Jubilee Gem Sweet Alyssum 
Blue Bells of California Four O'Clock 
few ans 25¢ Lobelia Calliopsis 
1 Edited 10¢ Nemesia Candytuft 
CAM STR! 0 25e Portulaca Nasturtium 
ae ahaa 10¢ Viola Portulaca 
Petunia (miniature strains) DROUGHT PROOF 
Rock Garden Mixture Ageratum 
25 Snapdragon—Magic Carpet Candytutt 
nt a ze Zinnia—Creeping Coreopsis 
oo Shae ae IC Zinnia—Tom Thumb Sweet Alyssunt 
ee eee 10c PARTIAL SHADE Four O'Clock 
eines 15Se¢ But A Little Sum, Please Petunia 
Bl ae 25¢ Bachelor Button Portulaca 
apr ia 15¢ Balloon Flower Verbena 
ee Canterbury Bells Zinnia 
15¢ Balsann 5 Zinnigola ’ — ae sore 
1Gc ' 
Py ea ee 15¢ 
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oneal Se USE THE SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
costsencnns ac Ruffled. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 
pee > 15e ORDER Mixed Colors, Oz. oo. ccesstteeeeseeeesseeee- DDO 
ee EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS. 
35e BLANK One Color, Pkt. 
25 Mixed Colors. Pkt._ 
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25¢ = 
SWEET PEAS—Kate Smith, Bright Scarlet, 
Batchelder, Orange Pink. Per Pkt. 
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VINES 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS, Pkt. 
MORNING GLORYS (Blue, Red, White). Pkt. 
COBEA SCANDEN. Pki. 
MOON FLOWER. Pkt. 
CYPRESS VINE, Pkt. 
GOURDS, Pkt. 
DISH GARDENS 
Make a beautiful planting for your 
home with our Novelty and. dish garden 
phoints gc eee 25¢ te $1.00 each 
ARALIA 
BABY TEARS 
CHINESE EVERGREEN 
DIEFFENBACHIA 
DRACAENAS 
PTERIS FERN 
RUBBER PLANT 
FITTONIAS 
IVIES 
GRAPE IVY 
HAHNS IVY 
MAPLE QUEEN ivy 
VARIEGATED IVY 
ENGLISH IVY (hardy) 
MAR®NTA (Prayer plant) 
NEPHTIYTIS 
PEPEROMIA (green and variegated, wai-— 
ermelon) 
PHILODENDRON 
POTHOS 
PALMS (Phoenix and Kentia) 
SANSEVIERIA (snake plant) 
SAXIFRAGA (strawberry Begonia) 
SYNGONIUM 
WANDERING JEW (green and variegated) 
CHRISTMAS CACTUS 
ASSORTED CACTUS 
AGAVES 
ALOES 
CENTURY PLANTS 
KALANCHOES 
CRASSULAS (jade plant) 
OLD HEN AND LITTLE CHICKENS 
OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS 
LAMB EARS 
ROCK JADE 
SEDUM CRISTATUM 
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