3 NERINE MASONIORUM—One of the prettier buib-flowers, 
blooming freely in the summer garden. Airy little blossoms 
with undulate petals in pure pink, center vein of carmine. 
North, dig in autumn and store over winter in sand in a frost- 
proof place. Bulbs, 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.35. 
2 OLEANDER DOUBLE PINK—A rather easy pot plant of 
spectacular beauty. Plants only 8 to 10 inches high bloom freely 
if kept pot-bound, and by judicious pinching back, may be 
kept window size for several years. Also grown as a tub plant, 
and in the open, South. Fully double, clear pink flowers. 
MERIUM—Plants, each 90c; 3 for $2.35. 
1 ONOSMA—rdkt(8). Nodding bugles of 
flowers in arching sprays. ALBO-ROSEUM 
—Rosedrop. It opens white, deepening to 
rose. 8 seeds for 25c. TAURICUM—Gold- 
drop. Many narrow bells in waxen lemon 
gold, over gray-frosted foliage. Pkt. 20c. é 
OSTROWSKIA MAGNIFICA—Great Cau- 
easian Bellflower. Stately, tuberous-rooted 
perennial to five feet, with many bell-blos- 
soms of soft lilac four inches across. Needs 
full sun and good drainage. Illustrated oppo- 
site. Once established, it will give spectacu- 
lar bloom for years. Pkt. 25c. Root-tubers, 
each $1.85; 3 for $3.85. Note that we guar- 
antee safe arrival of tubers in good condi- 
tion. After that our responsibility ends. 
1 OMPHALODES VERNA — (1)5. Lovely 
flowers of deep blue, reminder of Forget-me-nots, are set on the 
short, straying stems of this delightful perennial. Plants, 
each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
2 THE BLUE OXALIS—5ew. Though usually so-called, 
PAROCHETUS COMMUNIS is not an Oxalis at all, the 
flowers resembling fairy-size Sweet Peas in a blue that hints 
of buff and pink, above straying mats of miniature clover 
leafings. Usually grown as a pot plant, but in summer it may 
be set in rock garden or by pool. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c. 
1 LOTUS or NELUMBIUM 
Perennial aquatic plants of spectacular beauty. Of full 
hardiness. May be grown in pool, lake, or even in a tub. In 
sowing Nelumbium seeds, file through the shell, soak two days, 
then sow in saucer of sand covered with water, placing in 
sunny window until seeds sprout. Seedling plants should be 
transplanted to boxes of sand and earth in shallow edge of 
pool, later being set where water is deeper. 
NELUMBIUM LUTEUM—Golden Lotus. Enormous flowers of 
creamy yellow, followed by oddly decorative ‘‘shaker’’ seed 
pods. 3 seeds for 25c; 14 seeds for $1.00. Plants, each $2.50. 
NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM—Oriental Lotus. Splendid fra- 
grant blossoms that may be white, pink, or carmine red. 
8 seeds for 25c; 14 seeds for $1.00. Plants, pot-grown, mixed 
only without color choice, each $2.50. 
NYMPHAEA or WATER LILY 
Sow in pots or pans of good soil, submerging the pot so at 
least two inches of water is above it. Keep in full sun at room 
temperature. Transfer to rich mud in pool or tub. 
NYMPHAEA TENDER BLEND — Seeds saved from finest 
named sorts in full color range. Usually grown as annuals, 
flowering quickly and long first year. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
5 PERFUMED NICOTIANA 
The gardens of those who delight in sweet scents will hold 
always Nicotiana. ebx(8). AFFINIS—80 inches. Long white 
trumpets with sugar-sweet perfume. Pkt. 10c. CRIMSON BED- 
DER—Rather greater profusion of flowers, these all in shades 
of rich crimson. Pkt. 15c; Y4¢ oz. 25c. SY LVESTRIS—35 inches. 
Rather stately plants, with big clusters of long-tubed white 
blossoms. The flowers remain open all day. Pkt. 15c. DAY- 
LIGHT HYBRIDS—30 inches. Flowers in about all the hues 
and tones found in Nicotiana, and they stay open all day. 
Pkt. 20c. OFFER 556A—One pkt. each of the above for 45c. 
5 THE SOUTHERN STAR 
Blossoms in a blue of a silver-veiled, pastel quality that 
seems to have been painted on each petal, are carried in many- 
flowered sprays, each floret an inch-wide star. Graceful, arching 
plants, to 15 inches. Illustrated on page two. Seeds sown in 
open ground in April, produce flowering plants by end of 
June, with constant blooming from then until in November. 
Definitely, one of the better Annuals. Also a good pot plant. 
(Oxypetalum caeruleum.) Pkt. 20c; % oz. 60c. 
1 OURISIA BLEND—kt(2)20. Hardy, shade-tolerant, New 
Zealand perennials. Whorls of white flowers in Penstemon re- 
minder. Very good foliage. Mixture of Macrophylla and Macro- 
carpa. Rock garden. Pkt. 25c. 
' 1 PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS—Low, evergreen perennial 
that will form thick mats of glossy foliage. Sun or light shade. 
Excellent ground cover, or may be used in rock garden. Plants, 
each 40c; 3 for $1.15; 10 for $3.25; 25 for $7.60. 
3 PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM—x 14 inches. Easy bulbs for 
pot culture. Umbels of snowy white cup-flowers, intensely fra- 
grant. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
2 PANDANUS VEITCHI—Decorative pot plant that is both 
easy and handsome, with its long, narrow, tooth-edged leaves 
of shining green, margined silvery white, all in spiral ar- 
rangement. Screw-Pine. Plants, each $1.00. 
1 PARADISEA LILIASTRUM—cbkt(3)25. Paradise Lily. A 
fully hardy perennial with many flaring trumpet blossoms in 
snowiest white, somewhat effect of Madonna Lily, size scale 
reduced. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 35c; 1% oz. 60c. 
1 OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) 
The big, silky blossoms unfold at dusk, remaining open until 
noon next day. All bloom first year. Treat Odorata and Tetrap- 
tera as Annuals. GLAUCA FRASERI—25 inches. Sundrop. 
Brilliant yellow flowers fill red-stemmed branchings. Hardy 
perennial. Pkt. 15e¢. ODORATA SULPHUREA—40 inches. 
Showy flowers open soft yellow, becoming apricot pink next 
morning. Pkt. 15c. TRICHOCALYX—(8)15. Big flowers open 
white, suffusing apricot. Pkt. 20c. MISSOURIENSIS—(3)10. 
Long-lived hardy perennial with immense flowers of glossy 
yellow. Curious seed-pods. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 40c. Plants, each 
50c; 8 for $1.25; 10 for $3.70. SPECIOSA—(8)20. Wind Prim- 
rose. Big blossoms open white, suffusing primrose. Pkt. 20c. 
FRUTICOSA YOUNGI—(3)25. Showy, much-branched, per- 
ennial. Big, lemon-yellow blossoms. Pkt. 15c., TETRAPTERA 
—(8)15. Large, showy blossoms, soft pink, veined rose. Pkt. 
25c. OFFER 556B—One pkt. each of above for $1.00. 
3 ORNITHOGALUM DIVERSITIES 
Pleasant bulb-flowers of easy handling. 
SAUNDERSIAE—x (3-4)80. A spectacular bulb-flower for the 
summer garden, to be given Gladiolus handling. From nests of 
glossy foliage rise sturdy stems to 3 
feet in young bulbs at first flowering, 
to as much as 7 feet in older stock. 
Blossoms are built of waxy, cream 
white petals about a center-boss of 
olive black, and they are carried in 
great, elongated clusters that con- 
tinue for months. A striking garden 
decorative. It cuts. Seeds, pkt. 20c; 
% oz. 60c. Bulbs, spring delivery, 
each 40c; 3 for $1. 10; 10 for $3. 00. 
THYRSOIDES — wl18. Chinkerichee. 
An easy, beautiful, bulb-flower for 
pot culture, with its clustered, fra- 
grant, white blossoms. Easy germina- 
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_tor, seedlings blooming in about 8 months. Not winter hardy. 
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Pkt. 25c. 
5 ROSY WINGS (Othake) 
Attractive, long-blooming Annual, with clusters of inch- 
wide blossoms in silvery pink. Wing-like petals about a cushion 
center. x(18) Palofoxia sphacelata. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 40c. 
THE PALMS 
The Palms offered here are suitable for growing during their 
juvenile stages as large pot or decorative tub plants. “‘w’’ cul- 
ture. LIVISTONIA CHINENSIS—Chinese Fan Palm. One of 
the better ornamental Palms. 3 seeds for 25c; 14 for $1.00. 
PHOENIX RECLINATA—Easiest of the decorative Feather 
Palms. 6 seeds for 25c; 30 for $1.00. CHAMAEROPS HU- 
MILIS—Low Fan Palm, not sensitive to temperature changes. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA—Fan 
Palm of distinctive and picturesque appearance, the old leaves 
covering the trunks in thatched effect. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
OTHER DESIRABLE PALMS—Trachycarpus Martianus, pkt. 
25c; Rhapidophyllum Hystrix, Needle Palm, 2 seeds for 25e3 
Washingtonia robusta, 3 seeds for 25c; Archontophoenix Cun- 
ninghamiana, King Palm, 3 seeds for 25c. Butia capitata, 
Yatay Palm, 3 seeds for 25c. OFFER 556C—One pkt. each of 
the 9 for $1.75. 
