1 PHYSALIS FRANCHETTI (Alkekengi)—x(9)25. Chinese 
Lanterns. Grown for the decorative, scarlet lantern-fruits. 
Dried for winter bouquets. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. 
45 PENSTEMON ANNUAL GIANTS—kt(8)30. The gorgeous 
flowers remind in color and brilliance of Gloxinia. Extraor- 
dinary range of hue, tone and marking. Effective in beds or 
borders. It cuts. Blooms freely from early sown seed. Can also 
be wintered outside with careful protection. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 
5 PENTSTEMON CASTLE FORBES—kt(w). Big, bright 
len flowers; throats white. Handling of Annual Giants. 
. 25c. 
1 THE SHOWY PENSTEMONS 
Winter-hardy perennials for border, rock garden, cutting. 
“kt” culture. AMBIGUUS—(2)20. Upfacing white flowers 
with rosy throats. Distinct, and good. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 50c. 
ANGUSTIFOLIUS—(3)85. Bright blue flowers, in form and 
placement as in illustration below. Pkt. 20c. Plants, 50c; 3 for 
$1.30. BARBATUS RED—(3-4)60. Showy rose to red flowers 
in branching racemes. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 45c. Plants, each 50c; 
3 for $1.30. COBAEA TYPICA—(3)28. Particularly large 
blossoms in soft lavender. A beauty. Illustrated this page. 
Pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 45¢. COBAEA OZARK—Immense flowers in 
rich, velvety purple. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.40. 
COELSTINUS—20 inches. Pretty, sky blue blossoms. Pkt. 20c. 
Plants, each 55c. CONFERTUS BLUE—(3)28. Showy clusters 
of deep blue. Long-lived plants. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 55c;3 
3 for $1.40. DIGITALIS—(3)385. Attractive silvery lavender. 
Vigorous; easy. Pkt. 15¢c; 1% oz. 35c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for 
$1.30. GLABER MIXED—(3)20. Flowers placed as in illustra- 
tion below. Blue, pink, lavender, rose in mixture. Pkt. 20c; 
46 oz. 40c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. GORMANI—Pretty 
purple flowers. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c. 
GRACILIS—(3)30. Tall sprays, tinted white 
to Hlac. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for 
$1.25. GRANDIFLORUS—(8)40. Big trum- 
pets, pure blue to orchid lavender. Pkt. 
20c; oz. 60c. HETEROPHYLLUS— 
(3)25. Profuse flowers in rich blue. Pkt. 
30c. MURRAYANUS—(8-5)60. Fine long- 
bloomer. Panicles of radiant scarlet. 
Pkt. 20¢; We oz. 35c. NEWBERRYI— 
10 inches. Flowers from lilac pink, through 
rosy purple, to crimson. Rock garden. Pkt. 
85ec. OVATUS—(38)30. Decorative clusters 
in suffused blue-purple. Foliage is crimson 
in winter. Pkt. 20c; eg oz. 35c. Plants, 
each 50c; 3 for $1.30; 10 for $3.25. 
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PENSTEMON 
pkt. Antirrhinoides (yellow; pot culture) 
25c. Azureus (blue) 20c. Barbatus Pink 25c. iz 
Cordifelius (crimson ; winter-protect) 25c. Cyananthus (bright 
blue) 20c. Eatoni (silvery carmine) 25c. Grandiflorus albus 
(fine form; mostly white) 25c. Havardi (rose to red) 20c. 
Laetus (bright blue, white-splashed) 25c. Spectabilis (pink 
to cherry, purple to crimson) 25c. Polyphyllus (early dwarf ; 
bright blue) 20c, 46 oz. 35c. Pinetorum (mauve to blue) 20c. 
OFFER 558A—One pkt. each of the 28 in seeds (includes An- 
nual Giants) for $5.00. 
OFFER 559BN—One plant each of the 10 so-offered above, with 
one each of Pink Beauty and Garnet, for $5.50. 
PENSTEMON BLEND—Those above with others as good. 
_ Pkt. 15¢; Wg oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
PENSTEMON PINK BEAUTY-—30 inches. Airy sprays of 
purest shell pink from June until autumn. A delight in the 
border, or for cutting. Full winter hardiness. Plants, each 
50c; 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
PENSTEMON GARNET—25 inches. Greatly showy. Grace- 
ful sprays of big flowers in rich and glowing garnet red. 
Everblooming. Garnet will need winter protection in cold 
areas. Plants each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
1 PENSTEMON AVALON HYBRID 
Here is a fully winter-hardy Penstemon that shows as 
wide a range of colorings as do the Annual Giants. It is a 
eross of Penstemons grandiflorus and Murrayanus. Fine large 
flowers in Grandiflorus form are carried on 40-inch stems. 
There will be blush-suffused whites, pale pinks, deep pink, 
rose, coral and scarlet, with variations into mauve, lilac, 
lavender and violet. Pkt. 25c; 46 oz. 50c; 1% oz. 90c. Plants, 
mixed colors, each 60c; 3 for $1.45; 10 for $4.25. 
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5 THE GAY PETUNIAS 
No other flower gives a longer, brighter display of garden 
color. The fringed forms and the showy, long-lasting doubles 
also make desirable pot plants. ‘‘x’’ culture. 
PETUNIA FIRE CHIEF—The brightest Petunia, a sparkling 
true red. It is a dwarf, free-blooming sort, a companion to 
Salmon Supreme. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
SALMON SUPREME—Blossoms open 
rich coral, becoming salmon pink. Love- 
liest color in Petunia. Pkt. 20c; %6 oz. 
T5e. 
VIOLET BEAUTY—Big, ruffled blos- 
soms. Velvety blue-violet, near-black in 
throat. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
CELESTIAL ROSE — Clear, brilliant 
rose. A showy, long-blooming edger or 
bedder. Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 30c. 
PETUNIA DELIGHT BLEND — Full 
color range in harmonious balance. Just 
about the finest possible mixture of bed- 
ding Petunias. Pkt. 15¢; 4% oz. 560c; 
Y oz. 90c. 
GIANT FRINGED MIXED—Giant flowers so excessively frilled 
and ruffled that, although single, they may seem almost 
double. Blossoms to 5-inch diameters in full color range. 
Well-branched 18-inch plants. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
GIANT FRINGED DWARF—Magnificent strain. Like last in 
colors, fringing and form, but plants shorter and more com- 
pact, so suited to use in edgings, low beds, window boxes, pots. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00. 
PEERLESS DOUBLE-FLOWERED—A superb blend, the best 
in double-flowered Petunias. Blossoms will range from intense 
close doubleness to graceful, looser, ruffled doubles of giant 
size, and the colorings will cover the full range of Petunia 
desirabilities. Pkt. 60c; 3 for $1.70. 
OFFER 558C—One pkt. each of above for $1.75. 
1 PHYGELIUS (Cape Fuchsia) 
Graceful panicles set with blossoms of 
glowing coral rose. Glossy evergreen foliage. 
Illustrated opposite. Ever-blooming. Winter- 
hardy at Philadelphia. Protect in colder 
areas. Also a good indoor pot plant. 30 
inches. Phygelius capensis. Plants, each 70c; 
3 for $1.90. 
5 PORTULACA or ROSE MOSS 
A vivid, easy Annual for any sunny place. 
The blossoms, semi-double to intensely 
double, are like smaller roses, set long and 
profusely on moss-leafed, spreading plants. 
There will be bright scarlets, along with 
crimson, white, soft pink, buff, apricot, 
rose and varied yellows. ex(3)5. Pkt. 15c; 
Y% oz. 75c; % oz. $1.25. 
4 BLUE SPRUCE 
The Blue Spruce is that desirable ornamental Evergreen, 
PICEA PUNGENS GLAUCA. Pyramidal trees with foliage 
of frosty or metallic blues. Easy, given ‘“‘kt’’ culture, see ex- 
planation on page 1. Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. for 70c. 
2 PEPPER CRAIG'S ORNAMENTAL 
Dwarf, compact plants loaded with little, up-pointing, top- 
shaped fruits, these first creamy white, next orange, then 
glossy scarlet. All 8 color phases are on plants at once. A 
handsome pot plant. May also be used for summer bedding 
or edgings. ‘“‘w’”’. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
When we weary of experience, we are old. 
1 PHYSOSTEGIA—x. Obedient Plant. VIVID—30 inches. The 
many stems end in dense spikes of brilliant pink. Long in 
bloom. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.80. VIRGINIANA ALBA— 
40 inches. Splendid, white-flowered perennial. It cuts. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 35c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.25; 10 for $3.70. 
VIRGINIANA PINK—40 inches. Bright pink. Pkt. 15c; Wg 
oz. 25ce. 
