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Alyssum makes a neat, dwarf edging plant. Carpet- 
of-Snow is tops in white and our Violet Queen is 
extra deep in color. 
ALYSSUM 
Alyssum is one of the easiest flowers to 
grow and extremely useful as an edging plant. 
The plants are dwarf and form broad mounds 
of showy white or violet flowers. Excellent in 
rock gardens. All of the varieties listed below 
were sown in the open ground in mid-May in 
our trial grounds and were a mass of color 
from early July until late October. Start in- 
side April 10th or in the garden as soon as the 
soil can be worked. If the plants should get 
scragely in mid-summer, the faded blossoms 
may be sheared back to perpetuate flowering. 
1000 Carpet of Snow. Dwarf plants, 3 to 5 in. 
in height and spreading from 12 to 15 in. 
across. A very uniform, and useful low, 
white edging plant. Pkt. 10¢; lg. pkt. 20¢; 
4 oz. 30¢. 
1001 Little Gem. A beautiful, free-flowering 
fragrant white flower. Height 8 in. Pkt. 
10¢; lg. pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 30¢. 
1002 Violet Queen. A uniformly deep violet 
flower which retains its color throughout 
the season. Plants are the same size as Lit- 
tle Gem. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 40¢. 
BALSAM 
1051 Camellia Flowered. Mixed colors. A 
popular old favorite with double camellia- 
like flowers. It is well worth using in the 
border or as a summer hedge especially in 
partially shaded places. Sow in the garden 
after danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. 
Height 2 ft. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 30¢. 
GARDEN CLUBS 
We have a set of kodachrome slides of 
“Flowers of the South” available for 
Garden Clubs within a radius of 300 
miles from Hall. This set is made up 
of 150 colored slides we have taken at 
different times of the year from North 
Carolina to Florida. We send someone 
with our own projector and screen to 
explain the pictures and discuss your 
garden problems. There is no charge 
for the showing of these slides. 
“The Radiance Cosmos ordered from you last 
year were very satisfactory. Neighbors and 
friends all begged plants from me.” 
Jan. 10, 1950 Mrs. Francis Waldo 
250 10th St. E. 
Pomeroy, Washington 
ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
CALENDULA 
Illustrated inside back cover 
The outstanding varieties of Calendulas to- 
day are the new Pacific Beauty Calendulas. 
They are the result of several years work to 
produce a strain with uniformly large flowers 
of better formation, longer and_ straighter 
stems, more clear colors and more resistant to 
mid-summer heat. Sow as soon as the soil 
can be worked. Make a second sowing in 
early summer for late fall blooms. ‘Thin to 
10 inches. Height 114 ft. 
1055 Pacific Beauty, Mixed Colors. A blend of 
the four varieties described below. Pkt. 
15¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. $1.00. 
1056 Apricot Beauty. An attractive two-toned 
apricot colored calendula. 
1057 Cream Beauty. A creamy-white shading 
to soft yellow. 
1058 Lemon Beauty. A pure lemon yellow. 
1059 Persimmon Beauty. Flowers of a true 
persimmon orange of unusual brilliance and 
size. 
Above Colors: Pkt. 15¢; 14 02. 30¢; oz. $1.00. 
C115 Collection. One regular packet each of 
the above four colors for only 40¢. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
The silky, golden yellow and orange blos- 
soms of California Poppies are lovely in mas- 
ses in beds or borders. The plants spread 
over the ground and are about a foot tall. 
Sow the seed in October or as soon as the soil 
can be worked in the spring. Thin to 9 in- 
ches. 
1066 Orange. True California Poppy. Pkt. 
15¢; 14 oz. 30¢. 
1068 Finest Mixed Colors. An especially good 
blend of orange, yellow, and white flower- 
ing poppies. Pkt. 15¢; 14 02. 30¢. 
CALLIOPSIS 
1070 Tall All-Double Mixed Colors. Decora- 
tive plants with finely cut foliage and daisy- 
like flowers in a wide variation of yellow 
and mahogany tones. A better strain of 
doubles. Sow as soon as the soil can be 
worked. Thin to 9 inches. Height 214 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 25¢. 
CANDYTUFT 
The neat heads of Candytuft blooms are al- 
ways greatly admired. Plants are dwarf, pro- 
fuse flowering and of easy culture. Seed should 
be sown successively over several weeks to in- 
sure flowers throughout the summer as they 
are not as long-lived as we would like. ‘The 
first sowing can be made as soon as the soil 
can be worked. Useful for edging and cutting. 
Thin to 6 inches. 
1075 Giant White Hyacinth-Flowered. Plants 
are branched, each branch a massive, long 
and thick hyacinth-like spike of pure white. 
Very showy and attractive. Pkt. 15¢; lg. 
pkt. 25¢. 
1077 Choice Mixed Colors. The colored types 
are bright, gay flowers ‘but have a shorter, 
more compact head than Giant White Hy- 
acinth-Flowered. Pkt. 15¢; Ig. pkt. 25¢. 
“T can depend on your seeds every time, for they 
are 100% good. I have had a garden fer the past 
70 years but never had such reliable seeds as you 
people put out.” 
February 6, 1950 Henry W. Pettit 
Brocton, N.Y. 
NEW YORK 
Bachelor Buttons are always showy in the garden 
and excellent for cutting. 
BACHELOR BUTTONS 
Centaurea 
Our special strains are large, fully double, 
and the colors intensified. [The stems are 
long, fine for cutting. Make several sowings 
to extend their period of bloom. Sow as soon 
as the soil can be worked. Thin to 6 inches. 
Height 2 ft. 
1100 Double Mixed Colors. A special mixture 
we make of the following different colors. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 02. 30¢. 
1104 Blue Boy. ‘The true cornflower blue 
shade in favor for garden and cutting. 
1105 Red Boy. Deep, showy ruby red. 
1106 Snow Man. Glistening snow white. 
Above colors: Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 35¢. 
Try Clarkia this year for cutflower arrangements. 
CLARKIA 
1120 Double Mixed Colors. Considered one 
of the most graceful of all annuals. Its 
brilliant flowers are like small double roses. 
Cut just before they bloom, the flowers 
open nicely in water. Clarkia grows best in 
partial shade. Sow as soon as the soil can 
be worked. Thin to 9 inches. Height 114 
ft. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 25¢. 
