40 ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
NEW YORK 
Golden Gleam and Glorious Gleam Hybrid Nastur- 
tiums are ever popular plants that. bloom heavily in 
ordinary garden soil. 
NASTURTIUM 
This valuable annual with vivid single or 
double flowers of yellow, orange or red, thrives 
in a sunny position or in shade. An overly 
rich soil will cause the plants to produce 
more leaves than flowers. The brilliant col- 
ors and refreshing fragrance of the flowers 
make them ideal for cutting. Nasturtiums are 
subject to pernicious black lice which, if un- 
checked by a nicotine spray (See page 33 Black 
Leaf 40), completely ruin the plants. Sow 
in the garden after danger of frost. Thin to 
12 inches. Height 1 ft. 
1319 Golden Gleam. Beautiful, rich golden 
yellow, sweet-scented flowers. Pkt. 15¢; 1% 
oz. 254; oz. 45¢. 
1315 Glorious Gleam Hybrids. A wide assort- 
ment of new and unusual colors. Pkt. 10¢; 
Vy OZ. 20¢; 02. 35¢. 
1320 Dwarf Single Mixture. Old favorites 
that are still popular. Valuable as an 
edging plant as well as for bedding. Our 
blend contains a wide range of soft and 
brilliant colors that are very fragrant. Pkt. 
10¢; 1% 02. 20¢; 02. 35¢. 
Py Be ger 
Portulaca thrives in sunny, dry places where most 
plants would soon wither and die. 
PORTULACA 
1395 Double Mixed Colors. Beautiful little 
plants with cylindrical, pale green leaves 
and reddish stems that bear an abundance 
of shining flowers of pink, yellow, orange 
or scarlet. It frequently reseeds itself. Very 
valuable in rock gardens or broadcast over 
sunny banks. It is the best covering for dry, 
sunny places for it thrives on less moisture 
than most garden plants. Sow as soon as 
the soil can be worked. ‘Thin to 4 inches. 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 02. 75¢. 
PANSIES 
Pansies are beautiful in beds by themselves, 
as edging plants, and when planted with 
spring flowering bulbs for color after the 
bulbs are through. Seed sown in early spring 
will produce late summer and fall blooming 
plants. For early spring flowers, sow the seed 
in July or August in a coldframe — transplant 
when large enough to where, they are to 
flower. 
Pansy seed requires shade and moisture for 
germination. If provided, our seed, which is 
fresh and vigorous, will give abundant plants. 
1335 Swiss Giants Fine Mixed Colors. A de- 
lightful mixture of very large flowered Pan- 
sies in vivid and outstanding shades of blue, 
purple, red, bronze, yellow and primrose. 
The plants are of exceptionally strong and 
robust growth. Pkt. 35¢; lg. pkt. 65¢; 1% 
oz. $1.35. 
1343 Trimardeau Strain. Where color effect 
is of more importance than size of bloom, 
this mixture will be found very desirable 
for beds, borders, and edgings, as plants are 
compact, of neat habit, very hardy and free 
blooming in a wide range of delicate self- 
colors, some prettily blotched. Pkt. 20¢; 
Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 02. $1.00. 
Our Giant Hybrids Mixture of Scabiosa produces 
larger flowers and better colors than we have ever 
seen in other strains. 
SCABIOSA 
The long, wiry stems and tufted flowers of 
Scabiosa are charming. It is one of the most 
popular cut flowers grown in our trial grounds. 
The colors are very pleasing. Start inside 
April 10th or in the garden as soon as the soil 
can be worked. Thin to 8 inches. Height 
21% to 3 ft. 
1420 Giant Hybrids Mixed. An _ unrivalléd 
mixture of giant size flowers including new 
rare colors. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 45¢. 
Iilustrated inside back cover 
1421 Blue Moon. Clear soft light blue. 
1422 Rosette. Deep rose suffused salmon. 
1423 Shasta. Large pure white. 
1424 Black Purple. Very deep red. 
Above colors. Pkt. 15¢; Ig. pkt. 25¢; 14 
oz. 45¢. 
C145 Collection. One packet each of the four 
colors listed above for 40¢. 
Our Swiss Giant Pansy Strains are large flowered 
and exceptionally rich in color assortment. 
1337 Swiss Giants Special Mixture. A magnif- 
icent blend of Swiss Giants characterized 
by a predominance of rich wine colors, 
which far surpasses in form and range of 
dark, rich colors, any mixture of Swiss 
Giant Pansy that we have seen. The plants 
are uniformly compact and most of the 
blooms are waved, giving them the appear- 
ance of being frilled. These are Pansies 
you will want to grow. Pkt. 45¢; Ig. pkt. 
80¢; 1 oz. $1.50. 
NICOTIANA 
Flowering Tobacco 
Sweet-scented large blossoms that open in 
the evening. Mass in the border for fragrance. 
Start inside March 25th or in the garden after 
danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. Height 
as titi 
1325 Mixed Colors. Shades of white, pink 
and red. Pkt. 10¢; lg. pkt. 20¢. 
1326 White. Large fragrant white flowers. 
Pkt. 15¢; Ig. pkt. 25¢. 
1328 Crimson Bedder. One of the finest red 
flowers of recent introduction. Plants 18 to 
24 inches high are covered with sweet-scent- 
ed blooms throughout the summer and fall. 
Thin to 10 inches. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 30¢. 
SHIRLEY POPPIES 
There are few flowers with such delicate and 
attractive colorings and at the same time so 
easy to grow. They prefer full sun and a 
light, sandy loam soil. An annual that will 
not stand transplanting. It can be sown as 
soon as the soil can be worked, and for con- 
tinuous bloom, successive sowings should be 
made. Thin to 6 or 8 inches. Height 2 ft. 
1392 American Legion. A greatly improved 
Flanders Poppy having very large single 
flowers of brilliant scarlet with a white 
maltese cross. Pkt. 10¢; lg. pkt. 20¢; 14 
oz. 35¢. 
1393 Double Shirley Mixture. An especially 
fine mixture of double flowers, many of 
which are ruffled, in shades of pink, salmon, 
rose and scarlet. Pkt. 10¢; lg. pkt. 20¢; 
VA NOZ O06. 
