; c ‘We offer a choice list of House Plants 
and can make shipment at almost any time 
except during severe cold weather. 
‘WE GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY. 
plants not received in live, growing 
_ condition will be replaced free, provided we 
Bs are notified within 10 days. Thereafter, we 
assume no responsibility since we have no 
Lavender Lady 
AFRICAN VIOLET 
 _ Or Saintpaulia. Lovely, free blooming 
_ house plants. Easy to grow. 
BLUE BOY IMPROVED. Blooms almost 
_ the entire year, bearing in profusion its 
lovely purple flowers with tiny golden cen- 
** ters. Each, 79c. 
BLUE GIRL. Plant Pat. No. 535. Color 
similar to Blue Boy, but the leaves are 
heart-shaped and each leaf has an ivory 
white marking at leaf axil. Each, 78e. 
DU PONT BLUE. 
eompact method of growth. The rather 
_ round heart shaped leaves are thick, with 
deeply toothed edges and grow quite large. 
The flowers are very large and held well 
above the foliage in clusters of 2 to 5. 
The color is a medium blue. Each, $1.50. 
DUPONT LAVENDER PINK. This va- 
riety is the same as above, with the same 
} fine characteristics but with large, lovely 
-  lavender-pink flowers. Each, $1.50. 
DOCUBLE DUCHESS. Plant habit and 
. foliage is the same as Blue Boy. It has 
deep purple flowers with from 8 to 20 pet- 
als. This variety is also probably sold 
under the name of Double Blue Boy or 
Double Russian. Each, $1.59. 
Li LADY GENEVA. See inside front cover. 
LAVENDER LADY. Light lavender. 
Very free bloomer. Each, $1.39. 
PINK BEAUTY. Plant Pat. No. 514. Ex- 
quisite pink flowers with yellow stamens. 
Each, 89e. 
WHITE LADY. Plant Pat. No. 597. The 
best white produced to date. Large perfect 
flowers. Each, 93e. : 
REDHEAD. Reddish-violet. Perhaps the 
. nearest to red. Choice. Each, $1.39. 
A HANDBOOK FOR 
AFRICAN VIOLET GROWERS 
; By Mary Margaret Odom a 
A complete book on your favorite house 
plant, for either beginner or spécialist. 
Contains information on exposure, water- 
ing, soil mixtures, feeding, propagation, 
symptoms and methods for combating dis- 
eases and insects, minerals, fertilizers, etc. 
__ Also included is a complete history of 
the African Violet and story about the 
double forms. It describes 150 varieties 
with many photographs and drawings of 
blossoms and leaves. Also contains a com- 
plete color chart. $1.50, postpaid. 
fe Abutilon (Flowering Maple) 
ABUTILON 
_ Or Flowering Maple. Blooms freely. 
_ Bell shaped peach colored flowers. Maple 
Shaped leaves. Each, 59e. 
= A. 
This variety has a- 
BEGONIAS 
Beefsteak Begonia 
BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA. Thick round 
circular leaves of deep green with red on 
the reverse side. Each, 74e. 
CRESTED BEEFSTEAK. A crested and 
heavily crumpled form of the famous Beef- 
steak Begonia. Each, 98ce. 
Star Begonia 
STAR. A fine Begonia with vari-colored 
star-shaped leaves. Beautiful. Each, 98e. 
WATERMELON BEGONIA. Small leaves 
striped with green; makes a fine small fo- 
liage plant. Hach leaf looks like a minia- 
ture watermelon. Each, 59ce. 
Flowering Eaeohia 
FLOWERING BEGONIAS . 
ADELINE. Bright pink flowers, green 
leaves, free bloomer, Each, 48e. 
ANGEL WING. Angel-wing leaves, coral 
pink flowers. Each, 69e. 
CARMEN. Red leaves, striking bright 
rose flowers. Each, 47e. 
CORALLINE LUCERNE. Bronzy green 
leaves, pink flowers. Each, 53ce. 
DWARF RED. Green leaves, brilliant 
red flowers, dwarf. Each, 48e, 
WOOLLY BEAR. Leaf thick, round, dark 
green, stems covered with brown fuzz. 
White flowers.- Each, 49c. 
ARTILLERY PLANT 
Lovely pot plants, very interesting, 
about twelve inches in height. When the 
staminate flowers open, the pollen is usu- 
ally discharged forcibly and visibly, hence 
the name. Each, 33ec; 3 for 92c. 
Baby Tears ~ 
A compact, dense 
D ba n:t. with: tin y. 
leaves. Forms a mass 
of moss-like foliage. 
Fine for the table or 
shaded windows. Re- 
quires only plenty of 
water. Hach, 44e. Baby Tears 
HYPONEX 
Works wonders with weak, _ sickly 
plants. 5422—Oz. (makes 6 gals.), 10c; 3 
oz. (makes 18 gals.), 25c; Ib. (makes 100 
gals.), $1.00, postpaid. See page 77. 
All HOUSE PLANTS are 
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We Guarantee Safe- Delivery 
All Plants From 21, in. Pots 
Rex Begonia 
REX BEGONIAS 
Richly colored foliage begonias, that 
make elegant house plants. 
CORDOZA GARDENS. Leaves edged al- 
most black; center green with silver spots 
that usually flush pink. Hach, 74e. 
CURLY CARNOT. Large dark green 
leaf, silver blotches. The leaves grow as 
a spiral or corkscrew. Each, S3e. 
FIREFLUSH., Reddish green leaves, 
covered with bright red hairs, giving the 
appearance of red velvet. Each, 89e. 
HELEN LEWIS. Silvery gray leaves, 
the centers marked with dark purple. 
Each, 79c. 
MOUNTAIN HAZE. Dark leaves cov- 
ered with lavender grey speckles. Looks 
like pure lavender. Each, 79e. 
ST. ALBANS. Old rose with darker cen- 
ter, and slight dark border. Each, 85e. 
BABY AND HYBRID REX 
»-BABY. A small low Rex, with four-inch 
leaves, colored and shaded pink and silver, 
edged purple. Rare. Each, $1.49. 
IT. Bears cascades of lovely pink flow- 
ers, leaves dark green, spotted silver. 
Hybrid. Each, 89e, 
SILVERSWEET. Hybrid. (The hybrids 
bloom.) Silver leaves zoned green, fra- 
grant pink flowers. Each, 89e. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. Kidder 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
LARGE-FLOWERING 
Grow a few of your own ’Mums for next 
Thanksgiving. Leaflet, “How to Grow the 
Florist “Mums,” sent free upon request. 
Not hardy. Grow them in pots and bring 
indoors before frost. 
BLAZING GOLD. Very deep yellow, im- 
eee large, perfect, round, incurved, 
early. 
BRONZE ORCHID QUEEN. Very large 
incurved globular bloom. Apricot-buff 
overlaid with orchid. 
CHATTANOOGA. A large late flowering 
pure white Mum. 8 in. flowers, incurved. 
GOLD LODE. The leading, early, large 
flowered, golden yellow ’Mum. Upright 
growth. 
MAJOR BOWES. A beautiful large well- 
formed flower of showy lavender-pink. 
Early blooming and best in this color. 
MEFO. Ivory white, late, a beauty. 
MOHAWK CHIEF. Late, large red 
‘Mum, yellow reverse. 
MRS. KIDDER, Deep lemon yellow, 
early, one of the best deep yellows. 
PINK CHIEF. A fine early pink. Mas- 
Sive flowers and a strong grower. 
Any of the above: Each, 48e; 3 for $1.29; 
12 for $4.75. 
CHINESE EVERGREEN 
Showy rich green pointed leaves of up- 
right growth. A most desirable house or 
porch plant that grows in either soil or in 
bowls filled with water. Each, 98e. 
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