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arly Beauty. 
Genus Jasione 
A small genus of the Campanulaceae Fam- 
ily and to those who have a special interest 
in tracing the affinities of plants, this genus 
will be interesting as its anthers are, as in the 
Composites, united at the base and form a 
ring or sheath around the style. 
While strictly not a showy family, they are 
pretty. The flowers are blue, and in a we 
like the Scabiosa and thus the common name 
of Sheep’s Scabious. 
J. perennis is the most commonly grown, 
is 10-12 inches tall, with stems bent at the 
base, but afterwards erect, bearing on long 
stalks compact heads of bright blue flowers 
surrounded at the base with a broad rosette 
of bracts. Flowers in July and August, A 
good and useful rock garden plant or in the 
lew border flourishing in a well drained, light 
loam; native of the mountains of S. Eurove. 
We have been selecting plants in our own 
seed plots so as to get, not only uniform 
shape and size, but a good blue colov as well 
J. humilis is a creeping somewhat tufted, 
habit, rarely exceeding 8 inches, bearing or 
short stalks compact heads of blue flowers 
about July and August. The plant is quite 
hardy, but found at high elevations on :he 
Pyrenees and enjoying there a blanket of 
snow during the winter monihs. It oftea 
succumbs to the combined influence of damp 
and frost unprotected in our climate. A lit- 
ter is all that is necessary to keep it safe. 
It should be cultivated on rock work, in 
a light rich loam on the dries possible bottom 
but liberally supplied in summer with water 
during a drought. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
The followiiing ababbreviation are used 
to save space : A-annual; B-biennial plants, 
that seed the seconnd year and then die; 
P--perennial, those that live more than 
three years; H- hardy, say in southern 
Michigan; HH-half hardy, as HHA, half 
hardy annual, that does noi stand any frost, 
a HA, a hardy annual that can be planted 
early in the spring and will stand cold 
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weather ; Tender, a TP or TB is one that 
is not hardy here in southern Michigan 
and thus would have to be grown outdoors 
only in a warm temperature or most 
likely a greenhouse plant; GH- for green- 
hous; Sh- shrub as a HSh or TSh; G as G10 
germinates in about |0 dayes; fis- flowers; 
the months when used means the approx- 
Imate time the plant flowers in southern 
Michigan , this will vary north and south 
and according to climote. N and S- north 
and south; a * after B or P means it is best 
grown as an annual in the North; thehard- 
iness is subject to change in different sect- 
ions, a plant might be on a certain type 
and location of soil and a 100 miles south 
on another type. 
BRACHYCOME-BRIZA-BRODIAEA 
BELLIS Continued from page 12. 
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MONSTROSA: Giant flowered type, strong growers: fine for bedding. 
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—White Beauty. Double pure white ..BELL-4W. 20¢ 
—Monstrosa Blend. In red, pink, rose and white. BELL-4X. 15¢ 
MONSTROSA TUBULOSA: Flowers with pretty quilled petals ; the flowers double. 
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—Lutea. Double rich yellow flowers. ...BELL-6L. 20¢ 
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—Tubulosa Blend. Made up of the above Varieties.iiccccccccccsccsscsscsscessrsseesens BELL-6X.20¢ 
PERENNIS: True or English Daisy; 6”; HP; popular spring plants 
—Longfellow. An extra double bright red Straine....ccceccesccsccessceecceeccesssersveees BELL-3L. 15¢ 
=== FROSGs SAME! IM A OO LOSE i .cioscsciscssccoversescoetsessecvasccee : . 15¢ 
—Vesuvius. Extra double ruby-red... See . 15¢ 
—Rosea. White with delicate rose center.. . 15¢ 
—Snowball. Pure white; double flowers........ o . 15¢ 
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BESSEYA: see Synthyris. 
BIDENS (BY-denz) Burr-marigold 
Closely related to Cosmos and resembles it with its divided leaves and clustered heads 
of yellow or white ray flowers. Grow in moist places; easily grown. 
—dahljodes. (Cosmos atrosanguinea).....Large Dahlia-like fls; red, HP............. BIDE-3. 20¢ 
BIXA (BIX-ah) Annatto 
Tropical American tree grown in S Fla for the annotto dye from pulp around seed...... 
—Orellana. Easily grown from seed; the dye used in butter coloring......... BIXA-l. 25¢ 
BLOOMERIA (bloo-MEE-re-ah) Golden Stars 
They stand several degrees of frost; thrive in sandy soil and sun; corms should be dug 
after ripening and replanted jn the fall.; easily grown from seed,HHP. 
—Clevelandii. A miniature Bloomeria; cute in the RG; HHP... BLOO-2. 30¢ 
—crocea. Golden Stars. Pure yellow; 18 inches; not hary in far N; HHP.....BLOO-1. 30¢ 
BOLTONIA  (bol-TOH-nee-ah) 
They resemble wild Asters; are easily grown from useed and make nice plants in the 
border or wild garden; found in moist places; HP. 
—latisquama. Heads in rays blue-violet; 1 inch across; HP.o... cs csessscseescseees BOLT-2. 20¢ 
BOLUSANTHUS (bo-luh-SAN-thus) 
One African trees that can be grown in S. Calif. 
—speciosus. Rhodesian Wisteria. Tr 15 ft; pendant racemes purple-blue....BOLO-1. 30¢ 
BOMBAX (BOM-bax) 
S. AM. twining plants grown in the cool green house or out doors in the South. Rich 
soil and partial shade best for them. 
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BRACHYCOME....(brak-KIK-oh-me) Swan River Daisy 
Herbaceous annuals and perennials generally branchjng stems and solitary or loosely 
clustered heads of daisy-like flowers. Eaisly grown from seed. 
IBERIDIFOLA: Covered through the summer with star-shaped blooms; 12 in. HA. 
—Blue Star. BRAK-1B. 15¢ 
—White. _BRAK-1W. 15¢ 
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BRIZA (BRY-zah) Quacking Grass Ornamental Grass 
Quacking Gras. Ornamental grasses grown for bouquets, dried or for specem 
plantings. Sow seed early in spring jn average garden soil; easily grown. 
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BRODIAEA (broh-di-EE-ah) 
Hardy on West Coast and in the South; in North they can be grown in RG with good 
winter protection. Excellent for naturalizing; dislikes wet situations 
=CALILOINICA, AV LOlet-PUrple™ fiseerl mite, Cal idem El Pg meiiig sence casscusetacbaeee fines stluas cospeceewads BROD-2. 25¢ 
—capitata. (Now Dichelostemma pulcellum)....Earliest, light blue, HP........BROD-3. 25¢ 
—coronaria. Most beautiful, fis. violet-purple, 1 ft. rare, HP.....0.........csccsee BROD-3.40¢ 
—Hendersonii. Fls. striqed brown in heads, RG, 6 in., HP..... 
—ixiodes. (Now Triteleia ixiodes). Soft yellow ,6 in., 
—puchella. Erect heads, clear blue, 2 ft, sun, HP... 
—Brodiaea Blend. Blend of all species. 
BROWALLIA (broh-WALL-e-ah) 
Free flowering half hardy annuals, 1-112 ft. tall, excellent bedding plants, set at least 
6 mches apart. The blues are intense. Sunny locations, good soil, start seeds early 
indoors for early piants. Also good winter pot plants. 
Bier ito 2ertarekine; forbeading,. TELA cts n...seworctrccss care saeceeees BROW-1B. 15¢ 
..BROD-7. 25¢ 
—americana. ¢ 
—speciosa major. 5 ft. fls deep blue, 2 in. ac. used ijn hanging haskets....BROW-3. 20¢ 
BRUCKENTHALIA (bruk-en-THAL-ya) 
A single species very closely related to the Heaaths and requiring same culture. 
—spiculifolia. Fls racemes, very small bell-shape, pink, red berries, HP..BRUC-1. 25¢ 
BRUNSFELSIA (brun-FEL-zi-ah) Greenhouse Plants 
Tropical shrubs and trees grown jn GH but out door in far S. Attractive plants for 
pots. Rich soil, night temp. 50 degrees. 
americana: s loronttwnis white wiveryeirag. ab) Miley TP)... Arssscsicsccoseecessns BRUN-I. 25¢ 
BUDDLEIA (BUD-lee-ah) Butterfly Bush ’ 
Butterfly Bush. Diciduous or half hardy evergreen sh. or trees, a few hardy in the 
N. Grows rapidly, free bloomers, easy from seed, grow on jn frame first year. 
—asgiatica. Tender, fllowered in GH in W from sd sown in sp; white.....BUDD-2. 25¢ 
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—Colvilei. Tender sh. dense spikes of purple fis; 15 ft. wo... 25¢ 
—intermedia, Hybrid, violet fls in drooping panicles; TSh. 25¢ 
—Buddleja Blend. A blend of both varieties and species. ree ae ati - 25¢ 
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