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ESCHSCHOTLZIA - EUPHORBIA 
Erysimum Continued from Page 35. 
—elatum. Orange-yellow; 12-18”; FaNy OF HULA HUB OKE | 1 SUSY 5 pyre pea ene ee ERYS-8. 25¢ 
—linifolium. Low clumps, lilac fis; 1 2 ing Hore han Pye . ERYS-13. 20¢ 
—murale. Golden yellow fis in racemes; HB but grow as HA; 20’ . ERYS-14. 25¢ 
—Perofskianum. Blister Cress. UA Teeth drancivecterscrs «shad ssenesote ERYS-20. 20¢ 
Orange-yellow fis; H 
—pulchellum, A wee yellow Wallflower; ag Weis 
—Wittmanii. 
fo ee a aD ERYS-22. 25¢ 
. ERYS-30. 25¢ 
ERYS-X. 20¢ 
ERYTHRINA. (ehr-ith-RYE-nuh) CORAL TREE. Leguminosae. 
Trees and shrubs grown in the South, with showy red and reddish or yellowish flowers 
followed by long pods. The herbaceous kinds are grown under glass. 
—Corallodendron. Tree to 20 ft; pretty scarlet fils; from Columbia............. ERTH-4. 25¢ 
—herbacea v. arboreus. Sh or tr with short racemes; scarlet fis......... . ERTH-10A. 25¢ 
—indica. Tall tree with dense short racemes of scarlet fis........... .. ERTH-11. 25¢ 
> Eryibrinag Blend: Alle hemabov.c amie tn crm ecmenLlue. | 5s ERTH-X. 20¢ 
ESCHSCHOTLZIA. (esh-SHOLT-see-uh) Papaveraceae, 
Western North American natives with showy yellow flowers. 
their showy display. Plant early in the spring. 
E. californica: California Poppy. Sow seeds where plants are to grow, early in the 
spring or in the South, they should be sown in the fall. They are especially showy in 
mass plantings and grow well in most any soil, giving a long period of bloom. 
Single Flowered Varieties: Very showy in mass plantings. 
Grown as annuals for 
.. ESCH-1A. 15¢ 
... ESCH-1C. 15¢ 
. ESCH-1D. 15¢ 
—Dazzler. Erect, compact, fiery scarlet....................... .. ESCH-1L. 15¢ 
—Golden West. Bright yellow with orange center.. .. ESCH-1G. 15¢ 
—Mandarin. Inside petals orange, outside scarlet... . ESCH-iM. 15¢ 
—Mikado. Attractive orange-CrimSoneoeccecccccccccccsessccc.., . ESCH-1K. 15¢ 
.. ESCH-I1F. 15¢ 
.. ESCH-1R. 15¢ 
. ESCH-IN. 15¢ 
ESCH-IS. 15¢ 
—Tango. Bronzy red and terre cotta................. .. ESCH-1T. 15¢ 
—The Geisha. Brilliant gold and crimson, showy .. ESCH-1H. 15¢ 
—Vesuvius. Showy Wallflower-red... . ESCH-1V. 15¢ 
ThEAbeSts wihiiteten seme nen ime © (Me CnEE IE | iu. ESCH-1W. 15¢ 
.. ESCH-IRX. 15¢ 
wu. ESCH-1X. 15¢ 
Santateeasasartaneansssccovcrenterers ESCH-2X. 10¢ 
EUPATORIUM. (yew-pah-JOH-ree-um) THOROUGHWORT. BONSET. Compositae. 
A large genus with ornamental plants for the greenhouse, border and wild garden. 
They are all easily grown from seed. 
—White Emperor. 
—Ramona Hybrids. 
—cannabinum. Snow-on-the-Mt. Pale purple heads; 6’; HA . 20¢ 
—Lasseauxii. Heads white changing to rose; 2 ft; TA.................. eae - 20¢ 
—maculatum. Joe-Pye Weed. Fl heads pink or DUTpIe woe tte A | ene - 15¢ 
—bupatoriumMixturesmeAl ls icin dss it ene enn (Rie GL ot . 15¢ 
EUPHORBIA. (eu-FAUR-be-ah) SPURGE. Euphorbiaceae. 
A large genus consisting of many different types of plants and having a milky juice. 
They thrive in a porous and not too rich a soil. 
—heterophylla. Like Poinsettia; start indoors; 3 ft; TA ccccccccccccsscssccssesssesseccecoees EUPH-67. 15¢ 
—marginata. Snow-on-the-Mt. Green lvs with white margins; 2 ft; HA..... EUPH-82. 15¢ 
—Myrsinites. Decumbent RG; stems end in golden flower head; HP... EUPH-90. 20¢ 
EUPH-40. 25¢ 
Fos EUPH-X.15¢ 
FELICIA. (fe-LISH-e-ah) Compositae. 
African plants and subshrubs. The latter are greenhouse plants and the annuals 
make nice plants in the garden. They have attractive daisy-like flowers with blue or 
white rays and yellow disks. 
—Bergeriana. Kingfisher Daisy. Bright blue star-shaped fls; RG; 12”; TA. FELC-4. 40¢ 
—hyssopifolia. Rays lavender-mauve, golden disk; 127;TPeocccccccccccsseccoccss., FELC-8. 30¢ 
FRANKLINIA: See Gordonia alatamaha. 
FRASERA, (fray-ZER-ah) COLUMBO. Gentianaceae. 
North American plants with white, yellowish or bluish flowers in panicled clusters. 
—-Parryi., Greenish ‘white sis: 3S) Caltcmsntt mer. wemmereien ols een FRAS-4. 20¢ 
FREESIA. (FREE-zee-ah)  Iridaceae. 
A very popular flower for the greenhouse. Flowers in 10 weeks after planting bulbs 
and they make choice flowers in the late winter or early spring. They are grown out- 
doors in S. California where they should be planted in the fall. Seed will produce 
flowers in second or third year. 1 
—Tubergeni Hybrids. Beautiful range of bright COLOTLS..icecesecsssscssessesseeses FREE-6H. 50¢ 
—Luzi. New type in beautiful new shades and 1g€ f1S...ieecesessessteseesesecsccceceeees FREE-2. 50¢ 
FRITILLARIA. (frit-il-LAY-ree-ah) Liliaceae. 
Bulbous plants wtth drooping bell-shaped flowers often checkered in greenish, purple 
or brown. They can be grown from the bulbs which are offered in the summer bulb 
lists or they can be grown from seed. They are easily grown in ordinary soil and flower 
early in the spring. 
—acnipetala. Fls large, olive-green and purple; rare; 18”; . 30¢ 
—cirrhosa. Yellowish fis checkered purple; 2 ft; HP se . 25¢ 
—imperialis. Purplish brick-red or yellow-red fis; to 4 fit; HP. na - 25¢ 
—-—rubra. Extra red form; 3 ft; HP . . 25¢ 
—meleagris. Fls checkered and veined with pur cane - 25¢ 
—Ppallidiflora. Pale yellow fis spotted inside; 9”; HP . 25¢ 
—pudica. Yellow Bell. . 25¢ 
—Ppyrenaica. Dark purple spotted with green; 18”; 25¢ 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY -— DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
Neen | Ss 
Germination Time 
(Continued from Page 35.) 
Sweet Sultan .......... sake Viola ash eee 
Sweet William ...... 10 Violets .......... 
Ten-week Stock ....5 Wallflower 
Umbrella Plant ...... 25 Wild Cucumber ..*30 
Verbena =... 8 Yucca * 
Vinca * Zinnia 
The question of germination is our biggest 
headache. While it is impossible to make 
germination tests of the many thousand kinds 
of seeds we have in stock, never the less, tests 
are always going on and we always have a 
good idea as to the condition of all seeds. 
On the other hand, so many failures to 
get germination, is due to wrong care. While 
the list here given states so many days, the 
age and storage of a lot of seed will vary 
these periods; the wrong time and place of 
germination may even make an entire fail- 
ure; the proper handling of the seed, such 
as Cannas, Sweet Peas, etc.,may affect the 
germination; in many cases the medium in 
which the seed is planted will cause a fail- 
ure, such as in Franklinia, Vassinium, etc 
where an acid condition is necessary; but 
most of all, is the matter of covering, temp- 
erature, moisture, etc., these cause most if 
the failures. 
One of the advantages of SAILR’S GARD- 
EN MAGAZINE over the old type seed cat- 
alog is in previding sufficent space to the 
solution of all the many problems that conte 
up in growing flowers. We especilly want 
our readers to discuss these matters in detail 
so that more pleasure may be had in growing 
flowers. 
We want to mention here the matter of 
listing prices with some articles. This has 
not been the practice in the past, but for a 
long time the writer has disliked reading 
glowing descriptions of a flower when there 
is no source from which the seed of the plant 
could be secured. Some time ago there was 
an article in one of the national flower mag- 
azines On a rare species, or maybe it was a 
variety, and as I had never heard of this part- 
icular flower, I wrote for more information, 
especially as to the source for stock. The 
answer indicated that the article was written 
from some old source and there was no poss- 
ible source. The important point to all art- 
icles on flowers, is where can I get it? 
EUCALYPTUS BICOSTATA. 
Sow in either a light sandy soil in a seed 
box or pot or sow in light sandy material 
covered with about 44 inch of ground peat 
moss. The seed should be covered only very 
lightly and kept moist after sowing. Care 
should be taken not to water too heavily as 
this may cause damping off. 
Germination should take place at ordin- 
ary room temperature in from one to three 
weeks. By the time the second pair of 
leaves is well formed, the plants, if sown in 
a box, should be “pricked off” into a pot of 
standard potting soil. 
The seed sent is mixed with a considerable 
amount of chaff (infertile seed) which need 
not be seperated, and the two can be sown to- 
gether. The black seed is fertile. 
Australian Information Bureau, New York. 
THANKS C. W. WOOD. 
We thank C. W. Wood for mentioning 
your catalog. We found just what we want- 
ed in it. 
Mrs. Orville E, Saxe, Palenville, N. Y. 
A rainy season is followed the next season 
by a heavy vegetative growth. Soluable sug- 
ars in the tissues lower the freezing point 
thus making it more resistant to frost. 
