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PANSY PLANTING TIME IS HERE 
PANSY. (Viola tricolor) Violaceae. (8 days) 
Pansies are best grown as a hardy annual or biennial, especially in the North. They 
do best in a rich sandy soil and not exposed to the hot winds; they stand some shade. 
Seed can be started indoors very early in the spring and the plants shifted to flats and 
grown on to scme size in the frame where they can have shade and water or they can 
be planted as late as the first of August and the seedlings after they have rooted in the 
flats from the first transplanting, they can then be set in their outdoor beds. Pansies 
are definitely cool weather plants and the hotter the winds and the sun, the less success, 
GIANT FLOWERING SWISS GIANTS: Large flowering Pansies in all colors and com- 
binations. They are very popular both for the home plantings and with the commer- 
cial growers who grow for the box trade. Write for prises in quantity. 
—Alpenglow. A’ large flowered “SCAU. iecereccsrcscsacsescvstesorcctcovsonssvsceversocsentevencoores PANS-IA. 25¢, 
—Berna. Velvety dark DbIUG..iiccatin : , ... PANS-1B. 25¢ 
—Black King. Dark black, one of the few black flowers. . PANS-IK. 25¢ 
—Blumlisalp, Soft rose with beautiful velvety blotch......... . PANS-IL. 25¢ 
=—ClareP eA Peatitl ful may Sie Cl eee een ee eee ere tine sats saacdentarseaneousesranctseauevarueswe PANS-IC. 25¢ 
==PlamessAttraciivie sOLAN EC MmSCAT! Clement sreee area tre cat vserssadevestsevsres ieaenssarse-nesestevsatne PANS-IF. 25¢ 
—Mont Blanc. The best pure white.................... .. PANS-1W. 25¢ 
=—Oranger suns) News Ore te OGANS Gm Vial OU Vise scye teen ccerretrsactreescucrnrnesenscssdeseceras PANS-1S. 25¢ 
—Kheingold. Deep golden yellow with dark blotch on lower 3 petals.... PANS-1R, 25¢ 
Silvera Bride. Auiclear (alistemir gagw lait Cm ee eee creates ceesccavevestvsscssocatsacts=cccersasre PANS-1V. 25¢ 
—Uliswater. Marine blue with darker blotch; very showy ; . 25¢ 
—Yellow Master, Exceptionally Line, Geep™ VeWlOWiniiiecc cccss-cssccsctercessersnse-ecceesearss . 25¢ 
—Swiss Giant Blend. Our best blend of varieties... VY Oz. $1.25 PANS-1X. 20¢ 
—W-F Swiss Giant Blend. A magnificent blend characterized by a predominance of rich 
velvety dark reds and browns together with uniformly compact plants and full 
rounded flowers; California grown seed............ 4 Oz. $2.75; Oz. $9.00 PANS-1WX. 25¢ 
VARIOUS PANSY STRAINS: These are all large flowered types and only the best 
strains are listed. They include all types, 
—Cassier’s Giants. Golden yellow giants, all with large blotch................. . 29¢ 
——White. Large white fils with dark blotch, SHOWY...0......cccceceeees . 25¢ 
——Three Blotches. Showy colors all with 3 large dark blotches x . 25¢ 
—Cornation Gold. Giant pure golden yellow; Very SNOWY... cess . 25¢ 
—Englemann’s Gianis, With lighter tone around edges; no solid colors... PANS-2E. 35¢ 
—Maple Leaf. Husky growers, dark green fol; full color range...............0+ PANS-2M. 25¢ 
—Masterpiece. Daintily ruffled and frilled; rich in reds and brown......... PANS-2P. 25¢ 
—-Orchid-Flowered. Waved and curled petals in a choice color range... PANS-2H, 25¢ 
—Scottish Exhibition. Mammoth fis heavily blotched; circular outline... PANS-2R. 25¢ 
—Florist or Market Strain. An extra choice hand made strain containing a good pro- 
portion of yellow , reds and blotched flowers with some new types added, 
V4 Oz. $1.90; Oz. $7.00; 4 Lb. $20.00; Lb. $73.00............ PANS-2F, 25¢ 
—Oregon Giants. Bright blend of giants; California grown SCEG eiaaceis PANS-2G, 25¢ 
— 101°’. NEW market grower strain in a beautiful selection of colors.... PANS-2B. 25¢ 
See article on the new Pansy ‘101” on page 33. 
V. hiemalis: Ice Pansy. They flower very early, even in the snow, and while the flowers 
are smaller than the regular Pansy, they are distinct and showy, especially for the time 
of the year when they flower. They should be given a place in the garden or rockery so 
as to be protected from the hot summer sun, 
—Blue Boy. Showy Silver DUC... ccccccceesceenerenersescsseneretsesssssssessseenenseseseseneeenenees PANS-3B. 20¢ 
——Claret. Beautiful Wine Led flOWEYS uc cccssescccscsessscneseernccnseensesseensesesenssensersesseones PANS-3C. 20¢ 
—Celestial Queen. Brilliant light DIU... ccseseeteeeteeseneetseneesscrsetoneseseeseeaees PANS-3Q. 20¢ 
—DMarch Beauty. Dark velvety PUYple.........ceccessseseees .. PANS-3M. 20¢ 
—Winter Sun. Golden yellow with showy dark D1OtCh....... eects PANS-3S, 20¢ 
—Zurich Sea. Very SNOWY Light DUC... cece erenseetsrsseeeesesseeeeesenenens PANS-3Z. 20¢ 
—Woden. Black; king of the spring garden .. PANS-3W. 20¢ 
—Hiemalis Blend. All VarietieS MIXCC....... cece eeneeteeneeseseneetsetseneseesssersessesesenes PANS-3X. 20¢ 
PANSY BLEND... Contains all the kinds listed AbDOVE.... eee seeeeereeees PANS-X. 20 
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SOME DELPHINIUM SPECIES 
(By Donald Swartz, in Am. Del. Soc, BULL.) 
D. Macroncentron. A native of eastern 
Africa at high alttudes, grows five feet and 
has flowers of either blue and green or yellow 
and green, whitish tips and are about two in- 
ches long. This is an unusual and beautiful 
species. ‘ 
D. Zalil. This simple perennial is worth a 
trial in your garden in as much as it grows 
to about two feet and produces pretty flow, 
ers of primrose yellow. It also keeps as cut 
flower longer than other forms. 
D.Tatsienense. This species is similiar to 
D. grandiflorum and comes from the proy- 
vince of Tatsiense in China. It grows read- 
ily from seed. The plant is branching and 
bears flowers of violet to white over a long 
period. 
D. Nudicaule. Is a native of the U. S. 
west coast range, attains a height of about 2 
feet and bears flowers of shades of buff to 
brick red to a bright red. Seed germinates 
rather slowly. 
D. Delavayi. Comes from Yunnan, China 
and is little known in cultivation. It grows 
to five feet and somewhat like the D. elatum, 
it carries graceful spikes of gentian blue flow- 
ers and is a distinct species. 
D. Vestitum. A native of the high altitudes 
or the Himalayas, plant grows about three 
feet tall and has flowers of light blue with 
petals of dark blue. 
CYCLAMEN SEED NOW 
If you grow your own Cyclamen plants 
from seed it will soon be time to sow seeds 
for next year’s crop. The first sowing 
should be made in mid-July for the early 
crop of large plants. Additional sowing can 
be made until early November to provide tha 
4-inch or small 5-inch plants that may be re- 
quired. 
_ Be sure to use an extremely light soil for 
Cyclamens, about one part light soil, one of 
peat or leaf mold and one part well rotted 
manure, make an ideal combination. 
In planting Cyclamen seed, they should be 
spaced about one half to one inch apart in 
the row with a three inch space between the 
rows. The seedlings should be left in the 
seed flat a considerable time after they germ- 
inate so adequate space should be provided. 
After sowing the seeds cover them with a 
half inch of sand, vermiculite or screened 
sphagnum moss and thoroughly water. Coy- 
er the flat with a piece of burlap to keep it 
as cool as possible and which can be kept 
moist till the seeds have germinated. 
alt is well worth the time and effort, to ster- 
ilize all soil used on Cyclamen to distroy the 
nematodes. Order your seeds now before it 
gets too late. 
SUBSCRIPTION price now $2.00 per yea.r 
