16 THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 
SHIRLEY POPPY 
Poppies 
The colorful beauty of poppies assures them 
a place in every garden. They are of easy 
culture, growing in fairly rich, slightly moist, 
but well drained soil in full sun. The seed is 
best sown where the plants are to bloom. 
California Poppy. Mixed. A very hardy 
perennial bearing a profusion of cup-shaped 
flowers in many new and vivid shades. Will 
grow in almost any soil. Pkt. 10c. 
Ramona Strain (California Poppy). This is 
similar to the common form in shape and 
color but the petals are crinkled and fluted 
like crepe paper. Very fine. Pkt. 15c. 
Iceland Poppy. While these hardy poppies 
are perennials they bloom as well from seed 
the first year as the annual sorts. They are 
very graceful. with neat, fern-like foliage. 
The flower stalks are about 15 inches tall, 
bearing an endless profusion of brilliant 
flowers that are suitable for cutting. Vari- 
out shades of yellow, white and orange 
scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
The Tulip Poppy is of the most brilliant of 
all poppies and unsurpassed for massed 
planting. The flowers are 3 inches across 
and resemble a brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Shirley Poppies. The Shirley Poppy is the 
most beautiful type of poppy grown. The 
foliage has a soft hairy covering and the 
petals are immense and have a beautiful 
satin-like texture. The flowers are of many 
colors, white, pink, lavender, purple and vari- 
ous shades of red and scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Sweet Briar (Shirley Poppy). This 
double begonia-flowered poppy of brilliant 
cerise rose is one of the best of the new 
colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriental Poppies. One of the finest and 
hardiest of all perennials. The flowers are 
large and showy, the petals satiny. The plants 
require but little care and will grow in very 
poor soil. Pkt. 15c. 
For Plants See Page 21 
Primroses 
For Plants See Page 21 
Primula (veris). One of the best of the 
hardy border plants for ordinary culture. A 
low growing plant with heads of cheery 
flowers in various shades. Pkt. 35c. 
Primula auricula. Evergreen primrose. The 
hardiest of all primroses with broad fleshy 
leaves that usually are attractive throughout 
the year. The flowers appear generally in 
both spring and fall. They are sweet scented 
and come in a wide range of colors. Mixed 
colors only. Pkt. 35c. 
SCABIOSA, BLUE MOON 
Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy) 
For Plants See Page 21 
They produce showy flowers of all shades of 
color, except blue and yellow, freely on long 
stems throughout spring, which are of in- 
estimable value for cutting. They grow in 
neat, compact tufts and have elegant finely 
cut foliage. Best time to plant is early fall 
or spring. Pkt. 35c. 
Ricinus 
Also called Castor Oil Plant. A tall growing 
plant planted for its large colored leaves 
which give it a tropical appearance. Fine as 
a hedge or to cover unsightly places. Pkt. 10c. 
Salpiglossis 
Also called Painted Tongue. Bloom from 
summer until cut down by frost. 2% feet. 
The flowers are funnel-shaped, facing up- 
ward, and reveal exquisite and infinitely 
wrought veinings of either gold or silver, 
running throughout the groundwork of the 
flowers, the whole shapely flower having an 
orchid-like appearance. Mixed, Pkt. 10c. 
Salvia 
Popular for beds, borders and edgings. All 
kinds are treated as annuals. Set plants out 
when weather and soil are warm. 
American. Round plants, brilliant red flow- 
ers. Pkt. 25c. 
Blue Bedder. Rich deep Wedgewood blue 
flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Scarlet Runner Bean 
A pole or running bean that because of its 
showy scarlet flowers is much used for orna- 
mental purposes. It is a rapid grower and 
rae a handsome covering for trellises. 
. 10c. 
PRIMULA POLYANTHA 
See Page 21 
Scabiosa 
A very fast growing annual and one of the 
most important for cut flowers. Blooms on 
long slender stems, which are very graceful. 
Grandiflora Rosette. A glorious new color 
in. Annual Scabiosa. Rosette is a deep rose 
heavily suffused with salmon. The flowers 
are extra large and the stems are long and 
stiff. Pkt. 15c. 
“Biue Moon.” This new type of scabiosa is 
fully double and larger than any previous 
type. Color is a lavender blue, stems long 
and strong. An ideal cut flower. Pkt. 15c. 
“Peach Blosson,” A fine new shade of Giant 
Sceabiosa that makes a wonderful cut flower 
for the home as well as for the florist. It is 
a great improvement over the common 
scabiosa as the flowers are of enormous size 
and the color is exquisite. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed. Large flowering. These beau- 
tiful hardy annuals are in great demand. 
They grow about 21% feet tall and bloom 
from early summer until frost. Pkt. 10c. 
TETRA SNAPDRAGON 
Rustproof Giant Flowered 
Snapdragon 
The plants of this variety are much larger 
than the common snapdragons, growing 2 
or 3 feet tall. The flower stems are long and 
thickly set with large flowers. This is the 
largest and finest of all snapdragons. Won- 
derful either for massing or for cut flowers. 
The seed we offer is almost entirely rutproof 
and comes in the following colors: 
Alaska. Glistening white, large blooms. 
Campfire. Bronzy crimson with yellow lip. 
Canary Bird. Rich canary-yellow. 
Copper Shades. Coppery reds and bronze. 
Loveliness. Pure soft rose pink. 
Mixed Colors. Best shades, including above 
and some others. 
Pkt. 15c; 6 for 75¢ 
Rosalie. The color is a rich rose with an 
underlying tone of topaz or amber. Many 
huge flowers open at the same time. Pkt. 15c. 
‘ TETRA SNAPS 
Superfine Tetra mixture. The largest flow- 
ered of all snapdragons. Two to 2% in. 
deep and 1% to 2% in. wide, many distinctly 
and attractively ruffled; every color seen in 
this glorious flower. Pkt. 25c. 
Tetra Orchid. Rich orchid-purple with yel- 
low blotch. Pkt. 25c. 
Tetra Yellow—Clear yellow with long spikes, 
large flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
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