AQUILEGIA 
HARDY PERENNIAL 
Aquilegia, Longissima 
Yours for the choosing. 
Grace, color, 
sheer beauty of form. 
Red. yellow. pink, blue, white: long 
spurred and spurless, which do you 
want? 
Hp. Choice cut flowers, borne on 
strong wiry stems in profusion dur- 
ing spring and early summer. The 
foliage is airy and graceful, de- 
lightful in the border. One of the 
most easily grown perennials, very 
dependable and long lived. One 
year old plants may be forced for 
winter bloom in the greenhouse. 
Seed sown inside in early spring 
will usually bloom in fall the first 
season. Likes partial shade. 
COLUMBINE CULTURE: This subject is 
treated fully on pg. 12 of ““‘The Gardener’s 
Handbook’’ sent free with your order. 
Seed may be sown in frames in spring, 
early summer or fall. Germination takes 
about 4 weeks, but the seed is very de- 
pendable and almost every one planted 
will come up, if the bed is kept moist. 
The planis like a cool, moist partly sha- 
ded location. 
156—Alpina, 18 in. 
157—Blue Shades. Long spurred variety of 
all pretty blue tones. 
Dwarf, deep blue. 
158—Californica Hybrida. 3 ft. Rare tri- 
color. Petals orange, long carmine spurs, 
canary yellow corolla. Attractive, striking. 
160—Chrysantha, 2 ft. Attractive rich yellow. 
Pkt. 10c. 
161—Aquilegia Clematiflora. 
161—Clematiflora (New Spurless Columbine). 
dium height, compact, free flowering; large open 
Clematis-shaped fiowers 
162—Coerulea, 
Sky blue. white corolla. One of our best. 
162A—Coerulea Vouble. 
163—Crimson Star, 
with white centers and blooms 3 in. and more 
across. Brilliant. Blooms May-June. Hardy. 
164—Dobbie'’s Imperial Hybrids, 3 ft. One of the 
finest improved strains. 
ers in strong, brilliant tones of all colors. Pkt. 10¢; 
25¢; 1/16 oz. $1.00; Ys oz. $1.75. 
: 165—Longissima. 
: der spurs, 
q flrs. 
thern Mexico, likes hot dry places. June flr. 
166—Long-Spurred Hybrids. Novel colors. 
168—Nana Alba. 
bearing milk white flowers of rare beauty. 
oe 1604—Double Golden Chrysantha fi. pl. 3 ft. Large 
fully double golden yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
Me- 
in de'icate colors. 
Rocky Mountain Columbine, 2 ft. 
Pkt. 25c. 
2 ft. Petals striking crimson 
Long spurs, large flow- 
Noted for unusually long slen- 
4-5 in. long, giving the pale yellow 
an exceptionally graceful effect. From Nor- 
A dwarf large flowering plant 
VIOLA CORNUTA—VIOLETS OR TUFTED PANSIES 
Companion plants to Pansies, though flowers are not as large. Admirably adapted for rockery, beds, 
and borders as the colors are bright and attractive, plants are sturdy and free blooming. thriving in 
moist partial shade with no enemies. Pkt. 10¢; Giant Pkt. 25c. 
2073—Arkwright Ruby. Ruby crimson shading to 
terra cotta. Flowers larger than ordinary. 
2074—Avalanche. Large, pure white. Pkt. 25c. 
2076—Blue Beauty. Very early, brightest blue. 
2078—Blue Perfection. Pretty medium blue. 
2079—Chantreyland. Best pure apricot. i 
2105—G. Wermig. Extra long stems make this 
large violet blue excellent to cut. Pkt. 25c. 
2080—lIlona. Wine red. 
2084—Lutea Splendens. Deep golden yellow. 
2102—King Henry |. Deep violet with heavenly 
blue center and bright yellow eye. A very at- 
tractive and delightful novelty. Pkt. 25c. 
2106—Purple Bedder. Large rounded flowers of 
rich royal purple. Neat compact plants. Pkt. 25c. 
2085—The Black Imp. Viola Nigra. Quaint little 
flowers that might have been snipped from black 
velvet. Blooms quickly and true from seed. 
2093—Mixed. Complete mixture of all colors. 
CHOICE GEMS 
The Gem class is more compact in growth, very 
free flowering; flowers are larger and slightly 
ruffled. Thes2 ave ideal for the border. 
2082—Jersey Gem (Blue Gem). 8 in. Flowers rich 
velvet blue with slightly ruffled petals are borne 
on long stems. An excellent variety for cutting. 
Slightly fragrant. 
2092—Gem Mixed. Special mixture. 
2104—Pedunculata. (Pansy Violet) Stems ascend- 
ing, often 2 ft. long, bearing in each leaf axil 
large round 1 inch purple centered orange flow- 
ers. Pkt. 25c. 
2103—Viola Douglasii (Chrysantha). A delightful 
species. 5 in. Flowers are orange-yellow veined 
with purple. The leaves are deeply lobed giving 
a fern-like appearance. Pkt. 25c. 
2094—Little Johnny Jump Up. hp. 4 in. “The Old 
Fashioned Violet.’’ Diminutive Pansy charm. 
Flowers show tones of lemon, lavender, rosy 
mauve, lilac, gold, violet. Floriferous, bright. 
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Viola Cornuta—Park's Pride 
2081—PARK'S PRIDE Improved Scotch Bedding. 
Viola Cornuta. A grand New bedding hybrid mix- 
ture of all the finest, brightest. gayest colors in 
the largest size fiowers and most robust plants. 
A supreme mixture. Pkt. 10c; 25¢; 1/16 oz. 60c; 
Ye oz. $1.00. 
PERFUMED VIOLA ODORATA 
2095—The Czar. A very large flowered, bright 
blue, delightfully scented. 
2096—Sweet Violet or Tufted Violet, hp. 4 in. 
(Viola Odorata semperflorens). Blue. sweet. 
BUTTERFLY VIOLETS (Papilio) 
Hp. Blooming the first season. Hardy and free 
blooming. The flowers are larger than other 
Cornuta varieties, and usually have purple cen- 
ters. 
2101—Mixed. 
or COLUMBINE Queen of Flowers 
Pictured in color on back cover. 
Aquilegia—Mrs. Scott Elliott's Hybrids 
167—Mrs. Scott Elliott's Hybrids. Long Spurred. 
3 ft. Large long spurred flowers in splendid colors 
ranging thru shades of blue, purple, pink, yellow, 
red, orchid, lavender. Soft pastels predominate. 
Fine for cutting or garden decoration. Most popu- 
lar. Pkt. 10¢; 25¢c; 1/16 oz. 70c; Ye oz. $1.00. 
170—Pink Shades. Delicate pink with long spurs. 
171—Rainbow Mixture of Colorado Varieties. A 
fine blend of many colors. 
156A—Red Riding Hood. 2 ft. Old rose and white. 
Double. 
172—Rose Queen. 2 ft. Soft rose, white corolla. 
178—Skinneri. 3 ft. Flowers 1% in. across are 
yellow with showy green sepals, and 2 inch red 
spurs. - 
173—Snow Queen or Silver Queen. 2 ft. Beautiful 
silver white tinged cream at throat. Fragrant 
flowers in May and June. Best white. 
174—Double Flowered Mixture. 2 ft. Comes in 
many forms and colors. Surprising and delightful. 
176—PARK'S SPECIAL Complete Mixture, all 
varieties. 
PLANTS: See Page 25. 
SELECTING AND SOWING 
If you wish seeds to sow in a garden bed or to 
present to children, or if you have had but little 
experience in raising flowers from seeds, select 
such flowers as Alyssum, Aster, Balsams, Cos- 
mos, Calendula, Candytuft, Oriental Pinks, Gail- 
lardia, Helianthus, Marigold, Mignonette, Bedding 
Petunia, Pansy, Phlox, Ricinus, Scabiosa, Nas- 
turtium, Valerian, Verbena and Zinnia; for vines 
get Coboea, Cypress, Dolichos, Gourds, Morning 
Glory, Thunbergia. Even in sowing these it is 
well to prepare the bed carefully in a sunny ex- 
posure; place a low board frame around it and 
after sowing, water and cover with a newspaper 
until plants appear. If you sow seeds in the open 
with full exposure to rain, wind and sun, you 
eee not complain if few of the seeds become 
plants. 
TO INSURE SUCCESS. Many failures with seeds 
are due to lack of knowledge of the time required 
by the seeds to germinate. Study the table on 
pages 45 and 46 to avoid failures from this cause. 
pe instructions in the ‘Gardener’s Hand- 
ook.”’ 
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Every year we receive hundreds of letters telling 
us of the joy gardening brings, and praising our 
seeds. We wish to thank each of you for this 
interest shown, and assure you that we shall do 
our best to continue to merit your praise. 
Dear Sirs: July 23, 1951. Milwaukee, Wisc. 
I do want to say that your seeds, bulbs and plants 
grew and bloomed more than you say. I was very 
glad to have such fine seeds etc. Our garden is 
full of beautiful flowers. Yours truly, L.W.K. 
I like your treated seed, and have planted them 
side by side with seed from other seedsmen. Yours 
came up 100% while others were very spotty. I 
find your seeds tops. 
M.L. Merritt, June 26, 1951, Mobile, Ala, 
Gentlemen: Sept. 29, 1951, Baltimore, Md. 
The Mount Hood Daffodil replacement that you 
sent arrived to-day. Thank you. Your honesty and 
desire to please are very gratifying. Also all the 
bulbs and seeds that I have bought from you have 
been of top quality. Yours truly, Florence Wagner 
Gentlemen: June 26, 1951, Georgetown. Mass. 
At a recent flower show, pansies from your seed 
got the blue, also a special award. Am pleased to 
report this, as all entries showed superior ex- 
cellence in horticulture. Sincerely, 
Tyler’s Spofford Hill Gardens 
Dear Friends: Some years ago I seemed to discover 
that the Park’s People love people as well as 
flowers. That is a it should be. C, H. 
Seeds: Pkt. 10c; 21 for $2.00—Giant Pkt. 25c; 9 for $2.00—Aquilegia is an easily grown Perennial 
