2 THE DECORATIVE IVIES 
Six pleasant diversities for pot culture, varieties of Hedera 
helix. Desirable for the porch box, the hanging basket, or just 
for pots in the window garden. Will thrive where little sun- 
light can reach, or will give excellent effects in full sunshine. 
MANDA CRESTED IVY—Undulate leaves so waved they seem 
crested. Each 50c. GLACIER IVY—Small-leafed variety, each 
leaf carrying a well defined white edging. Each 50c. SELF- 
BRANCHING IVY—This gracefully compact Ivy has a tend- 
ency toward natural, free branching. Each 45c; 3 for $1.15. 
PARSLEY IVY—Crispy, crinkly, frilly leaves of brightest 
green, scarcely lobed. Each 50c. BIRDFOOT IVY—Distinctive 
form with deeply cut leaves of rich green. Each 45c. HEART 
IV Y—Heart-shaped leaves of glossy dark green. Each 60c. 
OFFER 550AN—One each of the 6 for $2.55. 
2 VARIEGATED IVY—Variety of Hedera canariensis, desir- 
able for pot culture. Large, slightly lobed leaves, widely mar- 
gined, to half the area, with creamy white. The centers are 
ey eice with big splashes of dark blue-green. Each 50c; 
or $1.40. 
2 GRAPE IVY—Cissus rhombifolia. Handsome, glossy-leafed 
vine for pot culture in window or greenhouse. Each 45c. 
4 HARDY OUTDOOR IVY—It is the Baltic Ivy, a strain of 
English Ivy (Hedera helix) that is winter-hardy even in Wis- 
consin and Maine. A graceful evergreen climber for outdoor 
use, or it may be allowed to trail as a ground cover. Does 
well in either shade or sun. Plants, each 55c; 8 for $1.40; 
10 for $4.20. 
He who bumps himself twice on the same beam is not 
yet ready to lead others. 
3 LACHENALIA—vw. This likeable win- 
ter-flowering bulb for pot culture is fair- 
ly easy from seed ; easy, too, to bring to 
bloom in window or greenhouse. The 
flowers, usually narrow, pendulous bells, 
are carried in loose spikes. Bright color- 
ings along with pastel tones, primrose to 
orange, pink to crimson, with cream, 
opaline blue, and approaches to violet. 
Illustrated. Fine mixture. Pkt. 20c; 3 
pkts. for 50c. 
2 LAMPRANTHUS EMARGINATUS— 
Pretty half-trailer for hanging basket, 
porch box or pot culture. Thick, tri- LACHENATLIA: 
angular leaves of soft cool green. Rather showy flowers of 
brilliant rose. Plants, each 45c; 8 for $1.15. 
1 ISATIS GLAUCA—ebx(2-3)40. Woad. Blue-glaucous foli- 
age, flower-canopies above, myriad little blossoms in bright 
yellow. Then decorative seeds. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. 
3 ISMENE CALATHINA—The Giant Peruvian Daffodil, bo- 
tanically Hymenocallis. Immense chalice-flowers that seem of 
snowy wax, each cup decorated with streamer-petals of the 
same pure whiteness. Illustrated page 12. A splendid summer- 
flowering bulb, easy to grow and easy to store. Handle in 
winter as Gladiolus. Each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.20. 
2 ISOLOMA HIRSUTUM—w. An exceedingly showy Gesner- 
iad for pot eulture. Downy leaves, and clusters of bright, 
orange-scarlet flowers with darker markings, that resemble 
those of Achimenes. Pkt. 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
3 IXIA BLEND—eck(w) (1)20. Pretty blossoms of pink, rose, 
crimson, lilac, orange or cream. Usually handled as a winter 
pot bulb, but by mulching heavily with straw or leaves, May 
often be wintered outside. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 35c. 
3 IXIOLIRION MONTANUM—rkt(1-2)16. Winter-hardy cou- 
sin of Amaryllis with clusters of star-spread trumpets in 
amethystine blue. Illustrated page 32. Pkt. 20c; Yg oz. 40c. 
2 IXORA COCCINEA—vw. A spectacular beauty with its dense 
clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers. In seedling forms, rose, 
red-orange or yellow may also appear. A showy pot plant. 
Pkt. 35c. Plants, each $1.00. 
4 JASMINUM NUDIFLORUM—Winter Jasmine. Hardy, low, 
green-twigged shrub with golden blossoms that may begin in 
February, continuing through March. Earlier and showier than 
Forsythia. Also may easily be forced as a pot plant. Plants, 
each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
1 KNAUTIA DRYMEIA—ebx(8)40. Big ‘‘Scabiosa” blossoms 
in mauve-pink to lavender and near-violet, with sometimes a 
white. Flowers first year. Full hardiness. Everblooming. Pkt. 
15c; Yg oz. 25c. Plants, each 50c. 
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1 KITAIBELIA VITIFOLIA—ebx(3)72. Tall leafy pillars of 
pretty white flowers. Pkt. 15c. Plants, each 60c. 
2 KLEINIA—Unusual, ornamental succulents for pot culture. 
REPENS —Silvery ‘blue ate the long, fat pencils of leaves. A 
contrast pot-plant of distinctive beauty. Plants, each 50c. 
ARTICULATA—Candle Plant. Like short pieces of pale green 
candle set end to end, then crowned with polished green 
leaves. Plants, each 45c. 
4 KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA—yt 20 ft. Golden Rain 
Tree. Enormous panicles of bright yellow for several late 
summer weeks. Full hardiness. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c. 
2 KING'S CROWN 
King’s Crown is a folk-name for the ever beautiful, and easy, 
house plant, Jacobinia carnea. It blooms several times a year, 
the pure pink blossoms with delightfully curled flower petals, 
being carried in fairly dense, yet graceful and airy, trusses. 
Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.50. Also KING’S CROWN BLEND 
—w. A mixture of seeds of Jacobinias, Justicias, etc. Pkt. 25c. 
2 SHOWY LANTANA 
Fine window pot plants for near-continuous blossoming, 
used, too, in window box or for summer outdoor bedding. Varied 
tones of yellow, orange and near-scarlet, with rose pink and 
lilac. ew(8)16. LANTANA MIXED DWARF HYBRIDS, se- 
lected strain, pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 35c. 
LANTANA PLANTS—Showy sunlov- 
ers that will give bright flowers pretty 
much the year around. In summer they 
may be used for border planting, bed- 
ding or the porch. In winter they make 
bright and gay flowering pot plants 
for a sunny window. Illustrated oppo- 
site. UNIFORM PRICE, all Lantanas, 
each 50c; 3 of a kind for $1.25; 10 of 
a kind for $3.70. RADIATION — 
Golden bronze to rich red-orange. 
WHITE—Wide, white clusters. LILAC 
PINK—Bright pink-lilac, usually with 
center of creamy yellow. GOLDEN 
KING—Showy golden yellow. MON- 
TEVIDIENSIS—A pretty, clear lav- 
ender. Plants of branching, graceful 
habit. Aromatic foliage. OFFER 550BN 
—One plant each of the five for $2.20; 3 
all) for $5.80. 
5 GAY ANNUAL LARKSPUR 
Gay beauties for the garden, or for cutting. A planting of 
them will give a riot of color. Sow the seed early. It does its 
best growing in the cool weather of early spring. May also be 
sown in late autumn for spring germination. 
LARKSPUR REGALE STRAIN—Many upright stems to 45 
inches, set with big, double Delphinium-like flowers in azure, 
coral, indigo, carmine, lavender, salmon and white. Wonderful 
for either cutting or garden decoration. Base-branching. We 
consider this strain superior to the older Giant Imperial, which 
we now discontinue. Pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 45c; 4 oz. 80c. 
LARKSPUR GIANT HYACINTH—It blooms considerably 
earlier than does the Regale strain, and there are no branches, 
just one great, tapering, Hyacinth-like spike of solid bloom, 
each individual] flower fully double. Full color range. 40 inches. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
1 THE LOVELY LEWISIAS 3 
No more beautiful rock garden plants than the Lewisias 
when in full glory of bloom. The blossoms are like little 
feathery Water Lilies. Of full winter hardiness. ‘‘kt”’ culture. 
FINCHI—(2)8. Buds of bright orange open to 
large pink blossoms with rose stripes, petals 
with faint hint of orange toward the edges. 
Plants, each 55c; 8 for $1.50. HOWELLI—(2)8. 
Here the fairly large blossoms vary from creamy 
“ge blush, often with apricot suffusions, through 
ee) pink, to rose. Evergreen foliage, crisped and 
undulate. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
REDIVIVA—(2)6. Blossoms are rather larger than those of 
the others here, feathery flower-cups of pearl pink, several 
open at once. Deciduous, the foliage disappearing after flower- 
ing, remaining dormant during the summer months, new 
growth, starting in autumn. Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 25c; 
Io oz. 50c. Also available in roots, April-May delivery, at 3 for 
50c; 7 for $1.00. 
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