MAMMOTH MIXED VERBENAS 
A&M VERBENAS 
A hardy perennial of trailing habit and one 
of the finest and best known for beds, parkings, 
etc. The colors are brilliant and varied and 
the new large flowered strains are handsome 
as cut flowers. The flowers are fragrant and 
produced freely throughout most of the year. 
They will stand much neglect after established, 
requiring but little water. 
Hybrida Mammoth 
1872 Blue—Blue shades. Pkt. 15c. 
1873 Defiance Scarlet—Bright. Pkt. 15c. 
1874 Pink—Pink shades. Pkt. 15c. 
1877 White—Dense heads. Pkt. 15c. 
1878 Mixed—Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 50c. 
COLLECTION 59—One packet each of 4 5 
4 above named varieties, postpaid Cc 
Hybrida Giants 
A new strain of Verbenas with the same 
characteristics as the mammoth except that 
each floret in the cluster is much larger. 
1881 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids—Brilliant rose. 
‘1882 Cerise Queen—A soft salmon cerise. 
1891 Royale—Royal blue, creamy yellow eye. 
1883 Spectrum Red—Brightest red of all. 
1884 Lavender Glory—Lavender, creamy eye. 
1886 Etna—Garnet red, deep cream eye. 
1887 Giant Salmon Pink—Huge clusters. 
1888 Luminosa—Glowing flame pink. 
1889 Lucifer Scarlet—No eye. ; 
1890 Rosea Stellata—Rose pink with white eye. 
1885 Sutton’s Blue—Bright mid-blue. 
1892 Violacea Stellata—Purple, white eye. 
1893 White—Pure white. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 25c. 
1894 Hybrida Giant Mixed—Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 95c. 
THUNBERGIA (Black Eyed Susan) 
1851 Alata Mixed —A free blooming tender 
perennial climber with attractive triangular 
leaves. The tubular flowers, about 1 inch 
across, vary through orange, yellow and white 
with black eyes. Pkt. 15c: % oz. 50c. 
1852 Gibsoni—Brilliant orange flowers, 1Y¥2-2 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 25c. 
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TITHONIA (Mexican Sunflower) 
1855 Torch (AAS)— Brilliant orange scarlet 
flowers, similar to a small flowered single 
dahlia, borne on compact 4-foot plants. Very 
desirable for backgrounds or tall borders. As 
easily grown as a Zinnia. Thrives in hot 
weather. Pkt. 25c. 
TRITOMA 
1859 Luminous Hybrids—Red Hot Poker. Flow- 
ers range in color from deep yellow to coral, 
orange and scarlet with some very striking 
combinations. Pkt. 20c. 
VENIDIUM 
1865 Fastuosum—Large orange-yellow, daisy- 
like flowers, with a large purple-black center. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt. 20c. 
1866 Hybrids (New)—Beautiful shades of apri- 
cot, white, salmon, yellow and orange. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
“Tufted Pansies’—The flowers are not so 
large as regular pansies but bloom so freely 
that for bedding they are unsurpassed. 
A VIOLA PLANTING 
1903 Chantreyland—Improved pure apricot. 
Pkt. 50c. 
1901 Arkwright Ruby—Ruby crimson. Pkt. 50c. 
1902 Blue Butterfly—Pkt. 50c: 1/16 oz. $1.00. 
1906 Blue Perfection—Deep bright blue. Pkt. 
50c; 1/16 oz. $1.00. 
1907 Papilio—Light blue. 
$1.00. 
1909 White Perfection—Pkt. 50c; 1/16 oz. $1.00. 
1910 Yellow—Pkt. 50c; 1/16 oz. $1.00. 
1911 Mixed—Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
1912 Johnny Jump-up—Tiny yellow and blue 
flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Pkt. 50c; 1/16 oz. 
- VIOLET 
1915 Dark Blue — Very sweet smelling and 
probably the most popular of Viola Odorata 
strain. Hardy perennial. Height 6 in. Pkt. 25c. 
VINCA 
1900 Rosea (Madagascar Periwinkle)—An at- 
tractive plant with dark green, glossy foliage 
and handsome pink and white single flowers. 
Perennial. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 15¢e; ¥% oz. 45c. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS 
1917 Mixed—Hardy annual. The plants produce 
quantities of small four-petaled flowers in bright 
colors and bloom for many weeks. Height 8 
inches. Pkt. 10c; Y2 oz. 45c. 
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VISCARIA 
1918 Mixed—Exceedingly showy annual suit- 
able for bedding. Produces large single flowers 
freely through the summer in colors of blue, 
white and red. Height 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
WALLFLOWER 
Delightfully fragrant flowers growing in 
spikes similar to Stocks. 
1919 Annual Single Mixed—A beautiful single 
variety which flowers during the summer from 
seed sown in the spring. Pkt. 10c. 
A&M CALIFORNIA 
WILD FLOWERS 
1929 Mixed—A splendid mixture of true Cali- 
fornia wild flowers so blended as to give a 
succession of bloom from early spring to mid- 
summer. They may be planted from fall to 
early spring—a larger bloom resulting from 
the fall planting. Five pounds of seed is suf- 
ficient to plant an acre. Pkt. 15; oz. $1.00: %4 
lb. $3.00; Ib. $10.00. 
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PORTCO 
SCARE-AWAY 
The 
Modern Scarecrow 
Shiny aluminum 
strips crackle and 
flash. Keep birds or 
animals away day 
and night. Lasting 
protection for gar- 
dens. 
10 strip pkg........... 25¢c 
Commercial pack 
of, 100: 2 eee, $1.80 
PORTCO 
a a 
Cinch-ties 
Wire Center Twine 
For Quick Tying 
Durable green wire 
center twine in 8” 
lengths or handy ball 
of 250’ and 500’. Cut 
to desired lengths for 
quick tying flowers, 
vines, annuals. 
100 8-in. 
PORTCO 
Garden Twine 
Weatherized! 
No Shrink! No Sag! 
Durable, extra-strong weath- 
erized twine lasts more than 
a full season. Ball is wound 
for convenient center pull— 
will not unravel. 
