WALLFLOWER 
(a) Culture I or V, 1'/' 
MIXED—Blood-red and yellow flowers. Re- 
semble single stocks. Early and delightfully 
fragrant. 
WILD FLOWER MIXTURE 
(a) Culture II or III, '/2-3' 
Old fashioned flowers in a fine mixture for 
all season flowering. Sow thinly and enjoy 
continuous flowers and delightful surprises. 
These are not wild flowers of the fields but 
a selection of garden flowers that gives a 
“wrild'’ garden look when planted in a bor- 
der. A good way to get acquainted with 
some of the unusual kinds of garden flowers, 
ZINNIA 
(a) Culture | or Il 
Small Types, 12-18” 
RED RIDING HOOD—Deep scarlet flowers 
1’ across. Free flowering. Fine border plant 
of Lilliput type. 
PERSIAN CARPET—All American Honorable 
Mention 1952. Bi-colored. Rich deep tones 
of red and gold along with sunset shades. 
Medium-sized blooms on good cutting 
stems. Pkt. 25c. 
LILLIPUT PASTELS—Lovely soft colors in 
the miniature strain. Fine for borders or 
small bouquets. 
MARIGOLD, Red Head 
PUMILA SUNSHINE TINTS — 
Dwarf plants with medium flow- 
ers In a wide range of delicate, 
soft colors. 
SCABIOUS FLOWERED—Medium 
size flowers on a semi-tall plant. 
Resembles Scabiosa in shape. 
Bright colors mixed. 
TOM THUMB MIXED — Lilliput 
type flowers on a very dwari 
plant. For low borders and minia- 
ture displays. 
FLORADALE SCARLET—A new 
and distinct Zinnia. Very uniform 
and true to type and color, Deep 
scarlet, slightly smaller than 
dahlia-flowered, with fluffy, but 
not twisted petals. Pkt, 25c, 
Large Types, 2-21/2’ 
SUPER CROWN OF GOLD PAS- 
TELS — New, improved, with 
many pastel colors overlying the 
golden base, 
DAHLIA FLOWERED MIXED—Huge flowers 
in a bewildering range of bright and pastel 
colors. 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA, MIXED—Mam- 
moth flowers in many striking colors, Larg- 
est zinnias of all. 
PEPPERMINT STICK—Bi-colored! Basic red 
flowers with white or yellow stripes. 
PEt 25c, 
ity 
ASTER, Ballet 
PETUNIA, Comanche 
All America Bronze Medal 1953 
ALL PRICES 
IN THIS CATALOG 
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 
WITHOUT NOTICE 
CARNATION, Chabaud's Enfants 
PLANNING A ROCK GARDEN 
When planning a rock garden, 
select only plants that appear at 
home among stones, and be sure 
that they are adapted to the loca- 
tions you have chosen. 
A good mixture of soil for your 
rock garden is one of equal parts 
of ordinary top soil, sharp sand 
and same kind of humus, pret- 
erably a rotted vegetable loam. 
Drainage is important and for 
best results set each stone so that 
its top slants inward and down- 
ward. Be sure to have deep pock- 
ets of earth between rocks for 
planting. Press soil well back 
under the rocks. 
As a general rule your local 
stone should be used, even 
though it may not be ideal for 
the purpose. The reason being, 
that by using local stone there is 
less danger of constructing a 
garden that looks out of place in 
its setting. Weather-worn lime- 
stone of irregular shapes is per- 
haps the most pleasing material 
for construction and easiest to 
work with. 
Below are a few varieties of 
seeds suitable for your rock 
garden. 
African Daisy, Alyssum, Arc- 
totis, California Poppy, Candy- 
tuft, Dianthus, English Daisy, 
Forget-Me-Not, Linum, Lobelia, 
Phlox (dwarf), Portulaca, Swan 
River Daisy and Statice, 
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