‘ CLARKIA, ELEGANS 
CLARKIA (a) Grp. 3 
A truly charming annual of the most graceful 
habit, flowering in July. Large numbers of 
double almond-like flowers in long racemes. 
Elegans. Double choice mixed with pink, 
red, salmon, lavender and white colors. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
CARNATION (p) Grp. 5 
Few flowers surpass in beauty of form or de- 
licious fragrance the richly-hued carnation. 
Chabaud Giant. 18 inches. This variety 
blooms six months after seeding and con- 
tinues througout the summer. The 
plants, robust and erect, supply hand- 
some, double, clove-scented flowers of 
extra large size. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 
OAS 
CASTOR BEANS 
Ricinus (a) Grp. 2 
Magnificent, tall, large leaved plants 
of tropical appearance, succeeding in a 
warm, sunny location. Beautiful for 
large foliage groups and background. 
Height, 10 to 12 feet. 
Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
COCKSCOMB 
Celosia (a) Grp. 4 
A showy annual producing massive heads of 
bloom in rich shades of crimson and yellow. 
Cristata. Choice mixed. Height 9 to 18 
inches. Pkt. 15c. 
Plumosa (Improved Feather Type). Choice 
mixed. Height 2 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
COLUMBINE 
Aquilegia (p) Grp. 5 
These are among the most beautiful of spring 
and early summer flowers; very effective when 
grown in the herbaceous border or in groups 
among shrubbery. Long-spurred flowers on 
graceful stems 2 feet or more above the fern- 
like foliage. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. One of the 
finest tall strains ever developed, long- 
spurred, large flowers, in a splendid mix- 
ture of colors. Mixture. Pkt. 25c. 
Long-Spurred Blue Shades. Larger flow- 
ered than the other colors, these are of 
the most beautiful shades of blue rang- 
ing from azure blue through Belladonna 
to the Forget-me-not, all with a rich 
cream center. Blooming the first year 
from seed in most climates. Pkt. 25c. 
IMPORTANT NOTES ON SPADING AND PLOUGHING 
Ploughing or mechanical tilling to a good depth is 
your first step in land and in garden preparation, 
whether your place is an old one or is starting from 
scratch. 
DON’T PLOUGH MISTAKES UNDER—that will be the 
very first rule. Blackberry vines, morning glory, poison 
oak, quack grasses, whipped under with a tiller and 
turned in with a plough, come back later a hundredfold 
BREAKING NEW 
GROUND: FOR 
LARGE PLOTS 
Chemical brush killer and weed killer 
treatments should precede ploughing. Then 
the pests will not be coming up through your 
lawn or flower bed later, where they can’t 
be removed without damaging desirable 
plant material. 
Before ploughing or tilling, peat, sawdust, 
or barnyard manure or other organic mate- 
rial should be spread over the surface, to be 
turned under and worked into the texture 
of the soil. Where raw sawdust or similar 
organic material is used, add extra fertilizer 
to speed decomposition. 
Ploughing is not an annual necessity, but 
SPADING, and TILLING or MULCHING is. 
Spade when soil is dry enough so that a 
handful of if squeezed into a ball and 
dropped from shoulder height will shatter 
easily. If it is too wet—wait. If too dry, put 
the sprinkler on it until it is wet enough to 
work. Dig full spade depth, but don’t take 
to plague you. 
bigger bites than you can handle easily. 
Drop from hip height to shatter, instead of 
beating each spadeful to fragments. It 
saves energy and covers ground faster. 
LEVEL BED WITH RAKE. Pitch excess clods 
into the compost heap to break down into 
compost, or let them dry in a pile and water 
them until they break down easily, or leave 
a trench at one edge of bed to rake clods 
into and smooth top over. 
CORAL BELLS 
Heuchera (p) Grp. 5 
A low growing hardy perennial plant with 
heart shaped leaves, which form a low clump 
6 to 8 inches high and bearing during summer, 
loose graceful sprays of red flowers in great 
profusion. 
Spitfire. Large, rich scarlet. Pkt. 25e. 
COREOPSIS (p) Grp. 5 
One of our most popular perennials, the at- 
tractive flowers are borne in great profusion and 
are excellent for cutting. Height, 3 feet. 
Grandiflora Double Sunburst. The double 
flowers are large, 14% to 2 inches across, 
deep golden yellow, and are excellent for 
cutting as well as for garden decoration. 
ae Sule oat plants are easy to grow. 
Pkt. 15c. 
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COSMOS, RADIANCE 
COSMOS (a) Grp. 3 
There old favorites supply a generous color- 
ful effect during late summer and fall. Fine for 
cutting as the flowers last well in water. 
Early Klondyke Orange Flare. The long- 
stemmed flowers of bright, vivid orange 
are freely borne on 2 to 3 foot plants. It 
blooms very early, midsummer, and con- 
tinues until frost. Pkt. 15c. 
*Fiesta. All America Winner 1952. There 
is true scarlet in these ruffled flowers. 
Early, heat-loving, easy to grow. A com- 
pact 2%’ plant with a riot of bloom all 
summer long. A cut flower for the house 
and a handsome border subject. Pkt. 25c. 
SENSATION COSMOS 
A superior type for cutting and all 
around use. Flowers 4 to 5 inches across 
on 3 to 4-foot plants. 
Dazzler. A luscious shade of velvety 
crimson maroon. Pkt. 15c. 
Pinkie. A delightful rose-pink. Pkt. 15c. 
Purity. Glistening white. Pkt. 15c. 
*Radiance. 1948 All America Winner. 
Striking deep rose and rich crimson; the 
first bi-color Cosmos ever to be devel- 
oped. Pkt. 15c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM (a) Grp. 2 
Blue Chinese Forget-Me-Not 
Firmament. A hardy annual of the easiest 
culture, forming strong plants about 18 
inches high and producing through the 
summer months sprays of Forget-Me-Not- 
like flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
DAHLIAS 
From Seed (rp) Grp. 5 
Improved Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids. These 
double and semi-double Dahlias grow 
from 18 inches to 2 feet tall and come in 
many delightful shades. Plants are com- 
pact and are as easy to grow as Zinnias. 
acta whole summer. Mixed colors. 
SRL bGe 
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