DAINTIEST OF ALL FLOWERS— SWEET PEAS! 
Shirley Poppies 
We recommend September and October as 
the best time tc sow, as Poppies stand a great 
deal of cold weather. 
A. Both single and double varieties are very 
desirable for bedding and borders. The lovely 
large blooms have a beautiful silk-like crinkled 
texture, and many fine colors are included. 
Verv easv to arow. 
SWEET PEA 
NEW PETUNIAS 
-1717—FIRE CHIEF. Gold Medal Winner, All- 
America Selections. The plants are dwarf and 
compact, with long blooming season. The bril- 
liant scarlet red flowers, the reddest of all 
Petunias, are 21% to 3 inches across, with long 
stems. Fine for window boxes and pots, as well 
as for outdoors. 
-1713—RAMONA STRAIN. An excellent type 
for pot plant use. The blooms are truly huge, 
5 to 6 inches across, attractively ruffled, and of 
colors unsurpassed in Petunias. 
1496—GuxAMOUR. Honorable Mention, All- 
America Selections. Large ruffled and frilled 
flowers of salmon rose, delicately veined. Ex- 
cellent for window boxes and pots. 
Price of the above Petunias: Pkt., 35c; 3 pkts., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
1509—TULIP FLOWERED. The single tlawers 
are bright scarlet and tulio-shaped. Pkt., 10c; 
3 pkts., 25c; oz., 95c, postpaid. 
1516—AMERICAN LEGION. Scintillating sin. 
gle flowers of brilliant oranae scarlet. Pkt., 
10c; 3 pkts., 25c? oz., 80c, postpaid. 
1511—SINGLE SHIRLEY MIXED. The blossoms 
are bright and showy and include an almost 
endless variety of colors. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., 75c, postpaid. 
1510—DOUBLE SWEET BRIAR. A beautiful 
begonia-flowered variety. The blooms are a 
delightful shade of deep rose pink, with satiny 
petals—crinkled and crumpled. Pkt., 10c; 3 
pkts., 25c; oz., 85c, postpaid. 
1512—DOUBLE DAZZLER. The color is a rich 
orange-scarlet that glistens like live fire. Very 
effective for mass plantings. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., 90c, postpaid. 
1515—DOUBLE MIXED. Showy double blooms 
in many splendid shades. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., 75c, postpaid. 
Perennial Poppy 
1513—ORIENTAL, One of the most popular of 
the perennial Poppies. Fine large blooms of 
deev crimson with black blotch in center. Pkt., 
20c; 2 pkts., 35c, postpaid. 
Hardy Garder Pinks 
(Dianthus) 
181I—DOUBLE GRASS PINKS. This wonder- 
ful little plant with its protusion of spicy scent- 
ed blooms is not a new variety. It is the pretty 
little perennial pink that multiplies and spreads 
so freely in the early spring. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
25c; oz., $2.00, postpaid. 
1507—-DOUBLE MIXED. The flowers are sich 
in hue; very double, deep fringed petals. Pkt., 
10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 90c, postpaid. 
1508—SINGLE MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 10¢; 
3 pkts., 25c; oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
1810—LACINIATUS DOUBLE FRINGED 
MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
1812—LACINIATUS SINGLE FRINGED 
MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
Pyrethrum 
HP. Height 2 feet. These hardy perennials 
are of the same family as Chrysanthemums 
and Matricarias and are very charming and 
easy to grow. Valuable as cut flowers. We 
recommend them very highly. 
1520—ROSEUM (Single and Double Mixed). 
Produces a fine percentage of fully double or 
crested flowers in shades of salmon, rose, 
crimson and pure white. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 
50c, postpaid. 
SWEET PEAS--BRILLIANT and PASTELS 
(Inoculate Sweet Peas with Garden Nitragin Before Planting) 
Large Flowering 
1616—GLENEAGLES. Large silver blue. 
1617—FORTUNE. Rich dark blue. 
1620—WHAT JOY. Cream. 
1622—CAPTAIN BLOOD. Blood scarlet ve- 
neered copper. 
1623—-AUSTIN FREDERICK. Giant lavender. 
1624—WARRIOR. Maroon. 
1625—PIRATE GOLD. Golden orange. 
1626—PINKIE. Large rose pink 
1627—ROYAL PURPLE. As named 
1629—SMILES. Salmon shrimp pint.. 
1630—THE CARDINAL. Poppy scarlet. 
1631— AVALANCHE. Glistening white. 
Price of the above: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1/4 lb.., 
75c; lb., $2.35, postpaid. 
1542—-STANDARD SPENCER MIXED. Pkt.. 
10c; oz., 25c; 1/4 lb., 70c;: lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
1530—EXTRA EARLY SPENCER MIXED. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 35c; 1/4, lb.. $1.00, postpaid. 
Petunias 
Seed may be planted in the open ground, or started indoors to be transplanted later. 
Large Flowering Petunias 
1495—GIANT FLUFFY RUFFLES. These ovro- 
duce ver targe, handsome flowers of enor- 
mous size, with ruffled edges and a very rich 
variety of colors. The large flowers are usu- 
ally delicately veined inside their wide open 
throats. Pkt., 35c: 3 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
i Hybrida or Bedding 
_ Height 18 to 24 inches, The bushy plants are 
of great value for massing in beds, and their 
great number of small single flowers makes a 
gorgeous show. 
1805—ALBA. Pure white. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
- 1498—GENERAIL DODDS. Velvety blood-red. 
Pkt., I5c; 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
- 1711—HOWARD'S STAR. Purplish red with o 
bold white star at the center. Pkt., 15c; 2 
pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
- 1712—VIOLACEA. Deep violet. Pkt., I5c? 2 
pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
_ 1716—ROSE KING. Rich rose with white cen- 
te. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
_1714—FLAMING VELVET. Rich and brilliant 
deep velvety mahogany-red. Very free bloom- 
ing. Gold Medal winner. All-America Selec- 
tions, 1936. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
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1497—HYBRIDA MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
Dwar{ Bedding Petunias 
These erect, low growing Petunias with thei 
dainty single blossoms are fine either for mass- 
ing in beds or for edging. Are in almost con- 
stant bloom. Height 6 to 12 inches. 
1598—SILVER BLUE. A beautiful licht blue 
shade. Pkt., 20; 3 pkts., 50c, postpaid. 
1494—-_ROSY MORN. Pink with white throat. 
Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c, postpaid. 
1499—ROSE OF HEAVEN. Bright rose pink. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts.. 25c, postpaid. 
1751—ROSE GEM. This Petunia is very dwarf, 
only 6 inches high, and each plant is literally 
covered with the deep pink blooms. A single 
plant will carry as many as 25 to 30 blooms at 
one time. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c, postpaid. 
Balcony Petunias 
These differ from the bushy varieties by pre 
ducing longer, more spreading plants. Exten- 
sively used for planting in window and porch 
boxes, hanging baskets, etc. 
1715—CORNFLOWER BLUE. Rich blue. One 
of the most popular Petunias of the balcony 
type. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
1674—BALCONY MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
Perennial Sweet Peas 
(Everlasting Sweet Peas) 
1547—PINK BEAUTY. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c, 
postpaid. 
1548—-WHITE PEARL. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c, 
postpaid. 
1549—RED. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
1550—MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
Sweet William 
1795—NEWPORT PINK. Strikingly beautiful. 
Pkt., 15c: 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
1786—-SCARLFT BEAUTY. A brilliant single 
red Pkt., 15c: 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
1557—DOUBLE MIXED. (Perennial.) 
15c; 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
Pkt., 
Stocks—Gilliflower 
MAMMOTH DOUBLE EARLY NICE 
1790-—-BRIGHT 1703—-MONT BLANC. 
VIOLET. White. 
1701—_CANARY 1704—SALMON KING. 
YELLOW, 1705—LAVENDER. 
1702—-CRIMSON 1706—AMERICAN 
KING. BEAUTY. Pink. 
Price, any of the above, pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
1518—MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
Verbena 
Very desirable for massing in beds and 
flower boxes. 
1551—SCARLET. 1553—BLUE. 
1552—WHITE. 1554—PINK. 
Price of each, pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
1556—MIXED VARIETIES. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
1613—BEAUTY OF OXFORD. The brightes1 
rose Verbena ever produced from seed, shades 
from clear rose pink to rose-red. Given the All- 
America Selections Award of Merit a few years 
past Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c, postpaid. 
1814—GIGANTEA MIXED. The largest and 
finest strain of Verbena known. Rich colors, 
huae flower trusses, cian’ florets one inch or 
more across. Pkt., 15c; Z okts., 25c, postpaid. 
Wallflower 
A. This is one of the favorite garden flowers 
of England. Plants grow about 18 inches high 
1670—MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c, postpaid. 
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