WHICH INSECTS 
ARE 6-FOOTERS? 
About three-quarters of all the known 
kinds of living animals are insects. And 
true insects —the hexapoda—are differ- 
entiated from all other groups of animals 
by having three pairs of legs. They are 
all six-footers! 
Back fifty million years ago or so, 
when our present mountain tops were 
rolling meadows and some of our western 
deserts were inland lakes, the insects had 
everything their way. Later on man 
showed up... started fighting insects... 
and has been fighting them ever since. 
We throw everything into this battle’ 
from 50¢ spray guns to $50,000 heli- 
copters. Yet every year, says the U.S. 
Dept. of Agriculture, these ancient ene- 
mies cost us over four billion dollars. 
The bug battle isn’t won yet! 
But we are making progress. You'll get 
an idea of how much progress...and a 
lot of helpful gardening information... 
from a copy of “Doc Cha-Kem-Co’s 
Horticultural Guide?’ This interesting 
booklet by Ralph L. Chacon, one of Cali- 
fornia’s leading pest control authorities, 
tells you the most effective ways to control 
insects and other garden pests. 
For example, you will find out how to 
control wireworms, earwigs, cutworms 
and other soil pests for which as late 
as 1945 no practical, economical control 
existed... just one instance of the progress 
Cha-Kem-Co research has made possible. 
This booklet is recognized by qualified 
nurserymen as the most complete garden 
textbook available. In addition to direc- 
tions for controlling insects and plant 
diseases, it gives you valuable facts on 
many subjects...“Planting trees and 
shrubs the nurseryman’s way”’...“Pruning 
deciduous fruit trees’’...‘‘Roses’’... 
“Growing vegetables’...and others. 
If is yours 
FREE... 
at your nursery. 
Or write, 
sending a 2¢ stamp 
to cover postage, to: 
R. L. CHACON CHEMICAL CO. 
if. 
5115 Chakemco st., South Gate, Cali 
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Coreopsis. For hot sunny places the 
showy flowers are golden yellow daisies. 
Thrives most anywhere. Mayfield Giants. 
Cosmos. Early Giant. Grows 4 to 6 feet— 
the best tall growing annual for summer 
and fall bloom. Sensation types with 
large rounded flowers available in White, 
Pink, Crimson and Mixed. Crested and 
Ruffled types in Orange. Sun. 
Daisy, African. The golden petaled type. 
Mixed. 
Daisy. Shasta. The white-petaled daisy 
everybody knows. 
Delphinium. The tall spikes of double 
flowers of the Pacific Giant strain are 
simply beautiful. Although perennial 
they grow new vigorous plants each year 
from fall-sown seed. Grows 3 to 5 feet 
and spikes should be staked to keep 
them erect. Sun. Mixed colors only. Well 
established plants available in fall. 
Dianthus. See Pinks. 
Four o’Clock. Brightly colored sepals and 
petals create a gay flower-within-a-flower 
effect. Mixed only. 
Forget-Me-Not. The famous firmament 
blue Chinese type in bloom throughout 
the summer. 
LINARIA 
Foxglove. Tall, showy hardy plants with 
tall spikes of closely set thimble-like 
flowers in attractive orchid shades. 
Mixed only. 
Gaillardia. For summer and fall bloom 
these brightly colored daisies are among 
the easiest and most dependable peren- 
nials for our climate. Fine for cutting. 
Full sun. Mixed. 
Godetia. Handsome bush plants with 
decorative foliage and wealth of dainty 
primrose-like flowers. Mixed. 
Gypsophila. Baby’s Breath. Airy sprays 
of white flowers lovely for bouquets. 
Hollyhocks. Popular old-fashioned flow- 
ers esteemed for their tall, stately spikes 
of flowers. Best in full sun. Delightful 
against walls or patio or along fences. 
Several popular colors. Single Mixed. 
Hunnemannia. Large poppy-like yellow 
flowers, excellent for cutting. Sun. 
Larkspur. A dependable old _ favorite. 
Fine for summer bloom of tall double 
flowers on stately spikes . . . most popu- 
lar. Available in Dark Blue, Lilac, Car- 
mine Rosy-scarlet, White and Mixed. 
Linaria. Small closely-set snapdragon- 
like flowers in shades of crimson, orange 
and blue, valuable for low borders. About 
1 foot high. 
Linum. Scarlet Flax. Masses of fiery 
bright red flowers ideal for massing. 
Lobelia. One of the finest dwarf annuals 
for edging. Flowers deep blue. Start in 
flat or seed bed and set out where 
wanted, spacing the plants 4 to 6 inches 
apart. Does best in shade. 
Lupin. Easily grown, 2-3 feet high peren- 
nials with flowering spikes in many color 
combinations, blue predominant. Mixed 
only. 
Marigolds. Showy annuals for bedding 
and cutting. Available in two types: Tall 
African offering many interesting flower 
forms and French Dwarf with smaller 
flowers. All are very colorful with yellow 
and orange predominating. Summer 
flowering. Full sun. 
Mexican Firebush. Kochia. 
Mignonette. Reseda. The old-fashioned 
popular edging and border plant with 
pleasantly sweet fragrance. 
Morning Glories. Quick growing climbers 
for fences, pergolas, etc., which in warm 
weather are literally covered with sheets 
of bloom. Several colors: Heavenly Blue, 
Red, White, Blue, Tall Mixed and Im- 
perialis Mixed. 
Nasturtium. Bush or vine types with sin- 
gle or double flowers. They prefer poor 
soil. Full sun. Easy to grow. Sun. Avail- 
able: Tall Mixed, Golden Gleam Double, 
Scarlet Gleam Double, Double Hybrids 
Mixed, and Dwarf Mixed. 
Nemophila. Sky-blue flower, popular for 
bed and border. 
Nicotiana. Tubular flowers in a variety 
of showy colors. Mixed only. 
Pansies. Many strains of this popular 
cool weather annual have been devel- 
oped. Sow in flats or seedbed in fall and 
transplant when large enough. We offer 
a choice mixture. 
Plants available in fall for immediate 
planting. Prefers some shade but will 
stand sun. 
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