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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
ANNUALS—Continued 
GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL 
SMALL VARIETIES. 450 S. All are easily grown and, when 
properly dried and varnished, last indefinitely. 
Spoon, Orange and green fruits with long, slender necks. 
Warted Types Mixed. Not over 4 in. in diameter. 
Small Varieties Mixed. Offered in place of the La Montagne 
strain which is no longer available. 
Prices above 3, each: tr. pkt., 25¢; 1 oz., 90c. 
GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL 
Briza Maxima (Quaking Grass). 5500 S. Graceful panicles 
which tremble in the slightest breeze. 18 inches. Tr. pkt., 30¢; 
1 0z., 51.00. : 
Coix Lachrymae (Job’s Tears). 140 S. 3 to 4 ft. Hard, shiny 
gray beads up to 1 inch across. Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz, 35¢; 
4 ozs., $1.00. 
Pennisetum Rueppelianum (Fountain Grass). 14,500 S. 3 to 
4 ft. Long, graceful purple sprays. Tr. pkt., 35¢; 14 0z., $1.00; 
1 oz., $3.00. 
Lawn Grass. See page 61. 
GREVILLEA 
Robusta (Australian Silk Oak). 3000 S. Seed sown in early 
spring and grown in a temperature of 60° will make nice 5-in. 
pot specimens by fall. Because it holds its foliage well, it is 
being used with Poinsettias instead of Asparagus. Tr. pkt., 
30c; 14 0z., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
GYPSOPHILA 
ELEGANS (Baby’s Breath). 24,000 S. Easily flowered in flats in 
the greenhouse or may be grown outdoors; requires about 3 months 
to bloom from sowing. Although the larger flowered varieties are 
attractive and fine, the smaller ones outlast them for bouquet work. 
© Covent Garden Market. A very excellent strain with large and 
full-petaled white flowers, about 75% of which have 6 to 8 petals. 
1 oz., 30c; 4 ozs., 75¢; 1 lb.; $2.50; 5 lbs., $10.00. 
@Paris Market. Smaller flowered than Covent Garden Market. 
Holds up well. 1 0z., 30¢; 4 ozs., 70c¢; 1 Ib., $2.25. 
Carminea. Small, %4-in. pink flowers. Tr. pkt., 15¢; 1 oz, 
$1.20; 4 ozs., $4.00. 
Crimson. Slightly darker than above. 
$1.20; 4 ozs., $4.00. 
Hardy Gypsophila. See page 57. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
@Sungold. 650 S. Of uniform medium height (4 to 5 ft.) with 
practically 100% fully double, golden yellow Chrysanthemum- 
like flowers about 4 in. across. Sow outdoors in May for August 
blooming. Tr. pkt., 20e; 4 0z., 30¢; 1 0oz., 90¢; 4 ozs., $3.00; 
1 lb., $9.50. 
‘Tra pKts 1b GF 19 ,02., 
HELICHRYSUM 
MONSTROSUM. 36,000 S. The most popular double Strawflower. 
Widely used for drying. 
Silver Ball (White) 
Violet Queen 
Golden Globe Fireball (Scarlet) 
Copper (Brown) Formula Mixture 
Prices above 8, each: tr. pkt., 25¢; 14 0z., 40c; 1 oz., $1.40. 
HELIOTROPE 
50,000 S. 
Dworf Regale Mixture. 15 in. A fine, even strain with extra 
large, lavender-violet flower heads. Richly fragrant. Tr. pkt., 
40c; % 0z., $1.00; 1 0z., $3.25. 
Marine. A fine new deep violet color and large flower heads. 
Tr. pkt., 50; 146 0z., $1.00; %4 oz., $3.50. 
First Snow. (New—pictured above right.) Large, clear white 
flowers on bushy plants. Very fragrant, and unusually attrac- 
tive. Tr. pkt., 50c; %4 oz., $1.50; 1 oz, $4.50. 
Canary- Yellow 
Rose Queen 
Mee 
HELIOTROPE, FIRST SNOW 
HOLLYHOCK (Annual) 
Indian Spring. 13,000 S. 4 to 5 ft. Starts to bloom 5 months from 
seed sowing and continues until frost. Semi-double light pink 
and rose flowers are borne mostly on central spike. Tr. pkt., 25¢; 
Y% oz., 60c; 1 0z., $1.90. 
Indian Summer. Contains a wide range of colors, with all the 
beauty of the perennial type. Blooms first season from seed. Tr. 
pkt., 35¢e; %4 oz., $1.25; 1 oz., $3.75. 
Perennial Hollyhock. See page 57. 
HUNNEMANNIA 
FUMARIAEFOLIA (Bush Escholtzia). 8000 S. 
@Sunlite. Brilliant canary-yellow, semi-double. Tr. pkt., 25¢; 
Y oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
Hardy Iberis. See page 57. 
IMPATIENS - “Sultanas” 
One of our most valuable. plants for bedding under shady condi- 
tions; also widely used for winter and spring pot plants. 
DWARF. 4 to 6 inches. 
Sultani Dwarf Bright Carmine. Compact and free flowering. 
®Sultani Dwarf Bright Orange. (New.) A new color in this 
class. Very uniform, extra dwarf, flat, spreading growth. 
This is an outstandingly bright shade of orange and should 
sell very readily as a bedding subject for shade. Imported 
from Europe. 
Sultani Dwarf Mixture. Bright mixture of dwarf varieties. 
Prices above 3, each: tr. pkt., $1.25; 149 0oz., $2.00; 146 0z., 
$3.75. 
TALL. 8 to 12 inches. 
Holsti Salmoa Rose. (New.) 
Holsti Autumn Glow. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers. 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., $1.50; 149 0z., $3.00; 146 0z., 
$5.75. 
Holsti Hybrids Mixed. Bright mixture of pink, rose, salmon, 
orange, red, orchid and purple shades. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 146 0z., 
$1.10; % oz., $2.00. 
KALANCHOE 
900,000 S. No plant surpasses Kalanchoe for brilliance of scarlet- 
red color. While they flower normally in spring, they may be had 
in bloom for Christmas from a January sowing, if shaded for 
about 6 weeks starting late August. 
@ Brilliant Star. A fine pot plant, producing flowers 3 times the 
size of the common varieties of a brighter, fiery red color. Tr. 
pkt., $1.00; Yos oz., $2.10; 144 0z., $3.85; 149 0z., $7.00. 
24 The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 
