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Make Florida More Beautiful with Flowers 
Phlox 
Plant from September thru February 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—3 mos. 
Grows 12 to 16 inches high. 
Dwarf Compacta Mixture grows 6 to 8 inches tall. 
Blooms practically all year. Individual flower 
clusters last 6 to 8 weeks. Seed should be chilled 
in moist cloth in the ice compartment of a 
refrigerator for 36 to 48 hours before sowing. 
Plant in garden about 14 inch deep, and trans- 
plant seedlings or thin to 6 inches apart in 2 
foot rows. Grows easily and in most any type 
of soil, but likes plenty of water and sunshine. 
It is excellent for bedding in gardens and for 
planting in barren places, and for beautifying 
vacant lots and roadsides, and for bordering 
gardens. Also valuable for rock gardens. Phlox 
is relatively free from pests. Transplants most 
easily and succeeds in dry, light sandy soils. 
PENINSULAR MIXTURE 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c; ¥ oz. 55c; % oz. 90c; 
V2 oz. $1.50; 1 oz. $2.50; 1% Ib. $8.00; 1 Ib. $30.00 
DWARF NANA COMPACTA MIXTURE — 
Grows 6 to 8 inches tall: Of dwarf, compact 
growth. Fine for low bedding and for borders 
and edging. Complete color range. 
Pkt. 15¢ 1/16 oz. 75c; Ve oz. $1.25; % oz. $2.00; 
Y oz. $3.50; 1 oz. $6.00; 1% Ib. $22.00 
Pinks——Chinese or Dianthus 
Plant from September thru March 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—21!2 to 3 mos. 
Grows 12 to 18 inches high. 
We list the doubles as well as the singles. 
Doubles make very large, attractive, fluffy flowers 
and are adapted to Florida. 
The Dianthus, or (Chinese) Pinks, are ex- 
tremely popular because of their varied and 
lovely rich coloring. ‘They are hardy, heat re- 
sistant and do well in Florida. Fine for massing, 
bordering, and cut-flowers. Plant seed in gar- 
den, spacing about 6 inches apart in 2 foot rows. 
MEDAL OR IMPERATOR MIXTURE 
—Double-Flowered—Composed of a mixture of 
all different colors and varieties of double- 
flowered types. 
Pkt. 15¢; Ve oz. 30c; 4% oz. 50c; 2 oz. 75¢; 
1 oz. $1.25; % Ib. $4.00 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD—Double Mixed. Large, 
semi-double or double sweet-scented flowers. In- 
cludes many fine colors. 
Pkt. 15¢;. Ye oz. 30c; % oz. 50c; V2 oz. 75c; 
1 oz. $1.25; % Ib. 4.00 
Phlox—Peninsular Mixture 
Pinks 
SINGLE GAIETY MIXED — Large, many 
fringed flowers. Colors range from pure white 
to crimson and are attractively zoned. Excellent 
for cutting and for garden display or bedding. 
Pkt. 15c; Ve oz. 30c; % oz. 55¢; 2 oz. 80c; 
1 oz. $1.40; 1% Ib. 4.75 
Portulaca 
(See Sun Plant Page 20) 
Queen Anne’s Lace Flower 
Plant from September thru January 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—2 to 3 mos. 
Grows 3 to 5 feet high. 
Queen Anne’s Lace Flower has large heads 
made up of tiny white flowers, giving it a 
lace-like appearance. The flower clusters are 
borne on long stems which makes this flower 
very suitable to mix with other cut flowers, 
giving the bouquet an airy appearance. For 
best results plant at least two feet apart in 4 
foot rows as crowding stunts the growth of the 
plants. Valuable for backgrounds. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% oz. 35c; 12 oz. 60c; 1 oz. $1.00; 
Y% |b. $3.00 
Salvia 
Plant from September thru June 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—3-4 mos. 
Grows 18 to 24 inches high. 
BONFIRE—This early, tall, and erect strain 
is extremely uniform in both color and plant 
habit. It is somewhat earlier than the ordinary 
strains, suitable for both bedding and borders 
of medium height. The plants bear immense 
spikes of very showy, intense scarlet flowers, 
throughout the entire season, which makes at- 
tractive bouquets. Seed should be sown in flats 
or seedbed, transplanting to 3 foot rows, 18 inches 
in the row. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. $1.00; Ve oz. $1.75; %4 oz. $2.75; 
V2 oz. $4.75 
