2 AUCUBA JAPONICA MACULATA—w. An ornamental 
shrub often grown as a pot plant under glass, but winter- 
hardy outside to about Washington. Lustrous evergreen leaves 
often patched and dotted with golden yellow. Called Gold 
Dust Plant. Little purple flowers, followed by brilliant scarlet 
berries. Large seeds. 4 for 25c; 18 for $1.00. 
5 BALSAM APPLE AND PEAR—k(9)100. Momordica, a 
decorative annual vine with yellow flowers and odd pear or 
apple-shaped fruits that split to show interesting red seeds. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 25c; %4 oz. 40c. 
5 BALLOON VINE—Cardiospermum. Quick annual vine for 
fence, screen or trellis. Sprays of little white flowers are 
followed by inflated, balloon-shaped pods. Pkt. 15c. 
BAMBOO—The Bamboos are really giant grasses with woody 
stems, but they may be considered rather as decorative shrubs 
of a particular grace and airiness. Some few of the true 
Bamboos possess a considerable degree of winter hardiness, 
and the one offered here has thrived for years without any 
winter protection at all, on our Old Orchard Nursery near 
Philadelphia. We list it simply as DWARF BAMBOO, for 
somewhere along the line the record of its botanical name was 
lost. This Hardy Dwarf Bamboo grows to three feet, many 
slender, almost whip-like stems, unbranched, that end each 
in a fan of slender leaves. A good, and quite distinctive, 
plant for the mixed border, or the foundation planting. 
Divisions, each $1.10; 3 for $3.00; 10 for $8.00. 
3 ORNAMENTAL BANANA 2 
The true Banana (Musa) may be used for exotic, decora- 
tive foliage displays out of doors in the North. At Old 
Orchard we have had them reach full ten feet of height in 
a summer, great sweeps of arching, swaying leaf-fans. In 
late autumn the plant may be dug, cut off a few inches above 
the ground, and the enlarged root or ‘‘bulb’”’ packed upright 
in sand and kept in a frost-proof, dry place until spring. 
Easy from seeds, ‘‘w’’ culture. MUSA ENSETE—Abyssinian 
Banana. Wide, long, bright green leaves with crimson 
midribs. A strong, quick grower, yielding spectacular outdoor 
summer effects. Creamy inflorescence from red-brown bracts. 
38 seeds for 25c; 14 for $1.00. MUSA PARADISIACA 
SEMINIFERA—Big, decorative leaves. Creamy flowers with 
rather showy violet bracts. 4 seeds for 25c; 16 seeds for $1.00. 
MUSA SUPERBA—Handsome plant with big leaves and 
white flowers from claret colored bracts. 3 seeds for 25c. 
MUSA ROSACEA—Decorative dwarf species that may be 
grown as a large pot plant under glass. The big leaves are 
red-purple below. Nodding inflorescence of yellow flowers 
from pale blue bracts. 3 seeds for 25c. RELIGIOSA—FEffec- 
tive ornamental with leaves not easily broken in wind. 
Forms a true bulb, so winters easily in storage. 3 seeds for 
25e. ARNOLDIANA—One of the more showy and decorative 
species. 3 seeds for 25c. OFFER 121A—One pkt. each of 
the above, for $1.25. OFFER 121B—One pkt. each of four 
good kinds, our choice, for 85c. 
1 THE BLACKBERRY LILY 
It is BELAMCANDA CHINENSIS, en- 
during perennial for sun or shade. From 
Iris-like foliage rise slender stems to four 
feet, carrying attractive orange flowers, 
dotted with crimson, see illustration. Later 
eome glossy ‘“blackberry’’ seed clusters, 
that may be dried for use in winter ¥ 
bouquets. Seeds, pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 35c; % 
oz. 65c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50; 10 
for $4.50. 
BELAMCANDA AVALON HYBRIDS—B. 
flabellata x B. chinensis. Height varies, 12 
to 40 inches. Flowers may be softest yellow, 
golden, crimson-spotted orange, or roseate 
orange, red-dotted. Plants, each 60c; 3 for 
$1.65. : 
5 BALSAM (Annual Impatiens) 
Our BALSAM AVALON BLEND will give oriental effects 
in color massing, a glory of double blossoming in pure pink, 
rose, salmon, vivid red, lilac, lavender, with white, pure or 
suffused. An easy, showy, long-bright Annual for any sunny 
place. 30 inches. Ever-blooming. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 35c. 
BALSAM DWARF DOUBLE—15 inches. Dense plants with 
blossoms carried so not hidden by foliage. Fine for edgings, 
porch boxes, pots. Full color range. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 35ce. 
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5 BARTONIA AUREA—x (2-4)24. The Sweet Stargold, botan- 
ically Mentzelia Lindleyi. Showy, easy annual with big, 
sweetly fragrant, golden blossoms all summer. Pkt. 1bc. 
5 ORNAMENTAL EDGING BEET—x(9)10. In Europe cer- 
tain special strains of Beet are grown altogether for the 
decorative effect of the brilliant red or rich crimson foliage 
in edgings or color bedding. We offer seeds of an English 
strain, the CRIMSON WILLOW-LEAF. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 30¢; 
1 oz. 85c. 
1 BETONICA OFFICINALIS—x(3)28. Dense spikes of rich 
purple or soft, rosy pink top the many tall stems. A showy, 
fully hardy perennial. Seeds, pkt. 20c. Plants, purple- 
flowered, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
4 BIXA ORELLANA—w. Annatto. The attractive, blush pink 
flowers remind of wild roses. The odd seed capsules are quite 
decorative also. Makes a handsome, large pot plant. Pkt. 25c. 
2 BELOPERONE GUTTATA—x(8)15. 
Shrimp Plant or Dwarf Chuperosa. Little 
lilac-tinted white flowers peer from showy 
red-brown bracts, these closely imbricated 
in gracefully drooping form. Makes an in- 
teresting pot plant for window or green- 
house. Plants each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
5 BELLS OF IRELAND—x(3-4)30. It is 
that odd Syrian beauty, Molucella laevis, 
called so because that name so descriptively € 
suggests itself to those who see it. The 
several branching stems are closely set with 
big bell-calyces of pale, translucent green. 
Within each calyx lies a curiously formed 
little white flower. Illustrated opposite. 
Molucella cuts well as a fresh flower, also 
the spikes may be dried for winter decora- 
tion. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 55ce; 1% oz. $1.00. 
4 RED-LEAF BARBERRY 
BERBERIS THUNBERGI ATROPURPUREA—One of the 
better hardy shrubs, for specimen planting, foundation 
groupings, or, most important of all, for a handsome, in- 
formal hedge that needs no shearing. The richly colored 
foliage varies from bright red to maroon. Shining red berries 
hold well into winter. Inspected plants, can be shipped 
anywhere in U. S., 6 to 8 inches, unbranched, each 40c; 3 
for $1.10; 10 for $3.00; 25 for $7.00; 100 for $25.00. Larger 
plants, 8 to 10 inches, starting to branch, each 50c; 3 for 
$1.40; 10 for $4.25; 25 for $9.50; 100 for $35.00. These prices 
are mail or express prepaid east of the Mississippi; add 5% 
for farther west. Canadian orders cannot be accepted for 
Red Barberry. 
1 BEAUTY IN BAPTISIA 
Few perennials are as rich in flower color. Culture ‘k’’. 
BAPTISIA OLD ORCHARD HYBRIDS—36 inches. Hybrid 
strain with long racemes of flowers in unusual color tones, 
from creamy white, through primrose and yellow, to indigo, 
with others in odd combinations of bronze, chocolate and 
tawny violet. Seeds, pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 80c; % oz. 50c. Plants, 
each 65c; 8 for $1.80; 10 for $5.00. 
BAPTISIA LEUCANTHA—48 inches. Long spires of white 
flowers. It delights in shade, and likes rich soil. Will suffer 
in drought. Pkt. 25c. 
BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS—40 inches. Showy flower sprays in 
deep blue on leafy branching plants. Desirable in mixed 
perennial border, or as a hardy herbaceous hedge. Seeds, 
pkt. 15c; % oz. 80c; % oz. 50c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.65; 
10 for $4.75; 25 for $10.20. 
BAPTISIA VILLOSA—22 inches. Enormous, arching flower- 
clusters, soft primrose to deep golden yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
THE TREASURE CHEST, ready in February, is a descrip- 
tive folder-offer of garden books; also of many additional, 
interesting species in seeds and plants. Ask for it. 
SALMAGUNDI doesn’t always mean pickles. One dictionary 
meaning is ‘“‘a medley,’ and our particular SALMAGUNDI 
is surely that. It is a mixture of seeds of pretty nearly every- 
thing we offer, and of a few we don’t as yet catalog (left- 
overs from our own trial sowings). Of some kinds there will 
be just a trace, of others much, for this is where old seeds go. 
They won’t all grow, but a lot of them will, and at low price 
at which this is sold, you can be pretty sure of getting ex- 
cellent value. % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; ™%4 Ib. $2.00. 
