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NOW A TROPICAL PARADISE IN YOUR OWN GAR 
\ ‘Ster's SOUTH’ PACIFIC © 
-SUNGLORY™ 
/ NEW GIANT HYBRID HIBISCUS 
COLOSSAL FLOWERS UP TO 12 INCHES ACROSS! “<_ -# 
Like the tropical gardens you 
have read about in travel books 
—immense flowers larger than 
a dinner plate. Exquisite blos- 
soms, colorful as a Java sun- 
set. Now you can have trop- 
ical beauty in your own gar- , 4 
den, anywhere in U. S.—even Frecna 4 
in coldest sections. Blooms con- ihe ek : 
tinuously from July ‘til frost. Sigial 
Each plant produces up to S50 Si ‘ 
oe huge flowers every year. Don't xe 
i hae miss this tropical garden thrill! THREE OUTSTANDING COLORS 
GUARANTEED TO BLOOM NEXT SUMMER 1144. BRILLIANT CERISE. Scarlet-red with yellow stamens. 
Spectacular 10-12 inch flowers. Bushes grow 3 to 4 feet tall. 
A gardener's conversation piece. These Sunglories burst (Tallest variety). 
into glorious blooms early next summer. Plants grow 2-4 ft. 1141. FRESNO. Giant 10 to 12 inch crinkled flowers. Silvery 
tall—last a lifetime—developing new beauty and flower pink, pies eos pink with 2-inch dark velvety red cen- 
; : 5 ter. 2 to 3 feet tall. 
production each year. Thrive in any soil; prefer full sun 
; - 1140. CLOWN. 8 to 10 inch flowers. White with pale pink 
and plenty of moisture. For best effect, plant 24 inches blush on outer edges and 1!/,-inch velvety red center. 2 to 3 
apart in groups of 3 or more. Plant tallest variety in cen- {eet tall. 
ter. Most amazing cut flower for table decoration or in Each $3.75; 3 for $11.00; 6 for $21.00; 10 for $32.00 
arrangement. 
All Prices Postpaid. 
FLOWERS FROM JULY ‘TIL LATE FALL 
A new center of attraction in your garden. They'll bloom continu- ° 
ovate fon July until frost. Most amazing cut Hower! Place only STERN‘S SUNGLORY—Plant in Groups 
(Group 24-450) 
one blossom in a large shallow bowl as table centerpiece decora- 
tion, or wire into arrangement with other flowers. They supply 
startling beauty planted among your flowering shrubs or as speci- 
mens planted in a bed on the lawn. 
All 3 1 of each listed—3 plants for 
2 of each listed—6 plants for 
Colors 3 of each listed—9 plants for............ 
* Registered Trademark. 
RARE NEW COLORS! SPECTACULAR COLOR COMBINATIONS ! 
Dazzling New Beauty for Your 1955 Garden 
Stern's presents the ultimate in IRIS splendor. Here's new color and grace— 
the “new look” in Iris. During the last few years these amazing plants have 
undergone radical changes and all for the best! Now you can have exquisite 
Stern's Giant Iris in phenomenal color ranges—dazzling colors heretofore un: 
known in any other Iris, Our blues are deeper, richer than ever before—reds 
are purer and truer—pinks, formerly only a dream, are now a reality—yel 
lows are bigger, brighter than you ever dared to imagine—whites and ivories 
are breathtaking. : : 
These magnificent STERN'S Giant Iris are not bothered by extremes in heat or cold 
They thrive in every section of the country. Give them a sunny location in almost an 
type of soil (clay, sand or_loam)—they'll do best, however, in a good soil with go 
arosneaw: eteri’e Hamciness Rating: AAAA. 2 . 
GUARANTEED TO BLOOM NEXT SPRING! Choose these 6 magnificent Stern’s varieties for 
in 
garden of springtime glory this coming season. All are the new Giant types—all recen 
troductions, : é 
GREAT LAKES. Sky blue. Perfectly clear winner.’ Petals are extremely broad. 
coloring. A Gottece color, unmatched. crispy. For a magnificent color combina. 
Finest of all blues. Free flowering. Mag- tion—enhances the color of other Iris. 
nificently shaped. . 
PRAIRIE SUNSET. Multicolored. Com- Postpaid: 3 for $3.25; 10 for $9.00; 
bines pink, peach, apricot, rose, copper, 25 for $20.00 ; 
; old. Never an Iris like this before. Big 
ACTION FRONT. Deep coppery-red with flowers, big stems, big broad foliage. 
at Lakes 
Gre 
- bright yellow beard, 36 inches. A huge Its sunset colorings are unforgettable. SPECIAL IRIS COLLECTION 
GOLDEN MMIESTY. Sulsinn Gud Ose Bere ee ae kee (24-451) s 
: ining gold. Out- ack purples. Its blue beard accents it 
standing new yellow Iris. Huge display shining blackness. Another canlerus ecpty 6 plants (1 of each) $ 6.00 postpaid 
of clustered color on tall stalks, sur- winner. Rare and beautiful flowers of 12 plants (2 of each) $10.50 postpaid 
rounded by rich green growth. great size. } 
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