1858 Snow-on-the-Mountain 
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN (A) 
1858 Euphorbia variegata. Subdue the 
bright colors and add cool tranquility 
to midsummer gardens with this soft 
silvery white and green. 
Pkt. 15c, Y2 oz. 60c 
SUMMER POINSETTIA (A) 
1856 Euphorbia heterophylla. These are 
quite spectacular from midsummer on— 
when the leaves at the top of each branch 
turn a brilliant scarlet. Grows to 2 ft. and 
is tolerant of soil conditions. Pkt. 25¢ 
EVERLASTING COLLECTION—Page 25. 
EXACUM AFFINE (_ } 
1870 From a tiny island in the Arabian Sea 
comes this delightful and sweetly per- 
fumed little plant. Small gentian blue flow- 
ers with golden eye grow in clusters. Su- 
perb as a pot plant for porch or terrace 
lasting well into the winter. Likes some 
shade. Pkt. 35c 
FEVERFEW (A) 
2666 Double White Matricaria. Clusters of 
pure white double buttons on 1 ft. stems 
with attractive ferny foliage—blooms first 
year from seed—long season of bloom and 
a splendid cut flower. Pkt. 15c¢ 
FOXGLOVES—Digitalis (8) 
Stately lovelies perfect for the shady spots. 
From mid June well into July, the 4 to 5 ft. 
spikes can be central features in your gar- 
den. 
1720 Breck’s Selected. 5 ft. tall with 3 ft. 
flower spikes covered with white, pink or 
rose bells, many dotted with crimson or 
chocolate. Pkt. 15ce 
1724 Excelsior Hybrids. Fine new strain 
with larger bells which face outward, re- 
vealing the full effective beauty of their in- 
teresting inner markings . . . wider range 
of colors; white, cream, primrose, pink and 
rose shades, and purple. Pkt. 35c 
FUCHSIA (P} 
1865 Single and Double Mixed. There's fun 
and fascination in raising beautiful plants 
from seed—and the beginning of a profita- 
ble hobby too! You'll never know ‘til they 
bloom what charming combinations of col- 
ors and variety of forms you'll get. Fuchsia 
is one of the few bright and showy flowers 
that will bloom in fairly deep shade. Start 
early indoors. Seed very scarce and very 
fine. Our hybrid seed unexcelled in form 
and coloring. Pkt. 35¢ 
2072 Gypsophila, Giant White 
GLOBE THISTLE—Echinops (P) 
1792 Ritro. Splendid tall, July and August 
blooming perennial, bearing large, metal- 
lic blue pompons, with silvery sheen. Won- 
derful to dry for winter use. Pkt. 25c 
DE LUXE GOURDS (A) 
2000 Mixture. Ours is a grand assortment. 
Interesting colorful small types for table 
decoration. Larger types for bird houses, 
novelty, toys and bowls. Good project for 
the youngsters. Pkt. 25 
GAILLARDIA (A) (P} 
1910 Sunshine Mixture (A). Heat and 
drought resistant, with long stemmed dou- 
ble blooms of sunset shades, cuts well. 
Dette Pkt. 15¢ 
1924 Breck’s Hybrids. (P). Superb mixture 
of large showy flowers in shades of rich 
wine-red, clear yellow and vivid crimson, 
all with contrasting gold and red bands 
ete Pkt. 15e, % oz. 75c 
GERANIUM Illustrated in color page 21. 
Pkt. 25c 
HELICHRYSUM—See Strawilowers, page 26. 
HEARTS and HONEY VINE Il/lustrated in 
color, on page 217. 
HESPERIS—Sweet Rocket (B) 
Fragrant phlox-like border plant, blooming 
from late May to July. Easy and tolerant of 
all conditions. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c 
2138 Purple 2140 White 
HEUCHERA—-Coral Bells (P) 
2146 Sanguinea splendens. A plant with 
an excellent record. Neat evergreen heart- 
shaped leaves form tidy clumps. Fine for 
edging borders or combining with ever- 
green or shrub plantings. From each plant 
rise dozens of 18 inch stems, with dozens 
of coral crimson bells lovely to cut—lovely 
in the garden. Pkt. 35c 
GYPSOPHILA—Baby's Breath 
Dainty graceful and practically indispen- 
FLOSS FLOWER. See Ageratum, page |0. sable for summer bouquets. Sow the annu- 
al types at 2 week intervals from April. 
FORGET-ME-NOTS (B) 2072 Breck’s Giant White (A). Snow white, 
2676 Myosotis. Victoria Blue. 6 in. Popular 12 ft. Pkt. 15c¢, 1 oz. 65¢ 
and dainty—clear sky-blue. Pkt. 25e 2074 Elegans rosea (A). Rose pink. Pkt. 15¢ 
2679 Myosotis palustris semperflorens. The 
bright blue everblooming variety of brook- 
side and pond. Naturalizes. Pein 2c 
FLAX, Blue—See Linum, page 19. 
2080 Paniculata (P). Single white—July- 
Aug. 2 ft. Pkt. 15¢ 
2082 Paniculata, Double (P). Large white— 
CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOTS (A) July-Aug. Dries well, 3 ft. Pkt. 25¢ 2129 Heliotrope, First Snow 
Who hasn't longed for clear blue for the 2084 Pacifica (P). Single pink. Pkt. 25c 
midsummer border? Here's an easily grown HELIOTROPE 
annual producing lovely sprays of that GEUM (P) That famous ''Heliotrope fragrance” can be 
fine color from seed sown in the open 1954 Mrs. Bradshaw. Full of charm and vir- in your garden too, this year... a few 
ground in May. 15-18 inch stems are excel- 
lent for cutting PEE IZoC 
*1540 Firmament. Vivid sky blue. 
1543 Pink Firmament. Clear, light pink. 
FOUR O'CLOCKS—Mirabilis (A) 
2675 Mixed. Grows to 3 ft. For a quick 
luxuriant annual hedge you can’t beat 
‘em. Free blooming in a wide range of 
colors. Tubers can be stored like dahlias— 
they'll be bigger and better the following 
year. Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c 
tue. Shining semi-double scarlet blooms 
with a coppery sheen on well branched 
stems 18 in. above neat foliage. Pkt. 25c 
GIANT VELVET FLOWER //lustrated in color 
page 12. 
GILIA (A) 
1780 Capitata. Very attractive annual with 
interesting, finely cut foliage with long 
stems, each topped with a large ball of 
tiny clearest blue blossoms. Fine for cut- 
ting. Pkt. 15e¢ 
18 
plants will give a long-to-be-remembered 
treat. Seeds started indoors in January and 
February will be a good size to set out in 
the garden in May, for midsummer bloom. 
2127 Blue Bonnet. New . . . deepest laven- 
der-blue, with the sweetest, most entranc- 
ing fragrance we know. Pkt. 25c 
2129 First Snow. First giant-flowered pure 
white . . . huge flower clusters, up to one 
foot across, glistening like new fallen 
snow. Very pleasing fragrance . . « fine 
companion to Blue Bonnet. Pkt. 25c 
