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: white seeds which are strung as beads. Briza maxima holds its panicles when dried and may be used alone or with dried 
with the exception of Job’s Tears, Briza maxima and Honesty, the varieties listed on this page are desirable for use 
SBetticah cut flowers, and largely grown to dry for winter bouquets. Job’s Tears is an annual grass grown for its grayish 
flowers. Honesty is prized. for its satiny, parchment-like partitions of the dried seed pods. The best method to dry the 
flowers and Briza maxima grass is to cut the material before it is fully developed, remove foliage, bunch loosely, and hang 
head downward in a cool, airy, shady place. The flowers of Celosia (Cockscomb), page 18, also last a long time if dried as 
you would everlastings. Flowers should be fresh and free from water. Dry them slowly and never over artificial heat. 
3002 Acroclinium, Double Mixed Pkt. 15¢ 
-ACROCLINIUM 
3002 Double, Mixed Colors Double and 
semi-double daisy-like flowers 2 in. across 
with strawy petals. White, chamois, flesh 
color and rose in mixture. Nice used fresh 
or to dry for winter bouquets. 15 in. 
Pkt. 15¢; %40z.60¢; 1 oz. $1.10 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
4117 Mixed Varieties Included are dif- 
ferent flowers that can be dried for winter 
bouquets—Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, 
Helichrysum, Honesty, Statice, etc. 
_. Pkt.15¢; 14 0z. 60¢; 1% oz. $1.10 
3141 Burpee’s Best Mixture = Choice 
assortment of the finest flowers and grasses 
best suited for drying. A superb mixture. 
. Pkt. 25¢; % oz. 75¢; 1% oz. $1.40 
GRASS, ORNAMENTAL 
3236 Briza maxima (Quaking Grass) The 
bushy plants grow 12 to 15 in. tall and 
bear a profusion of oddly formed, flattened 
cone-shaped heads. Useful for edges in beds 
and borders. May be dried for winter 
decoration or used in the fresh state. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 0z. 60¢; 1 oz. $1.10 
GLOBE AMARANTH 
Gomphrena globosa 
4094 Mixed Colors Attractive, clover- 
like, white, pink, flesh and red strawy 
flower heads, about 34 in. across, in a 
choice mixture. Bloom from midsummer 
until frost. May be used as fresh ut flow- 
ers or dried as an everlasting. 11% to 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 60¢; Vy ai $1.10 
4094 Globe Amaranth, Mixed Colors Pkt. 15¢ 
t 3184 Helichrysum, 
® Fire Ball Pkt. 15¢ 
HELICHRYSUM — strawflower 
Large, double flowers, often 2% in. and 
more across, are borne profusely from mid- 
summer until fall. The most widely grown 
of all everlastings for winter bouquets and 
popular too as fresh cut flowers. 2™% ft. 
3184 Fire Ball Brilliant metallic crimson. 
3177 Golden Ball Silky golden yellow. 
3172 Rose Queen Various shades of rose. 
3176 Salmon Queen Bright salmon. 
3178 Snowball Glistening white; popular. 
3171 Canary Yellow Unusually rich. 
Any of the above: 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 60¢; 1% oz. $1.10 
4103 Mixed Colors Carefully blended 
mixture of the above and other colors. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1%40z.55¢; 1% oz. $1.00 
JOB’S TEARS—Coix lacryma - 
3188 An ornamental grass which does well 
anywhere in ordinary soil; widely grown 
for its large, hard and shiny gray seeds 
which, when dried, are strung as beads. 
Usual height, 2 to 3 ft., sometimes much 
taller. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 2 ozs. 85¢ 
HONESTY —Lunaria annua 
4102 A popular everlasting, grown exten- 
sively for the silvery white, paper-like, 
flattened partitions of the round seed pods, 
which, when dried, make attractive winter 
decorations. Purple flowers. 134 to 2% ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; %40z.60¢; 1% oz. $1.10 
4102 Honesty (Lunariaannua) Pkt. 15¢ 
3444 Statice sinuata, Deep Rose Pkt. 15¢ 
STATICE (Limonium) 
Lasts for months when dried. Effective 
alone or with other everlastings, and in 
fresh or dried condition. Easy to grow. 
SINUATA VARIETIES 
Splendid clusters of strawy blooms on stiff 
stems. Unique colorings and light, graceful, 
oddly formed sprays. 2 to 2% ft. high. 
3458 Deep Blue Tall, long stemmed. 
Pkt. 15¢; %%40z. 45¢; 1% oz. 85¢ 
3459 Lavender Queen Lavender shades. 
Pkt. 15¢; %4oz.50¢; 1% oz. 95¢ 
3466 Market Growers Blue Deepest 
blue. Pkt. 15¢; %%40z. 50¢; ¥% oz. 95¢ 
3444 Deep Rose Pleasing shade of rose. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 50¢; 1% oz. 95¢ 
3457 Pure White Large heads of pure 
white. Pkt. 15¢; %40z.50¢; 14 oz. 95¢ 
3443 Mixed Colors Blue, rose and white. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢; 1% oz. 85¢. 
4266 Art Shades Wonderful mixture, in- 
cluding fawn, pink, red, salmon, mauve, 
yellow, white, blue and nearest to orange. 
Pkt. 25¢; %40z.75¢; 1% oz. $1.40 
3452 Bright Yellow (Bonduelli) Large 
clusters of clear, bright yellow that hold 
their color for a long time. Mix beautifully 
with all the sinuata colors. 2 to 2% ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; %40z.45¢; 1 oz. 85¢ 
Perennial Statice, page 70. 
XERANTHEMUM 
3429 Mixed Colors Charming, silky 
flowers which are highly prized for dried 
bouquets. Our mixture includes white and 
shades of bright rose and purple. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; %4oz.60¢; 41% oz. $1.10 
3429 Xeranthemum, Mixed Colors Pkt. 15¢ 
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