DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS 
PINKS 
Dianthus (a and p) Grp. 2 and5 
Plant in full sun in any good garden soil. Sow 
in spring when danger of frost is past. 
Dianthus—Sweet Wivelsfield (a) Grp. 2. 
This annual has a great variety of color 
and long blooming season. Magnificent 
bedding subject. Single Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Heddewigi Gaiety (a) Grp. 2. The best 
annual garden pink. The large fringed 
flowers have a bewildering variety of 
pink, white, red and maroon coloring, in 
decorative patterns on dwarf plants. 
Double and semi-double forms. Pkt. 25c. 
Heddewigi Double (a) Grp. 2. 10 inches. 
Very desirable pink in many color com- 
Sons for rock garden or borders. 
t. 15c. 
Dianthus plumarius (The Cottage Pink or 
Grass Pink) (p) Grp. 5. Laciniated, frag- 
rant “pinks” in shades of rose and white 
on stems to 1% feet high. Forms a dense 
mat of narrow leaves. Very hardy and 
long living. A garden favorite the world 
over. Double. Pkt. 15c. 
POPPIES, Papaver 
Poppies have long been favorites. All are 
easily raised from seed which should be sown 
where the plants are to remain, later thinning to 
8 or 12 inches between plants. In the North, 
sow in the open ground as early as possible 
in the spring; in California, sow from October 
to March. 
Oriental Poppies (p) Grp. 5. Hardy plants 
with numerous leafy stems about 2! ft. 
Large showy flowers. Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
ICELAND POPPY (p) Grp. 5. (Nudicaule). 
Hardy. Slightly resembling Shirley. 
Art Shades. Large flowers, beautifully 
fluted and soft-textured, on long, wiry 
stems in lovely pastel apricot, cream, 
gold, biscuit, pink, white and various 
shades of rose. Magnificent cut flower. 
Pkt. 25c. 
SHIRLEY (a) Grp. 1. Charming plants 
with their deeply cut foliage, slender, 
hairy stems and silky petaled blossoms, 
often fluted. Present a gay, airy picture. 
Height, 18 inches. Pkt. 15c. 
Shirley Double Mixed. Full double and 
semi-double flowers in a great variety of 
colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Sweet Briar (Double Annual Shirley). 
Full, double begonia-like flowers of a 
beautiful deep rose pink. One of the 
Pkt. 25c. 
finest strains. 
SHIRLEY POPPY 
Gar the 
DIANTHUS, Perennial 
Rock Garden Mixture 
Twenty varieties of unusual species of 
dwarf perennials. When well grown, 
many plants will produce such an abun- 
dance of blooms that daily cutting of 
flowers will not decrease the loveliness 
of the plant. With an occasional replant- 
ing should last several years. Pkt. 25c. 
Rack Garden 
ROCK GARDEN ANNUALS 
Mixed 
This mixture of over 30 varieties, not 
exceeding 12 inches in height, will pro- 
vide blooms through the entire season. 
If planted as early as possible, the gar- 
dener should have blooms by the end of 
May. A succession of blooms will follow 
until late fall when frost will destroy the 
flowers. A second lot of blooms may be 
enjoyed on most plants if they are cut 
back to two inches of the crown and 
properly watered. Pkt. 25c. 
ROCK GARDEN PERENNIALS 
Mixed 
A mixture of over 50 rare rock garden 
perennials with a maximum height of 
six inches. Some of the items will bloom 
almost as soon as the frost is out of the 
ground, others later in the year, insuring 
blooms all season. A planting made in a 
suitable place, should remain a beauty 
spot for years without reseeding if given 
minimum care. Pkt. 25c. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
Eschscholtzia (a) Grp. | 
Aurantiaca, Orange. The famous Califor- 
nia Poppy. Brilliant Mixed. Pkt. 15¢, 
PORTULACA 
Moss Rose (ra) Grp. | 
Brilliant hardy annual of .easy culture; excel- 
lent for massing in beds, edging or rock work, 
thriving best in a light, sandy soil and a sunny 
situation. Brightest color. Height 6” to 10”. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
RESEDA, See Mignonette 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Painted Tongue (a) Grp. 2 
For delicate grace, richness of coloring, 
and velvety texture, the regal salpiglossis 
has practically no equal. From a low base 
of leaves rise slender wiry stalks with 
Lily-like flowers in a magnificent range of 
colors. Height, 1 to 2% feet. 
Superb Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
SALVIA, Flowering Sage 
Scarlet sage is usually treated as an 
annual. Start the seed from January tu 
May, and set out plants when weather 
is warm. Perennial in mild climates. 
Bonfire Grp. 4. The crimson spikes grow 
erect above the foliage, forming hand- 
some globular bushes. Pkt. 25c. 
SCHIZANTHUS, See Butterfly Flower 
SCABIOSA 
Pin Cushion Flower (a) Grp. 2 
(Not too good in very hot climates) 
Imperial Hybrids. A much improved Blue 
Moon type flower, entirely different from 
the existing Scabiosa varieties. Fully 
double, extremely large and deep. Petals 
broad and wavy, entirely eliminating the 
pincushion center; rich varied colors. Tall 
growing and very upright with long, 
wiry stems. Ideal for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
Blue Moon. Very large well formed fully 
double tlowers of deep lavender blue. 
Upright habit, strong, wiry stems. A 
superb cut flower. Pkt. 25c. 
Coral Moon. Represents the medium to 
deep salmon-pink shades in a newly 
emerging Scabiosa class. Pkt. 25c. 
SCABIOSA, CAUCASICA 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Caucasica (p) Grp. 5. Giant Hybrids 
(Isaac House Strain). Fringed and ruf- 
fled, shades of blue from lavender to 
dark blue; very. large flowers. Pkt. 25¢. 
TRE eer STOCKS ARE FINE IN SUMMER, NORTH — WINTER ONLY, SOUTH 
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