| TEN WEEKS STOCKS 
6020—Mixed Colors. Their preference for poor soil and lots of 
' sun, their spicy fragrance, their soft colors make our “Sure-To- 
Bloom”’ stocks most satisfying. This mixture is made from sep- 
| arate varieties of white, pink, dusty-red, azure, dark blue, yellow 
) and rose. 15 in. 
Pkt. 15¢; Lg. Pkt. 30¢; % oz. $1.25 
€ 602—Collection. One packet each of the seven 
colors listed in the mixture for $1.10. 
Ten Weeks 
Stocks 
RL 
Easily Grown From Seed 
McKANA GIANT COLUMBINE (Aquilegia) 
New Alyssum, Royal Carpet 
THE 
NEW ALYSSUM 
2024—Royal Carpet. This 
All America winner in ’54 
grows as a 12 inch wide band 
of violet purple only 4 inches 
high. Use it as a border for 
bright colored petunias, mar- 
igolds, stocks in formal or 
informal plantings. 
Pkt. 25¢; Lg. Pkt. 50¢; 
% oz. $1.25. 
Compact 
Verbenas 
COMPACT VERBENAS 
8000—Mixed Colors. More colorful than other verbenas 
because of their abundant bloom on compact plants. This 
is a mixture of white, pinks, rose, salmon, scarlet, red, 
lavender, purple. 
Pkt. 25¢; Lg. Pkt. 50¢; % oz. $1.25. 
2070—Mixed Colors. Only once before in the history of the All America Awards, has a 
perennial been a winner. Flowers are 3 to 4% inches across, widely flared and with 3 inch 
spurs. Many of them are two-tone combinations of cream and rose, violet and white, pale 
yellow and red as well as solid 
yellows, lavender and white. We 
can whole heartedly recommend 
this new Columbine because of its 
spectacular performance in our 
Test Gardens. Plant seeds this 
May or early June for bloom next 
June. 2% ft. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 75¢; Lg. Pkt. $1.50; 
Ys oz. $2.50 
PACIFIC GIANT 
DELPHINIUMS 
2665—Mixed Colors. Given a little extra 
care, these hardy perennials will produce 
6 or more stalks, 5 to 6 feet tall with 2 
foot flower spikes of double florets larger than a ' 
silver dollar. Our mixture contains seed of sky Ae 
blue, pinkish lavender, soft lilac, medium blue, ay 
dark violet and white. Seed planted in May will : 
give some bloom in the fall and produce plants 
that will winter over better than those from an 
August sowing. 5 ft. Pkt. 45¢; Lg. Pkt. 80¢. 
For other delphiniums see page 50. 
For delphinium plants, see page 66. 
RUSSELL LUPINS 
3335 —Mixed Colors. Here is another 
hardy perennial with beautifully formed ~ 
bright green leaves in a basal clump from 
which many 3 ft. flower spikes arise. Our 
mixture contains shades of pink, rose, 
buff, bronze, shades of blue and bicolor 
combinations of these colors. Blooms next 
May and June from seed sown this May. 
If possible, plant the seed where the 
plants are to remain. 
Pkt. 20¢; Lg. Pkt. 40¢; % oz. $1.00. 
For Russell Lupin plants, see page 68. 
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Pacific Giant Delphinium 
Russell 
Lupins 
