Plant Portulaca in sunny, dry areas. 
PORTULACA 
Portulaca makes a quick growing brilliant car- 
pet for dry sunny spots. The seed requires 
about 20 days to germinate and should not be 
planted until the soil has really warmed up. 
Valuable as an inexpensive cover for bare spots 
until more permanent material can be planted. 
3875—EXTRA CHOICE DOUBLE MIXED COLORS. 
Larger and more double flowers, a wider range 
of colors and increased vigor in plant growth 
make this a real improvement. Included in the 
mixture are white, shell pink, rose, salmon, 
scarlet, bronze, orange and yellow. 8 in. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 14 Oz. $1.25; 14 Oz. $2.25. 
Illustrated in color on page 43. 
3870—Double Mixed Colors. This is no ordi- 
nary mixture but is blended by us from separate 
varieties and includes white, striped, yellows, 
scarlet and salmon pink. 8 in. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.00; 14 Oz. $1.75. 
3880—Single Mixed Colors. The single por- 
tulaca are preferred by many. They make a 
brilliant display and bring color to dry spots 
where other plants will not thrive. 8 in. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 44 Oz. 50c; 14 Oz. 90c. 
PRIMROSE 
4023—Veris Colossea, Mixed Colors. Perennial. 
A hybrid of the English Cowslip which produces 
not only the soft yellow of that species, but 
shades of orange, red, bronze and white. Grows 
best in semi-shade. When plants become crowded 
divide in August. 10 in. 
Pkt. 35c; Lg. Pkt. 70c; 14 Oz. $3.00. 
For Primrose plants, see page 68. 
SALVIA 
SCARLET SAGE 
4600—Harris’ Special Bonfire. Because many 
strains of salvia bloom too late for northern 
gardens we have developed our own early strain 
and grow our seed crops in the north. The 
result is uniform plants with long spikes of 
large brilliant scarlet flowers. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 4 Oz. 90c; 14 oz. $1.65. 
4602—FIREWORKS. We have been on the 
look-out for a free flowering, uniformly dwarf 
red salvia which blooms early and continuously 
and have finally found it in this new variety. 
The flower spikes are heavy, the foliage very 
dark green and the color a brilliant scarlet. A 
row of the plants is as uniformly even as if it 
had been sheared. 12 in. 
Pkt. 40c; Lg. Pkt. 80c; 4% Oz. $2.25. 
4605 —Dwarf Harbinger. Dwarf compact plants 
2 ft. high are completely covered with brilliant 
scarlet spikes. This is the earliest salvia and is 
especially valuable in areas where flowering 
seasons are short or in garden plans calling for 
a low growing salvia. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 4% Oz. $1.50 
Both flowers and plants of Blue Salvia are 
attractive until late fall. 
BLUE SALVIA 
4603—Farinacea, Blue Bedder. The long 
graceful spikes are a most attractive shade 
of light blue, and the long stems make it 
ideal for cutting. The plants grow in the 
same way as the scarlet salvia and continue 
flowering until very late fall. Beautiful in 
combination with Cleome, Pink Queen and 
Helen Campbell. 
Salvia farinacea is really a semi-hardy 
perennial but blooms the first year from 
seed sown early. 3% ft. 
Pte 25¢=) lig. Pkt. 50e: 
SALVIA PLANTS 
For those who want early bloom but have 
no facilities for starting seed indoors, we 
offer potted plants of both Bonfire and Fire- 
works Salvia. These will be large, well 
rooted, expertly packed plants. 
For prices and shipping directions, see inside 
back cover. 
Ye Oz. $1.25. 
60 
PY RETHRUM (Painted Daisy) 
4015—Robinson’s Hybrids. Perennial. These 
are the pink and red ‘“‘daisies’’ with fern-like 
foliage which bloom in June and July with 
many other perennials. The plants increase in 
size rapidly so may be divided every few years. 
Robinson’s is the best strain developed thus far 
because of its large flowers, good clear pink and 
red colors and long stems. As cut-flowers, the 
blooms hold up for several days. The foliage is 
attractive even when plants are out of bloom. 
216 ft. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. 85c; 14 oz. $1.50. 
For Pyrethrum plants, see page 69. 
SCABIOSA 
(Pincushion Flower) 
Every garden should have an abundance of 
these easy to grow annuals, seed of which may 
be sown outdoors in May. These giants bear 
little resemblance to grandmother’s old fash- 
ioned Pincushion Flower. They grow 2% to 3 ft. 
tall and make excellent cut flowers blooming 
continuously from July until late October since 
they will stand very heavy frosts. 
IMPERIAL GIANTS 
4665—Mixed Colors. A new race of scabiosas 
which far surpass any developed thus far. The 
plants are sturdier and freer flowering, the 
flowers much larger and longer lasting and the 
colors richer and more varied. The globular 
flower heads are 214” across and 2” deep, com- 
posed entirely of broad frilled florets from 
which white tipped pistils protrude to give the 
whole a frosted effect. Colors range from white 
through shades of pink and salmon to scarlet 
and deep red. Shades of lavender and blue are 
also present. In fact it requires considerable 
imagination to see much relationship between 
the Imperial Giants and older varieties. 21% ft. 
Pkt. 15ce; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 144% Oz. 65c. 
HARDY SCABIOSA 
4663—Caucasica Perfecta. Perennial. A favor- 
ite perennial of many because it produces long 
stemmed lavender-blue flowers from June to 
September. Valuable in a perennial border be- 
cause it does not grow out of bounds. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 30c; Lg. Pkt. 60c; 44 Oz. $1.25. 
For plants of Hardy Scabiosa, see page 69. 
Giant Imperial Scabiosas bloom until snow 
flies. 
