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Make Florida More Beautiful with Flowers 
Phlox 
Plant from September thru February 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—3 mos. 
Grows 12 to 16 inches high. 
Blooms practically all year. Individual 
flower clusters last 6 to 8 weeks. Seed should 
be chilled in moist cloth in the ice compart- 
ment of a refrigerator for 36 to 48 hours be- 
fore sowing. Plant in garden about ™% inch 
deep, and transplant seedlings or thin to 6 
inches apart in 2 foot rows. Grows easily in 
most any type of soil, but likes plenty of 
water and sunshine. Excellent for bedding in 
gardens and for planting in barren places, 
and for beautifying vacant lots and roadsides, 
and for bordering gardens. Also valuable for 
rock gardens. Phlox is relatively free from 
pests. Transplants easily. 
PENINSULAR MIXTURE 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c; Ye oz. 55c; % oz. 90c; 
VY oz. $1.50; 1 oz. $2.50; % Ib. $8.00; 1 Ib. $30.00 
DWARF NANA COMPACTA MIXTURE— 
Grows 6 tio 8 inches tall: Of dwarf, compact 
growth. Fine for low bedding and for bor- 
ders and edging. Complete color range. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 75c; Ye oz. $1.25; Y% oz. $2.00; 
VY oz. $3.50; 1 oz. $6.00; 1% Ib. $22.00 
Pinks—Chinese or Dianthus 
Plant from September thru March 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—2!4 to 3 mos. 
Grows 12 to 18 inches high. 
: We list the doubles 
as well as the singles. 
Doubles make very 
large, attractive, fluf- 
fy flowers. and are 
adapted to Florida. 
The Dyranthus, or 
Chinese Pinks, are ex- 
tremely popular be- 
cause of their varied 
and lovely rich color- 
ing. The flowers pro- 
duce in clusters. They 
are hardy, heat re- 
Fine for 
Plant 
Dianthus 
Sweet Wivelsfield 
sistant and do well in Florida. 
massing, bordering, and cut-flowers. 
seed about 6 inches apart in 2 foot rows. 
MEDAL OR IMPERATOR MIXTURE 
—Double-Flowered—Composed of a mixture 
of all different colors and varieties of double- 
flowered types. 
Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 30c; % oz. 50c; 2 0z. 75c; 
1 oz. $1.25; 4% Ib. $4.00 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD — Double mixed. 
Large, semi-double or double sweet-scented 
flowers. Includes many fine colors. 
Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 35.c; V4 oz. 60c; 2 oz. $1.00; 
1 oz. $1.50 1% Ib. 5.00 
Phlox—Peninsular Mixture 
Pinks 
SINGLE GAIETY MIXED — Large, many 
fringed flowers. Colors range from pure white 
to crimson and are attractively zoned. Ex- 
cellent for cutting and bedding. 
Pkt. 15c; Y% oz. 30c; % oz. 55c; Y2 0z. 80c; 
1 oz. $1.40; % Ib. $4.75 
Portulaca 
(See Sun Plant Page 20) 
Queen Anne’s Lace Flower 
Plant from September thru January 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—2 to 3 mos. 
Grows 3 to 5 feet high. 
Queen Anne’s Lace Flower has large heads 
made up of tiny white flowers, giving it a 
lace-like appearance. The flower clusters are 
borne on long stems which make this flower 
very suitable to mix with other cut flowers, 
giving the bouquet an airy appearance. Plant 
at least two feet apart in 4 foot rows as 
crowding stunts the growth of the plants. 
Valuable for backgrounds. 
Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 35c; 12 oz. 60c; 1 oz. $ 1.00 
Y% |b. $3.00 
Salvia 
Plant from September thru June 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—3-4 mos. 
Grows 18 to 24 inches high. 
BONFIRE—tThis early, tall, and erect strain 
is extremely uniform in both color and plant 
habit. Suitable for both bedding and borders 
of medium height. The plants bear immense 
spikes of very showy, intense scarlet flowers, 
throughout the entire season, which makes 
attractive bouquets. Sow seed in flats or 
seedbed, transplanting to 3 foot rows, 18 
inches in the row. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. $1.00; % oz. $1.75; Y% oz. $2.75; 
Ya oz. $4.75 
