PETUNIAS, continued 
Bedding and Window-box 
125A Salmon Supreme. Salmon-pink. 
Dwarf, compact. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
125B Celestial Rose. Brilliant rose. Com- 
pact. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
127 Fluffy Ruffles. Handsome large ruffled 
flowers with finely fringed edges. Many 
splendid colors. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
128 Fine Bedding. Very fine. Striped, 
blotched, and all colors mixed. 12 in. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.50. 
128A Fire Chief. Gold Medal, 1950. Bright 
velvety red. Well-branched, compact 
plants a foot tall. Blooms all summer. 
Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
128B Comanche. All-America Bronze 
Medal, 1953. Intense fiery scarlet. Flowers 
2% inches across. Plants 1 foot tall: 
bushy and free blooming. Fine for bedding 
or cutting. Pkt. 50c. 
129 Elk’s Pride. Large, deep royal purple. 
12 in. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
129A English Violet. Violet-blue. 
Pkte25e 
130 Flaming Velvet. Brilliant velvety 
blood-red. Plants neat, compact, and 
bearing a profusion of blooms through the 
summer. 18 in. Pkts. 25c and 40c. 
130A Igloo. White. 8 to 10 in. Pkt. 25c. 
131 Snowstorm. Large; pure white. 12 
in. Pkts. 25¢ and 50c. 
132 Snow Queen. Pure white. 12 in. Pkt. 
10c; Woz. $1.75. 
Pink. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
133 Rosy Morn. 
$1.75. 
134 Rose of Heaven. A very effective rich 
and brilliant variety with luminous rose- 
pink blooms. 12 in. Pkt. 10c; Moz. $1.75. 
135 Heavenly Blue. Silvery blue. 12 in. 
Pkt. 10c; lkoz. $1.00. 
137 Howard’s Star Improved. Velvety 
purple, pure white star. 18 in. Pkts. 25c 
and 40c. 
137A Lipstick. Dwarf bedding plant, 12 
to 14 1nches tall. Blooms 2% inches across, 
carmine-rose overlaid with a touch of 
salmon. Early and free flowering. Pkt. 
25c; Léoz. $2.50. 
138 Twinkles. Beautiful pink blooms with 
white star. 8 in. Pkts. 15c and 40c. 
138A Miniature Mixed. 8 in. Pkts. 25c 
and 40c. 
12eine 
Balcony 
A splendid free-flowering type for window 
or porch boxes, vases, etc. Valuable for bed- 
ding, giving a display of flowers the entire 
summer. The blooms are large, averaging 3 
inches across. 
139 Blue, Red, Rose and White. 
10c and 40c; Moz. $1.00. 
140 Mixed Colors. Pkts. 
Voz. $1.00. 
Pkts. 
10c and 40c; 
127 Petunia, Fluffy Ruffles 
144 PORTULACA, Single. Mexican Rose. 
Excellent for massing in beds or rockwork. 
Thrives best in a light, sandy soil and a 
sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest 
colors. Pkt. 10c; Moz. $1.00. 
145 Double. Pkt. 10c; Voz. $1.00. 
146 PHLOX Drummondi. Makes a bril- 
liant display as a summer bedding plant. 
White, Pink, Scarlet, Purple, Primrose, 
Yellow, Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
25c; Yoz. $1.00. 
147 Star (Cuspidata). Star-shaped flowers. 
12 im. Pkt. 10c; Moz. $1.00. 
Poppies 
Dainty flowers with tissue-like petals. If 
cut just before opening and the stems seared 
or dipped in boiling water, they make splen- 
did cut flowers. Plant as early as possible 
where they are to stay. 
Single Varieties 
141 Shirley. A bed of these Poppies pro- 
duces a gorgeous effect in the garden. 
Brilliant colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
142 American Legion. Enormous; orange- 
scarlet. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
Double Varieties 
143 Double-flowered, Mixed. Immense 
double flowers, resembling a peony. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
POPPY, YELLOW TULIP. See Hunne- 
mannia. 
148 ROCK-GARDEN MIXTURE. Choice 
dwarf varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
154 Salpiglossis, Exquisite 
Ricinus - Castor-Oil Bean 
One of our best ornamental annual plants, 
largely used for the center of beds, being 
splendidly effective grouped with cannas, 
caladiums and other tall plants. 
150 Mixture. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c; M4Ib. $1.00. 
SALVIA splendens. Scarlet Sage. There 
is nothing more effective in the fall or mid- 
summer than these immense bright scarlet 
flowers. Seed should be started either in 
the house from February until April or in 
hotbeds. 
151 Tall Scarlet. Pkt. 10c; Moz. $1.00. 
151A St. John’s Fire. The earliest and 
dwarfest red. Extremely free-flowering, 
extra-early, dwarf selection from Blaze 
of Fire. 10 in. Pkt. 25c; Moz. $2.50. 
152 Bonfire. Compact, bushy plants, pro- 
ducing innumerable, erect spikes of the 
most brilliant scarlet flowers. 214 to 3 ft. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 
153 America. Early. Of dwarf, bushy, 
compact growth and very uniform in 
height and shape. Spikes of brilliant scar- 
let. 18 in. Pkt. 25c; Woz. $1.50. 
153A Blaze of Fire. Bright scarlet. 10 in. 
Pkt. 25c; Yoz. $2.00. 
153B Mycrophylla. A rare Mexican species. 
The smallest and most compact of Salvias. 
16in. The plants are shaped like the upper 
half of an hour-glass, with olive-green foli- 
age. The flowers are carmine suffused coral- 
rose; very lovely. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
164A Non-Branching 
Column Stocks 
154 SALPIGLOSSIS, Exquisite. Painted 
Tongue. Dwarf strain. Very beautiful 
hardy annual_plants, flowering freely from 
July to early autumn. Rich soil should be 
provided with plenty of space for plants ~ 
to develop. Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 4%oz. $1.00. 
155 SCABIOSA. Mourning Bride; Pin- 
cushion Flower; Egyptian Rose. Beautifully 
colored flowers. Fine for cutting. 21% ft. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Y4%oz. 75c. 
155A Blue Moon. Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
155B Coral Moon. Deepsalmon-pink shades. 
Pktal5c 
156 SCARLET RUNNER. Ornamental and 
useful Climbing Beans. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
157 SENSITIVE-PLANT (Mimosa pu- 
dica). A curious and interesting, half- 
hardy annual with pinkish flowers. Leaves 
close when touched. 11% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
159 SCHIZANTHUS. Butterfly or Fringed 
Flower. A wide range of beautiful colors. 
Pkt. 10c; Moz. 75c. 
160A SHAMROCK. Sow early in January 
in carnation house temperature (cooler 
after germination) for 2-inch St. Patrick’s 
Day plants. Use 3 or 4 seedlings per pot. 
True Trifolium (clover). Pkt. 25c. 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
SNOW-ON-MOUNTAIN. See Euphorbia. 
161 SOLANUM, Christmas Cherry. Com- 
pact strain with medium-sized, round red 
fruits. Pkt. 25c. 
162 Cleveland Cherry. Ornamental pot 
plants of dwarf, branching habit for winter 
decoration. Produces a great profusion of 
scarlet berries. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
30c. 
163 STATICE. Splendid clusters of strawy 
blooms on stiff stems. Unique colors and 
light, graceful, oddly formed sprays. 2 to 
2% ft. mixed. Pkt. 10c; lyoz. 30c. 
164 STOCK. Half-hardy annual. Fine for 
cutting, bedding or edging, also pot culture. 
1 to 114 ft. White, Pink, Yellow, Crimson, 
Light Blue, Dark Blue, Mixed. Each, pkt. 
10c; oz. 50c. 
164A Non-Branching, Double Giant 
Mixed. For forcing. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
STRAWFLOWER. See Helichrysum. 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
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