Arctotis 
(Blue-Eyed African Daisy) 
(a) Culture | or II, 3' 
GRANDIS—Two-inch daisies of pearly 
white with bluish center. 
Armeria (Thrift) 
(hp) Culture VI, 3" 
Dwarf rock plants with grassy foliage and 
globular flowerheads. 
Aubrietia (Purple Rock 
Cress) 
(hp) Culture VI, 6" 
A creeper with large colorful flowers in 
spring. Ideal with bulbs. 
Aster 
(a) Culture II, I'/2-2'/" 
AMERICAN BRANCHING—Four inch 
double flowers of compact form. Brilliant. 
GIANT CREGO Witl Resistant—Large 4- 
inch flowers with fluffy effect. All colors. 
POWDERPUFF—New. Pink, azure, rose, 
crimson, white, scarlet and blue. Solidly 
made of 3-315'' fully-double flowers. Each 
plant 24" tall, yet takes up less than 12" 
space—all the flowers are on top. Often 
20 long-stemmed cut flowers per plant. 
Highly wilt-resistant. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET—Early. Short 
plants. Compact double flowers. Mixed. 
Marvelous blend of colors. 
SUNSHINE—4"' flowers. Loose row of 
petals, quilled center. 
WILT RESISTANT SUPER GIANT, 
MIXED—An entirely new class of base 
branching, heavy stemmed fluffy ostrich 
feather flowers. 
BABY BLUE EYES—See Nemophila 
BABY’S BREATH—See Gypsophila 
Disbudding and Suckering 
Most flowers and some vegetables, such 
as tomatoes, produce an abundance of 
flowers or fruit whether dis-budded or 
not. Usually, size is in direct proportion 
to the number of fruits or flowers allowed 
to develop. For large size or specimen 
blooms try limiting the number of stems 
and buds and watch them develop. 
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Too often the design of the garden 
is neglected because of the plants. 
Plants are placed wherever there is 
room and the garden becomes a 
hodge-podge. Such gardens are diffi- 
cult to maintain and lack the well- 
ordered appearance of those built 
around a plan. 
When working in your garden keep 
the basic plan in mind. See that 
everything you plant is in the right 
place for maximum growth. 
The first essential is to see that 
each plant has room to grow properly. 
This will enable you to grow taller 
plants between the shorter ones such 
as delphinium among peonies. Tall 
plants should have shorter ones in 
front of them to cover the stems. 
If you are planting a_ perennial 
garden, here are a few suggestions 
for beautiful bloom year after year 
with a minimum of effort. 
In the background plant clumps of 
Delphinium, Coreopsis, Hollyhocks, 
mixed Lupine and another clump of 
Delphinium. In front of these larger 
flowers, plant Perennial Phiox, Aubre- 
tia, Blue Linum, Geum, Gaillardia, 
Aquilegia and Tritoma. 
Forming the edges of the perennial 
garden, plant groupings of English 
Daisy, Alyssum, Violas, Arabis, Arme- 
ria and Shasta Daisy. 
Bachelor’s Buttons 
(Centaurea, Cornflower) 
(a) Culture I] or IV, 3' 
BLUE BOY—A fine, clear blue. Flowers 
are large. Colors intense. 
JUBILEE GEM—Dwarf, 1' plant. Large, 
frosty blue blooms. Mixed—All colors. 
Balloon Vine (Love in a Puff) 
(a) Culture I, 10' to 15' 
A clear, free-growing vine with small 
white flowers, and balloon-like seeds. 
Balsam (Lady Slipper) 
(a) Culture II, 1!/-2' 
MIXED—Double Camellia-like flowers all 
summer on bushy plants. 
BELLIS PERENNIS—See Daisy, English 
Bells of Ireland 
(a) Culture 1, 24" 
An interesting novelty with a long grace- 
ful stem. Both foliage and flowers are 
the same attractive light green color. 
Flowers practically cover the stem. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER—See Didiscus 
BRACHYCOME—See Daisy, Swan River 
BURNING BUSH—See Kochia 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER—See Schizanthus 
Calendula (Pot Marigold) 
(a) Culture Il or IV, I!/' 
PACIFIC BEAUTY, LEMON—Golden 
flowers with drooping petals. Odorless. 
PACIFIC BEAUTY, PERSIMMON—Large, 
bright, orange, double. 
SUNSET SHADES—Large 
shades: yellow and orange. 
CALIF. POPPY—See Eschscholtzia 
flowers in 
Calliopsis (Tickseed) 
(a) Culture II or IV, |-3' 
DWARF MIXTURE—One-foot plants with 
many colors of yellow and red. 
Campanula 
(Canterbury Bells) 
(b) Culture VIII, 2' 
CUP AND SAUCER—Bell-shaped. Saucer 
of petals at base. Mixed. 
DOUBLE—Fine double flowers in blue, 
pink and white. Mixed. 
SINGLE—Large bell-shaped flowers in 
many colors. Graceful plants. Mixed. 
Candytuft (lberis) 
(a) Culture III, (hp) VI, I' 
PERENNIAL GIBRALTARICA—Lilac- 
pink blooms. Needs protection in the 
winter. Prefers hottest, driest location. 
Height, 10 to 12 inches. 
SEMPERVIRENS—The perennial white 
Candytuft. Most desirable perennial for 
borders and rock gardens. Is evergreen. 
WHITE HYACINTH—Large conical spikes 
of snowy flowers. Fine for edging. 
Tieing and Staking Plants 
Today many of our modern plants have 
been developed to such an extent that 
flowers or fruits are too heavy for their 
stem structures. These should be caefully 
tied to stakes to give a natural upright 
growth as shown at above right. Avoid 
hourglass effect at left, by keeping plants 
adequately tied and trained, not simply 
bunched and tied in an awkward position. 
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