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Snapdragons are always in favor in the garden 
and for cutting. 
SNAPDRAGONS 
Snapdragons are indispensable as cut flow- 
ers. They are lovely in form and the colors 
are infinitely varied ranging from delicate 
pink to deep yellow and crimson. Sow the 
seed indoors March 25th; in the open ground 
as soon as the soil can be worked. Thin to 8 
inches. Height 214% ft. 
1445 Special Hybrids Mixed. A most attrac- 
tive blending of unusual colors. The color 
range includes a pleasing proportion of 
many different soft apricot-pink shades. 
Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 40¢; 1% 02. 85¢. 
1440 Rosalie. Beautiful deep rose. 
1441 Shasta. Pure white. 
1442 Campfire. Luminous scarlet. 
1443 Yellow Giant. Deep yellow. 
Above Colors: Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 40¢; 1% 
oz, 8b¢. 
C150 Collection. One packet each of the 
above four colors for only 65¢. 
SHASTA DAISY 
1115 Alaska. Perennial. The large white 
daisy-like flowers are valuable in the border 
and for cutting. Easy to grow from seed. 
24 ft. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 40¢; 14 oz. 75¢. 
STOCKS 
Illustrated in following color pages 
1465 Double Ten Weeks Mixture. Turn to 
the color section following; you will find 
our colorful new stocks pictured and fully 
described. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 40¢; 14 oz. 
15 ¢. 
SCABIOSA 
1420 Imperial Mixed Colors. One of the best 
annuals for cutting as they bloom from July 
until after first frosts. The new Imperials 
are larger flowered with a wide range of 
fine clear colors in many new shades. 21/4 
ft. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 35¢; 14 oz. 65¢. 
1430 House’s Hybrids. Perennial. Fine for 
the border and for cutting. Flowers from 
June to Sept. in dark blue to lavender 
shades. 2 ft, Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 
75¢. 
FOR ROBSON’S SELECTED GLADIOLUS AND DAHLIAS 
SALVIA 
1410 Special Bonfire. An indispensable bed- 
ding plant highly valued for the intense 
bright scarlet color of its flower spikes. It 
grows 2 ft. tall and is very uniform. Salvia 
is best when started in the house about 
April Ist. If started in the garden after 
danger of frost, it will bloom in September. 
Transplant 1 ft. apart. Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 
40¢; 1% 02. 85¢. 
1415 Blue Bedder Salvia. Flowers are a soft, 
lavender-blue color and are borne on slen- 
der, graceful spikes—excellent for cutting. 
Plants are semi-hardy perennials if pro- 
tected. Usually treated as an annual as it 
blooms in August from seed sown early. 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢. 
POPPIES 
1393 Annual Shirley Poppies. An especially 
fine mixture of double flowers, many of 
which are ruffled, in shades of pink, salmon, 
and rose. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 25¢; 14 02. 40¢. 
1385 Iceland Poppies (Gartford Giants 
Strain). Perennial. Few flowers have such 
grace of stems and delicate satiny texture. 
Colors include white and shades of orange, 
yellow and pink. Bloom first year if sown 
early. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. $1.15. 
1390 Oriental Poppies, Mixed Colors. Peren- 
nial. The giant blooms of oriental poppies 
in shades of red, pink and scarlet are beau- 
tiful and spectacular in the June garden. 
They are not difficult to grow from seed. 
2 ft. Pkt. 25¢; Ig. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. $1.15. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
1405 Large Flowering Emperor Mixture. 
The funnel-shaped flowers in rich tones of 
purple, pink, yellow, buff, orange and red 
with heavy gold throat-veining are exqui- 
site. Start in the house April 10th or in the 
garden after danger of frost. The seeds are 
extremely fine—cover very lightly. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 35¢; 14 oz. 65¢. 
New colors and shades have been added to the 
Imperial Scabiosa. Excellent for cut flowers, they 
bloom from July through first frosts. 
For a real garden show in June try the new Dwarf 
Sweet William. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Sow the seed in June or July; plants will 
bloom the following June. It is best to treat 
Sweet William even though perennial, as a 
biennial, starting fresh plants every year. 
1515 Choice Mixed Colors. Perennial. Flow- 
er heads are large and composed of num- 
erous good-sized single blooms in combi- 
nations of red, pink, salmon and white. 
Ht. 18 in. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 40¢; 14 oz. 55¢. 
1518 New Dwarf Mixed Colors. Perennial. 
Extremely uniform and dwarf these 8 to 10 
inch plants have large flower heads of many 
beautiful color combinations. If you have 
wished there were a shorter growing type 
of Sweet William better suited for borders 
and edging, you will like this new dwarf 
strain. Pkt. 30¢; lg. pkt. 55¢. 
PYRETHRUM 
1400 Single Mixed Colors. Perennial. 
“Painted Daisies” are fine early summer 
flowers in the garden and for bouquets in 
the house. Colors are bright crimson, pink 
and white; flowers are larger and stems 
longer in our new strain. 2 ft. Pkt. 25¢; 
Ig. pkt. 50¢; Ye oz. 85¢. 
SUNFLOWER 
1535 Sun Gold. A strain of 100% double 
dwarf sunflower. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall 
bearing a profusion of brilliant golden yel- 
low blooms measuring 4 to 5 inches in di- 
ameter. Plant as a background in full sun 
for best effect after danger of frost. ‘Thin 
to 24 in. Pkt. 15¢; Ig. pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 35¢. 
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN 
1436 Euphorbia Variegata. An annual grown 
primarily for its green and white foliage 
which combines well in flower arrange- 
ments. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 35¢. 
VERBENAS 
1525 Mixed Colors. Colorful, dwarf plants, 
ideal for edgings, ground cover, rock gar- 
dens and cutting. Flowers are borne in 
large trusses from midsummer until late 
fall. Thrive in poor soil and withstand 
drought well. Our mixture is a blend of 
many bright, clear colors. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 
35¢; Ye oz. 65¢. 
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