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Pansies - Color Carnival 
Portulaca, Double F lowering 
PANSIES 
COLOR CARNIVAL 
New For 1955 
Has all the colors and advantages of 
the finest of Swiss strains with extreme 
large flower size and vigor. Blooms all 
are blotched, coloration runs the full 
range of Pansy colors in rich variations, 
to satisfy the most critical Pansy expert. 
Pkt. 50c, 3 pkts. $1.25, large pkt. $2.00 
Giant-Flowering Mixtures 
Jumbo Mixture. Extra large, long-stemmed 
flowers in a choice mixture of colors. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. $1.25 
Michell’s New Swiss Giants. A new strain 
with enormous flowers containing many 
colors, such as pink, red, blue and yellow. 
Pkt. 50c, large pkt. $1.25, V@ oz. $2.50 
Englemann’s Special. Flowers 3 to 4 inches 
across, on long, heavy stems. Contains a 
great variety of colors, with a good per- 
centage of bronze and red shades. 
Pkt. 50c, large pkt. $1.00; % oz. $2.75 
Michell’s Giant Exhibition. Flowers im- 
mense; very heavy texture; and the most 
brilliant colors. 
Pkt. 35c, large pkt. $1.00, VY oz. $2.25 
Pansies will begin to bloom from July on; 
sown outdoors in May, beautiful flowers are 
produced in the fall; sown in frames during 
July and August, and transplanted later, 
they bloom the following spring. 
Felix. Colors are rich and unusual, includ. 
ing purple, apricot and wine shades. Each 
flower is marked with the dark “whiskers” 
characteristic of this strain. 
Pkt. 50c, large pkt. $1.75 
Swiss Giants 
Michell’s New Swiss Ruffled Pastel 
Shades, Mixed. A delightful new strain 
of Pansies. The flowers are large and beau- 
tifully ruffled, a mixture of lovely paste] 
shades. Plants are compact in growth, also 
very free-flowering. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. $1.00, ¥& oz. $2.50 
Coronation Gold. Round canary-yellow 
flowers as much as 3 inches across, with 
ruffled edges and lower petals flushed 
golden orange. 
Lake of Thun. A distinct marine-blue va- 
riety, with deep blue blotches. 
Pure White. The best giant pure white. 
Any of the preceding Swiss Giant Pansies: 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. $1.00. 
SALVIA - Scarlet Sage 
Annuals. 1% to 3 ft. 
Fireball. New. A new, extra early, dwarf, 
compact Salvia about 6 inches tall. This 
variety grows about half the height of St. 
John’s Fire. Extremely early flowering, 
very even growth, and are literally covered 
with close set spikes. Bright scarlet flow- 
ers, earliest and finest of the dwarf Salvias. 
Pkt. 35c, large pkt. $2.00 
St. John’s Fire. Blooms very early, but re- 
mains in perfect condition until frost. 
Height 10 inches when in full bloom in 
August. 
Pkt. 35c, large pkt. $1.25, V6 oz. $2.25 
America (Globe of Fire). Dwarf, bushy, 
compact grower and very uniform in 
height and shape. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 85c, %4 oz. $2.50 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Compact bushy 
plants, producing erect spikes of the most 
brilliant scarlet flowers. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 85c, % oz. $2.50 
Splendens. Tall growing plants with 
bright scarlet flowers. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 15c, large pkt. 75c, VY oz. $2.00 
Blue Sage 
Perennials. 3 to 4 ft. 
Blue Bedder. A new variety of Far- 
inacea. Very compact. Deep blue 
flowers borne very profusely from 
seed the first year. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 75c 
Hardy Annuals. 
Double-Flowering 
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PORTULACA - Sun-Plant 
These flowers, of easy culture, make a brilliant carpet for a dry spot. In sowing, 
mix the seed with many times its bulk in dry sand. Sow when ground is warm. Seed 
will germinate in 20 to 25 days. Excellent for massing in beds, edging, or rock- 
work, thriving best in a light, sandy soil and a sunny situation. 
A select strain that will produce 
from 60 to 80 per cent double flowers. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15¢, 
large pkt. 50c, 4 oz. $1.50, oz. $5.00 
SCABIOSA - Mourning Bride 
Tall Double Annual (30-36 inches) 
Giant Flowering Hybrids, Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c, large pkt. 40c 
Imperial Giants, Mixed. Extremely large 
flowers, fully double and form a perfect 
ball. Fine long stems, ideal for cutting. 
Brilliant color range. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 75c 
Dwarf Double Annual (18 inches) 
Peace. The pure white flowers are fully 
double, 114% inches across, on 18-inch stems. 
Fine for cutting and garden. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 50c 
PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
Perennials. 2 to 2% ft. 
Handsome border plants flowering the en- 
tire season. Seed perennial Scabiosa in peat 
moss and sand, making sure to keep moist 
and shaded. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed. Isaac 
House Strain. Larger flowers and longer 
stems. Colors range from light lavender to 
dark blue. Excellent for cutting. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 75¢ 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Butterfly Flower 
Hardy Annuals. 18 in. 
Showy flowers of various colors, closely re- 
sembling some species of Orchids. 
Canada Giants. An extra select, large-flow- 
ered, compact greenhouse strain in splen- 
did mixture. Pkt. 50c 
Dwarf Large-flowering, Mixed. A com- 
pact-growing variety and very free-flower- 
ing. Excellent for pot. 
Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 75c 
6 in. 
Single-Flowering 
Single Jewel. Flowers 4 times as large 
as the regular single, a_ brilliant 
rose-crimson. Pkt. 25c, large pkt. 75c 
Choice Single Mixed. Pkt. 15c, 
large pkt. 40c, %4 oz. $1.00, oz. $3.50 
