5 BLUE LACE FLOWER—x(3)18. Didiscus. Wide, lace-like 
heads of lavender blue. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
4 BLUE SPRUCE 
The Blue Spruce is that desirable ornamental Evergreen. 
PICEA PUNGENS GLAUCA. Pyramidal trees with foliage 
of metallic blues. “kt”? culture. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
1 BOCCONIA or PLUME POPPY 
The Plume Poppies are striking, tall perennials of full win- 
ter-hardiness, valued both for the decorative, oddly shaped 
foliage, and for the high sprays of feathery, chamois-toned 
flowers, these followed by ornamental, tan-colored seed-plumes. 
We offer BOCCONIA CORDATA (more correctly a Macleayi). 
x(3-4)50. Seeds, pkt. 20c; Y%g oz. 40c; % oz. 7T0c, Plants, 
each 65c; 8 for $1.75; 10 for $5.15. 
so procrastinates. 
so hastens deeds. 
Youth believes Time is_ surfeit, 
Maturity knows Time’s swift pace, 
Age knows Time is nearly done, so savors it slowly. 
8 BRODIAEA BLEND—kt(2-3)16. Winter- 
hardy bulb flowers with umbels of blossoms, 
stars to trumpets, in tinted white, lavender, & 
lilac and purple, with salmon-toned yellow, (NA 
rose, and even red. Illustrated opposite. Pkt. x 
20c; Ye oz. 40c. 
1 BOENNINGHAUSENIA ALBIFLORA— 
k(3)25. In spite of its name, this Himalayan 
perennial is rather pretty, with its flower 
sprays like snowy lace. Pkt. 25c. 
1 BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES SNOWBANK— 
A sturdily erect, compactly branching peren- 
nial to 50 inches, topped with great, dense 
masses of snowily white flowers through late summer. An 
highly effective perennial. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
1 BOLTONIA LATISQUAMA—x(4)60. Airy, starry ‘‘Aster’’ 
blossoms, blush white to pale pink, for some two months in 
late summer. One of the easier and better border perennials. 
Seeds, pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 40c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $4.70; 25 for $10.40. 
2 BOUVARDIA ALBATROS—Big, long-tubed clusters of 
waxy blossoms in the purest of whites. The largest-flowered 
Bouvardia. Fragrant. Plants, each 80c; 3 for $2.15. 
2 BOUVARDIA TERNIFOLIA—Many clusters of showy, 
scarlet flowers, tubes that end in stars. Exceedingly bright. 
“7? culture. 8 seeds for 25c; 50 seeds for $1.25. 
2 GLOWING BOUGAINVILLEA 
They make wonderful pot plants for 
window or greenhouse, giving spectac- 
ular bloom in mauve, rose, red and 
purple. By pinching back, they may 
be easily kept in bushy, pot-plant form 
for several years. They need no special 
conditions for flowering, no special 
skill. In warm climates, as Florida, 
California, Bougainvilleas are used 
with effective beauty out of doors, 
being allowed to grow as vines on 
porch or over trellis. Not difficult from 
seed, and seedlings will give varying 
‘w” culture. 4 seeds for 25c; 9 for 50c; 
lovely color forms. ‘ 
19 for $1.00 (customer limit). Illustrated opposite. 
BOUGAINVILLEA BARBARA KARST—Perhaps showiest, 
and best for pot culture. The plants tend toward more bushy 
growth than do other varieties, and the massive clusters of 
big, bright crimson flower-bracts appear at intervals through- 
out the year. Each $1.25; 3 for $3.50. 
THE FLOWER BROADCAST 
For great color spreads in field or border, on hillsides or 
waste-land. A blend of vigorous, easily naturalized kinds, 
both annual and perennial, that may be broadcast right where 
effect is desired. Even with minimum soil preparation, there 
will likely be some fair showing, but the more you can do 
toward fining the soil, whether by plow, harrow, fork or hand- 
rake, the better will be the results. 44 oz. 40c; % oz. 70c; 
1 oz. $1.25; 14 Ib. $4.30; 1 lb. $16.00. 
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4 BOXWOOD—Buxus suffruticosa, Dwarf English Boxwood, 
used for hedge, edging, specimens. Good potted plants, 6-8 
inches, each 95c; 8 for $2.55; 10 for $7.50. 
5 BRACHYCOME MIXED—Swan River Daisy. x(3)10. Massed 
Cineraria-like flowers in blue, rose, violet and white, right on 
through heat and drought of summer. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
1 BRITTONASTRUM MEXICANUM—=x(8)28. Spikes of 
flowers that range from pink, through rose, to red. v3 
pretty ; everblooming. Aromatic. Readily grown as an annual, 
since it blooms first year, but with protection, it can also be 
handled as a winter-hardy perennial. Pkt. 25c. 
2 BROMELIA BALANSAE—Called Heart Aflame. A spectac- 
ular Bromeliad for large pot or tub culture under glass, or 
in the open far south. Big rosettes of spine-set, sword-shaped 
leaves, that become centered with a towering lilac-pink 
inflorescence. When the plant is in bloom, all inner leaves 
of the rosette become a brilliant flame red. It likes full sun. 
Plants, each $6.00. 
5 BUTTER DAISY—x(3-4)40. All of a glistening butter- 
yellow are the wide and ragged petals of the Butter Daisy, 
VERBESINA ENCELIOIDES, these encircling small, fluffy, 
yellow centers. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c. 
5 BROWALLIA ELATA—x(8)25. Amethyst-flower. Blossoms 
of bright indigo, or rarely of white, over many summer and 
autumn months. Pkt. 20c; 6 oz. 35c. 
5 BROWALLIA VISCOSA SAPPHIRE—x(3-5)10. Flowers 
of deep sapphire blue. Plants rounded, compact. Profuse 
long-bloomer for garden planting or pot culture. Pkt. 25c. 
5 BROWALLIA SPECIOSA MAJOR—x(w)18. Showy species 
for pot culture with blue blossoms two inches across. Can 
kept in bloom year around. Pkt. 25c. 
1 A PLEASANT HEATHER 
1 BRUCKENTHALIA SPICULIFOLIA—Delightful little 
evergreen Heather cousins of full winter hardiness. The plants 
are rather like mounds of emerald fur, set in summer with 
profusions of little, rosy pink flowers. Pot-grown plants, 
each 70c; 3 for $1.90. 
4 BUDDLEIA or BUTTERFLY BUSH 1 
Flowers of soft blue, lavender, rose-violet, 
glowing wine-purple, or sometimes in pink, 
or even in orange, over a period of many 
weeks. At Philadelphia they are mostly 
winter-hardy shrubs, but in colder areas 
may become herbaceous perennials, bloom- 
ing then on new stems that rise from the 
roots each season. Easy from seed, often 
giving some flowers first year. Order as 
BUDDLEIA SPECIAL BLEND. ‘k” Pkt. 
25¢e; 3 pkts. 70c. 
B. ASIATICA—Long panicles of fragrant 
white flowers. Evergreen. Grown only under 
glass. Not hardy. Pkt. 25c. 
B. GLOBOSA—The Golden Buddleia of 
Chile. Many globe-like clusters of golden 
orange flowers. Fragrant. Stem-hardy to 
Washington, but root-hardy much farther 
north. It blooms on new -wood. In colder areas, may be grown 
as a large pot plant. Pkt. 25c. 
BUDDLEIA COLVILEI—Big, nodding blossom-panicles, rose 
to crimson-maroon. The most handsome of all, but winter- 
safe only in the South. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
B. ALTERNIFOLIA—Clusters of clear lavender blossoms set 
along slender branches in garland reminder. The hardiest of 
the Buddleias. Pot-grown plants, each 90c; 3 for $2.50. ; 
B. PINK CHARMING—The dense, slender blossom-spikes are 
oe 2 ans pink. A beauty. Pot-grown plants, each 90c; 
or $2.50. 
B. AVALON BLUE—A blue-lavender that seems sky blue in 
certain lights. Pot-grown plants, each 90c; 3 for $2.50. 
B. PURE WHITE—Fine spikes of snow white flowers. Very 
good. Pot-grown plants, each 95c; 8 for $2.65. 
B. ILE DE FRANCE—Heavy spikes of glowing claret purple. 
Pot-grown plants, each 90c; 3 for $2.50. ee wae 
OFFER 321AN—One each of last five for $4.00. 
