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Title: California gardening
Identifier: californiagarden1934germ (find matches)
Year: 1934 (1930s)
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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PREMIUM FLOWER SEEDS California's Best Abronia (Sand Verbena) PU FIT. 2001 UmbellataâA low growing annual of trailing habit. The Verbena-like flowers are a pleasing delicate rose color. The plant is easily grown from seed planted in spring or fall and thrives very well in sandy places. 30c per % oz. â $0.10 Aconitum (Monk's Hood or Wolfsbane) 2003 NapellusâA hardy perennial valuable for planting among shrubs or in shady places and producing hand- some spikes of deep blue flowers 3 or 4 feet tall Adonis (Pheasants Eye) 2013 Aestivalis (Flos Adonis). Pretty annual growing about 1 ft. in height and producing freely its showy crimson flowers with dark center. 30c per % oz. Agathea (Blue Marguerite) 2016 Coelestis (Amelloides). Splendid free flowering bor- der perennial, producing almost continuously a wealth of daisy-like flowers of a mazarine blue. They are readily grown from seed and bloom the first season. Ageratum (Floss Flower) Very attractive and popular annual border or bedding plants 9 to 12 inches in height. They are easily raised from seed started early in seed pans or boxes and later transplanted or they may be sown outdoors in spring. The plush-like flowers appear in dense clusters entirely covering the plants. ru rsr. the 25 2047 Blue Cap (New). The lowest growing of all Ageratums. Very compact and a profuse bloomer 2027 Blue Perfection. A very fine bedding sort, compact and large flowered. Color a deep amethyst blue. -...9 2028 Little Dorrit. Very dwarf bushes not over 6 inches high densely covered with bright blue flowers ..... 2025 Imperial Dwarf Blue. Clear blue, bushy and free flowering, 18 inches â 2026 Imperial Dwarf White. Identical with the above except in color 2030 Imperial Dwarf Mixed. Shades of blue and pore white, 8 inches, 30c per % oz.. AlyssumâSee Sweet Alyssum.
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.15 .15 .10 .10 .10 Aniaranthus Annual plants with strikingly beautiful ornamental foliage. They reach a height of 3 to 5 feet and prefer an open sonny loca- tion and rather light soil. 2054 Sunrise (Molten Fire). A new variety with bright red flame-like foliage .15 2050 Caudatus (Love lies bleeding). Bright crimson flowers in drooping panicles; 40c per «>« .10 2051 Cruentus (Prince's Feather). Dark red .10 2052 Melancholies* Ruber. Leaves deep red .10 2055 Salicifolios (Fountain Plant). Long undulated fol- iage; deep green marked with crimson and yellow .10 2056 Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Very showy, leaves varie- gated rod, green and yellow; 50c per Vi o& .10 Anagallis 2066 Bright Blue. A striking clear mid-blue. Fine for border or rock garden _ _ .15 2065 Anagallis (Pimpered). Fine Mixed ..... .10 Anemone (Wind flower) Perennial plants easily grown from seed, preferably sown where they are to bloom. Start in fall or spring and keep shaded until the seedlings appear. Height lVa feet. PER PIT. 2070 Germain's Giant French Mixed. A most beautiful large flowered strain, frequently measuring four inches across and containing beautiful rose and salmon shades as well as the more striking crimson and deep blue colors; 45c per % oz. $ .10 2071 St. Brigid Strain. Very large double and single flowers in a wonderful array of colors. 2 pkts. for 2072 Chrysanthemum Flowered. A new French strain of remarkable beauty producing large double flowers com- posed of numerous narrow petals not unlike a well grown Chrysanthemum J25 2073 His Excellency. Rich red, extra large size, brilliant color - - .15 17

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