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Aubrietia Baby's Breath Bachelor's Button Balsam
Basil Begonia Bells of Ireland Cactus

35  Aubrietia: Rainbow Rock Cress  241 MG

Cost: $0.59

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Perennial.  Height 6".  Dwarf, spreading plants for rockeries, borders and along dry walls.  Masses of small blooms in colors of carmine, lilac, purple, and blue. Blooms early spring to June.  Adapts to dry soils and semi-shade.

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40 Begonia: Mixed Colors  19 MG

Cost: $0.69

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Outdoor annual or indoor house plant.  Height 7-8".  Mixed colors of rose, red, white.  Bright clusters of flowers are borne above dark green, to green tinged with red, leaves.  Pots, tubs, window boxes or outdoor beds in semi-shade.  Plants tend to be everblooming.

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41 Baby's Breath: Gypsophila Single  1.3 G Cost: $0.59
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Annual.  Height 1 1/2'.  Pure white flowers of good size on stems excellent for cutting lend grace to vases of mixed cut flowers.  Also used in borders.  Succession plantings provide blooms all summer.  Blooms June to October in full sun.

 

42 Baby's Breath: Gypsophila Double   241 MG Cost: $0.59
F42.jpg (61665 bytes) Perennial.  Height 3'.  Produces a myriad of tiny white blossoms, mostly double.  Strong, rangy plants excellent for cutting. Much used for bouquets, fresh and dried.  Prefers alkaline soil and full sun.  Blooms June through August.

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44 Bachelor's Button: Jubilee Gem  1.2 G Cost: $0.59
F44.jpg (61665 bytes) Annual.  Height 14-16".  A semi-dwarf form with bushier plants habit. Very profuse flowering habit adds a delightful rich blue to the garden color scheme. Easy to grow in all soils in sun or semi-shade.  Blooms Spring to September.

 

48 Bachelor's Button: Dwarf Mixed 1.2 G Cost: $0.59
F48.jpg (61665 bytes) Annual.  Height 14-16".  A semi-dwarf form with bushier plants habit. Very profuse flowering including colors of maroon, blue, pink, white, and red. Easy to grow in all soils in sun or semi-shade.  Blooms Spring to September.

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50 Basil: Dark Opal Ornamental  301 MG Cost: $0.59
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See also Sweet Basil

Annual herb. The purple foliage and pink flowers of this herb make it useful ornamental for flower gardens. The dark purple color makes this a useful accent plant in borders, vegetable gardens and pots. May also be used for cooking in soups and stews. For all year use, dry the leaves and store in jars and bottles with stopper tops. Gather leaves just before the flower buds begin to open and before the heat of day begins to decrease the fragrant oil in the leaves. Dry in shaded, warm place. Plants grow 1 to 1½' tall.

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51 Balsam: Camellia Flowered Tall  964 MG Cost: $0.59
f51.jpg (46639 bytes) Annual.  Height 2'. Old flower garden favorite of upright habit and rapid growth. The double, camellia-like flowers are borne close to the stem with leafy shoots in between. Grow in full sun.  Blooms July to September.  Mixture of Rose Shades.

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52  Bells Of Ireland: Molucella Laevis  1.2G Cost: $0.89
f52.jpg (42157 bytes) Annual.  Height 2 1/2'.  An unusual kind in that the entire plant and blooms appear green.  Stems are graceful with many branches each surrounded by 2" shell-shaped flowers. Widely used for arrangements, fresh or dried.  Sun or semi-shade.

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55  Cactus: Mixed Varieties  361 MG Cost: $0.69
f55.jpg (43000 bytes) Cactus are interesting desert plants widely known for their varied and intriguing characteristic forms.  They are spiny and leafless, grow in round, flat, cylindrical or angular forms. Not difficult to grow. When mature they require little care.  More than 15 varieties in mixture.

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