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PYRETHRUM—Continued. | 
Per Pkt. 
Pyrethrum Cinerariafolium. (Dalmatian Insect 
CETL el LEP) ee a eee Pee 10 
—— Parthenifolium Aureum. (Golden Feather.) 
Bright Golden foliage. One of the best bedding 
SOUS ALS 2 SR Es oh I oR TR et re sees 10 
— Laciniatum. A variety of ‘‘Golden Feather,’ the 
foliage distinctly cut and fringed................... 10 
—— Golden Gem. A splendid bedding plant, produc- 
ing e double white flowers. which are continued 
throughout the summer. The color of the foliage 
is a brighter yellow than that of theold ‘Golden 
Feather,’ iiself one of the best bedding plants 
Ce En Re one Sea eae: =-.-10 
— Aureum Selaginoides. The flat golden foliage 
resembles two fronds of some species of Ferns, 
overlaying each other, and this peculiarity, with its 
dwarf and compact habit, gives it great interest 
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— Double White Feverfew. (See Matricaria.)..15 
RHODANTHE. 
Belongs to what is known as ‘‘ Everlasting flowers,” and is 
invaluable for winter bouquets; but it has also added 
interest and value from the fact of its being equally de- 
sirable when grown as a pot plant in n-house or 
parlor, or when planted out for garden decoration, 1 ft. 
Half-hardy Annuals. . 
Rhodanthe Atrosanguinea,. Dark purplish crim- 
son, very brilliant ) 
—— Maculata. Bright rosy crimson, with yellow disk.10 
— — Alba. Pure silvery white, very beautiful....... 10 
RICINUS. 
(Castor Oil Bean.) 
Tall-growing plants of tropical origin, and whose luxu- 
riant foliage renders them ex ingly ornamental and 
desirable. Half-hardy Annuals. 
Ricinus Borboniensis Arboreus, Very large and 
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— Giganteus. Leaves of immense size, 12 ft......... 5 
—— Gibsonii. Darkred foliage................ ........ 5 
—— Obermanii. (Sanguineus.) 
—— Tricolor. 
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ROCKET. 
(Dame’s Violet.) 
Well-known, very fragrant, earl 
Sade and blooming freely. 
‘ardy Perennials. 
spring-flowering plants, | 
reatsameasAntirrhinum. | 
Eocket, Sweet Purple. 16 ft.... ........---2:5:.-- 5 
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— Mixed, i¢ft................... Pe = a, oe ee Bd 
SALPIGLOSSIS. 
Remarkably beautiful autumn-blooming plants, with fun- 
nel-shaped flowers. curiously veined and marbled. Cul- 
ture same as for Coleus. Half-hardy Annuals. 
Selpicloe= Azurea Grandifiora. Sky-blue, V4 
t a 
— Coccinea Grandiflora. Scarlet, 1% ft.. .. 10 
— Large-fiowered. Finest mixed, 116ft............. 10 
SALVIA. 
(Flowering Sage.) 
With its spikes of scarlet and blue, the Salvia makes one of 
the most goreeous plants in the garden. S. Patens (blue) 
and S. Sp ms (red) are perhaps the best representa- 
tives of these two primary colors to be found in the whole 
range of flowering plants. Seeds sownin April will flower 
in July and August, and continue throughout the season. 
Half-hardy Perennials. 
Salvia Patens. Splendid deep blue, 3 ft 
— Splendens. (Scarlet Sage.) Vivid scarlet, 3ft.....10 | 
—— Carduacea. Grows about 24 feet high, producing | 
beautiful light blue flowers..............0..-e.000. 0+ 25 | 
SANVITALIA. 
Dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, very suitable for | 
small beds or rock-work. Hardy Annuals. | 
Sanvitalia Procumbens Fl. Pleno. A _ beautiful 
= uisition; flowers denedy double, bright golden | 
i tps and produced in the greatest abun sir | 
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SAPONARIA. 
(Bouncing Bet.) 
Per Pkt. 
An extremely beautiful class of compact growing plants 
producing masses of minute cross-shaped rose and white 
owers, which continue blooming all summer. Hardy 
Annuals. 
Saponaria Calabrica. Rich deep pink, 4ft.....:.... > 
—— Alba.) Bure whites4¢-ft. - 0c sc.ccc eel bck dents 5 
SCABIOSA. 
(Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious.) 
A beautiful border plant, producing in profusion flowers 
in great variety of colors; excellent for cutting for table 
bouquets, ete. Same culture as Asters. Hardy Annuals. 
Scabiosa Nana FI, Pleno. The flowers are quite 
double and globular, varying in all the shades of 
white, carmine, maroon, lilac, ete.; a most valuable 
flower to use in bouquets or vases of cut flowers, 
1ft. (See cut.) 
— Vall German. Mixed, 2 ft 
SCHIZANTHUS. 
A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of growth 
with a rich profusion of beautiful flowers, valuable for 
green-house decoration in spring, and the flower garden 
insummer. 1% ft. Half-hardy Annual. 
Papilionaceus (Butterfly flower.) A charming variety, 
the flowers resembling some varieties of Orchids. ..10 
AlColors,. Mixed 2 ).2 7525.454 sssnse ogee 
SCYPHANTHUS. 
Scyphanthus Elegans. A dwarf, free-flowering, half- 
hardy evergreen trailing plant; yellow,2ft ... .... 
SEDUM. 
(Stonecrop.) 
A very interesting and useful little plant, growing freely on 
rock or rustic work, ornamental mounds, old walls, ete. 
Hardy Annual. 
Sedum’ Goernleum. Blue, 14 ft... 2. esses ces von 10 
SENECIO SPECIOSUS. 
A new and very free-flowerering half-hardy perennial from 
South Africa. It produces in the open ground bright 
magenta-colored flowers from spring until fall, and can 
be had in bloom in the green-house throughout the winter. 
The flowers are about an inch and a half in diameter, and 
10 
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SENSITIVE PLANT (See Mimosa Pudica.) 
SILENE, 
A beautiful genus of free-flowering plants, with bright 
attractiv : flowers, admirably adapted for spring and sum- 
mer blooming in beds, rock-work, ete. 
Silene Pendula Compacta, Plant dwarf and com- 
pact, forming dense cushions two or three inches 
in height, and from nine to twelve inches in diameter, 
which during the season are perfectly solid with 
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— — Carnea FI. Pl. Producing beautiful double 
flowers of a delicate pink. It comes quite true from 
seed, and will be found well adapted for edgings of 
flower beds. Its blooms, too, will be found very 
useful in all cut flower work . ................-..-. 15 
SMILAX (See Myrsiphyllum Aspara-— 
goides.) 
SNAKE CUCUMBER (See Cucumis 
Flexuosus.) 
SOLANUM. 
A genus of ornamental fruit-bearing plants, some of them 
among the most interesting of green-house shrubs, while 
others are remarkable for their fine foliage, and are most 
useful for groups on lawns, or as single specimens. Treat- 
ment same as given for Coleus. 
Solanum Capsicastrum, or ‘‘ Jerusalem Cherry.” 
Miniature orange tree, covered all winter with a 
rofusion of scarlet fruit. A very interesting plant 
or the decoration of the green-house or sitting- 
room. Half-hardy Annual. 1% ft 
— Wendersonii. Pear-shaped scarlet fruit..........10 
— Warscewiezii. A magnificent plant with immense 
leaves of a deep green color. It attains an average 
height of six or eight feet, and when planted in 
masses produces a grand effect........... eae 10 
