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Ss ¢ | ies | © & @—Pincushion Flower 
Also known as Sweet Scabious and Mourning Bride. Blooms from midsummer 
until frost. An old garden favorite greatly improved. Does well in any good 
soil and a sunny location. 
MEDIUM TALL LARGE-FLOWERED DOUBLE 
A new group of annual, large-flowered double scabiosas. 
Plants are medium 
tall, their average height being 2 ft. Pretty in beds and borders; highly prized 
for cutting. 
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1731 Scabiosa, Peace 

1731 Peace Honorable Men- 
tion, All-America Selections for 
1941. Peace is a companion to 
Heavenly. Blue Scabiosa, which 
All-America Selections for 1940. 
The flowers are 1% to 2 in, 
across, of perfect form, almost 
spherical in shape, pure white 
without any tingeing of pink or 
mauve. They are borne on long 
stems well above the foliage. 
Plants are sturdy, vigorous and 
bloom from midsummer until 
frost if the flowers are not al- 
lowed to go to seed. 
Pkt. 15¢; ¥ oz. 50¢. 
1744 Heavenly Blue Flow- 
ers are round, soft azure-blue 
and borne most profusely on 
long stems wellabove the foliage. 
All-America Winner. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 50¢. 
TALL LARGE-FLOWERED DOUBLE 
Plants grow about 3 ft. tall. Unsurpassed for cutting as blooms last a long time. 
They are borne on extra-long, strong stems. 
1740 Azure Fairy Azure-blue. 
1735 Black Reddish black. 
1747 Blue Cockade Deep azure-blue 
without any trace of rose; very long- 
stemmed. Large flowers; pretty color. 
1730 Lovelinmess Soft salmon-rose, 
deeper center. Greatly admired. 
1737 Peach Blossom Loveiy peach- 
blossom-pink. Nice with deeper shade. 
1739 Red Rich, glowing color. 
1736 Shasta Pure white. 
Any of the above: 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢. 
1738 Pompadour Large flowers, 234 
in. across, of a most unique combina- 
tion of colors. Intense blackish purple 
blendinginto lighterrose-purple, heay- 
ily edged white. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢. 
1742 Mixed Colors The above and 
other pretty colors in mixture. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 25¢; 14 oz. 40¢. 
1746 Burbank’s Hybrids Many un- 
usual shades and flowers of largest 
i Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢. 
size. 

4163 Collection of 
Four Lovely Scabiosas 
4Pkts.—One each of Black, Blue 
Cockade, Loveliness, and 
Shasta (value 40¢) for only 25¢ 







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Sanvitalia—creeping Zinnia 
1719 Procumbens Small, deep golden 
yellow, zinnia-like double flowers are 
freely borne on spreading plants which 
grow about 6in. tall. Blooms all sum- 
mer and fall. Excellent for edgings, 
rock gardens, and graves in dry 
places. Pkt. 10¢; 4% oz. 30¢. 
1748 Giant Hybrids 
Extra-large, very double blooms ina 
charming mixture of colors, including 
many rare shades. They are borne on 
long, sturdy stems, which make them 
most desirable for cutting. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢. 

PERENNIAL SCABIOSA 
(BLUE BONNET) 
1743 Caucasica Artistically shaped 
flowers of a soft, charming shade of 
lavender-blue are freely borne on long 
stems from June until September. 
Most desirable for cutting. 1% to 
2 ft. Does well in any fairly rich, well- 
drained soil and a sunny location. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 50¢. 
Scarlet Flax 
Linum grandiflorum rubrum 
1750 Large-Flowered Bright, deep 
scarlet, silken-textured flowers, 1 in. 
or more across. While they last only 
one day, new blooms are quick to 
teplace them each morning, so that 
plants are always attractive. 15 to 
18 in. Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 20¢. 
76 WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA 
was the Bronze Medal Winner, . 



'* 1724 Scarlet Sage, America 
Scarlet Sage—sawia 
Popular for beds and borders. No 
other plant brings such vivid color to 
the garden from early summer until 
fall. May be used for cutting. Start 
seeds indoors; set plants out when 
weather gets warm. 
1722 Drooping Spikes The extra- 
long spikes bend with the weight of 
the great number of flowers. In color 
these flowers are brilliant scarlet and 
the 2% ft. tall plants are simply 
loaded with their loose sprays. 
Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 60¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
1724 America or Globe of Fire 
Quite early and very free blooming. 
Bright scarlet-red spikes cover the 
globular plants. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 25¢; -4% oz. $1.00; 14 oz. $1.75. 
1723 Bonfire Well-rounded, sturdy 
bushes of even height with rather up- 
right, stately spikes of scarlet-red car- 
tied well above the foliage. 2 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 20¢; 4% oz. 75¢; 4 oz. $1.25. 
1726 Scarlet Bedder Plants are 
neatly rounded, quite compact, about 
1 ft. tall and literally covered with 
showy, stocky, scarlet flower spikes. 
Pkt. 25¢; 4% oz. 75¢; 14 oz. $1.25. 
1729 Sky Rocket The dwarfest grow- 
ing scarlet sage. Compact plants, 
about 10 in. tall, of even height; ideal 
for low beds and edgings. Large 
spikes of brilliant scarlet. 
Pkt. 25¢; 4 oz. 85¢; 14 oz. $1.50. 
1733 Mixture, All Colors A mix- 
ture of scarlet sage and sages of other 
colors which are of the same growth 
habit. There are pink, salmon, car- 
mine, purple. Just enough of each is 
inciuded to make a showy mixture. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4% oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 90¢. 
Smilax. 
1761 (House Plant) Easily grownvine 
with dark green, glossy, myrtle-like 
leaves. Train on strings, or may be 
grown in hanging baskets. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢. 

Snow-on-the-Mountain 
Euphorbia 
1329 Variegata Showy foliage plants, 
the top leaves attractively marked 
withwhite. While they may be planted 
in beds, they are mostly used as a 
background to dwarfer plants, for 
foundation plantings, or groups. They 
prefer a sunny location. 3 to 4 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 25¢. 

Snow-in-Summer 
Cerastium 
1219 Tomentosum (Perennial) Low 
growing, creeping, mat-like plants with 
silvery white, downy foliageand masses 
of pure white, star-shaped flowers 
during May and June. Especially 
suited for rock gardens, borders, edg- 
ings, or for covering dry, sunny loca- 
tions. Does well in poor soil. 6 in. 
tall. Pkt. 10¢; 4% oz. 35¢. 
Spider Plant—cicome 
1238 Giant Rose Showy, curious 
shaped flower heads of rich rosy crim- 
son followed by long, slender seed pods 
on wiry stems. Plants grow 4 to 5 ft. 
tall, branch freely, each topped by a 
large cluster of attractive flowers. 
Bloom from July until October. 
Pkt. 10¢; 4 oz. 25¢. 
1768 isan of Texas 
Star of Texas 
1768 Flowers are light canary-yellow 
with a lighter colored center; single, 
daisy-like, with long, pointed petals. 
Stems are thin and strong, and al- 
though they are not very long, they 
are suitable for cutting. Does well 
in dry, open places. Bushy, erect 
plants, 114 ft. high. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% oz. 50¢. 

Strawflowers — 
Helichrysum 
Beautiful in the garden or when cut, 
but mostly grown to dry for winter 
bouquets. Flowers are double, 2 in. 
or more across, and are freely borne 
on strong, upright plants from mid- 
summer until fall. 2 to 2% ft. 
1372 Fire Ball Velvety crimson. 
1377 Golden Ball Golden yellow. 
1398 Rose Queen Shades of rose. 
1399 Salmon Queen Delicate shade. 
1379 Silvery Pink Cameo-pink. 
1376 Violet Queen Purplish violet. 
Any of the above strawflowers: 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢. 
1374 Mixed Colors The above and © 
other colors in a choice mixture. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 25¢; 14 oz. 40¢. 
4147 Collection 
of 6 Strawflowers 
6 Pkts. —One each gt the above 6 
lovely separate named vari- 
eties (value 60¢) for only... 30¢ 



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